External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77332470-1
- Publication
- Candollea; Organe du Conservatoire et du Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève. Geneva
- Collation
- 78(2): 229
- Date of Publication
- 20 Nov 2023
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Melastomataceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Schatz et al. 3335
- Locality
- Reg. Analanjirofo (Prov. Toamasina): Masoala Peninsula, 1–3 km south of Ambanizana, trail along coast, 0-10 m
- Collection Date
- 26 Oct 1992
- Type Herbaria
- holotype CAS CAS-898883
isotype MO MO-5717468
isotype TAN
isotype WAG WAG.1093992 - Latitude
- 15° 39' S
- Longitude
- 49° 58' E
- Distribution Of Types
- Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean, Africa)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.15553/c2023v782a10 Etymology: name refers to the earlier confusion between this species and the closely related M. pulvinatum.