Macairea

Macairea are a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, native to South America. They are shrubs with terete branches, and have four petals per flower.^[2]

Macairea
Macairea radula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Melastomataceae
Genus:	Macairea DC.[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms
Siphantheropsis Brade

Species

Currently accepted species include:

• Macairea axilliflora Wurdack
• Macairea cardonae Wurdack
• Macairea chimantensis Wurdack
• Macairea cuieirasii S.S.Renner
• Macairea duidae Gleason
• Macairea lanata Gleason
• Macairea lasiophylla (Benth.) Wurdack
• Macairea linearis Gleason
• Macairea maroana Wurdack
• Macairea multinervia Benth.
• Macairea neblinae Wurdack
• Macairea pachyphylla Benth.
• Macairea parvifolia Benth.
• Macairea philipsonii S.S.Renner
• Macairea radula DC.
• Macairea rigida Benth.
• Macairea rotundifolia Cogn. & Hoehne
• Macairea rufescens DC.
• Macairea spruceana O.Berg ex Triana
• Macairea stylosa Triana
• Macairea sulcata Triana
• Macairea theresiae Cogn.
• Macairea thyrsiflora DC.