Meriania

Meriania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae.

There are about 93 species distributed from Mexico to Brazil and the Antilles.

[1] Plants of this genus are woody shrubs or trees with large flowers and capsules.

[1] The genus was named in honor of naturalist and scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian.

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