Meriania longifolia

Meriania longifolia

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, 2nd 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.

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