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]
| Pterolepis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pterolepis glomerata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Pterolepis (DC.) Miq. |
| Species | |
Species
Species, accepted as of April 2021, are:[4]
- Pterolepis alpestris Triana
- Pterolepis buraeavi Cogn.
- Pterolepis cataphracta Triana
- Pterolepis cearensis Huber
- Pterolepis glomerata (Rottb.) Miq.
- Pterolepis haplostemona Almeda & A.B.Martins
- Pterolepis parnassiifolia Triana
- Pterolepis perpusilla Cogn.
- Pterolepis picorondonca S.S.Renner
- Pterolepis polygonoides Triana
- Pterolepis repanda Triana
- Pterolepis riedeliana Cogn.
- Pterolepis rotundifolia Wurdack
- Pterolepis stenophylla Gleason
- Pterolepis trichotoma (Rottb.) Cogn.
References
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