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Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S., Maharaj, Shobha S., Adams, Dennis, Harris, Stephen A., Filer, Denis L. & Hawthorne, William D., 2016, An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’, Phytotaxa 250 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

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Aciotis acuminifolia (DC.) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 51 (1871) Syn: Aciotis dichotoma (Benth.) Cogn. ; Spennera acuminifolia Mart. ex DC. ; Spennera dichotoma Benth. ; Spennera kappleriana Griseb. Habit : Herb. Habitat: Banks and roadsides in forest areas. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Piarco-Arima. RBS Vegetation Classes: Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples; Vegnum 12: 33% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Brasso Road, Adams 13814 (TRIN); Arena Forest Reserve, Adams 14204 (TRIN). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 52 (1871) Syn: Aciotis discolor D.Don ; Aciotis martinicensis (Naudin) Urban ; Aciotis trinitensis Cogn. ; Melastoma purpurascens Aubl. ; Spennera pellucida DC. Habit : Herb. Habitat: Forest margins, palm marsh and moist banks. IUCN: NE. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima Valley; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 6% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 1% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Morne Catherine, Adams 14615 (TRIN); Waller Field, Adams 13966 (TRIN); Valencia, Davidse 2484 (MO). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador. Peru, Bolivia.

Acisanthera bivalvis (Aubl.) Cogn., Fl. Bras. 14: 216 (1885) Syn: Acisanthera brevifolia Griseb. ; Melastoma bivalvis Aubl. Habit : Herb. Habitat: Mud on savannas and palm marsh. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Arima, Crueger s.n. (K); Aripo Savanna, Freeman s.n. (K, TRIN 8029), Richardson 567 (K, NY); Aripo Savanna, Adams 14577 (TRIN). Global range: Central America, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Bolivia.

Acisanthera uniflora (Vahl) Gleason, Phytologia 3: 346 (1950) Syn: Acisanthera recurva (Rich.) Griseb. Habit :

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Phytotaxa 250 (1) © 2016 Magnolia Press • 267 Herb. Habitat: Grassy savannas, disturbed areas. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Arima, Crueger s.n. (K); Piarco Savanna, Alexander s.n. (TRIN 5158), Broadway s.n. (K), Williams s.n. (K, TRIN 12863); Aripo Savanna, edges of wet ditches, Richardson 741 (K), Adams 14706 (TRIN); Erin Savannas, Cowan & Forster 1294 (NY). Global range: Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Bolivia.

Arthrostema ciliatum Pav. ex D.Don, Fl. Peruv. 4: t. 326 (c. 1830) Syn: Arthrostema campanulare Waud. ; Arthrostema macrodesmum Gleason ; Heteronoma diversifolium Griseb. Habit : Herb. Habitat: Thickets and along streams. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 2% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Without locality, Crueger s.n. (K). Global range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Blakea pulverulenta Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 61 (1794) Syn: Blakea laurifolia Naudin Habit : Tree. Star: GD. Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Without locality, Broadway 4697 (BM); Mt. St. George-Castara Road, Swabey s.n. (TRIN 12949). Global range: Lesser Antilles.

Clidemia bullosa (Spreng.) DC., Prodr. 3: 158 (1828) Syn: Clidemia biserrata DC. ; Melastoma bullosa Spreng. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Damp areas in savannas. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Without locality, Lockhart s.n. (K). Global range: Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay.

Clidemia capitellata (Bonpl.) D.Don var. dependens (D.Don) , Field Mus. Bot. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13: 484 (1941) Syn: Clidemia dependens D.Don ; Clidemia spicata (Aubl.) DC. ; Melastoma spicata Aubl. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Thickets and roadside banks in moist districts; forest margins. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Chaguanas-Couva; SW Erin-Guapo; Trinity Hills. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 2% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 3% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 12: 33% RBS samples); Swamp/marsh (Vegnum 11: 8% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: St. Anns, Broadway 5151 (BM); Maracas, Broadway 8939 (BM); Mt. St. Benedict, Broadway 7215 (BM); Guanapo Heights Road, Adams 13364 (TRIN); between Arima-Blanchisseuse Road and Morne Bleu, Smith 10053 (NY); Oropuche Local Road, Broadway s.n. (BM); Aripo Savanna, Adams 13759 (TRIN); Cunupia, Davidse 2603 (MO); Arena Government Forests, Broadway 5856 (BM). Global range: Greater Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia.

Clidemia cruegeriana Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 249 (1860) Syn: Clidemia salicifolia Cogn. ; Ossaea salicifolia Crueg. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: EN. Star: BK. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Brasso Seco. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 25% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum3: 2% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: St. Anns; Broadway s.n. (BM); Tucuche, Alston 5081 (BM); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway 5541 (BM). Global range: Venezuela.

Clidemia debilis Crueg., Linnaea 20: 104 (1847) Syn: Clidemia aphanantha (Naudin) Sagot ; Clidemia bonplandii (Naudin) Cogn. ; Staphodiastrum aphananthum Naudin ; Staphodiastrum bonplandii Naudin Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Wooded hillsides. IUCN: NE. Star: BU. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Longdenville-Talparo; Matura-Salybia; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 2% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 4% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: St. Anns, Broadway 7570 (BM); Maracas, Broadway 8069 (BM); Morne Bleu, Raynal 15609 (K, P). Global range: Venezuela, Brazil.

Clidemia dentata D.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 308 (1823) Syn: Clidemia leptoclades Crueg. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Hillside thickets and forest borders in moist districts. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; TRINIDAD: Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; Rio Claro-Mayaro; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 6% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 3% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: St. Anns, Broadway 8002 (BM); Maracas, Broadway 7240 (BM); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, 9.25 m.p., Broadway 5502 (BM); Valencia to Cumaca Road, Philcox & Kalloo 7187 (NY). Global range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don, Mem. Wern. Soc. 4: 309 (1823) Syn: Clidemia elegans D.Don ; Clidemia hirta D.Don

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var. elegans Griseb. ; Melastoma crenata Vahl ; Melastoma elegans Aubl. ; Melastoma hirtum L. Common Name : Koster’s Curse. Habit: Shrub. Habitat: Banks and hillsides. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: E Coast; NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Central Range; Cumaca; Longdenville-Talparo; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; NW Peninsular Corner; Nariva; North Central Coast; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Princes Town; SW Erin-Guapo; SW Icacos-Cedros; San Fernando; Southern Watershed; Tabaquite-Brickfield; Trinity Hills; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 8% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 16% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 14% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 30% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 29% RBS samples; Vegnum 12: 33% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Bloody Bay, Sandwith 1893 (K); Mt. St. George, Clement & Ryves 179 (BM); between Buccoo Bay and Les Coteaux, Clement & Ryves 539 (BM); Pigeon Hill, Cowan & Forster 1472 (NY). TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway 7667 (BM); Guanapo Heights Road, Adams 13365 (TRIN); Arena Forests, Broadway 6436 (BM). Global range: Widespread in Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Clidemia involucrata DC. , in DC, Prodr. 3: 163 (1828) Habit: Shrub. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Matura-Salybia. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 2: 50% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway 5916 (BM); Morne Bleu; Broadway 7338 (BM); Hollis Reservoir, Adams 13591 (TRIN). Global range: Central America, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil.

Clidemia macropetala R.O.Williams, Fl. Trinidad & Tobago 1: 403 (1934) Habit: Shrub. Habitat: Moist lowland forest. IUCN: NE. Star: BU. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Grande Riviere-Matelot. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 2% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 1% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: St. Anns, Crueger s.n. (K); Maracas Falls, Broadway 6752 (BM). Global range: Brazil.

Clidemia microthyrsa R.O.Williams, Fl. Trinidad & Tobago 1: 398 (1934) Habit: Shrub. Habitat: Moist lowland forest. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Guanapo-Chaguaramal. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 2% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Maracas, Broadway 6573 (BM, K); Caura, sine coll. (TRIN 12887). Global range: Venezuela, Guianas.

Clidemia neglecta D.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 307 (1823) Syn: Clidemia neglecta D.Don var. squarrosa Kuntze ; Comalia lythrarioides (Steud.) Naudin Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Savannas and forest borders, marsh forest and palm marsh. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Matura-Salybia. RBS Vegetation Classes: Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Long Stretch, Broadway 6941 (BM); Aripo Savanna, Broadway 7579 (BM), Cowan & Richardson 1160 (NY). Global range: Greater Antilles, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil.

Clidemia pustulata DC. , in DC, Prodr. 3: 159 (1828) Syn: Clidemia spicata DC. var. pustulata DC. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Savannas and hillsides. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Cumaca; Manzanilla-Fishing Pond; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Sangre Grande-Valencia-Orop. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 8% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Parlatuvier, Sandwith 1917 (K); Roxborough to Main Ridge Road, Clement & Ryves 323 (BM). TRINIDAD: St. Anns, Broadway 6617 (BM); Mt. St. Benedict, Esack s.n. (TRIN); Arima Hill, Broadway 7688 (BM); Aripo Road, Broadway 7314 (BM); Toco, Chenery s.n. (BM). Global range: Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Peru.

Clidemia sericea D.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 309 (1823) Syn: Clidemia attenuatum (Naudin) Cogn. ; Clidemia rubra (Aubl.) Mart. ; Clidemia rubra Mart. var. macrophylla Cogn. ; Melastoma rubra Aubl. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Savannas and roadsides. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; NW Peninsular Corner; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Piarco-Arima; SW Erin-Guapo; SW Icacos-Cedros; Tabaquite-Brickfield. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 2% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 3% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 3% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 12: 67% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: St. Anns, Broadway s.n. (BM); St. Joseph Savanna, Adams 13473 (TRIN); Oropuche Local Road, Broadway 8966 (BM). Global range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Clidemia trinitensis (Crueg.) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 249 (1860) Syn: Ossaea trinitensis Crueg. Habit : Shrub.

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Habitat: Forests. IUCN: NE. Star: BK. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: E Coast; NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; TRINIDAD: Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Matura-Salybia. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 2: 13% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 13% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Forest Reserve, Broadway 4000 (BM); Roxborough-Parlatuvier Road, Sandwith 1774 (K); Roxborough to Main Ridge Road, Clement & Ryves 324 (BM). TRINIDAD: St. Anns, Crueger s.n. (K); Saut D’eau, Crueger s.n. (K); Maraval, Baptiste s.n. (TRIN); Maracas, Broadway 7244 (BM). Global range: Venezuela.

Clidemia urceolata DC., Prodr. 3: 158 (1828) Habit: Shrub. Habitat: Palm marsh and forests. IUCN: NE. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R. TRINIDAD: Chaguaramas, Blade s.n. (TRIN 28529), Valencia to Cumaca Rd. Philcox & Kalloo 7195 (TRIN 21126), Aripo, Wallerfield, Everard 3 (TRIN 23591), Aripo Savanna, Baksh 576 (TRIN 29493), Cumuto Rd., Williams et al. s.n. (TRIN 12857). RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 2% RBS samples). Global range: Central America, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil.

Comolia villosa (Aubl.) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 37 (1871) Syn: Comolia veronicaefolia Benth. ; Tibouchina trinitensis Cogn. Habit : Herb. Habitat: Savannas and palm marsh. IUCN: NE. Star: BU. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Aripo Savanna, Adams 11312 (TRIN), Davidse 2560a (MO, NY), Schwab 306 (TRIN 32098), Blade & Burkhart, s.n. (TRIN 28514), Broadway s.n., (TRIN 10338); Cumuto, Webster 9648 (TRIN 19167); Wallerfield,. Everard s.n. (TRIN 23596). Global range: Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil.

Conostegia icosandra (Sw.) Urban, Fedde, Repert. 17: 404 (1921) Syn: Conostegia subhirsuta DC. ; Melastoma icosandrum Sw. Common Name : Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; TRINIDAD: Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Matura-Salybia. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 6% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Main Ridge Forest Reserve, Sandwith 1924 (K); Parlatuvier Road, Clement & Ryves 430 (BM). TRINIDAD: Tucuche, Alston 5108 (BM); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Riley 73 (BM), Broadway 6108 (BM); Cumaca Road, Adams 14331 (NY, TRIN); Global range: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil.

Dissotis rotundifolia (Sm.) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 58 (1871) Exotic.

Graffenrieda latifolia (Naudin) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 71, t. 5, f. 58b. (1871) Syn: Cycnopodium latifolium Naudin Habit : Tree. Habitat: Lowland forest. IUCN: NE. Star: BU. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Rampanalgas-Toco. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 4: 3% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Main Ridge, Nelson s.n. (TRIN 34626). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Venezuela.

Henriettea multiflora Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 18: 105 (1852) Common Name: Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Forests in wet or moist districts; marsh forest. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Brasso Seco; Sangre Grande-Valencia-Orop.; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. NEL Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Aripo Heights. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 5% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Main Ridge Forest Reserve, Sandwith 1775 (K). TRINIDAD: Long Stretch, Broadway 5483 (BM); Valencia Road, Broadway s.n. (BM). Global range: Venezuela, Guianas.

Henriettea patrisiana DC. , in DC, Prodr. 3: 178 (1828) Habit: Tree. Habitat: Forest margins and disturbed forest. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Cumaca; Matura-Salybia; Sangre Grande-Valencia-Orop.; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 6% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 1% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples); Swamp/marsh (Vegnum 11: 8% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Dabadie, Broadway s.n. (K); Chaguanas, Broadway s.n. (TRIN 3716); Arena forests, Broadway 6437 (BM); Long Stretch Road, Philcox & Phillips 8308 (K); Melajo F.R., Johnson 920 (BM). Global range: Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil.

Henriettea ramiflora (Sw.) DC. , in DC, Prodr. 3: 178 (1828) Syn: Melastoma ramiflora Sw. Common Name : Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Roadsides and banks in forest areas. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Caura, Crueger s.n. (K); Guanapo Heights Road, Adams 13366 (TRIN). Global range: Greater Antilles, Central America, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil.

Henriettea succosa (Aubl.) DC. , in DC, Prodr. 3: 178 (1828) Syn: Melastoma succosa Aubl. Common Name :

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Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Aripo Heights; Matura-Salybia; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz. NEL Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Cumaca. MAT Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Grande Riviere-Matelot. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 8% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Guanapo Heights Road, Davidse 2462 (MO); Tucuche, Kalloo B950b (NY); Aripo Road, Broadway 5840 (BM); Hollis Reservoir, Adams 13581 (TRIN). Global range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil.

Henriettella sessilifolia (L.) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 143 (1871) Syn: Loreya trinitensis Crueg. ; Melastoma sessilifolia L. Habit : Tree. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Guanapo-Chaguaramal; Matura-Salybia; Trinity Hills. MAT Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Grande Riviere-Matelot. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 6% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Blue Basin, McLean s.n. (TRIN 5839); St. Anns, Crueger s.n. (K). Global range: Greater Antilles, Venezuela.

Henriettella tobagensis Wurdack, Phytologia 7: 243 (1960) Habit: Tree Habitat: Submontane forest. IUCN: NE. Star: BK. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-) Montane forest (Vegnum 2: 13% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Roxborough-Parlatuvier Road, Cowan 1475 (GH, NY, US), Baksh & Burkhart 770 (TRIN). Global range: Endemic to Tobago.

Leandra clidemioides (Naudin) Wurdack, Phytologia 55: 145 (1984) Syn: Miconia stenopetala Griseb. ; Platycentrum clidemioides Naudin ; Tschudya strigillosa Griseb. Habit : Tree. Habitat: Submontane forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Brasso Seco. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 50% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 3% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 1% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Main Ridge Forest Reserve, Sandwith 1930 (K). TRINIDAD: Tucuche, Broadway 7340 (BM); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway 6449 (BM. Las Lapas Trace, Adams 14804 (NY, TRIN). Global range: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Leandra rufescens (DC.) Cogn., Fl. Bras. 14: 204 (1886) Syn: Oxymeris rufescens Triana ; Tschudya rufescens DC. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Forests in wet districts. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Brasso Seco; Central Range; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Matura-Salybia; Trinity Hills; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 2: 13% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 19% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Aripo Heights, Britton & Freeman 2363 (NY); Sangre Grande , Broadway 5772 (BM); Quare River forests, Broadway 6923 (BM). Global range: Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Peru.

Medinilla magnifica Lindl. , Paxton’s Fl. Gard. 1: 55 (1850) Exotic.

Melastoma malabathricum L., Sp. Pl. 390 (1753) Exotic.

Miconia acinodendron (L.) [D.Don in] Sweet, Hort. Brit. 1: 159 (1826) Syn: Melastoma acinodendrum L.; Tschudya berbiceana Griseb. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Roadsides, thickets and forests in moist districts, disturbed areas. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima Valley; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Aripo Heights; Biche-Poole; Brasso Seco; Catshill-Basse Terre; Central Range; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Guanapo-Chaguaramal; Longdenville-Talparo; Manzanilla-Fishing Pond; Maracas-Tucuche; Matura-Salybia; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; NW Peninsular Corner; Nariva; North Central Coast; P.O.S.- Santa Cruz; Princes Town; Rampanalgas-Toco; Rio Claro-Mayaro; SW Erin-Guapo; SW Icacos-Cedros; Southern Watershed; Tabaquite-Brickfield; Trinity Hills; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 51% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 59% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 3% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 20% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 71% RBS samples; Vegnum 12: 33% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: St. Anns, Broadway 5101 (BM); Maracas, Broadway 7235 (BM); Guanapo Heights Road, Adams 13525 (TRIN); Blanchisseuse, Davidse 2473 (MO); Old Railway Line, Adams 13761 (TRIN); Navet, Broadway 9133 (BM). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil.

Miconia affinis DC., Prodr. 3: 187 (1828) Syn: Miconia beurlingii Triana ; Miconia laevigata Griseb. f. grandifolia

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Phytotaxa 250 (1) © 2016 Magnolia Press • 271 Griseb. Common Name: Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima Valley; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Aripo Heights; Brasso Seco; Catshill-Basse Terre; Central Range; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Longdenville-Talparo; Matura-Salybia; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; Nariva; North Central Coast; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Princes Town; SW Erin-Guapo; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 13% RBS samples; Vegnum 2: 25% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 33% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 11% RBS samples); Savanna/ plantation (Vegnum 9: 43% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: St. Anns, Broadway 6321 (BM); Caura Road, Broadway 6955 (BM); Maracas, Broadway 6968 (BM); Southern Guanapo Road, Broadway 5684 (BM); Aripo Road, Broadway 7595 (BM); Oropuche Local Road, Broadway 6158 (BM); Tamana, Williams s.n. (NY, TRIN 12901); San Fernando Hill, Broadway 6372 (BM). Global range: Greater Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia albicans (Sw.) Triana, Nomencl. Bot. (ed. 2) 2: 139 (1841) Syn: Melastoma albicans Sw. ; Melastoma holosericea Vahl Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Thickets in savanna. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: San Fernando. RBS Vegetation Classes: Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Port of Spain, Riley 63 (BM); Mt. St. Benedict, Broadway 9192 (BM), Raynal 15679 (K, P); Piarco Savanna, Williams s.n. (NY, TRIN 12873); Erin, Broadway 7724 (BM). Global range: Greater Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay.

Miconia ampla Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 101 (1871) Syn: Diplochita sessilifolia Griseb. Common Name : Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Arima, Broadway 5855 (BM); Plum Mitan Road, Blade & Burkhart s.n. (BM). Global range: Greater Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru.

Miconia argyrophylla DC., Prodr. 3: 181 (1828) Syn: Miconia longistyla Steud. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Disturbed areas. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: St. Anns, Crueger s.n. (K); Spring Hill Estate, Chenery s.n. (BM); Aripo Road, Broadway 6565 (BM); Quare Road, Broadway 6055 (BM). Global range: Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia bracteata (DC.) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 111 (1871) Syn: Clidemia bracteata DC. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Forest. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Brasso Seco; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Matura-Salybia. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 13% RBS samples; Vegnum 2: 25% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 2% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Aripo Road, Broadway 5821 (BM), Broadway 6034 (BM). Global range: Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Peru.

Miconia centrodesma Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. sér. 3, 16: 164 (1850) Habit: Shrub. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Parlatuvier-Roxborough Trace, Cowan 1480 (NY). Global range: Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia chrysophylla (Rich.) Urban, Symb. Antill. 4: 459 (1910) Syn: Eurychaenia punctata Griseb. ; Melastoma chrysophylla Rich. ; Melastoma fulva Rich. ; Miconia fulva DC. Common Name : Sardine. Habit: Shrub. Habitat: Forests in wet districts. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima Valley; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Biche-Poole; Brasso Seco; Catshill-Basse Terre; Central Range; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Guanapo-Chaguaramal; Longdenville-Talparo; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Princes Town; Rio Claro-Mayaro; SW Erin-Guapo; SW Icacos-Cedros; Tabaquite-Brickfield; Trinity Hills; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 63% RBS samples; Vegnum 2: 13% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 33% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 18% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 43% RBS samples); Swamp/marsh (Vegnum 11: 8% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway s.n. (BM). Global range: Greater Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia ciliata (Rich.) DC., Prodr. 3: 179 (1828) Syn: Melastoma ciliata Rich. ; Miconia calophylla Crueg. ; Miconia cruegeri Triana ; Miconia racemosa (Aubl.) DC. var. ciliata Griseb. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Forests and thicket margins in wet districts, open savanna, palm islands and palm marsh. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS

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Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Aripo Heights; Brasso Seco; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Matura-Salybia; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Rampanalgas-Toco; SW Erin-Guapo; Sangre Grande-Valencia-Orop.; Trinity Hills; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 2: 63% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 25% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 29% RBS samples; Vegnum 12: 33% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Tucuche, Alston 5093 (BM); Piarco Savanna, Broadway s.n. (TRIN 5274); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway 5593 (BM); Long Stretch, Broadway s.n. (BM); Aripo Savanna, Broadway 6613 (BM), Cowan & Richardson 1158 (NY), Adams 13494 (TRIN). Global range: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia desmantha Benth., Pl. Hartw. 181 (1846) Habit: Shrub. Habitat: Montane forest. IUCN: NE. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Aripo, Bruins-Lich s.n. (TRIN 12982). Global range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela.

Miconia dodecandra (Desr.) Cogn., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 8: 21 (1886) Syn: Melastoma dodecandra Desr. Common Name : Sardine. Habit: Shrub. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. MAT Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Matura-Salybia. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway 6151 (BM, K); Tucuche, Alston 5107 (BM). Global range: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia fragrans Cogn., Symb. Antill. 7: 526 (1913) Habit: Shrub. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Brasso Seco; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Maracas-Tucuche; Matura-Salybia. NEL Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Guanapo-Chaguaramal. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 38% RBS samples; Vegnum 2: 63% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 2% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Forest Reserve, Broadway 4045 (BM, GH, NY). TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway 5596 (BM); Aripo Road, Broadway 6560 (BM); Global range: Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil.

Miconia holosericea (L.) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 101 (1871) Syn: Acinodendron holosericeum Kuntze ; Diplochita mucronata DC. ; Miconia mucronata (Desr.) Naudin Common Name : Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Forests in wet districts. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Brasso Seco; Nariva; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 5% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 12: 33% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Fort George, sine coll. (NY); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway 5543 (BM). Global range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia hypoleuca (Benth.) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 119 (1871) Syn: Chaenopleura ferruginea Crueg. ; Chaenopleura hypoleuca Benth. Habit : Tree. Habitat: Forests in wet districts. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Piarco-Arima. RBS Vegetation Classes: Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 12: 33% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Mt. St. George-Castara Road, Williams s.n. (NY, TRIN 11808); Main Ridge Forest Reserve, Sandwith 1771 (K). Global range: Central America, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil.

Miconia ibaguensis (Bonpl.) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 110 (1871) Syn: Melastoma ibaguensis Bonpl. ; Tschudya ibaguensis Griseb. Habit : Tree. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): Tamana to San Rafael, Williams s.n. (NY, TRIN 12876). Global range: Greater Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Guyana, Surinam, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia kappleri Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat, Bot. , sér. 3, 16: 162 (1851) Syn: Miconia lepidota Steud. Common Name : Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Riverbanks. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. NEL Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: North central coast. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: St. Anns, sine coll. (TRIN 1705); Santa Cruz, Dannouse s.n. (TRIN); Oropuche Road, Broadway 6475 (BM). Global range: Surinam, French Guiana, Peru.

Miconia lacera (Bonpl.) Naudin, Ann. Sc. Nat. (Ser. III) 16: 152 (1851) Syn: Melastoma lacerum Bonpl. ; Miconia villosissima Crueg. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Shaded undergrowth on hillsides in moist districts. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Princes Town; Rio Claro-Mayaro; SW Erin-Guapo; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 3%

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Miconia lanata (DC.) Triana, Trans Linn. Soc. 28: 113 (1871) Syn: Clidemia lanata DC. ; Tschudya lanata Griseb. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Forests in wet districts. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima Valley; Biche-Poole; Catshill-Basse Terre; Central Range; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Longdenville-Talparo; Maracas-Tucuche; North Central Coast; Rio Claro-Mayaro. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 5% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 15% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Maracas, Broadway s.n. (BM), Broadway 7234 (BM); Saddle to Piedra Blanca, Adams 13691 (TRIN); Five Rivers, Broadway 6812 (BM); Grand Riviere, Broadway 9092 (BM). Global range: Antilles, Guiana, Brazil, Peru.

Miconia lateriflora Cogn., Bol. Mus. Goeldi Paraense Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 5: 255 (1907) Syn: Davya ciliata Griseb. ; Miconia disparilis (Standl.) R.O.Williams ; Ossaea ciliata Cogn. ; Ossaea disparilis Standl. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Brasso Seco; North Central Coast; Rampanalgas-Toco. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 5% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 1% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Moruga, Crueger s.n. (K); Aripo Road, Broadway 5751 (BM). Global range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia longifolia (Aubl.) DC., Prodr. 3: 184 (1828) Syn: Chaenopleura longifolia Griseb. ; Melastoma longifolia Aubl. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Streambanks in low-lying areas. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Carapo, Adams 14376 (TRIN); Arima, sine coll. (TRIN 1742). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia macrophylla Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 103 (1871) Habit: Shrub. Star: GD. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Cumuto, Broadway 7348 (BM). Global range: Greater Antilles.

Miconia macrothyrsa Benth. , in Hook. Journ. Bot. 2: 312 (1840) Syn: Miconia pseudorubiginosa Cogn. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Forest borders; flat and stony savannas. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: SW Erin-Guapo. RBS Vegetation Classes: Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 12: 33% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Caroni Woods, Eggers 1105 (B); Pitch Lake, Corstorphine & Corstorphine s.n (BM). Global range: Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia macrotis Cogn., Monogr. Phan. 7: 749 (1891) Syn: Diplochita macrotis Griseb. Habit : Tree. Habitat: Forests in wet districts. IUCN: NE. Star: BU. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Cumaca. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 3% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Cumuto, Broadway 6625 (BM); Guanapo Heights Road, Adams 13348 (TRIN). Global range: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador.

Miconia matthaei Naudin, Ann. Sc. Nat. (Ser. III) 16: 176 (1851) Syn: Miconia matthaei Naudin var. undulata Cogn. Habit : Tree. Habitat: Moist lowland forest. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 2% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Valencia, Broadway 7153 (BM). Global range: Greater Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia minutiflora (Bonpl.) DC. , in DC, Prodr. 3: 189 (1828) Syn: Cremanium trinatatis Crueg. ; Glossocentrum collinum Crueg. ; Melastoma minutiflora Bonpl. ; Miconia myriantha Griseb. Habit : Tree. Habitat: Open woodland on well drained land, palm marsh. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Aripo Heights; Brasso Seco; Cumaca; Matura-Salybia; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura. MAT Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Grande Riviere-Matelot. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 5% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Port of Spain, Wood 17313 (K); Caura River Valley, Britton 1551 (NY); Aripo Road to Aripo Heights, Broadway 5404 (BM); Long Stretch, Broadway 5486 (BM). Global range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Surinam, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia mirabilis (Aubl.) L.O.Williams, Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 574 (1963) Syn: Diplochita fothergilla (Desr.) DC. ;

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Miconia guianensis (Aubl.) Cogn. ; Tamonea guianensis Aubl. Common Name : Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Forests in wet districts. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima Valley; Brasso Seco; Cumaca; Matura-Salybia; North central coast. MAT Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Grande Riviere-Matelot. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 25% RBS samples; Vegnum 2: 13% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 3% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 1% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: The Widow, Broadway 3523 (BM); Easterfield, Broadway 4868 (BM); Roxborough to Main Ridge Road, Clement & Ryves 325 (BM); above Speyside, Clement & Ryves 586 (BM). TRINIDAD: Tucuche, Alston 5109 (BM); Arima Valley, Cowan & Simmonds 1193 (NY); Aripo Road, Broadway 6446 (BM); Arena Government Forests, Broadway 5089 (BM); Global range: Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Peru.

Miconia multispicata Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. ser. 3, 16: 131 (1851) Syn: Miconia valenciana Kraenzl. Common Name : Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Central Range; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Longdenville-Talparo; Maracas-Tucuche; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura. MAT Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Matura-Salybia. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 25% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 8% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 1% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Valencia Woods, Eggers 1405 (B); Siparia, Williams s.n. (TRIN 12836). Global range: Greater Antilles, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia nervosa (Sm.) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 111 (1871) Syn: Acinodendron nervosum Kuntze ; Melastoma nervosum Sm. ; Tschudya spondylantha Griseb. Habit : Tree. Habitat: Forests or thickets in wet districts. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima Valley; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Aripo Heights; Biche-Poole; Brasso Seco; Catshill-Basse Terre; Central Range; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Guanapo-Chaguaramal; Longdenville-Talparo; Maracas-Tucuche; Matura-Salybia; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; North Central Coast; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Princes Town; Rampanalgas-Toco; Rio Claro-Mayaro; SW Erin-Guapo; SW Icacos-Cedros; Trinity Hills; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 50% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 51% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 38% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Morne Catherine, Adams 14619 (TRIN); Maracas, Broadway 7333 (BM); Tucuche, Raynal 15722 (K, P); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Riley 74 (BM); Mt. Aripo, Cowan 1354 (NY); Cumaca Road, Adams 14329 (TRIN); Cumuto Road, Riley 98 (BM); St. Andrew, Riley 209 (BM); Arena Forest Reserve, Alston 5148 (BM). Global range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, G uianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia plukenetii Naudin, Ann. Sc. Nat. (Ser. III) 16: 116 (1851) Common Name: Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Brasso Seco; Maracas-Tucuche; Matura-Salybia. NEL Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Sangre Grande-Valencia-Orop. MAT Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Grande Riviere-Matelot. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 63% RBS samples; Vegnum 2: 25% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 2% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway 5641 (BM); Springhill Estate, Chenery s.n. (BM); Aripo Road, Broadway 7336 (BM). Global range: Venezuela, Guianas.

Miconia prasina (Sw.) DC., Prodr. 3: 188 (1828) Syn: Melastoma prasina Sw. ; Miconia collina DC. ; Miconia prasina (Sw.) DC. var. collina Triana ; Miconia savannarum R.O.Williams Common Name : Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Hillsides and forests in moist districts. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima Valley; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Aripo Heights; Biche-Poole; Brasso Seco; Catshill-Basse Terre; Central Range; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Longdenville-Talparo; Maracas-Tucuche; Matura-Salybia; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; North Central Coast; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Rio Claro-Mayaro; SW Erin-Guapo; SW Icacos-Cedros; Sangre Grande-Valencia-Orop.; Southern Watershed; Trinity Hills; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 13% RBS samples; Vegnum 2: 13% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 22% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 24% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 3% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples); Swamp/marsh (Vegnum 11: 8% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Mt. St. George Trace, Forest Cowan 1511 (NY). TRINIDAD: St. Anns, Broadway 6322 (BM); Maracas, Broadway 6575 (BM); Arima Reserve, Riley 202 (BM); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Riley 67 (BM); Aripo Road, Broadway 6559 (BM); Cumuto Road, Riley 93 (BM); Cumuto, Broadway 7625 (BM); Sangre Grande , Broadway 5695 (BM); Long

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Miconia pubipetala Miq., Stirp. Surin. Sel. 50 (1851) Habit: Tree. Habitat: Lowland forests in wet areas. IUCN: NE. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Rio Claro-Mayaro. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 4: 8% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): Beard Road. Plum Road, Blade & Burkhart s.n. (TRIN 28225);Cedros, Bruins-Lich s.n (TRIN 12790); Arima Forest, Britton & Britton 2086 (TRIN 10358); Piarco Savannah, Williams (TRIN 12851); Forest Brazil, Britton 1237 (TRIN 10359); Aripo Savanna, Kalloo 1752 (TRIN 31829). Global range: Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.

Miconia punctata (Desr.) D.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 316 (1823) Syn: Melastoma punctata Desr. Common Name : Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima Valley; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Aripo Heights; Biche-Poole; Brasso Seco; Central Range; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Guanapo-Chaguaramal; Longdenville-Talparo; Maracas-Tucuche; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; SW Erin-Guapo; SW Icacos-Cedros. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 25% RBS samples; Vegnum 2: 13% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 29% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 8% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Sangre Grande , Broadway s.n. (BM). Global range: Greater Antilles, Central Ameria, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia racemosa (Aubl.) DC., Prodr. 3: 179 (1828) Syn: Acinodendron racemosum Kuntze ; Melastoma racemosa Aubl. Habit : Tree. Habitat: Forests in wet districts. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Aripo Heights. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 2% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Cocoawattee, Broadway 3974 (BM); Roxborough to Main Ridge Road, Clement & Ryves 322 (BM). TRINIDAD: Maracas Bay, Broadway 6074 (BM); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Riley 81 (BM); Guanapo, Broadway 5763 (B); Quare Road, Broadway 6079 (BM); Balandra Bay, Broadway 7465 (BM); Global range: Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Central America, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil.

Miconia rubiginosa (Bonpl.) DC. , in DC, Prodr. 3: 183 (1828) Syn: Melastoma rubiginosa Bonpl. Common Name : Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Open stony savanna. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Erin, Broadway 893 (BM, TRIN 8494), Chenery s.n. (BM), Johnson 1087 (BM, TRIN). Global range: Greater Antilles, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia serrulata Naudin, Ann. Sc. Nat. (Ser. III) 16: 118 (1851) Syn: Acinodendron macrophyllum Kuntze ; Chitonia macrophylla D.Don ; Diplochita serrulata Griseb. Common Name : Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Forest. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Biche-Poole; Longdenville-Talparo; Maracas-Tucuche; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; Nariva; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 5% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 5% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 43% RBS samples). Global range: Greater Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia solmsii Cogn., Fl. Bras. 14: 393 (1887) Syn: Eurychaenia fulva Griseb. ; Miconia dolichorrhyncha Triana Common Name : Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Disturbed lower montane forest. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Johnson 1258 (BM). Global range: Venezuela.

Miconia splendens (Sw.) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 256 (1860) Syn: Melastoma splendens Sw. ; Miconia obovalis Naudin Common Name : Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima Valley; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Brasso Seco; Catshill-Basse Terre; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Guanapo-Chaguaramal; Longdenville-Talparo; Rio Claro-Mayaro; Trinity Hills. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 2: 13% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 17% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 3% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Valencia, Broadway 7170 (BM); Valencia, Broadway 7732 (BM); Mt. Harris, Broadway 7565 (BM, NY). Global range: Greater Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia stenostachya (Schrank & Mart.) DC., Prodr. 3: 181 (1828) Syn: Melastoma argyrophylla Benth. ;

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Melastoma elata Hart ; Melastoma stenostachyum Schrank & Mart. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Savannas and hillsides. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Piarco-Arima; SW Erin-Guapo; San Fernando. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 4: 3% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 12: 67% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: St. Anns, Broadway 5566 (BM); Piarco Savanna, Britton & Hazen 696 (NY). Global range: Virgin Islands, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay.

Miconia striata (Vahl) Cogn. , in DC. Monog. Phan. 7: 765 (1891) Syn: Melastoma striata Vahl Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Submontane forests. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Brasso Seco. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 2: 13% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Guapo, Dannouse s.n. (TRIN). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Central America.

Miconia tomentosa (Rich.) D.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 316 (1823) Syn: Acinodendron tomentosum Kuntze ; Diplochita tomentosa Griseb. ; Miconia amplexans (Crueg.) Cogn. ; Miconia umbrifera Naudin ; Pogonorhynchus amplexans Crueg. ; Pogonorhynchus sessilifolius Crueg. Common Name : Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Forests and savanna margins in wet districts. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Aripo Heights; Brasso Seco; Central Range; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Longdenville-Talparo; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Tabaquite-Brickfield; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. NEL Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Cumaca. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 13% RBS samples; Vegnum 2: 25% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 10% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 4% RBS samples); Savanna/ plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Waller Field, Adams 13628 (TRIN); Eastern Main Road, Broadway 5574 (BM), Purseglove P6447 (NY); Cumuto Forest, Broadway 6929 (BM). Global range: Greater Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Miconia virescens (Vahl) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 107 (1871) Syn: Melastoma ambigua Bonpl. ; Melastoma laevigata L.; Melastoma virescens Vahl ; Miconia ambigua DC. ; Miconia laevigata Griseb. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Dry slopes and palm marsh. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; Scarborough-Plymouth; TRINIDAD: Arima Valley; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Maracas-Tucuche; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Point Radix; Rampanalgas-Toco; Sangre Grande-Valencia-Orop.; Southern Watershed; Tabaquite-Brickfield; Trinity Hills; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 5% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 11% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 31% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Near Easterfield, Clement & Ryves 674 (BM); Rockley Vale, Broadway 3504 (BM); French Hill, Sandwith 1693 (K). TRINIDAD: Caura Valley, Adams 14683 (TRIN); St. Anns, Broadway 5169 (BM); Port of Spain, Broadway 7606 (BM); San Juan, Broadway 6377 (BM). Global range: Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.

Mouriri guianensis Aubl., Pl. Gui. 1: 583 (1775) Common Name: Sardine. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Roadsides. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: SW Icacos-Cedros; Tabaquite-Brickfield. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 4: 1% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 3% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Cedros, Johnson & Bowen-O’Connor (BM, TRIN). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia.

Mouriri pseudogeminata Pittier, Arb. Arbust. Venez. 1: 10 (1921) Syn: Mouriri marshallii Burtt Davy & Sandwith Common name: Bois Lisette. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Evergreen and semi-evergreen seasonal forests. IUCN: NE. Star: BK. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; TRINIDAD: P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Princes Town; Southern Watershed; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. PSP Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Catshill-Basse Terre; Manzanilla-Fishing Pond; Matura-Salybia; Rampanalgas-Toco; Sangre Grande-Valencia-Orop. NEL Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Rio Claro-Mayaro. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 2: 13% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 4: 4% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 6% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Caparo, Carr s.n. (TRIN 11313). Global range: Venezuela.

Mouriri rhizophorifolia (DC.) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 153 (1843) Syn: Olisbea rhizophorifolia DC. Common name: Monkey Bone, White Monkey Bone. Habit : Tree. Habitat: Seasonal, marsh and lower montane

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forests, xerophytic forest. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Catshill-Basse Terre; Central Range; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Longdenville-Talparo; Manzanilla-Fishing Pond; Princes Town; Rampanalgas-Toco; Rio Claro-Mayaro; SW Erin-Guapo; Southern Watershed; Trinity Hills; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. PSP Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; Sangre Grande-Valencia-Orop. NEL Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: North central coast. MAT Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Matura-Salybia. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 11% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 35% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 3% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: The Widow, Broadway 4366 (BM), Broadway 4622 (BM). TRINIDAD: Mt. Harris, sine coll. (TRIN 12440); Cat’s Hill Reserve, Swabey s.n. (TRIN 12540). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Venezuela.

Necramium gigantophyllum Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 51: 7 (1924) Habit: Shrub. Habitat: Montane forest. IUCN: NE. Star: BK. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Brasso Seco. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 13% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Tucuche, Britton et al. 1334 (NY); Aripo Heights, Broadway s.n. (NY, TRIN 9798). Global range: Venzuela.

Nepsera aquatica (Aubl.) Naudin, Ann. Sc. Nat. (Ser. III) 8: 28 (1850) Syn: Melastoma aquatica Aubl. Habit : Herb. Habitat: Moist ground, banks and forest borders, open wet grassy vegetation; palm marsh and palm islands. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima Valley; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Longdenville-Talparo; Matura-Salybia; SW Erin-Guapo; Sangre Grande-Valencia-Orop. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 5% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 3% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 43% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Roxborough to Main Ridge Road, Clement & Ryves 321 (BM). TRINIDAD: Saddle to Piedra Blanca, Adams 13701 (TRIN); Arima Valley, Smith 10057 (NY); Aripo Road, Broadway 8029 (BM); Aripo Savanna, Howard 10303 (BM); Pitch Lake, Howard 10397 (BM), Philcox et al. 8235 (BM, K). Global range: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador.

Pterolepis glomerata (Rottb.) Miq., Comm. Phyt. 78 (1840) Syn: Arthrostema glomeratum Cham. Habit : Herb. Habitat: Grassy banks, savannas and hillsides in moist districts; palm marsh and disturbed areas. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Manzanilla-Fishing Pond; SW Erin-Guapo; SW Icacos-Cedros; Sangre Grande-Valencia-Orop. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 5% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 20% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Roxborough to Main Ridge Road, Clement & Ryves 320 (BM). TRINIDAD: Hollis Reservoir, Adams 13579 (TRIN); Valencia, Davidse 2494 (MO, NY). Global range: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay.

Pterolepis trichotoma (Rottb.) Cogn., Fl. Bras. 14: 261 (1885) Syn: Arthrostema ladanoides Griseb. ; Pterolepis ladanoides (Rich.) Triana ; Pterolepis pumila (Bonpl.) DC. ex Crueg. ; Rhexia pumila Bonpl. Habit : Herb. Habitat: Grassy savannas. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Without locality, Fendler 997 (OXF). Global range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Tibouchina bipenicillata (Naudin) Cogn., Fl. Bras. 14: 385 (1885) Exotic.

Tibouchina longifolia (Vahl) Baill. , Adansonia 12: 74 (1877) Syn: Arthrostema lanceolatum Griseb. ; Rhexia lanceolata Humb. & Bonpl. ; Rhexia longifolia Vahl Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Shaded banks and hillsides in moist districts. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Morne Catherine, Adams 14611 (TRIN); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Adams 14173 (TRIN). Global range: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Central America, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina.

Tococa broadwayi Urban, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 163 (1921) Habit: Herb. Habitat: Shady, damp woods. IUCN: NE. Star: BK. Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Charlotteville to Parlatuvier, Broadway 4281 (BM); North Coast Road, Baker & Dennis s.n. (TRIN 14528, K); Roxborough-Bloody Bay Road, Baksh 771 (TRIN). Global range: Venezuela.