Melastomateae

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: Melastomateae
Genera: Almedanthus – Amphorocalyx – Anaheterotis – Andesanthus – Antherotoma – Argyrella – Brachyotum – Bucquetia – Cailliella – Castratella – Centradenia – Chaetogastra – Chaetolepis – Derosiphia – Desmoscelis – Dichaetanthera – Dionycha – Dionychastrum – Dissotidendron – Dissotis – Dupineta – Eleotis – Feliciotis – Guyonia – Heterocentron – Heterotis – Loricalepis – Melastoma – Melastomastrum – Monochaetum – Nerophila – Nothodissotis – Osbeckia – Pilocosta – Pleroma – Pterogastra – Pterolepis – Pyrotis – Rosettea – Rousseauxia – Schwackaea – Tibouchina – Tristemma

Name

Melastomeae Bartl., (1830)

Typus: Melastoma L.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Melastominae Baill., Hist. Pl. 7: 31, 37. 1877.
Heterotypic
- Osbeckieae DC., Prodr. 3: 127. 1828.
- Osbeckiinae Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen.: Tab. Diagn. 111, Comm. 82. 1838.
- Tibouchineae Cogn., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 14(3): 3. 1883.
- Tibouchininae Baill., Hist. Pl. 7: 31. 1877.

References

Primary references

Bartling, F.G. 1830. Ordines Naturales Plantarum 329.

Additional references

Guimarães, P.J.F., Michelangeli, F.A., Sosa, K. & de Santiago Gómez, J.R. 2019. Systematics of Tibouchina and allies (Melastomataceae: Melastomateae): A new taxonomic classification. Taxon 68(5): 937-1002. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12151 Reference page.
Michelangeli, F.A., Guimaraes, P.J., Penneys, D.S., Almeda, F. & Kriebel, R. 2013. Phylogenetic relationships and distribution of new world Melastomeae (Melastomataceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 171(1): 38-60. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01295.x Reference page.
Rocha, M.J.R., Batista, J.A., Guimarães, P.J. & Michelangeli, F. 2016. Phylogenetic relationships in the Marcetia alliance (Melastomeae, Melastomataceae) and implications for generic circumscription. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 181(4): 585-609. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12429 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page.
Rocha, M.J.R., Guimarães, P.J.F., Michelangeli, F.A. & Batista, J.A.N. 2018. Taxonomy of Marcetieae: A new neotropical tribe of Melastomataceae. International Journal of Plant Sciences 179(1): 50–74. DOI: 10.1086/694932 Reference page.
Veranso-Libalah, M.C., Stone, R.D., Fongod, A.G.N., Couvreur, T.L.P. & Kadereit, G. 2017. Phylogeny and systematics of African Melastomateae (Melastomataceae). Taxon 66(3): 584–614. DOI: 10.12705/663.5 . ResearchGate . Reference page.
Veranso-Libalah, M.C., Lachenaud, O., Stone, R.D. & Kadereit, G. 2019. Nothodissotis (Melastomataceae), a new genus from Atlantic Central Africa, including the new species N. alenensis from Equatorial Guinea. PhytoKeys 118: 89–103. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.118.31572 Reference page.
Veranso‐Libalah, M.C., Stone, R.D. & Kadereit, G. 2020. Towards a complete phylogeny of African Melastomateae: Systematics of Dissotis and allies (Melastomataceae). Taxon 69(5): 946–991. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12317 Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Melastomes