Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Pavetta tenella
Rubiaceae Juss.
Pavetta tenella S.T.Reynolds , legitimate, scientific
Reynolds, S.T. (22 September 1993), The genus Pavetta L. (Rubiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 4(1): 41-42, Fig. 2B, Map 4 APC [tax. nov.]
  • 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).
  • APC Dist.: NT
  • 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.