The Melastomataceae, with some 5858 species, are among the 10 largest families of
flowering plants. Melastomes are subcosmopolitan and mainly distributed in the tropics and …

The internal and external transcribed spacers of nuclear ribosomal DNA were sequenced in
167 samples of Memecylon s. str. and 22 outgroup samples of Lijndenia, Mouriri …

Premise The woody plant group Memecylon (Melastomataceae) is a large clade occupying
diverse forest habitats in the Old World tropics and exhibiting high regional endemism. Its …

Clarifying generic circumscriptions in Oleaceae improves its complicated infrafamilial
classification. Focusing on the small and disjunctly distributed subtribe Schreberinae, we …

The Olisbeoideae are a pantropical group comprising six genera and ca. 557 currently
recognized species. Members of this subfamily are shrubs or small-to medium-sized trees …

A critical aspect of the Sustainable Forest Management scheme is promoting lesser-used
timber species in substituting the over-exploited timber species of similar technical …

Abstract Stone, RD (2023). Twenty-four new species of Memecylon (Melastomataceae) from
Madagascar. Candollea 78: 189–237. In English, English and French abstracts. DOI …

Studies of ecological and phenotypic diversity in adaptive radiations have greatly
contributed to our understanding of the patterns and processes of species diversification …

Abstract Stone, RD (2017). Revised treatment of the genus Lijndenia (Melastomataceae,
Olisbeoideae) in Madagascar. Candollea 72: 67–86. In English, English and French …

Background Memecylon species are commonly used in Indian ethnomedical practices. The
accurate identification is vital to enhance the drug's efficacy and biosafety. In the present …