''Pterolepis'' is a

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of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. Within Melastomataceae, it forms a

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with genus '' Pterogastra''. ''Pterolepis'' contains some fifteen species, all of which are found in the Neotropical geographic realmm. Most species are concentrated in

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, with a few others across

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and

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Species

Species, accepted as of April 2021, are: *'' Pterolepis alpestris'' *'' Pterolepis buraeavi'' *''

Pterolepis cataphracta ''Pterolepis'' may refer to: * ''Pterolepis'' (bush cricket), a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini * ''Pterolepis'', a fossil genus of jawless fishes in the family Pterygolepididae; synonym of ''Pterygolepis ''Pterygolepis'' ...

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Pterolepis cearensis ''Pterolepis'' may refer to: * ''Pterolepis'' (bush cricket), a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini * ''Pterolepis'', a fossil genus of jawless fishes in the family Pterygolepididae; synonym of ''Pterygolepis ''Pterygolepis'' ...

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Pterolepis glomerata ''Pterolepis glomerata'', the false meadowbeauty, is a plant species in the family Melastomataceae. The plant grows in humid grasslands and in gardens. Its distribution is neotropical. References Further reading

*Wurdack, J.J. (1962): Mela ...

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Pterolepis haplostemona ''Pterolepis'' may refer to: * ''Pterolepis'' (bush cricket), a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini * ''Pterolepis'', a fossil genus of jawless fishes in the family Pterygolepididae; synonym of ''Pterygolepis ''Pterygolepis'' ...

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Pterolepis parnassiifolia ''Pterolepis'' may refer to: * ''Pterolepis'' (bush cricket), a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini * ''Pterolepis'', a fossil genus of jawless fishes in the family Pterygolepididae; synonym of ''Pterygolepis ''Pterygolepis'' ...

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Pterolepis perpusilla ''Pterolepis'' may refer to: * ''Pterolepis'' (bush cricket), a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini * ''Pterolepis'', a fossil genus of jawless fishes in the family Pterygolepididae; synonym of ''Pterygolepis ''Pterygolepis'' ...

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Pterolepis picorondonca ''Pterolepis'' may refer to: * ''Pterolepis'' (bush cricket), a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini * ''Pterolepis'', a fossil genus of jawless fishes in the family Pterygolepididae; synonym of ''Pterygolepis ''Pterygolepis'' ...

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Pterolepis polygonoides ''Pterolepis'' may refer to: * ''Pterolepis'' (bush cricket), a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini * ''Pterolepis'', a fossil genus of jawless fishes in the family Pterygolepididae; synonym of ''Pterygolepis ''Pterygolepis'' ...

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Pterolepis repanda ''Pterolepis'' may refer to: * ''Pterolepis'' (bush cricket), a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini * ''Pterolepis'', a fossil genus of jawless fishes in the family Pterygolepididae; synonym of ''Pterygolepis ''Pterygolepis'' ...

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Pterolepis riedeliana ''Pterolepis'' may refer to: * ''Pterolepis'' (bush cricket), a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini * ''Pterolepis'', a fossil genus of jawless fishes in the family Pterygolepididae; synonym of ''Pterygolepis ''Pterygolepis'' ...

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Pterolepis rotundifolia ''Pterolepis'' may refer to: * ''Pterolepis'' (bush cricket), a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini * ''Pterolepis'', a fossil genus of jawless fishes in the family Pterygolepididae; synonym of ''Pterygolepis ''Pterygolepis'' ...

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Pterolepis stenophylla ''Pterolepis'' may refer to: * ''Pterolepis'' (bush cricket), a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini * ''Pterolepis'', a fossil genus of jawless fishes in the family Pterygolepididae; synonym of ''Pterygolepis ''Pterygolepis'' ...

'' *'' Pterolepis trichotoma''

References

Melastomataceae Melastomataceae genera {{Melastomataceae-stub