Melastomataceae

Blakea P.Browne

First published in Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 323 (1756)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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, 1997 Estrada, A. [602] Costa Rica K001275310 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Umaña, G.; Nilsson, V.; Pacheco, L.; Formoso, C. [497] Costa Rica K000329582 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Herrera, G.; Chacón, A. [2758] Costa Rica K000329575 Isotype Yes
Clark, J.L. [8753] Panama K001625298 Yes
Acevedo-Rdgz., P.; Cedeño, J.A. [7377] Ecuador K001636397 No
Horich Costa Rica K:SPC-25522.000 No
Tonduz [7043] Costa Rica Topobea K000329612 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tonduz [7362] Costa Rica Topobea K000329613 Unknown Type Material Yes
Triana, J, [[4099]] Colombia Topobea K000329614 Unknown Type Material Yes

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