- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77302468-1
- Publication
- Candollea; Organe du Conservatoire et du Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève. Geneva
- Collation
- 77(1): 82
- Date of Publication
- 1 Jun 2022
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Melastomataceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Stone et al. 2667
- Locality
- Reg. SAVA [Prov. Antsiranana]: Vohémar, Anjiabe, Analabe E of Lac Sahaka
- Collection Date
- 6 Feb 2008
- Type Herbaria
- holotype CAS 1104135
isotype MO 6196936
isotype P P05206876
isotype TAN - Latitude
- 13° 4' 54" S
- Longitude
- 49° 54' 26" E
- Distribution Of Types
- Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean, Africa)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.15553/c2022v771a7 Etymology: 'The epithet arenicola is a compound derived from the Latin noun arēna meaning 'sand' and the agent noun -cola meaning 'inhabitor'. It functions as an adjective and means 'sand-dweller', in reference to the habitat in sandy soil'.