Graffenrieda

Graffenrieda
Graffenrieda emarginata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Graffenrieda
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Species

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Graffenrieda is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 44 species. Most occur in South America. A few are distributed in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

Species include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Almeda, F., M. Alvear, and H. Mendoza. (2014). Two new species of Graffenrieda (Melastomataceae: Merianieae) from Colombia and Panama. Phytotaxa 163(1) 39-47.
  2. 1 2 Goldenberg, R., & Meirelles, J. (2011). A new species of Graffenrieda (Merianieae, Melastomataceae) with a calyptrate calyx. Systematic Botany, 36(1), 119-123.
  3. ↑ Michelangeli, F. A., & Ulloa, C. U. (2013). A new species of Graffenrieda (Melastomataceae) from the Andes in southern Ecuador. Phytotaxa, 77(3), 43-48.