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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)
228.4301 Genus Cambessedesia DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 110 (1828)
Distribution: S-Brazil
Species listed in database: 26
= Acipetalum Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(1): 577 (1848)
= Pyramia Cham.; Linnaea 9: 458 (1834)
species :
Cambessedesia angelana Fidanza & Almeda; Harvard Pap. Bot. 16(1): 57 (2011)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Cambessedesia atropurpurea A.B.Martins; Revista Brasil. Bot. 6(2): 77 (1983 publ. 1984)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
species :
Cambessedesia cambessedesioides (Wurdack) A.B.Martins; Acta Bot. Brasil. 9(1): 148 (1995)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyramia cambessedesioides Wurdack; Phytologia 49(2): 150 (1981)
species :
Cambessedesia corymbosa DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 110 (1828)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Acipetalum rugosum Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(1): 578 (1848)
= Cambessedesia intermedia Mart.; Herb. Fl. Bras. [Martius] 940 (1841)
= Cambessedesia rugosa Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 14 (1883)
= Cambessedesia rugosa var. latifolia Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 18 (1891)
species :
Cambessedesia eichleri Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 11 (1883)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Pernambuco); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Cambessedesia espora (A.St.-Hil. ex Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 111 (1828)
subspecies :
subsp. espora
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhexia espora A.St.-Hil. ex Humb. & Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 152
= Cambessedesia espora Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 62 (1851)
subspecies :
subsp. ilicifolia (DC.) A.B.Martins; Acta Bot. Brasil. 9(1): 148 (1995)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cambessedesia adamantium var. microphylla Miq.; Linnaea 22: 537 (1849)
= Cambessedesia espora var. chamaedryfolia Mart. & Schrank ex Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 17 (1883)
= Cambessedesia espora var. ilicifolia Schrank & Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 111 (1828)
= Cambessedesia ilicifolia (DC.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 24 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Cambessedesia ilicifolia var. integerrima Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 18 (1883)
= Cambessedesia ilicifolia var. setifera Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 18 (1883)
= Rhexia chamaedrifolia Schrank & Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 111 (1828)
= Rhexia ilicifolia Schrank & Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 111 (1828)
species :
Cambessedesia fasciculata (Spreng.) Fidanza & A.B.Martins
Distribution: Brazil
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhexia fasciculata Spreng.
species :
Cambessedesia glaziovii Cogn. ex A.B.Martins; Revista Brasil. Bot. 8(2): 177 (1985 publ. 1986)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
species :
Cambessedesia gracilis Wurdack; Phytologia 49(2): 152 (1981)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Cambessedesia harleyi Wurdack; Phytologia 49(2): 150 (1981)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Cambessedesia hermogenesii A.B.Martins; Revista Brasil. Bot. 8(2): 178 (1985 publ. 1986)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Cambessedesia hilariana (A.St.-Hil. ex Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 111 (1828)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Piauí, Pernambuco, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cambessedesia adamantium (A.St.-Hil. ex Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 111 (1828)
= Cambessedesia adamantium var. major Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 20 (1883)
= Cambessedesia adamantium var. minor Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 20 (1883)
= Cambessedesia cinnabarina Rech.; Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 79: 248 (1908)
= Cambessedesia hilariana f. adamantium (A.St.-Hil.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 24 (1871)
= Cambessedesia hilariana var. bidentata (Nees & Mart.) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 22 (1883)
= Cambessedesia hilariana var. ciliata Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 22 (1883)
= Cambessedesia hilariana var. galioides Schrank & Mart. ex Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 22 (1883)
= Cambessedesia hilariana var. grandiflora Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 21 (1883)
= Cambessedesia hilariana var. lanceolata Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 21 (1883)
= Cambessedesia hilariana var. linearis Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 22 (1883)
= Cambessedesia hilariana var. longifolia Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 22 (1883)
= Cambessedesia hilariana var. minor Cham.; Linnaea 9: 381.
= Cambessedesia hilariana var. obtusifolia Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 22 (1883)
= Cambessedesia hilariana var. setosa Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 21 (1883)
= Cambessedesia hilariana var. vulgaris Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 22 (1883)
= Cambessedesia setacea Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 23 (1883)
= Cambessedesia terminalis Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 61 (1851)
= Rhexia adamantium (Aubl.) A.St.-Hil.; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 157 (1823)
= Rhexia bidentata Nees & Mart.; Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 12(1): 53 (1824)
= Rhexia fasciculata Schrank & Mart.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 19 (1828)
= Rhexia galioides Schrank & Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 111 (1828)
= Rhexia hilariana Humb. & Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 147, t. 56
= Rhexia suberosa Spreng.; Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. [Sprengel] 1: 302 (1820)
species :
Cambessedesia latevenosa DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 110 (1828)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhexia bucardia Schrank ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 110 (1828)
= Rhexia latevenosa Mart.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 110 (1828)
species :
Cambessedesia membranacea Gardner; Sert. Pl. [Fielding & Gardner], t. 64 (1844)
subspecies :
subsp. membranacea
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás)
84 BRA
subspecies :
subsp. bahiana A.B.Martins; Revista Brasil. Bot. 8(2): 180 (1985 publ. 1986)
Distribution: Brazil
84 BRA
species :
Cambessedesia pityrophylla (DC.) A.B.Martins; Acta Bot. Brasil. 9(1): 148 (1995)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Acipetalum lineatum Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(1): 578 (1848)
= Osbeckia pityrophylla DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 139 (1828)
= Pyramia pityrophylla (DC.) Cham.; Linnaea 9: 458 (1834)
= Rhexia acuminata Schrank ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 139 (1828)
= Rhexia pityrophylla Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 139 (1828)
= Trembleya pityrophylla Mart. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 24 (1871 publ. 1872)
species :
Cambessedesia purpurata DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 110 (1828)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhexia purpurata Schrank & Mart.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 110 (1828)
species :
Cambessedesia regnelliana Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 19 (1883)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cambessedesia regnelliana var. robusta Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 19 (1883)
species :
Cambessedesia rupestris A.B.Martins; Kew Bull. 48(2): 385 (1993)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Cambessedesia salviifolia (Cham.) A.B.Martins; Acta Bot. Brasil. 9(1): 148 (1995)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyramia salviifolia Cham.; Linnaea 9: 459 (1834)
species :
Cambessedesia semidecandra A.St.-Hil. ex A.B.Martins; Revista Brasil. Bot. 6(2): 78 (1983 publ. 1984)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Cambessedesia striatella (Naudin) A.B.Martins; Acta Bot. Brasil. 9(1): 148 (1995)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pyramia striatella Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 60 (1851)
species :
Cambessedesia tenuis Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 43 (1927)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Cambessedesia tiradentensis R.J.V.Alves, R.A.Rutter & A.B.Martins; Kew Bull. 63(2): 319 (2008)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Cambessedesia uncinata Fidanza & Almeda; Harvard Pap. Bot. 16(1): 59 (2011)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Cambessedesia weddellii Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 61 (1851)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
84 BRA
species :
Cambessedesia wurdackii A.B.Martins; Revista Brasil. Bot. 6(2): 81 (1983 publ. 1984)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
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