Most are
shrubs, the leaves are opposite (arranged), petiolate (has a leaf stalk) and are serrated. It flowers with 3 flowered
cymes which have a long stipitate (stalk). The flowers are similar in form to Meriania species, but tetramerous (in four parts). The receptacle (the axis of a flower) is
urceolate (shaped like an urn or pitcher) or lageniform (flask-shaped) and narrowed to the neck, sometimes costate alate (ribbed like a wing). The flower has 4
sepals which are broad, and 4 petals which are longer than the
calyx and much contorted.
It has 8
stamens, which have a dorsal appendage which is less developed. The
anthers are incurved and elongated.
It has a seed capsule that is 4-valved. The seeds are sometimes imbricate (tiled and overlapping), produced on both sides to an elongated wing.
The seeds are also winged and pyramidal (in form).[5]
Taxonomy
The genus name of Huberia is in honour of
François Huber (1750–1831) a Swiss entomologist who specialized in honey bees, and also his son Jean Pierre Huber.[6]Augustin Pyramus de Candolle was a close friend of Huber and wrote a biographer of him in 1832.[7][8]
The genus was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.3 on page 167 in 1828.[1]
Applequist, W. L. 2014. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 66. Taxon 63:1370. Note: should be treated as earlier homonym of Hubera Chaowasku
Baumgratz, J. F. A. 2004. Sinopse de Huberia DC. (Melastomataceae:Merianieae). Revista Brasil. Bot. 27(3):545–561.
Chaowasku, T. 2013. (7) Request for a binding decision on whether Huberia DC. (Melastomataceae) and Hubera Chaowasku (Annonaceae) are sufficiently alike to be confused. Taxon 62:412.