- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:981572-1
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin. Kew, England
- Collation
- 50(1): 78
- Date of Publication
- 1 Mar 1995
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Leguminosae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- D.J. & B.P.Du Puy M159
- Collection Date
- 12 Feb 1989
- Type Herbaria
- holotype K
isotype MO
isotype P
isotype TAN - Distribution Of Types
- Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean, Africa)
Original Data
- Distribution
- Madagascar.
Remarks
doi:10.2307/4114609 Etymology: 'from the Malagasy vernacular name for this species, a compound word from ala meaning forest or (indirectly) wood and soa meaning beautiful, useful or good'.