Pavetta bowkeri

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 bowkeri Harv., Thes. Cap. 2: 21, t. 131 (1863)

Type: J.H. Bowker 459 (Swampy ground, at the mouth of the Bashee[Mbhashe] River, 'Caffraria' [= Eastern Cape], [SOUTH AFRICA]; in flower, February; Holotype: TCD [TCD0001222^(JSTOR)]; Isotypes: GRA {GRA0002819-1^(JSTOR), GRA0002819-2^(JSTOR), GRA0002819-3^(JSTOR)} [all 3 lacking the number], S-G-4588^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}).

Homotypic
- Ixora bowkeri (Harv.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 286 (1891)
Heterotypic
- Pavetta gerrardii Harv., [Thes. Cap. 2: 21 (1863), nom. nud.]; Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 3: 20 (1865), as 'P. Gerrardi'; synonymized with P. bowkeri by Kok & Grobbelaar (1984)
  - Type: W.T. Gerrard & M.J. McKen 1350 (Tugela River, [KwaZulu-]Natal, [SOUTH AFRICA]; Holotype: TCD [cf. TCD0002890^(JSTOR), 'Type']; Isotypes: K [K000412384^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], S-G-4591^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, W 1889-0068727^(GBIF)).
    - Ixora gerrardii (Harv.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 286 (1891)
- Pavetta rogersii Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13(3): 201 (1929); not accepted by Bremekamp (1934: 165) [cited as P. gerrardii]
  - Syntypes:
    - F.A. Rogers 28100 (Pinetown, [KwaZulu-]Natal, SOUTH AFRICA; [December 1923]; BOL, GRA [GRA00002818-0^(JSTOR)], PRE [PRE0149314-0^(GBIF), ex TRV]);
    - Rogers 28108 (Pinetown, [KwaZulu-]Natal, SOUTH AFRICA; BOL, GRA, PRE [ex TRV]);
    - M.E. Blenkiron 16123 (Egossa Forest, Lusikisiki, Pondoland [= Eastern Cape], SOUTH AFRICA; [9 January 1928]; J; Isosyntype: PRE [PRE0149316-0^(GBIF)]).
Pavetta bowkeri var. pubescens Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37(1–13): 165 (1934); synonymized with P. bowkeri by Kok & Grobbelaar (1984)

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Eastern Cape Province), KwaZulu-Natal. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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. 1934. A monograph of the genus Pavetta L. Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis 37(1–13): 1–208. Biblioteca Digital 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.
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 836]

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pavetta bowkeri. Accessed: 2024 August 30.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pavetta bowkeri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 30. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Pavetta bowkeri. Published online. Accessed: 30 August 2024.
Tropicos.org 2024. Pavetta bowkeri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 August 2024.

Afrikaans: Harige Kusbruidsbos
English: Hairy Coastal Brides-bush