Pavetta ruwenzoriensis

Illustration of Pavetta ruwenzoriensis (Hutchinson 1920), erroneously as Pavetta abyssinica

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 ruwenzoriensis

Name

Pavetta ruwenzoriensis S.Moore, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 255 (1908)

• ⧼Syntypi⧽: A.F.R. Wollaston s.n. ([26] January [1906]; BM [​BM000903463^(JSTOR)]), G.F. Scott Elliot 7833 ([1893]; K [​K000728933^(JSTOR)]) et G.F. Scott Elliot 7399 ([1893]; K [​K000728934^(JSTOR)]).
• Type locality:
  • Wollaston: [UGANDA.] Ruwenzori E. 7000 ft.
  • 7833: Ruwenzori, 7000–8000 ft.
  • 7399: UGANDA. [Toro District: Wimi, 0° 27' N, 30°13 E.]

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pavetta kiwuensis K.Krause, Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907–1908), Bot. 2: 330 (1911), nom. illeg., non Krause (1909)
    • Typus: Mildbraed 1513 (in flower, beginning of November 1907; Holotypus: B [destroyed]).
    • Type locality: [RWANDA.] Im Nordosten vom Kiwu-See in der Busch- und Krautsteppe am Karago-See, südöstlich vom Karisimbi bei 2300 m ü. M.
  • Pavetta schubotziana K.Krause, Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907–1908), Bot. 2: 331 (1911); as 'Pavetta Schubotziana'; reduced to P. ruwenzoriensis by Bridson (1978)
    • Typus: J. Mildbraed 2182 (in flower, January 1908; Holotypus: B [destroyed]; Isotypus: BR [​BR0000008851130^(JSTOR), fragment]).
    • Type locality: [DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.] Beni: Urwald bei Muera im Nordwesten vom Fort Beni.
  • Pavetta kirschsteiniana K.Krause, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48(3–4): 422 (1912); not accepted by Bremekamp (1934: 143), Bridson (1978) [cited as Pavetta ruwenzoriensis]
    • Note: a new name for P. kiwuensis (1911), nom. illeg.
  • Pavetta butaguensis De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 2: 292 (1923); not accepted by Bremekamp (1934: 143), Bridson (1978) [cited as Pavetta ruwenzoriensis]
    • Typus: J. Bequaert 3693 (15 April 1914, in flower; BR {BR0000008851253^(JSTOR), BR0000008851260^(JSTOR)}).
    • Type locality: [DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE] CONGO. [Western slopes of] Ruwenzori, vallée du Butagu, vers 2300 m. d'altitude.
  • Pavetta kiloensis De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 2: 295 (1923); reduced to P. ruwenzoriensis by Bridson (1978)
    • Typus: J. Claessens s.n. (July 1921; Holotypus: BR [​BR0000008851246^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: [DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE] CONGO. Région de Kilo.
  • Pavetta ituriensis Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 142 (1934); reduced to P. ruwenzoriensis by Bridson (1978)
    • Typus: H. Humbert 8823 (July 1929; Holotypus: P [​P03911873]; Isotypus: BR [​BR0000008851147^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: [DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE] CONGO. Ituri, Western slope of Ruwenzori, [alt. c. 2000 m].

Misapplied names

• Pavetta abyssinica auct. non Fresen.: Hutch., Bot. Mag. 146: t. 8838 (1920)
  • Note: vide Bridson (1978).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Rendle, A.B., Baker, E.G. & Moore, S. Le M. 1908. An Account of the Plants collected on Mt. Ruwenzori by Dr. A. G. F. Wollaston. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 38(265): 228–278. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1908.tb00851.x BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Krause, K. 1914[1911]. Rubiaceae. In: Mildbraed, J. (ed.), Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Africa-Expedition, 1907–1908: unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzogs zu Mecklenburg. Band 2. Botanik, pp. 310–342. BHL Reference page. 
• Krause, K. 1912. Rubiaceae africanae III. (VII.) Mit 1 Figur im Text. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 48(3–4): 403–433. BHL Reference page. 
• De Wildeman, E. 1923–1924. Plantae Bequaertianae études sur les récoltes botaniques du Dr. J. Bequaert, chargé de missions au Congo Belge (1913-1915) 2: 569 pp. Google Books. 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. 
• 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 pages 631, 633.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pavetta ruwenzoriensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 13. Reference page.