IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77254964-1

Publication

Novon; a Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. St. Louis, MO

Collation

29: 38

Date of Publication

1 Apr 2021

Family as entered in IPNI

Lamiaceae

Type Information

Collector Team

G. McPherson 18970

Locality

Analanjirofo Region (Toamasina): N of Soanierana-Ivongo, near village of Antanambao-Ambodimanga

Collection Date

19 May 2003

Type Herbaria

holotype G G00341881
isotype MO MO-6481571
isotype P P04398085
isotype TAN

Latitude

16° 45' 28" S

Longitude

49° 42' 59" E

Distribution Of Types

Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean, Africa)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.3417/2021653 Etymology: the species epithet honours the authors' colleague Gordon McPherson, Principal Investigator on the Missouri Botanical Garden project 'A Botanical Survey of Madagascar’s Endangered Littoral Forest', who made more than 2300 plant collections in Madagascar during his eight visits between 1989 and 2003.