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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)
227.4822 Genus Melastomastrum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 296, t. 5 (1849)
Distribution: Tropical Africa
Species listed in database: 7
species :
Melastomastrum afzelii (Hook.f.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Mem. Soc. Brot. 11: 13 (1956)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; SW-Mali; S-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Congo [Brazzaville]
22 GHA GUI IVO LBR MLI SIE 23 CON
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis afzelii Hook.f.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 2: 449 (1871)
= Dissotis lecomteana Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 1: 213 (1927), Hutch. & Dalziel in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 222 (1928)
= Dissotis paucistellata Stapf; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 99 (1905)
= Melastomastrum afzelii var. dialonkeanum Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 3, no. 270, Bol. 17: 66 (1974 publ. 1975)
= Melastomastrum afzelii var. lecomteanum (Hutch. & Dalziel) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 3, no. 270. Bot. 1 7: 63 (1974 publ. 1975)
= Melastomastrum afzelii var. paucistellatum (Stapf) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 3, no. 270, Bot. 17: 61 (1974 publ. 1975)
species :
Melastomastrum autranianum (Cogn.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Garcia de Orta 2: No. 3 (Contr. Melast. Guine Portug.) 280 (1954)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 CON GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis autraniana Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 1180 (Append.) (1891)
= Dissotis latibracteata De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 79 (1915)
= Melastomastrum autranianum var. latibracteatum (De Wild.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 3, no. 270, Bot. 17: 69 (1974 publ. 1975)
species :
Melastomastrum capitatum (Vahl) A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Garcia de Orta 2: No. 3 (Contr. Melast. Guine Portug.) 278 (1954)
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Burkina Faso; Togo; Benin; SE-Nigeria; Cameroon; São Tomé; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi; South Sudan; Uganda; W-Tanzania; Angola; Zambia
22 BEN BKN GAM GNB GUI LBR NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 CAF CMN CON GAB RWA SAO ZAI 24 SSU 25 TAN UGA 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis capitata (Vahl) Hook.f.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 2: 449 (1871)
= Dissotis erecta (Guill. & Perr.) Dandy; Fl. Pl. Sudan 1: 192 (1950)
= Heterotis capitata (Vahl) Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 352 (1849)
= Heterotis vogelii Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 352 (1849)
= Melastoma capitatum Vahl; Eclog. Amer. 1: 45 (1797)
= Melastomastrum capitatum var. barteri (Hook.f.).A.Fern. & R.Fern.
= Melastomastrum capitatum var. silvaticum Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 3, no. 270, Bot. 17: 61 (1974 publ. 1975)
= Melastomastrum capitatum var. vogelii (Benth.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.
= Melastomastrum erectum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 296, t. 5 (1849)
= Tristemma capitatum (Vahl) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 56 (1871)
= Tristemma erectum Guill. & Perr.; Fl. Seneg. Tent. 312 (1833)
species :
Melastomastrum cornifolium (Benth.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 3, Bot. 17: 66 (1975)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast
22 IVO LBR SIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis cornifolia (Benth.) Hook.f.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 2: 448 (1871)
= Heterotis cornifolia Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 349, 351 (1849)
= Tristemma cornifolium Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 56 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Tristemma neglectum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 299 (1850)
species :
Melastomastrum porteresii (Jacq.-Fél.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 609 (2017)
Distribution: Guinea
22 GUI
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia porteresii Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 10: 630 (1938 publ. 1939)
species :
Melastomastrum segregatum (Benth.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Mem. Soc. Brot. 11: 12 (1956)
Distribution: Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi; SW-Chad; Uganda; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Namibia; Botswana
22 BEN NGA 23 CAF CMN CON EQG GAB RWA ZAI 24 CHA 25 UGA 26 ANG ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis minor Gilg; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 2: 12 (1898)
= Dissotis segregata (Benth.) Hook.f.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 2: 448 (1871)
= Heterotis segregata Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 350 (1849)
= Melastomastrum schlechteri (Gilg) A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 29: 48 (1955)
= Tristemma schlechteri Gilg; Westafrik. Kautschuk-Exped. 1899-1900: 302 (1900)
= Tristemma segregatum (Benth.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 56 (1871)
species :
Melastomastrum theifolium (G.Don) A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Mem. Soc. Brot. 11: 14 (1956)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; ?Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Central African Republic
22 BEN GHA GUI NGA SIE TOG 23 CAF CMN GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis controversa (A.Chev. & Jacq.-Fél.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 7: 372 (1935), et Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, Vii. 372 (1935 publ. 1936)
= Dissotis theifolia (G.Don) Hook.f.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 2: 449 (1871)
= Heterotis theifolia Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 351 (1849)
= Melastoma theifolium G.Don; Gen. Hist. 2: 764 (1832)
= Melastomastrum theifolium var. controversum (A.Chev. & Jacq.-Fél.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 3, no. 270, Bot. 17: 71 (1974 publ. 1975)
= Tristemma controversum A.Chev. & Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 4: 681 (1932)
= Tristemma theifolium Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 56 (1871 publ. 1872)
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