Amphiblemma

Amphiblemma
Amphiblemma cymosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Melastomataceae
Genus:	Amphiblemma Naudin

Amphiblemma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. It includes 14 species native to the evergreen forests of west and central tropical Africa. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

14 species are accepted. ^[1]

• Amphiblemma amoenum Jacq.-Fél.
• Amphiblemma ciliatum Cogn.
• Amphiblemma cuneatum Jacq.-Fél.
• Amphiblemma cymosum Naudin
• Amphiblemma gossweileri Exell
• Amphiblemma hallei Jacq.-Fél.
• Amphiblemma heterophyllum Jacq.-Fél.
• Amphiblemma lanceatum Jacq.-Fél.
• Amphiblemma letouzeyi Jacq.-Fél.
• Amphiblemma mildbraedii Gilg ex Engl.
• Amphiblemma monticola Jacq.-Fél.
• Amphiblemma mvensis M.E.Leal
• Amphiblemma setosum Hook.f.
• Amphiblemma soyauxii Cogn.

Fomerly placed here

• Mendelia mollis (Hook.f.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit (as Amphiblemma molleHook.f., A. erythropodumGilg & Ledermann ex Engl., and A. ripariumGilg) ^[4]

References

1. "Amphiblemma Naudin". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 31 July 2025.
2. Cheek, M., & Woodgyer, E. M. (2006). New data on Amphiblemma monticola Jacq.-Fél (Melastomataceae) from western Cameroon. Kew Bulletin, 601-604.
3. 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.
4. "Mendelia mollis (Hook.f.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 31 July 2025.