Miconia octona

Miconia octona

Miconia octona

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 octona

Name

Miconia octona Bonpl.) Judd & Majure, 2018

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Clidemia octona (Bonpl.) L.O.Williams in Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 558 (1963)
  • Heterotrichum octonum (Bonpl.) DC. in Prodr. 3: 173 (1828)
  • Melastoma octonum Bonpl. in F.W.H.A.von Humboldt & A.J.A.Bonpland, Monogr. Melast. 1(Melast.): t. 4 (1806)
  • Staphidium octonum (Bonpl.) Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 17: 306 (1852)
  • Stephanotrichum octonum (Bonpl.) Naudin ex Hemsl. in Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 1: 430 (1880)
• Heterotypic
  • Clidemia octona subsp. guayanensis Wurdack in Phytologia 19: 193 (1969)
  • Clidemia pilosissima Britton in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17: 211 (1890)
  • Clidemia pilosissima var. glabrata Cogn. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 7: 1193 (1891)
  • Clidemia valenzuelana A.Rich. in Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc.: 552 (1846)
  • Diplodonta setosa H.Karst. in Linnaea 28: 439 (1857)
  • Heterotrichum octonum var. brasiliensis Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(4): 429 (1888)
  • Maieta valenzuelana (A.Rich.) M.Gómez in Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 23: 71 (1894)
  • Octomeris bonplandii Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 4: 54 (1845)
  • Octonum humboldtii Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 95 (1838)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Jamaica Continental:Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Judd & Majure, 1018. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 12: 526

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. 2023. Miconia octona in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Miconia octona. 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 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Miconia octona. Published online. Accessed: December 23 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Miconia octona. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 December 2023.

Vernacular names

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