Miconia prasina

Miconia prasina

Miconia prasina

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 prasina

Name

Miconia prasina (Sw.) DC., 1828

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acinodendron prasinum (Sw.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
  • Melastoma prasinum Sw. in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 69 (1788)
  • Miconia aubletiana Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 139 (1841), nom. superfl.
  • Tamonea prasina (Sw.) Krasser in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(7): 142, 188 (1893)
• Heterotypic
  • Acinodendron pteropodum (Benth.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 952 (1891)
  • Conostegia parviflora DC. in Prodr. 3: 175 (1828)
  • Melastoma acuminatum Sessé & Moc. in Fl. Mexic.: 105 (1894), nom. illeg.
  • Melastoma glabrum Sessé & Moc. in Fl. Mexic.: 107 (1894), nom. illeg.
  • Melastoma laevigatum Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 412 (1775), nom. illeg.
  • Melastoma leucanthum Sessé & Moc. in Fl. Mexic.: 105 (1894)
  • Melastoma montanum Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 296 (1825), nom. illeg.
  • Melastoma parviflorum Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 433 (1775)
  • Melastoma pendulifolium Rich. in Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 109 (1792)
  • Melastoma pulchrum Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 178 (1829)
  • Melastoma quinquenervium Salzm. ex Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 297 (1860), nom. illeg.
  • Melastoma sepiarium Mart. ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 185 (1828), pro syn.
  • Melastoma suaveolens Raddi in Melast. Bras.: 25 (1828)
  • Melastoma trinervium Salzm. ex Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 257 (1860), nom. illeg.
  • Miconia attenuata DC. in Prodr. 3: 186 (1828)
  • Miconia attenuata var. subquintuplinervia DC. in Prodr. 3: 187 (1828)
  • Miconia collina DC. in Prodr. 3: 185 (1828)
  • Miconia crispula Spruce ex Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 16: 172 (1851 publ. 1850), pro syn.
  • Miconia cristulata Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 16: 177 (1851 publ. 1850)
  • Miconia fleischeriana Steud. in Flora 27: 723 (1844)
  • Miconia macrophylla Steud. in Flora 27: 723 (1844), nom. illeg.
  • Miconia mucronulata Ule in Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 358 (1915)
  • Miconia nemoralis Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 16: 178 (1851 publ. 1850)
  • Miconia palustris Macfad. in Fl. Jamaica 2: 89 (1837)
  • Miconia prasina var. angustifolia Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(4): 317 (1887)
  • Miconia prasina var. attenuata (DC.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(4): 317 (1887)
  • Miconia prasina var. collina (DC.) Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 109 (1872)
  • Miconia prasina var. crispula Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(4): 317 (1887)
  • Miconia prasina var. denticulata Griseb. in Bonplandia 6: 6 (1858)
  • Miconia pteropoda Benth. in J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 314 (1840)
  • Miconia repandocrenata Steud. in Flora 27: 724 (1844)
  • Miconia revoluta Benth. in J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 313 (1840)
  • Miconia sepiaria DC. in Prodr. 3: 185 (1828)
  • Miconia trichotoma Bello in Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 268 (1883), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Central American Pac Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname Regional: Southern South America Paraguay Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Continental:Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest 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. : 3:188.

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Miconia prasina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Miconia prasina. 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 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Miconia prasina. Published online. Accessed: December 24 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Miconia prasina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 December 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Miconia prasina in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

español: Camasey, camasey blanco

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