Biology:Pterolepis (plant)
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Short description: Genus of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae
| 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. |
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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]
- Pterolepis alpestris Triana
- Pterolepis buraeavi Cogn.
- Pterolepis cataphracta Triana
- Pterolepis cearensis Huber
- Pterolepis glomerata (Rottb.) Miq.
- Pterolepis haplostemona Almeda & A.B.Martins
- Pterolepis parnassiifolia Triana
- Pterolepis perpusilla Cogn.
- Pterolepis picorondonca S.S.Renner
- Pterolepis polygonoides Triana
- Pterolepis repanda Triana
- Pterolepis riedeliana Cogn.
- Pterolepis rotundifolia Wurdack
- Pterolepis stenophylla Gleason
- Pterolepis trichotoma (Rottb.) Cogn.
References
- ↑ "Pterolepis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PTERO5. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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)" (in en). 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)" (in en). Nordic Journal of Botany 14 (1): 73–104. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1994.tb00575.x. ISSN 1756-1051.
- ↑ "Pterolepis (DC.) Miq.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1180844-2.
Wikidata ☰ Q16034798 entry
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