Pavetta refractifolia

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. Pavetta
Species: Pavetta refractifolia

Name

Pavetta refractifolia K.Schum., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 388 (1895)

• Typus:
  • Lectotypus: Stuhlmann 6850 (1890–1894; B [destroyed]) fide Bremekamp (1934) et Bridson (1978).
  • Syntypus: Stuhlmann 2615 (1890–1892).
    • Note: Bremekamp (1934) did not cite this syntype.
• Type locality:
  • Lectotypus: [Tanzania.] Sansibar: Usaramo[Uzaramo District], Kikulu[Kikuli].
  • Syntypus: [The Democratic Republic of the Congo.] Seengebiet: Muansa am Duki-Flusse.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pavetta cephalotes Bremek., Kew Bull. 11(1): 176 (1956); reduced to P. refractifolia by Bridson (1978)
    • Typus: R.C. Musomi in H.J. van Rensberg 596 ([4 February 1949]; Holotypus: K [​K000287108^(JSTOR)]; Photograph: BR [​BR0000016155329]).
    • Type locality: Tanganyika[Tanzania]. Central Province[Dodoma Region]: Mpwapwa, in deciduous thicket vegetation along gulley-banks.
  • Pavetta handenina Bremek., Kew Bull. 11(1): 177 (1956); reduced to P. refractifolia by Bridson (1978)
    • Typus: R.B. Drummond & J.H. Hemsley 1460 (9 March 1953; Holotypus: K [​K000287106^(JSTOR)]; Isotypus: U 0006128^(JSTOR); Photograph: BR [​BR0000016155336]).
    • Type locality: Tanganyika[Tanzania]. Handeni District: 20 km. from Handeni on Mziha road, 600 m, in Brachystegia woodland.

Misapplied names

• Pavetta cooperi auct. non Harv. & Sond.: Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 158 (1934), pro parte, quoad Swynnerton 763 (collected at Mologolo[Morogoro], Tanganyika[Tanzania]; deposited in BM) et ?Bralz 3123 (collected in Dar es Salaam; once deposited in B [destroyed]); Brenan, Check-List Tanganyika Trees & Shrubs: 512 (1949)
  • Note: vide Bridson (1978).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania South Tropical Africa Mozambique References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engler, A. (ed.) 1895. Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete. Theil C: Verzeichniss der bis jetzt aus Ost-Afrika bekannt gewordenen Pflanzen. III+433+40 pp., 45 tt. Dietrich Reimer, Berlin. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bremekamp, C.E.B. 1934. A monograph of the genus Pavetta L. Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis 37: 1–208. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.  [see pages 158–159.]
• Bremekamp, C.E.B. 1956. New species of Oldenlandia, Conostomium and Pavetta from Tropical Africa. Kew Bulletin 11(1): 169–178. DOI: 10.2307/4109411 Reference page. 
• Bridson, D.M. 1978. Studies in Pavetta (Rubiaceae subfam. Cinchonoideae) for part 2 of 'Flora of Tropical East Africa: Rubiaceae'. Kew Bulletin 32(3): 609–652. DOI: 10.2307/4109670 Reference page.  [see page 619.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pavetta refractifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pavetta refractifolia. Published online. Accessed: 20 July 2022.