Miconia calvescens

Miconia calvescens

Miconia calvescens

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 calvescens

Name

Miconia calvescens DC., 1828

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Acinodendron arboreum (Vell.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 950 (1891)
  • Cyanophyllum magnificum T.Moore in Natl. Gard. Alman.: 100 (1858)
  • Cyanophyllum magnificum var. triangulare Veitch ex J.Dix in Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 376 (1862)
  • Cyanophyllum marmoreum Linden ex Ender in Gartenflora 24: 360 (1875)
  • Cyanophyllum speciosum W.Bull ex J.Dix in Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 631 (1861)
  • Cyanophyllum spectandum Linden in Cat. Pl. Exot. 22-23: 4 (1869)
  • Melastoma arboreum Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 182 (1829)
  • Melastoma calvescens Schrank & Mart. ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 185 (1828), not validly publ.
  • Melastoma mandioccanum Raddi in Melast. Bras.: 24 (1828)
  • Miconia arborea (Vell.) Pav. ex Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 108 (1871 publ. 1872)
  • Miconia magnifica (T.Moore) Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 131 (1871 publ. 1872)
  • Miconia magnifica var. velutina Rodigas in Ill. Hort. 41: 332 (1894)
  • Miconia velutina L.Linden & Rodigas in Ill. Hort. 41: 331 (1894)
  • Tamonea magnifica (T.Moore) Voss in Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 320 (1894)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America ^* Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay ^* Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá ^* Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru ^* Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central ^* Regional: Northern South America Colombia Continental: Northern America ^* Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Hawaii, Jamaica, Marquesas, Society Is., Sri Lanka 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. : 3:185.

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Miconia calvescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Miconia calvescens. 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 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Miconia calvescens. Published online. Accessed: December 17 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Miconia calvescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 December 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Miconia calvescens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

مصرى: ميكونيا كالفيسينس
English: velvet tree
日本語: オオバノボタン
中文: 米氏野牡丹

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