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Phyllagathis

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Phyllagathis
Phyllagathis rotundifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Subfamily: Melastomatoideae
Tribe: Sonerileae
Genus: Phyllagathis
Blume[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]
List
    • Brittenia Cogn.
    • Cyanandrium Stapf
    • Enaulophyton Steenis
    • Stapfiophyton H.L.Li
    • Tylanthera C.Hansen

Phyllagathis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, native to India, southern China, Southeast Asia, and Malesia.[2] The taxon is believed to be highly polyphyletic.[3]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

  1. ^ Flora 14: 507 (1831)
  2. ^ a b c "Phyllagathis Blume". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. ^ Zhou, Qiu‐Jie; Lin, Che‐Wei; Dai, Jin‐Hong; Zhou, Ren‐Chao; Liu, Ying (2019). "Exploring the generic delimitation of Phyllagathis and Bredia (Melastomataceae): A combined nuclear and chloroplast DNA analysis". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 57 (3): 256–267. doi:10.1111/jse.12451. S2CID 92404843.