External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77332454-1
- Publication
- Candollea; Organe du Conservatoire et du Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève. Geneva
- Collation
- 78(2): 201
- Date of Publication
- 20 Nov 2023
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Melastomataceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Service Forestier 9385
- Locality
- Reg. DIANA (Prov. Antsiranana): Ankara
- Collection Date
- 11 Mar 1954
- Type Herbaria
- holotype P P00500467
isotype P P05320759
isotype TEF - Distribution Of Types
- Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean, Africa)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.15553/c2023v782a10 Etymology: name is a compound derived from the Latin combining form calci- meaning 'limestone' and the agent noun -cola meaning 'inhabitor'; it is a noun in apposition functioning as an adjective referring to the habitat on rocky, calcareous substrates.