Abstract
Although Eugenia and Plinia genera belong to different subtribes in Myrteae (Myrtaceae), shared morphological features have led to frequent mistaken identity to these species. Molecular phylogeny and morphological studies in Plinia show that Plinia martinellii and Plinia sebastianopolitana should be combined within the generic concept of Eugenia. In addition, two synonymizations under Plinia sebastianopolitana and one under Plinia martinellii are proposed. Commentary on these nnomenclatural adjustments, as well as on morphological and geographical data related to the evolution of these lineages is also provided.
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Kearse, M., Moir, R., Wilson, A., Stones-Havas, S., Cheung, M., Sturrock, S., Buxton, S., Cooper, A., Markowitz, S., Duran, C., Thierer, T., Ashton, B., Mentjies, P. & Drummond, A. (2012) Geneious Basic: an integrated and extendable desktop software platform for the organization and analysis of sequence data. Bioinformatics 28: 1647–1649. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/bts199
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Mazine, F.F., Faria, J.E.Q., Giaretta,A., Vasconcelos,T., Forest, F. & Lucas, E. (2018) Phylogeny and biogeography of the hyper-diverse genus Eugenia (Myrtaceae: Myrteae), with emphasis on Eugenia sect. Umbellatae, the most unmanageable clade. Taxon 67: 752–769. https://doi.org/10.12705/674.5
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Thiers, B. (2021) Index Herbariorum: A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff. New York Botanical Garden’s Virtual Herbarium. Available from: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/ih/ (accessed 4 September 2019)
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Vasconcelos, T.N.C. & Proença, C.E.B. (2015) Floral cost vs. floral display: insights from the megadiverse Myrtales suggest that energetically expensive floral parts are less phylogenetically constrained. American Journal of Botany 102: 1–10. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1400509
Vasconcelos, T.N.C., Proença, C.E.B., Ahmad, B., Aguilar, D.S., Aguilar, R., Amorim, B.S., Campbell, K., Costa, I.R., De-Carvalho, P.S., Faria, J.E.Q., Giaretta, A., Kooij, P.W., Lima, D.F., Mazine, F.F., Peguero, B., Prenner, G., Santos, M.F., Soewarto, J., Wingler, A. & Lucas, E.J. (2017) Myrteae phylogeny, calibration, biogeography and diversification patterns: Increased understanding in the most species rich tribe of Myrtaceae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 109: 113–137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2017.01.002
Vasconcelos, T., Lucas, E., Faria J.E.Q. & Prenner, G. (2018) Floral heterochrony promotes flexibility of reproductive strategies in the morphologically homogeneous genus Eugenia (Myrtaceae). Annals of Botany 121: 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcx142