Group: Dicot Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Bayer, 2nd, B, 223

Authors:

Smith, James Edward

Published In: The Cyclopaedia; or, universial dictionary of arts, . . . 23: Melastoma no. 31. 1812. (11 Dec 1812) (Cycl.)
Annotation: as "nervosa"; Melastoma is neuter (F. Almeda, 1999)

Type-Protologue

Locality: Native to Jamaica, given to the younger Linnaeus from the Banksian Herbarium

Distribution: Jamaica

Type Specimens

• HT: Anon. s.n.; ; Jamaica?
• HT: Shakespear s.n.; exact locality unknown

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist Philippine Bryophytes System    details

• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Rosanae Takht.
• order:  Myrtales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
• family:  !!Melastomataceae Juss.
• genus:  Melastoma L.

Other names for this basionym:

Acinodendron nervosum (Sm.) Kuntze

!Miconia nervosa (Sm.) Triana

Projects: Bolivia , Ecuador , Mesoamericana , Peru , VPA

Keywords: BOL, PERU, CEC