227.0000
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: 6080; 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)
227.4812
Genus
Brachyotum (DC.) Triana; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1: 743 (1867)
Distribution: Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Closely related to Chaetogastra and possibly identical (Guimaraes & Michelang 2019)
Species listed in database: 55
= Alifana Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 101 (1838)
species :
Brachyotum alpinum
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 167 (1891)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Brachyotum andreanum
Cogn.; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique, Sér. 3, 14: 938 (1887)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
species :
Brachyotum angustifolium
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 401 (1953)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Brachyotum azuayense
Wurdack; Phytologia 35(3): 242 (1977)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Brachyotum barbeyanum
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 148 (1891)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Brachyotum benthamianum
Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 49 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Chaetogastra campanularis Benth.; Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 131 (1844)
species :
Brachyotum campanulare
(Bonpl.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 48 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthrostemma campanulare (Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 136 (1828)
= Chaetogastra campanularis (Bonpl.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 130 (1850)
= Rhexia campanularis Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 35
species :
Brachyotum campii
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 364 (1953)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Brachyotum cernuum
(Bonpl.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 48 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Colombia (Caldas, Cauca, Nariño)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Chaetogastra cernua (Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 135 (1828)
= Osbeckia cernua (Bonpl.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 312 (1825)
= Rhexia cernua Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 32
species :
Brachyotum cogniauxii
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 392 (1953)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Brachyotum confertum
(Bonpl.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 49 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Bolina conferta (Bonpl.) Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 101 (1838)
= Brachyotum campylanthum Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 49 (1871)
= Chaetogastra conferta (Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 135 (1828)
= Rhexia conferta Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 53
species :
Brachyotum coronatum
(Triana) Wurdack; Phytologia 11: 379 (1965)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachyotum racemosum Cogn.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 132 (1908)
= Pleroma coronatum Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 41 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Tibouchina coronata (Triana) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 307 (1885)
species :
Brachyotum cutervoanum
Wurdack; Phytologia 14: 257 (1967)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Brachyotum ecuadorense
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 393 (1953)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Brachyotum fictum
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 394 (1953)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Brachyotum figueroae
J.F.Macbr.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 173 (1929)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Brachyotum fraternum
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 375 (1953)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Brachyotum gleasonii
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 370 (1953)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Brachyotum gracilescens
Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 49 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Brachyotum grisebachii
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 153 (1891)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL ECU PER
species :
Brachyotum harlingii
Wurdack; Phytologia 29(2): 140 (1974)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Brachyotum huancavelicae
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 381 (1953)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Brachyotum incrassatum
E.Cotton; Nordic J. Bot. 20(2): 185 (2000)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Brachyotum intermedium
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 367 (1953)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Brachyotum jamesonii
Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 49 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Brachyotum johannes-julii
E.Cotton; Nordic J. Bot. 20(2): 187 (2000)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Brachyotum ledifolium
(Desr.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 48 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Tolima, Valle); Ecuador; Peru
82 CLM 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Alifana canescens (Bonpl.) Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 101
= Brachyotum canescens (Bonpl.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 48 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Chaetogastra bonplandiana Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 137 (1850)
= Chaetogastra canescens (Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 134 (1828)
= Chaetogastra sulphurea Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 135 (1850)
= Lasiandra ledifolia (Desr.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 159 (1850)
= Melastoma ledifolium Desr.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 4: 48 (1797)
= Pleroma ledifolium (Desr.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 151 (1828)
= Rhexia canescens Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 14
species :
Brachyotum lindenii
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 159 (1891)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Nariño, Quindío, Risaralda, Tolima, Valle); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachyotum rivetii Danguy & Cherm.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 28: 433 (1922)
= Brachyotum strigosum var. tolimensis Cuatrec.; Trab. Mus. Nac. Ci. Nat., Ser. Bot. 33: 89 (1936)
species :
Brachyotum longisepalum
Wurdack; Phytologia 11: 381 (1965)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Brachyotum lutescens
(Ruiz & Pav.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 48 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthrostemma lutescens DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 136 (1828)
= Chaetogastra lutescens (Ruiz & Pav.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 134 (1850)
= Rhexia lutescens Ruiz & Pav.; Fl. Peruv. [Ruiz & Pavon] 3: 84
species :
Brachyotum lycopodioides
Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 49 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachyotum minimum Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 459 (1937)
species :
Brachyotum lymphatum
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 395 (1953)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca)
82 CLM
species :
Brachyotum markgrafii
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 395 (1953)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Brachyotum maximowiczii
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 154 (1891)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachyotum maximowiczii var. longifolium Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8(4): 369 (1953)
species :
Brachyotum microdon
(Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 49 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Potosí, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Argentina (Jujuy)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachyotum hermannioides (Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 49 (1871)
= Brachyotum pentlandii (Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 49 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Brachyotum setosum Gleason; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 314 (1927)
= Chaetogastra hermannioides Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 183 (1850)
= Chaetogastra microdon Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 134 (1850)
= Chaetogastra pentlandii Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 133 (1850)
species :
Brachyotum multinervium
Wurdack; Phytologia 11: 379 (1965)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Brachyotum multituberculatum
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 394 (1953)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Brachyotum naudinii
Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 48 (1871 publ. 1872), nom. nov.
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Chaetogastra lutescens Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 134 (1850)
species :
Brachyotum nutans
Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 54: 25 (1927)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Brachyotum parvifolium
Cogn.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 132 (1908)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Brachyotum quinquenerve
(Ruiz & Pav.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 48 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthrostemma quinquenerve (Ruiz & Pav.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 136 (1828)
= Brachyotum quinquenerve var. pusillum Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 361.
= Chaetogastra quinquenervis (Ruiz & Pav.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 130 (1850)
= Rhexia quinquenervis Ruiz & Pav.; Fl. Peruv. [Ruiz & Pavon] 3: 83
species :
Brachyotum radula
Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 48 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachyotum asperum Cogn.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 132 (1908)
species :
Brachyotum rosmarinifolium
(Ruiz & Pav.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 49 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthrostemma rosmarinifolium (Ruiz & Pav.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 136 (1828)
= Chaetogastra rosmarinifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 131 (1850)
= Rhexia rosmarinifolia Ruiz & Pav.; Fl. Peruv. [Ruiz & Pavon] 3: 84
species :
Brachyotum rostratum
(Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 48 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachyotum callosum J.F.Macbr.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 172 (1929)
= Brachyotum microphyllum (Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 49 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Brachyotum seorsum Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 402 (1953)
= Brachyotum trianae Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 167 (1891)
= Chaetogastra microphyllum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 134 (1850)
= Chaetogastra rostrata Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 135 (1850)
species :
Brachyotum rotundifolium
Cogn.; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique, Sér. 3, 14: 937 (1887)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Brachyotum rugosum
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 376 (1953)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Brachyotum russatum
E.Cotton; Nordic J. Bot. 20(2): 187 (2000)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Brachyotum sanguinolentum
(Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 49 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachyotum barbiferum Rusby; Phytologia 1: 69 (1934)
= Brachyotum floribundum Griseb. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 49 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Brachyotum floribundum Triana ex Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 155 (1891)
= Brachyotum pedicellatum Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 460 (1937)
= Chaetogastra floribunda Griseb.; Berberid. Amer. Austral. [Lechler] 59 (1857)
= Chaetogastra sanguinolenta Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 131 (1850)
species :
Brachyotum sertulatum
C.Ulloa; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 64(1): 70 (2007)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Huila)
82 CLM
species :
Brachyotum strigosum
(L.f.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 49 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Meta, Quindío); Peru
82 CLM 83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Alifana stricta (Bonpl.) Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 101 (1838)
= Chaetogastra goudotii Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 131 (1850)
= Chaetogastra stricta DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 134 (1828)
= Chaetogastra strigosa (L.f.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 134 (1828)
= Melastoma strigosum L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 236 (1781)
= Pleroma strigosum (L.f.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 47 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Rhexia stricta Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 19
species :
Brachyotum trichocalyx
Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 48 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Brachyotum tyrianthinum
J.F.Macbr.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 174 (1929)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Brachyotum uribei
Wurdack; Phytologia 29(2): 141 (1974)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca)
82 CLM
species :
Brachyotum virescens
(Cogn.) Wurdack; Phytologia 64(4): 296 (1988)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Tibouchina virescens Cogn.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 133 (1908)
species :
Brachyotum weberbaueri
Cogn.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 133 (1908)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
