Pavetta crassipes

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
Species: Pavetta crassipes

Name

Pavetta crassipes K.Schum., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 389 (1895)

• Typus:
  • Lectotypus: A. Fischer 313 (1886; B [​fide Bremekamp 1934: 169], destroyed).
  • Syntypus: Barter (Baikie's Exp.) s.n.
• Type locality:
  • Lectotypus: [KENYA.] 16[Massaihochland]?: Karatschongo[Karachonyo].
  • Syntypus: [NIGERIA.] 29[Niger-Benuegebiet, i.e. Niger-Benue region].
    • Note: for abbreviations, see Engler (1895: 5–6).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pavetta barteri Dawe, J. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 37: 521 (1906); as 'Pavetta Barteri'; not accepted by Bremekamp (1934), Hepper & Keay (1963), Bridson & Verdcourt (1988) [cited as Pavetta crassipes]
    • Typus:
      • Lectotypus: Barter 324 (K [fide Bremekamp 1934: 169; cf. K000411874^(JSTOR) '524'?]).
      • Syntypi: Bagshawe 524, Dawe 122, Dawe 869 et Speke & Grant 740.
    • Type locality:
      • Lectotypus: Upper Guinea[NIGERIA]. Abok[Abo].
      • Bagshawe: UGANDA. Unyoro, Kafu Valley.
      • Dawe 122: UGANDA. Singo District, Bugangadgi.
      • Dawe 869: UGANDA. Acholi.
      • Speke & Grant: UGANDA. Madi District.
  • Pavetta utilis Hua, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54(Mém. 8a): 22 (1907); not accepted by Bremekamp (1934), Hepper & Keay (1963), Bridson & Verdcourt (1988) [cited as Pavetta crassipes]
    • Typus:
      • Lectotypus: A. Chevalier 684 (5 April 1899; P fide Bremekamp 1934: 169; isotypus: K [​K000411875^(JSTOR)])
      • Syntypi: A. Chevalier 653 (29 March 1899) et A. Chevalier 5499 (22 September 1905)
    • Type locality:
      • Lectotypus: Haut-Niger[MALI]. Bongoumi[Bougouni].
      • 653: Haut-Niger[MALI]: Keinené[Kéméné].
      • 5499: Haut-Oubangui[CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC]. Entre Fort-Sibut et la Kémo.
  • Pavetta crassipes var. major De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 2: 293 (1923); not accepted by Bremekamp (1934), Bridson & Verdcourt (1988) [cited as Pavetta crassipes]
    • Typus: H. Homblé 1181 (February 1913; holotypus: BR [​BR0000008850515^(JSTOR)]; isotypus: [​BR0000008850362^(JSTOR)]; specimen without type indication: BR0000008850355^(JSTOR)).
    • Type locality: [The Democratic Republic of the Congo. Shaba, Kapin valley.]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Zaïre Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Ethiopia, Sudan East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia 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

• Stapf, O., Sprague, T.A., Rolfe, R.A., Clarke, C.B., Dawe, M.T. & Wright, C.H. 1906. Plantae Novae Daweanae in Uganda lectae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 37(262): 495–544. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1906.tb00847.x. BHL Reference page. 
• Hua, H. 1907. Rubiaceæ in Novitates floræ africanæ. Plantes nouvelles de l’Afrique tropicale française décrites d’après les collections de M. Aug. Chevalier. Mémoires de la Société Botanique de France 8: 22–23. DOI: 10.1080/00378941.1907.10833386. Reference page. 
• De Wildeman, E. 1923–1924. Plantae Bequaertianae études sur les récoltes botaniques du Dr. J. Bequaert, chargé de missions au Congo Belge (1913-1915) 2: 569 pp. Google Books. Reference page. 
• Bremekamp, C.E.B. 1934. A monograph of the genus Pavetta L. Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis 37: 1–208. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Hepper, F.N. & Keay, R.W.J. 1963. Rubiaceae. In: Hepper, F.N. (ed.), Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2. 544 pp. London, United Kingdom: Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Adiministrations, pp. 104–223. Reference page.  [see this entry.]
• Bridson, D. & Verdcourt, B. 1988. Rubiaceae (Part 2). In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa, pp. 415–747. ISBN 90-6191-337-3 Google Books [reprint 2019 by CRC Press]. Reference page.  [see pages 359–360 or 670.]
• Beentje, H.J. 1994. Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. 762 p. Online. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3. Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Pavetta crassipes K.Schum. (Least Concern) - Assessed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group on 12 June 2018 and published in 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pavetta crassipes in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 8. Reference page.