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The Cyphostyleae, a Small Tribe Rich in Rare Characters in the Family

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Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae

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The Cyphostyleae are an exclusively neotropical and small tribe, yet poorly studied and collected. It includes 25 species in four genera from low to mid-elevation in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Even though the group is not species-rich, some or all of its species present several characters otherwise rare in the family: leaves with pinnate venation, haplostemonous flowers, calyptrate calyces, incurved style, bi-colored petals, capsular fruits derived from inferior ovaries, and seeds with long appendages. We review the history of the group, its systematics, and taxonomy, and discuss the prevalence of these unusual characters across the family.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Diana Gamba and Maria Eugenia Morales for constructive criticism that helped improve an earlier version of this chapter. We also thank Marcela Alvear, Sebastián Díaz Cortés, Juan C. Franco. Jurgen Homeier, Rocío Rojas, and Rodolfo Vásquez for the use of their photographs.

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  1. Institute of Systematic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, USA

    Fabián A. Michelangeli

  2. Instituto de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia

    Jhon Steven Murillo-Serna

  3. Jardín Botánico de Bogotá, Bogotá, DC, Colombia

    Humberto Mendoza-Cifuentes

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Michelangeli, F.A., Murillo-Serna, J.S., Mendoza-Cifuentes, H. (2022). The Cyphostyleae, a Small Tribe Rich in Rare Characters in the Family. In: Goldenberg, R., Michelangeli, F.A., Almeda, F. (eds) Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99742-7_14

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