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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)
228.4153 Genus Phyllagathis Blume; Flora 14: 507 (1831) s. str.
Distribution: W-Malesia. The genus contains only one species based on molecular genetics.
Species listed in database: 2

Search for: Phyllagathis cavaleriei-var.-tankahkeei

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species :
Phyllagathis adenocoronata Miau & Y.L.Zhao; Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni 35(Suppl. 2): 185 (1996)
Distribution: China (Hunan)
36 CHI
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Phyllagathis rotundifolia (Jack) Blume; Flora 14: 507 (1831)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan); Sumatera
41 THA 42 MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma rotundifolium Jack; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 11 (1823)
= Phyllagathis decipiens Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 267 (1943)
= Phyllagathis praetermissa A.Weber; Malayan Nat. J. 44(1): 21 (1990)
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