Pavonia pabstii Krapov. & Cristóbal

  • Authority

    Fryxell, Paul A. 1999. Cavanilles (Malvaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 76: 1-284. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Pavonia pabstii Krapov. & Cristóbal

  • Type

    Type. Brazil. Santa Catarina: Sao Joaquim, banks of the Pelotas River, 23 Oct 1961, Pabst 6233 & Pereira 6406 (holotype, HB-n.v.; isotypes, CTES, RB-n.v.).

  • Description

    Species Description - Shrubs 1-1.5 m tall, the stems minutely glandular-pubescent and with scattered whitish setae 1 mm long. Leaf blades ovate, basally cordate, coarsely but shallowly crenate, acute, palmately 5-7-nerved, 2.5-4 x 2-3 cm, markedly discolorous, obscurely and minutely pubescent on upper surface, densely whitish-puberulent on lower surface and with scattered setae on principal veins; petioles to 3.5 cm long (subequal to blades), with pubescence like stem but setae primarily at distal end; stipules subulate, 3 mm long. Flowers solitary in the leaf axils, the pedicels 1.5-2 cm long (shorter than subtending petiole), with pubescence like stem, the setae denser distally; involucellar bracts 5, lance-ovate, 7-10 x 2.5-6 mm, glandular-pubescent and marginally ciliate; calyx 8-9 mm long, glandular-pubescent and ciliate; petals white, 1 cm long, pubescent on margins of claw; staminal column 6-7 mm tall, glabrous, pallid, distally antheriferous, the filaments 2-3 mm long; styles emergent from the column. Fruits unknown.

  • Discussion

    Illustration. Krapovickas & Cristóbal (1993: fig. 2). Krapovickas and Cristóbal (1993) ally Pavonia pabstii to P lanata and P kleinii of P. subsect. Hastifoliae. I believe it is more likely allied to the other species of P. subsect. Exsertae, despite its not having exserted genitalia.

    It is distinctive for its white corollas, broad involucellar bracts, and setose stems. The Jorgensen collection cited above is included only tentatively but may represent this species.

  • Distribution

    Known only from the type collection and one other (doubtful) collection from Formosa, Argentina. The type locality is at 28°18'S, 49°55'W (?).

    Argentina South America| Formosa Argentina South America|