Pavetta schumanniana

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
Species: Pavetta schumanniana

Name

Pavetta schumanniana F.Hoffm. ex K.Schum., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 389 (1895); as 'P. Schumanniana'

• Typus:
  • Lectotypus: C.M.G. Buchanan 734 ([1891]; K [​K000412006^(JSTOR)]) fide Bridson & Verdcourt (1988: 672).
  • Syntypi: A. Fischer 301 (collected in 1886), Boehm 134a (collected in 1880–1884), Buchanan 198 et J. Buchanan 589 ([1891]; K, LE 00017457^(JSTOR)).
• Type locality: Steppe und zwischen Feldern.
  • Buchanan: 18[Njassaland, i.e. MALAWI or TANZANIA].
  • Fischer: 16[Massaihochland]. [TANZANIA, Shinyanga District:] Usula bis Usiha.
  • Boehm: 17[Seengebiet], Gonda.
    • Note: for abbreviations, see Engler (1895: 5).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Rwanda, Zaïre East Tropical Africa Tanzania South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe Southern Africa Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

The following 2 names were placed under P. schumanniana by Bremekamp (1934: 171–172), but later reinstated by Bridson (2001: 598–599) and Figueiredo (2008):

• Pavetta arenicola K.Schum., Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. [Warburg]: 391 (1903)
• Pavetta stipulopallium K.Schum., Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. [Warburg]: 392 (1903)

The following species (especially populations from KwaZulu-Natal) had been misidentified several times as P. schumanniana until the first description:

• Pavetta vanwykiana Bridson, Kew Bull. 56(3): 596 (2001)

References

Primary references

• Engler, A. (ed.) 1895. Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete. Theil C: Verzeichniss der bis jetzt aus Ost-Afrika bekannt gewordenen Pflanzen. III+433+40 pp., 45 tt. Dietrich Reimer, Berlin. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bremekamp, C.E.B. 1934. A monograph of the genus Pavetta L. Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis 37: 1–208. 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. 
• Bridson, D.M. 2001. Additional notes on Pavetta (Rubiaceae: Pavetteae) from Tropical Eastern and Southern Africa. Kew Bulletin 56(3): 567–600. DOI: 10.2307/4117685 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. 

Links

• IUCN: Pavetta schumanniana F.Hoffm. ex K.Schum. (Least Concern) - Assessed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group on 12 June 2018 and published in 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pavetta schumanniana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 1. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pavetta schumanniana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pavetta schumanniana. Published online. Accessed: 1 May 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pavetta schumanniana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 May 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pavetta schumanniana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 1 May 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Gousiekteboom
English: Poison Bride's Bush
chiShona: Karuvhunuti
SiSwati: (u)Sawoti
Tshivenda: Tshituku
isiZulu: isiMbuzana