{"url":"https://treescape.app/api/families/melastomataceae/?format=json","slug":"melastomataceae","latin_name":"Melastomataceae","description":"Melastomataceae () is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, or small trees.","gbif_id":6683,"image_thumbnail":"https://treescape.app/media/plant_species/images/thumbnails/melastomataceae_thumbnail_qm2JZAn.jpg","image_large":"https://treescape.app/media/plant_species/images/large/melastomataceae_thumbnail_d8xzxe5.jpg"}