Miconia cacatin

Miconia cacatin

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 cacatin

Name

Miconia cacatin (Aubl.) S.S.Renner, 1980

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Melastoma cacatin Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 437 (1775)
• Heterotypic
  • Bellucia cacatin Sagot in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 6, 15: 332 (1883)
  • Blakea cacatin D.Don in Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 324 (1823)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America ^* Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Suriname References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• S.S.Renner, 1980. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 50: 29

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Miconia cacatin 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 cacatin. 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 cacatin. Published online. Accessed: December 27 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Miconia cacatin. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 December 2023.

Vernacular names

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