Physeterostemon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Eriocnemeae
Genus: Physeterostemon
Species: P. aonae – P. fiaschii – P. gomesii – P. jardimii – P. thomasii

Name

Physeterostemon R.Goldenb. & Amorim, Taxon 55(4): 966[–967] (2006).

• Type species: Physeterostemon fiaschii R.Goldenb. & Amorim, Taxon 55(4): 967[–969; fig. 1, 3] (2006).

References

Primary references

• Goldenberg, R. & Amorim, A.M. 2006. Physeterostemon (Melastomataceae): a new genus and two new species from the Bahian Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Taxon 55(4): 965–972. DOI: 10.2307/25065690 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Additional references

• Penneys, D.S., Almeda, F., Michelangeli, F.A., Goldenberg, R., Martins, A.B. & Fritsch, P.W. 2020. Lithobieae and Eriocnemeae: two new Neotropical tribes of Melastomataceae. Phytotaxa 453(3): 157–178. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.453.3.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Physeterostemon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Physeterostemon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Physeterostemon. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Physeterostemon. Accessed: 21 Nov 2025. Reference page.