1. The species was first formally described by Carl Meissner in '' Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis '' in 1856 , from material collected by James Drummond .
2. This species was first formally described in 1856 by Carl Meissner in '' Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis '' from material by James Drummond .

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yes