Meriania speciosa
A species in the Melastomataceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Meriania
- Species
- Meriania speciosa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1852
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Meriania speciosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
19 synonyms in this snapshot
- Chaetogastra speciosaName author: (Bonpl.) DC.
- Chastenaea longifoliaName author: Naudin
- Meriania barbinervisName author: (Klotzsch ex H.Karst.) Naudin
- Meriania candolleiName author: Cogn.
- Meriania grandidensName author: Triana
- Meriania karsteniiName author: Naudin
- Meriania lindeniiName author: Cogn.
- Meriania longifoliaName author: (Naudin) Cogn.
- Meriania longifolia var. spruceanaName author: (Cogn.) Cuatrec.
- Meriania macranthaName author: Linden ex Planch.
- Meriania majalisName author: Benth.
- Meriania spruceanaName author: Cogn.
- Meriania trianaeName author: (H.Karst.) Cogn.
- Meriania umbellataName author: H.Karst.
- Rhexia speciosaName author: Bonpl.
- Schwerinia barbinervisName author: Klotzsch ex H.Karst.
- Schwerinia speciosaName author: (Bonpl.) H.Karst.
- Schwerinia superbaName author: H.Karst.
- Schwerinia trianaeName author: H.Karst.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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