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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)
227.4702 Genus Poteranthera Bong.; Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3(2): 137, t. 8 (1834)
Distribution: Brazil, Bolivia
Species listed in database: 6
= Onoctonia Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 276 (1849)
species :
Poteranthera annectans Wurdack; Phytologia 29(2): 137 (1974)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
species :
Poteranthera inopinata Almeda & R.B.Pacifico; Phytotaxa 613(3): 272 (2023)
Distribution: Bolivia
83 BOL
species :
Poteranthera leptalea (Almeda) M.J.Rocha, P.J.Guim. & R.Romero; Phytotaxa 263(3): 226 (2016)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Conservation Status: Known only from type
Synonyms: hidden
= Acisanthera leptalea Almeda; Brittonia 51(2): 159 (1999)
species :
Poteranthera pusilla Bong.; Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3(2): 137, t. 8, f. 1 (1834)
Distribution: Colombia (Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Guarico); Bolivia (Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhao); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul)
82 CLM VEN 83 BOL 84 BRA
species :
Poteranthera warmingii Almeda & R.B.Pacifico; Syst. Bot. 43(2): 553, figs. 1-2 (2018)
Distribution: Brazil
84 BRA
species :
Poteranthera windischii Kriebel; Brittonia 64(1): 10, fogs. 3-4 (2012)
Distribution: Brazil (Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
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