Pavetta crassicaulis Bremek.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Pavetta

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 4 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oblong and 6-15 cm long and pointed at both ends. The flowers are in a group at the ends of the branches. The flowers are white, tube shaped and small. The have 4 spreading petals. The flower tube is slender and 1.5 cm long. The fruit are 6 mm across.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 4.0
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A tropical plant.
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Usage

The flowers are cooked as a vegetable. They are fried.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Hemorrhage (leaf), Ulcer (leaf), Cathartics (root), Diuretics (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Edema (unspecified), Hemorrhoids (unspecified), Abdominal obstruction (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Urologic diseases (unspecified)
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Images

Pavetta crassicaulis unspecified picture

Distribution

Pavetta crassicaulis world distribution map, present in Indonesia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:759638-1
WFO ID wfo-0000265321
COL ID 766T2
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Synonyms

Pavetta crassicaulis Pavetta stocksii