A new species of Miconia (Miconieae, Melastomataceae) from the Brazilian Amazon

• DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.173.4.2
• Publication Date: 2014-07-02T05:47:47Z
• Authors: Julia Meirelles; Renato Goldenberg
• Keywords: Melastomataceae; Eudicots; Habit; Broom

A new species of Miconia sect. subsection Seriatiflorae. was collected in Igapó Forest from the Purus-Madeira interfluve, state Amazonas, Brazil. This species, suberosa, can be distinguished other by a variety morphological features, namely: (i) treelet habit; (ii) deeply fissured bark with thick cork; (iii) long dendritic hairs short arms on young branches, inflorescences and leaves; (iv) petiolated leaves rounded to obtuse bases, ciliate margins, congested at branch apices; and, (v) truncated stigmas.