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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: 6097; 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)
228.3503 Genus Physeterostemon R.Goldenb. & Amorim; Taxon 55(4): 966 (2006)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
Species listed in database: 5

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species :
Physeterostemon aonae Amorim, Michelang. & R.Goldenb.; PeerJ 4(e1824): 12 (2016)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Physeterostemon fiaschii R.Goldenb. & Amorim; Taxon 55(4): 967 (2006)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Physeterostemon gomesii Amorim & R.Goldenb.; Phytotaxa 175(1): 45 (2014)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Physeterostemon jardimii R.Goldenb. & Amorim; Taxon 55(4): 969 (2006)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Physeterostemon thomasii Amorim, Michelang. & R.Goldenb.; Syst. Bot. 34(2): 324 (2009)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
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