Feliciotis speciosa

Feliciotis speciosa

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: Melastomateae
Genus: Feliciotis
Species: Feliciotis speciosa

Name

Feliciotis speciosa (Gilg), Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit, Taxon 69: 978 (2020)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dissotis perkinsiae Gilg in H.G.A.Engler, Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 2: 21 (1898)

• Heterotypic
  • Dissotis dasytricha Gilg & Ledermann ex Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & C.G.O.Drude, Veg. Erde 9(III 2): 749 (1921)
  • Dissotis magnifica Gilg in H.G.A.Engler, Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 2: 22 (1898)
  • Dissotis schweinfurthii Gilg in H.G.A.Engler, Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 2: 21 (1898)
  • Dissotis violacea Gilg in H.G.A.Engler, Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 2: 22 (1898)
  • Dissotis vorwerkiana Gilg & Ledermann ex Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & C.G.O.Drude, Veg. Erde 9(III 2): 752 (1921)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Western Africa Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo Continental: Africa Eastern Africa Sudan Central Africa Central African Repu , Uganda, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Veranso‐Libalah, M.C., Stone, R.D. & Kadereit, G. 2020. Towards a complete phylogeny of African Melastomateae: Systematics of Dissotis and allies (Melastomataceae). Taxon 69(5): 946–991. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12317 Reference page. : 69: 978

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Feliciotis speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 09. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Feliciotis speciosa. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Feliciotis speciosa. Published online. Accessed: January 09 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Feliciotis speciosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 January 2024.

Vernacular names

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