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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)
228.4137 Genus Blastus Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 526 (1790)
Distribution: NE-India, China, Indochina, Malesia
Species listed in database: 11
species :
Blastus auriculatus Y.Q.Huang ex C.Chen; Fl. Yunnan. 2: 103, f. 26, 4-5 (1979)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Blastus borneensis Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1(2): 531 (1890), et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 477 (1891)
Distribution: China (Hainan); peninsular Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Ulu Langat, Selangor); Sumatera; Borneo
36 CHI 41 LAO THA VIE 42 BOR MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blastus borneensis var. eberhardtii (Guillaumin) C.Hansen; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1982 (1-2): 58 (1982)
= Blastus borneensis var. pulverulentus (Ridl.) C.Hansen; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1982 (1-2): 61 (1982)
= Blastus borneensis var. stellulatus (E.T.Geddes) C.Hansen; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 3: 60 (1982)
= Blastus caudatus Sparre; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 319 (1929)
= Blastus cogniauxii Stapf; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 24: t. 2311 (1894)
= Blastus cogniauxii var. caudatus (Sparre) B.K.Nayar; Curr. Sci. 37: 413 (1968)
= Blastus eberhardtii Guillaumin; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 2: 898 (1921)
= Blastus pulverulentus Ridl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 41: 290 (1913)
= Blastus stellulatus E.T.Geddes; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 236 (1928)
= Blastus sumatranus Merr.; Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 24: 84 (1938 publ. 1939)
= Blastus tomentosus Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 276 (1943)
= Ochthocharis parviflora Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 481 (1891)
species :
Blastus brevissimus C.Chen; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(3): 35-36 (1984)
Distribution: China (Guangxi)
36 CHI
species :
Blastus cochinchinensis Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 2: 527 (1790)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan); Japan (Yakushima Isl.); Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland); Bangladesh; Myanmar; Cambodia; Vietnam; Borneo
36 CHI 38 JAP NNS TAI 40 BAN IND 41 CBD MYA VIE 42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Anplectrum parviflorum Benth.; Fl. Hongk. 116 (1861)
= Blastus marchandii H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11(301-303): 494 (1913)
= Blastus parviflorus (Benth.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 74 (1871)
species :
Blastus eglandulosus Stapf ex Spare; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 318 (1929)
Distribution: Laos; C-Vietnam; N-Vietnam
41 LAO VIE
species :
Blastus mollissimus H.L.Li; J. Arnold Arbor. 25(1): 16 (1944)
Distribution: China (Guangxi)
36 CHI
species :
Blastus multiflorus (Cogn.) Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 90 (1913)
Distribution: N-Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Allomorphia multiflora Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 1183 (1891)
species :
Blastus pauciflorus (Benth.) Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 90 (1913)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Allomorphia bodinieri H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 5: 100 (1908)
= Allomorphia pauciflora Benth.; London J. Bot. 1: 485-486 (1842)
= Blastus apricus (Hand.-Mazz.) H.L.Li; J. Arnold Arbor. 25(1): 19 (1944)
= Blastus apricus var. longiflorus (Hand.-Mazz.) C.Chen; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(3): 35 (1984)
= Blastus cavaleriei H.Lév. & Vaniot; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg, Sér. 3, 35: 395 (1906)
= Blastus cavaleriei var. tomentosus (H.L.Li) C.Chen; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(3): 35 (1984)
= Blastus dunnianus H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9(222-226): 449 (1911)
= Blastus dunnianus var. glandulosetosus C.Chen; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(3): 36-37 (1984)
= Blastus ernae Hand.-Mazz.; Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 59: 106 (1922)
= Blastus hindsii Hance; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 103-104 (1873)
= Blastus lii B.K.Nayar; Curr. Sci. 37: 414 (1968)
= Blastus longiflorus Hand.-Mazz.; Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 59: 106 (1922)
= Blastus longiflorus var. apricus (Hand.-Mazz.) Y.L.Zheng & N.H.Xia; J. Trop. Subtrop. Bot. 11(3): 276 (2003)
= Blastus spathulicalyx Hand.-Mazz.; Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 59: 106 (1922)
= Blastus spathulicalyx var. apricus Hand.-Mazz.; Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 59: 106 (1922)
= Blastus squamosus C.Y.Wu & Y.Q.Huang ex C.Chen; Fl. Yunnan. 2: 101, f. 26, 6-7 (1979)
= Blastus thaiyongii C.Hansen; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 4 (1-2): 67 (1982)
= Blastus tomentosus H.L.Li; J. Arnold Arbor. 25(1): 18 (1944), nom. illeg.
= Bredia bodinieri H.Lév.; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg, Sér. 4, 5: 100 (1908)
= Oxyspora pauciflora (Benth.) Benth.; Fl. Hongk. 116 (1861)
species :
Blastus setulosus Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 65(2-3): 106 (1933)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi)
36 CHI
species :
Blastus tenuifolius Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 65(2-3): 105-106 (1933)
Distribution: China (Guangxi)
36 CHI
species :
Blastus tsaii H.L.Li; J. Arnold Arbor. 25(3): 309 (1944)
Distribution: China (SE-Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Blastus yunnanensis H.L.Li; J. Arnold Arbor. 25(1): 15-16 (1944)
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