Melastomataceae

Tristemma Juss.

First published in Gen. Pl.: 329 (1789)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa, Comoros, Madagascar.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Mauritius, Queensland, Réunion

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 445.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl.: 329 (1789).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Gen.: 329 (1789)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11582] Cameroon K000023186 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Etuge, M. [5268] Cameroon K000023185 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Nana felicite [54] Cameroon K000023199 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [7077] Cameroon K000197836 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [2442] Cameroon K000197839 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [6065] Cameroon K000197835 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Lane, P. [294] Cameroon K000197831 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Schoenenberger, J. [34] Cameroon K000197830 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cable, S. [3851] Cameroon K000197840 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Zapfack, L. [958] Cameroon K000197832 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cable, S. [3682] Cameroon K000197841 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cable, S. [2507] Cameroon K000197834 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [2620] Cameroon K000197838 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Thompson, S.A. [1480] Cameroon K000050123 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8263] Cameroon K000050124 Yes
Oct 1, 1974 Tamajong, S. [FHI 22119] Cameroon K000050130 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 J.K. [3694] Congo, Republic of the K000312739 Type Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1383] Cameroon K000050138 Yes
Manning, S.D. [1227] Cameroon K000050141 Yes
Luke, Q.; Badua, A.; Bokara, D.; Hastings, Z.; Mebulo, I.; Rivas, J. [13502] Equatorial Guinea K001560067 Yes
Kenfack, D. [248] Cameroon K000197837 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [1323] Nigeria K:SPC-10588.000 No
Hepper, F.N. [1970] Cameroon K000050140 Yes
Dunlap [158] Cameroon K000050139 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1383] Cameroon K000050137 Yes
Rosevear, D., R. [47/37] Cameroon K000050136 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0