Pavetta comostyla S. Moore
subsp. nyassica (Bremek.) Bridson
var. nyassica

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Status: Native
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Type location:
Tanzania
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Habitat: In evergreen forest
Altitude range: (metres) 1600 - 1800 m
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Worldwide distribution: Southern Tanzania and northern Malawi.
FZ divisions: N
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Literature:

Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Pages 562 - 564.

Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 22. As Pavetta comostyla


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pavetta comostyla
African Plant Database: Pavetta comostyla
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pavetta comostyla
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pavetta comostyla
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pavetta comostyla
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iNaturalist: Pavetta comostyla
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pavetta comostyla
JSTOR Plant Science: Pavetta comostyla
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pavetta comostyla
Plants of the World Online: Pavetta comostyla
Tropicos: Pavetta comostyla
Wikipedia: Pavetta comostyla


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Pavetta comostyla subsp. nyassica var. nyassica.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=221470, retrieved 22 July 2025

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