Memecylon cordatum

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: Olisbeoideae
Genus: Memecylon
Species: Memecylon cordatum

Name

Memecylon cordatum Desr., 1797

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Memecylon latifolium Bojer in Hortus Maurit.: 133 (1837)

Homonyms

• Memecylon cordatum Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 4100 (1831) vide Memecylon coeruleum Jack in Malayan Misc. 1: 26 (1820)
• Memecylon cordatum Gardner ex Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 158 (1871 publ. 1872) vide Memecylon sessile Benth. ex Wight & Arn. in Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 320 (1834)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa ^* Regional: Mascareñas Mauritius, Réunion References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, 1797. Encycl. 4: 89

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Memecylon cordatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 05. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Memecylon cordatum. 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 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Memecylon cordatum. Published online. Accessed: January 05 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Memecylon cordatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 January 2024.