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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: 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)
227.4302 Genus Merianthera Kuhlm.; Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 1: 231 (1935)
Distribution: Brazil
Species listed in database: 8
species :
Merianthera bullata R.Goldenb., Fraga & A.P.Fontana; Taxon 61(5): 1047 (2012)
Distribution: Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Merianthera burlemarxii Wurdack; Phytologia 55(3): 133 (1984)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Merianthera calyptrata R.Goldenb., Bochorny & Fraga; Eur. J. Taxon. 888: 67 (2023)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Merianthera eburnea R.Goldenb. & Fraga; Taxon 61(5): 1050 (2012)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Merianthera parvifolia R.Goldenb., Fraga & A.P.Fontana; Taxon 61(5): 1050 (2012)
Distribution: Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Merianthera pulchra Kuhlm.; Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 1: 231 (1935)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Merianthera sipolisii (Glaz. & Cogn.) Wurdack; Phytologia 55(3): 133 (1984)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Meriania sipolisii Glaz. & Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 1182 (1891)
species :
Merianthera verrucosa R.Goldenb., Fraga & A.P.Fontana; Taxon 61(5): 1054 (2012)
Distribution: Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
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