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)
228.1005
Genus
Lijndenia Zoll. & Moritzi; Syst. Verz. Arch. Ind. [Moritzi et al.] 10 (1845)
Distribution: Tropical Africa (2), Madagascar (9), Sri Lanka (2), Malesia (1)
Species listed in database: 18
species :
Lijndenia acuminata
R.D.Stone; Candollea 72(1): 71 (2017)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Lijndenia barteri
(Hook.f.) K.Bremer; Nordic J. Bot. 2(2): 124 (1982)
Distribution: Gambia; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; S-Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; W-D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Zambia
22 GAM GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 CAF CMN CON GAB ZAI 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Memecylon barteri Hook.f.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 2: 462 (1871)
= Memecylon dinklagei Gilg ex Engl.; Veg. Erde [Engler & Drude] 9 (Pflanzenw. Afr.) 3(2): 764 (191) (1921)
= Memecylon dinklagei Gilg ex Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 1: 215 (1927), Hutch. & Dalziel in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 223 (1928)
= Memecylon pynaertii De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 2: 334 (1908)
= Memecylon zambeziense A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 43: 304 (1969)
= Spathandra barteri (Hook.f.) Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 18(2): 226 (1978)
species :
Lijndenia brenanii
(A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1984(4): 398 (1984 publ. 1985)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; NE-Tanzania
23 CON 25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Memecylon brenanii A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 34: 71 (1960)
species :
Lijndenia capitellata
(Arn.) K.Bremer; Nordic J. Bot. 2(2): 123 (1982)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia capitellata Arn.; Pug. Pl. Ind. Or. 17 (1836)
= Memecylon arnottianum Wight ex Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 113 (1859)
= Memecylon arnottianum var. grandifolium Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 1133 (1891)
species :
Lijndenia danguyana
(H.Perrier) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1985(1): 38 (1985)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Memecylon danguyanum H.Perrier; Mém. Acad. Malgache 12: 210 (1932)
= Spathandra danguyana (H.Perrier) Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 18: 228 (1978)
species :
Lijndenia darainensis
R.D.Stone; Candollea 72(1): 75 (2017)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Lijndenia densiflora
R.D.Stone; Candollea 72(1): 76 (2017)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Lijndenia gardneri
(Thwaites) K.Bremer; Nordic J. Bot. 2(2): 124 (1982)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Memecylon gardneri Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 113 (1859)
= Memecylon thwaitesii Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 1134 (1891)
species :
Lijndenia laurina
Zoll. & Moritzi; Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. [Zollinger] 9 (1846)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Penang, Kelantan, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor); Singapore; Borneo; Brunei; Philippines (Luzon, Samar); Jawa
42 BOR BRN JAW MLY PHI SNG
Synonyms: hidden
= Lijndenia dioica Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 18: 282 (1852)
= Memecylon dioicum (Naudin) Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1: 2: 538 (1888)
= Memecylon laurinum (Zoll. & Moritzi) Koord.; Exkurs.-Fl. Java 2: 701 (1912), non Blume (1851)
= Memecylon lijndenia Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 247 (1891)
= Memecylon oligoneurum Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 353 (1851)
= Memecylon oligoneurum var. maluense Mansf.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 139 (1925)
= Memecylon trinerve Hassk.; Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. [Hasskarl] 259 (1844), non DC. (1828)
= Myrtus oligoneura Korth. ex Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 354 (1851)
= Rhodamnia glabra S.Vidal; Revis. Pl. Vasc. Filip. 129 (1886)
species :
Lijndenia meeusei
(H.Perrier) R.D.Stone; Candollea 73(2): 258 (2018)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Lijndenia lutescens Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 7: 44 (1985)
= Memecylon meeusei H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 106 (1945)
species :
Lijndenia melastomoides
(Naudin) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1985(1): 38 (1985)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Memecylon cauliflorum H.Perrier; Mém. Acad. Malgache 12: 209 (1932)
= Memecylon melastomoides Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 18: 265 (1852)
= Spathandra melastomoides (Naudin) Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 18(2): 228 (1978)
species :
Lijndenia memecyloides
R.D.Stone; Candollea 72(1): 80 (2017), nom. nov.
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Lijndenia lutescens (Naudin) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1985(1): 44 (1985)
= Memecylon lutescens Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 18: 269 (1852)
= Spathandra lutescens (Naudin) Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 18(2): 228 (1978)
species :
Lijndenia phyllanthifolia
(Thwaites ex Bedd.) R.D.Stone; Phytotaxa 728(1): 34 (2025)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Memecylon phyllanthifolium Thwaites ex Trimen; Handb. Fl. Ceylon 2: 219 (1894)
= Memecylon phyllanthifolium Thwaites ex Bedd.; Fl. Sylv. S. India Forester´s Man. Bot.: cxvi (1872)
species :
Lijndenia procteri
(A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Borhidi; Opera Bot. 121: 151 (1993)
Distribution: NE-Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Memecylon procteri A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 34: 72 (1960)
species :
Lijndenia ramiflora
Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1985(1): 42 (1985)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Lijndenia roborea
(Naudin) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1985(1): 40 (1985)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Memecylon roboreum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 18: 268 (1852)
= Spathandra roborea (Naudin) Jacq.-Fél.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 18(2): 228 (1978)
= Memecylon viguierianum H.Perrier; Mém. Acad. Malgache 12: 219 (1932)
species :
Lijndenia terminalis
Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1985(1): 42 (1985)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Lijndenia udzungwarum
R.D.Stone & Q.Luke; Phytotaxa 226(2): 170 (2015)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
