Abstract
Myrcia incompleta, from the northern Brazilian states of Amazonas and Rondônia, is described and illustrated. This species is apparently related to Calyptranthes paniculata and C. speciosa, from which it is distinguished mainly by its narrower leaves with midvein strongly raised adaxially and shorter, pauciflorous inflorescences. Conservation status for the species is proposed.
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Myrcia incompleta, dos estados do Amazonas e Rondônia, no norte do Brasil, é descrita e ilustrada. Essa espécie é aparentemente próxima de Calyptranthes paniculata e C. speciosa, das quais se distingue principalmente pelas lâminas mais estreitas com nervura central marcadamente saliente na face adaxial e pelas inflorescências menores. É apresentada também uma avaliação do status de conservação da espécie.
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We are grateful to the curators of the herbaria cited, as well as to the collectors of the specimens examined; we also acknowledge Bruce Holst (SEL), Leslie Landrum (ASU) and Douglas Daly (NY) for their valuable suggestions that considerably improved the paper. MS thanks especially Narcísio Bigio (RON) for his kind help in Porto Velho and Michael Hopkins (INPA) for his valuable support along the time spent examining Myrtaceae collections in Manaus.
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Sobral, M., De Souza, M.A.D. Myrcia incompleta (Myrtaceae), a new species from Amazonian Brazil. Brittonia 69, 477–481 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-017-9481-5
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