Synonymization of Calathea subg. Pseudophrynium ser. Polystachyae with a new combination in the genus Maranta (Marantaceae)

Joao Marcelo Alvarenga Braga

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.175.4.7

Issue: Vol. 175 No. 4: 13 August 2014

Type: Correspondence

Published: 2014-08-13

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.175.4.7

Page range: 239–240

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**Synonymization of Calathea subg. Pseudophrynium ser. Polystachyae with a new combination in the genus Maranta (Marantaceae)**

Joao Marcelo Alvarenga Braga⁺⁻

Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Rua Pacheco Leão, 915. 22460-030. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Calathea polystachya Flora of Brazil Maranta purpurea Neotropics

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Abstract

Calathea subgenus Pseudophrynium series Polystachyae was proposed to accommodate a single species, Calathea polystachya. This species is herein transferred to Maranta, recognizing the wide morphological re-delimitation of this genus.