REVISION OF DISSOCHAETA (MELASTOMATACEAE) IN JAVA, INDONESIA

ABDULROKHMAN KARTONEGORO (Herbarium Bogoriense, Research Center for Biology–LIPI, Jl. Raya Jakarta–Bogor Km.46, Cibinong 16911, Indone- sia.)
JAN FRITS VELDKAMP (Netherlands Centre of Biodiversity Naturalis (section National Herbarium of the Netherlands, NHN), Leiden Univer- sity, PO Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands.)

Reinwardtia
Vol 13, No 2 (2010): Vol. 13 No. 2

KARTONEGORO, A. & VELDKAMP, J.F. 2010. A revision of Dissochaeta (Melastomataceae) in Java. Reinwardtia  13(2): 125-145. - There are 12 species of Dissochaeta (Melastomataceae) in Java, Indonesia: D. bakhuizenii, D. bracteata, D. decipiens, D. fallax, D. gracilis, D. inappendiculata, D. intermedia, D. leprosa, D. monticola, D. reticulata, D. sagittata and D. vacillans. Diplectria and Macrolenes are regarded as separate genera and species traditionally classified within the latter have not been included. Dissochaeta leprosa, D. reticulata, and D. sagittata are reinstated as species. Dissochaeta gracilis is the most common species of Dissochaeta and D. bracteata is the rarest one. There are no endemics for the island. Each taxon is provided with literature references, synonymy, morphological descriptions, distribution, ecological habitat, collector's notes, and notes. An identification key and a list of collections seen are included.