Pavetta longiflora

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 longiflora

Name

Pavetta longiflora Vahl, Symb. Bot. (Vahl) 3: 12 (1794)

• Type: P. Forsskål s.n. ([near Taiz], YEMEN; in flower, [June 1763]; Holotype: C [​C10002737 (NHMD1678483)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, numbered 1559]; Isotypes: B [fide Bremekamp 1934: 128], BM [​BM000826059^(GBIF)], H [​H1560554^(JSTOR)], S-G-4594^{(GBIF, JSTOR)})

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ixora longiflora (Vahl) Poir., Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 3: 208 (1813)
• Heterotypic
  • Pavetta arabica Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 126–127 (1934); not accepted by Wood (1997) and Chaudhary (2000) [cited as P. longiflora]
    • Type: A. Deflers 675 ([​Jabal Sabir, alt. 1300 m, Taiz], YEMEN; in flower, [6 August 1887]; Holotype: P [​P03966562^(GBIF), annotated as 'typi!' by Bremecamp in 1932]).
      • Note: P holds further 3 sheets of Deflers 675 without Bremecamp's additional slips, viz. P03966559^(GBIF), P03966560^(GBIF) and P03966561^(GBIF).
  • Pavetta deflersii Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 127 (1934); not accepted by Wood (1997) and Chaudhary (2000) [cited as P. longiflora]
    • Type: Deflers 675 (YEMEN; in flower; Holotype: P).

Misapplied names

• Ixora occidentalis auct. non L. [≡ Faramea occidentalis (L.) A.Rich.]: Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: CV [105] (1775)
  • Note: fide Vahl (1794), Poiret (1813), Bremekamp (1934: 127).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen (North Yemen, South Yemen). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Homonyms

• Pavetta longiflora Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16: (Oct 1826 – Nov 1827) [≡ Ixora macrantha (Steud.) Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 194, 198 (1934)]
• Pavetta longiflora Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 351 (1848), pro syn. sub P. gardeniifolia Hochst. ex A.Rich. [≡ P. hochstetteri Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 182, 194 (1934) = P. gardeniifolia var. gardeniifolia]

References

Primary references

• Vahl, M. 1794. Symbolae botanicae, sive plantarum, tam earum, quas in itinere, imprimis orientali, collegit Petrus Forskål, quam aliarum, recentius detectarum, exactiores descriptiones, nec non observationes circa quasdam plantas dudum cognitas. Pars 3. 106 pp., tt. 51–75. Nicolaus Möller & fil., Hauniae [Copenhagen]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Blume, C.L. 1826 ["1825"]. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië. 16 de Stuk. Pp. 942–1066. Ter Lands Drukkerij, Batavia. BHL 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. 
• Chaudhary, S.A. (ed.) 2000. Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Illustrated. Vol. 2 (Part 3). 433 pp. + 131 pls. National Herbarium, National Agriculture and Water Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh. Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page.  [see page 77]
• Forsskål, P. (†). 1775. Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica. Sive descriptiones plantarum, quas per Aegyptum inferiorem et Arabiam felicem detexit, illustravit Petrus Forskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Ex officina Mölleri, Hauniae [Copenhagen]. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.41 BHL 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. 
• Richard, A. 1847–1848. Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae seu enumeratio plantarum hucusque in plerisque Abyssiniae provinciis detectarum et praecipue a beatis doctoribus Richard Quartin Dillon et Antonio Petit (annis 1838 – 1843) lectarum. Vol. 1. XI+472 pp. Arthus Bertrand, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 
• Wood, J.R.I. 1997. A Handbook of the Yemen Flora. VI + 434 + 40 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-900347-31-8. Internet Archive, Lending Library  Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page.  [see page 281]

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pavetta longiflora. Accessed: 2024 August 28.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pavetta longiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Pavetta longiflora. Published online. Accessed: 28 August 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Pavetta longiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 August 2024.

Vernacular names

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