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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: 6137; 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)
228.4701 Genus Rhynchanthera DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 106 (1828)
Distribution: Tropical America from S-Mexico to Bolivia and Paraguay
Species listed in database: 19
= Proboscidia Rich. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 106 (1828)
= Alosemis Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 96 (1838)
= Zulatia Neck. ex Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 97 (1838)
species :
Rhynchanthera acuminata Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 299 (1840)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar, Sucre)
82 VEN
species :
Rhynchanthera apurensis Wurdack; Phytologia 14: 264 (1967)
Distribution: Colombia (Arauca, Vichada); Venezuela (Apure, Barinas, Portuguesa)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Rhynchanthera brachyrhyncha Cham.; Linnaea 9: 379 (1834)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhynchanthera brachyrhyncha var. catharinensis Brade; Sellowia 12: 136 (1960)
= Rhynchanthera humilis Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 98 (1891)
= Rhynchanthera kleinii Brade; Sellowia 12: 136 (1960)
= Rhynchanthera reitzii Brade; Sellowia 12: 135 (1960)
species :
Rhynchanthera bracteata Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 31 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Colombia (Casanare, Meta, Vichada); Bolivia (Beni, La Paz)
82 CLM 83 BOL
species :
Rhynchanthera cordata DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 107 (1828)
Distribution: Peru; SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Cordillera)
83 PER 84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma cordatum Schrank & Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 107 (1828)
= Rhynchanthera cordata var. brachyrhyncha Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 176 (1883)
= Rhynchanthera cordata var. bracteata Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 176 (1883)
= Rhynchanthera cordata var. genuina Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 176 (1883), ineffectively publ.
= Rhynchanthera latifolia var. hirsuta Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 168 (1883)
= Rhynchanthera laxa Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 176 (1883)
= Rhynchanthera monodynama Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 209 (1849)
species :
Rhynchanthera dichotoma (Desr.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 107 (1828)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Huila, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas, Delta Amacuro); Guyana; Peru; Bolivia (La Paz); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amazonas, Acre); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Santa Catarina)
82 CLM GUY VEN 83 BOL PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma dichotomum Desr.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 4: 41 (1797)
= Rhynchanthera hispida var. villosa Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 187 (1883)
= Rhynchanthera hookeri Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 212 (1849)
= Rhynchanthera maximowiczii Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 185 (1883)
= Rhynchanthera pentanthera DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 108 (1828)
= Rhynchanthera regnellii Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 184 (1883)
= Rhynchanthera riedeliana Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 184 (1883)
= Rhynchanthera schrankiana DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 107 (1828)
= Rhynchanthera schrankiana var. quadrivalvis Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 214 (1849)
= Rhynchanthera williamsii Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58: 216 (1931)
species :
Rhynchanthera gardneri Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 207 (1849)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); NE-Brazil (Maranhão, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhynchanthera gardneri var. cuyabensis Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 170 (1883)
species :
Rhynchanthera grandiflora (Aubl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 107 (1828)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Veracruz); Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Arauca, Boyacá, Casanare, Cesar, Guainía, Guaviare, Magdalena, Meta, Norte de Santander, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Apure, Bolívar, Guárico, Monagas, Sucre); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
79 MEX 80 COS PAN 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma grandiflorum Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 414
= Osbeckia aubletiana Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 311 (1825)
= Rhynchanthera acuminata var. sublaevis Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 171 (1883)
= Rhynchanthera adenophora Miq.; Comm. Phytogr. 73
= Rhynchanthera ambigua Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 210 (1849)
= Rhynchanthera betulifolia Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 171 (1883)
= Rhynchanthera cardonae Wurdack; Phytologia 14: 263 (1967)
= Rhynchanthera grandiflora var. microphylla Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12(10): 211 (1849)
= Rhynchanthera grandiflora var. monodynama (DC.) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 173 (1883)
= Rhynchanthera haenkeana DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 107 (1828)
= Rhynchanthera insignis Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 210 (1849)
= Rhynchanthera intermedia Ule; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 348 (1915)
= Rhynchanthera limosa DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 108 (1828)
= Rhynchanthera limosa var. depauperata Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12(10): 210 (1849)
= Rhynchanthera matthaei Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 209 (1849)
= Rhynchanthera microphylla Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 52: 337 (1925)
= Rhynchanthera monodynama DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 107 (1828)
= Rhynchanthera orinocensis Sprague; Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 22: 431 (1905)
= Rhynchanthera rostrata DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 108 (1828)
= Rhynchanthera stachydimorpha DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 108 (1828)
species :
Rhynchanthera hassleriana Kraenzl.; Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 76: 147 (1931)
Distribution: Paraguay (Amambay)
85 PAR
species :
Rhynchanthera hispida Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 212 (1849)
Distribution: ?Guyana; Surinam; N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhão); WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
82 SUR 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhynchanthera intermedia Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 211 (1849)
= Rhynchanthera virgata Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(1): 96 (1958)
species :
Rhynchanthera latifolia Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 167 (1883)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo)
84 BRA
species :
Rhynchanthera mexicana (L.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 108 (1828)
Distribution: Mexico (Tabasco, Veracruz); Costa Rica; Colombia (Cauca, Huila, Tolima, Valle)
79 MEX 80 COS 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Thenardia rosea Moc. & Sessé; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 108 (1828)
species :
Rhynchanthera novemnervia DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 107 (1828)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Piauí); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Amambay, Cordillera, Paraguari)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhynchanthera cacerensis Hoehne; Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secc. Bot. 1(5): 40 (1922)
= Rhynchanthera collina Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 208 (1849)
= Rhynchanthera consimilis Wurdack; Phytologia 29(2): 137 (1974)
= Rhynchanthera corumbaensis Hoehne; Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secc. Bot. 1(5): 38 (1922)
= Rhynchanthera glabrescens Pilg.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 180 (1901)
= Rhynchanthera leucorrhiza S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 359 (1895)
= Rhynchanthera ovalifolia Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 208 (1849)
= Rhynchanthera parvifolia Cogn.; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 95 (1898)
= Rhynchanthera philadelphensis Brade; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 16: 30 (1959)
= Rhynchanthera riparia S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 360 (1895)
= Rhynchanthera secundiflora Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 207 (1849)
= Rhynchanthera simplicicaulis Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 208 (1849)
= Rhynchanthera weddellii Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 213 (1849)
species :
Rhynchanthera paludicola (Donn.Sm.) Gleason; Phytologia 1: 136 (1935)
Distribution: Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS HON NIC PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Tibouchina paludicola Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 42: 293 (1906)
species :
Rhynchanthera rosea Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 181 (1885)
Distribution: Paraguay (Caazapa, Central, Cordillera, Misiones)
85 PAR
species :
Rhynchanthera serrulata (Rich.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 108 (1828)
Distribution: Colombia (Arauca, Cesar, Vichada); Venezuela (Apure, Bolívar, Cojedes, Guárico); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará, Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Maranhão); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Microlicia heterophylla Klotzsch; Reis. Br.-Guiana [Ri. Schomburgk] 3: 1016, 1100 (1849)
= Rhynchanthera glazioviana Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 189 (1883)
= Rhynchanthera modesta Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 212 (1849)
= Rhynchanthera parviflora Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 213 (1849)
= Rhynchanthera salicifolia Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 109 (1828)
species :
Rhynchanthera ternata Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 105 (1891)
Distribution: Paraguay (Caaguazu)
85 PAR
species :
Rhynchanthera ursina Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 207 (1849)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhynchanthera coxinnensis Hoehne; Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secc. Bot. 1(5): 44 (1922)
= Rhynchanthera spicata Hoehne; Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secc. Bot. 1(5): 36 (1922)
= Rhynchanthera villosissima Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 187 (1885)
species :
Rhynchanthera verbenoides Cham.; Linnaea 9: 378 (1834)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (São Paulo); Paraguay (Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Cordillera, Guaira, Misiones, Paraguari); Argentina (Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
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