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Meriana

genus of plants, synonym of Watsonia
Taxon taxon Q87284463
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Meriana

Summary

Meriana is a taxon[1].

Key Facts

  • Meriana's instance of is recorded as taxon[2].
  • Meriana is classified at the rank of genus[3].
  • Maria Sibylla Merian is named after Meriana[4].
  • Meriana is classified within Melastomataceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Meriana is Meriana[6].
  • Meriana's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=26854[7].
  • Meriana's homonymous taxon is recorded as Meriana[8].

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Classification

Meriana's scientific name is Meriana[6]. Meriana is classified at the rank of genus[3]. Meriana belongs to the parent taxon Melastomataceae[5].

Discovery and Description

Maria Sibylla Merian is named after Meriana[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Directory of eponymous plant names - extended edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée.. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Plantae selectae. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Melastomataceae
    Plants of the world online id → urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328243-2
    Instance of → taxon
    Ipni plant id → 328243-2
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