A Monograph of Conostegia (Melastomataceae, Miconieae) Kriebel, Ricardo PhytoKeys 2016 2016-07-20 67 1 326 452FE7BE-07BF-55B5-9E79-E48737C049C7 Magnoliopsida Melastomataceae Conostegia CoL Plantae Conostegia subsp. sect. Myrtales 43 44 Tracheophyta section Conostegia  Diagnosis. A mostly Central American and Caribbean group, section  Conostegiais distinguished by the following combination of characters: calyx calyptrate with the calyptra falling as a unit, lacking calyx teeth altogether, and with conspicuous sclereids internally. Flowers generally pleiostemonous, staminal filaments not evidently geniculate and transitioning smoothly to the anther thecae, style mostly the same length or shorter than the stamens, with a stele within, mucilage inside the ovary, seeds ovoid and smooth.