Melastomes
Melastomataceae
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. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, or small trees.
31 branches of this family, most-observed first
Melastomatoideae
subfamilyMelastomatoideae
Olisbeoideae
subfamilyOlisbeoideae
Poikilogyne
genusPoikilogyne
Dinophora
genusDinophora
Centradeniastrum
genusCentradeniastrum
Nerophila
genusNerophila
Kendrickia
genusKendrickia
Catanthera
genusCatanthera
Quipuanthus
genusQuipuanthus
Plagiopetalum
genusPlagiopetalum
Sporoxeia
genusSporoxeia
Cyphotheca
genusCyphotheca
Creochiton
genusCreochiton
Nothodissotis
genusNothodissotis
Vietsenia
genusVietsenia
Aschistanthera
genusAschistanthera
Stanmarkia
genusStanmarkia
Kirkbridea
genusKirkbridea
Preussiella
genusPreussiella
Neodriessenia
genusNeodriessenia
Loricalepis
genusLoricalepis
Kerriothyrsus
genusKerriothyrsus
Feliciadamia
genusFeliciadamia
Poilannammia
genusPoilannammia
Boerlagea
genusBoerlagea
Mallophyton
genusMallophyton
Styrophyton
genusStyrophyton
Anaheterotis
genusAnaheterotis
Scorpiothyrsus
genusScorpiothyrsus
Stussenia
genusStussenia
Diplectria
genusDiplectria
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48889.