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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Melastoma

Hierarchical position of the Genus Melastoma

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Rosidae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 264. Jan-Mar 1967.       SuperOrdo  Myrtanae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 295. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Myrtales Rchb. pub. Bot. Damen: 475. 1828.       Familia  Melastomataceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 328. 4 Aug 1789. common name: Melastomes       Subfamilia  Melastomatoideae Ser. ex DC. pub. Prodr. 3: 100. mid Mar 1828.    Tribus  Melastomeae Bartl. pub. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 329. Sep 1830.    Subtribus  Melastominae Baill. pub. Hist. Pl. 7: 31, 37. Dec 1877.    Genus  Melastoma L. pub. (1753) common name: melastoma

Named members of the Genus Melastoma

1	Species  amygdalinum Desr. syn. Mecranium latifolium
2	Species  aquaticum Aubl. syn. Nepsera aquatica
3	Species  candidum D. Don common name: Asian melastome
4	Species  fasciculare Sw. syn. Henriettea fascicularis
5	Species  hirtum L. syn. Clidemia hirta
6	Species  impetiolare Sw. syn. Miconia impetiolaris
7	Species  laevigatum L. syn. Miconia laevigata
8	Species  malabathricum L. common name: Malabar melastome
9	Species  prasinum Sw. syn. Miconia prasina
10	Species  punctatum Desr. syn. Miconia punctata
11	Species  sanguineum Sims common name: red melastome
12	Species  scabrosum L. syn. Sagraea scabrosa
13	Species  strigillosum Sw. syn. Clidemia strigillosa
14	Species  tetrandrum Sw. syn. Miconia tetrandra

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.