Miconia laevigata

Miconia laevigata

Miconia laevigata

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 laevigata

Name

Miconia laevigata (L.) DC., 1828

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acinodendron laevigatum (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 244 (1891)
  • Melastoma laevigatum L. in Sp. Pl.: 390 (1753)
  • Synoptera laevigata (L.) Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 98 (1838)
  • Tamonea laevigata (L.) Krasser in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(7): 142, 188 (1893)
  • Ziegera laevigata (L.) Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 94 (1838)
• Heterotypic
  • Acinodendron ambiguum (Bonpl.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 950 (1891)
  • Jucunda bredemeyriana Cham. in Linnaea 9: 458 (1835)
  • Jucunda rudolphiana Cham. in Linnaea 9: 458 (1835)
  • Melastoma acuminatum Sieber ex C.Presl in Isis (Oken) 21: 272 (1828)
  • Melastoma ambiguum Bonpl. in F.W.H.A.von Humboldt & A.J.A.Bonpland, Monogr. Melast. 1(Melast.): 55 (1809)
  • Melastoma aspersum C.Presl in Isis (Oken) 21: 272 (1828)
  • Melastoma brachiatum Vahl in Eclog. Amer. 3: 24 (1807)
  • Melastoma cuspidatum Willd. ex Cham. in Linnaea 9: 458 (1835)
  • Melastoma expansum Vahl in Eclog. Amer. 3: 21 (1807)
  • Melastoma nicotianifolium Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 53 (1797)
  • Melastoma pendulifolium Bonpl. in F.W.H.A.von Humboldt & A.J.A.Bonpland, Monogr. Melast. 1(Melast.): 79 (1811)
  • Melastoma piluliferum Vahl in Eclog. Amer. 3: 15 (1807)
  • Melastoma portoricense Spreng. in Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 3: 61 (1822)
  • Melastoma striatum Willd. ex Cham. in Linnaea 9: 458 (1835)
  • Miconia affinis Macfad. ex Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 257 (1860), nom. illeg.
  • Miconia ambigua (Bonpl.) DC. in Prodr. 3: 189 (1828)
  • Miconia ceanothina DC. in Prodr. 3: 189 (1828)
  • Miconia havanensis DC. in Prodr. 3: 188 (1828)
  • Miconia microcarpa Macfad. ex Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 257 (1860), not validly publ.
  • Miconia nicotianifolia DC. in Prodr. 3: 188 (1828)
  • Miconia parviflora Macfad. ex Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 257 (1860)
  • Miconia pendulifolia DC. in Prodr. 3: 187 (1828)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Continental:Southern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1828. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 3: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines XXVI. 494 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 188

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Miconia laevigata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Miconia laevigata. 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 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Miconia laevigata. Published online. Accessed: December 21 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Miconia laevigata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 December 2023.

Vernacular names

English: smooth johnnyberry

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