Melastomataceae
Meriania

Meriania speciosa (Bonpl.) Naudin

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 18: 128 (1852)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to NW. Venezuela and N. Peru. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.21829/abm128.2021.1734. epublication.
  • ROBIN FERNANDEZ-HILARIO, RENATO GOLDENBERG, FABIÁN A. MICHELANGELI (2023). A synopsis of Meriania (Melastomataceae: Merianieae) in Peru. Phytotaxa 602: 1-101.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.21829/abm128.2021.1734. epublication.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lehmann, F.C. [6427] Colombia K004025902 Yes
Holguer Lugo, S. [s.n.] Ecuador K004025907 Yes
André, É. [2620] K004025900 Yes
André, É. [2620] K004025898 Yes
Hutchison, P.; Idrobo [3001] Colombia K004025901 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K004025905 Yes
Triana, J. [s.n.] Colombia K004025899 Yes
[Hartweg] [1002] Colombia K000329427 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [s.n.] Colombia K004025897 Yes
Killip, E.P. [5679] Colombia K000752468 Yes
Holguer Lugo, S. [s.n.] Ecuador K004025906 Yes
Idrobo, J.M. [9469] Colombia K004025903 Yes
Holguer Lugo, S. [s.n.] Ecuador K004025908 Yes
André, É. [2620] Colombia K004025904 Yes
Killip, E.P.; Smith, A. [15284] Colombia Meriania longifolia K004025932 Yes
Linden, I. [1509] Colombia Meriania longifolia K000329430 Unknown Type Material Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Cardozo, A. [1] Venezuela Meriania longifolia K004025921 Yes
Smith, H. [s.n.] Colombia Meriania longifolia K004025933 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Venezuela Meriania longifolia K004025929 Yes
Linden, I. [35] Venezuela Meriania longifolia K000329429 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moritz [938] Venezuela Meriania longifolia K000329431 Unknown Type Material Yes
King, R.M.; Almeda, F.; Marjorie, B.K. [10567] Venezuela Meriania longifolia K004025927 Yes
[Buschat] [s.n.] Venezuela Meriania longifolia K004025928 Yes
Steyermark, J. [91622] Venezuela Meriania longifolia K004025926 Yes
Fendler, A. [401] Venezuela Meriania longifolia K004025923 Yes
Fendler, A. [401] Venezuela Meriania longifolia K004025924 Yes
Steyermark, J.; Agostini, G. [91172] Venezuela Meriania longifolia K004025930 Yes
Lamprecht, H. [s.n.] Venezuela Meriania longifolia K004025925 Yes
Steyermark, J. [99346] Venezuela Meriania longifolia K004025922 Yes
Killip, E.P.; Smith, A. [19879] Colombia Meriania longifolia K004025918 Yes
Lawrance, A.E. [467] Colombia Meriania longifolia K004025934 Yes
[Bony] [s.n.] Venezuela Meriania longifolia K004025920 Yes
Madriñán, S.; Barbosa, C.E. [322] Colombia Meriania longifolia K004025919 Yes
s.coll. [938] Colombia Meriania longifolia K004025931 Yes
Feb 18, 2008 Colombia Meriania trianae K000329427 No
Linden, I. [761] Colombia Meriania lindenii K000329435 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Purdie] [s.n.] Venezuela Meriania grandidens K000329433 Unknown Type Material Yes
Funcke, N.; Schlim, L.J. [1276] Venezuela Meriania grandidens K000329432 Unknown Type Material Yes
Triana, J. [s.n.] Colombia Meriania grandidens K000329434 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schlim, L. [253] Colombia Meriania candollei K000329428 Type Yes
Klug, G. [3642] Peru Meriania spruceana K004025935 Yes
Spruce, R. [4204] Peru Meriania spruceana K000006313 Type Yes
Klug, G. [3642] Peru Meriania spruceana K004025936 Yes
Spruce, R. [4204] Peru Meriania spruceana K000006312 Type Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [s.n.] Colombia Meriania majalis K004025917 Yes
André, É. [2620] Ecuador Meriania majalis K004025910 Yes
[Lehm] [10042] Colombia Meriania majalis K004025913 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [269] Colombia Meriania majalis K004025916 Yes
André, É. [2620] Ecuador Meriania majalis K004025911 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [269] Colombia Meriania majalis K004025915 Yes
André, É. [2620] Meriania majalis K004025912 Yes
[Hartiveg] [1002] Meriania majalis K004025909 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [4728] Colombia Meriania majalis K004025914 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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