Gravesia pulchra

Gravesia pulchra

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: Sonerileae
Genus: Gravesia
Species: Gravesia pulchra

Varietates: G. p. var. glandulosa – G. p. var. pulchra

Name

Gravesia pulchra (Gilg) Jacq.-Fél. ex Wickens, 1875

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Neopetalonema pulchrum (Gilg) Brenan in J. Arnold Arbor. 26: 213 (1945)
  • Petalonema pulchra Gilg in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. 1: 264 (1897)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jacq.-Fél. , 1874. Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Melastomat.: 60

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Gravesia pulchra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Gravesia pulchra. 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 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Gravesia pulchra. Published online. Accessed: December 30 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Gravesia pulchra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 December 2023.

Vernacular names

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