Melastoma malabituin J.Agcaoili, Barcelona & Pelser
, Phytotaxa 435(1): 26 (2020).- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77207326-1
- Publication
- Phytotaxa
- Collation
- 435(1): 26
- Date of Publication
- 4 Mar 2020
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Melastomataceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Wilkie, Argent, Mendum, Pennington, Reynoso, & Gaerlan 29023
- Locality
- Luzon, Isabela Province, San Mariano, Barangay San Jose, c. 300m
- Collection Date
- 7 Mar 1997
- Type Herbaria
- holotype E
isotype K
isotype L
isotype L - Distribution Of Types
- Philippines (Malesia, Asia-Tropical)
- Type Remarks
- Also circulated as Argent, Gaerlan, Reynoso PPI No. 20023 (K, L)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.435.1.3 —The epithet ‘malabituin’ refers to the Tagalog word for 'resembling a star' (mala- = like/resembling/ similar to; bituin = star). This is in reference to the penicillate hypanthium emergences of M. malabituin.