Pavetta barbertonensis

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 barbertonensis

Name

Pavetta barbertonensis Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13(3): 204 (1929)

• Types:
  • Lectotype: E.E. Galpin 1201 (Rimers Creek, Barberton, [Mpumalanga], SOUTH AFRICA; [3 December 1890]; PRE {PRE0149492-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, PRE0593319-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, PRE0593320-0^(GBIF)}/BOL/NH [​NH0007857-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], see Note below; Isolectotypes: BR [​BR0000008849335^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], GRA {GRA0002820-1^(JSTOR), GRA0002820-2^(JSTOR)}, K [​K000412392^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], NY [​NY04981837^(GBIF)], SAM [​SAM0037460-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Note: As for this collection, Bremekamp (1929) cited four herbaria, namely 'National Herbarium', BOL, NH and GRA; in 1934 (p. 162), he (lecto)typified Galpin's collection with the following statement: "Transvaal, Barberton (Galpin 1201 Pret. typus e. a.)".
  • Syntypes:
    • G. Thorncroft 12925 [802] ("same station"; [January 1911]; NH [NH0012925-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]);
    • C.L. Leipoldt s.n. (Piet Retief, [Mpumalanga], SOUTH AFRICA; [December 1921]; PRE [​PRE0149494-0 (PRE 41281)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Swaziland, Northern Provinces (Mpumalanga, Northern Province). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Additional references

• 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. 
• 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. 
• 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]

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pavetta barbertonensis. Accessed: 2024 August 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pavetta barbertonensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pavetta barbertonensis. Published online. Accessed: 13 May 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pavetta barbertonensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 May 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Barberton-bruidsbos
English: Barberton Brides-bush