Pavetta comostyla

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 comostyla
Subspecies: P. c. subsp. comostyla – P. c. subsp. nyassica

Varietates: Pavetta c. subsp. c. var. comostyla – Pavetta c. subsp. c. var. inyangensis – Pavetta c. subsp. n. var. matengoana – Pavetta c. subsp. n. var. nyassica

Name

Pavetta comostyla S.Moore, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 98 (1911)

• Typus: C.F.M. Swynnerton 75 (in flower, [8] January [1906]; Holotypus: BM [cf. BM000903456^(JSTOR), 'Type']; ⧼Isotypi⧽: K [​K000412026^(JSTOR)], SAM [​SAM0010669-0^(JSTOR)], SRGH {SRGH0106704-1, SRGH0106704-2}; cf. US [​US02508424 (945815), without any type indication]).
• Type locality: Gazaland[ZIMBABWE.] Chirinda Forest, 3700–4000 ft.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Rendle, A.B., Baker, E.G. & Moore, S. & Gepp, A. 1911. A Contribution to our Knowledge of the Flora of Gazaland : being an Account of Collections made by C. F. M. Swynnerton, Esq., F.L.S. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 40(275): 1–245. BHL Reference page. 

Additional 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.  [see page 150.]
• Bridson, D.M. 1978. Studies in Pavetta (Rubiaceae subfam. Cinchonoideae) for part 2 of 'Flora of Tropical East Africa: Rubiaceae'. Kew Bulletin 32(3): 609–652. DOI: 10.2307/4109670 Reference page.  [see pages 628–629.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pavetta comostyla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 10. Reference page.