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Melastomites druidum

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Melastomataceae

Taxonomy
Melastomites druidum was named by Unger (1850). It is not extant. It is the type species of Melastomites.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. angustus, M. domingensis, M. kireevskiana, M. montanensis, M. obovatus, M. tertiarius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Melastomites druidum Unger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
RankNameAuthor
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyMelastomataceaede Jussieu 1789
genusMelastomitesUnger 1850
speciesdruidumUnger 1850

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Melastomites druidum Unger 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 14:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available