''Charianthus'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
s belonging to the family
Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, s ...
.
Its native range is
Windward Islands
french: Îles du Vent
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Leeward Island
french: Îles-Sous-le-Vent
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and
Guyana.
Species:
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Charianthus alpinus
''Charianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Its native range is Windward Islands
french: Îles du Vent
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Charianthus coccineus''
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Charianthus corymbosus
''Charianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Its native range is Windward Islands, Leeward Island
french: Îles-Sous-le-Vent
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Charianthus dominicensis''
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Charianthus grenadensis''
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Charianthus nodosus''
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Charianthus purpureus''
References
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Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae genera