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)
227.4824
Genus
Dichaetanthera Endl.; Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] 1215 (1840)
Distribution: Tropical Africa (7), Madagascar (28)
Species listed in database: 37
= Sakersia Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1: 757 (1867)
= Barbeyastrum Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 376 (1891)
species :
Dichaetanthera africana
(Hook.f.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 102: 38 (1955)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; S-Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Angola; Zambia
22 GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 BIO CAF CMN CON EQG GAB 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Sakersia africana Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1: 757 (1867)
species :
Dichaetanthera altissima
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 382 (1891)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera arborea
Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 147 (1883)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera articulata
Endl.; Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] 1215 (1840)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Dichaetanthera aculeolata Hook.f. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 61 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Melastoma articulatum Desr.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 4: 56 (1797)
= Rousseauxia articulata (Desr.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 153 (1828)
species :
Dichaetanthera asperrima
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 381 (1891)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
variant :
var. asperula
H.Perrier; (1945)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera bifida
Jum. & H.Perrier; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 14: 262 (1911)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Dichaetanthera manongarivensis Jum. & H.Perrier; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 14: 263 (1911)
species :
Dichaetanthera brevicauda
Jum. & H.Perrier; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 14: 266 (1911)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera ciliata
Jum. & H.Perrier; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 3, 1: 259 (1913)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera cordifolia
Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 146 (1883)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Dichaetanthera latifolia Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 380 (1891)
species :
Dichaetanthera cornifrons
H.Perrier; Mém. Acad. Malgache 12: 38 (1932)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera corymbosa
(Cogn.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 102: 38 (1955)
Distribution: SE-Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; NE-Angola; NE-Zambia
22 NGA 23 CAF CMN CON GAB ZAI 25 UGA 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Barbeyastrum corymbosum Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 376 (1891)
= Dichaetanthera calodendron (Gilg & Ledermann ex Engl.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 102: 38 (1955)
= Sakersia adolfi-friderici Gilg; Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907-1908), Bot. 2: 585 (1913)
= Sakersia calodendron Gilg & Ledermann ex Engl.; Veg. Erde [Engler & Drude] 9 (Pflanzenw. Afr.) 3(2): 759 (1921)
= Sakersia corymbosa (Cogn.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 15: 1001 (1953)
= Sakersia laurentii Cogn. ex De Wild. & T.Durand; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 2, 1: 23 (1899)
species :
Dichaetanthera crassinodis
Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 476 (1887), Cogn. in Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 381 (1891)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Dichaetanthera lanceolata Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 383 (1891)
species :
Dichaetanthera decaryi
H.Perrier; Mém. Acad. Malgache 12: 41 (1932)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera echinulata
(Hook.f.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 102: 38 (1955)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone
22 GUI SIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Sakersia echinulata Hook.f.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 2: 458 (1871)
= Sakersia mirabilis A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 37 (1908)
species :
Dichaetanthera erici-rosenii
(R.E.Fr.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 30: 181 (1956)
Distribution: E-Tanzania; NE-Zambia
25 TAN 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis erici-rosenii R.E.Fr.; Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exped. 1911-1912 1: 179 (1914)
species :
Dichaetanthera grandifolia
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 1180 (append.) (1891), et ex Elliott, in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 17 (1891)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera heteromorpha
(Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 61 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta heteromorpha Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 78 (1851)
species :
Dichaetanthera hirsuta
H.Perrier; Mém. Acad. Malgache 12: 36 (1932)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera lancifolia
H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 92 (1945)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera lutescens
H.Perrier; Mém. Acad. Malgache 12: 29 (1932)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
variant :
var. acutisepala
H.Perrier; Mém. Acad. Malgache 12: 29 (1932)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
variant :
var. hybrida
H.Perrier; Mém. Acad. Malgache 12: 29 (1932)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera madagascariensis
(D.Don) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 61 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma madagascariense D.Don; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 290 (1823)
species :
Dichaetanthera matitanensis
Jum. & H.Perrier; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 3, 1: 260 (1913)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
variant :
var. ikongoensis
H.Perrier; (1932)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera oblongifolia
Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 147 (1883)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
variant :
var. albiflora
H.Perrier; Mém. Acad. Malgache 12: 53 (1932)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
variant :
var. ambrensis
H.Perrier; Mém. Acad. Malgache 12: 55 (1932)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
variant :
var. longisepala
H.Perrier; Mém. Acad. Malgache 12: 55 (1932)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
variant :
var. louvelii
H.Perrier; Mém. Acad. Malgache 12: 55 (1932)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
variant :
var. heterostemona
(Aug.DC.) H.Perrier; Fl. Madagasc. 153: 70 (1951)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Dichaetanthera heterostemona Aug.DC.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 1: 573 (1901)
variant :
var. rosea
(Cogn.) H.Perrier; Fl. Madagasc. 153: 70 (1951)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Dichaetanthera rosea Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 381 (1891)
variant :
var. subrubra
(Jum. & H.Perrier) H.Perrier; Mém. Acad. Malgache 12: 54 (1932)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Dichaetanthera subrubra Jum. & H.Perrier; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 3, 1: 259 (1913)
species :
Dichaetanthera parvifolia
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 380 (1891)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera reticulata
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 381 (1891)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Dichaetanthera cordifolia var. reticulata (Cogn.) H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 94 (1945)
species :
Dichaetanthera rhodesiensis
A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 30: 182 (1956)
Distribution: Zambia
26 ZAM
species :
Dichaetanthera rutenbergiana
Baill. ex Vatke; Abh. Naturwiss. Verein Bremen 9: 116 (1885)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera sambiranensis
H.Perrier; Mém. Acad. Malgache 12: 39 (1932)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera scabra
Jum. & H.Perrier; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 3, 1: 262 (1913)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera schatzii
H.Ranariv. & Almeda; Candollea 74(2): 132, figs. 1-3 (2019)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera schuilingiana
P.A.Duvign. & Plancke; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 90: 230 (1958), in adnot.
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Remarks: only known from the type
species :
Dichaetanthera squamata
H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 93 (1945)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera strigosa
(Cogn.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 102: 38 (1955)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; N-Angola
23 CON GAB 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Sakersia strigosa Cogn.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 2, 1(1): 23 (1899)
species :
Dichaetanthera trichopoda
Jum. & H.Perrier; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 14: 265 (1911)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera tsaratanensis
Jum. & H.Perrier; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 3, 1: 263 (1913)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Dichaetanthera verdcourtii
A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 43: 297 (1969)
Distribution: W-Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Dichaetanthera villosissima
H.Perrier; Mém. Acad. Malgache 12: 37 (1932)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
