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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)
228.3301 Genus Bellucia Neck.; Elem. Bot. [Necker] 2: 142 (1790) ex Raf. (1838)
Distribution: Tropical America (Mexico to Brazil)
Species listed in database: 22
= Apatitia Desv.; Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid. [Hamilton] 42 (1825)
= Axinanthera H.Karst.; Linnaea 30: 157 (1859 publ. 1860)
= Blackia Schrank ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 165 (1828)
= Heteroneuron Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1: 768 (1867)
= Ischyranthera Steud. ex Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 16: 102 (1851 publ. 1850)
= Loreya DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 178 (1828)
= Myriaspora DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 165 (1828)
= Oxisma Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 94 (1838)
= Webera J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat., ed. 13bis, 2(1): 820 (1791)
species :
Bellucia acutata Pilg.; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 47: 181 (1905)
Distribution: Colombia (Guainía); Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amazonas, Rondônia)
82 CLM 83 BOL 84 BRA
species :
Bellucia aequiloba Pilg.; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 47: 182 (1905)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz); N-Brazil (Amazonas, Acre)
83 BOL PER 84 BRA
species :
Bellucia arborescens (Aubl.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 7: 34 (1877)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Vaupés, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana; ?Surinam; French Guiana; Peru; N-Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Amazonas)
82 CLM FRG GUY VEN 83 PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Loreya acutifolia O.Berg ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 142 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Loreya arborescens (Aubl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 179 (1828)
= Loreya maguirei Wurdack; Phytologia 18: 160 (1969)
= Melastoma arborescens Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 429 (1775)
= Oxisma arborescens (Aubl.) Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 94 (1838)
species :
Bellucia beckii S.S.Renner; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 50: 28 (1989)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
species :
Bellucia egensis (DC.) Penneys, Michelang., Judd & Almeda; Syst. Bot. 35(4): 796 (2010)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Guainía, Meta, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Monagas, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Peru; N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapá, Pará, Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Maranhão)
82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Blackia egensis (DC.) Schrank ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 165 (1828)
= Melastoma egense Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 165 (1828)
= Melastoma paulense Schrank ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 165 (1828)
= Myriaspora decipiens Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 16: (1851 publ. 1850) IOI.
= Myriaspora egensis DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 165 (1828)
= Myriaspora integrifolia Steud. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 145 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Myriaspora paulensis DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 165 (1828)
= Myriaspora surinamensis Steud.; Flora 27: 722 (1844)
species :
Bellucia gracilis (S.S.Renner) Penneys, Michelang., Judd & Almeda; Syst. Bot. 35(4): 797 (2010)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Loreya gracilis S.S.Renner; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 50: 45 (1989)
species :
Bellucia grossularioides (L.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 141 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Tabasco, Chiapas, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caquetá, Casanare, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Santander, Vaupés, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Táchira, Trujillo, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhão, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS GUA HON NIC PAN 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Apatitia blakeoides Desv.; Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid. [Hamilton] 42 (1825)
= Axinanthera hostmannii (Naudin) H.Karst.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 8: 352 (1887)
= Bellucia aubletii Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 16: 102 (1851 publ. 1850)
= Bellucia brasiliensis Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 16: 104 (1851 publ. 1850)
= Bellucia circumscissa Spruce ex Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 515 (1888)
= Bellucia hostmannii Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 16: 103 (1851 publ. 1850)
= Bellucia macrophylla (D.Don) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 142 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Bellucia multiflora H.Karst.; Linnaea 30: 158 (1859 publ. 1860)
= Bellucia nervosa Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 93 (1838)
= Bellucia pluricaulis Spruce ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 142 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Bellucia quinquenervia (Aubl.) H.Karst.; Linnaea 30: 159 (1859 publ. 1860)
= Bellucia riparia Spruce; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 142 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Bellucia superba Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 16: 104 (1851 publ. 1850)
= Blakea macrophylla D.Don; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 326 (1823)
= Blakea quinquenervia Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 525, t. 210 (1775)
= Blakea triplinervia L.; Pl. Surin. 9 (1775)
= Ischyranthera laevigata Steud. ex Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 16: 102 (1851 publ. 1850)
= Melastoma grossularia Crantz; Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 195 (1766)
= Melastoma grossularioides L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 390 (1753)
= Webera quinquenervia (Aubl.) J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat., ed. 13bis, 2(1): 820 (1791)
species :
Bellucia huberi (Wurdack) S.S.Renner; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 50: 28 (1989)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Loreya huberi Wurdack; Phytologia 50(5): 306 (1982)
species :
Bellucia imperialis Saldanha & Cogn. ex Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 515 (1888)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Acre)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bellucia dichotoma Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 514 (1888)
species :
Bellucia klugii (S.S.Renner) Penneys, Michelang., Judd & Almeda; Syst. Bot. 35(4): 797 (2010)
Distribution: Colombia (Putumayo); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz); N-Brazil (Acre)
82 CLM 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Loreya klugii S.S.Renner; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 50: 52 (1989)
species :
Bellucia mespiloides (Miq.) J.F.Macbr.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 498 (1941)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Putumayo); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Barinas, Bolívar); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Peru; N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapá, Pará, Amazonas)
80 COS NIC PAN 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Henriettea brunnescens Standl.; Trop. Woods, No. 16: 18 (1928), nomen, et Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 247 (1929), descr.
= Henriettea sagotiana Naudin ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 142 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Loreya brunnescens (Standl.) Gleason; Phytologia 3: 346 (1950)
= Loreya mespiloides Miq.; Linnaea 18: 619 (1844)
species :
Bellucia nigricans (Hook.f.) Penneys, Michelang., Judd & Almeda; Syst. Bot. 35(4): 797 (2010)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Heteroneuron nigricans Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1: 768 (1867)
= Loreya nigricans Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 142 (1871 publ. 1872)
species :
Bellucia ovata (O.Berg ex Triana) Penneys, Michelang., Judd & Almeda; Syst. Bot. 35(4): 797 (2010)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caquetá, Guainía, Putumayo, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Miranda); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Loreya ovata O.Berg ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 142 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Loreya minor Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 522 (1888)
species :
Bellucia pentamera Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 16: 105 (1851 publ. 1850)
Name: Guayabilla
Distribution: Cameroon [I]; Congo [Brazzaville] [I]; Mexico (Chiapas, Tabasco, Oaxaca, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Casanare, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, La Guajira, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Mérida, Monagas, Táchira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia); Guyana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhão); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás)
23 cmn con 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS GUA HON NIC PAN 82 CLM GUY VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Axinanthera bellucia H.Karst.; Linnaea 30: 157 (1859 publ. 1860)
= Axinanthera macrophylla H.Karst.; Linnaea 30: 157 (1859 publ. 1860)
= Bellucia aricuaizensium Pittier; Bol. Comercial Industr. 4: 40 (1923)
= Bellucia axinanthera Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 142 (1871)
= Bellucia costaricensis Cogn. ex T.Durand & Pittier; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 30: 261 (1891 publ. 1892)
= Bellucia weberbaueri Cogn.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 148 (1908)
species :
Bellucia riparia (S.S.Renner) Penneys, Michelang., Judd & Almeda; Syst. Bot. 35(4): 797 (2010)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Loreya riparia S.S.Renner; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 50: 46 (1989)
species :
Bellucia spruceana (Benth. ex Triana) J.F.Macbr.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 499 (1941)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, La Guajira); Venezuela (Amazonas, Barinas, Bolívar, Táchira, Zulia); Guyana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Pando); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia)
82 CLM GUY VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Loreya collatata Wurdack; Phytologia 18: 162 (1969)
= Loreya grandiflora O.Berg ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 143 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Loreya spruceana Benth. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 143 (1871 publ. 1872)
species :
Bellucia strigosa (Gleason) Penneys, Michelang., Judd & Almeda; Syst. Bot. 35(4): 797 (2010)
Distribution: Colombia (Caquetá, Meta, Putumayo); Venezuela (Amazonas); Bolivia (Pando); N-Brazil (Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
82 CLM VEN 83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Loreya quadrifolia Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 60: 386 (1933)
= Loreya strigosa Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 60: 385 (1933)
species :
Bellucia subandina (Wurdack) Penneys, Michelang., Judd & Almeda; Syst. Bot. 35(4): 797 (2010)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Acre)
83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Loreya subandina Wurdack; Phytologia 18: 161 (1969)
species :
Bellucia subrotundifolia Wurdack; Phytologia 45(4): 331 (1980)
Distribution: French Guiana; N-Brazil (Amapá)
82 FRG 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Loreya subrotundifolia (Wurdack) S.S.Renner; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 50: 46 (1989)
species :
Bellucia umbellata Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58: 257 (1931)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Colombia (Amazonas, Vaupés); Ecuador; Peru; N-Brazil (Amazonas)
80 COS 82 CLM 83 ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Loreya umbellata (Gleason) Wurdack; Phytologia 11: 399 (1965)
species :
Bellucia villosa Lozano & Quiñones; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 77: 244 (1996)
Distribution: Colombia (Meta, Vichada)
82 CLM
species :
Bellucia wurdackiana (S.S.Renner) Penneys, Michelang., Judd & Almeda; Syst. Bot. 35(4): 797 (2010)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Loreya wurdackiana S.S.Renner; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 50: 42 (1989)
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