Melastomataceae

Meriania Sw.

First published in Fl. Ind. Occid. 1: t. 15 (1797)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is SE. Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico Southeast, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • ROBIN FERNANDEZ-HILARIO, RENATO GOLDENBERG, FABIÁN A. MICHELANGELI (2023). A synopsis of Meriania (Melastomataceae: Merianieae) in Peru. Phytotaxa 602: 1-101.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2010 Araujo Murakami, A.; Chapi, N. [3961] Bolivia K001057172 Isotype Yes
Dusén, P. [13650] Brazil K000973932 Yes
Burle Marx, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000752727 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0