Compositae taxon details

Melanthera Rohr

1076205  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1076205)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Asteranae (Superorder)
  9. Asterales (Order)
  10. Compositae (Family)
  11. Asteroideae (Subfamily)
  12. Heliantheae (Tribe)
  13. Ecliptinae (Subtribe)
  14. Melanthera (Genus)
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  1. Species Melanthera abyssinica (Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.)
  2. Species Melanthera angustifolia Gilli
  3. Species Melanthera angustifolia A.Rich.
  4. Species Melanthera bryanii (Sherff) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.
  5. Species Melanthera buchii Urb.
  6. Species Melanthera cinerea Schweinf.
  7. Species Melanthera discoidea S.F.Blake
  8. Species Melanthera elliptica O.Hoffm.
  9. Species Melanthera fauriei (H.Lév.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.
  10. Species Melanthera felicis C.D.Adams
  11. Species Melanthera gambica Hutch. & Dalziel
  12. Species Melanthera hastata (Walt.) Rich.
  13. Species Melanthera integrifolia (Nutt.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.
  14. Species Melanthera kamolensis (O.Deg. & Sherff) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.
  15. Species Melanthera latifolia (Gardner) Cabrera
  16. Species Melanthera micrantha (Nutt.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.
  17. Species Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  18. Species Melanthera parvifolia Small
  19. Species Melanthera prostrata (Hemsl.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.
  20. Species Melanthera pungens Oliv. & Hiern
  21. Species Melanthera remyi (A.Gray) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.
  22. Species Melanthera rhombifolia O.Hoffm. & Muschl.
  23. Species Melanthera richardsae Wild
  24. Species Melanthera robinsonii Wild
  25. Species Melanthera scaberrima Hiern
  26. Species Melanthera scandens (Schumach. & Thonn.) Roberty
  27. Species Melanthera subcordata (A.Gray) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.
  28. Species Melanthera tenuis (O.Deg. & Sherff) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.
  29. Species Melanthera triternata (Klatt) Wild
  30. Species Melanthera venosa (Sherff) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.
  31. Species Melanthera waimeaensis (H.St.John) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.
  32. Species Melanthera aspera Steud. (uncertain > unassessed)
  33. Species Melanthera cinerea Schweinf. ex Engl. & Schweinf. (uncertain > unassessed)
  34. Species Melanthera cinerea Schweinf. ex Engl. (uncertain > unassessed)
  35. Species Melanthera decora Poepp. ex S.S.Renner, Balslev & Holm-Niels. (uncertain > unassessed)
  36. Species Melanthera elliptica Hutch. & Dalziel (uncertain > unassessed)
  37. Species Melanthera glandulosa Wall. ex DC. (uncertain > unassessed)
  38. Species Melanthera lanceolata Benth. (uncertain > unassessed)
  39. Species Melanthera lavarum (Gaudich.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (uncertain > unassessed)
  40. Species Melanthera lifuana (Hochr.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (uncertain > unassessed)
  41. Species Melanthera longipes Rusby (uncertain > unassessed)
  42. Species Melanthera nivea O.E.Schulz (uncertain > unassessed)
  43. Species Melanthera orientalis Spreng. ex DC. (uncertain > unassessed)
  44. Species Melanthera perdita (Sherff) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (uncertain > unassessed)
  45. Species Melanthera populifolia (Sherff) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (uncertain > unassessed)
  46. Species Melanthera robusta (Makino) K.Ohashi & H.Ohashi (uncertain > unassessed)
  47. Species Melanthera scandens (Schumach. & Thonn.) Brenan (uncertain > unassessed)
  48. Species Melanthera tenuifolia (A.Gray) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob. (uncertain > unassessed)
  49. Species Melanthera urticaefolia Cass. (uncertain > unassessed)
  50. Species Melanthera abyssinica (Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Vatke accepted as Melanthera abyssinica (Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.)
  51. Species Melanthera abyssinica (Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.) Oliv. & Hiern accepted as Melanthera abyssinica (Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.)
  52. Species Melanthera acuminata S.Moore accepted as Melanthera pungens var. pungens Oliv. & Hiern
  53. Species Melanthera albinervia O.Hoffm. accepted as Melanthera pungens var. albinervia (O.Hoffm.) Beentje
  54. Species Melanthera amellus (L.) D'Arcy accepted as Salmea scandens (L.) DC.
  55. Species Melanthera amethystina O.E.Schulz accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  56. Species Melanthera aspera (Jacq.) Rich. ex Small accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  57. Species Melanthera baumii O.Hoffm. accepted as Melanthera triternata (Klatt) Wild
  58. Species Melanthera biflora (L.) Wild accepted as Wollastonia biflora (L.) DC.
  59. Species Melanthera brevifolia O.E.Schulz accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  60. Species Melanthera brownei (DC.) Sch.Bip. accepted as Melanthera scandens subsp. scandens (Schumach. & Thonn.) Roberty
  61. Species Melanthera buchii Urban accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  62. Species Melanthera calcicola Britton accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  63. Species Melanthera canescens (Kuntze) O.E.Schulz accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  64. Species Melanthera carpenteri Small accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  65. Species Melanthera chevalieri O.Hoffm. & Muschl. accepted as Melanthera elliptica O.Hoffm.
  66. Species Melanthera confusa Britton accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  67. Species Melanthera corymbosa Spreng. accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  68. Species Melanthera crenata O.E.Schulz accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  69. Species Melanthera cuanzensis Hiern accepted as Melanthera scandens subsp. madagascariensis (Baker) Wild
  70. Species Melanthera deltoidea Michx. accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  71. Species Melanthera discoidea (Baker) S.F.Blake accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  72. Species Melanthera djalonensis A.Chev. accepted as Melanthera abyssinica (Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.)
  73. Species Melanthera elegans C.D.Adams accepted as Aspilia elegans (C.D.Adams) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
  74. Species Melanthera fruticosa Brandegee accepted as Philactis zinnioides Schrad.
  75. Species Melanthera gossweileri S.Moore accepted as Melanthera pungens var. albinervia (O.Hoffm.) Beentje
  76. Species Melanthera hastata Michx. accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  77. Species Melanthera hastifolia S.F.Blake accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  78. Species Melanthera lanceolata Benth. accepted as Melanthera angustifolia A.Rich.
  79. Species Melanthera letestui Philipson accepted as Melanthera pungens var. pungens Oliv. & Hiern
  80. Species Melanthera ligulata Small accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  81. Species Melanthera linearis S.F.Blake accepted as Melanthera angustifolia A.Rich.
  82. Species Melanthera linnaei Kunth accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  83. Species Melanthera lobata Small accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  84. Species Melanthera madagascariensis Baker accepted as Melanthera scandens subsp. madagascariensis (Baker) Wild
  85. Species Melanthera marlothiana O.Hoffm. accepted as Melanthera triternata (Klatt) Wild
  86. Species Melanthera microphylla Steetz accepted as Melanthera angustifolia A.Rich.
  87. Species Melanthera molliuscula O.E.Schulz accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  88. Species Melanthera monochaeta Hiern accepted as Melanthera triternata (Klatt) Wild
  89. Species Melanthera montana O.E.Schulz accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  90. Species Melanthera oxycarpha S.F.Blake accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  91. Species Melanthera oxylepis DC. accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  92. Species Melanthera panduriformis Cass. accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  93. Species Melanthera parviceps S.F.Blake accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  94. Species Melanthera purpurascens S.F.Blake accepted as Melanthera angustifolia A.Rich.
  95. Species Melanthera radiata Small accepted as Melanthera parvifolia Small
  96. Species Melanthera rivicola Muschl. ex Dinter accepted as Melanthera triternata (Klatt) Wild
  97. Species Melanthera schinziana S.Moore accepted as Melanthera triternata (Klatt) Wild
  98. Species Melanthera seineri Muschl. ex Dinter accepted as Melanthera triternata (Klatt) Wild
  99. Species Melanthera sokodensis Muschl. ex Hutch. & Dalziel accepted as Melanthera abyssinica (Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.)
  100. Species Melanthera swynnertonii S.Moore accepted as Melanthera scandens subsp. madagascariensis (Baker) Wild
  101. Species Melanthera tithonioides Aké Assi accepted as Melanthera scandens subsp. dregei (DC.) Wild
  102. Species Melanthera trilobata Cass. accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  103. Species Melanthera ugandensis S.Moore accepted as Melanthera pungens var. pungens Oliv. & Hiern
  104. Species Melanthera urticifolia Cass. accepted as Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
  105. Species Melanthera varians Hiern accepted as Melanthera triternata (Klatt) Wild
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:428D7291-18FB-4E6B-A398-7F03CFA1963B  
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:428D7291-18FB-4E6B-A398-7F03CFA1963B [details]

Taxonomy D. H. Nicolson (Taxon 30: 491-492. 1981) discussed the typification  
Taxonomy D. H. Nicolson (Taxon 30: 491-492. 1981) discussed the typification [details]
Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2025). Global Compositae Database. Melanthera Rohr. Accessed at: https://www.compositae.org/gcd/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1076205 on 2026-02-25
Date
action
by
2006-06-17 06:42:42Z
created
Flann, Christina
2013-09-25 06:42:42Z
changed
Flann, Christina
2019-10-30 08:48:30Z
changed
Schilling, Edward

original description (of Wuerschmittia Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) (1846). Repert. 6:
page(s): 161 [details] 

original description (of Wuerschmittia Sch.Bip. ex Hochst.) (1841). Flora 24(1, Intelligenzbl.)
page(s): 27 [details] 

original description (of Amellus P.Browne) (1756). Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica
page(s): 317 [details] 

original description (of Melananthera Michx.) Michaux, A. (1803). Flora boreali-americana. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/410840#page/3/mode/1up
page(s): 106 [details] 

original description (of Psathurochaeta DC.) Candolle, A.P. (1836). Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive, Enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarium, juxta methodi naturalis, normas digesta (Vol. 5). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/151520
page(s): 609 [details] 

original description (of Wedelia sect. Wollastonia) (1873). Benth. & Hook. f., Gen. Pl. 2 (1873)
page(s): 371 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Contributed data: Authors Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Rohr. [Flora Malesiana] [details]

Contributed data: Full Name Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Melanthera [Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield]
Melanthera [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
Melanthera [New Zealand Plant Name Database]
Melanthera [SANBI]
Melanthera Rohr. [Flora Malesiana] [details]

LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:428D7291-18FB-4E6B-A398-7F03CFA1963B [details]

Taxonomy D. H. Nicolson (Taxon 30: 491-492. 1981) discussed the typification [details]
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amellus) (from synonym Amellus P.Browne)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanthera) 
To Genbank 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acevedo 16208(2)) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acevedo 16208) 
Unreviewed

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