Rubiaceae
Pentas
Pentas lanceolata

Pentas lanceolata var. nemorosa (Chiov.) Verdc.

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 23: 349 (1953)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Ethiopia to N. Tanzania. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1957 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K000319731 Yes
Och, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [1149] Kenya K000319737 Yes
Battiscombe, E. [504] Kenya K000319743 Yes
Kassner, T. [802] Kenya K000319736 Yes
Whyte, A. [1898] Kenya K000319745 Yes
Macdonald, J. [821] Kenya K000319748 Yes
Macdonald, J. [828] Kenya K000319749 Yes
Snowdon, J.D. [562] Kenya K000319739 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [357] Kenya K000319740 Yes
Graham, M.D. [2146] Kenya K000319735 Yes
Och, R.E. [419] Kenya K000319738 Yes
Napier, E.R. [1668] Kenya K000319746 Yes
Och, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [15] Kenya K000319744 Yes
Polhill; Verdcourt, B. [284] Kenya K000319732 Yes
Thompson, J. [s.n.] Kenya K000319747 Yes

Sources

  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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