Pavetta nitidula

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. Baconia
Species: Pavetta nitidula

Name

Pavetta nitidula Welw. ex Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 486 (1898)

• Type: F.M.J. Welwitsch 3189 (flowering from October to April, ripe fruit April 1857; BM, LISU {LISU208632^(JSTOR), LISU208633^(JSTOR), LISU208634^(JSTOR), LISU208635^(JSTOR)}; Isotypes: BM {BM000903479^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BM000903480^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BM000903481^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, K [​K000411978^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], P [​P03916477^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], PRE [​PRE0594398-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
  • Note: location of holotype is disputed: BM (Manning 1996) or LISU (Bridson & Verdcourt 1988).
• Type locality: [Angola. Malanje:] Pungo Andongo, in rocky shady places, and in wooded thickets within the præsidium, especially by the streams Cazella and Cabondo.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pavetta baconia Hiern var. angustifolia Hiern, Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 176 (1877), non Baconia corymbosa DC. var. angustifolia DC., Prodr. 4: 485 (1830) [= Pavetta corymbosa (DC.) F.N.Williams]; not accepted by Bremekamp (1934: 69), Bremekamp (1939: 18) [cited as Pavetta nitidula]
  • Pavetta baconia var. congolana De Wild. & T.Durand, Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 3, 1(2): 126 (1901); not accepted by Bremekamp (1934), Bridson & Verdcourt (1988) [cited as Pavetta nitidula]
    • Type: A. Dewèvre 1000 (September 1896; Holotype: BR [cf. [​BR0000006914301^(GBIF)], without collector's name]).
    • Type locality: [The Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kivu:] Rives de la Lamaba à Kasongo [= to Kasongo Rivers].
  • Pavetta congensis Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 67 (1934); not accepted by Bridson & Verdcourt (1988), Manning (1996: 148) [cited as Pavetta nitidula]
    • Type: L. Malchair 64 ([15 February 1910]; Holotype: BR [​BR0000008850348^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: BR [​BR0000008850317^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [​K000411868^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, ex BR]).
    • Type locality: [The Democratic Republic of the] Congo. Likimi, [​20°45'E 02°55'N].
  • Pavetta coriacea Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 69 (1934); not accepted by Bridson & Verdcourt (1988), Manning (1996: 148) [cited as Pavetta nitidula]
    • Type: G.F. Scott Elliot 8310 ([anno 1893]; Holotype: K [​K000411979^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotype: BM).
    • Type locality: "Uganda, Ruwenzori"[Zambia/Malawi. Stevenson Road].

Notes

• Bridson & Verdcourt (1988) and Lejoly et al. (2010) place Pavetta calothyrsa Bremek. under P. nitidula, while Manning (1996: 106–107) reinstated the former name, denying occurrence of P. nitidula in Cameroon.

Misapplied names

• Pavetta baconia sensu Hiern, Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 176 (1877), pro parte, quoad specim. Chr. Smith ex [the Democratic Republic of the] Congo
  • Note: see Bridson & Verdcourt (1988).
• Pavetta bidentata auct. non Hiern: Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 78 (1934), quoad Bequaert 6781 [collected in Lubutu, DRC on 30 January 1915; BR0000017949651^(GBIF)] et Bruneel s.n. [collected in Male[Malo?], DRC in April 1907; BR0000017949668^(GBIF)]
  • Note: see Bridson & Verdcourt (1988), but O. Lachenaud re-determined both specimens with P. calothyrsa in 2016.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Zaïre. Northeast Tropical Africa Sudan [fide POWO]. East Tropical Africa Tanzania, Uganda. South Tropical Africa Angola, Zambia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hiern, W.P. 1898. Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853–61. [Vol. I.] Dicotyledons, Part II. Combretaceæ to Rubiaceæ. Pp. 337–510 BHL; Dicotyledons, Part III. Dipsaceæ to Scrophulariaceæ. Pp. 511–784 BHL. London. Reference page. 

Additional references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1830. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 4: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines X. 683 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 
• Oliver, D. 1877. Flora of Tropical Africa. Vol. 3. Umbeliferae to Ebenaceae. 544 pp. London. BHL Reference page. 
• De Wildeman, É. & Durand, T. 1901. Reliquiae Dewevreanae ou énumeration systématique des plantes récoltées par Alfr. Dewèvre en 1895–96 dans l'État Indépendant du Congo. Annales du Musée du Congo (Belge). Botanique, série 2, 1(1): 1–80 (Biblioteca Digital); (2): 81–. Google Books (only snippets available). Google Books (another version; only snippets available). Google Books (another version; only snippets available). série 3, 1(1): 1–80. Biblioteca Digital. 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. 
• Bremekamp, C.E.B. 1939. A monograph of the genus Pavetta L.: Additions and Emendations. Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis 47: 12–28, 81–98. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• 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 629]
• 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. 
• Figueiredo, E. 2008. The Rubiaceae of Angola. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 156(4): 537–638. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00750.x Reference page.  [see page 578]
• Lejoly, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. 2010. Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1–307. Reference page.

Links

• IUCN: Pavetta nitidula Welw. ex Hiern (Least Concern) - Assessed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group on 12 June 2018.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pavetta nitidula. Published online. Accessed: 30 April 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pavetta nitidula. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 April 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pavetta nitidula. Accessed: 2023 December 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pavetta nitidula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 17. Reference page.