Novelties in Centronia and Meriania (Merianieae, Melastomataceae) and a taxonomic revision of Meriania brachycera group

A historical review, the circumscription problems and nomenclatural changes based upon a phylogenetic morphological analysis of the genus Centronia are presented. In this framework, four Andean species of Centronia are transfered to the genus Meriania (M. brachycera, M. haemantha, M. mutabilis and M...

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Main Authors: Humberto Mendoza-Cifuentes, José Luis Fernández-Alonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2012-12-01
Series:Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid
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Online Access:http://rjb.revistas.csic.es/index.php/rjb/article/view/387