Pavetta blanda

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Pavetta blanda
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Pavetta
Species:
P. blanda
Binomial name
Pavetta blanda
Bremek. [1]

Pavetta blanda is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to the Laccadive Islands, south India and Sri Lanka. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pavetta blanda", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2018-01-04