Pavetta subcapitata Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 150 1880. (syn: Ixora subcapitata Wall.);
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Uttarakhand, S. Bhutan to Bangladesh: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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Shrubs, up to 5 m tall. Leaves simple, opposite decussate; lamina ca. 5-15 x 2-6 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, oblanceolate or elliptic-obovate, narrowed at base, acuminate at apex, entire, finely pubescent beneath. Inflorescence in terminal sessile capitate cymes; Flowers ca. 3.2 cm long, bluish-white or white; calyx puberulous, teeth very short; corolla tube narrow, glabrous. Berries ca. 0.8 cm across, rounded.
Flowering & Fruiting: April-November
(Attributions- French Institute of Pondicherry as per India Biodiversity Portal)
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MS,Oct.,2021/34 Pavetta sp.for id.: 1 high res. image.
Location : Ailawng
Date : 10-05-2019
Habit : Shrub or small tree
Habitat : Wild
Keys?
Pavetta subcapitata as per keys and GBIF specimens.
Is this also Pavetta subcapitata ?
Yes, …
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MS,Oct.,2021/66 Pavetta sp. for id.: 3 images.
Location : Dampui
Date : 12-04-2016
Habit : Shrub or small tree
Habitat : Wild
Appears to be same P. subcapitata.
MS,Jan ,2023/12 Pavetta sp. ? for id.: 2 images.
Location : Hmuifang, Mizoram
Fruits look like Pavetta sp.
Pavetta indica.
Appears more close to images at Pavetta subcapitata Hook.f.
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI GBIF (High resolution specimens) India Biodiversity Portal IBIS Flora (Flora of British India)
