Malayalam പാവട്ട (pāvaṭṭa) or Sinhalese පාවට්ටා (pāwaṭṭā) was adopted as a generic name.[1]
Pavetta
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – certain flowering plants.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000) CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Commonn Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology[1], volume 3, Boca Raton and London and New York and Washington, D.C.: CRC Press, →ISBN, page 1980