Herbarium JCB

Pavetta indica L.

Family : RUBIACEAE
(COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
Species : Pavetta indica
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pavetta indica L.
Common name : Hill Pavetta
Vernacular name : Papette gida (Kan.); Pavattai, Pannapaavattai, Kaattu thirani, Sirukonnai (Tam.); Papatakammi, Papidi (Tel.)
Collection Nos : FAP 41899
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 26/09/13
Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Key identification features : A moderate-sized shrub. Leaves are elliptic-lanceolate and underneath have black glandular spots. Flowers are terminal corymbs. Calyx is greenish, minutely toothed; corolla is white with a long tube. Drupe is globose of about 6 mm across.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : May-November
Native : India
Comments : Common in plains from foothills of deciduous to semi-evergeen forests up to 1500 m.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : India, Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Taiwan
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Pavetta indica. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.