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[ Melanthioideae ] [ Melastomatoideae ] [ Melhanioideae ]

Vernacular names of plants within the Subfamily Melastomatoideae

Hierarchical position of the Subfamily Melastomatoideae

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.

Named members of the Subfamily Melastomatoideae

1	Tribus  Melastomeae Bartl. pub. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 329. Sep 1830.
	2    Subtribus  Melastominae Baill. pub. Hist. Pl. 7: 31, 37. Dec 1877.   3    Genus  Melastoma L. pub. (1753) common name: melastoma

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.

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