- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:327877-2
- Publication
- Species Plantarum
- Collation
- 1: 110
- Date of Publication
- 1 May 1753
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Rubiaceae
Remarks
Etymology: 'pawatta', the Sinhalese vernacular name for a small tree (probably derived from Tamil Pavaddai = a skirt).