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| Microlicia frankii R. Pacifico & Fidanza, in Pacifico et Fidanza, 2018. Photographs by G. Camargo. |
Abstract
Microlicia frankii is described, illustrated, and compared with M. ericoides and M. juniperina. It is distinguished by its reduced habit (3–15 cm in height), leaves linear-oblong 2–5 mm long, glandular-punctate on both surfaces, flowers apical and solitary, calyx lobes narrowly-triangular 3.5–7 mm long, petals magenta, isomorphic stamens, and tetrasporangiate thecae. The new species is probably endemic to Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Keywords: Cerrado, rupestrian grassland, endemism, neotropics, Eudicots
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| Microlicia frankii R. Pacifico & Fidanza A. Habit. B. Leaf abaxial surface. C. Floral bud. D. Flower. E. Petal adaxial surface. F. Stamen. G. Gynoecium. Scales: A. 5 mm. B. 1 mm. C. 2 mm. D-E. 3 mm. F-G. 1 mm. Drawn from J.R. Pirani et al. 5609 (SPF). |
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| Microlicia frankii R. Pacifico & Fidanza A. Habit. B. Close-up on two flowers. C. Fruiting branch. Photographs by G. Camargo. |
Microlicia frankii R. Pacifico & Fidanza, sp. nov.
Ricardo Pacifico and Karina Fidanza. 2018. Microlicia frankii (Melastomataceae: Microlicieae), A New Species from Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Phytotaxa. 361(3); 279–286. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.361.3.3
