- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77302474-1
- Publication
- Candollea; Organe du Conservatoire et du Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève. Geneva
- Collation
- 77(1): 94
- Date of Publication
- 1 Jun 2022
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Melastomataceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Rabehevitra et al. 1033
- Locality
- Reg. SAVA [Prov. Antsiranana]: Vohémar, Tsarabaria, Manakana, Ambondrombe
- Collection Date
- 18 May 2004
- Type Herbaria
- holotype P P05206873
isotype CAS 1065645
isotype G G00415905
isotype MO 4777798 - Latitude
- 13° 42' 46" S
- Longitude
- 50° 5' 25" E
- Distribution Of Types
- Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean, Africa)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.15553/c2022v771a7 Etymology: 'The epithet longipes is a compound derived from the Latin adjective longus meaning 'long' and the noun pes meaning 'foot'. It functions as an adjective and refers to the long and upwardly dilated fruiting pedicels of this species'.