Notes on the genus Miconia (Melastomataceae) from Argentina

Authors

  • Alberto Carlos Slanis Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Miguel Lillo 205, T4000JFE San Miguel de Tucumán. Fundación Miguel Lillo, Miguel Lillo 251, T4000JFE San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán.
  • Renato Goldenberg Departamento de Botânica, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, C. Postal 19031, CEP 81531-970, Curitiba, PR.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2014.491.275

Keywords:

Argentinean flora, Melastomataceae, Miconia

Abstract

Miconia petropolitana is reported for the first time for the Argentinean flora and a lectotipification for this species is proposed. The species is described and illustrated and a map with the geographical distribution is provided. Miconia elegans is excluded from Argentina and an identification key for the species is included.

Published

31-07-2011

How to Cite

Slanis, A. C., & Goldenberg, R. (2011). Notes on the genus Miconia (Melastomataceae) from Argentina. Darwiniana, Nueva Serie, 49(1), 99–103. https://doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2014.491.275

Issue

Section

Floristic and Nomenclatural Notes