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Description
Family Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are trees , shrubs , or infrequently herbs comprising about 450 genera and 6,500 species, including some lianous forms. The leaves are simple and usually entire, and are opposite or sometimes whorled ; stipules are present and interpetiolar . The flowers are nearly always bisexual and actinomorphic , often heterostylous, and usually are in cymose inflorescences. The calyx is mostly somewhat reduced and 4-5-lobed or sometimes the lobes are obsolete or rarely one of them greatly expanded and brightly colored . The sympetalous corolla is mostly 4-5-lobed, occasionally with 3 or up to 10 lobes. The androecium consists of as many stamens as corolla lobes and is adnate to the corolla tube or epigynous zone, alternate with the lobes. The gynoecium consists of a single compound pistil of 2 or seldom more carpels, a single style, and a nearly always inferior ovary with the number of locules equaling the number of carpels, each with 1-many axile ovules. An epigynous nectary disk is usually present. The fruit is variable, sometimes forming multiples . -- Gerald Carr.
Habitat
Ecology: Occurs in lowland and submontane forest
; 300–1,500 m
alt.[1]
List of Habitats
:1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Lamiidae
()
- Takhtajan Ex Reveal, 1992
- Superorder:
Gentiananae
()
- Thorne Ex Reveal, 1992
- Superorder:
Gentiananae
(
- Subclass:
Lamiidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Exechostylus flaviflorus K. Schum.
- Ixora brachycalyx (Hiern) Kuntze
- Pavetta flaviflora (K. Schum.) Hutch. & Dalziel
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003
Similar Species
Members of the genus Pavetta
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 487 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
P. abyssinica · P. abyssinica abyssinica · P. abyssinica subsp. viridiflora · P. abyssinica var. bremekampiana · P. abyssinica var. dolichosiphon · P. abyssinica var. lamurensis · P. abyssinica var. prescottii · P. abyssinica var. usambarica · P. ackeringae · P. acutifolia · P. aethiopica · P. agrostiphylla · P. akeassii · P. amaniensis · P. amaniensis var. amaniensis · P. amaniensis var. trichocephala · P. amplexicaulis · P. andongensis · P. angolensis · P. angustifolia · P. ankolensis · P. annobonensis · P. antennifera · P. arabica · P. arenicola · P. arenosa · P. aspera · P. atra · P. australiensis · P. australiensis var. australiensis · P. australiensis var. pubigera · P. axillaris · P. axillipara · P. backeri · P. baconiella · P. bagshawei · P. bagshawei var. bagshawei · P. bagshawei var. leucosphaera · P. balinensis · P. bangweensis · P. barbata · P. barbertonensis · P. barnesii · P. basilanensis · P. batanensis · P. batesiana · P. bauchei · P. bequaertii · P. bidentata · P. bidentata var. bidentata · P. bidentata var. sessilifolia · P. bidgoodiae · P. bilineata · P. birmahica · P. birmanica · P. birmanica var. tomentosa · P. blanda · P. borneensis · P. bowkeri · P. brachyantha · P. brachycalyx · P. brachysiphon · P. bracteata · P. breviflora · P. breviflora var. breviflora · P. breviflora var. ciliolata · P. breviflora var. pubescens · P. brevituba · P. brownii · P. brownii var. brownii · P. brownii var. glabrata · P. bruceana · P. bruneelii · P. brunonis · P. buchneri · P. burttii · P. buruensis · P. calothyrsa · P. cambodiensis · P. camerounensis · P. camerounensis camerounensis · P. camerounensis subsp. brevirama · P. candelabra · P. canescens · P. capensis · P. capensis subsp. komghensis · P. cataractarum · P. catophylla · P. caudata · P. celebica · P. cellulosa · P. cerberaefolia · P. chapmanii · P. chevalieri · P. cinerascens · P. cinereifolia · P. claessensi · P. claessensii · P. coelophlebia · P. comostyla
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Cheek, M. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 03, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 03, 2007:
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5989215
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14244877
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:759566-1
- IUCN ID: 45919
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1028875
Footnotes
- Cheek, M. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008. [back]
