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Calyx (con)fusion in a hyper-diverse genus: Parallel evolution of unusual flower patterns in Eugenia (Myrtaceae)
Eugenia has a pantropical distribution and comprises ca. 1000 species found mostly in the Neotropics. Recent DNA based phylogenies show that unusual flower morphology of ‘eugenioid’ collections, e.g. fused calices that open by tearing, consistently emerged within Eugenia. These results emphasize a demand to revaluate flower morphology in a phylogenetic...Giaretta, Augusto ; Vasconcelos, Thais ; Mazine, Fiorella Fernanda ; Faria, Jair Eustáquio Quintino ; Flores, Rodolfo …
Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Advanced understanding of phylogenetic relationships, morphological evolution and biogeographic history of the mega-diverse plant genus Myrcia and its relatives (Myrtaceae: Myrteae)
Myrcia is the largest exclusively Neotropical genus of the plant family Myrtaceae with c. 770 species. Although several studies have elucidated the relationships within particular sections of the genus, to date no phylogeny has been produced that includes a broad taxonomic and geographic representation. Here we present a phylogenetic hypothesis...Amorim, Bruno ; Vasconcelos, Thais ; Souza, Gustavo ; Alves, Marccus ; Antonelli, Alexandre …
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Harnessing the potential of integrated systematics for conservation of taxonomically complex, megadiverse plant groups
The value of natural history collections for conservation science research is increasingly recognized, despite their well-documented limitations in terms of taxonomic, geographic, and temporal coverage. Specimen-based analyses are particularly important for tropical plant groups for which field observations are scarce and potentially unreliable due to high levels of diversity-amplifying identification...Nic Lughadha, Eimear ; Graziele Staggemeier, Vanessa ; Vasconcelos, Thais ; Walker, Barnaby ; Canteiro, Cátia …
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New combinations and new names in Myrcia for West Indian species previously included in Calyptranthes (Myrtaceae)
132 currently accepted names for West Indian region and continental American Calyptranthes species are here transferred to Myrcia . Geographic distributions are also documented for each species.Campbell, Keron ; Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro ; Acosta, Zenia ; Commock, Tracy ; Lima Lourenço, Ana …
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New Synonyms and Typification of Myrcia sect. Myrcia (Myrtaceae)
Four new synonyms are here proposed for species of Myrcia sect. Myrcia : Myrcia brasiliae under M. lasiantha, M. pernambucensis under M. bergiana , M. recurvata under M. ovata , and M. sosias under M. undulata . Additionally, 42 lectotypifications for species of Myrcia sect. Myrcia are proposed herein .Santos, Leidiana ; Athiê-Souza, Sarah ; Lucas, Eve ; Sales, Margareth
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New Guinea has the world’s richest island flora
New Guinea is the world’s largest tropical island and has fascinated naturalists for centuries. Home to some of the best-preserved ecosystems on the planet3 and to intact ecological gradients—from mangroves to tropical alpine grasslands—that are unmatched in the Asia-Pacific region4,5, it is a globally recognized centre of biological and cultural...