Pavetta kimberleyana

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Pavetta kimberleyana is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to northern Australia where it is largely restricted to the Kimberley region of north-western Western Australia.[4]

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Pavetta kimberleyana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Pavetta
Species:
P. kimberleyana
Binomial name
Pavetta kimberleyana
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Description

It grows as a shrub or small tree to 4 m, occasionally 8 m, high. It bears white flowers from November to February.[4]

Distribution and habitat

It occurs on red sand or loam soils over laterite or sandstone, behind coastal dunes, along watercourses and on pindan sandplains. It is found in the Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain and Victoria Bonaparte IBRA bioregions.[4]

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