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Melastomataceae

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The family Melastomataceae (alternatively Melastomaceae) is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 165 genera and c. 5115 known species. [1]

61 relations: Acanthella, Aciotis, Adelobotrys, Alloneuron, Amphiblemma, Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, APG III system, Appendicularia (plant), Astronidium, Axinaea, Bertolonia, Blakea, Brachyotum, Bucquetia, Calycogonium, Carionia, Carl Linnaeus, Centradenia, Centronia, Clidemia, Clidemia hirta, Dicotyledon, Dissotis, Flowering plant, Graffenrieda, Henriettea, Henriettella, Huilaea, Inflorescence, Invasive species, Lavoisiera, Leandra, Lijndenia, Mecranium, Medinilla, Melastoma, Melipona bicolor, Memecylaceae, Memecylon, Meriania, Miconia, Miconia calvescens, Monochaetum, Monolena, Mouriri, Ochthephilus, Osbeckia, Ossaea, Pachyanthus, Pachycentria, ..., Rhexia, Sonerila, Spathandra, Tessmannianthus, Tetrazygia, Tibouchina, Tibouchina semidecandra, Topobea, Tree, Triolena, Warneckea. Expand index (11 more) »

Acanthella

Acanthella is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Aciotis

Aciotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Adelobotrys

Adelobotrys is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Alloneuron

Alloneuron is a genus of plant in family Melastomataceae.

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Amphiblemma

Amphiblemma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Antoine Laurent de Jussieu

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (12 April 1748 – 17 September 1836) was a French botanist, notable as the first to publish a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in use today.

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APG III system

The APG III system of flowering plant classification is the third version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy being developed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG).

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Appendicularia (plant)

Appendicularia is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Astronidium

Astronidium is a genus of plants in family Melastomataceae.

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Axinaea

Axinaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Bertolonia

Bertolonia is a genus consisting of 14 species of pretty, dwarf, creeping, tender perennials, native to tropical South America.

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Blakea

Blakea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Brachyotum

Brachyotum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Bucquetia

Bucquetia is a genus of plant in family Melastomataceae.

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Calycogonium

Calycogonium (common name, angleflower) is a polyphyletic genus of about forty species in the family Melastomataceae, native to the Caribbean, particularly Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba.

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Carionia

Carionia is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Carl Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement as Carl von LinnéBlunt (2004), p. 171.

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Centradenia

Centradenia is a genus of 4-5 species of tropical evergreen perennials or subshrubs, native to Central America and Mexico.

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Centronia

Centronia is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Clidemia

Clidemia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Clidemia hirta

Clidemia hirta, commonly called soapbush or Koster's curse, is a perennial shrub.

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Dicotyledon

The dicotyledons, also known as dicots (or more rarely dicotyls), are one of the two groups into which all the flowering plants or angiosperms were formerly divided.

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Dissotis

Dissotis is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Flowering plant

The flowering plants, also known as angiosperms, Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants, with 416 families, approximately 13,164 known genera and c. 295,383 known species.

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Graffenrieda

Graffenrieda is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Henriettea

Henriettea is a flowering plant genus in the family Melastomataceae.

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Henriettella

Henriettella is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Huilaea

Huilaea is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Inflorescence

An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches.

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Invasive species

An invasive species is a species that is not native to a specific location (an introduced species), and that has a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage to the environment, human economy or human health.

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Lavoisiera

Lavoisiera is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Leandra

Leandra is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Lijndenia

Lijndenia is a genus of plant in family Melastomataceae.

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Mecranium

Mecranium is a plant genus in the family Melastomataceae.

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Medinilla

Medinilla is a genus of about 193 species of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, native to tropical regions of the Old World from Africa (two species) east through Madagascar (about 70 species) and southern Asia to the western Pacific Ocean islands.

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Melastoma

Melastoma is a genus in the family Melastomataceae.

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Melipona bicolor

Melipona bicolor, commonly known as Guaraipo or Guarupu, is a eusocial bee found primarily in South America.

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Memecylaceae

Memecylaceae DC. was a family of flowering plants.

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Memecylon

Memecylon is a plant group in Melastomataceae.

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Meriania

Meriania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Miconia

Miconia is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas.

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Miconia calvescens

Miconia calvescens, the velvet tree, miconia, or bush currant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae.

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Monochaetum

Monochaetum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas.

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Monolena

Monolena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, consisting of about 15 species distributed from Guatemala to Peru and Acre in Brazil.

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Mouriri

Mouriri is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Ochthephilus

Ochthephilus is a genus of spiny-legged rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae.

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Osbeckia

Osbeckia is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Ossaea

Ossaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Pachyanthus

Pachyanthus is a thorny shrub with edible berries in the genus of plant in family Melastomataceae.

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Pachycentria

Pachycentria is a genus of epiphytic or terrestrial shrubs that grow up to 2.5 m tall, or rarely small trees up to 8 m tall, indigenous to Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi, and New Guinea.

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Rhexia

Rhexia is a plant genus of Melastomataceae (ca. 4500 species in 150 genera) family.

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Sonerila

Sonerila is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Spathandra

Spathandra is a genus of plant in family Melastomataceae.

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Tessmannianthus

Tessmannianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Tetrazygia

Tetrazygia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Tibouchina

Tibouchina "Tibouchina." Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged.

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Tibouchina semidecandra

Tibouchina semidecandra, the princess flower, glory bush, or lasiandra, is a sprawling, evergreen shrub or small ornamental tree native to Brazil and ranges from 10 to 15 feet (20 feet with proper training) in height.

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Topobea

Topobea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Tree

In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting branches and leaves in most species.

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Triolena

Triolena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae.

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Warneckea

Warneckea is a genus of plant in family Melastomataceae.

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Meadow-beauty family, Melastomaceae.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melastomataceae

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