Pterolepis (plant)

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
Pterolepis glomerata

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

1. NRCS. "Pterolepis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 29 July 2018.
2. 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. 171 (1): 38–60. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01295.x. ISSN 0024-4074.
3. Renner, Susanne S. (1994). "A revision of Pterolepis (Melastomataceae: Melastomeae)". Nordic Journal of Botany. 14 (1): 73–104. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1994.tb00575.x. ISSN 1756-1051.
4. "Pterolepis (DC.) Miq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 April 2021.