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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)
228.4826 Genus Heterotis Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 347 (1849)
Distribution: Tropical Africa
Species listed in database: 7
= Lepidanthemum Klotzsch; Naturw. Reise Mossambique [Peters] 6(Bot., 1): 64 (1861)
species :
Heterotis buettneriana (Cogn. ex Büttner) Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 20(4): 418 (1981)
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; E-D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 CMN CON GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis buettneriana (Cogn. ex Büttner) Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 11(3): 547 (1971)
= Dissotis rotundifolia f. buettneriana (Cogn. ex Büttner) A.Fern. & R.Fern.
= Osbeckia buettneriana Cogn. ex Büttner; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 31: 95 (1889), et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 332 (1891)
= Osbeckia rubropilosa De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 1: 378 (1922)
species :
Heterotis decumbens (P.Beauv.) Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 20(4): 418 (1981)
Distribution: S-Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Tanzania; N-Angola; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Jawa [I]
22 NGA 23 BIO CAF CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 TAN UGA 26 ANG 29 mau reu 42 jaw
Synonyms: hidden
= Asterostoma decumbens Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 50 (1850)
= Dissotis decumbens (P.Beauv.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 58 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Dissotis decumbens var. minor Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 369 (1891)
= Dissotis laevis Hook.f.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 2: 451 (1871)
= Dissotis mahonii Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 129: t. 7896 (1903)
= Dissotis modesta Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906(3): 78 (1906)
= Heterotis laevis Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 348 (1849)
= Melastoma decumbens P.Beauv.; Fl. Oware 1: 69
= Osbeckia decumbens (P.Beauv.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 143 (1828)
= Rhexia decumbens (P.Beauv.) Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 4: 628 (1816)
species :
Heterotis fruticosa (Brenan) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 609 (2017)
Distribution: Benin; SW-Nigeria; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]
22 BEN NGA 23 BIO
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis fruticosa (Brenan) Brenan & Keay; Kew Bull. [7]: 547 (1952)
= Dissotis rotundifolia var. fruticosa Brenan; Kew Bull. [5]: 227 (1950)
species :
Heterotis kupensis Sv. & Cheek; J. Pl. Taxon. & Geogr. (Webbia) 80(2, Suppl.): 124 (2025)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
species :
Heterotis prostrata (Thonn.) Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 349 (1849)
Distribution: Togo; Benin; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Tanzania; Zanzibar; Angola; Jawa [I]; Fiji [I]; Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Moorea [I]); Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Maui [I], Hawaii Isl. [I])
22 BEN TOG 23 BIO CMN 25 TAN 26 ANG 42 jaw 60 fij 61 sci 63 haw
Remarks: formerly confused with H. rotundifolia, distribution data therefore incomplete
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis deistelii Gilg ex Engl.; Veg. Erde [Engler & Drude] 9 (Pflanzenw. Afr.) 3(2): 748 (1921), in obs.
= Dissotis prostrata Hook.f.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 2: 452, Triana, in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 58 (1871)
= Dissotis rotundifolia var. prostata (Thonn.) Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 11(3): 548 (1971)
= Dissotis schliebenii Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 716 (1935)
= Heterotis triplinervia Klotzsch ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 58 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Lepidanthemum triplinervium Klotzsch; Naturw. Reise Mossambique [Peters] 64 (1861)
= Melastoma prostratum Thonn.; Beskr. Guin. Pl. [Schumacher] 220 (1827)
= Osbeckia zanzibariensis Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 55 (1850)
species :
Heterotis rotundifolia (Sm.) Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 20(4): 417 (1981)
Distribution: Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Togo; Benin; Cameroon; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Andaman Isl. [I]; Philippines [I]; Vanuatu [I]; [Western] Samoa [I] (Manono [I], ´Upolu [I], Savai´i [I]); American Samoa [I] (Tutuila [I]); Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I], Aitutaki [I], Mauke [I]); Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Pohnpei [I]); Costa Rica [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Colombia [I]
22 BEN GNB GUI SIE TOG 23 BIO CAF CMN CON GAB PRI SAO ZAI 24 SSU 26 ANG MOZ ZAM ZIM 41 and 42 phi 60 asa sam van 61 coo 62 mic 80 cos 81 pue trt 82 clm
Synonyms: hidden
= Asterostoma rotundifolia Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 50 (1850)
= Dissotis plumosa (D.Don) Hook.f.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 2: 452 (1871)
= Dissotis rotundifolia (Sm.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 58 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Heterotis plumosa (D.Don) Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 348 (1849)
= Kadalia rotundifolia Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 101 (1838)
= Melastoma plumosum D.Don; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 290 (1823), nom. illeg.
= Osbeckia rotundifolia Sm.; Cycl. [A.Rees] 25
species :
Heterotis welwitschii (Cogn.) Sv. & Cheek; J. Pl. Taxon. & Geogr. (Webbia) 80(2, Suppl.): 127 (2025)
Distribution: W-Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis cogniauxiana A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 28: 67 (1954), in obs., et Garcia de Orta 2: 175 (1954)
= Heterotis cogniauxiana (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 609 (2017)
= Osbeckia welwitschii Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 333 (1891) (non Dissotis welwitschii Cogn. 1891)
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