Melastomataceae
Meriania

Meriania sclerophylla Triana

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 67 (1871 publ. 1872)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Venezuela (Bolívar) to Guyana.

Distribution

Native to:

Guyana, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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?
Redden, K.M.; Wurdack, K.J.; Tripp, E.; Radosavljevic, A. [7257] Guyana K004025886 Yes
Maguire, B.; Bagshaw, W.M.C.; Maguire, C.K. [40655] Guyana K004025889 Yes
Wurdack, K.J.; Redden, K.M.; Tripp, E.A.; Radosavljevic, A. [5652] Guyana K004025885 Yes
Schomburgk [13] Guyana K000276076 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wurdack, K.J.; Redden, K.M.; Tripp, E.A.; Radosavljevic, A. [5623] Guyana K004025887 Yes
Tillett, S.S.; Tillett, C.L. [45658] Guyana K004025890 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Mennega, E.A.; ter Welle, B.J.; Groen, H.J. [5772] Guyana K004025888 Yes
Maguire, B.; Wurdack, J.J. [33811] Venezuela K004026000 Yes
Maguire, B.; Fanshawe, D.B. [s.n.] Guyana K004025891 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • 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