Miconia rufescens

Miconia rufescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Miconieae
Genus: Miconia
Species: Miconia rufescens

Name

Miconia rufescens (Aubl.) DC., 1828

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acinodendron rufescens (Aubl.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 952 (1891)
  • Melastoma rufescens Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 408 (1775)
• Heterotypic
  • Melastoma impetiginosum Mart. ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 183 (1828), not validly publ.
  • Miconia impetiginosa DC. in Prodr. 3: 183 (1828)
  • Miconia rufescens var. grandifolia Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(4): 274 (1887)

Homonyms

• Miconia rufescens Macfad. ex Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 256 (1860) vide Miconia albicans (Sw.) Steud.in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 139 (1841)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America ^* Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru ^* Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil West-Central ^* Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela ^* Regional: Central America References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1828. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 3: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines XXVI. 494 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 3: 180

Additional references

• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Miconia rufescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Miconia rufescens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Miconia rufescens. Published online. Accessed: December 25 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Miconia rufescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 December 2023.

Vernacular names

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