MEL names

Entered Name

Miconia purpurea D.Don

Name ID

386387

Accepted Name

Charianthus purpureus D.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 329 (1823)

Synonyms

≡	Melastoma coccineum Vahl, Eclog. Amer. 1: 48 (1797), non Rich., 1792; nom. illeg.
	Miconia purpurea (D.Don) Judd & Skean, Bull. Florida State Mus., Biol. Sci. 36 (2): 62 (1991)
=	Charianthus crinitus Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 3, 18 (2): 112 (1852)
	Charianthus nodosus var. crinitus (Naudin) Duss, Fl. Phan. Antill. Franc. 3: 286 (1897)
	Charianthus nodosus f. crinitus (Naudin) Hodge, Contr. Gray Herb. 135: 132 (1941)
	Charianthus purpureus var. crinitus (Naudin) Hodge, Contr. Gray Herb. 135: 129; tab. 5, fig. 5, 6 (1941)
=	Melastoma dodandianum Ham., Prod. Pl. Indiae Occ. : 37 (1825) [Howard 1989]

Classification

Melastomataceae
Miconia Ruiz & Pav.
Miconia purpurea (D.Don) Judd & Skean