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Pavetta nitida

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Holotype of Ixora nitida Schumach. and Thonn. [family RUBIACEAE]
Tarenna nitida Merr. [family RUBIACEAE]
Type of Pavetta rhombifolia Bremek. [family RUBIACEAE]
Type of Pavetta oblongifolia (Hiern) Bremek. [family RUBIACEAE]
Pavetta corymbosa DC.) F.N.Williams var. corymbosa [family RUBIACEAE]
Filed as Pavetta corymbosa (DC.) F.N. Williams [family RUBIACEAE]
Filed as Pavetta corymbosa (DC.) F.N. Williams [family RUBIACEAE]
Filed as Pavetta corymbosa (DC.) F.N.Williams [family RUBIACEAE]
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Identification
Pavetta nitida (Schum. & Thonn.) Hutch. & Dalziel [family RUBIACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Pavetta corymbosa (DC.) F.N.Williams [family RUBIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by S. Koma, 2007
Related name
  • Pavetta oblongifolia
  • Pavetta rhombifolia
  • Baconia unrecorded
  • Baconia corymbosa
  • Pavetta nitida
  • Pavetta baconia
  • Pavetta corymbosa
Common name
  • ta-bak-a-ro-bat (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • besigbensi (NWT) kobe (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • botakãd (JB) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • n-zoséréyié (Aub.) (IVORY COAST, BAULE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • kronko (auc (GHANA, GBE-VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • nzosereyie (FRC) (GHANA, BAULE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • mungagba (B&D) (IVORY COAST, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • dσkumi (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Pavetta corymbosa var. corymbosa [family RUBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Pavetta corymbosa var. corymbosa [family RUBIACEAE], -in Bull.Herb. Boiss. sér. 2, 7: 378 (1907); Bremek. l.c. 69, as var. glabra; Aubrév. Fl. For. Soud.-Guin. 471-474, t. 104, 2
Baconia corymbosa DC. [family RUBIACEAE], (1807)
Ixora nitida Schum.& Thonn. [family RUBIACEAE], (1827)
Pavetta nitida (Schum. & Thonn.) Hutch. & Dalz. [family RUBIACEAE], , F.W.T.A., ed1, 2: 91 (1931), partly; AubrévFlForCIv., ed1, 3: 219
Pavetta baconia Hiern [family RUBIACEAE], in F.T.A3: 179 (1877); Kennedy ForFlSNig. 213 (as "P. baconi ").
Pavetta rhombifolia Bremek. [family RUBIACEAE], l.c. 64 (1934)
Pavetta hygrophytica Bremek. [family RUBIACEAE], l.c68 (1934), partly (Chipp 420).
Information
A shrub or small tree, usually less than 20 ft. high; corolla greenish-white outside, white inside; fruits whitish when young, black when ripe; in forest regrowth and drier types of forest including fringing forest and forest margins.
Habitat
; in forest regrowth and drier types of forest including fringing forest and forest margins.
Distribution
Sen.: Cape Verde Leprieur. Casamance Perrottet.Gam.: Heudelot 62!Port. G.: Fonte, Bubaque (May) Esp. Santo 2020! Brene, Bissau (fr. Jan.) Esp. Santo 1681!Guin.: Rio Nunez Heudelot 772! Koloiea Paroisse 4! Toumbo Paroisse 80. Souguékourou Paroisse 144.S. L.: Hormont! Smeathmann. Whitfield! Heddle’s Farm (May) Lane-Poole 270! Goderich (Apr.) Deighton 4763! Musaia (Mar.) Deighton 5454! Seliakuri (Mar.) Sc. Elliot 5093! Bafodeya (Apr.) Sc. Elliot 5506! Falaba (Mar.) Sc. Elliot 5129!Iv. C.: fide Aubrév. l.c.Ghana: Axim (young fr. Apr.) Chipp 420! Cape Coast Brass! Achimota (Feb.) Irvine 1997! Aboma F.R., Mampong Dist. (fl. 8 fr. Jan.) Andoh FH 5451! 5454! Kpeve (fl. buds Mar.) Williams 68! Amedzofe (Mar.) Williams 96! 292!Togo Rep.: Lome Warnecke 49!Dah.: Le Testu 250!N. Nig.: Anara F.R., Zaria Prov. (fl. May, fr. Oct.) Keay FHI 21133! 25783!S. Nig.: Lagos Barter 2200! Dalz. 1053! Millen 209! Abeokuta Irving 140! Oyo Barter 3402![Br.] Cam.: Gangumi, Gashaka Dist. (fr. Dec.) Latilo 8 Daramola FHI 28846!

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