Melastomataceae

Ossaea DC.

First published in Prodr. 3: 168 (1828)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Caribbean, S. Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil South, Cuba, Dominican Republic

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?
Lewis, G.P.; Merino, B.; Aguirre, N. [3450] Ecuador K003894686 Yes
Pereira-Silva, G.; da Pereira-Silva, G.; Amaral-Santos, A.; Barreto dos Santos, A.J.; Araújo dos Santos, E.; Gomes, V.F.; Flávio Rogério de O. Rodrigues [16507] Brazil K003894566 Yes
Barrier, S. [1921] Peru K003894696 Yes
Kajekai, C.; Wisum, A. [1365] Ecuador K003894693 Yes
s.coll. [11818] Venezuela K003894680 Yes
Moritz [948] Peru K000329566 Unknown Type Material Yes
{D. Ll. Hugh-Jones} [400] Colombia K003894677 Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Roe, T.; Garrett, S. [396] Venezuela K003894683 Yes
Berrocal, J. [192] Costa Rica K003894487 Yes
Holm, R.W.; Iltis, H.H. [66] Costa Rica K003894488 Yes
Lehmannianae, F.C. [s.n.] Colombia K003894676 Yes
Longfield, C.; St. George Expedition [526] Colombia K003894674 Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Garrett, S.; Davies, J. [343] Venezuela K003894684 Yes
Croat, T.B. [91897] Ecuador K003894691 Yes
Wisum, A.; Kajekai, C. [473] Ecuador K003894690 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Merino, B.; Aguirre, N. [3450] Ecuador K003894687 Yes
Wright, C. [177] Cuba K000329537 Unknown Type Material Yes
Quizhpe, W.; Croat, T. [2242] Ecuador K003894692 Yes
Aona, L.Y.S.; Conceição, S.F.; Ferreira, R. [2775] Brazil K000992468 No
Croat, T.B.; {J. Rodriguez bis} [61491] Ecuador K003894682 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [10538] Bolivia K003894701 Yes
s.coll. [BT1192] K003894679 Yes
s.coll. [1818] Venezuela K003894681 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D.; Silva, N.T. [1470] Brazil K000972074 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Merino, B.; Aguirre, N. [3450] Ecuador K003894685 Yes
Miguel Bang, A. [448] Bolivia K003894698 Yes
Argent, G.C.G.; Burbidge, R.B. [24] Ecuador K003894688 Yes
Killip, E.P. [5124] Colombia K003894678 Yes
Ruiz, J.; Murphy, H. [263] Peru K003894675 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [11137] Bolivia K003894699 Yes
Guedes, M.L.; Paraguassu, L.A.A.; Argolo, A.; Santos, E.S.; Hudson, A.; Pereira, M.; Andrade, F. [1942] Brazil K000972081 Yes
Wright, C. [2484] Cuba K000329538 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barrier, S. [1904] Peru K003894697 Yes
Wisum, A.; Kajekai, C. [1144] Ecuador K003894689 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [10538] Bolivia K003894700 Yes
Tirado, M. [1965] Ecuador K003894694 Yes
Fiebrig, K. [6019] Paraguay K003894565 Yes
Barrier, S. [1946] Peru K003894695 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