Tarenna hutchinsonii

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: Tarenna
Species: Tarenna hutchinsonii

Name

Tarenna hutchinsonii Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 200 (1934); as "Tarenna Hutchinsonii"

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Pavetta nigrescens Hutch. & Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 89, in clavi., 91 (1931)
    • Note: there exists a blocking name Tarenna nigrescens (Hook.f.) Hiern (1877) [≡ Coptosperma nigrescens Hook.f.].
    • Typus:
      • Lectotypus: N.W. Thomas 7500 (K {K000043185^(JSTOR), K000043189^(JSTOR)}); designated by Degreef (2006: 84).
      • Syntypi: N.W. Thomas 7527 (K {K000043186^(JSTOR), K000043188 [on the same sheet with K000411772]}), N.W. Thomas 7536 (K {K000043187^(JSTOR), K000411772^(JSTOR) [collected in 1915]}) et N.W. Thomas 7834 (K).
    • Type locality: Sierra Leone. Kennema[Kenema], [20] January [1914].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone [type locality; possibly extinct fide Cheek (2013)] References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hutchinson, J. & Dalziel, J.M. 1931–1936. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Vol. 2. Crown Agents for the Colonies, London. Google Books. 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. 

Additional references

• Hepper, F.N. & Keay, R.W.J. 1963. Rubiaceae. In: Hepper, F.N. (ed.), Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2. 544 pp. London, United Kingdom: Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Adiministrations, pp. 104–223. Reference page.  [see this entry.]
• Degreef, J. 2006. Revision of Continental African Tarenna (Rubiaceae-Pavetteae). Opera Botanica Belgica 14: 1–150. ISBN 9789072619709 Google Books. Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Tarenna hutchinsonii Bremek. (Critically Endangered) - Assessed by M. Cheek on 20 December 2012 and published in 2013.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Tarenna hutchinsonii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Tarenna hutchinsonii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 July 2022.