Pavetta gracilifolia

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 gracilifolia

Name

Pavetta gracilifolia Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13: 203 (1929)

Type: J.M. Wood 340 a ([16 April 1883]; Holotype: NH [NH0001585-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotype: K [K000412391^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, NH [NH0006919-0^(JSTOR, 'Holotype']).
Type locality: South Africa. [KwaZulu-Natal:] Umlaas Drift.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Pavetta gracilifolia var. pubescens Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 162 (1934), not validly publ.
Heterotypic
- Pavetta breyeri Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13: 203 (1929), as "P. Breyeri"; reduced to P. gracilifolia by Kok & Grobbelaar (1984: 186)
  - Types:
    - Lectotype: H.G. Breijer TRV 17716 ([December 1917]; PRE [selected for P. breyeri var. pubescens by Bremekamp 1934: 162; PRE0147981-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], ex TRV).
    - Syntypes:
      - H.G. Breijer TRV 18005 ([February 1918]; PRE [PRE0147982-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, ex TRV]);
      - F.A. Rogers TRV 20712 ([December 1919]; PRE [PRE0147983-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, ex TRV]);
      - G. Thorncroft 2043 ([December 1923]; PRE [PRE0147984-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]);
      - Maputaland Expedition TRV 14417 (PRE [ex TRV]).
      - Note: all of these types except for Breyer 18005 were later cited in the protologue of P. breyeri var. pubescens.
  - Type locality:
    - Lectotypus et 18005: South Africa. [Mpumalanga:] Nelspruit [= Mbombela].
    - Rogers: White River.
    - Thorncroft: Louws Creek.
    - Maputaland Expedition: [Mozambique.] Maputaland.
- Pavetta delagoensis Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13: 201–202 (1929); reduced to P. gracilifolia by Kok & Grobbelaar (1984: 186)
  - Type: J. Borle 62 ([23 November 1919]; Holotypus: PRE [PRE0594405-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: K [K000412019^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [collected on 23 November 1919], NBG [NBG0023076-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}] [collected on 2 March 1919]).
  - Type locality: [Mozambique.] Lourenço Marques.
- Pavetta woodii Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13: 203–204 (1929); as "P. Woodii"; reduced to P. gracilifolia by Kok & Grobbelaar (1984: 186)
  - Type: J.M. Wood 8855 (Lectotype: PRE [designated by Bremekamp 1934: 163]; Isolectotype: NH [cf. NH0009273-0^(JSTOR), 'holotype', under number '8853', collected on 16 January 1903]).
  - Type locality: South Africa. [KwaZulu-]Natal: Nonoti.
- Pavetta breyeri var. glabra Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 162 (1934); reduced to P. gracilifolia by Kok & Grobbelaar (1984: 186)
  - Type: Rudatis 1204 (Holotype: K, pro parte).
  - Type locality: Africa Australis [= South Africa]. [KwaZulu-]Natal: Alexandra.
- Pavetta breyeri var. pubescens Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 162 (1934), not validly publ.
  - Type vide P. breyeri.
- Pavetta gracilifolia var. glabra Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 162 (1934); not accepted by Bridson & Verdcourt (1988) [cited as P. gracilifolia]
  - Type: J.M. Wood 1048 a (Holotype: K [cf. K000412390^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 'Type']).
  - Type locality: Africa Australis [= South Africa]. [KwaZulu-]Natal: Inanda.
- Pavetta divaricata Bremek., Kew Bull. 8(4): 503 (1953 publ. 1954)
  - Type: R.M. Hornby 2576 (30 January 1947; Holotypus: K [cf. K000412018^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 'unknown type material', determined as P. gracilifolia by D. Bridson in April 1993]; Isotypes: BM [BM000903422^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], PRE [PRE0594744-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], SRGH [SRGH0106672-0^(JSTOR)]).
  - Type locality: Portuguese East Africa[Mozambique]. Lourenço Marques District: Maputo, in thicket bordering riverine fringing forest.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania. South Tropical Africa Mozambique. Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Eastern Cape Province) [fide Retief 2003], KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces (Mpumalanga, Northern Province). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary 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.

Additional references

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.
Bremekamp, C.E.B. 1953[1954]. Some new species of Pavetta L. from Tropical and South Africa: II. Kew Bulletin 8(4): 501–505. DOI: 10.2307/4117359 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 649]
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 page 684]
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.
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 pages 836–837]

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pavetta gracilifolia. Accessed: 2024 August 26.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pavetta gracilifolia 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 gracilifolia. Published online. Accessed: 22 May 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Pavetta gracilifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 May 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Smalblaarbruidsbos
English: Narrow-leaved Brides-bush

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