Pentanisia procumbens

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: Rubioideae
Tribus: Knoxieae
Genus: Pentanisia
Species: Pentanisia procumbens

Name

Pentanisia procumbens R.D.Good, J. Bot. 64(Suppl. 2): 20 (1926)

• Typus: J. Gossweiler 3450 (in flower and fruit, January [1906]; Holotypus: BM [cf. BM000903205^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 'Syntype']; ⧼Isotypi⧽: COI [​COI00079239^(GBIF), 'Isosyntype'], K [​K000379471^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 'Unknown type material'], LISC [​LISC001042^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
• Type locality: [Angola. Cuando-Cubango:] N'Jaio, near Munongue [= Menongue], in moist meadows.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa South Tropical Africa Angola. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Good, R.D. 1926. Mr John Gossweiler's plants from Angola and Portuguese Congo. Journal of Botany 64(Suppl. 2): 1–43. Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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 pages 579–580.]

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pentanisia procumbens. Accessed: 2023 April 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pentanisia procumbens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 April 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pentanisia procumbens. Published online. Accessed: 2 April 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pentanisia procumbens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 April 2023.