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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)
228.4144 Genus Tashiroea Matsum. ex Ito & Matsum.; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 12: 489 (1899)
Distribution: SE-China, NE-Vietnam
Species listed in database: 12
species :
Tashiroea amoena (Diels) R.C.Zhou & Ying Liu; PhytoKeys 127: 136 (2019)
Distribution: SE-China
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Bredia amoena Diels; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9(83): 197-198 (1924)
= Bredia amoena var. eglandulata B.Y.Ding; Guihaia 8(4): 318 (1988)
= Bredia amoena var. serrata H.L.Li; J. Arnold Arbor. 25(1): 21 (1944)
= Bredia amoena var. trimera C.Chen; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(3): 38-39 (1984)
= Bredia chinensis Merr.; J. Arnold Arbor. 8(1): 11-12 (1927)
= Bredia pricei F.P.Metcalf; Lingnan Sci. J. 12(Suppl.): 153-154 (1933)
species :
Tashiroea biglandularis (C.Chen) R.C.Zhou & Ying Liu; PhytoKeys 127: 136 (2019)
Distribution: China (Guangxi)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Bredia biglandularis C.Chen; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(3): 39 (1984)
species :
Tashiroea dayaoshanensis Q.J.Zhou & Ying Liu; Phytotaxa 414(6): 274 (2019)
Distribution: China (Guangxi)
36 CHI
species :
Tashiroea laisherana (C.L.Yeh & C.R.Yeh) R.C.Zhou & Ying Liu; PhytoKeys 127: 136 (2019)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Bredia laisherana C.L.Yeh & C.R.Yeh; Edinburgh J. Bot. 65(3): 400 (2008)
species :
Tashiroea nudipes (C.Chen) R.C.Zhou & Ying Liu; PhytoKeys 127: 137 (2019)
Distribution: China (Guangdong)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Phyllagathis nudipes C.Chen; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(3): 47-48 (1984)
species :
Tashiroea okinawensis Matsum.; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 12: 490 (1899)
Distribution: Ryukyu Isl.
38 NNS
Synonyms: hidden
= Bredia okinawensis (Matsum.) H.L.Li; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 21 (1944)
species :
Tashiroea oligotricha (Merr.) R.C.Zhou & Ying Liu; PhytoKeys 127: 137 (2019)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Phyllagathis oligotricha Merr.; Sunyatsenia 1(1): 74-75 (1930)
= Phyllagathis anisophylla Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 65(2-3): 115-116 (1933)
species :
Tashiroea quadrangularis (Cogn.) R.C.Zhou & Ying Liu; PhytoKeys 127: 137 (2019)
Distribution: China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Bredia quadrangularis Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 473-474 (1891)
species :
Tashiroea sessilifolia (H.L.Li) R.C.Zhou & Ying Liu; PhytoKeys 127: 137 (2019)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Bredia sessilifolia H.L.Li; J. Arnold Arbor. 25(1): 22 (1944)
species :
Tashiroea sinensis Diels; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9(83): 198 (1924)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Bredia sinensis (Diels) H.L.Li; J. Arnold Arbor. 25(1): 22 (1944)
= Bredia glabra Merr.; J. Arnold Arbor. 8(1): 12-13 (1927)
species :
Tashiroea villosa X.X.Su; PhytoKeys 127: 138 (2019)
Distribution: China (Fujian)
36 CHI
species :
Tashiroea yaeyamensis Matsum.; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 12: 489 (1899)
Distribution: Ryukyu Isl.
38 NNS
Synonyms: hidden
= Bredia yaeyamensis (Matsum.) H.L.Li; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 21 (1944)
= Tashiroea yaeyamensis var. tanakaea Matsum.; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 12: 490 (1899)
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