Pavetta crystalensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Pavetteae
Genus: Pavetta
Subgenus: P. subg. Baconia
Species: Pavetta crystalensis

Name

Pavetta crystalensis S.E.Dawson, Kew Bull. 63(3): 517 (2008 publ. 2009)

Synonymy

• Replaced synonym
  • Ixora modesta Hiern, Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 167 (1877)
    • Typus: G. Mann [1711] ([1862, in flower]; Lectotypus: K {K000728925^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, K000728926^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}).
      • Note: Hiern did not indicate the collection number; it was presented by Dawson (2007).
    • Type locality: Upper Guinea [now GABON]. Sierra del Crystal, [1°N].
• Homotypic
  • Pavetta modesta (Hiern) S.E.Dawson, Kew Bull. 62(2): 351 (2007), nom. illeg., non Bremek. (1939) [= Pavetta granitica F.Muell. ex Bremek.]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Gabon. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dawson, S.E. 2008[2009]. A new name in Pavetta L. (Rubiaceae). Kew Bulletin 63(3): 517. JSTOR Reference page. 

Additional references

• Oliver, D. 1877. Flora of Tropical Africa. Vol. 3. Umbeliferae to Ebenaceae. 544 pp. London. BHL Reference page. 
• De Block, P. 1998. The African Species of Ixora (Rubiaceae-Pavetteae). Opera Botanica Belgica 9: 1–218. ISBN 9789072619372 Google Books. Reference page.  [see page 166.]
• Dawson, S.E. 2007. The identity of Ixora modesta Hiern (Rubiaceae: Pavetteae). Kew Bulletin 62(2): 351–352. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pavetta crystalensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 30. Reference page.