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)
227.4805
Genus
Tibouchina Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 445, t. 177 (1775) s. str.
Distribution: Tropical America. Recircumscription see Guimaraes & Michelang (2019)
Species listed in database: 29
= Bractearia DC. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 222 (1841), nom. inval.
= Gynomphis Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 98 (1838)
= Savastania Scop.; Intr. Hist. Nat. 213 (1777), nom. superfl.
species :
Tibouchina albescens
Cogn. ex P.J.F.Guim., A.L.F.Oliveira & R.Romero; Syst. Bot. 40(4): 1003 (2015)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Tocantins); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Tibouchina albescens Cogn. ex Glaz.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 265 (1907), nomen
species :
Tibouchina araguaiensis
P.J.F.Guim.; Novon 23(1): 44 (2014)
Distribution: Brazil (Tocantins)
84 BRA
species :
Tibouchina aspera
Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 446: t. 177 (1775)
Distribution: Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama; Colombia (Amazonas, Bolívar, Boyacá, Casanare, Magdalena, Meta, Santander, Sucre, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Barinas, Bolívar, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Miranda, Monagas, Sucre, Trujillo, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Amapa, Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhao); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
80 BLZ HON NIC PAN 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bractearia kappleri Steud. ex Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 375 (1885), pro syn.
= Lasiandra tibouchina (Desr.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 153 (1850)
= Melastoma aromaticum Vahl; Eclog. Amer. 1: 41 (1797), nom. superfl.
= Melastoma tibouchina Desr.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 4: 49 (1797), nom. superfl.
= Pleroma tibouchinum (Desr.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 45, t. 3 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Rhexia aspera (Aubl.) Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 2: 304 (1799)
= Tibouchina aspera var. poeppigii Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 375 (1885)
= Tibouchina belizensis Lundell; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 483 (1943)
= Tibouchina brachyanthera Pittier; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 13: 386 (1923)
variant :
var. asperrima
Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 375 (1885)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Trujillo); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana
82 FRG GUY SUR VEN
species :
Tibouchina brevisepala
Cogn.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 135 (1908)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Tibouchina bruniana
P.J.F.Guim.; Novon 23(1): 42 (2014)
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
species :
Tibouchina calycina
Cogn.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 135 (1908)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
variant :
var. parvifolia
Cogn.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 135 (1908)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
83 BOL PER
species :
Tibouchina catharinae
Pittier; Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 11: 18 (1947)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Tibouchina dissitiflora
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10: 101 (1958)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar)
82 VEN
species :
Tibouchina duidae
Gleason; Fieldiana, Bot. 28(2): 428 (1952)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar)
82 VEN
species :
Tibouchina edmundoi
Brade; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 16: 10 (1959)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará)
84 BRA
species :
Tibouchina exasperata
(Naudin) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 377 (1885)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lasiandra exasperata Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 154 (1850)
species :
Tibouchina falcifolia
F.S.Mey. & R.Goldenb.; Phytotaxa 599(1): 53 (2023)
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
species :
Tibouchina fraterna
N.E.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 6: 28 (1901)
subspecies :
subsp. fraterna
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana
82 GUY VEN
subspecies :
subsp. paruana
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(1): 101 (1958)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas); Guyana
82 GUY VEN
species :
Tibouchina huberi
Wurdack; Phytologia 69(5): 318 (1990)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar)
82 VEN
species :
Tibouchina johnwurdackiana
Todzia; BioLlania, Ed. Espec. 6 (Wurdack Festschr.): 537 (1997)
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal)
84 BRA
species :
Tibouchina karstenii
Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 381 (1885)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Casanare, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Meta); Brazil
82 CLM 84 BRA
species :
Tibouchina llanorum
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(5): 142 (1964)
Distribution: Colombia (Meta); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Lara, Merida, Portuguesa); Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN 83 BOL 84 BRA
species :
Tibouchina longisquamata
F.S.Mey.; Phytotaxa 599(1): 58 (2023)
Distribution: Brazil (Tocantins)
84 BRA
species :
Tibouchina mathaei
Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 380 (1885)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Lasiandra lepidota Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 153 (1850)
species :
Tibouchina nigricans
Cogn. ex P.J.F.Guim., A.L.F.Oliveira & R.Romero; Syst. Bot. 40(4): 1005 (2015)
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal)
84 BRA
species :
Tibouchina octopetala
Cogn. ex Britton; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17: 57 (1890), et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 273 (1891)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL PER
species :
Tibouchina rosanae
P.J.F.Guim. & Woodgyer; Phytotaxa 246(2): 146 (2016)
Distribution: Brazil (Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
species :
Tibouchina sickii
Brade; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 14: 217 (1956)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
species :
Tibouchina sipapoana
Gleason; Phytologia 3: 240 (1950)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Tibouchina spruceana
Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 376 (1885)
Distribution: Colombia (Meta, Vaupés, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Bolívar, Monagas); N-Brazil (Amazonas); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
82 CLM VEN 84 BRA
species :
Tibouchina steyermarkii
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 873 (1972)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar)
82 VEN
species :
Tibouchina terrariana
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 1176 (1891)
Distribution: Brazil
84 BRA
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Tibouchina triprovincialis
R.Goldenb. & F.S.Mey.; Phytotaxa 706(1): 63 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Rondônia)
84 BRA
species :
Tibouchina verticillaris
Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 379 (1885)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Maranhao); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás)
84 BRA
