Medinilla johnii, a new name for Medinilla parvifolia Baker (Melastomataceae) Author Kottaimuthu, Ramalingam text Phytotaxa 2023 2023-05-25 598 3 269 270 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.598.3.10 journal article 53378 10.11646/phytotaxa.598.3.10 8fb1a199-80ee-49cb-92a0-fae96ef1c06d 1179-3163 7969904 Medinilla johnii Kottaim. , nom. nov. Replaced name:— Medinilla parvifolia Baker (1883: 149) nom. illeg. , non Medinilla parvifolia Seemann (1866: 89) . Lectotype (designated here):— MADAGASCAR . s.loc. , R. Baron 2784 (P, barcode P00412868!; isolectotype: E, barcode E00681456!, K, specimen with barcode K000242535!). Etymology:—Named after John Gilbert Baker (1834-1920), author of the replaced name. Distribution:— Madagascar (Provinces of Antsiranana & Antananarivo ). Endemic ( POWO 2023 ). Habitat: Widespread species commonly seen in rock outcrops, slopes, peaks and rainforest from 1000 to 2000 m altitude ( Perrier 1951 ). Notes: Baker (1883) described Medinilla parvifolia based on the collections of Baron from Central Madagascar , but he did not mention collection dates and numbers in the protologue. According to Stafleu & Mennega (1992) , Baron’s collections are mainly at K. Substantial duplicate sets are at B, BM, E, G, MO, P, TAN and W. I have traced six sheets from four different herbaria, one each at E [E00681456G] and G [G00316247], two from P [P00412868, P00412869] and the other two sheets are in K, of which two of the collections are mounted on a single sheet [K000242534, K000242535]. Of these, the best preserved specimen, P00412868, is designated here as the lectotype as it agrees well with the protologue.