Memecyloideae (Subfamily)

Overview

The Subfamily Memecyloideae is a member of the Family Melastomataceae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Memecyloideae:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
        Infraphylum: Radiatopses Kenrick & Crane, 1997
        Class: Magnoliopsida Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Rosidae Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Myrtanae Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Myrtales Reichenbach, 1828
        Suborder: Lythrineae
        Family: Melastomataceae (mon-oh-KAY-tum) A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
        Subfamily: Memecyloideae

The Subfamily Memecyloideae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genus (6): Lijndenia · Memecylon · Mouriri · Spathandra · Votomita · Warneckea
Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 551 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Subfamily Memecyloideae.

Lijndenia is a genus of in family Melastomataceae. [more]

Memecylon is a genus of plant in family Melastomataceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]

Mouriri is a genus of in family Melastomataceae. [more]

Spathandra is a genus of in family Melastomataceae. [more]

Warneckea is a genus of in family Melastomataceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]

At least 36 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Warneckea.

More info about the Genus Warneckea may be found here.

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