Pavetta australiensis
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| Pavetta australiensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Pavetta |
| Species: | P. australiensis |
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| Pavetta australiensis | |
Pavetta australiensis, commonly known as butterfly bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, found in drier rainforest areas in northeastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Distribution and habitat
It grows as an understorey shrub in a variety of forest types including beach forest, rainforest and monsoon forest, at altitudes from sea level to about 1,000 m (3,300 ft). The southern limit of its range is the far northeastern corner of New South Wales, extending north along the coast and sub-coastal ranges of Queensland to the top of Cape York Peninsula and into New Guinea.[4][6][7]