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)
228.4817
Genus
Chaetolepis (DC.) Miq.; Comm. Phytogr. 2: 72 (1828)
Distribution: N-South America, 1 Costa Rica
Species listed in database: 11
= Haplodesmium Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 150, t. 5 (1850)
= Trimeranthus H.Karst.; Linnaea 30: 159 (1859 publ. 1860)
species :
Chaetolepis alpina
Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 140 (1850)
Distribution: Colombia (Cesar, La Guajira, Magdalena, Norte de Santander, Santander); Venezuela (Venezuela Distrito Federal, Mérida, Trujillo)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Chaetolepis alpina var. latifolia Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 170 (1891)
species :
Chaetolepis anisandra
Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 140 (1850)
Distribution: Colombia (Cesar, Cundinamarca, Magdalena); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana
82 CLM GUY VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Chaetolepis citrina Gleason; Brittonia 3: 174 (1939)
= Chaetolepis thymifolia Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 50 (1871 publ. 1872)
species :
Chaetolepis cufodontisii
Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 18: 792 (1938)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Chaetolepis lindeniana
(Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 51 (1871)
Distribution: Colombia (Norte de Santander, Santander); Venezuela (Barinas, Lara, Mérida, Táchira, Trujillo)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Chaetolepis alpestris Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 51 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Haplodesmium lindenianum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 150, t. 5 (1850)
= Trimeranthus alpestris H.Karst.; Linnaea 30: 159 (1859 publ. 1860)
species :
Chaetolepis loricarella
Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 51 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Colombia (Cesar, Magdalena)
82 CLM
species :
Chaetolepis microphylla
(Bonpl.) Miq.; Comm. Phytogr. 72 (1840)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Norte de Santander, Santander); Venezuela (Mérida, Táchira)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhexia microphylla Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 4
= Osbeckia microphylla (Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 140 (1828)
species :
Chaetolepis perijensis
Wurdack; Phytologia 8: 166 (1962)
Distribution: Colombia (Cesar); Venezuela (Zulia)
82 CLM VEN
variant :
var. glandulosa
Wurdack; Phytologia 41(1): 1 (1978)
Distribution: Venezuela (Zulia)
82 VEN
species :
Chaetolepis phelpsiae
Gleason; Brittonia 7: 82 (1950)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
variant :
var. chimantensis
(Wurdack) D.Grimm & Almeda; J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 7(1): 258 (2013)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Chaetolepis phelpsiae subsp. chimantensis Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(5): 138 (1964)
species :
Chaetolepis santamartensis
Wurdack; Phytologia 8: 165 (1962)
Distribution: Colombia (Magdalena: Sa. Nevada de Santa Marta)
82 CLM
species :
Chaetolepis sessilis
Pittier; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 13: 385 (1923)
Distribution: Venezuela (Mérida)
82 VEN
species :
Chaetolepis sumapacensis
Humberto Mend. & C.Castro; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 47(183): 330 (2023)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
