VASCULAR PLANT FAMILIES and GENERA
List of Genera in MELASTOMATACEAE
Kib = Kibessioideae; Mel-Ast = Melastomatoideae-Astronieae, Mel-Ber = -Bertolonieae, Mel-Bla = -Blakeeae, Mel-Cam = -Cambessedesieae, Mel-Cyph = -Cyphostyleae, Mel-Diss = -Dissochaeteae, Mel-Eri = -Erioceneaae, Mel-Hen = -Henrietteeae, Mel-Lit = -Lithobieae, Mel-Mar = -Marcetieae, Mel-Mel = -Melastomateae, Mel-Mer = -Merianeae, Mel-Mic = -Miconieae, Mel-Micro = -Microlicieae, Mel-Rhe = -Rhexieae, Mel-Son = -Sonerileae, Mel-Tri = -Trioleneae; Oli = Olisbeoideae
Bold, accepted name; italics, synonym.
Acanthella Bentham & J. D. Hooker - Mel-Mar
Aciotis D. Don - Mel-Mar
Acisanthera P. Browne - Mel-Mar
Acrovena
Adelobotrys de Candolle - Mel-Mer
Aeipetalum Turczanowicz = Cambessedesia de Candolle - Mel-Cam
Afzeliella Gilg = Guyonia Naudin - Mel-Mel
Allomaieta Gleason - Mel-Cyph
Allomorphia Blume - Mel-Son
Alloneuron Pilger - Mel-Cyph
Almedanthus Veranso-Libalah & R. D. Stone - Mel-Mel
Amaraboya Linden = Blakea P. Browne - Mel-Bla
Amphiblemma
Amphitoma
Amphorocalyx Baker
Anaectocalyx Bentham & J. D. Hooker = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Anaheterotis Veranso-Libalah & G. Kadereit - Mel-Mel
Andesanthus P. J. F. Guimarães & Michelangeli - Mel-Mel
Anerincleistus
Anisocentrum Turczanowicz = Acisanthera P. Browne - Mel-Mar
Anplectrum A. Gray Dissochaeta Blume - Mel-Diss
Antherotoma Bentham & J. D. Hooker - Mel-Mel
Apatitia Desvaux = Bellucia Rafinesque - Mel-Hen
Aplectrum Blume = Dissochaeta Blume - Mel-Diss
Appendicularia de Candolle - Mel-Mar
Apteuxis Griffith = Pternandra Jack - Kib
Argyrella Naudin - Mel
Arthrostemma D. Don - Mel-Rhe
Aschistanthera
Astrocalyx
Astronia Blume - Mel-Ast
Astronidium
Axinaea Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mer
Axinanthera Karsten = Bellucia Rafinesque - Mel-Hen
Backeria Bakhuisen f. = Dissochaeta Blume - Mel-Diss
Barthea J. D. Hooker - Mel-Son
Behuria Chamisso = Huberia de Candolle - Mel-Cam
Bellucia Rafinesque - Mel-Hen
Benevidesia Saldanha & Cogniaux = Huberia de Candolle - Mel-Cam
Bertolonia Raddi - Mel-Ber
Bisglaziovia
Blakea P. Browne - Mel-Bla
Blastus Loureiro - Mel-Son
Boerlagea
Boyania Wurdack - Mel-Son
Brachyotum (de Candolle) Triana - Mel-Mel
Brachypremna
Brasilianthus Alemida & Michelangeli - Mel-Mar
Bredia Blume - Mel-Son
Brittenia = Phyllagathis Blume - Mel-Son
Bucquetia de Candolle - Mel-Mel
Cailliella Jacques-Félix - Mel-Mel
Calvoa J. D. Hooker - Mel-Son
Calycogonium de Candolle = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Cambessedesia de Candolle - Mel-Cam
Campimia
Carionia
Castratella Naudin - Mel-Mel
Catanthera F. Mueller - Mel-Diss
Catocoryne J. D. Hooker = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Catonia P. Browne = ?
Centradenia D. Don - Mel-Mel
Centradeniastrum
Centronia D. Don - Mel-Mer
Chaeonopleura de Candolle = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Chaetogastra de Candolle - Mel-Mel
Chaetolepis (de Candolle) Miquel - Mel-Mel
Chaetostoma de Candolle - Mel-Micr
Chalybea Naudin - Mel-Bla
Charianthus D. Don = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Cincinnobotrys
Clidemia D. Don = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Comolia de Candolle - Mel-Mar
Comoliopsis Wurdack - Mel-Mar
Conostegia D. Don = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Copodesma
Creaghiella
Cremanium D. Don = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Creochiton
Cryptophysa
Cyanandrium = Phyllagathis Blume - Mel-Son
Cyphostyla Gleason = Allomaieta Gleason - Mel-Cyph
Cyphotheca Diels - Mel-Son
Davya de Candolle = Meriania Swartz - Mel-Mer
Dalenia Korthals Dissochaeta Blume - Mel-Diss
Derosiphia Rafinesque - Mel-Mel
Desmoscelis Naudin - Mel-Mel
Dicellandra
Dicerospermum
Dichaetandra Naudin = Acisanthera P. Browne - Mel-Mar
Diclemia Naudin = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Dicrananthera C. Presl - Mel-Mel
Diolena Naudin = Triolena Naudin - Mel-Tri
Dinophora Bentham
Dionycha
Dionychastrum A. Fernandes & R. Fernandes - Mel-Mel
Diplarpea Bentham & J. D. Hooker = Triolena Naudin - Mel-Tri
Diplectria (Blume) Reichenbach = Dissochaeta Blume - Mel-Diss
Diplostegium D. Don = Pleroma D. Don - Mel-Mel
Dissochaeta Blume - Mel-Diss
Dissotidendron (A. Fernandes & R. Fernandes) Veranso-Libalah & G. Kadereit - Mel-Mel
Dissotis Bentham - Mel-Mel
Dolichoura Brade = Huberia de Candolle - Mel-Cam
Driessenia Korthals - Mel-Son
Dupineta (Smith) Rafinesque - Mel-Mel
Eisocreochiton
Ekmaniocharis Urban = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Eleotis Veranso-Libalah & R. D. Stone - Mel-Mel
Enaulophyton van Steenis = Phyllagathis Blume - Mel-Son
Eriocnema Naudin - Mel-Eri
Ernestia de Candolle - Mel-Mar
Ewyckia Blume = Pternandra Jack - Kib
Farringtonia Gleason = Siphanthera de Candolle - Mel-Mar
Feliciadamia
Feliciotis Veranso-Libalah & G. Kadereit - Mel-Mel
Fothergilla Aublet = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Fordiophyton Stapf - Mel-Son
Fritzschia Chamisso - Mel-Mar
Graffenrieda de Candolle - Mel-Mer
Gravesia Naudin - Mel-Son
Grischowia H. Karsten = Monochaetum (de Candolle) Naudin - Mel-Mel
Guyonia Naudin - Mel-Mel
Haplodesmium Naudin = Chaetolepis (de Candolle) Miquel - Mel-Mel
Hartigia Miquel = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Hederella Stapf = Catanthera F. Muell - Mel-Diss
Hedusa Rafinesque = Dissotis Bentham - Mel-Mel
Heeria Schlechtendal = Heterocentron Hooker & Arnott - Mel-Mel
Henriettea de Candolle - Mel-Hen
Henriettella Naudin = Henriettea de Candolle - Mel-Hen
Hephestionia Naudin = Chaetogastra de Candolle - Mel-Mel
Heterblemma (Blume) Cáncara-Leret et al. - Mel-Diss
Heterocentron Hooker & Arnott - Mel-Mel
Heteroneuron Bentham & J. D. Hooker = Bellucia Rafinesque - Mel-Hen
Heterotis Bentham - Mel-Mel
Heterotrichum M. Bieberstein = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Homonoma Bello = Nepsera Naudin - Mel-Mar
Huberia de Candolle - Mel-Cam
Huilaea Wurdack = Chalybea Naudin - Mel-Bla
Hylocharis
Hypenanthe
Icaria J. F. Macbride = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Itataia Ule = Pleroma D. Don - Mel-Mel
Jucunda Chamisso = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Kadalia Rafinesque - see Veranso-Libalah et al. (2017)
Kendrickia J. D. Hooker - Mel-Diss
Kerriothyrsus
Kibessia de Candolle = Pternandra Jack - Kib
Killipia Gleason = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Kirkbridea Wurdack - Mel-Hen
Lasiandra de Candolle = Pleroma D. Don - Mel-Mel
Lavoisiera de Candolle - Mel-Micr
Leandra Raddi - Mel-Mic
Leiostegia Bentham - Mel-Mar
Leonicenia Scopoli = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Lieutautia Buc'hoz = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Lijndenia - Oli
Lithobium Bongard - Mel-Lit
Llewelynia Pittier = Henriettea de Candolle - Mel-Hen
Loevigia H. Karsten & Triana = Monochaetum (de Candolle) Naudin - Mel-Mel
Loreya de Candolle = Bellucia Rafinesque - Mel-Hen
Loricalepis Brade - Mel-Mel
Macairea de Candolle - Mel-Mar
Macrocentrum
Macrolenes - Mel-Diss
Macroplacis Blume = Pternandra Jack - Kib
Maguireanthus Wurdack
Maieta Aublet = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Mallophyton
Marcetia de Candolle - Mel-Mar
Mecranium J. D. Hooker = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Medinilla de Candolle - Mel-Diss
Meiandra Markgraf = Alloneuron Pilger - Mel-Cyph
Meisneria de Candolle = Siphanthera de Candolle - Mel-Mar
Melastoma L. - Mel-Mel
Melastomastrum Naudin - Mel-Mel
Memecylon L. - Oli
Menendezia
Meriania Swartz - Mel-Mer
Merianthera Kuhlmann - Mel-Cam
Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Miconiastrum Naudin = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Micranthella Naudin = Chaetogastra de Candolle - Mel-Mel
Microlepis (de Candolle) Miquel = Pleroma D. Don - Mel-Mel
Microlicia D. Don - Mel-Micr
Microphysca Naudin = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Miocarpus Naudin = Noterophila Martius - Mel-Mar
Mommsenia
Monochaetum (de Candolle) Naudin - Mel-Mel
Monolena Bentham & J. D. Hooker - Mel-Tri
Mouriri Aublet - Oli
Mouriroidea Aublet - Oli
Myriaspora de Candolle = Bellucia Rafinesque - Mel-Hen
Myrmidone Martius = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Neblinanthera Wurdack
Necramium Britton = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Neodissochaeta Bakhuisen f. = Dissochaeta Blume - Mel-Diss
Neodriessenia M. P. Nayar
Nepsera Naudin - Mel-Mar
Nerophila Naudin - Mel-Mel
Noterophila Martius - Mel-Mar
Nothodissotis Veranso-Libalah & G. Kadereit - Mel-Mel
Ochthephilus Wurdack - Mel-Mer
Ochthocharis Wurdack
Octomeris Naudin = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Octopleura Grisebach = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Omphalopus Naudin = Dissochaeta Blume - Mel-Diss
Onoctonia Naudin = Noterophila Martius - Mel-Mar
Opisthocentra J. D. Hooker - Mel-Son
Oreocosmus Naudin = Chaetogastra de Candolle - Mel-Mel
Oritrephes
Orthogoneuron
Osbeckia L. - Mel-Mel
Osbeckiastrum Naudin = Dissotis Bentham - Mel-Mel
Ossaea de Candolle = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Otanthera Blume - Mel-Mel
Oxisma Rafinesque = Bellucia Rafinesque - Mel-Hen
Oxymeris de Candolle = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Oxyspora de Candolle - Mel-Son
Pachyanthus A. Richard = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Pachycentria Blume - Mel-Diss
Pachyloma
Pentossaea Judd = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Phainantha Gleason - Mel-Son
Phainanthe
Phyllagathis Blume - Mel-Son
Phyllapophysis Mansfeld = Catanthera F. Muell - Mel-Diss
Physeterostemon Goldenberg & Amorim - Mel-Eri
Pilocosta Almeda & Whiffin - Mel-Mel
Plagiopetalum Rehder - Mel-Son
Platycentrum Klotzsch = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Pleiochiton A. Gray - Mel-Mic
Pleroma D. Don - Mel-Mel
Plethiandra
Podocaelia (Bentham) A. Fern. & R. Fern = Derosiphian Rafinesque - Mel-Mel
Pogonanthera Blume = Pachycentria Blume - Mel-Diss
Poikilogyne Baker f.
Poilannammia
Poteranthera Bongers - Mel-Micr
Preussiella Gilg
Pseudodissochaeta Nayar
Pseudoernestia (Cogniaux) Krasser - Mel-Mar
Pseudosbeckia A. Fernandes & R. Fernandes - Mel-Mel
Pternandra Jack - Kib
Pterogastra Naudin - Mel-Mel
Pterolepis (de Candolle) Miquel - Mel-Mel
Pterolepis Endlicher = Osbeckia L.
Purpurella Naudin = Chaetogastra de Candolle - Mel-Mel
Pyramia Chamisso = Cambessedesia de Candolle - Mel-Cam
Pyrotis Veranso-Libalah & R. D. Stone - Mel-Mel
Pyxidanthus Naudin = Blakea P. Browne - Mel-Bla
Quipuanthus Michelangeli & Ulloa - Mel-Cyph
Rectomitra Blume = Pternandra Jack - Kib
Rhexia L. - Mel-Rhe
Rhodosepala Baker = Nerophila Naudin - Mel-Mel
Rhynchanthera de Candolle - Mel-Micr
Roezlia Regel = Monochaetum (de Candolle) Naudin - Mel-Mel
Rosettea Veranso-Libalah & G. Kadereit - Mel-Mel
Rostranthera Rocha & Guimarães - Mel-Mar
Rousseauxia de Candolle
Rupestrea Goldenberg et al. - Mel-?
Sagraea de Candolle = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Salpinga de Candolle - Mel-Mer
Sandemania Gleason - Mel-Mar
Sarcopyramis Wallich - Mel-Son
Sarmentaria Naudin = Adelobotrys de Candolle - Mel-Mer
Schwackaea Cogniaux - Mel-Mel
Scorpiothyrsus H. L. Li - Mel-Son
Siphanthera de Candolle - Mel-Mar
Sonerila Roxburgh - Mel-Son
Spathandra Guill. & Perr. - Oli
Spennera de Candolle = Aciotis D. Don - Mel-Mar
Sporoxeia
Stanmarkia
Stapfiophyton
Stenodon Naudin - Mel-Micr
Stussenia
Styrophyton S. Y. Hu - Mel-Son
Svitramia Chamisso = Pleroma D. Don - Mel-Mel
Synodon Rafinesque = Conostegia D. Don = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Tashiroea Matsumura - Mel-Son
Tateanthus Gleason
Tayloriophyton
Tessmannianthus
Tetraphyllaster
Tetrazygia de Candolle = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Tetrazygiopsis Borhidi = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Tibouchina Aublet - Mel-Mel
Tibouchinopsis Markgraf = Pleroma D. Don - Mel-Mel
Tigridiopalma C. Chen - Mel-Son
Tococa Aublet = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Topobea Aublet = Blakea P. Browne - Mel-Bla
Trembleya de Candolle - Mel-Micr
Tricentrum de Candolle = Comolia de Candolle - Mel-Mar
Trigynia
Trimeranthus H. Karsten = Chaetolepis (de Candolle) Miquel - Mel-Mel
Triolena Naudin - Mel-Tri
Tristemma Jussieu - Mel-Mel
Tryssophyton Wurdack - Mel-Son
Tschudya de Candolle = Miconia Ruíz & Pavón - Mel-Mic
Tulasnea Naudin = Siphanthera de Candolle - Mel-Mar
Tylanthera = Phyllagathis Blume - Mel-Son
Uranthera Naudin = Acisanthera P. Browne - Mel-Mar
Valdesia Ruíz & Pavón = Blakea P. Browne - Mel-Bla
Veprecella
Vietsenia
Votomita - Oli
Warneckea - Oli
Webera J. F. Gmelin = Bellucia Rafinesque - Mel-Hen
Wurdastom Wallnöfer - Mel-Cyph
See Wurdack and Michelangeli (2019); for genera in Marcetieae, see da Rocha et al. (2017), for Miconia see Michelangeli (2019 and references), for New World Melastomateae, see Guimarães et al. (2020) and for African Melastomateae, see Veranso-Libalah et al. (2020).