Amphiblemma

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Amphiblemma
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Amphiblemma cymosum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Amphiblemma
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Amphiblemma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are at least 15 species distributed in the evergreen forests of Africa. [1] [2]

Species include:

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References

  1. 1 2 Cheek, M., & Woodgyer, E. M. (2006). New data on Amphiblemma monticola Jacq.-Fél (Melastomataceae) from western Cameroon. Kew Bulletin, 601-604.
  2. 1 2 Leal, M. E. (2008). Novitates Gabonenses 65. A new rare endemic Amphiblemma (Melastomataceae) from Mve Lakene, Gabon. Blumea-Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, 53(2), 459-461.