Melastomataceae

Melastomataceae
Temporal range: Turonian - recent[1]
Pleroma semidecandrum, syn. Tibouchina semidecandra, at Strybing Arboretum, San Francisco
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Juss.[2]
Type genus
Melastoma
Genera

See text.

Characteristic venation of many melastomes
Osbeckia muralis in Kerala

Melastomataceae (/mɛləstmɑːˈtsiˌ, -sˌ/) 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.[3][4] Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, or small trees.

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