Centronia (Melastomataceae)

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: Merianieae
Genus: Centronia
Species: C. laurifolia – C. neblinae – C. reticulata – C. vaupesana

Name

Centronia D.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 314. (1823)

• Type species: Centronia laurifolia D.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 315. (1823)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Brachycentrum Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen. 1: 114 (1838)
  • Calyptraria Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 18: 132 (1852)

Homonyms

• Centronia Blume (1826), nom. illeg. = synonym of Aeginetia L. (Orobanchaceae)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Venezuela Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Don, D. 1823. An illustration of the natural family of plants called Melastomaceae. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society 4: 276–329. BHL Reference page. : 314

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Centronia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Centronia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Centronia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 4 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Centronia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Oct. 2020.