Cynometra vitiensis Rados., 2019

Radosavljevic, Aleksandar, 2019, The rise of Cynometra (Leguminosae) and the fall of Maniltoa: a generic re-circumscription and the addition of 4 new species, PhytoKeys 127, pp. 1-37 : 14

19. Cynometra vitiensis Rados. nom. nov.

Basionym.

Maniltoa floribunda A.C.Sm., J. Arnold Arbor. 31: 169. 1950, non Cynometra floribunda Benth, Trans Linn. Soc. London 25: 318. 1865. Type. FIJI. Viti Levu. Nandronga-Navosa Province: southern slopes of Nausori Highlands, in drainage of Namosi Creek above Tumbenasolo, 300-400 m alt., 29 May 1947, A.C. Smith 4588 (holotype: A; isotypes: BISH, BRI, K, L, LE, NY, P, S, US).

Notes.

This species is named after the nation of Fiji, where it is endemic, but somewhat common and widespread, occurring on at least six islands ( Smith 1985).