Pavetta agrostiphylla

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 agrostiphylla

Name

Pavetta agrostiphylla Bremek., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 89 (1934)

• Note: not accepted by Rout & Deb (1999: 110) [cited as P. hispidula var. angustifolia], but accepted by Sarma et al. (2019).

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Pavetta angustifolia Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 156 (1859), nom. illeg., non (Lam.) Roem. & Schult. (1818)
    • Type: G.H.K. Thwaites C. P. 267 (K [​K000031497^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, dated March 1846, 'unknown type material']; Isotypes: BM [​BM000945433^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, dated 1854], BR [​BR0000005523559^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], CAL [​CAL0000016284 (210704), as P. longiflora], FR-0031687^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], LE 00017399^(JSTOR); cf. P {P03967432^(GBIF), P03967433^(GBIF), P03967434^(GBIF)} [all without any type indication]).
    • Type locality: Ceylon [= Sri Lanka]. Central Province: Adams Peak, banks of streams.
• Homotypic
  • Pavetta hispidula Wight & Arn. var. angustifolia (Thwaites) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 151 (1880)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Sri Lanka. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bremekamp, C.E.B. 1934. A monograph of the genus Pavetta L. Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis 37: 1–208. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Thwaites, G.H.K. 1858–1864. Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae: an enumeration of Ceylon plants, with descriptions of the new and little-known genera and species, observations on their habitats, uses, native names, etc. VIII+483 pp. Dulau & Co., London. BHL Reference page. 
• Hooker, J.D., assisted by various botanists, 1880–1882. The Flora of British India Vol. 3. Caprifoliaceae to Apocynaceae. 712 pp. London: L. Reeve. BHL Reference page. 
• Rout, R.C. & Deb, D.B. 1999. Taxonomic revision of the genus Pavetta (Rubiaceae) in Indian Subcontinent. Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India 41(1–4): 1–182. DOI: 10.20324/nelumbo%2Fv41%2F1999%2F74261 [nonfunctional] PDF Reference page. 
• Sarma, J., Barbhuiya, H.A. & Dey, S. 2019. A new rheophytic species of Pavetta (Rubiaceae) from Assam, northeast India. Nordic Journal of Botany 37(1): e02076. DOI: 10.1111/njb.02076 Academia Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pavetta agrostiphylla. Accessed: 2023 November 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pavetta agrostiphylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 2. Reference page.