Memecylon ingens R.D.Stone & D.Turk

ISOTYPE

Credit:MNHN - Jérôme Mainguy - 2025

Project:Herbscan

Specimen

Herbier

MNHN-P-P00257933

Sector

AFM (Madagascar - Africa)

Collection

Taxonomy

Family

Melastomataceae

Genus

Memecylon

Species

Memecylon ingens

Name

Memecylon ingens R.D.Stone & D.Turk

Origin

Country label

Madagascar

Country ISO (code)

Madagascar (mg)

Verbatim locality

Fianarantsoa, Ranomafana National Park, parcelle 3, S of National Road 25 at 7 km W of Ranomafana ; Talatakely trail systeme

Phenology

Collector's name

D. Turk

With

R. Rakoto, J. Solo

Collector's number

215

Collection date

1992-12-15

Altitude

950 -1150

Maximum altitude (meters)

1150

Geographic coordinates

21° 15' 29.988'' S ; 47° 25' 0.012'' E

-21.25833 ; 47.41667

Description

Tree 17 m tall with a straight bole ; diameter at breast height 41 cm ; calice cream-yellow tawards the base ; style yellowish ; petals purple, white towards the edges ; filaments purple ; flowers preserved in alcohol

Determination history

		ISOTYPE	Memecylon ingens R.D.Stone & D.Turk
Candollea 78(2): 215 (2023)
Stone	07-2002		Memecylon corymbiforme H.Perrier

Online references

Specimen available in JSTOR