- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77302475-1
- Publication
- Candollea; Organe du Conservatoire et du Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève. Geneva
- Collation
- 77(1): 96
- Date of Publication
- 1 Jun 2022
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Melastomataceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Stone et al. 2656
- Locality
- Reg. SAVA [Prov. Antsiranana]: Marojejy NP, just across stream from 2nd camp, 750 m
- Collection Date
- 1 Feb 2008
- Type Herbaria
- holotype CAS 1104887
isotype G G00379396
isotype MO 6196939
isotype P P05206814
isotype TAN - Latitude
- 14° 26' 5" S
- Longitude
- 49° 45' 38" E
- Distribution Of Types
- Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean, Africa)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.15553/c2022v771a7 Etymology: 'The epithet majus is a neuter adjective meaning 'greater', in reference to the larger leaves and flowers of this species in comparison to the closely related and sympatric Memecylon pedunculatum Jacq.-Fél'.