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Three new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae) from Diamantina and Itacambira municipalities, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and a new synonym for the genus

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Here, we describe three new species of Melastomataceae from the Serra do Espinhaço in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Microlicia diamantinensis and M. sublaevis are endemic to Diamantina municipality, whereas M. reptans is endemic to Itacambira municipality. We provide descriptions, illustrations, field images, an occurrence map, and comparisons with morphological relatives for the species. Microlicia diamantinensis and M. reptans were recently discovered, while M. sublaevis was proposed as new by Célestin Alfred Cogniaux in the eighteenth century but never validly published. Additionally, we synonymize M. piranii under M. cogniauxiana.

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The authors are grateful to the Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação (PROPP) and the Instituto de Biologia (INBIO) from the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia for financial support to conduct field expeditions to Itacambira and Diamantina in Minas Gerais; to the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq-REFLORA process 563541/2010–5 and PROTAX process 562290/2010–9) and the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG processes APQ-0191116 and APQ-00523-22) for supporting research on Melastomataceae in Minas Gerais; to Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES-INCT process 88887.648158/2021-00) for post-doctoral fellowship support to A.F.A. Versiane and for the master fellowship to K.V.C. Moreira (Financial Code 001); to Ana Carolina Devides Castello and Gabriel Merola Paranhos for their assistance with the map; to Lilian Flávia Araújo and Gabriel Merola Paranhos for their support during the field trips to Itacambira municipality; and to the anonymous reviewers and editor Nelson Salinas for helpful corrections and suggestions on the manuscript.

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    Ana Flávia Alves Versiane & Kassio Vinicio Chaves Moreira

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Versiane, A.F.A., Moreira, K.V.C. & Romero, R. Three new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae) from Diamantina and Itacambira municipalities, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and a new synonym for the genus. Brittonia 75, 419–433 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-023-09763-x

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