Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Gentianales (113)
Family: Rubiaceae (62)(family description)
Genus: Lasianthus (2)
Epithet: micranthus Hook.f. (1)
Synonyms: Lasianthus balansae (Drake) Pit., Lasianthus microstachys Hayata, Lasianthus octonervius Hand.-Mazz., Lasianthus seikomontanus Yamam., Litosanthes micrantha (Hook.f.) Deb & M.G.Gangop., Mephitidia balansae Drake, Mephitidia microstachys (Hayata) Nakai, Nonatelia micrantha (Hook.f.) Kuntze
balansae => in honor of Benedict Balansa (1825-1891), french botanist and explorer
micrantha => bearing minute flowers
micranthus => small flowered
octonervius => eight nerves