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 Republic, 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 Nana felicite [54] Cameroon K000023199 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Etuge, M. [5268] Cameroon K000023185 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Lane, P. [294] Cameroon K000197831 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [2442] Cameroon K000197839 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [6065] Cameroon K000197835 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cable, S. [2507] Cameroon K000197834 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [7077] Cameroon K000197836 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cable, S. [3851] Cameroon K000197840 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Zapfack, L. [958] Cameroon K000197832 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Schoenenberger, J. [34] Cameroon K000197830 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [2620] Cameroon K000197838 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cable, S. [3682] Cameroon K000197841 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
Langdale-Brown, I. [1632] Uganda K002844064 No
Meikle, R.D. [1323] Nigeria K:SPC-10588.000 No
Wrigley, J.; Telford, I.R.H. [815] Australia K002843708 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC6540] Ghana K002843778 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [168] Uganda K002844059 Yes
Cabezas, F.J.; Velayos, M. [MV14098] Equatorial Guinea K001935329 No
Manning, S.D. [1227] Cameroon K000050141 Yes
Tallantire, A.C.; Lee, J.M. [T636] Uganda K002844067 Yes
Chancellor, R.J. [261] Uganda K002844049 Yes
Rose, F. [180] Uganda K002844066 Yes
Tallantire, A.C. [U614] Uganda K002844065 Yes
Chipp, T.F. [51] Ghana K002843782 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1970] Cameroon K000050140 Yes
Symes, Y.E. [418] Uganda K002844061 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Maley, J. [8231] Cote d'Ivoire K002843884 Yes
Moriarty, V.K. [1958] Australia K002843710 Yes
Luke, Q.; Badua, A.; Bokara, D.; Hastings, Z.; Mebulo, I.; Rivas, J. [13502] Equatorial Guinea K001560067 Yes
Kenfack, D. [248] Cameroon K000197837 Yes
Dunlap [158] Cameroon K000050139 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P1720] Uganda K002844062 Yes
Cudjoe, P. [139] Ghana K002843781 Yes
Smith, L.S. [5317] Australia K002843709 Yes
Lye, K.A. [Lye104] Uganda K002844068 Yes
Hyland, B.P.M. [3615] Australia K002843713 Yes
Smith, L.S. [10228] Australia K002843711 Yes
Rosevear, D., R. [47/37] Cameroon K000050136 Yes
Chandler, P. [570] Uganda K002844058 Yes
Cudjoe, P. [s.n.] Ghana K002843779 Yes
[J. Makoa] [s.n.] Uganda K002844063 No
Enti, A.A. [GC42610] Ghana K002843780 Yes
Cudjoe [139] Ghana K002843783 Yes
Cudjoe, P. [4804] Ghana K002843777 Yes
White, C.T. [1266] Australia K002843707 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1383] Cameroon K000050137 Yes
Hyland, B.P.M. [03089] Australia K002843714 Yes
Irvine, A.K. [1299] Australia K002843712 Yes
Elliott, G.F.S. [7400] Uganda K002844060 Yes
Cudjoe [139] Ghana K002843784 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

    • '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