Summary
The species name Pavetta muelleri Bridson is an illegitimate homonym of P. muelleri Bremek. A replacement name (P. bridsoniae P. I. Forst.) honouring Diane Bridson is proposed for this Zimbabwean species.
Introduction
The genus Pavetta L. is widespread in the Old World tropics with between 350 and 400 species (Bridson 2003; Govaerts et al. 2011). Most species are found on the African continent, although outliers of the genus occur as far afield as Melanesia and Australia (Reynolds 1993; Govaerts et al. 2011).
During preparation of a Flora of Australia account for Pavetta, it was noticed that Pavetta muelleri Bridson (originally as ‘mulleri’) described from Zimbabwean material (Bridson 2001), was a later homonym for P. muelleri Bremek. from northern Australia (Reynolds 1993). A replacement name is proposed here, honouring Diane Bridson who worked for many years on Rubiaceae from Africa and Asia.
Pavetta bridsoniae P. I. Forst. nom. nov.
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Pavetta muelleri Bridson in Kew Bull. 56: 586 (2001); Bridson, Fl. Zambesiaca 5(3): 573 (2003); non Bremekamp (1934: 124). Type: Zimbabwe, Nyanga Distr., Müller 2654 (holotype SRGH).
References
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Bridson, D. M. (2001). Additional notes on Pavetta (Rubiaceae: Pavetteae) from Tropical Eastern and Southern Africa. Kew Bull. 56: 567 – 600.
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Govaerts, R., Ruhsam, M., Andersson, L., Robbrecht, E., Bridson, D. M., Davis, A. P., Schanzer, I. & Sonké, B. (2011). World Checklist of Rubiaceae. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available at: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/rubiaceae
Reynolds, S. T. (1993). The genus Pavetta L. (Rubiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 4: 21 – 49.
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Forster, P.I. Pavetta bridsoniae (Rubiaceae), a replacement name for a Zimbabwean species. Kew Bull 67, 853 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-012-9409-x
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