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Ver. 19.2
April 17th, 2024

302.0000 Family Melastomataceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 328 (1789), nom. cons.
148 genera, ca. 6000 spp. tropics, by far the majority in tropical America, almost 1000 in Colombia. Complete phylogeny: Goldenberg et al. (2022)
Species listed in database: 6024; hybrids: 1
= Blakeaceae Rchb. ex Barnhart; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 19 (1895)
= Memecylaceae DC.; Linnaea 2: 505 (1827)
= Miconiaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg.: 64 (1835)
= Mouririaceae Gardner; J. Bot (Hook.) 2: 22 (1840)
= Rhexiaceae Dumort.; Comment. Bot.: 59 (1822)
302.4739 Genus Antherotoma (Naudin) Hook.f.; Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. 1: 745 (1867)
Distribution: Tropical Africa, south to Angola and Transvaal, Madagascar
Species listed in database: 12
species :
Antherotoma debilis (Sond.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia Ser. 4, 16(4): 270 (1994 publ. 1995)
Distribution: Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
23 CAF ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis bangweolensis R.E.Fr.; Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exp. 1911-1912 1: 178 (1914)
= Dissotis debilis (Sond.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 58
= Dissotis debilis var. lanceolata (Cogn.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.
= Dissotis debilis var. pedicellata A.Fern. & R.Fern.
= Dissotis debilis var. postpluvialis (Gilg) A.Fern. & R.Fern.
= Dissotis debilis var. prostrata A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., sér, 2 28: 181 (1954)
= Dissotis debilis var. pusilla (R.E.Fr.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Anais Junta Invest. Ultramar 10: 19 (1955)
= Dissotis lanceolata Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [DC.] 7: 366 (1891)
= Dissotis luxenii (De Wild.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 28: 66 (1954), in obs., et Garcia de Orta 2: 171 (1954)
= Dissotis paludosa Gilg ex Engl.; Veg. Erde (Engl.), Vol. 9 3(2): 748 (1921)
= Dissotis penicillata Gilg; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 2: 14 (1898)
= Dissotis pusilla R.E.Fr.; Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhod. Kongo-Exped. 1911-12 1: 178 (1914)
= Osbeckia debilis Sond.; Linnaea 23: 47 (1850)
= Osbeckia luxenii De Wild.; De Wild. & Staner, Contr. Fl. Katanga, Suppl. 5: 48 (1933)
= Osbeckia phaeotricha var. debilis (Sond.) Sond.
= Osbeckia postpluvialis Gilg; Engl. Monogr. Afr. Pfl. 2: 6 (1898)
species :
Antherotoma densiflora (Gilg) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia Ser. 4, 16(2-4): 271 (1994 publ. 1995)
Distribution: ?SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; N-Mozambique
25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia densiflora Gilg; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen.-Fam. 2: 8 (1898)
= Dissotis densiflora (Gilg) A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 28: 69 (1954), in obs., et Garcia de Orta 2: 180 (1954)
species :
Antherotoma fenarolii (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 69: 975 (2020)
Distribution: NW-Angola
26 ANG
Remarks: only known from the type collected in 1930
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis fenarolii A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 28: 184 (1954)
species :
Antherotoma gracilis (Cogn.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia Ser. 4, 16(2-4): 271 (1994 publ. 1995)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis gracilis Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [DC.] 7: 366 (1891)
species :
Antherotoma irvingiana (Hook.f.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia Ser. 4, 16(4): 270 (1994 publ. 1995)
Distribution: ?Senegal; Gambia; ?Guinea; Sierra Leone; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; SW-Chad; Zambia; Mozambique
22 BEN BKN GAM GHA IVO MLI NGA SIE 23 CAF CMN CON GAB 24 CHA 26 MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis irvingiana Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 85
= Dissotis senegambiensis f. irvingiana (Hook.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot. 46: 69 (1972)
species :
Antherotoma naudinii Hook.f.; Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. 1: 745 (1867)
Distribution: Guinea; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Comores
22 BEN GUI NGA 23 CAF CMN ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ 29 COM MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Antherotoma antherotoma (Naudin) Krasser; Nat. Pflanzenfam. (Engl. & Prantl) 3(7): 154 (1893)
= Dissotis kundelungensis De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 4, 2: 117 (1913)
= Melastoma hirtum Chapel. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 57 (1871 publ. 1872), ineffectively publ.
= Osbeckia antherotoma Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. III. 14: 56 (1850)
= Osbeckia naudinii (Hook.f.) Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 168 (1893)
species :
Antherotoma phaeotricha (Hochst.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia Ser. 4, 16(2-4): 270 (1994 publ. 1995)
Distribution: Gambia; Guinea; Mali; Burkina Faso; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Chad; South Sudan; Uganda; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
22 BEN BKN GAM GUI MLI NGA TOG 23 CAF CMN CON ZAI 24 CHA SSU 25 TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Argyrella phaeotricha (Hochst.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 3, 13: 300 (1850)
= Dissotis phaeotricha (Hochst.) Harv.; Gen. S. Afr. Pl., ed. 2: 114 (1868)
= Dissotis phaeotricha var. hirsuta (Cogn.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.
= Dissotis phaeotricha var. zambesiensis (Cogn.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Mem. Junta Invest. Ultramar, Ser. Bot. 10: 25 (1955)
= Dissotis villosa Hook.f.; Fl. Trop. Afr. (Oliv. et al.) 2: 450 (1871)
= Osbeckia hirsuta Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [DC.] 7: 1178 (1891)
= Osbeckia phaeotricha Hochst.; Flora 27: 424 (1844)
= Osbeckia zambesiensis Cogn.; Bolet. Soc. Brot. 7: 226 (1889)
species :
Antherotoma procumbens (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 69: 975 (2020)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Remarks: only known from the type collected in 1937
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis procumbens A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 28: 183 (1954)
species :
Antherotoma proschii (Briq.) Ver.-Lib. & R.D.Stone; Taxon 69: 975 (2020)
Distribution: NE-Mozambique
26 MOZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Antherotoma angustifolia (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia Ser. 4, 16(2-4): 271 (1994 publ. 1995)
= Dissotis angustifolia A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 28: 181 (1954)
= Dissotis proschii Briq.; Ann. Cons. Jard. Bot. Genève 1902: 45 (1902)
species :
Antherotoma tenuis (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia Ser. 4, 16(2-4): 271 (1994 publ. 1995)
Distribution: NW-Tanzania; W-Zambia
25 TAN 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis tenuis A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 43: 291 (1969)
species :
Antherotoma tisserantii (Jacq.-Fél.) Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia Ser. 4, 16(2-4): 271 (1994 publ. 1995)
Distribution: Cameroon; Central African Republic; N-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Chad; Uganda
23 CAF CMN ZAI 24 CHA 25 UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis tisserantii Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Ser. II. 10: 633 (1938 publ. 1939)
species :
Antherotoma wildei (Jacq.-Fél.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 69(5): 975 (2020)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Remarks: only known from the type collected in 1959
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis wildei Jacq.-Fél.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nation. Belg., 44(1-2): 164 (1974)
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