Melinia

Melinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Stapeliae
Genus: Melinia
Decne.
Synonyms[1]

Brachylepis Hook. & Arn. 1835, illegitimate homonym, not C.A. Mey. ex Ledeb. 1829 nor Wight & Arn. 1834.

Melinia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1835. It was initially given the name Brachylepis, but this turned out to be an illegitimate homonym, meaning that someone else had already used the name for a different plant.[2][3][1] Melinia is native to South America.[4][5]

Species[6]
  1. Melinia eichleri (E. Fourn.) K. Schum. - Brazil
  2. Melinia peruviana Schltr. - Ayacucho in Peru
  3. Melinia volcanense Krapov. & S. Cáceres - Jujuy Province in NW Argentina
formerly included[6]

moved to other genera (Hemipogon, Metastelma, Oxypetalum, Philibertia, Widgrenia)

  1. M. angustifolia now Metastelma mexicanum
  2. M. atropurpurea now Oxypetalum commersonianum
  3. M. campanulata now Philibertia parviflora
  4. M. candolleana now Philibertia candolleana
  5. M. commersoniana now Oxypetalum commersonianum
  6. M. corymbosa now Widgrenia corymbosa
  7. M. discolor now Philibertia discolor
  8. M. glaziovii now Oxypetalum glaziovii
  9. M. harleyi now Hemipogon harleyi
  10. M. hilariana now Oxypetalum urbanianum
  11. M. iberae now Widgrenia corymbosa
  12. M. mexicana now Metastelma mexicanum
  13. M. micrantha now Philibertia micrantha
  14. M. parviflora now Philibertia parviflora
  15. M. tubata now Philibertia tubata
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References

  1. 1 2 Tropicos, genus Melinia Decne.
  2. ↑ Hooker, William Jackson & Arnott, George Arnott Walker. 1835. Brachylepis. Journal of Botany, being a second series of the Botanical Miscellany 1: 290–291 in Latin
  3. ↑ Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Melinia. in Candolle, Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus de, Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 588–589. in Latin
  4. ↑ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  5. ↑ Pontiroli, A. 1983. Asclepiadaceae. 13(8): 116–175. In A. L. Cabrera (ed.) Flora de la Provincia de Jujuy: Republica Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires
  6. 1 2 The Plant List, genus Melinia
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