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)
228.3701
Genus
Bertolonia Raddi; Mem. Mat. Fis. Soc. Ital. Sci. Modena, Pt. Mem. Fis. 18: 384 (1820)
Distribution: Brazil
Species listed in database: 36
= Triblemma R.Br. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 113 (1828)
= Bolina Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 101 (1838)
species :
Bertolonia acuminata
Gardner; London J. Bot. 2: 344 (1843)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bertolonia raulinoi Brade; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 14: 226 (1956)
species :
Bertolonia alternifolia
Baumgratz, Amorim & A.B.Jardim; Kew Bull. 66(2): 273 (2011)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia angustifolia
Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 56 (1886)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia angustipetala
Bacci & R.Goldenb.; Syst. Bot. 43(3): 771 (2018)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia bullata
Baumgratz, Amorim & A.B.Jardim; Kew Bull. 66(2): 276 (2011)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia carmoi
Baumgratz; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 30: 120 1989-90 (1991)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bertolonia ovata DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 113 (1828), nom. rej. prop.
species :
Bertolonia crassicaulis
Bisewski, Bacci & R.Goldenb.; Phytotaxa 691(1): 65 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia cuspidata
Bacci & Amorim; Syst. Bot. 43(3): 772 (2018)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia duasbocaensis
Bacci & R.Goldenb.; PeerJ 4(e-2822): 3 (2016)
Distribution: Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia formosa
Brade; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 14: 224 (1956)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia foveolata
Brade; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 14: 226 (1956)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia grazielae
Baumgratz; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 30: 130 1989-90 (1991)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia hirsutissima
Bacci, Michelang. & R.Goldenb.; Phytotaxa 265(3): 252 (2016)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia hoehneana
Brade; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 14: 225 (1956)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia igrapiuna
Bisewski, Bacci & R.Goldenb.; Brazil. J. Bot. 43(3): 564 (2020)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia kollmannii
Bacci & R.Goldenb.; Syst. Bot. 43(3): 775 (2018)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais, Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia leuzeana
(Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 113 (1828)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhexia leuzeana Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 144
species :
Bertolonia linearifolia
Bacci & Michelang.; Syst. Bot. 43(3): 777 (2018)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia lucernula
Bacci, D.T.Iglesias & R.Goldenb.; Phytotaxa 460(1): 90 (2020)
Distribution: Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia macrocalyx
Bacci & R.Goldenb.; PeerJ 4(e-2822): 8 (2016)
Distribution: Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia maculata
DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 114 (1828)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bertolonia aenea Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 318 (1851)
= Bertolonia maculata var. aenea (Naudin) Planch.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 7: 291 (1851)
= Bertolonia smaragdina Van Houtte; Nursery Cat. (Louis van Houtte) 177: Suppl. (1878)
species :
Bertolonia marmorata
(Naudin) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 318 (1851)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bertolonia maculata var. marmorata (Naudin) Planch.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 7: 296 (1851)
= Bertolonia marmorata var. aenea (Naudin) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 54 (1886)
= Eriocnema aenea Naudin; Rev. Hort. (Paris), Sér. 3, 2: 381 (1848)
= Eriocnema marmorata Naudin; Rev. Hort. (Paris), Sér. 3, 2: 381 (1848)
species :
Bertolonia michelangeliana
Bacci & R.Goldenb.; Rodriguésia 68(5): 1670 (2017)
Distribution: Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia mosenii
Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 55 (1886)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia nymphaeifolia
Raddi; Mem. Mat. Fis. Soc. Ital. Sci. Modena, Pt. Mem. Fis. 18: 384 (1820)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhexia nymphaeifolia (Raddi) Kunth; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 140 (1823)
= Triblemma nymphaeifolium Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 698 (1841)
species :
Bertolonia organensis
Baumgratz, Gonç.-Silva & Nunes-Freitas; Phytotaxa 273(2): 116 (2016)
Distribution: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia paranensis
(Wurdack) Baumgratz; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 30: 140 1989-90 (1991)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bertolonia acuminata subsp. paranensis Wurdack; Pap. Avulsos Herb. Hatschbach 4: 2 (1963)
species :
Bertolonia reginatoi
Bacci & Michelang.; Syst. Bot. 43(3): 783 (2018)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia riocontensis
Bisewski, Bacci & R.Goldenb.; Brazil. J. Bot. 43(3): 567 (2020)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia ruschiana
Bacci & R.Goldenb.; PeerJ 4(e-2822): 12 (2016)
Distribution: Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia sanguinea
Saldanha ex Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 51 (1886)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
variant :
var. santos-limae
(Brade) Baumgratz; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 30: 109 1989-90 (1991)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bertolonia santos-limae Brade; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 14: 223 (1956)
species :
Bertolonia valenteana
Baumgratz; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 30: 141 1989-90 (1991)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia venezuelensis
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(1): 111 (1958)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Bertolonia violacea
Bisewski, Bacci & R.Goldenb.; Brazil. J. Bot. 43(3): 570 (2020)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia vitoriana
Bacci & Amorim; Syst. Bot. 43(3): 788 (2018)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Bertolonia wurdackiana
Baumgratz; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 30: 125 1989-90 (1991)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
