Melastomataceae
Microlicia

Microlicia benthamiana Triana

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 27 (1871 publ. 1872)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Venezuela to Guyana and Brazil (Roraima).

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, 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?
Jan 1, 1975 Prance, G.T.; Fidalgo, O.; Nelson, B.W.; Ramos, J.F. [21562] Brazil K000887720 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [9804] Brazil K000887721 Yes
Oct 19, 1956 Thurn, E.F., im [239] Guyana K000530531 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1956 McConnell, F.V.; Quelch, J.J. [630] Guyana K000530530 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk [151.S.] Guyana K000530532 Isotype Yes
Maguire, B.; Maguire, C.K. [35117] Venezuela K003899740 Yes
Persaud, R. [127] K003899607 Yes
Cardona, F. [1091] Venezuela K003899747 Yes
Huber, O. [9084] Venezuela K003899739 Yes
Maguire, B. [32870] Venezuela K003899745 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [93270] Venezuela K003899742 Yes
Maguire, B.; Wurdack, J.J. [33823] Venezuela K003899746 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [93797] Venezuela K003899743 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [59331] Venezuela K000530669 Isotype Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Wurdack, J.J. [767] Venezuela K003899741 Yes
Cowan, R.S.; Wurdack, J.J. [31234] Venezuela K003899744 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