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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: 6052; hybrids: 1
= 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)
227.4403 Genus Dalenia Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 243, t. 58 (1842)
Distribution: Borneo, New Guinea. Phylogenetic position unconfirmed
Species listed in database: 9
species :
Dalenia beccariana (Cogn.) Ridl. ex M.P.Nayar; Kew Bull. 20: 157 (1966)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Anplectrum beccarianum Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 568 (1891)
= Dalenia beccariana var. matangensis M.P.Nayar; Kew Bull. 20: 158 (1966)
= Dalenia furfuracea Ridl.; Kew Bull. [1]: 33 (1946)
= Dalenia pubescens Merr.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 86: 338 (1922)
= Diplectria beccariana (Cogn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 953 (1891)
= Dissochaeta pubescens (Merr.) Karton.; PhytoKeys 107: 126 (2018)
species :
Dalenia glabra (Merr.) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 813 (2021)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta glabra Merr.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 76: 101 (1917)
= Diplectria glabra (Merr.) M.P.Nayar; Blumea 24(2): 421 (1978)
variant :
var. kinabaluensis (Veldkamp) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 813 (2021)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Diplectria glabra subsp. kinabaluensis Veldkamp; Blumea 24(2): 422 (1978)
= Diplectria glabra var. kinabaluensis (Veldkamp) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 313 (1980)
= Dissochaeta glabra var. kinabaluensis (Veldkamp) Karton.; PhytoKeys 107: 81 (2018)
species :
Dalenia glandulosa (Merr.) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 813 (2021)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta glandulosa Merr.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 15: 224 (1929)
species :
Dalenia laevis (Ohwi ex J.F.Maxwell) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 813 (2021)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta laevis Ohwi ex J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 315 (1980)
species :
Dalenia latifolia (Triana) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 813 (2021)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta latifolia (Triana) Karton.; PhytoKeys 107: 91 (2018)
= Anplectrum latifolium Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 85, t. 7, fig. 90d (1872)
= Diplectria latifolia (Triana) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
species :
Dalenia magnibracteata (Bakh.f.) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 813 (2021)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Neodissochaeta magnibracteata Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 142 (1943)
= Dissochaeta beccariana Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 559 (1891)
= Neodissochaeta beccariana (Cogn.) M.P.Nayar; Kew Bull. 20: 159 (1966)
species :
Dalenia papuana (Mansf.) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 813 (2021)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Anplectrum papuanum Mansf.; Nova Guinea 14: 202 (1924)
= Diplectria glabra var. papuana (Mansf.) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 313 (1980)
= Diplectria papuana (Mansf.) Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 202 (1943)
= Dissochaeta papuana (Mansf.) Karton.; PhytoKeys 107: 121 (2018)
species :
Dalenia pulchra Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. t. 58 (1844)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Anplectrum macrophyllum Ridl.; Kew Bull. [1]: 31 (1946)
= Dalenia korthalsii Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 39 (1850), nom. nov.
= Dalenia speciosa Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. t. 244 (1844)
= Dissochaeta pulchra (Korth.) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 318 (1980)
species :
Dalenia sarawakensis (M.P.Nayar) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 814 (2021)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak); Brunei
42 BOR BRN
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta sarawakensis (M.P.Nayar) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 321 (1980)
= Neodissochaeta sarawakensis M.P.Nayar; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 11 (1- 2): 195 (1969 publ. 1971)
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