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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)
228.3201 Genus Tessmannianthus Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 1141 (1927)
Distribution: Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, E-Peru
Species listed in database: 7
species :
Tessmannianthus calcaratus (Gleason) Wurdack; Phytologia 31(6): 492 (1975)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Chocó, Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Miconia calcarata Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 72: 474 (1945)
species :
Tessmannianthus carinatus Almeda; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76(1): 2 (1989)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
species :
Tessmannianthus cenepensis Wurdack; Phytologia 31(6): 492 (1975)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
species :
Tessmannianthus cereifolius Almeda; Brittonia 42(1): 7 (1990)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
species :
Tessmannianthus gordonii Almeda; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76(1): 4 (1989)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
species :
Tessmannianthus heterostemon Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 1141 (1927)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
species :
Tessmannianthus quadridomius Wurdack; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 65: 247 (1989)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas)
82 CLM
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