Pavetta capensis subsp. komghensis

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. komghensis

Name

Pavetta capensis (Houtt.) Bremek. subsp. komghensis (Bremek.) Kok, S. African J. Bot. 3(3): 186 (1984)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pavetta komghensis Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13: 206 (1929)
    • Types:
      • Lectotype: H.G. Flanagan 87 ([January 1890]; PRE {PRE0150828-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, PRE0593317-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}} [selected by Bremekamp (1934: 166)]; Isolectotypes: GRA [​GRA0002825-0^(JSTOR)], L 0001010^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, NY [​NY04242150^(GBIF)], P [​P00553396^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], S [​S05-10782^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], SAM [​SAM0037449-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
      • Syntypes:
        • K. Wormold 107 ([November 1908]; GRA [​GRA0002823-0^(JSTOR)]);
        • Rattray 492 ([December 1908]; GRA [​GRA0002824-0^(JSTOR)]);
        • Pegler 4637 (PRE);
        • M. Wood 10216 (PRE).
    • Type locality: South Africa.
      • Lectotype: [Eastern Cape:] Komgha [= Komga].
      • Wormold et Rattray: [Eastern Cape:] East London.
      • Pegler: [Eastern Cape:] Kentani [= Centane].
      • Wood: Zululand [= KwaZulu-Natal]: Ginginhlovu.
• Heterotypic
  • Pavetta afra var. pubescens Sond., Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 3: 19 (1865), as 'Caffra'; not accepted by Bremekamp (1929, 1934) [cited as P. komghensis]
  • Pavetta durbanensis Bremek., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 13: 202 (1929); not accepted by Kok & Grobbelaar (1984) [cited as P. capensis subsp. komghensis]
    • Type: J.M. Wood 6419[s.n.] ([17 November 1893]; Holotype: NH [​NH0006419-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: South Africa. [KwaZulu-Natal:] Durban, the Bluff.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• 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. 

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. 
• Harvey, W.H. & Sonder, O.W. 1864–1865. Flora Capensis; being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, & port Natal. Volume III. Rubiaceae to Campanulaceae. ix + 633 pp. Hodges, Smith & Co., Dublin; I.C. Juta, Capetown.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. komghensis 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. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pavetta capensis subsp. komghensis. Published online. Accessed: 19 May 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pavetta capensis subsp. komghensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 May 2022.