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)
228.4202
Genus
Triolena Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 328 (1851)
Distribution: Tropical America
Species listed in database: 28
= Diolena Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 329 (1851)
= Diplarpea Triana; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1: 756 (1867)
species :
Triolena agrimonioides
(Triana) Almeda & Alvear; Phytoneuron 2015-22: 4 (2015)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Diolena agrimonioides Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 81 (1871)
species :
Triolena allardii
(Wurdack) Wurdack; Phytologia 31(6): 493 (1975)
Distribution: Peru (Huánuco, San Martín)
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Diolena allardii Wurdack; Phytologia 9: 415 (1964)
species :
Triolena amazonica
(Pilg.) Wurdack; Phytologia 31(6): 493 (1975)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Putumayo); Ecuador (Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Sucumbíos); Peru (Cusco, Huánuco, Junín, Loreto, Madre de Díos, Pasco, Ucayali); N-Brazil (Acre)
82 CLM 83 ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Diolena amazonica Pilg.; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 47: 168 (1905)
= Diolena boliviensis Cogn.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 277 (1896)
species :
Triolena anisophylla
K.Samra & Michelang.; Kew Bull. 79: 890 (2024)
Distribution: Panama (Colón)
80 PAN
species :
Triolena asplundii
Wurdack; Phytologia 35(1): 10 (1976)
Distribution: Ecuador (Pastaza)
83 ECU
species :
Triolena auriculata
(Triana) Almeda & Alvear; Phytoneuron 2015-22: 4 (2015)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño, Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Diolena auriculata Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 81 (1871)
species :
Triolena barbeyana
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 549 (1891)
Distribution: Colombia (Chocó, Nariño, Risaralda); Ecuador (Cañar, Esmeraldas, Los Ríos, Manabí, Pichincha); Peru
82 CLM 83 ECU PER
species :
Triolena calciphila
(Standl. & Steyerm.) Standl. & L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 585 (1963)
Distribution: Guatemala (Alta Verapaz)
80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Diolena calciphila Standl. & Steyerm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 133 (1944)
species :
Triolena campii
(Wurdack) Wurdack; Phytologia 31(6): 493 (1975)
Distribution: Ecuador (Morona-Santiago)
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Diolena campii Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 16: 8 (1967)
species :
Triolena dressleri
Wurdack; Phytologia 31(6): 493 (1975)
Distribution: Panama (Veraguas)
80 PAN
species :
Triolena hirsuta
(Benth.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 81 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Costa Rica (Heredia); Panama (Colón); Colombia (Antioquia, Bolívar, Cauca, Chocó, Nariño, Risaralda, Santander); Ecuador (Esmeraldas); Peru
80 COS NIC PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Bertolonia hirsuta Benth.; Bot. Voy. Sulphur [Bentham] 94 (1844)
species :
Triolena hygrophila
(Naudin) L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 585 (1963), as ´hygrophylla´
Distribution: Venezuela (Carabobo, Yaracuy)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Diolena hygrophila Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 329 (1851)
species :
Triolena izabalensis
Standl. & Steyerm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 138 (1944)
Distribution: Guatemala (Izabal)
80 GUA
species :
Triolena lanceolata
(Gleason) Almeda & Alvear; Phytoneuron 2015-22: 4 (2015)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Diolena lanceolata Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 52: 374-375, f. 2 (1925)
species :
Triolena obliqua
(Triana) Wurdack; Phytologia 35(3): 243 (1977)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Putumayo, Valle); Ecuador (Carchi, Esmeraldas, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Pastaza)
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Diolena obliqua Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 81 (1871 publ. 1872)
species :
Triolena paleacea
(Triana) Almeda & Alvear; Phytoneuron 2015-22: 5 (2015)
Distribution: Colombia (Narino); Ecuador (Carchi, Esmeraldas)
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Diplarpea paleacea Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 80 (1871 publ. 1872)
species :
Triolena paleolata
Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 13: 28 (1888), et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 543 (1891)
Distribution: Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Huehuetenango, Izabal); ?Honduras
80 GUA
species :
Triolena pedemontana
Wurdack; Phytologia 35(3): 243 (1977)
Distribution: Ecuador (Carchi, Cotopaxi, Esmeraldas, Napo, Pichincha)
83 ECU
species :
Triolena pileoides
(Triana) Wurdack; Phytologia 35(1): 9 (1976)
subspecies :
subsp. pileoides
Distribution: Colombia (Chocó, Nariño, Valle); Ecuador (Esmeraldas, Napo, Pichincha, Sucumbíos)
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Diolena pileoides Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 81 (1871 publ. 1872)
subspecies :
subsp. panamensis
Wurdack; Phytologia 35(1): 9 (1976)
Distribution: Panama (Bocas del Toro, Veraguas)
80 PAN
species :
Triolena pluvialis
(Wurdack) Wurdack; Phytologia 31(6): 493 (1975)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Cauca, Putumayo); Ecuador (Morona-Santiago, Orellana, Pastaza, Sucumbíos); Peru (Amazonas, San Martín)
82 CLM 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Diolena pluvialis Wurdack; Phytologia 9: 414 (1964)
species :
Triolena pumila
Umaña & Almeda; Brittonia 43(3): 149 (1991)
Distribution: Costa Rica (Limón)
80 COS
species :
Triolena purpurea
(Gleason) Almeda & Alvear; Phytoneuron 2015-22: 5 (2015)
Distribution: Colombia (Chocó, Valle); Ecuador (Esmeraldas)
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Diolena purpurea Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 246 (1941)
species :
Triolena pustulata
Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 81 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Ecuador (Bolívar, Cañar, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Esmeraldas, Guayas, Los Ríos, Morona-Santiago, Pastaza, Pichincha)
83 ECU
species :
Triolena rojasiae
Michelang. & R.Goldenb.; Phytotaxa 374(3): 199 (2018)
Distribution: Peru (Huánuco, Pasco)
83 PER
species :
Triolena scorpioides
Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 328 (1851)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tabasco, Veracruz); Guatemala (Izabal); Honduras (Atlantida)
79 MEX 80 GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Diolena roseiflora Standl. & Steyerm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 134 (1944)
= Triolena radicans Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 4(19): 379 (1913)
= Triolena roseiflora (Standl. & Steyerm.) Standl. & L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 586 (1963)
species :
Triolena spicata
(Triana) L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 586 (1963)
Distribution: Costa Rica (Limón); Panama (Bocas del Toro, Coclé, Colón, Guna Yala, Panamá, Veraguas); Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Nariño, Valle); Ecuador (Esmeraldas)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Diolena spicata Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 81 (1871 publ. 1872)
species :
Triolena stenophylla
(Standl. & Steyerm.) Standl. & L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 586 (1963)
Distribution: Guatemala (Alta Verapaz)
80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Diolena stenophylla Standl. & Steyerm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 135 (1944)
species :
Triolena vasquezii
Michelang. & R.Goldenb.; Phytotaxa 374(3): 203 (2018)
Distribution: Peru (Pasco)
83 PER
