Meriania | |
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Meriania nobilis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: | Meriania Sw. |
Meriania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 93 species distributed from Mexico to Brazil and the Antilles. [1]
Plants of this genus are woody shrubs or trees with large flowers and capsules. [1] The genus was named in honor of naturalist and scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian. [2]
Species include: