Casearia draganae M.H.Alford

, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 9(2): 325 (2015). BHL
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77154650-1
Publication
Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. Fort Worth, Texas
Collation
9(2): 325
Date of Publication
30 Nov 2015
Family as entered in IPNI
Flacourtiaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
M.Monsalve B. 541
Locality
Colombia: Valle del Cauca, Bajo Calima, Concesión Pulpapel/Buenaventura, 100 m
Collection Date
23 Nov 1984
Type Herbaria
holotype COL
Latitude
3° 55' N
Longitude
77° W
Distribution Of Types
Colombia (Western South America, Southern America)
Ecuador (Western South America, Southern America)

Remarks

the specific epithet is named in honour of the author's wife, Dragana Mladenović Alford; in the Serbo-Croatian language, Dragana means 'sweetheart' - given that the fruits of this species are noted to be sweet, this epithet is appropriate