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Melastomataceae

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Melastomataceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Melastomataceae de Jussieu
1919Melastomaceae Knowlton
1977Melastomataceae Hickey
2000Melastomataceae Mabberley
2016Melastomataceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyMelastomataceaede Jussieu 1789
familyMelastomataceaede Jussieu 1789

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.

Fm. †Melastomataceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. †Acrovena Hickey 1977
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†Acrovena laevis Hickey 1977
G. Derosiphia Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1838
G. Feliciadamia Bullock 1962
G. Medinilla Gaudichaud-Beaupré 1830
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†Medinilla siwalica Prasad et al. 2017
G. Melastoma Linnaeus 1753
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Melastoma acinodendron Linnaeus 1753
Melastoma aspera Linnaeus 1753
Melastoma berta Linnaeus 1753
Melastoma bolosericea Linnaeus 1753
Melastoma grossularia Linnaeus 1753
Melastoma octandra Linnaeus 1753
G. †Melastomaceophyllum Geyler 1887
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†Melastomaceophyllum geyleri Kraeusel 1929
G. †Melastomites Unger 1850
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†Melastomites druidum Unger 1850
G. Nephoanthus Lin and Hsu 2022
G. Osbeckia Linnaeus 1753
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Osbeckia chinensis Linnaeus 1753
G. †Physophyllum Massalongo 1858
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†Physophyllum tococaefolium Massalongo 1858
G. Tibouchina Aublet 1775
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (Montana) Melastomites montanensis (53692 53957)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Montana) Melastomites montanensis (53529 55858)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04USA (Wyoming) Melastomites montanensis (52866)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Dominican Republic (Samana) Melastomites domingensis (31231)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Dominican Republic (Monte Cristi) Melastomites sp. (31233)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (North Dakota) Acrovena laevis (10802)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation (Tomsk) Melastomites kireevskiana (23906)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Costa Rica Melastomataceae indet. (31168)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Mexico (Oaxaca) Melastomites angustus (32069) Melastomites obovatus (32065)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Mexico (Vera Cruz) Melastomites obovatus (32066)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Argentina (Tucumán) Tibouchina sp. (138668)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India (Uttarakhand) Medinilla siwalica (224498)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Argentina (Catamarca) Tibouchina sp. (138962)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Ecuador (Azuay) Melastomataceae indet. (31012 31038 31073)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) Melastomites tertiarius (22899 23054 23055 23056 23058 23059 23611 23616 27066 27526 27528)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Saxen) Melastomites tertiarius (22897 22898)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) Melastomites tertiarius (24321)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Bolivia (Pacajes) Melastomites sp. (32002)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Melastomataceae indet. (168822 168889 168890 168892 168893 168904 168924) Melastomataceae indet., Melastoma spp. (168891)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Tamil Nadu) Osbeckia sp. (228792)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Melastomataceae indet. (168896)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Melastomataceae indet. (168753 168755 168756)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Melastomataceae indet., Melastoma spp. (168937)