Rubiaceae

Pavetta indica L.

Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Pavetta

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Common names

By language (10)

ban: Jaum-jaum
Burmese: မျက်နှာပန်းဖြူ
Chinese: 茜木
Indonesian: Angsoka
mad: Angsoka
Malay: Angsoka, Jarum-jarum
Malayalam: മല്ലികമുട്ടി, ഇന്ത്യൻ പാവട്ട
shn: မွၵ်ႇၶႅမ်ၽိူၵ်ႇ, တူၼ်ႈၶႅမ်ၽိူၵ်ႇ
Sinhala: පාවට්ටා
Tamil: பாவட்டை

Synonyms

Ixora indica (L.) Baill.
Ixora nunypapata Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
Ixora paniculata Lam.
Pavetta alba Vahl
Pavetta brunonis Wight
Pavetta cerniflora Zipp. ex Span.
Pavetta indica var. glabra Blatt. & Hallb.
Pavetta indica var. glabra Bremek.
Pavetta indica var. indica
Pavetta indica var. typica Domin
Pavetta obtusa Pers.
Pavetta thomsonii Bremek.
Pavetta thomsonii var. glaberrima Bremek.

Photos

Photo: Pescov, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.