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Melastomataceae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Juss. (1789). In: Gen. Pl.: 328, Nom. Cons.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Myrtales
family
Melastomataceae

Name

Synonyms
Blakeaceae
Melastomaceae
Miconiaceae
Mouririaceae
Rhexiaceae
Homonyms
Melastomataceae
Common names
Họ Mua in Vietnamese
Juodaininiai in Lithuanian
Karamunting in language.
Melastomakimilər in Azerbaijani
Melastomas in English
Melastomas in English
Melastomas in English
Melastomatàcia in Catalan–Valencian
Melastomes in English
Melastomovité in Czech
Mélastomatacées in French
Mélastomatacées in French
Schwarzmundgewächse in German
Schwarzmundgewächse (DE) in language.
Schwarzmundgewächse (DE) in language.
Zaczerniowate in Polish
medinillaväxter in Swedish
melastomakasvit in Finnish
melastomas in English
melastome family in English
roodlehelised in Estonian
čiernoústcovité in Slovak
Меластомовые in Russian
Меластомові in Ukrainian
দাঁতরাঙ্গা in Bengali
วงศ์ โคลงเคลง in Thai
ノボタン科 in Japanese
野牡丹科 in Chinese
산석류과 in Korean
Melastome Family in English
Melastome Family in English
Mélastomatacées in French
melastome family in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. (2009). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 161(2): 105-121. 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  4. Gen. Pl.: 328. 4 Aug 1789.
  5. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  6. Reveal, J. L. (2006). USDA - APHIS - Concordance of Family Names, 2006 version. Available online at http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/usda/usdaindex.html.
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