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)
227.4152
Genus
Catanthera F.Muell.; J. Bot. 24: 289 (1866)
Distribution: Borneo, New Guinea. Phylogenetic position unconfirmed
Species listed in database: 19
= Hederella Stapf; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 25: sub t. 2415 (1895)
= Phyllapophysis Mansf.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 113 (1925)
= Malanthos Stapf; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 25: sub t. 2415 (1895)
Search for: Catanthera
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species :
Catanthera brassii
(M.P.Nayar) M.P.Nayar; Gard. Bull. Singapore 24: 353 (1969)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Hederella brassii M.P.Nayar; Kew Bull. 20: 238 (1966)
species :
Catanthera endertii
(M.P.Nayar) M.P.Nayar; Gard. Bull. Singapore 24: 353 (1969)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Hederella endertii M.P.Nayar; Kew Bull. 20: 240 (1966)
species :
Catanthera keris
Veldkamp; Reinwardtia 16(1): 25 (2017)
Distribution: Moluccas
42 MOL
species :
Catanthera kinabaluensis
(M.P.Nayar) M.P.Nayar; Gard. Bull. Singapore 24: 353 (1969)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Hederella kinabaluensis M.P.Nayar; Kew Bull. 20: 237 (1966)
species :
Catanthera longistylis
(Mansf.) M.P.Nayar; Gard. Bull. Singapore 24: 353 (1969)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Hederella longistylis (Mansf.) M.P.Nayar; Kew Bull. 20: 238 (1966)
= Medinilla longistylis Mansf.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 124 (1925)
species :
Catanthera lysipetala
F.Muell.; J. Bot. 24: 289 (1886)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Hederella lysipetala (F.Muell.) M.P.Nayar; Kew Bull. 20: 237 (1966)
= Medinilla lysipetala Mansf.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 124 (1925) 60: 124 (1925)
species :
Catanthera multiflora
(Stapf) M.P.Nayar; Gard. Bull. Singapore 24: 352 (1969)
Distribution: Borneo; ?New Guinea (?Papua New Guinea)
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Hederella multiflora Stapf; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 25: t. 2415 (1895)
= Medinilla multiflora (Stapf) Mansf.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 124 (1925)
species :
Catanthera novoguineensis
M.P.Nayar; Reinwardtia 10(1): 47 (1982)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Catanthera nummularia
Bygrave; Kew Bull. 53(2): 475 (1998)
Distribution: Brunei
42 BRN
species :
Catanthera ovata
(M.P.Nayar) M.P.Nayar; Gard. Bull. Singapore 24: 353 (1969)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Hederella ovata M.P.Nayar; Kew Bull. 20: 238 (1966)
species :
Catanthera paniculata
(M.P.Nayar) M.P.Nayar; Gard. Bull. Singapore 24: 353 (1969)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Hederella paniculata M.P.Nayar; Kew Bull. 20: 239 (1966)
species :
Catanthera peltata
M.P.Nayar; Reinwardtia 10(1): 56 (1982)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Catanthera pilosa
M.P.Nayar; Reinwardtia 10(1): 45 (1982)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Catanthera quintuplinervis
(Cogn.) M.P.Nayar; Gard. Bull. Singapore 24: 353 (1969)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo
42 BOR SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta quintuplinervis Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1(2): (1890) 533, et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 556 (1891)
= Hederella quintuplinervis (Cogn.) Stapf; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 25: t. 2416 (1895)
species :
Catanthera royenii
M.P.Nayar; Reinwardtia 10(1): 50 (1982)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Catanthera schlechteri
(Mansf.) M.P.Nayar; Gard. Bull. Singapore 24: 353 (1969)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Phyllapophysis schlechteri Mansf.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 114 (1925)
species :
Catanthera sleumeri
M.P.Nayar; Reinwardtia 10(1): 57 (1982)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Catanthera tawaensis
(Merr.) Regalado; Blumea 35(1): 64 (1990)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Medinilla tawaensis Merr.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 15: 225 (1929)
species :
Catanthera tetrandra
(Stapf) M.P.Nayar; Gard. Bull. Singapore 24: 353 (1969)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Hederella tetrandra Stapf; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 25: t. 2415 (1895)
