Miconia lucenae (Melastomataceae), a new species from montane Atlantic Forest in Espirito Santo, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: We describe Miconia lucenae R.Goldenb. & Michelang., a new species from the montane Atlantic Forest in Santa Teresa in the state of Espírito Santo. Our analysis, based on three plastid spacers (atpF-atpH, psbK-psbl and trnS-trnG), one plastid gene (ndhF, not available for M. lucenae), and two nuclear ribosomal loci (nrITS and nrETS), showed that it belongs to a small clade with Miconia paradoxa (Mart. ex DC.) Triana (Minas Gerais) and M. michelangeliana R.Goldenb. & L.Kollmann (Espírito Santo). The three species in the "Paradoxa clade" can be recognized by the plants with glabrous or glabrescent branches and leaves, white petals and yellow stamens, these with the connectives not prolonged below the thecae, ventral

SUBMITTER: Goldenberg R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7085899 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature