Melastomataceae

Mouriri Aubl.

First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 452 (1775)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

  • Bockia Scop. in Intr. Hist. Nat.: 106 (1777), nom. superfl.

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, 2007 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Nunes, J.M.S.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22267] Brazil K000968924 Yes
Mar 27, 2006 Jaramillo, J. [9079] Ecuador K000275790 Yes
Mar 27, 2006 Siquerira, G.S. [156] Brazil K000275793 Yes
Mar 27, 2006 Folli, D.A. [3506] Brazil K000275794 Yes
Mar 27, 2006 Jaramillo, J. [9097] Ecuador K000275791 Yes
Feb 23, 2006 Wood, J.R.I. [11402] Bolivia K000275727 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Glaziou [11959] Brazil K000968934 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Mexia, Y.E.J. [4708] Brazil K000968931 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [5430] Brazil K000968927 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Santos, J.L.; Oliveira, J.G. [8375] Brazil K000968814 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Dubs, B. [1320] Brazil K000968926 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Cid Ferreira, C.A. [6834] Brazil K000968645 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Rodrigues, W.A.; Farney, C.; Daly, D.C.; Maas, P.J.M.; Stevenson, D.W.; Lima, R.P.; Ramos, J.F.; Oliveira, J.G. [10725] Brazil K000968922 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Rodrigues, W.A.; Farney, C.; Daly, D.C.; Maas, P.J.M.; Stevenson, D.W.; Lima, R.P.; Ramos, J.F.; Oliveira, J.G. [10841] Brazil K000968921 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Kawasaki, M.L.; Lima, H.C., de; Stevenson, D.W.; Ramos, J.; Mueller, G.; Lima, R.P.; Oliveira, J.G.; Neto, A.M.M. [154] Brazil K000968646 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Silva, J.A. [258] Brazil K000968647 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Sobel, G.L.; Strudwick, J.; Silva, M.G.; Rosário, C.S.; Baia, R.B.; Vasconcelos, P.S.; Anderson, A.B. [4552] Brazil K000968929 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Prance, G.T.; Nelson, B.W.; Teixeira, L.O.A.; Amaral, I.L.; Revilla, J. [30068] Brazil K000968638 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Harley, R.M.; Souza, R. [11179] Brazil K000968933 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Coelho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [14887] Brazil K000968642 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Forero, E.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [4772] Brazil K000968644 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Coelho, D.F.; Kubitzki, K.; Maas, P.J.M. [11519] Brazil K000968641 Yes
Nic Lughadha, E.; Mello-Silva, R.; Stannard, B.L.; Assis, M.C. [207] Brazil K000968925 Yes
de Lima, H.C.; Martinelli, G; Fernandez, E.P.; Neto, B.K. [RB789936] Brazil K001639717 Yes
Assunção, P.A.C.L.; Silva, C.F.; Manoel [655] Brazil K000968882 Yes
Milliken, W.; Ramos, J.; Mota, C.D.A.; Latham, S. [693] Brazil K000968890 Yes
Schomburgk [690] Guyana K000329645 Type Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000968932 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] K000968649 Yes
Thomas, W.W.; Mota, C.D.A.; Lima, E.F. [4954] Brazil K000968888 Yes
Hopkins, M.J.G.; Nascimento, J.R.; Pereira, E.C.; Assunção, P.A.C.L. [1444] Brazil K000968885 Yes
Spruce, R. [3179] Peru K000006396 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S.; Salles, A.E.H.; Silva, F.C. [5312] Brazil K000968928 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [2178] Brazil K000968889 Yes
Martins, L.H.P.; Pereira, E.C. [32] Brazil K000968884 Yes
Teixeira, L.O.A.; Fife, A.J.; McFarland, K.; Mota, C.D.A.; Santos, J.L.; Gomes, S.P.; Nelson, B.W. [744] Brazil K000968892 Yes
Vicentini, A.; Assunção, P.A.C.L. [601] Brazil K000968886 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [10295] Brazil K000968930 Yes
Keel, S.; Prance, G.T.; Monteiro, O.T. [223] Brazil K000968640 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Sá, C.F.; Martinelli, G.; Soares, E.; Mota, C.D.A.; Batista, E.F. [9645] Brazil K000968648 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F. [6995] Brazil K000968891 Yes
Sothers, C.A.; Assunção, P.A.C.L.; Pereira, E.C. [879] Brazil K000968883 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [9795] Brazil K000968923 Yes
Pennington, R.T.; et al. [149] Bolivia K:SPC-56643.000 No
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [3670] Brazil K000968643 Yes
Schomburgk [690] Guyana K000329646 Unknown Type Material Yes
Assunção, P.A.C.L. [48] Brazil K000968887 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images