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

Authors:

Schlechtendal, Diederich Franz Leonhard von

Published In: Linnaea 13(5): 424–425. 1839. (prob. Feb 1839) (Linnaea)
Nomenclature Reason: nom. illeg. hom., non Vellozo, 1829

Type-Protologue

Locality: Mexico: inter Tioselo et Jicochimalco, Aug. fruct.

Collector and Number: Schiede s.n.

Distribution: Mexico

Institution(s): not indicated

Type Specimens

• LT: C.J.W. Schiede - s.n. - GOET - (/A:GOET-3501). (GOET - (/A:GOET-3501))

  • Lectotype designated by:  Schnell, C. E. 1996. The genus Conostegia (Melastomataceae). 1–382. In Schnell Genus Conostegia. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Harvard University, Cambridge.

Earlier:

Melastoma arboreum Vell. 

New Name:

!Conostegia arborea Steud. 

**Conostegia arborea S. Schauer 

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.

Projects: VPA

Keywords: NWG, VPA, BCA