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 [WAG 0003018^{(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, 2^nd 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