Rubiaceae
Pentas

Pentas zanzibarica (Klotzsch) Vatke

First published in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 25: 232 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Uganda to S. Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Society Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Welsh, S.L. (1998). Flora Societensis: 1-420. E.P.S. Inc. Utah.
  • Zhou, Y.D. & al. (2023). Flora of Kenya 23: 1-454. Changjiang publishing & Media, Hubei Science & Technology Press, NatureKenya.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Welsh, S.L. (1998). Flora Societensis: 1-420. E.P.S. Inc. Utah.
  • 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
  • US-FDA GSRS (2025)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 405 (1974).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 518 (1949).
  • Vatke in Oest. Bot. Zeitschr. 25: 232 (1875).
  • Verdc. in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 23: 319, fig. 33/A, B (1953).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 26, 2004 Gereau, R., E.; Kayombo, C., J. [4758] Tanzania K000172820 Yes
Dec 7, 1951 Hildebrandt, J.M. [1128] Tanzania K000414215 Type Yes
Richards, M. [21648] K004724964 Yes
s.coll. [1547] Kenya K004724867 Yes
Peter, G.A. [55395] K004724954 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9102] K004724968 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K004724859 Yes
{G. W. St. Clair-Thompson} [209] K004724975 Yes
Leakey, D. (Mr) [CM8566] Kenya K004724857 Yes
[Medical Officer] [15] K004724948 Yes
Rwaburindore, P.K. [3037] Uganda K004724848 Yes
{G. W. St. Clair-Thompson} [1394] K004724970 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [6197] Kenya K004724871 Yes
[E R N] [467] Kenya K004724863 Yes
Hazel, C. [37] Uganda K004724851 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K004724866 Yes
Dummer, R.A. [5159] Kenya K004724860 Yes
[S.A. Chambers] [s.n.] K004724969 Yes
Linder [3577] Uganda K004724849 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [10532] K004724979 Yes
Brown, E. [2680] Uganda K004724855 Yes
Bigger, M. [1925] K004724966 Yes
[Chandler-Harcod] [2604] Uganda K004724850 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [25642] K004724942 Yes
Richards, M. [23345] K004724952 Yes
Graham, R.M. [3041] Kenya K004724872 Yes
Loveridge, M.V. (Mrs) [340] Uganda K004724853 Yes
Peter, G.A. [42459] K004724955 Yes
Richards, M. [20151] K004724957 Yes
Williams, G.R. [287] K004724972 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [26485] K004724958 Yes
Peter, G.A. [55425] K004724953 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [841] Uganda K004724852 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [6197] Kenya K004724868 Yes
Archbold, N.E. [362] K004724962 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [205] K004724946 Yes
Revell, R.J. [63] K004724963 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K004724861 Yes
{Dr. Geilinger} [5052] K004724977 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [11933] K004724965 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Turner, M.; Owen, J. [10317] K004724940 Yes
Richards, M. [20082] K004724961 Yes
Irwin, P.H. (Mrs.) [238] Kenya K004724873 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9101] K004724945 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K004724862 Yes
Polhill, E. [112] Kenya K004724858 Yes
Dümmer, R. [381] Uganda K004724854 Yes
Graham, R.M. [2816] Kenya K004724874 Yes
Durham, F.R. [s.n.] K004724949 Yes
Richards, M. [23322] K004724980 Yes
Honoré, E.J. [227] Kenya K004724864 Yes
Brown, E. [2660] Uganda K004724856 Yes
Dummer, R.A. [5158] Kenya K004724865 Yes
Kanuri; Kibue [213] Kenya K004724869 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [3001] K004724973 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [611] K004724947 Yes
Williams, G.R. [285] K004724976 Yes
Geilinger [3485] K004724950 Yes
Sangiwa, U. [108] K004724978 Yes
[S.A. Chambers] [11] K004724944 Yes
Volkens, G. [418] K004724971 Yes
Archbold, M.E. [2866] K004724956 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [JMG94357] K004724959 Yes
Tanzania K000414216 Type Yes
Kanuri; Kibue [213] Kenya K004724870 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [JMG931315] K004724941 Yes
Huxley, P. [159] K004724951 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.); Arasululu, S. [27213] K004724943 Yes
Batty, M. [247] K004724967 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [JMG93183] K004724960 Yes
Peter, G.A. [42386] K004724974 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [224] Tanzania K:SPC-04717.000 No

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