Melastomataceae

Heterotis Benth.

First published in Niger Fl.: 347 (1849)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Caroline Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Fiji, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Mauritius, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11111] Cameroon K000023197 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Darbyshire, I. [185] Cameroon K000023198 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Brunt, M.A. [120] Cameroon K000050238 Yes
Welw. [899] Angola K000313398 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lely, H.V. [259] Nigeria K000313164 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [3977] Sierra Leone K000313166 Holotype Yes
Barter [1313] Niger K000313160 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jacques-Félix, H. [2088] Guinea K000313189 Isotype Yes
Grant, Fr.B. [120] South Africa K000313336 Type Yes
Irving [78] K000313162 Unknown Type Material Yes
Speke; Grant [s.n.] Uganda K000313069 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hall; Enti [GC 36198] Ghana K000313173 Holotype Yes
Vogel [154] Sierra Leone K000313159 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hert., H.C. [ s.n.] Sierra Leone K000313168 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000313070 Unknown Type Material Yes
Atherstone, W.G. [s.n.] South Africa K000313382 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.; Whitehouse, C. [3935] Tanzania K000771858 Yes
Bidgood, S; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.; Whitehouse, C. [3935] Tanzania K000771859 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K000313074 Holotype Yes
Nelson, W. [437] K000313383 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balfour, I.B. [s.n.] K000313163 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000313381 Type Yes
Hens [164] Congo, Republic of the K000313104 Syntype Yes
Vogel [36] Nigeria K000313165 Type Yes
Mahon [28] Uganda K000313072 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0