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Type: Article
Published: 2020-10-28
Page range: 159–174
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A Taxonomic revision of Pseudodissochaeta (Melastomataceae, Dissochaeteae)

Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jl. Jakarta-Bogor KM.46, Cibinong 16911, Indonesia. Institute of Biology (IBL), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9505, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. Institute of Biology (IBL), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9505, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
Melastomataceae Pseudodissochaeta revision shrub Southeast Asia Eudicots

Abstract

The mainly Southeast Asian genus Pseudodissochaeta (Melastomataceae, Dissochaeteae) is revised based on a study of herbarium collections. The relationships of Pseudodissochaeta to Dissochaeta and Medinilla are discussed and some important characters distinguishing it from its relatives, including habit, leaf base and margin and floral characters, are provided. Five species are recognized without any infraspecific taxa. A key to the species, descriptions of each species, distribution (maps), ecology, habitat, images and a list of the specimens examined are given.