External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77332467-1
- Publication
- Candollea; Organe du Conservatoire et du Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève. Geneva
- Collation
- 78(2): 223
- Date of Publication
- 20 Nov 2023
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Melastomataceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Randriambololomamonjy et al. 70
- Locality
- Reg. DIANA (Prov. Antsiranana): Antsiranana II, Mahavanona, Andranomanitra, Ambararata, à 2 km N d’Antafiankoroka, Montagne des Français, 165m
- Collection Date
- 5 Feb 2005
- Type Herbaria
- holotype MO MO-6261220
- Latitude
- 12° 21' 1" S
- Longitude
- 49° 21' 18" E
- Distribution Of Types
- Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean, Africa)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.15553/c2023v782a10 Etymology: name is a neuter adjective meaning 'of the mountain of the French', referring to the type locality on the Montagne des Français.