Arborescent ferns, Melastomataceae, Mirtaceae, and Rubiaceae flourish in the brush story.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cuban moist forests] Reference

The family Melastomataceae represents the group with the largest number of endemic species (13).    From Wordnik.com.  [Santa Marta montane forests] Reference

The most common vascular plant families are Rubiaceae, Melastomataceae, Orchidaceae, Bromeliaceae, and Cyperaceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Caqueta moist forests] Reference

Status of Miconia calvescens (Melastomataceae), a dominant invasive tree in the Society Islands (French Polynesia).    From Wordnik.com.  [Society Islands tropical moist forests] Reference

Two endemic genera of the mountain forests of this ecoregion are reported as Kirkbridea (Melastomataceae) and Castenedia (Asteraceae).    From Wordnik.com.  [Santa Marta montane forests] Reference

The Serra do Mar mountain range defines this ecoregion with montane forests of Bromeliaceae, Myrtaceae, Melastomataceae, and Lauraceae species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Serra do Mar coastal forests] Reference

Serra do Mar also constitutes a diversity center for several families of plants, including Myrtaceae, Lauraceae, Melastomataceae, and Orchidaceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Serra do Mar coastal forests] Reference

For instance, the Ecological Reserve of Macaé de Cima (72 kilometers (km) 2) contains 229 species of Bromeliaceae, 73 of Melastomataceae, 51 of Rubiaceae, 47 of Myrtaceae, and 44 of Lauraceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Serra do Mar coastal forests] Reference

What sets this ecoregion apart from other portions of the Brazilian Atlantic forests are large portions of montane forests with their richness of Bromeliaceae, Myrtaceae, Melastomataceae, and Lauraceae species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Serra do Mar coastal forests] Reference

Some of the relict plant species found in Catatumbo and in eastern Colombia are Ochoterineae colombiana (Anacardiaceae); Miconia mocquerysii (Melastomataceae); Palicourea buntingii (Rubiaceae); and Vochysia lehmannii (Vochysiaceae).    From Wordnik.com.  [Catatumbo moist forests] Reference

Among the vascular flora, families of particular interest are Melastomataceae, Bromeliaceae, Asteraceae and Lamiaceae and, among them, the genus Monochaetum (Melastomataceae) has five endemic species, as does Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae).    From Wordnik.com.  [Santa Marta montane forests] Reference

A prominent area of Pinus merkusii occurs on the Kirirom Plateau in the Elephant Range, where P. merkusii grows with Dipterocarpus obtusifolius, Rhodomyrtus tomentosa, Phyllanthus officinalis, and a variety of Melastomataceae and Rubiaceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cardamom Mountains rain forests] Reference

Other plant species known only to be found in this refuge are Inga thibaudiana, Machaerium paraense, Ormosia nobilis, and Pterocarpus santalinoides (Leguminosae); Miconia matthaei (Melastomataceae); Simaba paraensis (Simarubaceae); and Aegiphila scandens (Verbenaceae).    From Wordnik.com.  [Apure-Villavicencio dry forests] Reference

It includes characteristics such as thick moss cover and other non-vascular epiphytes on trunks and branches and the prevalence of woody hemiepiphytic lianas belonging to the families Ericaceae, Marcgraviaceae, and Melastomataceae, all of which have centers of diversity in the region.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chocó-Darién moist forests] Reference

The first story includes the plants "aguacatillo" (Alchornea latifolia), crabwood or "najesí" (Carapa guianensis), and "acana" (Manilkara albescens); the second story has ebony (Diospyros caribaea), Ocotea floribunda, Oxandra laurifolia, Talauma minor, Terminalia spp., and Ficus spp.; and the third story has numerous species of arborescent ferns, Mirtaceae and Melastomataceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cuban moist forests] Reference

Endemic Melastomataceae of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Santa Marta montane forests] Reference

Melastomataceae, introduced plant from Brasil also have started to get acclimatized.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Kill weeds with help from the sun] Reference

Tibouchina viminea (have to be supervised) blue flowered, nice Melastomataceae, introduced plant from Brasil also have started to get acclimatized.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Photown News] Reference

The research in the area resulted in the discovery of 6-8 new species: Boelckea (a new genus of Scrophulariaceae), Bellucia (Melastomataceae), Casimirella (Icacinaceae), Lantana (Verbenaceae) Peltodon (Labiatae), Wolfiella (Lemnaceae) and Andropogon (Graminae).    From Wordnik.com.  [Beni savanna] Reference

Other species of lowland tropical forests that are associated with the Faramea are Tapirira guianensis (Anacardiaceae); Diplasis karataefolia (Cyperaceae); Maprounea guianensi (Euphorbiaceae); Olyra micrantha (Gramineae); Leandra solenifera, Miconia barbinervis, M. nervosa, and Mouriri myrtifolia (Melastomataceae); Abuta pahni (Menispermaceae); and Psychotria capitata inudata (Rubiaceae).    From Wordnik.com.  [Catatumbo moist forests] Reference

The relationship of this forest’s species with the western Amazonian species are exemplified by Capparis sola (Caparidaceae); Licania latifolia (Chrysobalanaceae); Dichapetalum latiflium (Dichapetalaceae); Henrietella rimosa and Leandra aristigera (Melastomataceae); Maxillaria equitans (Orchidaceae); and Piper hermannii (Piperaceae).    From Wordnik.com.  [Apure-Villavicencio dry forests] Reference