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Monograph of Mecranium (Melastomataceae-Miconieae)

Systematic Botany Monographs, 1993
(Thesis) Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Florida, 1989. ; (Bibliography) Includes bibliographical references (leaves 346-355) ; Typescript. ; Vita. ; (Statement of Responsibility) by James Dan Skean, Jr.
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A revision of the Miconia ulmarioides complex (Melastomataceae: Miconieae)

Brittonia, 2018
A taxonomic revision is presented for ten species that comprise the Miconia ulmarioides complex (Melastomataceae: Miconieae). This group is characterized by four-merous flowers with four-locular ovaries, short, stout, pink to fuchsia anthers, punctiform or truncated styles and short outer calyx teeth. All species in the group are small trees and shrubs
Nichole M. Tiernan, Fabián A. Michelangeli   +1 more
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A new species of Miconia (Melastomataceae, Miconieae) from northeastern Brazil

Brittonia, 2013
Miconia caiuia occurs only in the highly endangered submontane moist forests in the states of Alagoas, Pernambuco, and northern Bahia, Brazil. It belongs to Miconia section Miconia subsection Secundiflorae. This new species can be distinguished from other species in this subsection by the lepidote-stellate trichomes on young branches, petioles ...
Earl Celestino De Oliveira Chagas, , Goldenberg Renato   +2 more
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Taxonomic Placement of Calycogonium Squamulosum (Melastomataceae: Miconieae)

Brittonia, 1986
Calycogonium squamulosum Cogn., a Puerto Rican endemic, is shown properly to be placed inHenriettea DC, (includingHenriettella Naud.), and this transfer is made. The species is allied to several other lepidote taxa ofHenriettea, e.g.,H. squamata (Alain) Alain andH.
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A new Panamanian species of Miconia (Melastomataceae: Miconieae)

Phytotaxa
Miconia sparsiflora is described as a new species known only from lower montane tropical forests on the Caribbean slopes of Panama. A line drawing, a distribution map, a recommended conservation assessment, and comparisons with presumed closest relatives based on morphology are provided.
FRANK ALMEDA, RICARDO PACIFICO
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Three new species in the neotropical genus Clidemia (Melastomataceae: Miconieae)

Brittonia, 2009
We here propose and describe three new species of Clidemia: C. aguilarii from Costa Rica and Panama; C. aurantiaca from Costa Rica, Panama, and Ecuador; and C. subpeltata, a Costa Rican endemic. Phenological notes, distribution maps, line drawings, color images of the live plants in the wild, and discussions comparing the new species to their presumed ...
Ricardo Kriebel, Frank Almeda
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Taxonomic revision of Leandra sect. Leandra (Melastomataceae, Miconieae)

Phytotaxa, 2016
A taxonomic monograph of a re-circumscribed Leandra sect. Leandra is presented. The new circumscription is based on a previous phylogenetic hypothesis, and diagnostic morphological characters are discussed. Four new combinations to Leandra are proposed, one from Clidemia (L. capilliflora) and three from Ossaea (L. capitata, L.
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Six new species of Miconia (Miconieae, Melastomataceae) from the Andes

Phytotaxa, 2018
The eastern slopes of the Andes harbor some of the greatest amount of biodiversity, much of which remains undescribed in the scientific literature. Here, we describe six new species of Miconia from the Andes, encompassing the southernmost extent of the mountain range from Peru to Bolivia. The new species include Miconia cernuiflora, Miconia cinnabarina,
Burke, Janelle M., Michelangeli, Fabian A.   +1 more
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A new species of Miconia (Miconieae, Melastomataceae) from Northwest Ecuador

Phytotaxa, 2018
A new species, Miconia yeseniae, is described and illustrated. The species is part of the Amblyarrhena section and is distinguished from others of the genus by the large (2–2.5 cm long) pink petals, the well-developed outer calyx teeth (4.9–5.1 mm long) and the 10-angular ovary. The most related species are Miconia glandulistyla, M.
Palacios, Walter A., Fernández-Fernández, Diana M., Michelangeli, Fabián A.   +2 more
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Miconia zanonii (Melastomataceae: Miconieae), a New Species from Hispaniola

Brittonia, 1988
Miconia zanonii, which occurs in broad-leaved cloud forests at four localities in the Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic, is described and illustrated. It is compared withM. krugii andM. samanensis, two probably close relatives withinMiconia sect.Chaenopleura.
Walter S. Judd, James D. Skean, Reed S. Beaman   +2 more
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