Pavetta lanceolata

Pavetta lanceolata

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 lanceolata

Name

Pavetta lanceolata Eckl., [S. African Quart. J. 1830(4): 374 (1830), nom. nud.]; Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 3: 364 (1837)

• Type: C.F. Ecklon & C.L.P. Zeyher 2303 (November – January [1829–1832]; HAL {0113830^(JSTOR) ['Syntypus'], 0113831^(JSTOR)}, HBG [HBG521316^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, lacking the number], L 0057700^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, LE 00017436^(JSTOR); Isotypes: LE {00017435^(JSTOR), 00017437^(JSTOR)}, M-0106291 / 27611 / 18652^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, PRE [PRE0147968-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], Z-000021950^(GBIF) [numbered 611]; Possible types: FR-0030430^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, GZU 000277599^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}).
• Type locality: SOUTH AFRICA. [Eastern Cape:] In sylvis primaevis (altit. I) „Olifantshoek” (Uitenhage), prope „Fort Beaufort” ad flumen „Katrivier” (Ceded Territory).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ixora lanceolata (Eckl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 287 (1891), nom. illeg., non Lam. (1789)
• Heterotypic
  • Pavetta alexandrae Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13(3): 199 (1929); synonymized with P. lanceolata by Kok & Grobbelaar (1984)
    • Type: A.G.H. Rudatis 535 (District Alexandra farm Friedenau, [KwaZulu-Natal], SOUTH AFRICA; in flower, [6 December 1908]; Holotype: PRE [PRE0149392-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: E [​E00193719^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [​K000411998^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], L [​WAG0003018^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], S [​S05-10779^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], W 1911-0005925^(GBIF); cf. NBG [NBG1501835-0^(GBIF), without the number], PRE [PRE0149297-0^(GBIF)]).
  • Pavetta opaca Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13(3): 198–199 (1929), nom. illeg., non (R.Br. ex (G.Don) Miq. (1824) [= Ixora pendula Jack var. pendula]
    • Types:
      • Lectotype: J.M. Wood 5164 (Durban, [KwaZulu-Natal], SOUTH AFRICA; [2 January 1894]; PRE [PRE0593326-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, designated by Bremekamp 1934: 130]; Isolectotypes: E [​E00193720^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], PRE [PRE0149330-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
      • Syntypes:
        • J.M. Wood 10218 (Durban, [KwaZulu-Natal], SOUTH AFRICA; 27 December 1906; PRE [2 sheets, one of which is ex TRV; PRE0149334-0^(GBIF)]);
        • M. Wood 2591 (Durban, [KwaZulu-Natal], SOUTH AFRICA; NH);
        • M. Wood 12363 (Sydenham near Port Elizabeth [= Gqeberha], [Eastern Cape], SOUTH AFRICA; PRE [cf. PRE0147951-0^(GBIF), numbered 12363B, locality: KwaZulu-Natal, dated 5 January 1914]).
      • Pavetta tristis Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 15(2): 260 (1933), nom. nov. pro P. opaca Bremek.; synonymized with P. lanceolata by Kok & Grobbelaar (1984)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa South Tropical Africa Mozambique. Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Eastern Cape Province), KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces (Mpumalanga, Northern Province). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ecklon, C.F. & Zeyher, C. 1836-1837. Enumeratio plantarum africae australis extratropicae. Pars 2 & 3. Pp.145–400. Hamburg. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bremekamp, C.E.B. 1929. A revision of the South African species of Pavetta. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 13(3): 182–213. hdl: 10520/AJA00411752_672 Reference page. 
• Bremekamp, C.E.B. 1933. New or otherwise noteworthy plants from the Northern Transvaal. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 15(2): 233–264. hdl: 10520/AJA00411752_605 Reference page. 
• Bremekamp, C.E.B. 1934. A monograph of the genus Pavetta L. Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis 37(1–13): 1–208. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.  [see pages 128–130 (as P. lanceolata, P. tristis and P. alexandrae)]
• da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. 2004. A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network (SABONET) Report 30: 1–184. PDF. Reference page.  [see page 103]
• Ecklon, C.F. 1830. A List of Plants found in the District of Uitenhage, between the Months of July, 1829, and February, 1830, together with a Description of some new Species. The South African Quarterly Journal 1(4): 358–380. BHL. Reference page. 
• Harvey, W.H. & Sonder, O.W. 1864–1865. Flora Capensis; being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, & port Natal. Volume III. Rubiaceae to Campanulaceae. ix + 633 pp. Hodges, Smith & Co., Dublin; I.C. Juta, Capetown.BHL Reference page.  [see page 21]
• Kok, P.D.F. & Grobbelaar, N. 1984. Studies on Pavetta (Rubiaceae) II. Enumeration of species and synonymy. South African Journal of Botany 3(3): 185–187. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4618(16)30046-8 Reference page.  [see page 186]
• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page. 
• Retief, E. 2003. Rubiaceae. In: Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.), Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 825–841. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page.  [see page 837]

Links

• Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group, 2020. Pavetta lanceolata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T146442913A146442915.en.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pavetta lanceolata. Accessed: 2024 August 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pavetta lanceolata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Pavetta lanceolata. Published online. Accessed: 29 August 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Pavetta lanceolata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 August 2024.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: (Treur)bruidsbos
English: Weeping Brides-bush

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