Arthrostemma

Arthrostemma ciliatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Rhexieae
Genus: Arthrostemma
Species: A. alatum – A. ciliatum – A. cubense – A. parvifolium – A. primaevum

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Arthrostemma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 23. Reference page.

Name

Arthrostemma Pav. ex D.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4(2): 298. (1823)

• Type species: Arthrostemma ciliatum Pav. ex D.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4(2): 298. (1823)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Arthrostema Ruiz & Pav. in Anales Inst. Bot. Cavanilles 12: 129 (1954), orth. var.
  • Heteronoma DC. in Prodr. 3: 122 (1828)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical America Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela Introduced into: Hawaii References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pavon, J.A. 1823. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society 4(2): 298

Additional references

• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Arthrostemma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Arthrostemma. Published online. Accessed: July 10 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Arthrostemma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 July 2022.

Vernacular names

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