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)
228.4405
Genus
Dissochaeta Blume; Flora 14: 493 (1831)
Distribution: Indo-Malesia
Species listed in database: 29
= Omphalopus Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 277 (1851)
= Neodissochaeta Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 134 (1943)
species :
Dissochaeta acmura
Stapf & M.L.Green; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913: 42 (1913)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon, Catanduanes, Leyte, Basilan, Bucas Grande, Mindanao)
42 PHI
Remarks: sect. Diplostemones
species :
Dissochaeta angiensis
Kaneh. & Hatus. ex Ohwi; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 57: 5 (1943)
Distribution: Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 MOL NWG
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
species :
Dissochaeta annulata
Hook.f. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 83 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (scattered throughout); +Singapore; Sumatera (incl. Simeulue Isl.); Borneo; SE-Sulawesi; Moluccas (Ambon); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.
41 THA 42 BOR MLY MOL NWG SNG SUL SUM 43 BIS
Remarks: sect. Diplostemones
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta annulata var. johannis-winkleri (Schwartz) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33: 313 (1980)
= Dissochaeta annulata var. robinsonii (Merr.) Bakh.f.; Contr. Melastom. 231 (1943)
= Dissochaeta annulata var. setosa Bakh.f.; Contr. Melastom. 231 (1943)
= Dissochaeta deusta Ohwi; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 57: 6 (1943)
= Dissochaeta johannis-winkleri O.Schwartz; Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 7: 251 (1931)
= Dissochaeta robinsonii Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 11: 298 (1916)
= Dissochaeta simalurensis Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 228 (1943)
= Melastoma bracteatum Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 4044 (1831), partim
species :
Dissochaeta axillaris
Cogn.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 108 (1912)
Distribution: Borneo; Sula Arch.
42 BOR
Remarks: sect. Diplostemones
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta ramosii Merr.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 86: 340 (1922)
species :
Dissochaeta bakhuizenii
Veldkamp; Blumea 24(2): 443 (1978)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia; Sumatera; Jawa
42 JAW MLY SUM
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta microplectrosa J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 316 (1980)
species :
Dissochaeta biligulata
Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 240 (1844)
Distribution: Nicobar Isl. (Great Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar; Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatera; Borneo; Palawan
41 CBD MYA NCB THA VIE 42 BOR MLY PLW SUM
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
Synonyms: hidden
= Anplectrum biligulatum (Korth.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 85 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Diplectria biligulata (Korth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Dissochaeta bancana Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 529 (1856)
= Dissochaeta celebica var. contracta King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 54 (1900)
= Dissochaeta microcarpa Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 72 (1851)
= Dissochaeta scortechinii King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 55 (1900)
= Neodissochaeta biligulata (Korth.) Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 140 (1943)
species :
Dissochaeta bracteata
(Jack) Blume; Flora 14: 495 (1831)
Distribution: Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Penang, Perak, Selangor, Melaka); Sumatera; Borneo; Philippines; Jawa; Moluccas
41 THA 42 BOR JAW MLY MOL PHI SUM
Remarks: sect. Diplostemones
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta bracteata Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot., t. 55 (1842), nom. illeg.
= Dissochaeta bracteosa Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 76 (1851)
= Dissochaeta korthalsii Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 528 (1856)
= Melastoma bracteatum Jack; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 9 (1846)
species :
Dissochaeta brassii
(M.P.Nayar) Karton.; PhytoKeys 107: 55 (2018)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
Synonyms: hidden
= Neodissochaeta brassii M.P.Nayar; Kew Bull. 20: 160 (1966)
species :
Dissochaeta celebica
Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 36 (1850)
Distribution: Andaman / Nicobar Isl.; Sulawesi; Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI SUL
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
Conservation Status: vulnerable (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Neodissochaeta celebica (Blume) Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 141 (1943)
= Dissochaeta subviridis Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 4: 1193 (1911)
variant :
var. longilobata
Karton.; PhytoKeys 107: 59 (2018)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Dissochaeta cumingii
Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 75 (1851)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
species :
Dissochaeta densiflora
Ridl.; Kew Bull. [1]: 32 (1946)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta rostrata var. densiflora (Ridl.) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 319 (1980)
= Dissochaeta rostrata var. esetosa J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33: 319 (1980)
species :
Dissochaeta fallax
(Jack) Blume; Flora 14: 493 (1831)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatera; Jawa; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Lombok); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
41 THA 42 JAW LSI MLY NWG SUM
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
Synonyms: hidden
= Anplectrum ligulatum (Blume) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 85 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Diplectria ligulata (Blume) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Dissochaeta diepenhorstii Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 317 (1861)
= Dissochaeta ligulata Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 35 (1849)
= Dissochaeta reinwardtiana (Blume) Hochr.; Candollea 2: 472 (1925)
= Dissochaeta reticulata Blume; Flora 14: 499 (1831)
= Dissochaeta velutina var. reticulata (Blume) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 321 (1980)
= Melastoma fallax Jack; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 13 (1823)
= Melastoma reinwardtianum Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1069 (1827)
= Neodissochaeta reticulata (Blume) Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 143 (1943)
= Omphalopus fallax (Jack) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 277 (1851)
= Omphalopus fallax var. novoguineensis Mansf.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 113 (1925)
= Omphalopus reticulatus (Blume) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 277 (1851)
species :
Dissochaeta fusca
Blume; Flora 14: 497 (1831)
Distribution: Jawa; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumbawa)
42 JAW LSI
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
Synonyms: hidden
= Neodissochaeta fusca (Blume) Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 136 (1943)
species :
Dissochaeta glandiformis
J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 313 (1980)
Distribution: Sumatera
42 SUM
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
species :
Dissochaeta gracilis
(Jack) Blume; Flora 14: 498 (1831)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (common throughout); Singapore; Sumatera; Borneo; Jawa
41 THA 42 BOR JAW MLY SNG SUM
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
Conservation Status: vulnerable (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta brachyanthera Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 74 (1851)
= Melastoma gracile Jack; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 14 (1823)
= Melastoma vacillans var. pallens Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1074 (1826)
= Neodissochaeta compressa Bakh.f.; Contr. Melastom. 146 (1943)
= Neodissochaeta gracilis (Jack) Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 137 (1943)
= Neodissochaeta puberula Bakh.f.; Contr. Melastom. 139 (1943)
species :
Dissochaeta griffithii
(M.P.Nayar) Karton.; PhytoKeys 107: 91 (2018)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
Remarks: sect. Diplostemones
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta annulata var. griffithii (M.P.Nayar) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 313 (1980)
= Macrolenes griffithii M.P.Nayar; J. Jap. Bot. 55(2): 47 (1980)
species :
Dissochaeta inappendiculata
Blume; Flora 14: 499 (1831)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia; Sumatera; Jawa
42 JAW MLY SUM
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta cinnamomea Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 36 (1849)
= Dissochaeta inappendiculata var. purpurascens Blume; Flora 14: 499 (1831)
= Dissochaeta inappendiculata var. tomentosa Blume; Flora 14: 499 (1831)
species :
Dissochaeta intermedia
Blume; Flora 14: 493 (1831)
Distribution: Nicobar Isl. (Great Nicobar Isl.); peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (common throughout); Sumatera; Sulawesi; Jawa
41 NCB THA 42 JAW MLY SUL SUM
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta decipiens Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 36 (1850)
= Dissochaeta fallax Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 83 (1871 publ. 1872) non Blume
= Dissochaeta monticola Blume; Flora 14: 494 (1831)
species :
Dissochaeta leprosa
(Blume) Blume; Flora 14: 494 (1831)
Distribution: Sumatera; Jawa; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
42 JAW LSI SUM
Remarks: sect. Diplostemones
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta calothyrsa Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 523 (1856)
= Dissochaeta intermedia var. leprosa (Blume) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 315 (1981)
= Melastoma leprosum Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1068 (1826)
= Omphalopus leprosus (Blume) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 277 (1851)
species :
Dissochaeta malayana
Furtado; Gard. Bull. Singapore 20: 110 (1963)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Terengganu, Selangor)
42 MLY
Remarks: sect. Diplostemones
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta rostrata var. malayana (Furtado) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 320 (1980)
species :
Dissochaeta nodosa
Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 239 (1844)
Distribution: Sumatera
42 SUM
Remarks: sect. Diplostemones
Synonyms: hidden
= Anplectrum yatesii Merr.; Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 19: 175 (1933 publ. 1934)
= Aplectrum nodosum (Korth) Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 37 (1850)
= Diplectria nodosa (Korth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Dissochaeta montana Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 558 (1891)
= Dissochaeta yatesii (Merr.) Veldkamp; Blumea 24(2): 435, 443 (1978)
species :
Dissochaeta pallida
(Jack) Blume; Flora 45: 500 (1831)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia; Singapore; Borneo
42 BOR MLY SNG
Remarks: sect. Diplostemones
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta astrosticta Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 318 (1861)
= Dissochaeta borneensis Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 231 (1943)
= Dissochaeta ovalifolia Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 76 (1851)
= Dissochaeta sumatrana Boerl. & Koord.; Syst. Verz. [Koorders-Schumann] 2: 46 (1911)
= Dissochaeta superba Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 77 (1851)
= Melastoma pallidum Jack; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 12 (1823)
species :
Dissochaeta punctulata
Hook.f. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 83 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Terengganu, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor); Singapore; Sumatera (Riouw Arch.)
42 MLY SNG SUM
Remarks: sect. Diplostemones
Conservation Status: vulnerable (Singapore)
species :
Dissochaeta rectandra
Karton.; PhytoKeys 107: 134 (2018)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
species :
Dissochaeta rubiginosa
Stapf; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 79 (1914)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
species :
Dissochaeta sagittata
Blume; Flora 14: 500 (1831)
Distribution: Jawa
42 JAW
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta intermedia var. sagittata (Blume) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 315 (1980)
species :
Dissochaeta schumannii
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 563 (1891)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
Synonyms: hidden
= Neodissochaeta schumannii (Cogn.) M.P.Nayar; Kew Bull. 20: 160 (1966)
= Neodissochaeta lamiana Bakh.f.; Contr. Melastom. 142 (1943)
species :
Dissochaeta spectabilis
J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 321 (1980), nom. nov.
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Cameron Highlands, Pahang); Sumatera
42 MLY SUM
Remarks: sect. Diplostemones
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta marumioides Furtado; Gard. Bull. Singapore 20: 111 (1963), nom. illeg., non Cogn (1891)
species :
Dissochaeta vacillans
(Blume) Blume; Flora 14: 495 (1831)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Melaka); Jawa; Lesser Sunda Isl.
42 JAW LSI MLY
Remarks: sect. Dissochaeta
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta fusca var. ferruginea Blume; Flora 14: 497 (1831)
= Dissochaeta fusca var. obtusoacuminata Blume; Flora 14: 497 (1831)
= Dissochaeta inappendiculata var. fusca (Blume) Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 525 (1856)
= Dissochaeta velutina Blume; Flora 14: 497 (1831)
= Melastoma diffusum Reinw. ex Blume; Flora 14: 493 (1831)
= Melastoma vacillans Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1074 (1826)
= Neodissochaeta vacillans (Blume) Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 144 (1943)
