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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)
228.4004 Genus Wurdastom B.Walln.; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 98B(Suppl.): 461 (1996)
Distribution: Colombia, Peru
Species listed in database: 10
species :
Wurdastom bullata (Wurdack) B.Walln.; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 98B(Suppl.): 461 (1996)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Alloneuron bullatum Wurdack; Phytologia 21(6): 362 (1971)
species :
Wurdastom cuatrecasasii (Wurdack) B.Walln.; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 98B(Suppl.): 461 (1996)
Distribution: Colombia (Chocó, Putumayo, Risaralda, Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Alloneuron cuatrecasasii Wurdack; Phytologia 21(6): 362 (1971)
species :
Wurdastom dorrii (Wurdack) B.Walln.; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 98B(Suppl.): 461 (1996)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Remarks: only type known
Synonyms: hidden
= Alloneuron dorrii Wurdack; Phytologia 69(5): 323 (1990)
species :
Wurdastom dudleyi (Wurdack) B.Walln.; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 98B(Suppl.): 461 (1996)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Alloneuron dudleyi Wurdack; Phytologia 21(6): 363 (1971)
species :
Wurdastom ecuadorense (Wurdack) B.Walln.; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 98B(Suppt.): 461 (1996)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Alloneuron ecuadorense Wurdack; Phytologia 48(3): 246 (1981)
species :
Wurdastom hexamera (Wurdack) B.Walln.; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 98B(Suppl.): 461 (1996)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Alloneuron hexamerum Wurdack; Phytologia 29(2): 148 (1974)
species :
Wurdastom lateriflora Humberto Mend.; Acta Bot. Mex. 127(e1642): 22 (2020)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Wurdastom sneidernii (Wurdack) B.Walln.; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 98B(Suppl.): 461 (1996)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Nariño, Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Alloneuron sneidernii Wurdack; Phytologia 29(2): 149 (1974)
= Centronia ruizii Lozano; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 23(Suplemento Especial): 80 (1999 publ. 2000)
species :
Wurdastom subglabra (Wurdack) B.Walln.; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 98B(Suppl.): 461 (1996)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Alloneuron subglabrum Wurdack; Phytologia 21(6): 364 (1971)
species :
Wurdastom trimera Almeda et al.
Distribution: Colombia (Valle)
82 CLM
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