Miconia alata

Miconia alata

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 alata

Name

Miconia alata Aubl.) DC., 1828

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acinodendron alatum (Aubl.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 950 (1891)
  • Clidemia alata (Aubl.) G.Don ex Loudon in Hort. Brit.: 174 (1830)
  • Melastoma alatum Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 410 (1775)
• Heterotypic
  • Miconia alata var. amazonica Schrank ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 184 (1828)
  • Miconia pterophora Miq. in Linnaea 18: 622 (1845)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America ^* Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central ^* Regional: Northern Spouth America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela 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: 184

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Miconia alata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Miconia alata. 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 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Miconia alata. Published online. Accessed: December 27 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Miconia alata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 December 2023.

Vernacular names

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