Pavetta uniflora

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 uniflora

Name

Pavetta uniflora Bremek., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 32: t. 3194 (1933)

• Typus: R.M. Graham 1856 (Holotypus: K; ⧼Isotypi⧽: BR [​BR0000008851550^(JSTOR)], EA {EA000001693, EA000001694, EA000001695}, G G00014627^(JSTOR) [collected in May 1929]).
• Type locality: Kenya. [Coast Province:] Arabuko, in undergrowth of Brachylaena forest.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Canthium sennii Chiov., Fl. Somala 2: 243 (1932), pro syn.
  • Plectronia sennii Chiov., Fl. Somala 2: 243 (1932); not accepted by Bridson (1988) [cited as Pavetta uniflora]
    • Typus: L. Senni 479 (16 July 1929; Holotypus: FT [​FT003464]).
    • Type locality: Somalia. Juba region: Jack Omisso.
  • Canthium sennii (Chiov.) Cufod., Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 35: 1010 (1965), nom. non rite publ.
  • Pavetta sennii (Chiov.) Bridson, Kew Bull. 38(2): 320 (1983), nom. illeg., non Chiov. (1932)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northeast Tropical Africa Somalia East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania South Tropical Africa Mozambique References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hill, A.W. (ed.) 1933. Hooker's Icones Plantarum, or Figures, with Descriptive Characters and Remarks, of New and Rare Plants, Selected from the Kew Herbarium. Vol. 32 (= 5th series, Vol. 2): pls. 3101–3200. London: Dulau & Co. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Chiovenda, E. 1932. Flora Somala, Vol. 2. 483 pp. R. Orto Botanico. 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.  [see pages 168–169.]
• Bridson, D.M. 1983. The identities of Plectronia rhamnifolia Chiov. and P. sennii Chiov. (Rubiaceae). Kew Bulletin 38(2): 320. DOI: 10.2307/4108115 Reference page. 
• Bridson, D. & Verdcourt, B. 1988. Rubiaceae (Part 2). In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa, pp. 415–747. ISBN 90-6191-337-3 Google Books [reprint 2019 by CRC Press]. Reference page.  [see page 686.]
• Beentje, H.J. 1994. Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. 762 p. Online. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pavetta uniflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pavetta uniflora. Published online. Accessed: 21 June 2022.