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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)
228.4807 Genus Heterocentron Hook. & Arn.; Bot. Beechey Voy. [Hooker & Arnott] 290 (1840)
Distribution: Mexico and Central America
Species listed in database: 14
= Heeria Schltdl.; Linnaea 13: 432 (1839)
= Schizocentron Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner] 355 (1843)
species :
Heterocentron alatum Rose & Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1052 (1924)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Heterocentron breedlovei (Wurdack) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.; Taxon 68(5): 971 (2019)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Tibouchina breedlovei Wurdack; Phytologia 14: 260 (1967)
species :
Heterocentron chiapense (Wurdack) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.; Taxon 68(5): 971 (2019)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Tibouchina chiapensis Wurdack; Phytologia 14: 261 (1967)
species :
Heterocentron chimalapanum Todzia; Lundellia 2: 142 (1999)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Veracruz)
79 MEX
species :
Heterocentron elegans (Schltdl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 247 (1891)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Colombia [I]
79 MEX 80 ELS GUA HON 82 clm
Synonyms: hidden
= Heeria elegans Schltdl.; Linnaea 13: 432 (1839)
= Heeria procumbens Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 151 (1850)
= Heterocentron sessilis Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 65(8): 573 (1938)
= Hypostate elegans (Schltdl.) Hoffmanns.; Preiss-Verzeichn. Pflanzen 1833: 14 (1833), nom. inval.
= Monochaetum guatemalense Standl. & Steyerm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23(3): 136 (1944)
= Rhexia elegans Schltdl.; Linnaea 13: 432 (1839)
= Schizocentron elegans (Schltdl.) Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner] 355 (1843)
species :
Heterocentron evansii Almeda; Novon 9(2): 127 (1999)
Distribution: Honduras
80 HON
species :
Heterocentron glandulosum Schenck; Gartenflora 227, t. 169 (1856)
Distribution: Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia)
80 COS ELS GUA HON PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Heterocentron salvadoranum Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 65: 575 (1938)
= Heterocentron sinuatum S.Winkl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 83: 349 (1965)
species :
Heterocentron hirtellum (Cogn.) L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 567 (1963)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Jalisco, Nayarit); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthrostemma hirtellum Cogn. ex Donn.Sm.; Enum. pl. Guatem. 3: n. 3328 (1893) nomen, et Bot. Gaz. 20: 286 (1895)
species :
Heterocentron laxiflorum Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1051 (1924)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán)
79 MEX
species :
Heterocentron mexicanum Hook. & Arn.; Bot. Beechey Voy. [Hooker & Arnott] 290 (1838)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Durango, Guerrero, Jalisco, México State, Michoacán, Nayarit, Sinaloa)
79 MEX
species :
Heterocentron muricatum Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 65: 575 (1938)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Heterocentron purpureum S.Winkl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 83: 348 (1965)
Distribution: El Salvador
80 ELS
species :
Heterocentron subtriplinervium (Link & Otto) A.Braun & Bouché; Linnaea 25: 299 (1852)
Distribution: South Africa [I]; Mauritius [I]; Jawa [I]; Lesser Sunda Isl. [I] (Bali [I]); Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Maui [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México State, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Sinaloa, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Jamaica [I]; Colombia [I]
27 saf 29 mau 42 jaw lsi 63 haw 79 MEX 80 BLZ ELS GUA HON NIC 81 jam 82 clm
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthrostemma subtriplinervium (Link & Otto) Mart.; Hort. Reg. Monac. [Martius & Schrank] 171 (1829)
= Heeria axillaris (Naudin) Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 138 (1891)
= Heeria macrostachya (Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 28: 34 (1871)
= Heeria rosea (A.Braun & C.D.Bouché) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 28(1): 34 (1871)
= Heeria subtriplinervia (Link & Otto) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 34 (1871)
= Heeria undulata Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 34 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Heterocentron alpestre Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14(2): 156 (1850)
= Heterocentron axillare Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14(2): 155 (1850)
= Heterocentron floribundum Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 65: 574 (1938)
= Heterocentron hondurensis Gleason; Phytologia 3: 360 (1950)
= Heterocentron macrostachyum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14(2): 155 (1850)
= Heterocentron roseum A.Braun & C.D.Bouché; Linnaea 25: 299 (1853)
= Heterocentron subtriplinervium f. roseum (Link & Otto) A.Braun & C.D.Bouché
= Heterocentron undulatum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 155 (1850)
= Heteronoma subtriplinervium (Link & Otto) DC.; Rapp. [Not.] Pl. Rar. Genève 9 (1830)
= Melastoma subtriplinervium Link & Otto; Icon. Pl. Rar. [Link & Otto] 47
= Tibouchina macrostachya Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 7: 6 (1880)
species :
Heterocentron suffruticosum Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 6: 57 (1914)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
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