Pavetta mollissima
Encyclopedia
Pavetta mollissima is a species of plant
in the Rubiaceae
family. It is found in Ghana
and possibly Ivory Coast. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
family. It is found in Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
and possibly Ivory Coast. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Hawthorne, W. 1998. Pavetta mollissima. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.