Miconia elegans

Miconia elegans

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 elegans

Name

Miconia elegans Cogn., 1887

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acinodendron elegans (Cogn.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 951 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Miconia elegans var. latialata Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(4): 313 (1887)
  • Miconia elegans var. pauciflora Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(4): 313 (1887)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America ^* Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast ^* Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cogniaux, A. 1887. Notice sur les Mélastomacées austro-américaines de M. Ed. André. Bulletins de l’Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, série 3, 14: 927–973. BHL Reference page. :

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Miconia elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Miconia elegans. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Miconia elegans. Published online. Accessed: December 18 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Miconia elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 December 2023.

Vernacular names

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