Pterolepis (plant) explained

Pterolepis is a genus of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. Within Melastomataceae, it forms a clade with genus Pterogastra.^[1] Pterolepis contains some fifteen species, all of which are found in the Neotropical geographic realmm. Most species are concentrated in Brazil, with a few others across Central and South America.^[2]

Species

Species, accepted as of April 2021, are:^[3]

• Pterolepis alpestris
• Pterolepis buraeavi
• Pterolepis cataphracta
• Pterolepis cearensis
• Pterolepis glomerata
• Pterolepis haplostemona
• Pterolepis parnassiifolia
• Pterolepis perpusilla
• Pterolepis picorondonca
• Pterolepis polygonoides
• Pterolepis repanda
• Pterolepis riedeliana
• Pterolepis rotundifolia
• Pterolepis stenophylla
• Pterolepis trichotoma

Notes and References

1. 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. en. 171. 1. 38–60. 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01295.x. 0024-4074. free.
2. Renner. Susanne S.. 1994. A revision of Pterolepis (Melastomataceae: Melastomeae). Nordic Journal of Botany. en. 14. 1. 73–104. 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1994.tb00575.x. 1756-1051.
3. Web site: Pterolepis (DC.) Miq. . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 11 April 2021.