Pavetta klotzschiana K. Schum.

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Along road no.1 near Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park

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Road 11 Near Chitengo camp, Gorongosa National Park

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Synonyms:	Pavetta gracilis Klotzsch Pavetta incana sensu R.B. Drumm.
Common names:	Lower zambezi bride's Bush (English)
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Status:	Native
Description:	Shrub, 0.5 - 3 m. Leaves thinly textured, narrowly obovate with 7-9 pairs of lateral veins; bacterial nodules linear-elliptic or dot-like; domatia absent; stipules 2.5-4.5 mm, broadly triangular. Flowers in branched subumbellate heads on supporting branchlets with 2-3 pairs of leaves near the apex. Corolla white; tube slender 1-2 cm; lobes oblong, 5-6 mm, spreading. Fruit spherical, 5-8 mm, grey-green to black.
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Habitat:	On sandy and alluvial soils in riverine Acacia xanthophloea woodland.
Altitude range:	90 - 550 m
Flowering time:	Sep - Dec
Worldwide distribution:	Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z,T,MS
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Endemic status:	Near Endemic
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Content last updated:	Friday 11 March 2016
Literature:	Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Pages 559 - 561. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 1002. (Includes a picture). Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 93. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 73. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 166.

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