External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77329028-1
- Publication
- Taiwania. Taipei
- Collation
- 68(3): 318
- Date of Publication
- 23 Aug 2023
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Melastomataceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- M.A.K.Naive 134
- Locality
- Western Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Zamboanga City, La Paz, Pasonanca Natural Park, Tabu Tabu BMS, 1360 m
- Collection Date
- 20 Oct 2022
- Type Herbaria
- holotype PNH
isotype HITBC
isotype HNUL - Distribution Of Types
- Philippines (Malesia, Asia-Tropical)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.6165/tai.2023.68.318 Etymology: 'The specific epithet 'mapelo' was used as a noun in apposition. It is a chabacano word which means hairy, in reference to the pubescent overall morphology'.