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)
228.4612
Genus
Ernestia DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 121 (1828)
Distribution: Tropical S-America
Species listed in database: 12
= Brachypremna Gleason; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 32: 204 (1935)
= Dichaetandra Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 31 (1850)
species :
Ernestia adenotricha
L.Uribe; Caldasia 8: 539 (1962)
Distribution: Colombia (Santander)
82 CLM
species :
Ernestia blackii
Brade & Markgr.; Willdenowia 2: 770 (1961)
Distribution: Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas)
82 FRG SUR 84 BRA
species :
Ernestia cataractae
Tutin; J. Bot. 72: 308 (1934)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana; N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 GUY VEN 84 BRA
species :
Ernestia confertiflora
Wurdack; Phytologia 21(2): 115 (1971)
Distribution: Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Amapá, Pará)
82 FRG SUR 84 BRA
species :
Ernestia goudotii
(Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 36: t. 2, f. 23b (1871)
Distribution: Colombia (Caquetá, Cundinamarca, Tolima)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Acisanthera goudotii (Naudin) Cogn. ex Krassir; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 7: 150 (1893)
= Dichaetandra goudotii Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 32 (1850)
= Ernestia ovata Cogn.; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique, Sér. 3, 14: 929 (1887) (fide Da Silva et al. 2024)
species :
Ernestia granvillei
Wurdack; Phytologia 45(4): 322 (1980)
Distribution: Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Amapá, Pará)
82 FRG SUR 84 BRA
species :
Ernestia karuruana
Wurdack; Phytologia 13: 68 (1966)
Distribution: Colombia (Vaupés)
82 CLM
species :
Ernestia maguirei
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(5): 136 (1964)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
species :
Ernestia minor
Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 75: 542 (1948)
Distribution: Surinam
82 SUR
species :
Ernestia quadriseta
Berg ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 35, t. 2, f. 23 c. (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Peru; N-Brazil (Pará)
83 PER 84 BRA
species :
Ernestia rheophytica
D.Nunes, J.S.Murillo & Michelang.; Phytotaxa 677(2): 110 (2024)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Ernestia tenella
(Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 121 (1828)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Cundinamarca, Guainía, Guaviare, Meta, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Peru; N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN 83 PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhexia tenella Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 79 (1813)
variant :
var. sprucei
Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 227 (1885)
Distribution: Colombia; Venezuela (Amazonas); ?Brazil
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ernestia lata Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 52: 328 (1925)
= Ernestia sprucei (Cogn.) J.F.Macbr.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 172 (1929)
