Miconia umbellata

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 umbellata

Name

Miconia umbellata (Mill.) Judd & Ionta, Brittonia 65(1): 73. (2013)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Melastoma umbellatum Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 10 (1768)
• Homotypic
  • Clidemia umbellata (Mill.) L.O.Williams
• Heterotypic
  • Melastoma cymosum Wendl. ex Spreng.
  • Clidemia cymosa (Wendl. ex Spreng.) Alain
  • Clidemia eggersii (Cogn.) F.S.Axelrod
  • Heterotrichum cymosum Urb., Symb. Antill. (Urban). 4(3): 462. 1910 [15 May 1910]
  • Heterotrichum eggersii Cogn.
  • Heterotrichum niveum DC.
  • Heterotrichum patens DC.
  • Heterotrichum umbellatum Urb.
  • Maieta nivea M.Gómez
  • Melastoma niveum Desr.

References

• Judd, W.S. & Ionta, G.M. 2013. Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae). X. Revision of the species of the Miconia crotonifolia complex. Brittonia 65(1): 73. DOI: 10.1007/s12228-012-9264-y
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Miconia umbellata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Miconia umbellata. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 24 2022.