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Systematics and Taxonomy of the Tribe Melastomateae

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Melastomateae are a diverse pantropical tribe of ~823 species in 44 genera. Members of this tribe range from herbs to medium-sized trees and occupy open and closed habitats in the lowlands to cloud forests. Cochleate seeds with tubercles, a crown of hairs or appendages on the ovary apex and the presence of staminal pedoconnectives with bifurcated ventral appendages are the main diagnostic features of this tribe. In this chapter, we provide a historical account of classification, discuss phylogenetic relationships and review important taxonomic evidence (morphology, anatomy, cytology) of Melastomateae. We add brief discussions on problematic taxa and their taxonomic implications, biogeography and our current knowledge of the pollination biology.

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We are grateful F. A. Michelangeli, T. Bochorny and an anonymous reviewer for their comments. We thank all the photographers and the West and Central Africa Program of Missouri Botanical Garden and the African plants—A Photo Guide. www.africanplants.senckenberg.de for permission to use their photographs.

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  1. Systematik, Biodiversität und Evolution der Pflanzen, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany

    Marie Claire Veranso-Libalah

  2. School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

    R. Douglas Stone

  3. School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

    R. Douglas Stone

  4. Systematik, Biodiversität & Evolution der Pflanzen, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, München, Germany

    Gudrun Kadereit

  5. Botanische Staatssammlung München, Staatliche Naturwissenschaftlichen Sammlungen Bayerns (SNSB), Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg, München, Germany

    Gudrun Kadereit

  6. Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Paulo José Fernandes Guimarães

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  2. Institute of Systematic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, USA

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  3. Department of Botany, Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA, USA

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Veranso-Libalah, M.C., Stone, R.D., Kadereit, G., Guimarães, P.J.F. (2022). Systematics and Taxonomy of the Tribe Melastomateae. In: Goldenberg, R., Michelangeli, F.A., Almeda, F. (eds) Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99742-7_21

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