Rubiaceae
Pentas
Pentas lanceolata

Pentas lanceolata var. angustifolia Verdc.

First published in Kew Bull. 30: 288 (1975)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Tanzania (Ufipa). It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania

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?
Jan 1, 1974 Bullock, A.A. [2699], Tanzania K000319750 Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Bullock, A.A. [3665], Tanzania K000319752 Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Richards, H.M. [8487], Tanzania K000319754 No
Jan 1, 1974 Richards, H.M. [8780], Tanzania K000319757 Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Richards, H.M. [8823], Tanzania K000319756 No
Jan 1, 1974 Richards, H.M. [8476], Tanzania K000319755 No
Jan 1, 1974 Richards, H.M. [11175], Tanzania K000319753 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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