Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, or small trees.
Salicornia is a genus of succulent, halophytic flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae that grow in salt marshes, on beaches, and among mangroves. Salicornia species are native to North America, Europe, Central Asia, and southern Africa. Common names for the genus include glasswort, pickleweed, picklegrass, and marsh samphire; these common names are also used for some species not in Salicornia. To French speakers in Atlantic Canada, they are known colloquially as titines de souris. The main European species is often eaten, called marsh samphire in Britain, and the main North American species is occasionally sold in grocery stores or appears on restaurant menus as sea beans, samphire greens or sea asparagus.
Atriplex is a plant genus of about 250 species, known by the common names of saltbush and orache. It belongs to the subfamily Chenopodioideae of the family Amaranthaceae s.l.. The genus is quite variable and widely distributed. It includes many desert and seashore plants and halophytes, as well as plants of moist environments. The generic name originated in Latin and was applied by Pliny the Elder to the edible oraches. The name saltbush derives from the fact that the plants retain salt in their leaves; they are able to grow in areas affected by soil salination.
Casuarina, also known as Australian pine and native pine, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Casuarinaceae, and is native to Australia, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, islands of the western Pacific Ocean, and eastern Africa.
Dissochaeta is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. Species can be found in: Hainan and Indo-China through to Malesia.
Surreya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is also in the Polycnemoideae subfamily.
Anaheterotis pobeguinii is an herb of the family Melastomataceae, in the monospecific genus Anaheterotis. Its species name is an homage to French explorer Charles-Henri Pobéguin
Argyrella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. Its native range is Africa.
Gravesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Guyonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Hemsleya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Muellerargia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Melastomastrum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Dissotidendron is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Nothodissotis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Plethiandra is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Heterotis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Feliciotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. It includes 12 species native to tropical Africa, ranging from Ghana to Kenya and south to Mozambique and Angola.
Rosettea is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. It includes 21 species native to tropical Africa.
