Rubiaceae
Pentas

Pentas micrantha Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 408 (1885)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zhou, Y.D. & al. (2023). Flora of Kenya 23: 1-454. Changjiang publishing & Media, Hubei Science & Technology Press, NatureKenya.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Zhou, Y.D. & al. (2023). Flora of Kenya 23: 1-454. Changjiang publishing & Media, Hubei Science & Technology Press, NatureKenya.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 21: 408 (1885).
  • Verdc. in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 23: 307 (1953).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Luke, P.A.; Luke, W.R.Q. [4316] Kenya K004724842 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [2938] Tanzania K004724841 Yes
Luke; Robertson [2060] Kenya K004724843 Yes
Jannerup; Mhoro [0279] Tanzania K004724845 Yes
Rajabu Hizza, I. [55] Tanzania K004724847 Yes
Baron, R. [310] Madagascar K000046870 Type Yes
Jannerup; Mhoro [0279] Tanzania K004724846 Yes
Baron, R. [3292] Madagascar K000046869 Holotype Yes
Kayombo, C.J.; Kindeketa, W.; Ntemi, A. [2961] Tanzania K004724844 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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