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A new name in Pavetta L. (Rubiaceae)

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The name Pavetta modesta (Hiern) S. E. Dawson is a later homonym of P. modesta Bremek. Pavetta crystalensis is proposed as a new name.

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  • Bremekamp, C. E. B. (1939). A monograph of the genus Pavetta L.: additions and emendations. I Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 47: 12 – 28.

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I am grateful to Katherine Challis for quickly bringing this later homonym to my attention.

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    S. E. Dawson

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Dawson, S.E. A new name in Pavetta L. (Rubiaceae). Kew Bull 63, 517 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-008-9050-x

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