Microlicia deflexa and M. johnwurdackiana (Melastomataceae), two new species from the Brazilian Cerrado Author Romero, Rosana Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Rua Ceara, s. n., 38400 - 902, Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil rosanaromero5@gmail.com Author Valentim, Rodrigo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0437-7230 Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Rua Ceara, s. n., 38400 - 902, Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil text PhytoKeys 2021 2021-09-13 181 113 128 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.181.70949 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.181.70949 1314-2003-181-113 56873E3356CC57E3BF0BE79B9FC700E0
Table 1. Comparative features between Microlicia deflexa and relatives.
Characters/speciesM. deflexaM. helvolaM. phlogiformisM. serpyllifolia
Petiole (mm)Absent or up to 0.6Absent or up to 0.5Absent or 2-5Absent or ca. 0.4
Pedicel (mm)3-50.7-12-91.3-3
Leaf trichomesGlandular trichomes, and spherical glandsSetose and spherical glandsGlandular trichomesSetose and spherical glands
Hypanthium shapeCylindricalUrceolateUrceolateCampanulate
Sepal length (mm)3-3.21-23.5-41.3-4
SepalDeflexedAscendingAscendingAscending
Anther sporangiaTetrasporangiatePolysporangiateTetrasporangiateTetrasporangiate
DistributionMinas Gerais, GoiasGoias, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Minas GeraisParana, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Goias, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Bahia, Distrito FederalRio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Goias, Bahia, Distrito Federal