New Species of Tibouchina (Melastomataceae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

2009·1.6 MB·English

by  Rosana Romero

New Species of Tibouchina (Melastomataceae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil
Roscina Romero
Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Caixa Postal 593, 38400-902,
Uberlandia. Minns Gerais. Brazil, romerofeJnbio.ufu.br
Paulo Jose Fernandes Guimaraes
Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Lean 915, 22460-030, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
paulo@jbrj .gov.br
Liicio Leoni
Herbario Guido Pabst, Caixa Postal 90, 36800-000, Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
[email protected]
R. Romero, P. J. F. Guimaraes & Leoni (Melastonra-
Guimaraes & Leoni, sp. nov. TYPE: Rrazil.
2995 (holotype, GFJP; isotypes, HUFU, MO).
Figure 1.
flowers, 20-24 cm; bracteoles 2, 8-15 X 4^9 mm.
and Yelloziaceae (Leoni & Souza, 1999). The State
doi: 10.3417/2007136 Novon 19: 219-221. Published on 18 June 2009.
220 Novon
et al. 221
filaments 10.5-11.5 mm long, thecae 11-12 mm.
Minas Gerais. Brazil. This species occurs in highland.