- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77214910-1
- Publication
- Taxon; Official News Bulletin of the International Society for Plant Taxonomy. Utrecht
- Collation
- 69(5): 982
- Date of Publication
- 26 Sep 2020
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Melastomataceae
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.1002/tax.12317 The generic name is a feminine noun combining the Greek words pyr, genitive pyros, meaning “fire” and otis, “allied with Dissotis”. It is a reference to the fact that this species is able to withstand grassland fires and resprout because of its tuber-like, woody underground rootstock.