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Melastomataceae
Taxonomy
Melastomataceae was named by de Jussieu (1789).
It was assigned to Myrtiflorae by Hickey (1977); and to Myrtales by Knowlton (1919), Mabberley (2000) and The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
It was assigned to Myrtiflorae by Hickey (1977); and to Myrtales by Knowlton (1919), Mabberley (2000) and The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1789 | Melastomataceae de Jussieu |
| 1919 | Melastomaceae Knowlton |
| 1977 | Melastomataceae Hickey |
| 2000 | Melastomataceae Mabberley |
| 2016 | Melastomataceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 17 |
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Fm. †Melastomataceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. Melastoma Linnaeus
G. †Melastomites Unger 1850
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†Melastomites americanus Berry 1916
†Melastomites druidum Unger 1850
G. Osbeckia Linnaeus 1753
G. Tibouchina Aublet 1775
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available