The intent of this page is to summarize recent and ongoing projects of concern to Melastomatologists. Additional projects will be posted in the near future.

New World
Biological Diversity of the Guianas Project - Smithsonian Institution is conducting a long-term exploration of the flora of this biologically rich region that has historically been undercollected.

Flora Mesoamericana - Dig through layers of data on the flora of Central America. Frank Almeda has completed the treatment of the Melastomataceae for this project.

Central French Guiana - A collections database of Melastomataceae from NYBG.

Acre, Brazil - This collections database is part of a NYBG floristics and economic botany project.



Old World
Virtual Herbarium: The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland (National Herbarium of the Netherlands, NHN). This is an essential resource for those conducting research on Old World melastomes.

Melastomataceae for Flora of Thailand - This project has recently been completed and this treatment is now in press.