Melastomataceae: global diversity, distribution, and endemism

C Ulloa Ulloa, F Almeda, R Goldenberg… - … , evolution, and ecology …, 2022 - Springer
The Melastomataceae, with some 5858 species, are among the 10 largest families of
flowering plants. Melastomes are subcosmopolitan and mainly distributed in the tropics and …

A new Melastomataceae classification informed by molecular phylogenetics and morphology

DS Penneys, F Almeda, M Reginato… - … , evolution, and ecology …, 2022 - Springer
The Melastomataceae, with ca. 177 genera and 5858 species, are among the ten most
species-rich families of angiosperms. Previous molecular phylogenetic analyses have …

Molecular phylogenetics of the Dissochaeta alliance (Melastomataceae): Redefining tribe Dissochaeteae

A Kartonegoro, MC Veranso‐Libalah, G Kadereit… - Taxon, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Dissochaeta alliance (= subtribe Dissochaetinae) is a group of woody climbing
taxa within tribe Dissochaeteae (Melastomataceae) and comprises 90 species mainly …

Historical biogeography of the Southeast Asian and Malesian tribe Dissochaeteae (Melastomataceae)

A Kartonegoro, S Mota de Oliveira… - … of Systematics and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The region of Tropical Southeast Asia and the Malay Archipelago is a very
appealing area for research due to its outstanding biodiversity, being one of the most …

Systematics of the fleshy‐fruited Sonerileae (Melastomataceae)

JP Quakenbush, L Chen, DS Penneys, TJ Barkman… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
With approximately 1080 species, Sonerileae is the second‐largest tribe in the
Melastomataceae. Approximately 40% of the Sonerileae species belong to fleshy‐fruited …

Systematics and phylogeny of Dissochaeteae

A Kartonegoro, G Kadereit… - … , Evolution, and Ecology of …, 2022 - Springer
Dissochaeteae are a tribe of c. 90 species and six genera composed of erect, spreading
terrestrial or lianous scrambling and epiphytic shrubs. The tribe inhabits the tropical lowland …

Systematics, Biogeography, and Floral Trait Evolution of the Plant Genus, Medinilla (Melastomataceae)

JP Quakenbush - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Medinilla is a large paleotropical genus in the plant family Melastomataceae with a long
history of systematic uncertainty. The first objective of this research is to test the monophyly …

Epitypification of Anplectrum assamicum CB Clarke (Melastomataceae), with nomenclatural notes

A Kumar - Annales Botanici Fennici, 2023 - BioOne
The basionym Anplectrum assamicum CB Clarke of Pseudodissochaeta assamica (CB
Clarke) Nayar was published in 1879. However, it was not validly published as per article …