Pavetta microthamnus

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 microthamnus

Name

Pavetta microthamnus K.Schum., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28(1): 84 (1899)

• Typus: A. Staudt 373 (in flower, 7 July 1895; B, S-G-4597^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [collected in 1896]; Isotypus: LE 00017446^(JSTOR)).
• Type locality: Kamerun [= Cameroon]. An feuchten schattigen Gebirgsabhängen im Gebüsch am Berge Mbanga bei Lolodorf.

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Pavetta viridiflora R.D.Good, J. Bot. 64(Suppl. 2): 26 (1926); not accepted by Bremekamp (1934: 135), Figueiredo (2007) [cited as Pavetta microthamnus]
    • Typus: J. Gossweiler 7765 (in flower, [30] January [1919]; Holotypus: BM [cf. BM000903468^(JSTOR), 'type']; ⧼Isotypi⧽: COI [​COI00005365^(JSTOR)], K [​K000728895^(JSTOR)], LISC [​LISC002569^(JSTOR)], LISU [​LISU58384]).
    • Type locality: Portuguese Congo[ANGOLA, Cabinda]. In shady humid forests on the banks of the R. N'Zanza, R. Lufo, Mayumbe.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Zaïre. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schumann, K. 1899. Rubiaceae africanae. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 28(1): 55–113. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Good, R.D. 1926. Mr John Gossweiler's plants from Angola and Portuguese Congo. Journal of Botany 64(Suppl. 2): 1–43. Google Books (only snippets available). 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. 
• Figueiredo, E. 2007. The Rubiaceae of Cabinda (Angola). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154(4): 455–495. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00675.x Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pavetta microthamnus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pavetta microthamnus. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pavetta microthamnus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2022.