Pavetta molundensis

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 molundensis K.Krause, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57(1): 39 (1920)

Typus: J. Mildbraed 4673 (in flower, March 1911; Holotypus: B [destroyed]; Lectotypus: HBG [HBG521307^(JSTOR), collected on 19 March 1911, designated by Manning 1996]).
- Note: although Krause presented collection number as '6473' in the protologue, it has been considered to be an error by other botanists (Bremekamp 1934, Bridson 1978, Manning 1996).
Type locality: Südkamerun [= Southern CAMEROON]. Bezirk Molundu, im Randgebüsch von Grasfeldern auf anstehendem Gestein im Urwald, bei Bundi um 15°22' ö. L. und 3°27' n. Br.

Heterotypic
- Pavetta insignis Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 65 (1934); reduced to P. molundensis by Bridson (1978)
  - Typus: E. Brown 217 ([March 1905]; Holotypus: K [cf. K000728920^(JSTOR), 'Unknown type material']).
  - Type locality: UGANDA. [Mengo District: Mawokota.]
- Pavetta insignis var. glabra Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 65 (1934), not validly publ.
  - Typus: vide P. insignis.
- Pavetta insignis var. puberula Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 65 (1934)
  - Note: Bridson (1978) hesitated to sink this name under P. molundensis because of lack of any further specimen agreeing with the description; Manning (1996) does not mention this name, but cites the type specimen of this variety as one of the 'syntypes' of P. insignis.
  - Typus: Mildbraed 2456 (Holotypus: B [destroyed]).
  - Type locality: 'Uganda'[THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO]. [Kivu Province:] Fort Beni.

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Central African Republic, Cameroon, Zaïre Northeast Tropical Africa Sudan East Tropical Africa Tanzania, Uganda References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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 64–65.]
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 610.]
Manning, S.D. 1996. Revision of Pavetta subgenus Baconia (Rubiaceae: Ixoroideae) in Cameroon. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 83(1): 87–150. BHL Reference page. [see pages 127–128.]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pavetta molundensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 14. Reference page.