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December 2023

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Melastomastrum afzelii (Hook.f.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.

This species name was first published in Mem. Soc. Brot. 11: 13 (1956) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000160678.

Synonyms of Melastomastrum afzelii (Hook.f.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Dissotis paucistellata Stapf J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 99 (1905) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001226698
Dissotis lecomteana Hutch. & Dalziel Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 213 (1927) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001226709
Dissotis afzelii Hook.f. Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 449 (1871) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001226711
Melastomastrum afzelii var. dialonkeanum Jacq.-Fél. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 3, Bot. 270(Bot. 17): 66 (1975) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001387378
Melastomastrum afzelii var. lecomteanum (Hutch. & Dalz.) Jacq.-Fél. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 3, Bot. 270(Bot. 17): 63 (1975) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001387379
Melastomastrum afzelii var. paucistellatum (Stapf) Jacq.-Fél. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 3, Bot. 270(Bot. 17): 61 (1975) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001387380