Amphiblemma

Amphiblemma
Amphiblemma cymosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus:
Naudin

Amphiblemma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. It includes 14 species native to the evergreen forests of west and central tropical Africa.[1][2][3]

Species

14 species are accepted.[1]

  • Amphiblemma amoenum Jacq.-Fél.
  • Amphiblemma ciliatum Cogn.
  • Amphiblemma cuneatum Jacq.-Fél.
  • Amphiblemma cymosum Naudin
  • Amphiblemma gossweileri Exell
  • Amphiblemma hallei Jacq.-Fél.
  • Amphiblemma heterophyllum Jacq.-Fél.
  • Amphiblemma lanceatum Jacq.-Fél.
  • Amphiblemma letouzeyi Jacq.-Fél.
  • Amphiblemma mildbraedii Gilg ex Engl.
  • Amphiblemma monticola Jacq.-Fél.
  • Amphiblemma mvensis M.E.Leal
  • Amphiblemma setosum Hook.f.
  • Amphiblemma soyauxii Cogn.

Fomerly placed here

  • Mendelia mollis (Hook.f.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit (as Amphiblemma molle Hook.f., A. erythropodum Gilg & Ledermann ex Engl., and A. riparium Gilg)[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Amphiblemma Naudin". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  2. ^ Cheek, M., & Woodgyer, E. M. (2006). New data on Amphiblemma monticola Jacq.-Fél (Melastomataceae) from western Cameroon. Kew Bulletin, 601-604.
  3. ^ Leal, M. E. (2008). Novitates Gabonenses 65. A new rare endemic Amphiblemma (Melastomataceae) from Mve Lakene, Gabon. Blumea-Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, 53(2), 459-461.
  4. ^ "Mendelia mollis (Hook.f.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 July 2025.