- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77119093-1
- Publication
- Brittonia; a Series of Botanical Papers. New York, NY
- Collation
- 64(1): 69, figs. 1D, 3
- Date of Publication
- 1 Mar 2012
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Melastomataceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- D. Skean & C. McMullen 2526
- Locality
- Massif de la Hotte, Bwa Formon, near Nan Selle at Ravine Casco, in sight of the waterfall, alt. 1100m
- Collection Date
- 11 Aug 1989
- Type Herbaria
- holotype FLAS
isotype JBSD
isotype MICH
isotype NY
isotype S - Distribution Of Types
- Sud (Haiti, Caribbean, Southern America)
Remarks
Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the distinctive appearance of the abaxial surface of the leaves of M. navifolia, which, with their prominent and regularly spaced tertiary veins and strongly (occasionally slightly) recurved margins when dried, resemble the hulls of wooden boats. doi:10.1007/s12228-011-9214-0