Memecylon capitellatum

Memecylon capitellatum

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: Olisbeoideae
Genus: Memecylon
Species:

Name

Memecylon capitellatuma L., 1753

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Memecylon edule var. capitellatum (L.) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 564 (1879)
    • Memecylon umbellatum var. capitellatum (L.) T.Cooke in Fl. Bombay, ed. repr. 1: 536 (1958)
  • Heterotypic
    • Memecylon capitellatum var. salicifolium Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 354 (1851)
    • Memecylon edule var. laeta C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 564 (1879)
    • Memecylon walkeri Hook. ex C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 564 (1879), pro syn.

Homonyms

  • Memecylon capitellatum Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 1094 (1826) vide Memecylon lilacinum Zoll. & Moritzi in Syst. Verz. Java: 9 (1846)
  • Memecylon capitellatum B.Heyne ex Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 158 (1871 publ. 1872) vide Memecylon umbellatum var. umbellatum
  • Memecylon capitellatum Span. in Linnaea 15: 203 (1841) vide Memecylon pauciflorum Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 356 (1851)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-tropical
  • ^* Regional: Indian subcontinent
      • India, Sri Lanka

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

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

Vernacular names

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