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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)
228.4843 Genus Feliciotis Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 69: 977 (2020)
Distribution: Tropical Africa
Species listed in database: 12
species :
Feliciotis alata (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 69(5): 978 (2020)
Distribution: Burundi; W-Tanzania
23 BUR 25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis alata A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 34: 60 (1960)
species :
Feliciotis chevalieri (Gilg ex Engl.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 69(5): 978 (2020)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic
23 CAF CON
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis chevalieri Gilg ex Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 8: 108 (1936)
= Dissotis chevalieri Gilg ex Engl.; Veg. Erde [Engler & Drude] 9 (Pflanzenw. Afr.) 3(1): 750 (191), in obs.
species :
Feliciotis cryptantha (Baker) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 69(5): 978 (2020)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; Tanzania; NE-Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
23 CON 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis cryptantha Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 345 (1894)
= Dissotis spectabilis Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 366 (1901)
species :
Feliciotis formosa (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 69(5): 978 (2020)
Distribution: S-Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis formosa A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 34: 65 (1960)
species :
Feliciotis gossweileri (Exell) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 69(5): 978 (2020)
Distribution: SW-Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis gossweileri Exell; J. Bot. 67: Suppl. 1, 178 (1929)
species :
Feliciotis longisepala (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 69(5): 978 (2020)
Distribution: Rwanda; Burundi
23 BUR RWA
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis longisepala A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 34: 63 (1960)
species :
Feliciotis perkinsiae (Gilg) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 69: 978 (2020)
Distribution: Ghana; Togo; S-Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; NE-D. R. Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Uganda
22 GHA NGA TOG 23 CAF CMN ZAI 24 SSU 25 UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis dasytricha Gilg & Ledermann ex Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 2: 22 (1898)
= Dissotis magnifica Gilg; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 2: 22 (1898)
= Dissotis perkinsiae Gilg; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 2: 21 (1898)
= Dissotis schweinfurthii Gilg; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 2: 21 (1898)
= Dissotis violacea Gilg; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 2: 22 (1898)
= Dissotis vorwerkiana Gilg & Ledermann ex Engl.; Veg. Erde [Engler & Drude] 9 (Pflanzenw. Afr.) 3(2): 752 (1921)
species :
Feliciotis pterocaulos (Wickens) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 69: 979 (2020)
Distribution: W-Tanzania
25 TAN
Remarks: only known from the type collected in 1962
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis pterocaulon Wickens; Kew Bull. 29(1): 146 (1974)
species :
Feliciotis ruandensis (Engl.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 69: 979 (2020)
Distribution: E-D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda
23 RWA ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis ruandensis Engl.; Veg. Erde [Engler & Drude] 9 (Pflanzenw. Afr.) 3(2): 750 (1921), in obs.
species :
Feliciotis sessilicordata (Wickens) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 69: 979 (2020)
Distribution: E-Tanzania
25 TAN
Remarks: only known from the type collected in 1948
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis sessilicordata Wickens; Kew Bull. 29(1): 146 (1974)
species :
Feliciotis simonis-jamesii (Buscal. & Muschl.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 69: 979 (2020)
Distribution: W-Tanzania; NE-Zambia
25 TAN 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis simonis-jamesii Buscal. & Muschl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 481 (1913)
= Dissotis degasparisiana Buscal. & Muschl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 480 (1913)
species :
Feliciotis speciosa (Taub.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 69: 980 (2020)
Distribution: NE-D. R. Congo [Zaire]; ?South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; NE-Zambia; Malawi
23 ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis emanueli Buscal. & Muschl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 482 (1913)
= Dissotis helenae Buscal. & Muschl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 489 (1913)
= Dissotis macrocarpa Gilg; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 2: 18 (1909)
= Dissotis mirabilis Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 99 (1931)
= Dissotis speciosa Taub.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 295 (1895)
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