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Issue: Vol. 468 No. 3: 29 October 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-10-29
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.468.3.3
Page range: 275–282
Abstract views: 17
PDF downloaded: 1

Nomenclatural notes in Physostemon (Cleomaceae)

School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-4236 USA.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Profº. Moraes Rego s/n, Cidade Universitária, 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Cleomaceae lectotypification Mitostylis Physostemon Eudicots

Abstract

Physostemon (Cleomaceae) includes 15 taxa in 10 species distributed from Mexico and the Caribbean south to Brazil and Paraguay. A full nomenclatural synonymy is presented including 7 lectotypes and 5 new combinations. Mitostylis species are moved to Physostemon based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence. A table of characteristics for differentiating species is included.