External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77332469-1
- Publication
- Candollea; Organe du Conservatoire et du Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève. Geneva
- Collation
- 78(2): 226
- Date of Publication
- 20 Nov 2023
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Melastomataceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Antilahimena et al. 1826
- Locality
- Reg. Analanjirofo (Prov. Toamasina): Maroantsetra, Ambinanitelo, Soanafindra, Anjanaharibe forest, 421 m
- Collection Date
- 1 Feb 2003
- Type Herbaria
- holotype MO MO-6261668
isotype CAS - Latitude
- 15° 11' 17" S
- Longitude
- 49° 36' 51" E
- Distribution Of Types
- Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean, Africa)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.15553/c2023v782a10 Etymology: name refers to the resemblance to M. mocquerysii.