External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77313882-1
- Publication
- Phytotaxa
- Collation
- 583(3): 292
- Date of Publication
- 7 Feb 2023
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Melastomataceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Saravanan & Kaliamoorthy 136010
- Locality
- Salem District, Yercaud, Shevaroy Hills, MALCO mines, 1350–1540 m
- Collection Date
- 20 Dec 2021
- Type Herbaria
- holotype MH
isotype MH - Latitude
- 11° 49' 17" N
- Longitude
- 78° 13' 29" E
- Distribution Of Types
- Tamil Nadu (India, Indian Subcontinent, Asia-Tropical)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.583.3.8 Etymology: 'The species is named after the type locality, Yercaud'.