- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77254979-1
- Publication
- Novon; a Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. St. Louis, MO
- Collation
- 29: 54
- Date of Publication
- 13 Apr 2021
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Campanulaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- N. Muchhala & J. Gruhn 545
- Locality
- Carchi: Bosque Protector Golondrinas, on path from Morán to lodge, 2750 m
- Collection Date
- 3 Jul 2018
- Type Herbaria
- holotype QCA
isotype HUTI
isotype MO MO-6773329 - Latitude
- 49' 11" N
- Longitude
- 78° 5' W
- Distribution Of Types
- Ecuador (Western South America, Southern America)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.3417/2021589 The specific epithet is in reference to reptiles of the family Crocodylidae, as the leaves of this species have a consistent brochidodromous venation reminiscent of the scales on a crocodile’s back.