Miconia bicolor

Miconia bicolor

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: Miconieae
Genus: Miconia
Species: Miconia bicolor
Varietates: M. b. var. bicolor – M. b. var. patentisetosa

Name

Miconia bicolor Mill. Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 103. (1872)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Melastoma bicolor Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 6. (1768)
• Homotypic
  • Tetrazygia bicolor (Mill.) Cogn., A.L.P.P. de Candolle & A.C. de Candolle, Monogr. phan. 7: 724. 1891

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Florida Introduced into: Hawaii References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Triana, J. 1872 ["1871"]. Les Mélastomacées. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 28: 1–188, tt. 1–7. BHL Reference page. : 28(1): 103.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Miconia bicolor in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Miconia bicolor. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 24 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Stinkingfish

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