Miconia melastomoides

Miconia melastomoides

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 melastomoides

Name

Miconia melastomoides (Raddi) R.Goldenb., Brittonia 71(1): 104. (2018)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Leandra melastomoides Raddi, Quar. Piant. Nuov. Bras. 7. (1820)
• Heterotypic
  • Leandra asperifolia Cham. in Linnaea 10: 33 (1835)
  • Leandra corrugata Krasser & Rech. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 56: 193 (1906)
  • Leandra fragilis Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(4): 88 (1886)
  • Leandra involucrata Raddi in Melast. Bras.: 37 (1828), nom. illeg.
  • Leandra melastomoides var. longifolia Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(4): 85 (1886)
  • Leandra melastomoides var. major Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(4): 607 (1888)
  • Leandra scabra DC. in Prodr. 3: 154 (1828)
  • Leandra scabra var. luederwaldtii Hoehne in Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secç. Bot. 1: 107 (1922)
  • Leandra scabra var. sampaionis Herter in Arq. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 18: 12, 27 (1916)
  • Leandra villosa DC. in Prodr. 3: 154 (1828)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Michelangeli, F.A., Goldenberg, R., Almeda, F., Judd, W.S., Bécquer, E.R., Ocampo, G., Ionta, G.M., Skean, J.D., Jr., Majure, L.C. & Penneys, D.S., 2019[2018]. Nomenclatural novelties in Miconia (Melastomataceae: Miconieae). Brittonia 71(1): 82–121. DOI: 10.1007/s12228-018-9546-0 ResearchGate Reference page. :71: 104

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Miconia melastomoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Miconia melastomoides. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Miconia melastomoides. Published online. Accessed: May 19 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Miconia melastomoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov. 2017.

Vernacular names

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