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A nomenclatural and taxonomic review of Tradescantia (Commelinaceae) species described in Vellozo’s Flora fluminensis with notes on Brazilian Tradescantia
Author(s) -
de Oliveira Pellegrini Marco Octávio,
Forzza Rafaela Campostrini,
Sakuragui Cassia Mônica
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.12705/641.3
Subject(s) - tradescantia , commelinaceae , botany , biology , flora (microbiology) , key (lock) , nomenclature , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , paleontology , bacteria
Tradescantia names from Vellozo’s Flora fluminensis are revised, five lectotypes and one epitype are designated; one name is accepted and three names are treated as synonyms. Notes on Tradescantia sect. Austrotradescantia and Tradescantia sect. Cymbispatha are presented, based on the studies of Vellozo’s names. Also, further notes on the Brazilian Tradescantia and a key for the sections occurring in Brazil are here presented.