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)
228.3405
Genus
Salpinga Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 112 (1828)
Distribution: Tropical S-America
Species listed in database: 12
= Saccolena Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 52: 373 (1925)
species :
Salpinga ciliata
Pilg.; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 47: 167 (1905)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Salpinga dimorpha
(Gleason) Wurdack; Phytologia 9: 417 (1964)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Putumayo)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Saccolena dimorpha Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 52: 373 (1925)
species :
Salpinga glandulosa
(Gleason) Wurdack; Phytologia 14: 267 (1967)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 VEN 84 BRA
Remarks: to be expected in Guyana
Synonyms: hidden
= Macrocentrum glandulosum Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58: 422 (1931)
species :
Salpinga longifolia
(Cham.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 80 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bertolonia longifolia Cham.; Linnaea 9: 384 (1834)
species :
Salpinga maguirei
Gleason; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 137 (1953)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Salpinga maranonensis
Wurdack; Phytologia 9: 416 (1964)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
species :
Salpinga margaritacea
(Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 80 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Santa Catarina)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bertolonia margaritacea W.Bull ex Naudin; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 16: 165 (1865 publ. 1867)
= Bertolonia margaritacea var. splendens H.J.Veitch; Cat. New Beautiful Pl. [Veitch] 1873: 35 (1873)
= Bertolonia ulaei Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 1185 (1891)
species :
Salpinga monostachya
Pittier; Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 8: 136 (1943)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Salpinga paleacea
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(1): 115 (1958)
Distribution: Guyana
82 GUY
species :
Salpinga peruviana
(Cogn.) Wurdack; Phytologia 21(6): 354 (1971)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Macrocentrum fasciculatum var. peruvianum Cogn.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 138 (1908)
= Macrocentrum peruviana (Cogn.) J.F.Macbr.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 177 (1929)
species :
Salpinga pusilla
(Gleason) Wurdack; Phytologia 14: 267 (1967)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Macrocentrum pusillum Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58: 422 (1931)
species :
Salpinga secunda
Schrank & Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 113 (1828)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Pando); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre)
82 VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
variant :
var. parviflora
Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 61 (1886)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Meta, Putumayo, Vaupés, Vichada); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM 84 BRA
