228.0000
Family
Melastomataceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 328 (1789), nom. cons.
148 genera, ca. 6000 spp. tropics, by far the majority in tropical America, almost 1000 in Colombia. Complete phylogeny: Goldenberg et al. (2022), refined by Quakenbush et al. (2025)
Species listed in database: 6137; hybrids: 2
= Blakeaceae Rchb. ex Barnhart; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 19 (1895)
= Memecylaceae DC.; Linnaea 2: 505 (1827)
= Miconiaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 64 (1835)
= Mouririaceae Gardner; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 22 (1840)
= Rhexiaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 59 (1822)
228.4114
Genus
Amphiblemma Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: t. 7 15: 50 (1851 publ. 1850)
Distribution: Tropical W-Africa
Species listed in database: 14
species :
Amphiblemma amoenum
Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 15(4): 492 (1976)
Distribution: W-Cameroon
23 CMN
Conservation Status: IUCN EN (Cameroon)
species :
Amphiblemma ciliatum
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 528 (1891)
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; W-D. R. Congo [Zaire]; N-Angola
23 CMN CON GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphiblemma lateriflorum Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 529 (1891)
= Amphiblemma wildemannianum Cogn. ex De Wild. & T.Durand; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 2, 1: 22 (1899)
species :
Amphiblemma cuneatum
Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 13(4): 454 (1973 publ. 1974)
Distribution: ?Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
23 GAB
species :
Amphiblemma cymosum
(Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 51 (1851)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Cameroon; Central African Republic
22 GUI IVO LBR SIE 23 CAF CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Calvoa superba A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 275 (1920), nomen
= Melastoma corymbosum Sims; Bot. Mag. 20: t. 904 (1806)
= Melastoma cymosum Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.; Sert. Hannov.
= Melastoma leonense Lodd. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 116 (1841)
species :
Amphiblemma gossweileri
Exell; J. Bot. 67: Suppl. 1, 182 (1929)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; W-D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 CON GAB ZAI 26 ANG
variant :
var. humifusum
Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 13(4): 452 (1973 publ. 1974)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]
23 CON GAB
species :
Amphiblemma hallei
Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 13(4): 456 (1973 publ. 1974)
Distribution: Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
23 EQG GAB
species :
Amphiblemma heterophyllum
Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 13(4): 448 (1973 publ. 1974)
Distribution: Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
23 EQG GAB
species :
Amphiblemma lanceatum
Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 13(4): 442 (1973 publ. 1974)
Distribution: Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]
23 CMN CON
species :
Amphiblemma letouzeyi
Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 14(3): 469 (1974)
Distribution: SW-Cameroon
23 CMN
Conservation Status: IUCN CR (Cameroon)
species :
Amphiblemma mildbraedii
Gilg ex Engl.; Veg. Erde [Engler & Drude] 9 (Pflanzenw. Afr.) 3(2): 756 (1921)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]
22 NGA 23 BIO CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphiblemma mildbraedii Gilg; Wiss. Ergebn. Zweit. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1910-1911), Bot. 2: 188 (1922), nomen
= Amphiblemma polyanthum Gilg ex Engl.; Veg. Erde [Engler & Drude] 9 (Pflanzenw. Afr.) 3(2): 756 (1921)
species :
Amphiblemma monticola
Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 9(2): 125 (1987)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)
species :
Amphiblemma mvensis
M.E.Leal; Blumea 53(2): 459 (2008)
Distribution: Gabon
23 GAB
species :
Amphiblemma setosum
Hook.f.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 2: 456, in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 79 (1871)
Distribution: Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; ?Congo [Brazzaville]
23 EQG GAB
species :
Amphiblemma soyauxii
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 1184 (1891)
Distribution: Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
23 CMN EQG GAB
Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)
