Bremeria scabrella (Wernham) A.P.Davis & Razafim.

3. Bremeria scabrella (Wernham) A.P.Davis & Razafim. View in CoL , comb. & stat. nov.

Basionym: Mussaenda erectiloba Wernham var. scabrella Wernham,J. Bot. View in CoL 52 (1914) 68. — Type: Scott Elliot 2607 (lectotype K, designated here), Madagascar, Toliara, Fort Dauphin, May [1888–90] .

Notes — Bremeria scabrella View in CoL is not like B. erectiloba View in CoL but instead has a greater morphological similarity to B. pervillei (Wernham) Razafim. & Alejandro View in CoL , which comes from the sub-humid forests (Sambirano) of Northeast Madagascar. Bremeria scabrella View in CoL can be set apart from B. pervillei View in CoL on the basis of the stiff pubescence (short hairs) on the under surface of the leaves (vs soft pubescence and longer hairs), sparsely pubescent inflorescence branches (vs densely pubescent), generally rather robust inflorescence parts (vs slender), and distinct (raised and rather thick) tertiary veins (vs flat to slightly raised and thin). Specimens Schatz & Nicoll 1231 (K, MO), Malcomber 2626 (K, MO), Randriamampionona 686 (K, MO) from Parcelle 1 of the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale d’Andohahela (near Fort Dauphin, in the District of Tolagnaro (Toliara )), fall within the circumscription of B. scabrella View in CoL .

Wernham (1914) cites two specimens (syntypes) for M. erectiloba var. scabrella , Scott Elliot 2607 and Cloisel 97. The herbaria for these specimens were given as ‘Hbb. Mus. Brit., Kew’, which upon consultation of the relevant herbaria has to be Scott Elliot 2607 (K) and Cloisel 97 (BM). We designate specimen Scott Elliot 2607 (K) as the lectotype of M. erectiloba var. scabrella .