| Pterogastra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Pterogastra Naudin |
Pterogastra is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. [1]
Its native range is Northern and Western South America. [1]
Species: [1]
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.
Cucumis is a genus of twining, tendril-bearing plants in the family Cucurbitaceae which includes the cucumber, true melons, the horned melon, and the West Indian gherkin.
William Botting Hemsley was an English botanist and 1909 Victoria Medal of Honour recipient.
Melastoma is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to some sources. Many species have been planted around the world for the aesthetic value of their bright purple flowers.
Monochaetum is a neotropical genus of shrubs and subshrubs with about 54 species. It occurs in warm temperate to tropical montane habitats from Mexico and Central America to the South American Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru with one species reaching the Guayana Highlands of Venezuela and Guyana.
Henriettea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, with some 399 species accepted. It is distributed in the Americas. Some species in the genus are known commonly as camasey., though the common name camasey may also refer to plants of genus Miconia.
Chalybea is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae with about 11 accepted species. It is found in parts of South and North America, including Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Nevada in the US,
Charles Victor Naudin was a French naturalist and botanist.
Melothria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae, native to the Americas from the United States to Argentina, and with some introductions in Africa and elsewhere. A number of Old World species formerly in Melothria were reassigned to Cucumis.
Argyrella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. Its native range is Africa.
Castratella is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Chaetolepis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Comolia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Macrolenes is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Rhynchanthera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Desmoscelis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Eriocnema is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Nepsera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. The only species is Nepsera aquatica.
Tibouchina bipenicillata is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama and Venezuela. The type specimen is kept in the herbarium at Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève in Switzerland.