Pavetta angolensis

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 angolensis

Name

Pavetta angolensis Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 485 (1898)

• ⧼Syntypi⧽:
  • F. Welwitsch 3187 (with imperfect flower, February 1855; BM {BM000924141^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BM000924142^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, K, LISU [LISU208629^(JSTOR)], P [cf. P03970594^(GBIF), without type indication]).
  • F. Welwitsch 3185 (in flower, end of December 1856; BM [​BM000903452^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [​K000412023^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], LISU {LISU208630^(JSTOR), LISU208631^(JSTOR)}, P [cf. P03970596^(GBIF), without type indication], PRE [PRE0594410-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR}]).
  • F. Welwitsch 3186 (in fruit, April 1857; BM [​BM000903451^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [cf. K000412022^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, with ambiguous type indication], LISU [LISU208628^(JSTOR)], P).
• Type locality: [Angola.]
  • 3187: [Cuanza Norte:] Golungo Alto, in dense thickets at the borders of primitive forests at the base of the very lofty mountain of Cungulungulo.
  • 3185: [Malanje:] Pungo Andongo, in densely shaded parts of Mata de Cabondo, within the præsidium.
  • 3186: [Malanje:] Pungo Andongo, Mata de Cabondo.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Congo [​fide Figueiredo 2008]. South Tropical Africa Angola. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hiern, W.P. 1898. Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853–61. [Vol. I.] Dicotyledons, Part II. Combretaceæ to Rubiaceæ. Pp. 337–510 BHL; Dicotyledons, Part III. Dipsaceæ to Scrophulariaceæ. Pp. 511–784 BHL. London. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Figueiredo, E. 2008. The Rubiaceae of Angola. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 156(4): 537–638. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00750.x Reference page.  [see pages 576–577.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pavetta angolensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pavetta angolensis. Published online. Accessed: 14 April 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pavetta angolensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 April 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pavetta angolensis. Accessed: 2023 March 10.