External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77332464-1
- Publication
- Candollea; Organe du Conservatoire et du Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève. Geneva
- Collation
- 78(2): 215
- Date of Publication
- 20 Nov 2023
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Melastomataceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Turk et al. 215
- Locality
- Reg. Vatovavy (Prov. Fianarantsoa): Ranomafana Natl. Park, parcelle 3, S of Natl. Rd. 25 at 7 km W of Ranomafana, Talatakely trail system, 950–1150 m
- Collection Date
- 15 Dec 1992
- Type Herbaria
- holotype CAS CAS-799335
isotype BR BR0000009338166
isotype G G00642041
isotype MO MO-5030097; MO-5717469
isotype P P00257933
isotype TAN
isotype WAG WAG.1093662 - Latitude
- 21° 15' 30" S
- Longitude
- 47° 25' E
- Distribution Of Types
- Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean, Africa)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.15553/c2023v782a10 Etymology: name is adjectival, meaning 'great' or 'huge', in reference to the exceptionally large stature of this tree