Pavetta capensis subsp. komghensis

Taxonavigation

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

Pavetta capensis (Houtt.) Bremek. subsp. komghensis (Bremek.) Kok, S. African J. Bot. 3(3): 186 (1984)

Basionym
- Pavetta komghensis Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13: 206 (1929)
  - Types:
    - Lectotype: H.G. Flanagan 87 ([January 1890]; PRE {PRE0150828-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, PRE0593317-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}} [selected by Bremekamp (1934: 166)]; Isolectotypes: GRA [GRA0002825-0^(JSTOR)], L 0001010^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, NY [NY04242150^(GBIF)], P [P00553396^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], S [S05-10782^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], SAM [SAM0037449-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    - Syntypes:
      - K. Wormold 107 ([November 1908]; GRA [GRA0002823-0^(JSTOR)]);
      - Rattray 492 ([December 1908]; GRA [GRA0002824-0^(JSTOR)]);
      - Pegler 4637 (PRE);
      - M. Wood 10216 (PRE).
  - Type locality: South Africa.
    - Lectotype: [Eastern Cape:] Komgha [= Komga].
    - Wormold et Rattray: [Eastern Cape:] East London.
    - Pegler: [Eastern Cape:] Kentani [= Centane].
    - Wood: Zululand [= KwaZulu-Natal]: Ginginhlovu.
Heterotypic
- Pavetta afra var. pubescens Sond., Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 3: 19 (1865), as 'Caffra'; not accepted by Bremekamp (1929, 1934) [cited as P. komghensis]
- Pavetta durbanensis Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13: 202 (1929); not accepted by Kok & Grobbelaar (1984) [cited as P. capensis subsp. komghensis]
  - Type: J.M. Wood 6419[s.n.] ([17 November 1893]; Holotype: NH [NH0006419-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
  - Type locality: South Africa. [KwaZulu-Natal:] Durban, the Bluff.

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

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.

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. 1934. A monograph of the genus Pavetta L. Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis 37(1–13): 1–208. Biblioteca Digital 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.
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 836]

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pavetta capensis. Accessed: 2024 August 26.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pavetta capensis subsp. komghensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pavetta capensis subsp. komghensis. Published online. Accessed: 19 May 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Pavetta capensis subsp. komghensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 May 2022.