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Showing Pavetta tenella
- APC
- Plantae(reg.)
- Charophyta(div.)
- Equisetopsida(cl.)
- Magnoliidae(subcl.)
- Asteranae(superordo)
- Gentianales(ordo)
- Rubiaceae(fam.)
- Pavetta(gen.)
- tenella(sp.)
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Type: Northern Territory. Melville Island, Takamprimili Creek, Pickertarmoor, (11 deg 45 min S, 130 deg 53 min E), 24 Nov 1989, P.I. Forster 6082 (holo: BRI; iso: BRI).
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APC Dist.: NT
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Etymology: The specific epithet tenella, from Latin tenellus = delicate, refers to the delicate appearance of the large inflorescence with flowers on very slender long pedicels.