Pterolepis (plant)
# Pterolepis (plant)

Pterolepis is a genus of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. Within Melastomataceae, it forms a clade with genus Pterogastra. Pterolepis contains some fifteen species, all of which are found in the Neotropical geographic realmm. Most species are concentrated in Brazil, with a few others across Central and South America.

## Species

Species, accepted as of April 2021, are:

* Pterolepis alpestris Triana
* Pterolepis buraeavi Cogn.
* Pterolepis cataphracta Triana
* Pterolepis cearensis Huber
* Pterolepis glomerata (Rottb.) Miq.
* Pterolepis haplostemona Almeda & A.B.Martins
* Pterolepis parnassiifolia Triana
* Pterolepis perpusilla Cogn.
* Pterolepis picorondonca S.S.Renner
* Pterolepis polygonoides Triana
* Pterolepis repanda Triana
* Pterolepis riedeliana Cogn.
* Pterolepis rotundifolia Wurdack
* Pterolepis stenophylla Gleason
* Pterolepis trichotoma (Rottb.) Cogn.
