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)
228.4303
Genus
Huberia DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 167 (1828)
Distribution: mostly Brazil, some Ecuador, Peru
Species listed in database: 42
= Dolichoura Brade; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 16: 12 (1959)
= Bisglaziovia Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 412 (1891)
= Behuria Cham.; Linnaea 9: 376 (1834)
= Benevidesia Saldanha & Cogn. ex Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 604 (1888)
species :
Huberia bradeana
Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 298 (2019)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Dolichoura spiritusanctensis Brade; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 16: 12 (1959)
species :
Huberia campostriniae
Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Pl. Ecol. Evol. 158(1): 24 (2025)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Huberia capixaba
(R.Goldenb. & Reginato) Bochorny & Michelang.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 298 (2019)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria capixaba R.Goldenb. & Reginato; J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 136(3): 293 (2009)
species :
Huberia carvalhoi
Baumgratz; Brittonia 52(1): 25 (2000)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Huberia ciliata
Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Pl. Ecol. Evol. 158(1): 28 (2025)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Huberia cogniauxii
Baumgratz; Novon 9(2): 143 (1999)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Huberia comosa
(R.Tav., Baumgratz & R.Goldenb.) Bochorny & Michelang.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 298 (2019)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria comosa R.Tav., Baumgratz & R.Goldenb.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 158(3): 489 (2008)
species :
Huberia consimilis
Baumgratz; Brittonia 52(1): 29 (2000)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia); SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Huberia cordifolia
(Cogn.) Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 298 (2019)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria cordifolia Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 13 (1886)
species :
Huberia corymbosa
(Cogn.) Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 298 (2019)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria corymbosa Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 13 (1886)
= Behuria corymbosa var. grandifolia Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 415 (1891)
species :
Huberia edmundoi
(Brade) Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 298 (2019)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria edmundoi Brade; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 14: 221 (1956)
species :
Huberia espiritosantensis
Baumgratz; Rodriguésia 50(76-77): 39 (1998)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Huberia glazioviana
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 409 (1891)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Huberia glabrata Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 409 (1891)
species :
Huberia glutinosa
(Cogn.) Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 298 (2019)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria glutinosa Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 14 (1886)
species :
Huberia hirsuta
Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 298 (2019), nom. nov.
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria glazioviana Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 415 (1891)
species :
Huberia huberioides
(Brade) Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 298 (2019)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria huberioides Brade; Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 2: 14 (1935)
species :
Huberia insignis
(Cham.) Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 298 (2019)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria insignis Cham.; Linnaea 9: 377 (1834)
species :
Huberia kollmannii
(R.Goldenb. & R.Tav.) Bochorny & Michelang.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 298 (2019)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Dolichoura kollmannii R.Goldenb. & R.Tav.; Brittonia 59(3): 227 (2007)
species :
Huberia laurina
DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 167 (1828)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
84 BRA
species :
Huberia limae
(Brade) Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 298 (2019)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria limae Brade; Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 2: 15 (1935)
species :
Huberia lumiarensis
(Bochorny, Michelang. & R.Goldenb.) Bochorny; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 299 (2019)
Distribution: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria lumiarensis Bochorny, Michelang. & R.Goldenb.; Phytotaxa 305(2): 112 (2017)
species :
Huberia magdalenensis
(Brade) Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 299 (2019)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria magdalenensis (Brade) R.Tav. & Baumgratz; Rodriguésia 61(1): 149 (2010)
= Benevidesia magdalenensis Brade; Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 2: 16 (1935)
species :
Huberia mayarae
Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Pl. Ecol. Evol. 158(1): 31 (2025)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Huberia mestrealvarensis
(D.T.Iglesias & R.Goldenb.) Bochorny & Michelang.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 299 (2019)
Distribution: Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria mestrealvarensis D.T.Iglesias & R.Goldenb.; Phytotaxa 255(3): 281 (2015)
species :
Huberia minor
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 409 (1891)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Huberia minutifolia
Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 299 (2019), nom. nov.
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria parvifolia Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 12 (1886)
species :
Huberia misteriosa
Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Brittonia 71(4): 409 (2019)
Distribution: Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Huberia mourae
(Cogn.) Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 299 (2019)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria mouraei Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 414 (1891)
= Bisglaziovia behurioides Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 412 (1891)
= Behuria mouraei var. rotundifolia Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 414 (1891)
species :
Huberia nettoana
Brade; Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 2: 13 (1935)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Huberia organensis
(Saldanha & Cogn.) Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 299 (2019)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria organensis (Saldanha & Cogn.) R.Tav. & Baumgratz; Rodriguésia 61(1): 150 (2010)
= Benevidesia organensis Saldanha & Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 605 (1888)
species :
Huberia ovalifolia
DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 167 (1828)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Huberia resinosa C.Presl; Symb. Bot. [Presl] 1: 58, t. 37 (1831)
= Huberia ovalifolia var. robusta Glaz.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54 (Mem. 3c): 272 (1908)
species :
Huberia parvifolia
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 410 (1891)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Huberia ovalifolia var. parviflora Cogn.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54, Mem. 3c: 272 (1908)
species :
Huberia peruviana
Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 10 (1886)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
species :
Huberia piranii
Baumgratz; Rodriguésia 50(76-77): 40 (1998)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Huberia revoluta
Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Pl. Ecol. Evol. 158(1): 35 (2025)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Huberia rubricalyx
Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Pl. Ecol. Evol. 158(1): 38 (2025)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Huberia semiserrata
DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 167 (1828)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul)
84 BRA
species :
Huberia sessilifolia
R.Goldenb. & Michelang.; PeerJ 4(e1824): 5 (2016)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Huberia souza-limae
(Brade) Bochorny & R.Goldenb.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(3): 299 (2019)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Behuria souza-limae Brade; Rodriguésia 9: No. 18, 3 (1945)
= Behuria souza-limae var. pallescens Brade; Rodriguésia 9: 3 (1945)
= Behuria souza-limae var. pubescens Brade; Rodriguésia 9: 3 (1945)
species :
Huberia staminodia
Baumgratz; Novon 9(2): 139 (1999)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Huberia triplinervis
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 410 (1891)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Huberia weberbaueriana
Baumgratz; Novon 9(2): 140 (1999)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
