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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)
228.4618 Genus Marcetia DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 124 (1828)
Distribution: mostly Brazil, 1 to Guyana
Species listed in database: 45
species :
Marcetia acerosa DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 125 (1828)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia alba Ule; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 236 (1908)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia anamariae A.K.A.Santos; Pl. Syst. Evol. 312(4)-44: 16 (2026)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia angelae A.K.A.Santos; Pl. Syst. Evol. 312(4)-44: 17 (2026)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia auricularia R.B.Pacifico & Almeda; Phytotaxa 573(1): 40 (2022)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia aurifera A.K.A.Santos; Pl. Syst. Evol. 312(4)-44: 18 (2026)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia bahiana (Ule) A.B.Martins; Acta Bot. Brasil. 9(1): 149 (1995)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Fritzschia bahiana Ule; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 236 (1908)
species :
Marcetia bahiensis (Brade & Markgr.) Wurdack; Phytologia 53(2): 132 (1983)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Marcetia simulans Wurdack; Phytologia 53(2): 132 (1983)
= Ossaea bahiensis Brade & Markgr.; Willdenowia 2: 774 (1961)
species :
Marcetia barbadensis R.B.Pacifico & Almeda; Syst. Bot. 48(4): 553 (2023)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia bracteolaris (DC.) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 441 (1885)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Macairea bracteolaris (DC.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 38 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Osbeckia bracteolaris DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 141 (1828)
species :
Marcetia campanulata A.K.A.Santos; Pl. Syst. Evol. 312(4)-44: 23 (2026)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia candolleana A.K.A.Santos & A.B.Martins; Kew Bull. 63(2): 315 (2008)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia canescens Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 44 (1851)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Marcetia gracillima Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 455 (1885)
= Marcetia parvifolia Brade; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 17: 46 (1963)
species :
Marcetia cardosoana A.K.A.Santos & A.B.Martins; Syst. Bot. 38(3): 721 (2013)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia catolesensis A.K.A.Santos; Pl. Syst. Evol. 312(4)-44: 24 (2026)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia eimeariana A.B.Martins & Woodgyer; Kew Bull. 55(1): 189 (2000)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia ericoides Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 456 (1885)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Chaetolepis ericoides Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 51, t. 3, f. 35g (1871 publ. 1872)
= Chaetostoma tetrastichum DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 112 (1828)
= Chaetostoma tetrastichum var. crassipes DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 112 (1828)
= Chaetostoma tetrastichum var. cupressinum Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 3: 129 (1829)
= Chaetostoma tetrastichum var. fibrillosum DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 112 (1828)
= Chaetostoma tetrastichum var. scoparium Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 3: 129 (1829)
= Marcetia tetrasticha Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 457 (1885)
= Rhexia ericoides Spreng.; Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. [Sprengel] 1: 302 (1820)
species :
Marcetia formosa Wurdack; Phytologia 49(2): 156 (1981)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia grandiflora Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 51 (1927)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia harleyi Wurdack; Phytologia 49(2): 156 (1981)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia hatschbachii A.B.Martins; Bol. Bot. Univ. São Paulo 14: 44 (1995)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia insignis D.Nunes & P.J.F.Guim.; Bot. Lett. 172: [6 of 12] (2025)
Distribution: Brazil
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia lanuginosa Wurdack; Phytologia 49(2): 154 (1981)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia latifolia Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 44 (1851)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cambessedesia bahiensis Brade & Marcgr.; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 17: 43 (1963)
species :
Marcetia luetzelburgii Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 50 (1927)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia lychnophoroides A.B.Martins; Novon 10(3): 226 (2000)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia macrophylla Wurdack; Phytologia 49(2): 153 (1981)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia magnifica A.K.A.Santos; Pl. Syst. Evol. 312(4)-44: 25 (2026)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia minima R.B.Pacifico & Almeda; Syst. Bot. 48(4): 553 (2023)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia mucugensis Wurdack; Phytologia 53(2): 131 (1983)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia nervulosa Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 51 (1927)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia nummularia Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 51 (1927)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia oxycoccoides Wurdack & A.B.Martins; Kew Bull. 48(2): 387 (1993)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia paganuccii A.K.A.Santos & A.B.Martins; Syst. Bot. 38(3): 714 (2013)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia pseudovelutina A.B.Martins
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia santosiae Almeda & R.B.Pacifico; Phytotaxa 573(1): 44 (2022)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia semiriana A.B.Martins; Novon 10(3): 229 (2000)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia serratifolia R.B.Pacifico & Almeda; Syst. Bot. 48(4): 557 (2023)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia shepherdii A.B.Martins; Novon 10(3): 224 (2000)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia sincorensis Wurdack; Phytologia 49(2): 153 (1981)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia taxifolia (A.St.-Hil.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 124 (1828)
Distribution: Colombia (Huila, Santander); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Bolívar, Mérida, Monagas, Sucre, Táchira, Trujillo); Guyana; N-Brazil (Roraima); NE-Brazil (Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe); WC-Brazil (Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná)
82 CLM GUY VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Marcetia andicola Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 44 (1851)
= Marcetia cinerea Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 50 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Marcetia cordigera DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 124 (1828)
= Marcetia cordigera var. andicola (Naudin) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 446 (1885)
= Marcetia denudata Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 46 (1851)
= Marcetia disticha Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 447 (1885)
= Marcetia excoriata DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 124 (1828)
= Marcetia fastigiata Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 452 (1885)
= Marcetia fastigiata f. imbricata (Cogn.) Luetzelb.; Estud. Bot. Nordéste 3: 56 (1926)
= Marcetia fastigiata var. imbricata Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 453
= Marcetia gardneri Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 448 (1885)
= Marcetia glandulosa DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 124 (1828)
= Marcetia glazioviana Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 449 (1885)
= Marcetia hirsuta Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 451 (1885)
= Marcetia juniperina (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Spreng.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 125 (1828)
= Marcetia pubescens DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 124 (1828)
= Marcetia schenckii Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 291 (1891)
= Marcetia tamariscina DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 125 (1828)
= Marcetia taxifolia Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 50 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Marcetia taxifolia var. cinerea DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 124 (1828)
= Marcetia taxifolia var. decumbens Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 447 (1885)
= Marcetia taxifolia var. glabrescens Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 447 (1885)
= Marcetia taxifolia var. glandulosa (DC.) Cogn.in Mart.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 447 (1885)
= Marcetia taxifolia var. pubescens (DC.) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 447 (1885)
= Marcetia tenuifolia DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 125 (1828)
= Marcetia tenuifolia f. purpurascens Cogn.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 271 (1908)
= Rhexia juniperina Humb. & Bonpl. ex Spreng.; Syst. Nat. [Candolle] 2: 310 (1825)
= Rhexia taxifolia A.St.-Hil.; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 150 (1823)
species :
Marcetia unguiculata R.B.Pacifico & Almeda; Phytotaxa 573(1): 47 (2022)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia velutina Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 52 (1927)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia viscida Wurdack; Phytologia 49(2): 155 (1981)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Marcetia wilburiana Almeda, R.B.Pacifico & Fidanza; Rhodora 124(No. 998/999): 148, figs. 1-3 (2024)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
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