Miconia albicans

Miconia albicans

Miconia albicans

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 albicans

Name

Miconia albicans (Sw.) Steud., 1841

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acinodendron albicans (Sw.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 950 (1891)
  • Melastoma albicans Sw. in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 70 (1788)
  • Tamonea albicans (Sw.) Krasser in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(7): 142, 188 (1893)
• Heterotypic
  • Melastoma detergibile Schrank & Mart. ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 181 (1828)
  • Melastoma holosericeum Vahl in Eclog. Amer. 1: 42 (1797), nom. illeg.
  • Melastoma nitidum Pav. ex Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 116 (1871 publ. 1872)
  • Melastoma velutinum Willd. ex Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 116 (1871 publ. 1872), not validly publ.
  • Miconia detergibilis DC. in Prodr. 3: 181 (1828)
  • Miconia heterochroa Miq. in Linnaea 18: 621 (1845)
  • Miconia holosericea var. acuminata Ser. ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 182 (1828)
  • Miconia holosericea var. montana Crueg. in Linnaea 20: 110 (1847)
  • Miconia holosericea var. oblongata Ser. ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 182 (1828)
  • Miconia holosericea var. obtusiuscula DC. in Prodr. 3: 182 (1828)
  • Miconia montana Crueg. ex Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 116 (1871 publ. 1872)
  • Miconia renggeri Steud. in Flora 27: 723 (1844)
  • Miconia rufescens Macfad. ex Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 256 (1860)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical America Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steudel, E. 1840. Nomenclator botanicus. Seu: synonymia plantarum universalis, enumerans ordine alphabetico nomina atque synonyma, tum generica tum specifica, et a Linnaeo et a recentioribus de re botanica scriptoribus plantis phanerogamis imposita. Editio secunda ex nova elaborata et aucta. Pars II: Lit. L–Z. 810 pp. Typis et sumptibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgartiae [Stuttgart] et Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page. : 2, 2: 139

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Miconia albicans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Miconia albicans. 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 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Miconia albicans. Published online. Accessed: December 16 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Miconia albicans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 December 2023.

Vernacular names

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