Mecranium
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Mecranium
Hook.f.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[1]

Mecranium is a plant genus in the family Melastomataceae.

Species[edit]

The Plant List and Tropicos recognise 23 accepted species:[2]

  1. Mecranium acuminatum (DC.) Skean
  2. Mecranium alpestre Urb. & Ekman
  3. Mecranium amygdalinum (Desr.) C.Wright
  4. Mecranium axillare (Macfad.) Skean
  5. Mecranium birimosum (Naudin) Triana
  6. Mecranium crassinerve (Urb.) Skean
  7. Mecranium haemanthum Triana ex Cogn.
  8. Mecranium haitiense Urb.
  9. Mecranium integrifolium (Naudin) Triana
  10. Mecranium latifolium (Cogn.) Skean
  11. Mecranium microdictyum Urb. & Ekman
  12. Mecranium multiflorum (Desr.) Triana
  13. Mecranium obtusifolium Cogn.
  14. Mecranium ovatum Cogn.
  15. Mecranium plicatum Urb.
  16. Mecranium puberulum Cogn.
  17. Mecranium purpurascens (DC.) Triana
  18. Mecranium racemosum (Griseb.) C.Wright
  19. Mecranium revolutum Skean & Judd
  20. Mecranium septentrionale Skean
  21. Mecranium tricostatum Urb. & Ekman
  22. Mecranium tuberculatum Urb.
  23. Mecranium virgatum (Sw.) Triana

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Genus: Mecranium Hook.f." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 17 September 1996. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Mecranium". The Plant List. Retrieved 24 February 2015.


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