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227.0000 Family Melastomataceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 328 (1789), nom. cons.
148 genera, ca. 6000 spp. tropics, by far the majority in tropical America, almost 1000 in Colombia. Complete phylogeny: Goldenberg et al. (2022), refined by Quakenbush et al. (2025)
Species listed in database: 6046; hybrids: 1
= Blakeaceae Rchb. ex Barnhart; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 19 (1895)
= Memecylaceae DC.; Linnaea 2: 505 (1827)
= Miconiaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 64 (1835)
= Mouririaceae Gardner; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 22 (1840)
= Rhexiaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 59 (1822)
227.4504 Genus Comolia DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 114 (1828)
Distribution: Tropical S-America
Species listed in database: 14
= Leiostegia Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 294 (1840)
= Hostmannia Steud. ex Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 25 (1849)
= Tricentrum DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 123 (1828)
species :
Comolia abaetensis D.Nunes & P.J.F.Guim.; Syst. Bot. 46(3): 835 (2021)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Comolia anomala Pittier; Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 6: 196 (1940)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
species :
Comolia berberifolia (Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 115 (1828)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhexia berberifolia Humb. & Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 110
species :
Comolia bracteosa Huber; Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève, Sér. 2, 6: 191 (1914 publ. 1915)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Acisanthera bracteosa (Huber) Hoehne; Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secc. Bot. 1(5): 54 (1922)
species :
Comolia latifolia (Aubl.) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 433 (1885)
Distribution: French Guiana
82 FRG
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthrostemma aubletii DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 137 (1828)
= Comolia aubletii (DC.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 37 (1871)
= Rhexia latifolia Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 336
= Tetrameris aubletii (DC.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 127 (1850)
species :
Comolia leptophylla (Bonpl.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 27 (1850)
Distribution: Colombia (Guainía, Vichada); Venezuela (Apure, Amazonas, Bolívar)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhexia leptophylla Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 64
= Tricentrum leptophyllum (Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 123 (1828)
species :
Comolia microphylla Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 295 (1840)
Distribution: Colombia (Caquetá, Casanare, Guaviare); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Bolívar); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará)
82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 84 BRA
species :
Comolia nummularioides (Bonpl.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 27 (1850)
Distribution: Colombia (Guainía, Vichada); Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas); Brazil
82 CLM VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthrostemma nummularioides (Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 137 (1828)
= Rhexia nummularioides Humb. & Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2(Rhex.): 62, t. 23 (1812)
species :
Comolia ovalifolia (DC.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 37 (1871)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe); SE-Brazil (Espirito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthrostemma villosum Mart.; Herb. Fl. Bras. [Martius] no. 499 (1854), nomen
= Comolia denudata Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 25 (1850)
= Comolia ovalifolia var. acutifolia Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 429 (1885)
= Comolia ovalifolia var. blanchetiana Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 429 (1885)
= Comolia ovalifolia var. denudata (Naudin) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 429 (1885)
= Comolia parvifolia Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 293 (1891)
= Melastoma rhexioides Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 181 4: t. 123 (1829)
= Rhexia psammophila Mart. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 37 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Tetrameris rotundifolia Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 124 (1850)
= Tricentrum ovalifolium DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 123 (1828)
species :
Comolia paraensis D.Nunes & P.J.F.Guim.; Phytotaxa 646(2): 182 (2024)
Distribution: Brazil (Pará)
84 BRA
species :
Comolia prostrata Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(5): 143 (1964)
Distribution: Colombia (Guainía, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Comolia serpyllacea Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(1): 102 (1958)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Comolia smithii Wurdack; Fl. Guianas, Ser. A, Phanerogams 13(99): 85 (1993)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana; N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas)
82 GUY VEN 84 BRA
species :
Comolia villosa (Aubl.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 37 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Trinidad; Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Monagas); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapa, Pará, Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Piauí, Bahia, Sergipe)
81 TRT 82 FRG GUY SUR VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Arthrostemma villosum (Aubl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 137 (1828)
= Comolia affinis Hoehne; Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secc. Bot. 1(5): 91 (1922)
= Comolia amazonica Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 422 (1885)
= Comolia angustifolia Gleason; Brittonia 1: 151 (1932)
= Comolia hirtella Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 26 (1850)
= Comolia kuhlmannii Hoehne; Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secc. Bot. 1(5): 92 (1922)
= Comolia lythrarioides (Steud.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 27 (1850)
= Comolia lythrarioides var. major Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 423 (1885)
= Comolia neglecta Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 423 (1885)
= Comolia purpurea Miq.; Linnaea 18: 617 (1844)
= Comolia surinamensis Miq.; Stirp. Surinam. Select. 55 (1851)
= Comolia veronicifolia Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 295 (1840)
= Comolia villosa var. glabrior Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 427 (1885)
= Rhexia villosa Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 334
= Tetrameris villosa (Aubl.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 127 (1850)
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