External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77163096-1
- Publication
- Gardens' Bulletin. Singapore
- Collation
- 69(1): 130
- Date of Publication
- 24 May 2017
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Asclepiadaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- G.Versteeg 1431
- Locality
- Papua Province, Geitenkamp
- Collection Date
- 12 Jul 1907
- Type Herbaria
- holotype L L0794363
isotype A
isotype BO
isotype L L0794364 - Distribution Of Types
- Irian Jaya (New Guinea, Papuasia, Asia-Tropical)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.3850/S2010098116000093 named after its elongated style-head that resembles the traditional koteka, or penis-gourd traditionally worn by male natives of New Guinea