Miconia laevigata

Miconia laevigata
Miconia laevigata

Taxonavigation

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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

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Miconia laevigata (L.) DC., 1828

Synonyms

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  • 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

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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

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Primary references

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Additional references

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

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English: smooth johnnyberry
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