External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77332462-1
- Publication
- Candollea; Organe du Conservatoire et du Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève. Geneva
- Collation
- 78(2): 213
- Date of Publication
- 20 Nov 2023
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Melastomataceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Razakamalala et al. 2532
- Locality
- Reg. Anosy (Prov. Toliara): Fort-Dauphin, Iaboko (= Iabakoho), Antsotso, forêt d’Ivohibe, 386 m
- Collection Date
- Nov 2005
- Type Herbaria
- holotype P P06490380
isotype CAS - Latitude
- 24° 33' 52" S
- Longitude
- 47° 11' 43" E
- Distribution Of Types
- Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean, Africa)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.15553/c2023v782a10 Etymology: name is a compound formed by the Latin adjective fūtilis meaning 'brittle' and the noun folium meaning 'leaf'; it functions as an adjective referring to the easily breakable leaves when dry.