Pentas purpurea subsp. mechowiana (K.Schum.) Verdc.

higherClassification: Eukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 > Plantae > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Gentianales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl > Rubiaceae > Pentas Benth. > Pentas purpurea Oliv.
taxonID 5K9ZY
parentNameUsageID 76NX7
originalNameUsageID O-vAYzKYUXel-OwTAXm-b0
scientificNameID t2APxG1QKVt53SO_oKJ_92
datasetID 2232
taxonomicStatus accepted
taxonRank subspecies
scientificName Pentas purpurea subsp. mechowiana (K.Schum.) Verdc.
scientificNameAuthorship (K.Schum.) Verdc.
genericName Pentas
specificEpithet purpurea
infraspecificEpithet mechowiana
namePublishedIn Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 23: 334 (1953)
nomenclaturalCode ICN
references S. Trop. Africa https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77188689-1
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