''Meriania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Melastomataceae. There are about 93 species distributed from
Mexico to
Brazil and the
Antilles.
[Mendoza-Cifuentes, H., Alvear, M., & Almeda, F. (2014)]
Novelties in ''Meriania'' (Melastomataceae: Merianieae) from Andean rainforests of Colombia.
''Phytotaxa'', 178(1), 23-32.
Plants of this genus are woody shrubs or trees with large flowers and capsules.
[ The genus was named in honor of naturalist and scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian.]Meriania barbosae
''Meriania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 93 species distributed from Mexico to Brazil and the Antilles.Mendoza-Cifuentes, H., Alvear, M., & Almeda, F. (2014)Novelties in ''Meriania'' (Melastom ...
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* '' Meriania campii'' Wurdack
* '' Meriania costata'' Wurdack
* '' Meriania crassiramis'' (Naudin) Wurdack
* '' Meriania cuneifolia'' Gleason
* '' Meriania denticulata'' (Gleason) Wurdack
* '']Meriania drakei
''Meriania drakei'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
Endemic flora of Ecuador
drakei
Least concern plant ...
'' (Cogn.) Wurdack
* ''Meriania fantastica
''Meriania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 93 species distributed from Mexico to Brazil and the Antilles.Mendoza-Cifuentes, H., Alvear, M., & Almeda, F. (2014)Novelties in ''Meriania'' (Melastom ...
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* '']Meriania franciscana
''Meriania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 93 species distributed from Mexico to Brazil and the Antilles.Mendoza-Cifuentes, H., Alvear, M., & Almeda, F. (2014)Novelties in ''Meriania'' (Melastom ...
''[ Ulloa, C. U., & Homeier, J. (2008, July)]
''Meriania franciscana'' (Melastomataceae), una especie nueva de los Andes de Ecuador.
''Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid'' 65(2) 383-387.
* '' Meriania furvanthera'' Wurdack
* ''Meriania grandiflora
''Meriania grandiflora'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is found in Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in ...
'' (Standl.) Almeda
* ''Meriania kirkbridei
''Meriania kirkbridei'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
Endemic flora of Ecuador
kirkbridei
Vulnerable ...
'' Wurdack
* ''Meriania leucantha
''Meriania leucantha'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
References
Endemic flora of Jamaica
leucantha
Near threatened plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Olof Swartz ...
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* ''Meriania loxensis
''Meriania loxensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland
Shrubland, ...
'' Gleason
* ''Meriania maguirei
''Meriania maguirei'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland
Shrubland, s ...
'' Wurdack
* ''Meriania panamensis
''Meriania panamensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat lossand was listed as Endangered in 1998. As of 2023, its measured population had increased and it was listed ...
'' Woods. & Schery
* ''Meriania pastazana
''Meriania pastazana'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
Endemic flora of Ecuador
pastazana
Vulnerable pl ...
'' Wurdack
* ''Meriania peltata
''Meriania peltata'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nic ...
'' L.Uribe
* ''Meriania pichinchensis
''Meriania pichinchensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
Endemic flora of Ecuador
pichinchensis
Vulne ...
'' Wurdack
* ''Meriania rigida
''Meriania rigida'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland
Shrubland, sc ...
'' (Benth.) Triana
* '' Meriania stellata'' (Gleason) Wurdack
* '' Meriania versicolor'' L.Uribe
References
Melastomataceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Olof Swartz
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