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Pterolepis (plant)

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Pterolepis
Pterolepis glomerata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Pterolepis
(DC.) Miq.
Species

Pterolepis glomerata

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

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Species, accepted as of April 2021, are:[4]

References

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  1. ^ NRCS. "Pterolepis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b c 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)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 171 (1): 38–60. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01295.x. ISSN 0024-4074.
  3. ^ Renner, Susanne S. (1994). "A revision of Pterolepis (Melastomataceae: Melastomeae)". Nordic Journal of Botany. 14 (1): 73–104. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1994.tb00575.x. ISSN 1756-1051.
  4. ^ "Pterolepis (DC.) Miq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 April 2021.