Rubiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Pavetta glaucophylla

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pavetta glaucophylla is an erect, deciduous shrub or small tree, growing 1.5 - 3.5 metres tall, most commonly around 2.5 metres[ 1041 Title Novon Vol. 22 Publication Author Website http://www.mbgpress.info Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 2012 ISBN 1055-3177 Description A botanical journal speciallizing in nomenclature. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as food. The plant is increasingly subjected to habitat degradation as a result of extensive mining activities and urban expansion in the Sekhukhuneland region of its range. It is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 1041 Title Novon Vol. 22 Publication Author Website http://www.mbgpress.info Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 2012 ISBN 1055-3177 Description A botanical journal speciallizing in nomenclature. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - northeastern S. Africa

HabitatStony, rocky soil in open mountain savannah (bushveld), rarely as part of copses of woody vegetation in grassland; at elevations from 500 - 1,200 metres[ 1041 Title Novon Vol. 22 Publication Author Website http://www.mbgpress.info Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 2012 ISBN 1055-3177 Description A botanical journal speciallizing in nomenclature. ].