A new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae): first record of the genus for Colombia
Microlicia (Melastomataceae) is a Neotropical genus nearly restricted to southeastern Brazil, and the Guiana Shield in Venezuela, with a few species in some places in the Andes of Bolivia and Peru. A new species of Microlicia endemic to the mountains of eastern Andes of Colombia is described and ill...
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| author | Humberto Mendoza-Cifuentes William Ariza David E. Granados Rosana Romero |
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| description | Microlicia (Melastomataceae) is a Neotropical genus nearly restricted to southeastern Brazil, and the Guiana Shield in Venezuela, with a few species in some places in the Andes of Bolivia and Peru. A new species of Microlicia endemic to the mountains of eastern Andes of Colombia is described and illustrated. Its affinities with other morphologically similar species from Venezuela are also documented. This novelty is the first record of the genus for Colombia and the northern Andes. It is argued that this disjunct distribution of the genus is attributable to the phenomenon of long-distance seed dispersal by wind. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c53159ebac6d4486ac81717362bf57a82022-12-21T21:17:55ZengPensoft PublishersPhytoKeys1314-20111314-20032019-05-01122879610.3897/phytokeys.122.3417134171A new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae): first record of the genus for ColombiaHumberto Mendoza-Cifuentes0William Ariza1David E. Granados2Rosana Romero3Instituto Alexander von HumboldtUniversidad Distrital Francisco José de CaldasUnaffiliatedUniversidade Federal de UberlândiaMicrolicia (Melastomataceae) is a Neotropical genus nearly restricted to southeastern Brazil, and the Guiana Shield in Venezuela, with a few species in some places in the Andes of Bolivia and Peru. A new species of Microlicia endemic to the mountains of eastern Andes of Colombia is described and illustrated. Its affinities with other morphologically similar species from Venezuela are also documented. This novelty is the first record of the genus for Colombia and the northern Andes. It is argued that this disjunct distribution of the genus is attributable to the phenomenon of long-distance seed dispersal by wind.https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/34171/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Humberto Mendoza-Cifuentes William Ariza David E. Granados Rosana Romero A new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae): first record of the genus for Colombia PhytoKeys |
| title | A new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae): first record of the genus for Colombia |
| title_full | A new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae): first record of the genus for Colombia |
| title_fullStr | A new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae): first record of the genus for Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae): first record of the genus for Colombia |
| title_short | A new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae): first record of the genus for Colombia |
| title_sort | new species of microlicia melastomataceae first record of the genus for colombia |
| url | https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/34171/download/pdf/ |
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