Meriania speciosa

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

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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: Merianieae
Genus: Meriania
Species: Meriania speciosa

Meriania speciosa (Bonpl.) Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 18(2): 128(–129). 1852.^{[Note 1]}

Basionym
- Rhexia speciosa Bonpl. in Humb. & Bonpl., Monogr. Melast. 2: 9(–11), t. 4. 1808. – non Rhexia speciosa Bertero ex DC., Prodr. 3: 101. 1828, nom. inval. pro syn.
  - Typus: Colombia, Quindío & Cauca: "in monte Quindiu, et prope urbem Popayan", 1786 m; Oct 1801; Bonpland & Humboldt 2027 (syntypes: P-00136460, P-00136461, P-00136462; duplicates: F-0063951F, US-00120188).

Homotypic
- Chaetogastra speciosa (Bonpl.) DC., Prodr. 3: 131. 1828.
- Schwerinia speciosa (Bonpl.) H.Karst., Fl. Columb. (H. Karst.) 1(1): 36. 1859.

Heterotypic
- Meriania majalis Benth., Pl. Hartw.: 180. 1845.
  - Typus: Colombia, Cauca: "Prope Popayan"; 1843; Hartweg 1002 (syntypes: BR-0000005201952, K-000329427, LD-1229169, P-05129764).
- Chastenaea longifolia Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 4: 55 (1845)
- Meriania barbinervis (Klotzsch ex H.Karst.) Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 18: 129 (1852)
- Meriania candollei Cogn. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 7: 425 (1891)
- Meriania karstenii Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 18: 128 (1852)
- Meriania lindenii Cogn. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 7: 427 (1891)
- Meriania longifolia (Naudin) Cogn. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 7: 426 (1891)
- Meriania longifolia var. spruceana (Cogn.) Cuatrec. in Trab. Mus. Nac. Ci. Nat., Ser. Bot. 33: 93 (1936)
- Meriania macrantha Linden ex Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 8: t. 767 (1852)
- Meriania spruceana Cogn. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 7: 426 (1891)
- Meriania trianae (H.Karst.) Cogn., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 8: 19 (1886)
- Meriania umbellata H.Karst., Fl. Columb. 1: 49 (1860)
- Schwerinia barbinervis Klotzsch ex H.Karst., Auswahl Gew. Venez. 1: 13 (1848)
- Schwerinia superba H.Karst., Auswahl Gew. Venez. 1: 13 (1848)
- Schwerinia trianae H.Karst., Fl. Columb. 1: 35 (1859)

Note: Meriania grandidens Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 65 (1871 publ. 1872) is accepted by many authorities.

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Colombia, Ecuador. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Bentham, G. 1839–1857. Plantas Hartwegianas imprimis mexicanas adjectis nonnullis Grahamianis enumerat novasque describit Georgius Bentham. 393 pp. Londini [London]. BHL Reference page.
De Candolle, A.P. 1828. Ordo LXXVI. Melastomaceae. Pp. 99–202 in 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. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page.
Humboldt, A. & Bonpland, A. 1806–1823. Monographia Melastomacearum, continens Plantas hujus ordinis, hucusque collectas, praesertim per regnum Mexici, in provinciis Venezuelae et Novae Andalusiae, in Peruvianorum, Quitensium, Novae Granatae Andibus, ad Orinoci, Fluvii Nigri, fluminis Amazonum ripas nascentes. Vol. 2: Rhexiae. II+158 pp., 60 tt., index. Gide filium, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. BHL Reference page.
Karsten, H. 1859–1861. Florae Columbiae : terrarumque adiacentium specimina selecta in peregrinatione duodecim annorum observata. Tom. I, 200 pp., tt. I–C. Apud Ferdinandi Duemmleri successores, Berolini [Berlin]. BHL Reference page.
Naudin, C. 1852. Melastomacearum quae in Musaeo Parisiensi continentur monographicae descriptionis et secundum affinitates distributionis tentamen. (Sequentia.) Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 3, 17: 305–382, 18: 85–154, 257–294. BHL BHL BHL Reference page.

Uribe Uribe, L. (†). 1983. Flora de la Real Expedicion Botanica del Nuevo Reino de Granada. Tomo XXXI: Melastomaceas, segunda parte. 71 pp., 53 tt. Ediciones Cultura Hispanica, Madrid. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Wurdack, J.J. 1980. 138. Melastomataceae. In Harling, G. & Sparre, B. (eds.), Flora of Ecuador, No. 13: 1–406. University of Göteborg & Riksmuseum, Stockholm. ISBN 91-546-0281-5. Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Meriania speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec. 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Meriania speciosa. Published online. Accessed: 01 November 2018.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Meriania speciosa.
Hassler, M. 2018. Meriania 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 November 01. Reference page.

Tropicos.org 2018. Meriania speciosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 November 2018.
Meriania speciosa in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 01 November 2018.
Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: Meriania speciosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 November 2018.

↑ By Naudin (1852), plants belonging to Meriania grandidens were included in his circumscription of Meriania speciosa.

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