Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Myrtales (76)
Family: Melastomataceae (16)(family description)
Genus: Antherotoma (1)
Epithet: senegambiensis (Guill. & Perr.) Jacq.-Fél. (2)
senegambiensis => from or of the Senegambia Confederation, dissolved confederation between Senegal and The Gambia
