Miconia dependens

Miconia dependens

Miconia dependens

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: Miconieae
Genus: Miconia
Species: Miconia dependens

Name

Miconia dependens (D.Don) Judd & Majure, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 12(2): 526. (2018)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Clidemia dependens D.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. iv. (1823) 307.
• Homotypic
  • Clidemia capitellata var. dependens (Pav. ex D.Don) J.F.Macbr. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 484 (1941)
  • Maieta dependens (Pav. ex D.Don) Baill. in Hist. Pl. 7: 35 (1877)
• Heterotypic
  • Clidemia capitellata (Bonpl.) D.Don in Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 307 (1823)
  • Clidemia capitellata var. levelii Wurdack in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(5): 181 (1964)
  • Clidemia capitellata var. neglecta (D.Don) L.O.Williams in Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 556 (1963)
  • Clidemia kuhlmannii Hoehne in Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secç. Bot. 1: 163 (1922)
  • Clidemia longisetosa Hoehne in Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secç. Bot. 1: 165 (1922)
  • Clidemia neglecta D.Don in Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 307 (1823)
  • Clidemia neglecta var. angustifolia Cogn. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 7: 1192 (1891)
  • Clidemia neglecta var. squarrosa Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
  • Clidemia spicata (Aubl.) DC. in Prodr. 3: 159 (1828), nom. illeg.
  • Clidemia subspicata Beurl. in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1854: 126 (1856)
  • Maieta spicata M.Gómez in Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 23: 70 (1894)
  • Melastoma capitellatum Bonpl. in F.W.H.A.von Humboldt & A.J.A.Bonpland, Monogr. Melast. 1(Melast.): t. 3 (1806)
  • Melastoma dependens Pav. ex D.Don in Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 307 (1823)
  • Melastoma spicatum Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 423 (1775)
  • Staphidium bracteosum Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 17: 318 (1852)
  • Staphidium confertiflorum Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 17: 318 (1852)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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

References

Primary references

• Judd, W.S., Ionta, G.M., Majure, L.C. & Michelangeli, F.A. 2018. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Miconia crenata and related species (Melastomataceae: Miconieae) in the Greater Antilles. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 12(2): 521-529. JSTOR PDF

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Miconia dependens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Miconia dependens. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 25 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Miconia dependens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

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