''Graffenrieda'' 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, sh ...
. There are about 44 species. Most occur in
South America
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. A few are distributed in
Mexico
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,
[Almeda, F., M. Alvear, and H. Mendoza. (2014)]
Two new species of ''Graffenrieda'' (Melastomataceae: Merianieae) from Colombia and Panama.
''Phytotaxa'' 163(1) 39-47. Central America
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and the
Caribbean
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.
[Goldenberg, R., & Meirelles, J. (2011)]
A new species of ''Graffenrieda'' (Merianieae, Melastomataceae) with a calyptrate calyx.
''Systematic Botany'', 36(1), 119-123.
Species include:
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Graffenrieda bella''
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Graffenrieda caudata''
*''
Graffenrieda glandulosa
''Graffenrieda'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 44 species. Most occur in South America. A few are distributed in Mexico,Almeda, F., M. Alvear, and H. Mendoza. (2014)Two new species of ''Graffenrieda ...
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*'' Graffenrieda grandifolia''
*'' Graffenrieda harlingii''
*'' Graffenrieda jefensis''][
*'']Graffenrieda maklenkensis
''Graffenrieda'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 44 species. Most occur in South America. A few are distributed in Mexico,Almeda, F., M. Alvear, and H. Mendoza. (2014)Two new species of ''Graffenrieda ...
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*'']Graffenrieda penneysii
''Graffenrieda'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 44 species. Most occur in South America. A few are distributed in Mexico,Almeda, F., M. Alvear, and H. Mendoza. (2014)Two new species of ''Graffenrieda ...
''[Michelangeli, F. A., & Ulloa, C. U. (2013)]
A new species of ''Graffenrieda'' (Melastomataceae) from the Andes in southern Ecuador.
''Phytotaxa'', 77(3), 43-48.
*'' Graffenrieda phoenica''
*'' Graffenrieda robusta''
*'' Graffenrieda trichanthera''
References
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Melastomataceae genera