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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)
227.4146 Genus Nephoanthus C.W.Lin & T.C.Hsu; Phytotaxa 547(1): 67 (2022)
Distribution: Indochina
Species listed in database: 2

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species :
Nephoanthus nubigenus C.W.Lin, Luu & T.C.Hsu; Phytotaxa 547(1): 70 (2022)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Nephoanthus prostratus (C.Hansen) C.W.Lin & T.C.Hsu; Phytotaxa 547(1): 70 (2022)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Phyllagathis prostrata C.Hansen; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 12(1): 39 (1990)
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