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: 6072; hybrids: 1
= 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)
227.4406
Genus
Macrolenes Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 311 (1851)
Distribution: Thailand, Malesia. Phylogenetic position unconfirmed
Species listed in database: 27
= Marumia Blume; Flora 14: 503 (1831) non Reinw. 1828
species :
Macrolenes alstonii
(M.P.Nayar) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 819 (2021)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Remarks: sect. Terminaliflores
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta rostrata var. alstonii (M.P.Nayar) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 318 (1980)
= Dissochaeta alstonii M.P.Nayar; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 11(2): 188 (1969 publ. 1971)
species :
Macrolenes annulata
(Vent.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 311 (1851)
Distribution: Sumatra; Java
42 JAW SUM
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
Synonyms: hidden
= Huberia annulata (Vent.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 167 (1828)
= Macrolenes zeylanica (Blume) Bakh.f.; Contr. Melastom. 212 (1943)
= Maieta annulata Vent.; Choix Pl., t. 32 (1807)
= Marumia annulata (Vent.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 82 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Marumia horsfieldii Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1: 536 (1855)
= Marumia zeylanica Blume; Flora 14: 505 (1831)
= Melastoma annulatum (Vent.) Poir. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 778, in syn. (1841)
species :
Macrolenes atrobrunnea
(G.Kadereit) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 819 (2021)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
Remarks: sect. Terminaliflores
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta atrobrunnea G.Kadereit; Edinburgh J. Bot. 63(1): 4 (2006)
species :
Macrolenes bipulvinata
(Korth.) Bakh.f.; Contr. Melastom. 218 (1943)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta bipulvinata Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 239 (1844)
= Marumia bipulvinata (Korth.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 82 (1872)
species :
Macrolenes bruneiensis
Karton.; Gard. Bull. Singapore 71(1): 200 (2019)
Distribution: Brunei
42 BRN
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
species :
Macrolenes dimorpha
(Craib) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 321 (1980)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra
41 THA 42 MLY SUM
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
Synonyms: hidden
= Marumia dimorpha Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 320 (1930)
species :
Macrolenes echinulata
(Naudin) Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 209 (1943)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Melaka, Johor); Singapore; Sumatra
42 MLY SNG SUM
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
Conservation Status: critically endangered (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta echinulata (Naudin) Clausing; Fl. Thailand 7(3): 425 (2001)
= Marumia echinulata Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 280 (1851)
= Marumia rhodocarpa Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1: 532 (1890), nomen
= Marumia rhodocarpa var. subglabrata (C.B.Clarke) Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 551 (1891)
= Marumia sumatrana Boerl. & Koord.-Schum.; Syst. Verz. [Koorders-Schumann] 2: 46 (1911)
= Marumia zeylanica var. subglabrata C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2: 542 (1879)
species :
Macrolenes esetosa
(Craib) Karton.; Gard. Bull. Singapore 71(1): 208 (2019)
Distribution: S-Thailand
41 THA
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
Synonyms: hidden
= Marumia rhodocarpa var. esetosa Craib; Fl. Siam 1: 697 (1931)
= Macrolenes echinulata var. esetosa (Craib) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 321 (1980)
species :
Macrolenes floccosa
(J.F.Maxwell) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 819 (2021)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Remarks: sect. Terminaliflores
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta floccosa (J.F.Maxwell) Karton.; PhytoKeys 107: 77 (2018)
= Dissochaeta rostrata var. floccosa J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 319 (1980)
species :
Macrolenes glabrata
M.P.Nayar; J. Jap. Bot. 55(2): 48 (1980)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Selangor)
42 MLY
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
species :
Macrolenes hirsuta
(Cogn.) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 321 (1980)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
Synonyms: hidden
= Marumia hirsuta Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 553 (1891)
species :
Macrolenes hirsutoidea
(Furtado) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 819 (2021)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Remarks: sect. Terminaliflores
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta hirsutoidea Furtado; Gard. Bull. Singapore 20: 109 (1963)
species :
Macrolenes horrida
Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 208 (1943)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Remarks: sect. Terminaliflores
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta rostrata var. horrida (Bakh.f.) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 320 (1980)
= Dissochaeta horrida (Bakh.f.) Karton.; PhytoKeys 107: 95 (2018)
species :
Macrolenes johorensis
(Furtado) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 819 (2021)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Johor); Sumatra (Riouw Arch.)
42 MLY SUM
Remarks: sect. Terminaliflores
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta johorensis Furtado; Gard. Bull. Singapore 20: 110 (1963)
species :
Macrolenes macrosepala
(Stapf) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 820 (2021)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Remarks: sect. Terminaliflores
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta macrosepala Stapf; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 80 (1914)
= Dissochaeta rostrata var. macrosepala (Stapf) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 320 (1980)
species :
Macrolenes marumioides
(Cogn.) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 820 (2021)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Remarks: sect. Terminaliflores
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta marumioides Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 556 (1891)
species :
Macrolenes muscosa
(Blume) Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 211 (1943)
Distribution: Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (once from P. Buru); Sumatra; Java
41 VIE 42 JAW MLY SUM
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta muscosa (Blume) G.Kadereit; Mabberley´s Pl.-book (2017 ed.) 1101 (2017)
= Macrolenes magnibracteata Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 209 (1943)
= Marumia muscosa (Blume) Blume; Flora 14: 594 (1831)
= Melastoma ferrugineum Reinw. ex Blume; Flora 14: 505 (1831)
= Melastoma muscosum Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1070 (1826)
species :
Macrolenes neglecta
M.P.Nayar; J. Jap. Bot. 55(2): 46 (1980)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
species :
Macrolenes nemorosa
(Jack) Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 206 (1943)
Distribution: S-Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (common throughout); +Singapore; Sumatra; Borneo
41 THA 42 BOR MLY SNG SUM
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta affinis (Korth.) Clausing; Fl. Thailand 7(3): 421 (2001)
= Dissochaeta nemorosa G.Don; Gen. Hist. 2: 783 (1832)
= Macrolenes nemorosa var. bancana (Scheff.) Bakh.f.; Contr. Melastom. 207 (1943)
= Macrolenes nemorosa var. leprosa (Korth.) Bakh.f.; Contr. Melastom. 208 (1943)
= Macrolenes nemorosa var. verrucosa (Cogn.) J.F.Maxwell
= Marumia affinis Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot., t. 60 (1842)
= Marumia bancana Scheff.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 31: 355 (1870)
= Marumia impressa Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 321 (1930)
= Marumia leprosa Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 241 (1844)
= Marumia nemorosa (Jack) Blume; Flora 14: 505 (1831)
= Marumia nemorosa var. verrucosa (Cogn.) Ridl.; Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 795 (1922)
= Marumia verrucosa Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 549 (1891)
= Melastoma nemorosum Jack; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 8 (1823)
species :
Macrolenes pachygyna
(Korth.) M.P.Nayar; J. Jap. Bot. 55(2): 49 (1980)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Borneo; Java
41 THA 42 BOR JAW MLY SUM
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
Synonyms: hidden
= Anplectrum reformatum (Blume) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 85 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Diplectria reformata (Blume) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Dissochaeta cyanocarpa Korth. ex Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 37 (1849)
= Dissochaeta pachygyna (Korth.) I.M.Turner; Taxon 67(3): 628 (2018)
= Dissochaeta reformata Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 37 (1849)
= Macrolenes reticulata (Blume) Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 215 (1943)
= Marumia jackii Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 243 (1844)
= Marumia korthalsiana Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 318 (1861)
= Marumia oligantha Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 281 (1851)
= Marumia pachygyna Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot., t. 59 (1842)
= Marumia reticulata Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 34 (1849)
= Marumia vulcanica Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 243 (1844)
species :
Macrolenes porphyrocarpa
(Ridl.) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 820 (2021)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Remarks: sect. Terminaliflores
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta porphyrocarpa Ridl.; Kew Bull. [1]: 32 (1946)
= Dissochaeta rostrata var. porphyrocarpa (Ridl.) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 321 (1980)
= Dissochaeta tawaensis Furtado; Gard. Bull. Singapore 20: 114 (1963)
species :
Macrolenes rostrata
(Korth.) Karton.; Taxon 70(4): 820 (2021)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Remarks: sect. Terminaliflores
Synonyms: hidden
= Anplectrum korthalsii Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 85 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Diplectria korthalsii (Triana) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Dissochaeta annulata var. rostrata (Korth.) Bakh.f.; Contr. Melastom. 231 (1943)
= Dissochaeta hirsuta Hook.f. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 83 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Dissochaeta rostrata Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 239 (1844)
= Dissochaeta rostrata var. hirsuta (Hook.f. ex Triana) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 319 (1980)
= Dissochaeta rostrata var. setosa (Schwartz) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33: 321 (1980)
= Dissochaeta setosa O.Schwartz; Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 7: 250 (1931)
= Macrolenes rostrata var. esetosa J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 319 (1980)
= Macrolenes rostrata var. setosa (O.Schwartz) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 321 (1980)
= Macrolenes ruttenii Bakh.f.; Contr. Melastom. 210 (1943)
species :
Macrolenes rufolanata
(Ridl.) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 321 (1980)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Kelantan, Pahang, Selangor)
42 MLY
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
Synonyms: hidden
= Marumia rufolanata Ridl.; Fl. Malay Penins. 5: 310 (1925)
species :
Macrolenes stellulata
(Jack) Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 216 (1943)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Borneo
42 BOR MLY SUM
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissochaeta stellulata (Jack) Furtado; Gard. Bull. Singapore 20: 113 (1963)
= Macrolenes ciliatiloba (Baker f.) Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 215 (1943)
= Macrolenes stellulata var. ciliatiloba (Baker f.) J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 321 (1980)
= Macrolenes submembranacea Bakh.f.; Contr. Melastom. 214 (1943)
= Marumia ciliatiloba Baker f. [J.Bot.62(Suppl.): 40 (1924)]
= Marumia stellulata (Jack) Blume; Flora 14: 505 (1831)
= Melastoma stellulatum Jack; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 6 (1823)
species :
Macrolenes subulata
J.F.Maxwell; Gard. Bull. Singapore 33(2): 321 (1980)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
species :
Macrolenes tuberculata
Karton.; Gard. Bull. Singapore 71(1): 232 (2019)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
species :
Macrolenes veldkampii
Karton.; Gard. Bull. Singapore 71(1): 236 (2019)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan, Sarawak)
42 BOR
Remarks: sect. Macrolenes
