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Systematics And Evolution Of Leandra S.Str. (Melastomataceae, Miconieae), Marcelo Reginato
Systematics And Evolution Of Leandra S.Str. (Melastomataceae, Miconieae), Marcelo Reginato
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Phylogenetic studies in the Melastomataceae have demonstrated the need of taxonomic rearrangements in the current classification. Melastomes are among the most diverse groups of plants and several cases of known artificial taxa are observed and awaiting further resolution. One example is the Leandra s.str. clade, which includes the majority of the taxa traditionally treated in the genus Leandra. Some attempts have been made to infer the relationships of Leandra s.str., but the sampling in these earlier studies was sparse and the resolution low inside the clade. The main objective here is to propose a comprehensive phylogenetic framework for this group …