Rubiaceae
Pavetta

Pavetta tomentosa Roxb. ex Sm.

First published in A.Rees, Cycl. 26: n.° 2 (1814)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to S. China (S. Yunnan) and Philippines. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chantaranothai, P. (2021). Taxonomic Notes on Pavetta L. (Rubiaceae) from Thailand and New Records for Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. Tropical Natural History 21: 146-166.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Pavetta indica var. tomentosa.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chantaranothai, P. (2021). Taxonomic Notes on Pavetta L. (Rubiaceae) from Thailand and New Records for Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. Tropical Natural History 21: 146-166.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 28, 2016 Petelot, A. [s.n.] Vietnam K001045923 No
Aug 26, 2016 Poilane, E. [32605] Vietnam K001045917 No
Aug 26, 2016 Poilane [4641] Vietnam K001045916 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6173] K001123216 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 6173] India K001123214 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6173] K001123218 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6173] Burma K001123222 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6173] India K001123217 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6173] Burma K001123220 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6173] Burma K001123221 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6173] India K001123215 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6173] Nepal K001123213 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6173] K001123219 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0