External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77332451-1
- Publication
- Candollea; Organe du Conservatoire et du Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève. Geneva
- Collation
- 78(2): 196
- Date of Publication
- 20 Nov 2023
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Melastomataceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- McPherson 17112
- Locality
- Reg. SAVA ([Prov. Antsiranana): Masoala Peninsula, W of Ambohitralanana, near Sahafary, 75 m
- Collection Date
- 19 Jul 1997
- Type Herbaria
- holotype CAS CAS-960574
isotype G G00642037
isotype MO MO-6262422
isotype NU - Latitude
- 15° 16' S
- Longitude
- 50° 22' E
- Distribution Of Types
- Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean, Africa)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.15553/c2023v782a10 Etymology: name is a compound formed from the Greek nouns atraktos meaning 'spindle' and karpós meaning 'fruit' ;it functions as an adjective and refers to the fusiform shape of the fruits.