Pavetta oliveriana (Bekele-Tesemma, 2007)
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| Pavetta oliveriana (Bekele-Tesemma, 2007) |
Pavetta oliveriana Rubiaceae Indigenous
Common names
- Amargna: Yetota buna
Ecology
A common shrub or a small tree in riverine vegetation, open deciduous woodland, rocky outcrops with bush thickets and Olea-Podocarpus forest of the Moist and Wet Weyna Dega agroclimatic zones in nearly all regions, 1,400-2,500 m.
Uses
Firewood, mulch.
Description
A shrub or small tree to 4 m with hairy branches.
- LEAVES: With black dots and in this species the dots occur along the midrib. The leafy stipules at each node are joined and have a sharp tip with a hair. Long oval leaves are grey-green and hairy, especially below, 4–20 cm long, in opposite pairs.
- FLOWERS: Green-white, in dense terminal heads, longer than the leaves, about 7 cm across, growing out of leafy bracts at the base. Each flower about 2 cm, tubular, with 4 petals and stamens, the green style to 3 cm, hanging out, calyx hairy, the edge uneven, wavy and toothed.
- FRUIT: Round berries, dark green, ripening black, the calyx remaining at the tip, 2 seeds inside, 5–10 cm diameter.
Propagation
Seedlings. Germination takes one to two weeks.
Seed
- Treatment: No need.
- Storage: Stores well.
Management
Early stem reduction can improve stem quality.
