A new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae): first record of the genus for Colombia.
PHYTOKEYS(2019)
Abstract
Microlicia (Melastomataceae) is a Neotropical genus nearly restricted to southeastern Brazil, and the Guiana Shield in Venezuela, with a few species in some places in the Andes of Bolivia and Peru. A new species of Microlicia endemic to the mountains of eastern Andes of Colombia is described and illustrated. Its affinities with other morphologically similar species from Venezuela are also documented. This novelty is the first record of the genus for Colombia and the northern Andes. It is argued that this disjunct distribution of the genus is attributable to the phenomenon of long-distance seed dispersal by wind.
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Key words
Northeastern Andes,endemism,long-distance seed dispersal,northern Andes,sub-paramo
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