Monochaetum myrtoideum

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: Monochaetum
Species: Monochaetum myrtoideum

Monochaetum myrtoideum (Bonpl.) Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 4: 51, t. 2, fig. 1d. 1845.

Basionym
- Rhexia myrtoidea Bonpl. in Humb. & Bonpl., Monogr. Melast. 2: 7(–8), t. 3. 1806.
  - Typus: Mexico, Querétaro: "près de Queretaro" [in errore]; Colombia, Cundinamarca: "Sta. Fé" [recte]; Jul 1801; Bonpland & Humboldt s.n. (holotype: P-00136480; isotypes: COL-000003390, G, P-00136481, P-00136482, US-00120185).

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

De Candolle, A.P. 1828. Ordo LXXVI. Melastomaceae. Pp. 99–202 in Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta, Pars 3, Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines XXVI. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page.
Humboldt, A. & Bonpland, A. 1806–1823. Monographia Melastomacearum, continens Plantas hujus ordinis, hucusque collectas, praesertim per regnum Mexici, in provinciis Venezuelae et Novae Andalusiae, in Peruvianorum, Quitensium, Novae Granatae Andibus, ad Orinoci, Fluvii Nigri, fluminis Amazonum ripas nascentes. Vol. 2: Rhexiae. II+158 pp., 60 tt., index. Gide filium, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. BHL Reference page.
Naudin, C. 1845. Additions a la flore du Brésil méridional. Description de genres nouveaux, et rectification de quelques anciens genres appartenant à la famille des Mélastomacées. (Suite: voy. tom. II, p. 140.) Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 3, 3: 169–192, 4: 48–58. BHL BHL Reference page.

Gleason, H.A. 1929. The genus Monochaetum in South America. American Journal of Botany 16: 502–522. DOI: 10.2307/2435706 JSTOR Reference page.
Uribe Uribe, L. (†). 1983. Flora de la Real Expedicion Botanica del Nuevo Reino de Granada. Tomo XXXI: Melastomaceas, segunda parte. 71 pp., 53 tt. Ediciones Cultura Hispanica, Madrid. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Wurdack, J.J. 1971. Geographic errors in Bonpland collections of Melastomataceae. Taxon 20: 591–593. DOI: 10.2307/1218260 JSTOR Reference page.
Wurdack, J.J. 1973. Melastomataceae. In Lasser (ed.), Flora de Venezuela, Vol. VIII(1&2). 819 pp. Instituto Botánico, Dirección de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría, Caracas. Reference page.

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Monochaetum myrtoideum. Published online. Accessed: 09 August 2018.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Monochaetum myrtoideum.
Hassler, M. 2018. Monochaetum myrtoideum. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 August 09. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 20300211. 09. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: August 2018 20300211.
Monochaetum myrtoideum in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 09 August 2018.

The name Monochaetum myrtoideum has also been applied to Monochaetum calcaratum.

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