Pavetta pumila N.E. Br.

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Along track from Nhagutua Gorge to rangerpost, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma

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Along track Muanza rangerpost to old Urema river crossing, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza

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Swanepoel Concession, Cheringoma

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Along road to Mpawe Village, Coutada 12, Cheringoma

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Frequency:	Local
Status:	Native
Description:	Small single-stemmed suffrutex up to 50 cm tall, growing from a woody rhizome. Leaves elliptic to ovate, 5-8.5 cm long; domatia absent; bacterial nodules dot-like or elliptic, few and scattered; petiole up to 5 mm long. Stipules with a limb 2-3 mm long and an arista c. 2 mm long, drying pale and straw-coloured. Inflorescence terminal, 2-3 cm in diameter excluding corollas. Calyx with lobes linear-lanceolate, 5.5-7 mm long, light green, ciliate. Corolla white with a tube c. 1.6 cm long, sparsely pubescent inside; lobes 5.5-6 mm long. Fruit globose, crowned by the persistent calyx.
Notes:	This species was until recently only known from the type collection (Evelyn Cecil 249, 1943, K). It has only recently been collected in fruit (Burrows 12806, BNRH and Wursten BW497, BR, EOWBL). It may well be undercollected due to its small stature, hidden among grasses and it appears not to be particularly rare.
Derivation of specific name:	pumila: dwarf
Habitat:	In sandy soils in Brachystegia woodland.
Altitude range:	200 - 300 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Only known from the Dondo - Cheringoma area in MOzambique
Mozambique distribution:	MS
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Endemic status:	Endemic
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Content last updated:	Thursday 19 April 2018
Literature:	Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Page 568. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 990. (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.

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