Inflorescence, side view; Naban River Watershed National Nature Reserve, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, P.R. China; 4/2009 © Jingxin Liu
Inflorescences and leaves; Naban River Watershed National Nature Reserve, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, P.R. China; 4/2009 © Jingxin Liu
Branch with inflorescences; Naban River Watershed National Nature Reserve, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, P.R. China; 4/2009 © Jingxin Liu
Identifier: 1111 Date of entry: 14.07.2009 Last update: 11.01.2020
Mandarin: 香港大沙叶 (xiang gang da sha ye)
Kingdom: Plantae (2713)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2628)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2216)
Order: Gentianales (113)
Family: Rubiaceae (62)(family description)
Genus: Pavetta (1)
Epithet: hongkongensis Bremek. (1)
hongkongensis => of or from Hong Kong
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub, tree
Flower colour: white
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