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)
302.4725
Genus
Dissotidendron (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 604 (2017)
Distribution: Tropical Africa. Phylogenetic position unconfirmed
Species listed in database: 11
species :
Dissotidendron apricum
(Gilg ex Engl.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 605 (2017)
Distribution: E-Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis aprica Gilg ex Engl.; Engl. Pflanzenw. Afr. 3: II. (Engl. & Drude, Veg. der Erde, 9) 749 (1921)
species :
Dissotidendron arborescens
(A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 605 (2017)
Distribution: S-Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis arborescens A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 29: 51 (1955)
species :
Dissotidendron bussei
(Gilg ex Engl.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 605 (2017)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis bussei Gilg ex A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 29: 53 (1955), descr. ampl.
= Dissotis bussei Gilg ex Engl.; Engl. Pflanzenw. Afr. 3: II. (Engl. & Drude, Veg. der Erde, 9) 749 (1911)
species :
Dissotidendron caloneurum
(Gilg ex Engl.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 605 (2017)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi; W-Tanzania; Zambia
23 RWA ZAI 25 TAN 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis caloneura Gilg ex De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Zairee, Bot., Ser. IV. 2: 116 (1913), nomen, Engl. in Engl. Pflanzenw. Afr. 3: 11. (Engl. & Drude, Veg. oler Erde, 9) 749 (1921), in obs.
= Dissotis venulosa Hutch.; Botanist S. Afr.: 512 (1946)
variant :
var. confertiflorum
(A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 605 (2017)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis caloneura var. confertiflora A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 34: 59 (1960)
variant :
var. pilosum
(A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 605 (2017)
Distribution: Zambia
26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis caloneura var. pilosa A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Kirkia 1: 73 (1961)
variant :
var. setosius
(A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 605 (2017)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis caloneura var. setosior A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 30: 171 (1956)
species :
Dissotidendron cordatum
(Gilg) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 605 (2017)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis cordata Gilg; Engl., Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 2: 17 (1898)
= Dissotis derriksiana P.A.Duvign.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 15: 257 (1958), in adnot.
species :
Dissotidendron dichaetantheroides
(Wickens) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 606 (2017)
Distribution: E-Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis dichaetantheroides Wickens; Kew Bull. 29(1): 141 (1974)
species :
Dissotidendron glandulicalyx
(Wickens) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 606 (2017)
Distribution: W-Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis glandulicalyx Wickens; Kew Bull. 29(1): 142 (1974)
species :
Dissotidendron johnstonianum
(Baker f.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 606 (2017)
Distribution: Zambia; S-Malawi; Mozambique
26 MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis johnstoniana Baker f. [Trans.Linn.Soc.Ser.II.4: 14 (1894)]
variant :
var. strigosum
(Brenan) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 606 (2017)
Distribution: Malawi
26 MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis johnstoniana var. strigosa Brenan; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8(5): 440 (1954)
species :
Dissotidendron lanatum
(A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 606 (2017)
Distribution: Zambia; N-Malawi
26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis lanata A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 43: 294 (1969)
species :
Dissotidendron melleri
(Hook.f.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 606 (2017)
Distribution: Tanzania; E-Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis melleri Hook.f.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 451 (1871)
= Dissotis whytei Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 267 (1897)
variant :
var. greenwayi
(A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 606 (2017)
Distribution: Cameroon; Tanzania; Zambia
23 CMN 25 TAN 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis greenwayi A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 30: 172 (1956)
= Dissotis melleri var. greenwayi (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot. 46: 68 (1972)
= Dissotis rubroviolacea Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30(3-4): 365 (1901)
species :
Dissotidendron polyanthum
(Gilg) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit; Taxon 66(3): 606 (2017)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis polyantha Gilg; Engl. Monogr. Afr. Pfl. 2: 16 (1898)
