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New Boraginales from tropical America 8: Nomenclatural notes on Varronia (Cordiaceae: Boraginales)

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A review of the species of the neotropical genus Varronia (Cordiaceae: Boraginales), for several floristic projects and the preparation of a treatment for the Online World Flora, reveals several nomenclatural issues, which include four new combinations and a nomen novum for one additional species.

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Miller, J.S. New Boraginales from tropical America 8: Nomenclatural notes on Varronia (Cordiaceae: Boraginales). Brittonia 65, 342–344 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-012-9283-8

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