Meriania longifolia (Naudin) Cogn.

Alvear, Marcela, Ocampo, Gilberto, Parra-O, Carlos & Almeda, Eduino Carbonó And Frank, 2015, Melastomataceae of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Colombia): floristic affinities and annotated catalogue, Phytotaxa 195 (1), pp. 1-30 : 23

Meriania longifolia (Naudin) Cogn.

Bas.: Chastenaea longifolia Naudin

Type: Venezuela, Linden 35 ( HT: P?; IT: K) .

Shrub, Small tree, Tree. Andes, Guayana, SNSM. 600–2700 m.

Dept.: ANT, BOY, CAL, CAQ, CAU, CES, CUN, GUJ, HUI, MAG, MET, NSA, QUI, SAN, TOL, VAL. Distr.: Colombia, Venezuela.

Voucher: Kirkbride 1916 ( COL).