This Florida Museum of Natural History of Web site provides a convenient, centralized clearinghouse for information on the Melastomataceae. Created to promote research on this common yet understudied family of tropical plants, the Melastomataceae of the World Web site provides images and background information, a phylogenetic overview, links to related research projects, contact information for melastomatologists working around the world, bibliographic references, links to useful online databases, and much more. Well organized and remarkably comprehensive, this Web site really does a service to Melastomataceae research.