Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Myrtales (76)
Family: Melastomataceae (16)(family description)
Genus: Dissotis (2)
Epithet: senegambiensis (2)
Forma: irvingiana (Hook.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.
irvingiana => in honor of Irving, Edward George (1816-1855), plant collector
senegambiensis => from or of the Senegambia Confederation, dissolved confederation between Senegal and The Gambia