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Typification and synonymy of Meriania species (Merianieae – Melastomataceae) from Brazil

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Taxonomic studies of Brazilian Meriania species (Merianieae – Melastomataceae) have identified taxonomic and nomenclatural gaps. The present work proposes one new synonym, M. sanchezii, for M. paniculata; one new neotypification of M. glabra; and five lectotypifications for M. calophylla, M. glabra var. parviflora (= M. glabra), M. paniculata, M. pergamentacea (= M. robusta), and M. urceolata.

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We wish to express our gratitude to the curators of the cited herbaria for making their collections available, to the anonymous reviewers for their suggestions, to CAPES and CNPq — Brazilian Research Council, for financial support to the first and second authors, respectively; FAPERJ for financial research support and to Dr Roy Funch for revising the manuscript in English.

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  1. Programa de Pós-graduação, Escola Nacional de Botânica Tropical, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Berenice Chiavegatto

  2. Instituto de Pesquisas, Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Diretoria de Pesquisa Científica, Rua Pacheco Leão 915, CEP: 22460-030, Jardim Botânico, RJ, Brazil. Bolsista Produtividade CNPq.

    José Fernando Andrade Baumgratz

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Chiavegatto, B., Baumgratz, J.F.A. Typification and synonymy of Meriania species (Merianieae – Melastomataceae) from Brazil. Kew Bull 66, 167–169 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-010-9224-1

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