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Issue: Vol. 783 No. 1: 3 Nov. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-11-03
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.783.1.8
Page range: 97-100
Abstract views: 84
PDF downloaded: 11

A long-overdue recognition of Renato Mello-Silva’s legacy in Brazilian Botany and the taxonomic study of Velloziaceae, from nightmare to dream

Centro de Ciências Biológicas – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC Campus Universitário Trindade; 88040-900; Florianópolis; SC; Brazil
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle – Jena – Leipzig; 04103; Germany; Department of Molecular Evolution and Plant Systematics & Herbarium (LZ); Institute of Biology; Leipzig University; Leipzig; Germany
Monocots Brazilian botany Velloziaceae taxonomic legacy

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How to Cite

Alcantara, S. & Cabral, A. (2026) A long-overdue recognition of Renato Mello-Silva’s legacy in Brazilian Botany and the taxonomic study of Velloziaceae, from nightmare to dream. Phytotaxa 783 (1): 97–100. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.783.1.8