Melastomataceae
Meriania

Meriania tomentosa (Cogn.) Wurdack

First published in Phytologia 35: 4 (1976)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to Venezuela and Peru. It is a 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.
  • ROBIN FERNANDEZ-HILARIO, RENATO GOLDENBERG, FABIÁN A. MICHELANGELI (2023). A synopsis of Meriania (Melastomataceae: Merianieae) in Peru. Phytotaxa 602: 1-101.

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.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sequeira, V.; Flores, P. [03] Ecuador K:SPC-57221.000 No
Bussmann, R.W.; Zambrana, N.P.; Ocaña, C.V.; Cotrina P, L. [17069] Peru K004026053 Yes
Vargas, H.; Narváez, E.; Torres, W.; Escobar, P. [4233] Ecuador K004026056 Yes
Holm-Nielsen, L.; Jaramillo, J.; Coello, F.; Azanza, E. [27069] Ecuador K004026063 Yes
Wurdack, J.J. [1661] Peru K004026054 Yes
Sequeira, V.; Flores, P. [s.n.] Ecuador K004026059 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [5464] Ecuador K004026049 Yes
Croat, T.; Menke, M. [89909] Ecuador K004026062 Yes
André, E. [4475] Ecuador K000329483 Isotype Yes
André, E. [4475] Ecuador K000329484 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004026050 Yes
Holm-Nielsen, L.; Jaramillo, J.; Coello, F.; Azanza, E. [27494] Ecuador K004026066 Yes
s.coll. [3212] K004026047 Yes
Gentry, A.; Solomon, J. [44722] Bolivia K004026068 Yes
Ollgaard, B.; Ellemann, L.; Feil, L.P.; Calderon, S. [90811] Spain K004026061 Yes
ulloa, C.; Fernández, D.; Sheth, S.; Jimenez, I. [1489] Ecuador K004026060 Yes
Fuentes, A.F.; Huaylla, H. [12887] Bolivia K004026067 Yes
Bussmann, R.W.; Zambrana, N.P.; Ocaña, C.V.; Cotrina P, L. [17068] Peru K004026051 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Lozano, P. [3378] Ecuador K004026058 Yes
Carlos E. Cerón M [2570] Ecuador K004026064 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Lozano, P. [3378] Ecuador K004026057 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [5464] Ecuador K004026048 Yes
H. H. van der Werff; Palacios, W.A. [8939] Ecuador K004026065 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A. [17932(4740)] Peru K004026055 Yes
Bussmann, R.W.; Zambrana, N.P.; Ocaña, C.V.; Cotrina P, L. [17068] Peru K004026052 Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [5257] Peru Centronia peruviana K004025454 Yes
Stork, H.E.; Horton, O.B. [9928] Peru Centronia peruviana K004025455 Yes
Spruce, R. [6009] Ecuador Centronia excelsa K000006304 Yes
Spruce, R. [6009] Ecuador Centronia excelsa K000006305 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