- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20008750-1
- Publication
- Novon; a Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. St. Louis, MO
- Collation
- 12(3): 361
- Date of Publication
- 25 Sep 2002
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Onagraceae
Type Information
- Type Name
- M. gracielanus S.González & W.L.Wagner
Remarks
Eponymy: Greek mega = great, and korax = raven. The generic name honors Peter H. Raven (1936-), a great scholar in Onagraceae and a foremost advocate for global conservation and sustainable use of environment (vide authors)