External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77332456-1
- Publication
- Candollea; Organe du Conservatoire et du Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève. Geneva
- Collation
- 78(2): 205
- Date of Publication
- 20 Nov 2023
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Melastomataceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Malcomber et al. 2736
- Locality
- Reg. Analanjirofo (Prov. Toamasina): Masoala Peninsula, S of Ambanizana, Andranobe permanent plot, 300-400 m
- Collection Date
- Mar 1994
- Type Herbaria
- holotype MO MO-6261631
isotype CAS CAS-954084
isotype G G00642040
isotype K
isotype NU
isotype P P00516011; P00516012 - Latitude
- 15° 30' 30" S
- Longitude
- 49° 57' 30" 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 noun drymos meaning 'forest' and the adjective phílos meaning 'loving' it functions as an adjective referring to the habitat.