Rubiaceae
Pentas
Pentas purpurea

Pentas purpurea subsp. purpurea

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Nigeria to Tanzania and S. Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Jawa

Synonyms

Heterotypic 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?
Cameron, K.J. [5] Malawi K000414201 Unknown Type Material Yes
Buchanan, J. [1057] Malawi K000414202 Type Yes
Buchanan, J. [546] Malawi K000414203 Lectotype Yes
Mildbraed [8930] Cameroon K000394980 Unknown Type Material No
Mildbraed [9080] Cameroon K000394982 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mildbraed [9080] Cameroon K000394981 Unknown Type Material Yes
Osborne, J. [JO1470] Mozambique K001346177 Yes
Buchanan, J. [14] Malawi K000414205 Syntype Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000414204 Unknown Type Material Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000414200 Unknown Type Material Yes

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 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