Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2720)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2634)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2219)
Order: Myrtales (80)
Family: Melastomataceae (17)(family description)
Genus: Antherotoma (1)
Epithet: senegambiensis (Guill. & Perr.) Jacq.-Fél. (2)
Synonym: Antherotoma senegambiensis (Guill. & Perr.) Jacq.-Fél.
senegambiensis => from or of the Senegambia Confederation, dissolved confederation between Senegal and The Gambia
