Meriania Versicolor
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''Meriania'' is a genus of flowering plants in 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 ...
. There are about 93 species distributed from
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.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 Maria Sibylla Merian (2 April 164713 January 1717) was a German Entomology, entomologist, naturalist and scientific illustrator. She was one of the earliest European naturalists to document observations about insects directly. Merian was a desce ...
. Species include: * '' Meriania acostae'' Wurdack * ''
Meriania almedae ''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'' (Melastomatac ...
'' Wurdack * '' Meriania ampla'' Wurdack * '' Meriania amplexicaulis'' Wurdack * ''
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'' (Melastomatac ...
'' * '' 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 forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine clima ...
'' (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'' (Melastomatac ...
'' * ''
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'' (Melastomatac ...
'' 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 and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural h ...
'' (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 forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine c ...
'' Wurdack * ''
Meriania leucantha ''Meriania leucantha'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—o ...
'' (Sw.) Sw. * ''
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, scru ...
'' 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, scrub ...
'' Wurdack * ''
Meriania panamensis ''Meriania panamensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no ...
'' 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 forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine cl ...
'' 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 primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular r ...
'' 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 forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpin ...
'' 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, scrubl ...
'' (Benth.) Triana * ''
Meriania stellata ''Meriania stellata'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine cli ...
'' (Gleason) Wurdack * '' Meriania versicolor'' L.Uribe


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Melastomataceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Olof Swartz {{Melastomataceae-stub