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Melastomaceae
Melastomataceae is a family of dicots, dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, or small trees. Description The leaves of melastomes are somewhat distinctive, being Opposite leaves, opposite, Decussation, decussate, and usually with 3-7 longitudinal veins arising either from the base of the blade, plinerved (inner veins diverging above base of blade), or pinnately nerved with three or more pairs of primary veins diverging from the mid-vein at successive points above the base. Flowers are perfect, and borne either singly or in terminal or axillary, paniculate inflorescence, cymes. Ecology A number of melastomes are regarded as invasive species once naturalized in tropical and subtropical environments outside their normal range. Examples are Clidemia hirta, Koster's curse (''Clidemia hirta''), ''Pleroma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melastoma
''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to some sources. Many species have been planted around the world for the aesthetic value of their bright purple flowers. Species in this genus are native to temperate and tropical Asia, Seychelles, Pacific and Australasia. Several have the capacity to become invasive species, in Hawaii and other areas. Species , ''Plants of the World Online'' (PoWO) accepted the following species. An additional species, ''Melastoma malabituin'', was described in 2020. * ''Melastoma aculeolatum'' Bakh.f. * ''Melastoma affine'' D.Don * ''Melastoma ansowii'' K.M.Wong * ''Melastoma apiense'' K.M.Wong * ''Melastoma ariffinii'' K.M.Wong * ''Melastoma ashtonii'' K.M.Wong * ''Melastoma atrofuscum'' Bakh.f. * ''Melastoma aureum'' Bakh.f. * ''Melastoma barioense'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flowering Plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants that produce their seeds enclosed within a fruit. They are by far the most diverse group of land plants with 64 orders, 416 families, approximately 13,000 known genera and 300,000 known species. Angiosperms were formerly called Magnoliophyta (). Like gymnosperms, angiosperms are seed-producing plants. They are distinguished from gymnosperms by characteristics including flowers, endosperm within their seeds, and the production of fruits that contain the seeds. The ancestors of flowering plants diverged from the common ancestor of all living gymnosperms before the end of the Carboniferous, over 300 million years ago. The closest fossil relatives of flowering plants are uncertain and contentious. The earliest angiosperm fossils ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleroma Semidecandrum
''Pleroma semidecandrum'', Synonym (taxonomy), synonym ''Tibouchina semidecandra'', the princess flower, glory bush, or lasiandra, is a flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to southeast Brazil. Description It 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. The dark green, velvety, four to six-inch-long leaves have several prominent longitudinal veins instead of the usual one, and are often edged in red. Large, royal purple blossoms, flaring open to five inches, are held on terminal panicles above the foliage, creating a spectacular sight when in full bloom. Some flowers are open throughout the year but they are especially plentiful from May to January. Cultivation Plant in full sun for best color and maximum flowering. They can tolerate the shade but will not thrive. Princess-Flower is ideal for the mixed shrubbery border or used in small groupings to compound th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aciotis
''Aciotis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 13 species distributed from Mexico to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ....Freire-Fierro, A. (2002)Monograph of ''Aciotis'' (Melastomataceae).''Systematic Botany Monographs'', 1-99. Species include: * '' Aciotis acuminifolia'' (Mart. ex DC.) Triana * '' Aciotis annua'' (Mart. ex DC.) Triana * '' Aciotis aristellata'' Markgr. * '' Aciotis asplundii'' Wurdack * '' Aciotis circaeifolia'' (Bonpl.) Triana *'' Aciotis ferreirana'' * '' Aciotis indecora'' (Bonpl.) Triana * '' Aciotis oliveriana'' Freire-Fierro * '' Aciotis ornata'' (Miq.) Gleason * '' Aciotis paludosa'' (Mart. ex DC.) Triana * '' Aciotis polystachya'' (Bonpl.) Triana * '' Aciotis purpurascens'' (Aubl.) Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appendicularia (plant)
''Appendicularia'' is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. Species The genus has two species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...: * '' Appendicularia entomophila'' * '' Appendicularia thymifolia'' References * Chen Cheih. 1984. Melastomataceae. In: Chen Cheih, ed., Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 53(1): 135–293. * DC. Publication : Prodr. (DC.) 3: 114 1828 id Mar 1828* KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. External links PPP-Index Melastomataceae Melastomataceae genera {{Melastomataceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antherotoma
''Antherotoma'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. Its native range is Tropical and Southern Africa, Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ..., Madagascar. Species: *'' Antherotoma angustifolia'' *'' Antherotoma clandestina'' *'' Antherotoma debilis'' *'' Antherotoma densiflora'' *'' Antherotoma gracilis'' *'' Antherotoma irvingiana'' *'' Antherotoma naudinii'' *'' Antherotoma senegambiensis'' *'' Antherotoma tenuis'' *'' Antherotoma tisserantii'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q8200683 Melastomataceae Melastomataceae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anerincleistus
''Anerincleistus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. Its native range is Tropical Asia Tropical Asia refers to the entirety of the areas in Asia with a tropical climate. These areas are of geographic and economic importance due to their natural resources and biodiversity, which include many species of agricultural value. There are .... Species: *'' Anerincleistus acuminatissimus'' *'' Anerincleistus angustifolius'' *'' Anerincleistus barbatus'' *'' Anerincleistus bracteatus'' *'' Anerincleistus bullatus'' *'' Anerincleistus cornutus'' *'' Anerincleistus curtisii'' *'' Anerincleistus cyathocalyx'' *'' Anerincleistus dispar'' *'' Anerincleistus echinatus'' *'' Anerincleistus fasciculatus'' *'' Anerincleistus floribundus'' *'' Anerincleistus fruticosus'' *'' Anerincleistus grandiflorus'' *'' Anerincleistus griffithii'' *'' Anerincleistus hirsutus'' *'' Anerincleistus hispidissimus'' *'' Anerincleistus macranthus'' *'' Ane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andesanthus
''Andesanthus'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela. The genus was established in 2019 for some species formerly placed in '' Tibouchina''. Some species are cultivated as ornamental shrubs or trees. Description Species of ''Andesanthus'' are trees between 5 and 20 m tall at maturity or shrubs 1–3 m tall. Their leaves are opposite and petiolate (stalked). The inflorescence is a terminal panicle or some modification of a panicle. The flowers are perigynous wih a bell- or urn-shaped hypanthium, externally with many soft hairs (pubescent) in most species. The flowers have five free petals, which are pink, purple, magenta or white in colour, or initially magenta or rose-red fading to lavender with age. Flowers have ten stamens, either all the same size or in two distinct sizes. The connective at the base of the anther of the stamen is prolonged and modified into a bilobed ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaheterotis
''Anaheterotis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. Its native range is Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we .... Species: *'' Anaheterotis pobeguinii'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q42415499 Melastomataceae Melastomataceae genera Monotypic Myrtales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaectocalyx
''Anaectocalyx'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, sh .... Its native range is Venezuela and Northeastern Argentina. Species: *'' Anaectocalyx bracteosa'' *'' Anaectocalyx latifolia'' *'' Anaectocalyx manarae'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5395178 Melastomataceae Melastomataceae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphorocalyx
''Amphorocalyx'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, s .... Its native range is Madagascar. Species: *'' Amphorocalyx albus'' *'' Amphorocalyx auratifolius'' *'' Amphorocalyx latifolius'' *'' Amphorocalyx multiflorus'' *'' Amphorocalyx rupestris'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q8197800 Melastomataceae Melastomataceae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphiblemma
''Amphiblemma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, s .... There are at least 15 species distributed in the evergreen forests of Africa.Cheek, M., & Woodgyer, E. M. (2006)New data on ''Amphiblemma monticola'' Jacq.-Fél (Melastomataceae) from western Cameroon.''Kew Bulletin'', 601-604.Leal, M. E. (2008)Novitates Gabonenses 65. A new rare endemic ''Amphiblemma'' (Melastomataceae) from Mve Lakene, Gabon.''Blumea-Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants'', 53(2), 459-461. Species include: * '' Amphiblemma amoenum'' *'' Amphiblemma monticola'' *'' Amphiblemma mvensis'' References Melastomataceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Melastomataceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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