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.