Category:Melastomataceae

**Melastomataceae**
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	العربية: ثغريات سوداء; azərbaycanca: Melastomakimilər; български: меластомови; Banjar: Karamunting; বাংলা: দাঁতরাঙ্গা; bosanski: Melanostomataceae; català: Melastomatàcies; čeština: Melastomovité; Deutsch: Schwarzmundgewächse; Esperanto: Melastomacoj; suomi: Melastomakasvit; עברית: מלסטומטיים; hrvatski: Melastomovke; magyar: Díszlevélfafélék; 日本語: ノボタン科; 한국어: 야모란과; lietuvių: Juodaininiai; македонски: црноусни; മലയാളം: മെലാസ്റ്റൊമാറ്റേസീ; polski: Zaczerniowate; русский: Меластомовые; svenska: Medinillaväxter; ไทย: วงศ์โคลงเคลง; українська: Меластомові; Tiếng Việt: Họ Mua; 中文: 野牡丹科; 中文（简体）‎: 野牡丹科; 中文（繁體）‎: 野牡丹科; 中文（香港）‎: 野牡丹科;
Taxonomy
Kingdom	Plantae
Subkingdom	Viridiplantae
Infrakingdom	Streptophyta
Superdivision	Embryophyta
Division	Tracheophyta
Subdivision	Spermatophytina
Order	Myrtales
Family	Melastomataceae
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	Q648380; GND ID: 4180358-9; NCBI taxonomy ID: 39998; ITIS TSN: 27683; Encyclopedia of Life ID: 4331; Fossilworks taxon ID: 55333; GBIF taxonKey: 6683; Tropicos ID: 42000202; IPNI plant ID: 30374374-2; GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=703; VASCAN ID: 167; Flora of China ID: 10554; Watson & Dallwitz family ID: melastom; New Zealand Organisms Register ID: f8660d37-b535-44a0-a214-9b10e6c4f000; EPPO Code: 1MESF; FloraBase ID: 22880; iNaturalist taxon ID: 48889; Plants of the World online ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30374374-2; IRMNG ID: 113880
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APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: angiosperms • Cladus: eudicots • Cladus: core eudicots • Cladus: superrosids • Cladus: rosids • Cladus: eurosids II • Ordo: Myrtales • Familia: Melastomataceae Juss. (1789)

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Category:Melastomataceae' linked to current category]

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العربية: ثغريات سوداء
azərbaycanca: Melastomakimilər
български: Меластомови
Banjar: Karamunting
বাংলা: দাঁতরাঙ্গা
bosanski: Melanostomataceae
català: Melastomatàcies
čeština: Melastomovité
Deutsch: Schwarzmundgewächse
Esperanto: Melastomacoj
suomi: Melastomakasvit
עברית: מלסטומטיים
hrvatski: Melastomovke
magyar: Díszlevélfafélék
日本語: ノボタン科
한국어: 야모란과
lietuvių: Juodaininiai
македонски: Црноусни
മലയാളം: മെലാസ്റ്റൊമാറ്റേസീ
polski: Zaczerniowate
Runa Simi: Payas yura rikch'aq ayllu
русский: Меластомовые
svenska: Medinillaväxter
ไทย: วงศ์โคลงเคลง
українська: Меластомові
Tiếng Việt: Họ Mua
中文: 野牡丹科
中文（简体）‎: 野牡丹科
中文（繁體）‎: 野牡丹科
中文（香港）‎: 野牡丹科

Wikispecies has an entry on: Melastomataceae.

Included subfamilies (for Wikispecies, 28 February 2021):

Melastomatoideae, Olisbeoideae

Included genera (for Tropicos, 25 August 2014):

Abrophaes, Acanthella, Acinodendron, Acinolis, Aciotis, Acipetalum, Acisanthera, Adamea, Adamia, Adelbertia, Adelobotrys, Afzeliella, Alifana, Alifanus, Allomaieta, Allomorpha, Allomorphia, Alloneuron, Allozygia, Alosemis, Amaraboya, Amphiblemma, Amphitoma, Amphorocalyx, Anaectocalyx, Ancistrodesmus, Anerincleistus, Anerioclistus, Anisocentrum, Anoectocalyx, Anplectrella, Anplectrum, Antherotoma, Antheryta, Antisola, Appendiculana, Appendicularia (Melastomataceae), Apteuxis, Argyrella, Arthrostemma, Asterostoma, Astrocalyx, Astronia, Astronidium, Augustinea, Aulacocarpus, Auliphas, Axinaea, Axinanthera, Axinea, Backeria, Bamlera, Barbeyastrum, Barthea, Beccarianthus, Behuria, Belluccia, Bellucia, Benevidesia, Bertolonia, Bisglaziovia, Blakea, Blastus, Bockia, Boerlagea, Bolina (Melastomataceae), Bourdaria, Boyania, Brachycentrum, Brachyotum, Brachypremna, Bredia, Brittenia, Bucquetia, Cailliella, Calophysa, Calvoa, Calycogonium, Calyptraria, Calyptrella, Cambessedesia, Cambessedia, Campimia, Capitellaria, Carionia, Cassebeeria, Castratella, Catachaenia, Catanthera, Catocoryne, Catonia, Centradenia, Centradeniastrum, Centronia, Cephalomedinilla, Ceramicalyx, Chaenanthera, Chaenopleura, Chaetagastra, Chaetogastra, Chaetolepis, Chaetostemma, Chaetostoma (plant), Chalybea, Charianthus, Chastenaea, Chiloporus, Chitonia, Cincinnobotrys, Clastilix, Clidemia, Clidemiastrum, Comolia, Comoliopsis, Conostegia, Copedesma, Coryphadenia, Creaghiella, Cremanium, Creochiton, Cryptophysa, Cyanandrium, Cyanophyllum, Cyathanthera, Cycnopodium, Cyphostyla, Cyphotheca, Dactyliota, Dalenia, Dancera, Davia, Davya, Decaraphe, Decarhaphe, Derosiphia, Desmoscelis, Dicellandra, Dicerospermum, Dichaetandra, Dichaetanthera, Diclemia, Dicrananthera, Dinophora, Diolena, Dionicha, Dionycha, Dionychastrum, Dionychia, Diplarpea, Diplectria, Diplochiton, Diplodonta (Melastomataceae), Diplogenaea, Diplogenea, Diplostegium, Dissochaeta, Dissotis, Ditinnia, Dolichoura, Driessenia, Dupineta, Eisocreochiton, Ekmaniocharis, Enaulophyton, Enchosanthera, Ephynes, Eriocnema, Ernestia, Erpetina, Eurychaenia, Eustegia, Everettia, Ewyckia, Exodiclis, Farringtonia, Feliciadamia, Folomfis, Fordiophyton, Fritzschia, Glossocentrum, Glossoma, Gonema, Graffenrieda, Graffenriedia, Gravesia, Gravesiella, Grischowia, Guildingia, Guyonia, Gymnagathis, Gynomphis, Haplodesmium, Haplophyllophora, Haplophyllophorus, Hartigia (Melastomataceae), Hederella, Hedysa, Henriettea, Henriettella, Hephestionia, Heterocentron, Heteronoma, Heterotis (plant), Homocentria, Homonoma, Hormocalyx, Huberia (Melastomataceae), Huilaea, Hylocharis (Melastomataceae), Hypenanthe, Icaria, Itatiaia (Melastomataceae), Jaravaea, Jaravea, Jucunda, Kadali, Kadalia, Kendrickia, Kibbesia, Kibessia, Killipia, Kirkbridea, Klaineastrum, Krassera, Lachnopodium, Lasiandra, Lavoiseria, Lavoisiera, Leandra, Leiostegia, Leonicenia, Lepidanthemum, Leucalepis, Lieutautia, Liindenia, Lijndenia, Lithobium, Llewelynia, Loevigia, Lomanodia, Lomanthera, Loreya, Loricalepis, Lyndenia, Macairea, Macrocentrum, Macrolenes, Macroplacis, Maguireanthus, Maieta, Majeta, Malabathris, Malanthos, Mallophyton, Marcetia, Marshallfieldia, Mayeta, Mecranium, Medinilla, Medinillaea, Medinillopsis, Meiandra, Meisneria, Melastoma, Melastomastrum, Meliandra, Memecyloideae, Memecylon, Memecylum, Menendezia, Meriania, Merianthera, Miconia, Miconiastrum, Micranthella, Microlepis, Microlicia, Miocarpus, Mommsenia, Monochaetum, Monolena, Mouriri, Muelleramra, Muriri, Muriria, Myrianthemum, Myriaspora, Myriospora, Myrmidone, Naudiniella, Naxiandra, Neblinanthera, Necramium, Neodissochaeta, Neopetalonema, Nepsera, Nerophila, Noterophila, Notocentrum, Ochthephilus, Ochthocharis, Octella, Octomeris (Melastomataceae), Octonum, Octopleura, Olisbea, Omphalopus, Onoctonia, Opisthocentra, Orbeckia, Oreocosmus, Oritrephes, Orthogoneuron, Osbecka, Osbeckia, Osbeckiastrum, Osbekia, Ossaea, Otanthera, Othanthera, Oxisma, Oxymeris Melastomataceae), Oxysma, Oxyspora, Pachyanthus, Pachycentria, Pachycentron, Pachydesmia, Pachyloma, Pachymeria, Pentossaea, Perilimnastes, Pethiandra, Phaeoneuron, Phainantha, Pharmacum, Phaulanthus, Pholomphis, Phornothamnus, Phyllagathis, Phyllapophysis, Phyllopus, Physeterostemon, Pilocosta, Plagiopetalum, Platycentrum, Pleiochiton, Plerolepis, Pleroma, Plethiandra, Pleurochaenia, Pliochiton, Podocaelia, Pogonanthera, Pogonorhynchus, Poikilogyne, Pomatostoma, Poteranthera, Preussiella, Primularia, Prosanerpis, Pseudernestia, Pseudodissochaeta, Pseudoernestia, Pseudosbeckia, Pternandra, Pterocladon, Pterogastra, Pterolepis, Ptilanthus, Purpurella, Pyramia, Pyxidanthus, Quipuanthus, Rectomitra, Rhexia, Rhodosepala, Rhynchanthera, Roezlia, Rousseauxia, Saccolena, Sagraea, Sakersia, Salpinga, Sandemania, Sarcomeris, Sarcopyramis, Sarcopyramus, Sarmentaria, Savastania, Schizanthera, Schizocentron, Schwackaea, Schwackea, Schwerinia, Scorpiothyrsus, Scrobicularia (Melastomataceae), Scutula, Sericola, Siphanthera, Siphantheropsis, Soltmannia, Sonerila, Spathandra, Spennera, Sphaerogyne, Sporoxeia, Stanmarkia, Stapfiophyton, Staphidiastrum, Staphidium, Stenodon, Stephanogastra, Stephanotrichum, Stussenia, Styrophyton, Svitramia, Synodon, Synoptera, Tashiroea, Tateanthus, Tayloriophyton, Tessmannianthus, Tetrameris, Tetraphyllaster, Tetrazygia, Tetrazygiopsis, Tibouchina, Tibouchinopsis, Tigridiopalma, Tococa, Topobea, Trembleya, Triblemma, Tricentrum, Trigynia, Trimeranthus, Triolena, Triplectrum, Tristema, Tristemma, Triuranthera, Truncaria, Tryginia, Tryssophyton, Tschudia, Tschudya, Tulasnea, Uranthera, Urodesmium, Urotheca, Valdesia, Valdezia, Valikaha, Veprecella, Vietsenia, Votomita, Warneckea, Wurdastom, Xeracina, Ziegera, Zulatia
Note: list containing potentially synonyms

Included genera (for APWebsite):

Acanthella, Aciotis, Acisanthera, Adelobotrys, Allomaieta, Allomorphia, Alloneuron, Amphiblemma, Amphorocalyx, Anaectocalyx, Anerincleistus, Antherotoma, Appendicularia (Melastomataceae), Arthrostemma, Aschistanthera, Astrocalyx, Astronia, Astronidium, Axinaea, Barthea, Behuria, Bellucia, Benevidesia, Bertolonia, Bisglaziovia, Blakea, Blastus, Boerlagea, Boyania, Brachyotum, Bredia, Brittenia, Bucquetia, Cailliella, Calvoa, Calycogonium, Cambessedesia, Campimia, Carionia, Castratella, Catanthera, Catocoryne, Centradenia, Centradeniastrum, Centronia, Chaetolepis, Chaetostoma (plant), Charianthus, Cincinnobotrys, Clidemia, Comolia, Comoliopsis, Conostegia, Creochiton, Cyanandrium, Cyphostyla, Cyphotheca, Dalenia, Desmoscelis, Dicellandra, Dichaetanthera, Dinophora, Dionycha, Dionychastrum, Diplarpea, Diplectria, Dissochaeta, Dissotis, Dolichoura, Driessenia, Ekmaniocharis, Enaulophyton, Eriocnema, Ernestia, Feliciadamia, Fordiophyton, Fritzschia, Graffenrieda, Gravesia, Guyonia, Henriettea, Henriettella, Heterocentron, Heterotrichum, Huberia (Melastomataceae), Huilaea, Hypenanthe, Kendrickia, Kerriothyrsus, Killipia, Kirkbridea, Lavoisiera, Leandra, Lijndenia, Lithobium, Llewelynia, Loreya, Loricalepis, Macairea, Macrocentrum, Macrolenes, Maguireanthus, Maieta, Mallophyton, Marcetia, Mecranium, Medinilla, Melastoma, Melastomastrum, Memecylon, Meriania, Merianthera, Miconia, Microlepis, Microlicia, Mommsenia, Monochaetum, Monolena, Mouriri, Myriaspora, Myrmidone, Neblinanthera, Necramium, Neodriessenia, Nepsera, Nerophila, Ochthephilus, Ochthocharis, Omphalopus, Opisthocentra, Oritrephes, Orthogoneuron, Osbeckia, Ossaea, Otanthera, Oxyspora, Pachyanthus, Pachycentria, Pachyloma, Pentossaea, Phainantha, Phyllagathis, Pilocosta, Plagiopetalum, Pleiochiton, Plethiandra, Podocaelia, Pogonanthera, Poikilogyne, Poilannammia, Poteranthera, Preussiella, Pseudodissochaeta, Pseudoernestia, Pseudosbeckia, Pternandra, Pterogastra, Pterolepis, Rhexia, Rhodosepala, Rhynchanthera, Rousseauxia, Salpinga, Sandemania, Sarcopyramis, Schwackaea, Scorpiothyrsus, Siphanthera, Sonerila, Spathandra, Sporoxeia, Stapfiophyton, Stenodon, Stussenia, Svitramia, Tateanthus, Tayloriophyton, Tessmannianthus, Tetraphyllaster, Tetrazygia, Tibouchina, Tibouchinopsis, Tigridiopalma, Tococa, Topobea, Trembleya, Triolena, Tristemma, Tryssophyton, Tylanthera, Veprecella, Vietsenia, Votomita, Warneckea

Included genera (for GRIN, 25 August 2014):

Acanthella, Aciotis, Acisanthera, Adelobotrys, Allomaieta, Allomorphia, Alloneuron, Amphiblemma, Amphorocalyx, Anaectocalyx, Anerincleistus, Antherotoma, Appendicularia (Melastomataceae), Arthrostemma, Aschistanthera, Astrocalyx, Astronia, Astronidium, Axinaea, Barthea, Beccarianthus, Behuria, Bellucia, Benevidesia, Bertolonia, Bisglaziovia, Blakea, Blastus, Boerlagea, Boyania, Brachyotum, Bredia, Brittenia, Bucquetia, Cailliella, Calvoa, Calycogonium, Cambessedesia, Campimia, Carionia, Castratella, Catanthera, Catocoryne, Centradenia, Centradeniastrum, Centronia, Chaetolepis, Chaetostoma (plant), Chalybea, Charianthus, Cincinnobotrys, Clidemia, Comolia, Comoliopsis, Conostegia, Creochiton, Cyanandrium, Cyphostyla, Cyphotheca, Dalenia, Desmoscelis, Dicellandra, Dichaetanthera, Dinophora, Dionycha, Dionychastrum, Diplarpea, Diplectria, Dissochaeta, Dissotis, Dolichoura, Driessenia, Enaulophyton, Eriocnema, Ernestia, Feliciadamia, Fordiophyton, Fritzschia, Graffenrieda, Gravesia, Guyonia, Henriettea, Henriettella, Heterocentron, Heterotis (plant), Heterotrichum, Huberia (Melastomataceae), Huilaea, Hypenanthe, Kendrickia, Kerriothyrsus, Killipia, Kirkbridea, Lavoisiera, Leandra, Lijndenia, Lithobium, Llewelynia, Loreya, Loricalepis, Macairea, Macrocentrum, Macrolenes, Maguireanthus, Maieta, Mallophyton, Marcetia, Mecranium, Medinilla, Melastoma, Melastomastrum, Memecylon, Meriania, Merianthera, Miconia, Microlepis, Microlicia, Mommsenia, Monochaetum, Monolena, Mouriri, Myriaspora, Myrmidone, Neblinanthera, Necramium, Neodriessenia, Nepsera, Nerophila, Ochthephilus, Ochthocharis, Omphalopus, Opisthocentra, Oritrephes, Osbeckia, Ossaea, Oxyspora, Pachyanthus, Pachycentria, Pachyloma, Phainantha, Phyllagathis, Pilocosta, Plagiopetalum, Pleiochiton, Plethiandra, Pogonanthera, Poikilogyne, Poilannammia, Poteranthera, Preussiella, Pseudodissochaeta, Pseudosbeckia, Pternandra, Pterogastra, Pterolepis, Rhexia, Rhynchanthera, Rousseauxia, Salpinga, Sandemania, Sarcopyramis, Schwackaea, Scorpiothyrsus, Siphanthera, Sonerila, Spathandra, Sporoxeia, Stanmarkia, Stenodon, Stussenia, Svitramia, Tateanthus, Tayloriophyton, Tessmannianthus, Tetrazygia, Tibouchina, Tibouchinopsis, Tigridiopalma, Tococa, Topobea, Trembleya, Triolena, Tristemma, Tryssophyton, Tylanthera, Vietsenia, Votomita, Warneckea, Wurdastom

Included genera (for NCBI, 25 August 2014):

Acanthella, Aciotis, Acisanthera, Adelobotrys, Allomaieta, Alloneuron, Amphiblemma, Amphorocalyx, Anaectocalyx, Anerincleistus, Antherotoma, Appendicularia (Melastomataceae), Arthrostemma, Astronia, Astronidium, Axinaea, Beccarianthus, Behuria, Bellucia, Bertolonia, Blakea, Blastus, Boyania, Brachyotum, Bucquetia, Calvoa, Calycogonium, Cambessedesia, Castratella, Catanthera, Centradenia, Chaetolepis, Chaetostoma (plant), Charianthus, Clidemia, Comolia, Conostegia, Cyphotheca, Desmoscelis, Dichaetanthera, Dionycha, Diplarpea, Diplectria, Dissochaeta, Dissotis, Dolichoura, Driessenia, Eriocnema, Ernestia, Fritzschia, Graffenrieda, Gravesia, Guyonia, Henriettea, Henriettella, Heterocentron, Heterotis (plant), Huberia (Melastomataceae), Huilaea, Itatiaia (Melastomataceae), Kendrickia, Lavoisiera, Leandra, Lijndenia, Loreya, Loricalepis, Macairea, Macrocentrum, Macrolenes, Maieta, Marcetia, Mecranium, Medinilla, Melastoma, Melastomastrum, Memecylon, Meriania, Merianthera, Miconia, Microlepis, Microlicia, Monochaetum, Monolena, Mouriri, Necramium, Nepsera, Osbeckia, Ossaea, Oxyspora, Pachyanthus, Pachycentria, Pachyloma, Phainantha, Phyllagathis, Physeterostemon, Pilocosta, Pleiochiton, Pleroma, Plethiandra, Pternandra, Pterogastra, Pterolepis, Quipuanthus, Rhexia, Rhynchanthera, Rousseauxia, Sagraea, Salpinga, Sandemania, Schwackaea, Siphanthera, Sonerila, Spathandra, Stenodon, Svitramia, Tetrazygia, Tibouchina, Tibouchinopsis, Tococa, Topobea, Trembleya, Triolena, Tristemma, Votomita, Warneckea, Wurdastom

Type genus Melastoma L.

APWebsite link: Melastomataceae (+genera): 182 genera (in 2 subfamiliae)

GRIN link : Melastomataceae Juss. (+genus list (Note: includes synonyms))

ITIS link: Melastomataceae (mirror)

NCBI link: Melastomataceae

Fossilworks PaleoDB link: Melastomataceae de Jussieu 1789 (extinct)

Tropicos link: Melastomataceae Juss. (+ sub-taxa)

IUCN link: Melastomataceae threatened species

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