Meriania longifolia

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

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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: Merianieae
Genus: Meriania
Species: Meriania longifolia

Name

Meriania longifolia (Naudin) Cogn., Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 426. 1891.
Note: Can be found as a synonym of Meriania speciosa (Bonpl.) Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 18: 128 (1852) (Govaerts et al., 2023)

Synonymy

Basionym
- Chastenaea longifolia Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 4(1): 55. 1845.
  - Typus: Venezuela: "Province de Caracas"; Jan–Apr 1842; Linden 35 (holotype: P-02274668; isotype: K-000329429).

Homotypic
- Meriania karstenii Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 18(2): 128. 1852, nom. illeg. superfl. (as Meriania Karstenii)

Heterotypic
- Schwerinia superba H.Karst., Auswahl Gew. Venez. 1: 13(–14), t. 4. 1848.
  - Typus: Venezuela, Carabobo: "Cumbre de Valenzia, ... zwischen den Städten Puerto Cabello und Valenzia", 5000 ft.; Karsten.
- Schwerinia barbinervis Klotzsch ex H.Karst., Auswahl Gew. Venez. 1: 13. 1848.
  - Typus: Venezuela, Mérida: "auf dem meridanischen Gebirge"; Moritz.
- Meriania barbinervis (Klotzsch ex H.Karst.) Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 18(3): 129. 1852.
- Meriania macrantha Linden ex Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 8(2): 45, t. 767. 1852, nom. inval. pro syn.
  - Typus: as for Schwerinia superba.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Cogniaux, A. 1891. Melastomaceae. In De Candolle, A. & De Candolle, C. (eds.), Monographiae phanerogamarum Prodromi nunc continuatio, nunc revisio, Vol. 7. 1256 pp. G. Masson, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page.
Karsten, H. 1848–1849. Auswahl neuer und schön blühender Gewächse Venezuela’s. 40 pp., 12 tt. Verlag der Deckerschen geheimen Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei, Berlin. MDZ Google Books HathiTrust Reference page.
Naudin, C. 1845. Additions a la flore du Brésil méridional. Description de genres nouveaux, et rectification de quelques anciens genres appartenant à la famille des Mélastomacées. (Suite: voy. tom. II, p. 140.) Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 3, 3: 169–192, 4: 48–58. BHL BHL Reference page.
Naudin, C. 1852. Melastomacearum quae in Musaeo Parisiensi continentur monographicae descriptionis et secundum affinitates distributionis tentamen. (Sequentia.) Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 3, 17: 305–382, 18: 85–154, 257–294. BHL BHL BHL Reference page.
Planchon, J.E. & Van Houtte, L. 1852. Meriania Karstenii. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe 8: 45–46, t. 767. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Wurdack, J.J. 1973. Melastomataceae. In Lasser (ed.), Flora de Venezuela, Vol. VIII(1&2). 819 pp. Instituto Botánico, Dirección de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría, Caracas. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Meriania longifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec. 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Meriania longifolia. Published online. Accessed: 09 June 2018.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Meriania longifolia.
Hassler, M. 2018. Meriania longifolia. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 June 09. Reference page.

Tropicos.org 2018. Meriania longifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 June 2018.
Meriania longifolia in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 09 June 2018.
Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of the Department of Antioquia (Colombia): Meriania longifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 June 2018.