Melastomataceae
This list of genera was made in May 2025 according to Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Chen et al. 2023, 2022, Goldenberg et al. 2022, Michelangeli et al. 2020, Quakenbush et al. 2025 and Veranso-Libalah et al. 2023. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.
| All genera (accepted genera in bold) | Stored under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthella Hook.f. | ||
| Aciotis D.Don | Spennera Mart. ex DC. | |
| Acisanthera P.Browne | ||
| Adelobotrys DC. | ||
| Allodissotis Ver.-Lib. & Burgt (prev. under Dissotis Benth.) | ||
| Allomaieta Gleason | ||
| Allomorphia Blume | Oxyspora DC. | |
| Amphiblemma Naudin | ||
| Anaectocalyx Triana ex Benth. & Hook.f. | Miconia Ruiz & Pav. | |
| Andesanthus P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang. (prev. under Tibouchina Aubl.) | ||
| Anerincleistus Korth. | ||
| Anplectrum A.Gray | Pseudodissochaeta Nayar, Dissochaeta Blume, Diplectria (Blume) Rchb., Medinilla Gaudich. ex DC. | |
| Antherotoma (Naudin) Hook.f. | ||
| Appendicularia DC. | ||
| Argyrella Naudin | ||
| Arthrostemma Pav. ex D.Don | ||
| Astrocalyx Merr. | ||
| Astronia Blume | ||
| Astronidium A.Gray (prev. under Astronia Blume) | Everettia Merr. (p. p.) | |
| Axinaea Ruiz & Pav. | ||
| Barthea Hook.f. | ||
| Beccarianthus Cogn. | Everettia Merr. (p. p.) | |
| Behuria Cham. | Huberia DC. | |
| Bellucia Neck. ex Raf. | Loreya DC. | |
| Bertolonia Raddi | ||
| Blakea P.Browne | Topobea Aubl. | |
| Blastus Lour. | ||
| Brachyotum (DC.) Triana | ||
| Bredia Blume | ||
| Bucquetia DC. | ||
| Calvoa Hook.f. | ||
| Calycogonium DC. | Miconia Ruiz & Pav. | |
| Calyptrella Naudin | Graffenrieda DC. | |
| Cambessedesia DC. | Pyramia Cham. | |
| Carionia Naudin | Medinilla Gaudich. ex DC. | |
| Castratella Naudin | ||
| Catanthera F.Muell. | ||
| Centradenia G.Don | ||
| Centronia D.Don | ||
| Chaetogastra DC. (prev. under Rhexia Gronov., Tibouchina Aubl.) | ||
| Chaetolepis (DC.) Miq. | ||
| Chaetostoma DC. | ||
| Charianthus D.Don | Miconia Ruiz & Pav. | |
| Cincinnobotrys Gilg | ||
| Clidemia D.Don | Miconia Ruiz & Pav. | |
| Comolia DC. | ||
| Comoliopsis Wurdack (prev. under Comolia DC.) | ||
| Conostegia D.Don | Miconia Ruiz & Pav. | |
| Creochiton Blume | ||
| Dalenia Korth. (prev. under Dissochaeta Blume) | ||
| Derosiphia Raf. (prev. under Podocaelia (Benth.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.) | Podocaelia (Benth.) A.Fern. & R.Fern. | |
| Desmoscelis Naudin | ||
| Dichaetanthera Endl. | Sakersia Hook.f. | |
| Dinophora Benth. | ||
| Diplectria (Blume) Rchb. (prev. under Anplectrum A.Gray, Dissochaeta Blume) | Anplectrum A.Gray (p. p.) | |
| Dissochaeta Blume | Anplectrum A.Gray (p. p.), Omphalopus Naudin | |
| Dissotidendron (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit (prev. under Dissotis Benth.) | ||
| Dissotis Benth. | ||
| Dupineta Raf. (prev. under Dissotis Benth.) | ||
| Eleotis Ver.-Lib. & R.D.Stone (prev. under Dissotis Benth.) | ||
| Ernestia DC. | ||
| Everettia Merr. | Astronidium A.Gray | |
| Feliciotis Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit (prev. under Dissotis Benth.) | ||
| Fordiophyton Stapf | ||
| Fritzschia Cham. | ||
| Graffenrieda DC. | Calyptrella Naudin | |
| Gravesia Naudin (prev. under Petalonema Schltr., Veprecella Naudin) | Petalonema Schltr., Veprecella Naudin | |
| Guyonia Naudin | ||
| Henriettea DC. | Calycogonium DC., Henriettella Naudin | |
| Henriettella Naudin | Henriettea DC. | |
| Heteroblemma (Blume) Cámara-Leret, Ridd.-Num. & Veldkamp | ||
| Heterocentron Hook. & Arn. | ||
| Heterotis Benth. (prev. under Dissotis Benth.) | ||
| Heterotrichum DC. | Miconia Ruiz & Pav. | |
| Huberia DC. | Behuria Cham. | |
| Itatiaia Ule | Pleroma D.Don | |
| Kibessia DC. | Pternandra Jack | |
| Lavoisiera DC. | Microlicia D.Don | |
| Leandra Raddi | Miconia Ruiz & Pav. | |
| Lijndenia Zoll. & Moritzi | ||
| Loreya DC. | Bellucia Neck. ex Raf. | |
| Macairea DC. | ||
| Macrocentrum Hook.f. | ||
| Macrolenes Naudin (prev. under Dissochaeta Blume, Marumia Blume) | Marumia Blume | |
| Maieta Aubl. | Miconia Ruiz & Pav. | |
| Marcetia DC. | ||
| Marumia Blume | Macrolenes Naudin | |
| Mecranium Hook.f. | Miconia Ruiz & Pav. | |
| Medinilla Gaudich. ex DC. | Anplectrum A.Gray (p. p.), Carionia Naudin, Pachycentria Blume, Plethiandra Hook.f., Pogonanthera Blume | |
| Melastoma L. | ||
| Melastomastrum Naudin (prev. under Dissotis Benth.) | ||
| Memecylon L. | ||
| Mendelia Ver.-Lib & G.Kadereit (prev. under Amphiblemma Naudin) | ||
| Meriania Sw. | ||
| Merianthera Kuhlm. | ||
| Miconia Ruiz & Pav. | Anaectocalyx Triana ex Benth. & Hook.f., Calycogonium DC., Charianthus D.Don, Clidemia D.Don, Conostegia D.Don, Heterotrichum DC., Leandra Raddi, Maieta Aubl., Mecranium Hook.f., Ossaea DC., Tetrazygia Rich. ex DC., Pachyanthus A.Rich., Tococa Aubl., Pleiochiton Naudin ex A.Gray | |
| Microlepis (DC.) Miq. | Pleroma D.Don | |
| Microlicia D.Don | Lavoisiera DC., Trembleya DC. | |
| Monochaetum (DC.) Naudin | ||
| Monolena Triana ex Benth. & Hook.f. | ||
| Mouriri Aubl. | ||
| Nepsera Naudin | ||
| Nerophila Naudin (prev. under Dissotis Benth., Osbeckia L., Rhodosepala Baker) | Rhodosepala Baker | |
| Noterophila Mart. (prev. under Acisanthera P.Browne, Poteranthera Bong.) | Poteranthera Bong. | |
| Ochthocharis Blume | Phaeoneuron Gilg | |
| Omphalopus Naudin | Dissochaeta Blume | |
| Opisthocentra Hook.f. | ||
| Osbeckia L. | ||
| Ossaea DC. | Miconia Ruiz & Pav. | |
| Oxyspora DC. | Allomorphia Blume | |
| Pachyanthus A.Rich. | Miconia Ruiz & Pav. | |
| Pachycentria Blume | Medinilla Gaudich. ex DC. | Pogonanthera Blume |
| Pachyloma DC. | ||
| Petalonema Gilg | Gravesia Naudin | |
| Phaeoneuron Gilg | Ochthocharis Blume | |
| Phainantha Gleason | ||
| Phyllagathis Blume | ||
| Pilocosta Almeda & Whiffin | ||
| Plagiopetalum Rehder (prev. under ) | ||
| Pleiochiton Naudin ex A.Gray | Miconia Ruiz & Pav. | |
| Pleroma D.Don | Itatiaia Ule, Microlepis (DC.) Miq., Svitramia Cham., Tibouchinopsis Markgr. | |
| Plethiandra Hook.f. | Medinilla Gaudich. ex DC. | |
| Podocaelia (Benth.) A.Fern. & R.Fern. | Derosiphia Raf. | |
| Pogonanthera Blume | Medinilla Gaudich. ex DC. | |
| Poikilogyne Baker f. | ||
| Poteranthera Bong. | Noterophila Mart. | |
| Pseudodissochaeta Nayar | Anplectrum A.Gray (p. p.) | |
| Pseudoernestia Krasser (prev. under Ernestia DC.) | ||
| Pternandra Jack | Kibessia DC. | |
| Pterogastra Naudin | ||
| Pterolepis (DC.) Miq. | ||
| Pyramia Cham. | Cambessedesia DC. | |
| Quipuanthus Michelang. & C.Ulloa | ||
| Rhexia Gronov. | ||
| Rhodosepala Baker | Nerophila Naudin | |
| Rhynchanthera DC. | ||
| Rosettea Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit (prev. under Dissotis Benth.) | ||
| Salpinga Mart. ex DC. | ||
| Sakersia Hook.f. | Dichaetanthera Endl. | |
| Sarcopyramis Wall. | ||
| Schwackaea Cogn. | ||
| Siphanthera Pohl | ||
| Sonerila Roxb. | ||
| Spathandra Guill. & Perr. | ||
| Spennera Mart. ex DC. | Aciotis D.Don | |
| Svitramia Cham. | Pleroma D.Don | |
| Tashiroea Matsum. ex T.Itô & Matsum. (prev. under Bredia Blume) | ||
| Tessmannianthus Markgr. | ||
| Tetrazygia Rich. ex DC. | Miconia Ruiz & Pav. | |
| Tibouchina Aubl. | ||
| Tibouchinopsis Markgr. | Pleroma D.Don | |
| Tococa Aubl. | Miconia Ruiz & Pav. | |
| Topobea Aubl. | Blakea P.Browne | |
| Trembleya DC. | Microlicia D.Don | |
| Triolena Naudin | ||
| Tristemma Juss. | ||
| Veprecella Naudin | Gravesia Naudin | |
| Warneckea Gilg |
References
- Chen, L., Kadereit, G., & Veranso-Libalah, M. C. (2023). Combining Angiosperms353 and Sanger data provides support for the reinstatement of the genus Myrianthemum (Melastomataceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 203(2), 123-133. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boad024
- Chen, L., van der Burgt, X., Haba, P., Kadereit, G. and Veranso-Libalah, M.C. (2025), Phylogenomics of African Melastomateae (Melastomataceae): Revisiting generic relationships, placement of three enigmatic taxa and description of two new genera. Taxon. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13349
- Goldenberg, R., Michelangeli, F. A., & Almeda, F. (Eds.). (2022). Systematics, evolution, and ecology of Melastomataceae. Cham: Springer.
- Michelangeli, F., Almeda, F., Goldenberg, R., & Penneys, D. (2020). A guide to curating New World Melastomataceae collections with a linear generic sequence to world-wide Melastomataceae. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202010.0203.v1
- Quakenbush, J.P., Chen, L., Penneys, D.S., Barkman, T.J., Liu, Y., Yakandawala, D., Veranso-Libalah, M.C. and Kadereit, G. (2025), Systematics of the fleshy-fruited Sonerileae (Melastomataceae). Taxon, 74: 39-65. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13286
- Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
- Veranso-Libalah, M.C., Mertes, H., Stone, R.D., Chen, L., Stévart, T., Almeda, F., van der Burgt, X.M. and Kadereit, G. (2023), Phylogeny and systematics of the tribe Sonerileae (Melastomataceae) in Africa: A revised taxonomic classification. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 61: 657-681. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12921
Foto: Medinilla Gaudich. ex DC. © Luo Chen