Seven new species of the neotropical genus Microlicia are proposed (Microlicia capitata, M. coriacea, M. mutabilis, M. piranii, M. polychaeta, M. repanda, and M. sparsifolia). All seven species are known only from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, mainly in the Diamantina Plateau and/or the Serra do Cabral. Diagnoses, line drawings, distribution maps, notes on diagnostic characters, conservation assessments, and habitat and phenology are provided.
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13 May 2020
Seven New Species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae: Microlicieae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ricardo Pacifico,
Frank Almeda,
Karina Fidanza
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Systematic Botany
Vol. 45 • No. 2
April–June 2020
Vol. 45 • No. 2
April–June 2020
Cadeia do Espinhaço
campo rupestre
Diamantina Plateau
Endemics
Serra do Cabral