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Melastomataceae
Family of flowering plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melastomataceae (/mɛləstoʊmɑːˈteɪsiˌaɪ, -siːˌiː/) 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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Pleroma semidecandrum, syn. Tibouchina semidecandra, at Strybing Arboretum, San Francisco | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae Juss.[2] |
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Melastoma | |
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