Miconia rufescens

Miconia rufescens

Taxonavigation edit

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 rufescens

Name edit

Miconia rufescens (Aubl.) DC., 1828

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Acinodendron rufescens (Aubl.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 952 (1891)
    • Melastoma rufescens Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 408 (1775)
  • Heterotypic
    • Melastoma impetiginosum Mart. ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 183 (1828), not validly publ.
    • Miconia impetiginosa DC. in Prodr. 3: 183 (1828)
    • Miconia rufescens var. grandifolia Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(4): 274 (1887)

Homonyms

  • Miconia rufescens Macfad. ex Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 256 (1860) vide Miconia albicans (Sw.) Steud.in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 139 (1841)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
  • ^* Regional: Western South America
      • Bolivia, Peru
  • ^* Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil North, Brazil West-Central
  • ^* Regional: Northern South America
      • Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • ^* Regional: Central America

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

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

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Vernacular names edit

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