Pavetta capensis subsp. capensis

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 capensis
Subspecies: Pavetta capensis subsp. capensis

Name

Pavetta capensis (Houtt.) Bremek. subsp. capensis, autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pavetta afra L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 121 (1782), as "caffra"; not accepted by Bremekamp (1934) [cited as Pavetta capensis]
    • Type: Sparrmann s.n.
    • Type locality: [South Africa.] Cap. bonæ spei [= Cape of Good Hope].
  • Ixora afra (L.f.) Poir., Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 3: 209 (1813), as "caffra"
  • Pavetta thyrsiflora Thunb. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 492 (1830), pro syn. sub nom. Pavetta afra
  • Pavetta albanensis Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13: 207 (1929); reduced to P. capensis subsp. capensis by Kok & Grobbelaar (1984: 186)
    • Type: J. Burtt Davy 11610 ([13 December 1911]; Holotype: PRE [​PRE0149347-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: South Africa. [Eastern Cape:] Grahamstown.
  • Pavetta mbumbulensis Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13: 207 (1929); reduced to P. capensis subsp. capensis by Kok & Grobbelaar (1984: 186)
    • Types:
      • Lectotype: E.E. Galpin 7091 ([December 1905]; PRE [designated by Bremekamp 1934: 168]; Isolectotypes: GRA [​GRA0002826-0^(JSTOR)], PRE [​PRE0149374-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
      • Syntype: E.M. Young 15085 (J).
    • Type locality: South Africa. [Eastern Cape:]
      • Lectotype: Queenstown, Mount Mbumbula.
      • Syntype: Finchom[Fincham]'s Nek near Queenstown.
  • Pavetta pallida Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13: 206–207 (1929); reduced to P. capensis subsp. capensis by Kok & Grobbelaar (1984: 186)
    • Types:
      • Lectotype: W. Tyson 12635 ([December 1915]; PRE [​PRE0149348-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, designated by Bremekamp 1934: 167]).
      • Syntype: L.L. Britten 1567 ([22 June 1919]; GRA [​GRA0002821-0^(JSTOR)]; cf. PRE [PRE0149370-0^(GBIF)]).
    • Type locality: South Africa. [Eastern Cape:]
      • Lectotype: Port Alfred.
      • Syntype: Grahamstown.
  • Pavetta suurbergensis Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13: 208 (1929); reduced to P. capensis subsp. capensis by Kok & Grobbelaar (1984: 186)
    • Type: F. Cridem [= Crudew or Cruden] 157 ([4 December 1917]; Holotype: GRA [​GRA0002822-0^(JSTOR)]; Isotype: K [​K000412383^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: South Africa. [Eastern Cape:] Alicedale.
  • Pavetta urbis-reginae Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13: 205 (1929); reduced to P. capensis subsp. capensis by Kok & Grobbelaar (1984: 186)
    • Type: E.E. Galpin 7728 ([21 April 1907]; Holotype: PRE [​PRE0151661-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: South Africa. [Eastern Cape:] Queenstown, Long Hill Peak.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Eastern Cape Province, Northern Cape Province), KwaZulu-Natal [​fide Retief 2003]. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional 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. 
• 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. 
• De Candolle, A.P. 1830. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 4: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines X. 683 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL 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. 
• Lamarck, J.-B. & Poiret, J.L.M. 1813–1814. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique. Supplément. 3: 1–368 (1813); 369–780 (1814). H. Agasse, Paris. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. (filius) 1782 ["1781"]. Supplementum Plantarum systematis vegetabilium editionis decimae tertiae, generum plantarum editionis sextae, et specierum plantarum editionis secundae. [XVI]+468 pp. Impensis Orphanotrophei, Brunsvigae [Braunschweig]. BHL 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 capensis. Accessed: 2024 August 26.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pavetta capensis subsp. capensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pavetta capensis subsp. capensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 May 2022.