Pavetta zeyheri is an evergreen shrub or small tree that can grow up to 4 metres tall.
The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Known Hazards

None known.

Habitat

Found mainly on rocky outcrops and hillsides but also on flats, often on sandy soil.

Cultivation Status

Wild

Cultivation Details

Prefers a position in full sun, growing best in a fertile, humus-rich but well-drained soil.
Many Pavetta species, including this one, produce leaves with bacterial nodes - these bacteria live in symbiosis with the plant and pass into any seeds that are produced, thus seedlings are already inocculated with the bacteria.
It is not certain what function the bacteria play, theories include nitrogen-fixation, growth-regulation and making the leaves poisonous to livestock.

Edible Uses

Leaves - cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Medicinal

None known.

Agroforestry Uses

None Recorded

Other Uses

None known.

Propagation

Seed -
Cuttings
Air layering.