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: 6097; 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)
228.4201
Genus
Monolena Triana; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1: 756 (1867)
Distribution: Tropical South America
Species listed in database: 16
species :
Monolena bracteata
Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 57: 64 (1930)
Distribution: Colombia (Caquetá)
82 CLM
species :
Monolena cordifolia
Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 80 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Chocó, Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Monolena coriacea
Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 80 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Colombia (Chocó, Nariño, Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Monolena dressleri
R.H.Warner; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 53(9): 102 (2002)
Distribution: Panama (Guna Yala, Panamá)
80 PAN
species :
Monolena elliptica
L.Uribe; Caldasia 8: 319 (1960)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño)
82 CLM
species :
Monolena grandiloba
R.H.Warner; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 53(9): 104 (2002)
Distribution: Panama (Chiriquí, Veraguas)
80 PAN
species :
Monolena guatemalensis
Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 42: 294 (1906)
Distribution: Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Izabal, Quiché)
80 GUA
species :
Monolena lanceolata
L.Uribe; Mutisia 46: 1 (1979)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Monolena morleyi
R.H.Warner; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 53(9): 106 (2002)
Distribution: Panama (Coclé)
80 PAN
species :
Monolena multiflora
R.H.Warner; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 53(9): 108 (2002)
Distribution: Panama (Coclé, Colón, Guna Yala, Panamá)
80 PAN
species :
Monolena ovata
Cogn.; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique, Sér. 3, 14: 945 (1887), et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 539 (1891)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Caquetá, Cauca, Meta, Putumayo)
82 CLM
species :
Monolena panamensis
R.H.Warner; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 53(9): 111 (2002)
Distribution: Panama (Coclé, Panamá)
80 PAN
species :
Monolena pilosiuscula
L.Uribe; Caldasia 8: 321 (1960)
Distribution: Colombia (Chocó, Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Monolena primuliflora
Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 96: t. 5818 (1870)
Distribution: Costa Rica (San Jose); Panama (Chiriquí); Colombia (Antioquia, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Risaralda, Valle); Ecuador (Napo); Peru (Pasco); N-Brazil (Acre)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bertolonia primulaeflora Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 80 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Monolena sprucei Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 80 (1871 publ. 1872)
species :
Monolena pygmaea
L.Uribe; Caldasia 11(51): 90 (1971)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Monolena trichopoda
R.H.Warner; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 53(9): 114 (2002)
Distribution: Panama (Coclé, Veraguas)
80 PAN
