Melastomataceae

Pleroma D.Don

First published in Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 283, 293 (1823)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Puerto Rico to S. Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Assam, Azores, Comoros, Costa Rica, Fiji, Guatemala, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Madeira, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Réunion, Samoa, Sri Lanka

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lima, C.T. [536] Brazil K001635212 No
Wood, J.R.I. [12342] Bolivia K002261465 Yes
Holton, I.F. [918] Colombia K002261435 Yes
Baumgratz, J.F.A.; Reginato, M.; Heiden, G.; Ignaci, J.R.V.; Soares Filho, H. [965] Brazil K001766023 No
Baumgratz, J.F.A.; Bovini, M.G.; Nadruz, M. [1351] Brazil K001516431 No
[Lewise] [s.n.] Colombia K002261433 Yes
Triana, J. [402] Colombia K002261434 Yes
Glaziou [15990] Microlepis K000968559 Yes
[Pohl] [1281] Brazil Microlepis K000530819 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dusén, P. [9713] Brazil Microlepis K000968558 Yes

Sources

  • 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.

  • 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