Pterolepis (plant)
| Pterolepis | |
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| Pterolepis glomerata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Pterolepis (DC.) Miq. |
| Species | |
Pterolepis is a genus of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae.[1] Within Melastomataceae, it forms a clade with genus Pterogastra.[2] Pterolepis contains some fifteen species, all of which are found in the Neotropical geographic realmm.[2] Most species are concentrated in Brazil, with a few others across Central and South America.[2][3]
Species[]
Species, accepted as of April 2021, are:[4]
- Triana
- Cogn.
- Triana
- Huber
- Pterolepis glomerata (Rottb.) Miq.
- Almeda & A.B.Martins
- Triana
- Cogn.
- S.S.Renner
- Triana
- Triana
- Cogn.
- Wurdack
- Gleason
- (Rottb.) Cogn.
References[]
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pterolepis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ a b c Kriebel, Ricardo; Almeda, Frank; Penneys, Darin S.; Guimaraes, Paulo J. F.; Michelangeli, Fabián A. (2013-01-01). "Phylogenetic relationships and distribution of New World Melastomeae (Melastomataceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 171 (1): 38–60. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01295.x. ISSN 0024-4074.
- ^ Renner, Susanne S. (1994). "A revision of Pterolepis (Melastomataceae: Melastomeae)". Nordic Journal of Botany. 14 (1): 73–104. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1994.tb00575.x. ISSN 1756-1051.
- ^ "Pterolepis (DC.) Miq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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