Comolia ovalifolia

Comolia ovalifolia

Comolia ovalifolia

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: Marcetieae
Genus: Comolia
Species: Comolia ovalifolia

Name

Comolia ovalifolia (DC.) Triana, (1871 publ. 1872)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tricentrum ovalifolium DC. in Prodr. 3: 123 (1828)
• Heterotypic
  • Arthrostemma villosum Mart. in Herb. Fl. Bras.: n.° 499 (1854), nom. nud.
  • Comolia denudata Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 13: 25 (1850)
  • Comolia ovalifolia var. acutifolia Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(3): 429 (1885)
  • Comolia ovalifolia var. blanchetiana Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(3): 429 (1885)
  • Comolia ovalifolia var. denudata Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(3): 429 (1885)
  • Comolia parvifolia Cogn. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 7: 283 (1891)
  • Melastoma rhexioides Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 180, t. 123 (1829)
  • Rhexia psammophila Mart. ex Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 37 (1871 publ. 1872), not validly publ.
  • Tetrameris rotundifolia Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 14: 124 (1850)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America ^* Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Triana, J.J., (1871 publ. 1872) . Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 37

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Comolia ovalifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. December 04. Comolia ovalifolia. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} December 04.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Comolia ovalifolia. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Comolia ovalifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 December 2023.

Vernacular names

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