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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)
228.4811 Genus Andesanthus P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.; Taxon 68(5): 947 (2019)
Distribution: Tropical America. Circumscription see Guimaraes & Michelang (2019)
Species listed in database: 9
species :
Andesanthus aristeguietae (Wurdack) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.; Taxon 68(5): 948 (2019)
Distribution: Venezuela (Merida, Trujillo)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Tibouchina aristeguietae Wurdack; Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 20: 360 (1959)
species :
Andesanthus elegantulus (Todzia & Almeda) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.; Taxon 68(5): 948 (2019)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Huila, Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Tibouchina elegantula Todzia & Almeda; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 47(6): 187 (1991)
species :
Andesanthus gleasonianus (Wurdack) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.; Taxon 68(5): 948 (2019)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Tibouchina gleasoniana Wurdack; Phytologia 35(3): 241 (1977), nom. nov.
= Tibouchina lepidota var. intermedia Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 52: 328 (1925)
species :
Andesanthus inopinatus (Wurdack) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.; Taxon 68(5): 948 (2019)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Tibouchina inopinata Wurdack; Phytologia 14: 169 (1967)
species :
Andesanthus lepidotus (Humb. & Bonpl.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.; Taxon 68(5): 948 (2019)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle); Venezuela (Merida, Tachira); Ecuador; Peru
80 PAN 82 CLM VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Chaetogastra lepidota (Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 134 (1828)
= Pleroma barbigerum var. lepidotum (Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 45.
= Pleroma lepidotum (Bonpl.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 44
= Rhexia lepidota Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 38
= Tibouchina lepidota (Bonpl.) Baill.; Adansonia 12: 74 (1877)
variant :
var. congestiflorus (Cogn.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.; Taxon 68(5): 948 (2019)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Tibouchina lepidota var. congestiflora Cogn.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 8(1): 17 (1886)
species :
Andesanthus narinoensis (Wurdack) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.; Taxon 68(5): 948 (2019)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Tibouchina narinoensis Wurdack; Phytologia 35(3): 241 (1977)
species :
Andesanthus paleaceus P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.; Taxon 68(5): 948 (2019)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Andesanthus silvestris (Todzia & Almeda) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.; Taxon 68(5): 949 (2019)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Tibouchina silvestris Todzia & Almeda; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 47(6): 200 (1991)
species :
Andesanthus wurdackii (Almeda & Todzia) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.; Taxon 68(5): 949 (2019)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Tibouchina wurdackii Almeda & Todzia; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 47(6): 202 (1991)
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