Melastomataceae
Tristemma

Tristemma hirtum P.Beauv.

First published in Fl. Oware 1: 94 (1807)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Angola. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Chev. Bot. 272.
  • F.T.A. 2: 446
  • Fl. Oware 93, t. 57 (1806)
  • Gilg in Engl. Monogr. Afr. Melastom. 26
  • Ventenat Choix des Plantes 35 (1808)

Kew Plants for Health

  • "UPWTA (Burkill, 2025)"
  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2003 Onana, J.-M. [2012] Cameroon K000746407 Yes
Millen, H. [161] Nigeria K002843800 Yes
s.coll. [1649] Cameroon K002843960 Yes
Casas, F. [10373] Equatorial Guinea K002843965 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K002843805 Yes
M'Boungou, R.; Koubemba, G.; Kami, T.; Mpandzou, L.; Nkondi, F.; Nsongoloa, G.; Kaya, P.; Cheek, M.; Pearce, L.; Harvey, Y.; Mackinder, B. [58] Congo, Republic of the K000581068 Yes
Cheek, M.; Mackinder, B.; Pearce, L.; Nsongola, G.; Nkouka, O.; Nkouka, G.; M'Boungou, R.; Nkondi, F.; Douhi, L.; Koubemba, G.; Kami, T. [14759] Congo, Republic of the K000580107 Yes
Oldeman, R.A.A. [107] Cote d'Ivoire K002843775 Yes
s.coll. [5580] Burundi K002843977 Yes
Jones, A.P.D.; Onochie, C.F. [FHI17425] Nigeria K002843789 Yes
van Valkenburg, J.L.C.H.; Degreef, J.; Issembé, A.; Boussiengui, J.N. [3153] Gabon K002843970 Yes
Po, Fernando [6] K000312748 Unknown Type Material Yes
Farquhar, J.H.J. [80] Nigeria K002843797 Yes
Leonard, A. [2132] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002843976 Yes
Batten-Poole, W.H. [68] Nigeria K002843808 Yes
Bos, J.J. [1868] Liberia K002843770 Yes
Farquhar, J.H.J. [80] Nigeria K002843798 Yes
Scurlock, J. [19] Sierra Leone K002843809 Yes
Smith, S.F. [1879] Gabon K001873597 No
Smith, S.F.; Bell, D.A.; Bourobou Bourobou, H.; Mayombo, F.J.; Nzabi, T. [1793] Gabon K001873600 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K002843774 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [3] Equatorial Guinea K002843811 Yes
Casas, F. [11845] Equatorial Guinea K002843966 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [12534] Liberia K002843772 Yes
Derrien, C. [s.n.] Senegal K002843769 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [1183] Nigeria K002843807 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [378] Cote d'Ivoire K002843776 Yes
Tessmann, G. [558] Equatorial Guinea K002843968 Yes
Zenker, G.A. [4144] Cameroon K002843961 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FH64728] Nigeria K002843790 Yes
Adjanohoun, E.J. [539] Benin K002843785 Yes
Sita, P. [1825] Congo, Republic of the K002843974 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [1323] Nigeria K002843786 Yes
s.coll. [131] Nigeria K002843803 Yes
s.coll. [12542] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002843973 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [5737] Cameroon K002843957 Yes
Debeaux, G. [182] Gabon K002843971 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI34290] Nigeria K002843796 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [8375] Cameroon K002843962 Yes
Carrisso; Mendonça [513] Angola K000192438 Yes
s.coll. [1545] Cameroon K002843959 Yes
Adam, J.G. [25474] Liberia K002843771 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [1323] Nigeria K002843787 Yes
Stun, Ruin [20109] Niger K000312747 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [1768] Cameroon K002843964 Yes
Okeke; Ekwuno; Macauley [FHI71263] Nigeria K002843793 Yes
[J. M. D.] [[81]] Nigeria K002843791 Yes
[RJ. Huner Cole] [9] Nigeria K002843799 Yes
Dinklage, M. [3274] Liberia K002843773 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI32928] Nigeria K002843794 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [2934] Nigeria K002843792 Yes
Casas, F. [11916] Equatorial Guinea K002843969 Yes
Holland, J.H. [136] Nigeria K002843802 Yes
Lowe, J.L. [3624] Cameroon K002843958 Yes
[Barter] [[1314]] Nigeria K002843788 Yes
Jeffrey, C. [111] Gabon K002843972 Yes
Head, D. [63] Nigeria K002843795 Yes
Vun, S. [39] Niger K000312745 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sanford, W.W. [5781A] Equatorial Guinea K002843967 Yes
Liben, L. [2774] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002843975 Yes
Wrigley, T.C.; Melville, F.A. [606] Equatorial Guinea K002843810 Yes
s.coll. [370] Nigeria K002843806 Yes
Barter [20171] Niger K000312746 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [1088] Nigeria K002843804 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [490] Nigeria K002843801 Yes
s.coll. [1499] Cameroon K002843963 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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.
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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