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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
Abstract views: 63
PDF downloaded: 55

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

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Calathea polystachya Flora of Brazil Maranta purpurea Neotropics

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.

How to Cite

Braga, J.M.A. (2014)

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

. Phytotaxa 175 (4): 239–240. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.175.4.7