Eriocnema

Eriocnema acaulis

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: Eriocnemeae
Genus: Eriocnema
Species: E. acaulis – E. fulva

Name

Eriocnema Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 2: 144. (1844)

• Type species: Eriocnema fulva Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 2: 144. (1844)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Naudin, C.V. 1844. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique Series 3, 2: 144.

Additional references

• Penneys, D.S., Almeda, F., Michelangeli, F.A., Goldenberg, R., Martins, A.B. & Fritsch, P.W. 2020. Lithobieae and Eriocnemeae: two new Neotropical tribes of Melastomataceae. Phytotaxa 453(3): 157-178. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.453.3.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Eriocnema in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sept. 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Eriocnema. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 16 2020.

Vernacular names

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