Morphometric Analysis as a Tool to Resolve a Taxonomic Complex in Myrcia sect. Calyptranthes (Myrtaceae, Myrteae).
Resource type
Journal article
Date published
December 21, 2021
Abstract
Specimens attributed to and associated species form a complex within sect. , occurring sympatrically throughout the Caribbean and Central America and sharing a continuously variable suite of morphometric traits. To ascertain whether species within this complex should be treated as separate or conspecific taxa, seven morphometric traits and a further two discrete characters are analysed using univariate and multivariate statistics. Leaf size and shape are found to be indicative of subspecies, and significant mean differences of traits can be found between groups, though they overlap throughout the range of the complex. As a result of these findings, updated taxonomy for this group is proposed, creating the new combinations , and , as well as seven new synonyms. A distribution map and a key to the new varieties are also included.
Funder
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | |
Journal title
Systematic Botany
Volume
46
Issue
4
Publisher
American Society of Plant Taxonomists
Place of publication
US
ISSN
0363-6445
eISSN
1548-2324
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