Memecylon capitellatum

Memecylon capitellatum

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: Olisbeoideae
Genus: Memecylon
Species: Memecylon capitellatum

Name

Memecylon capitellatuma L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Memecylon edule var. capitellatum (L.) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 564 (1879)
  • Memecylon umbellatum var. capitellatum (L.) T.Cooke in Fl. Bombay, ed. repr. 1: 536 (1958)
• Heterotypic
  • Memecylon capitellatum var. salicifolium Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 354 (1851)
  • Memecylon edule var. laeta C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 564 (1879)
  • Memecylon walkeri Hook. ex C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 564 (1879), pro syn.

Homonyms

• Memecylon capitellatum Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 1094 (1826) vide Memecylon lilacinum Zoll. & Moritzi in Syst. Verz. Java: 9 (1846)
• Memecylon capitellatum B.Heyne ex Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 158 (1871 publ. 1872) vide Memecylon umbellatum var. umbellatum
• Memecylon capitellatum Span. in Linnaea 15: 203 (1841) vide Memecylon pauciflorum Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 356 (1851)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-tropical ^* Regional: Indian subcontinent India, Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 349. Reference page. 

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Memecylon capitellatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 03. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Memecylon capitellatum. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Memecylon capitellatum. Published online. Accessed: January 04 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Memecylon capitellatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 January 2024.

Vernacular names

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