Pterogastra

Pterogastra minor

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: Melastomateae
Genus: Pterogastra
Species: P. divaricata – P. minor

Name

Pterogastra Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 13: 32. (1850)

• Type species: Pterogastra minor Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 13: 33. (1850)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America ^* Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru ^* Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Naudin, C. 1850. Melastomacearum quae in Musaeo Parisiensi continentur monographicae descriptionis et secundum affinitates distributionis tentamen. (Sequentia.) Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 3, 13: 25–39, 126–159, 273–303, 347–362, 14: 53–76, 118–165. BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL Reference page. : Série 3, 13: 32.

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pterogastra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pterogastra. 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 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pterogastra. Published online. Accessed: May 15 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pterogastra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 May 2021.
• Tropicos.org: Vascular Plants of the Americas: Pterogastra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 15.

Vernacular names

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