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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: 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)
227.4619 Genus Fritzschia Cham.; Linnaea 9: 397 (1834)
Distribution: SE-Brazil
Species listed in database: 12
species :
Fritzschia anisostemon Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 9(3): 399 (1834)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Fritzschia atropurpurea D.Nunes, M.J.Rocha & P.J.F.Guim.; Syst. Bot. 44(4): 844 (2019)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Fritzschia cordifolia R.Romero, D.Nunes & M.J.Rocha; Syst. Bot. 44(3): 664 (2019)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Fritzschia edmundoi (Brade) M.J.Rocha & P.J.F.Guim.; Int. J. Pl. Sci. 179(1): 65 (2017)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Comolia edmundoi Brade; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 16: 11 (1959)
species :
Fritzschia erecta Cham.; Linnaea 9: 399 (1834)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Fritzschia punctulata Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 279 (1849)
= Marcetia caespitosa A.St.-Hil.; Voy. Distr. Diam. 1: 375
species :
Fritzschia furnensis R.Romero & M.J.Rocha; Phytotaxa 302(1): 50 (2017)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Fritzschia integrifolia Cham.; Linnaea 9: 398 (1834)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Fritzschia lanceiflora (DC.) M.J.Rocha & P.J.F.Guim.; Int. J. Pl. Sci. 179(1): 65 (2017)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Comolia lanceiflora (DC.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 37 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Marcetia excoriata Miq.; Linnaea 22: 538 (1849)
= Microlicia lanceiflora DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 118 (1828)
= Microlicia violacea Mart.; Herb. Fl. Bras. [Martius] no. 950 (1854), ineffectively publ.
= Rhexia lanceaeflora Mart. & Schrank ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 118 (1828)
= Tetrameris violacea Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 124 (1850)
species :
Fritzschia rupestris R.B.Pacifico, Almeda & D.Nunes; Syst. Bot. 43(3): 794 (2018)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Fritzschia sertularia (DC.) M.J.Rocha & P.J.F.Guim.; Int. J. Pl. Sci. 179(1): 65 (2017)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Comolia sertularia (DC.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 37 (1871)
= Marcetia sertularia DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 125 (1828)
= Rhexia sertularia Schrank & Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 125 (1828)
= Tetrameris sertularia (DC.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 126 (1850)
species :
Fritzschia sessilis (Spreng.) M.J.Rocha & P.J.F.Guim.; Int. J. Pl. Sci. 179(1): 65 (2017)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Comolia sessilis (Spreng.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 37 (1871)
= Comolia sessilis var. microcarpa Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 431 (1885)
= Comolia tetraquetra Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 603 (1888)
= Comolia violacea (DC.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 37 (1871)
= Melastoma sessile Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 303 (1825)
= Microlicia violacea DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 118 (1828)
= Microlicia viscidula Cham.; Linnaea 9: 387 (1834)
= Tetrameris excoriata Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 125 (1850)
= Tetrameris viscidula (Cham.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 125 (1850)
species :
Fritzschia stenodon (Naudin) M.J.Rocha & P.J.F.Guim.; Int. J. Pl. Sci. 179(1): 65 (2017)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Comolia stenodon (Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 37 (1871)
= Comolia stenodon var. major Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 433 (1885)
= Comolia stenodon var. suborbicularis Cogn.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54 (Mem. 3c): 270 (1908), nomen
= Tetrameris stenodon Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 126 (1850)
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