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2019
Journal article
Taxonomic Synopsis of Eriosema (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae, Phaseoleae) in Brazil
Eriosema is a pantropical genus occurring mostly in savanna vegetation and grasslands of tropical environments, with approximately 150 species and two centers of diversity, one in Africa with about 110 species, and the other in the Neotropics with about 40 species. Considering the large number of Eriosema taxa in Brazil,...Cândido, , Elisa ; de Vargas, Wanderleia ; Bezerra, Luísa ; Mansano, Vidal ; Vatanparast, Mohammad …
Cerrado, Fabaceae, Cajaninae, taxonomy, Neotropics, Rhynchosia, and Eudicots
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2021
Journal article
Taxonomic monograph of Eugenia sect. Schizocalomyrtus (Myrtaceae: Myrteae), a group within Eugenia with unusual flowers.
Taxonomic monograph of Eugenia sect. Schizocalomyrtus, supported by molecular and morphological evidence, is presented. The flowers of this section have unusual fused calyces that are contrasted with standard Eugenia flowers with free calyx lobes. Because the fused calyx recurs in Myrtaceae and has been historically misleading for taxonomists, a key...Giaretta, Augusto ; Lucas, Eve ; Sano, Paulo Takeo
Homoplasy, Myrtaceae, Eugenia, Calycorectes, Systematics, Taxonomy, Eudicots, and Neotropics
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2018
Journal article
A revision of the neotropical Mucuna species (Leguminosae—Papilionoideae).
The genus Mucuna comprises approximately 105 tropical and sub-tropical species, with the highest diversity occurring in the Paleotropics. In the Neotropics, 13 new species have been described recently and a number of regional floras have been published. A recent floristic treatment for Colombia has summarized the Mucuna species found in...Mucuna, Eudicots, Systematics, Neotropics, Fabaceae, and Taxonomy
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2022
Journal article
New combination and typifications of names of Caribbean species of Myrcia sect. Calyptranthes (Myrtaceae).
A new combination is presented in Myrcia, and the names Calyptranthes rigida Swartz and Calyptranthes fawcettii Krug & Urban are typified.Alvarenga Braga, João Marcelo ; Fernandes, Thiago ; Campbell, Keron C. St. E. ; Prado, Jefferson ; Lucas, Eve J.
Eudicots, Taxonomy, Lectotypification, Neotropics, Nomenclature, and Calyptranthes
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2023
Journal article
An updated checklist of Araceae, Leguminosae and Myrtaceae of the department of Boyacá, Colombia, including keys to genera and new occurrence records.
Baseline checklists for the Leguminosae (Fabaceae), Araceae and Myrtaceae from the Colombian department of Boyacá are available from the Catalogue of Plants and Lichens of Colombia. These lists were supplemented by thorough herbarium and literature searches by a collaborative group of local and international experts, and further enhanced by local...