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Sandemania hoehnei (Melastomataceae: Tibouchineae): Taxonomy, distribution, and biology

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Sandemania Gleason, a monotypic melastome genus of Brazil, Venezuela, and Peru, is described and illustrated with accompanying notes on its habitat, distribution, reproductive biology, and tribal and generic relationships.Sandemania belongs in the Tibouchineae tribe where it is related toComolia andMacairea.

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  1. Susanne S. Renner

    Present address: Botanical Institute, University of Aarhus, Nordlandsvej 68, DK-8240, Risskov, Denmark

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    Susanne S. Renner

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Renner, S.S. Sandemania hoehnei (Melastomataceae: Tibouchineae): Taxonomy, distribution, and biology. Brittonia 39, 441–446 (1987). https://doi.org/10.2307/2807327

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