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Issue: Vol. 278 No. 2: 7 October 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-10-07
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.278.2.3
Page range: 132–140
Abstract views: 19
PDF downloaded: 1

Miconia portogallensis (Melastomataceae) a new species from the Sierra Madre del Sur, Guerrero, Mexico

Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Circuito Exterior s.n. Ciudad Universitaria. Coyoacán, D. F. Código Postal 04510. México.
Institute of Systematic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458-5126.
Cremanium dioecy mite domatia taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Miconia portogallensis, a new dioecious species of Miconia section Cremanium from the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero (Mexico), is described and illustrated. Its relationships and similarities with M. oligotricha and other Mexican species of section Cremanium are discussed. A key to dioecious species of Miconia in Mexico and Mesoamerica is provided.