A revised circumscription for the Blakeeae (Melastomataceae) with associated nomenclatural adjustments

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Blakeeae · Topics: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Fern and Epiphyte Biology

Systematic investigations and phylogenetic analyses of the Blakeeae (Melastomataceae) have indicated that Topobea should be synonymized under Blakea, and Huilaea under Chalybea. Presented here is a detailed description of the Blakeeae, a key to its two accepted genera, and a listing of 62 new combinations, including 3 new names, necessitated by the transfer of Topobea as follows: B. acuminata (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. adscendens (E.Cotton & Matezki) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. albertiae (Wurdack) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. amplifolia (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. arboricola (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. asplundii (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. barbata (Gleason) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. brenesii (Standl.) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. brevibractea (Gleason) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. bullata (E.Cotton & Matezki) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. calcarata (L.Uribe) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. calophylla (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. calycularis (Naudin) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. castanedae (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. clavata (Triana) Penneys & Judd, nom. nov., B. cordata (Gleason) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. cuprina Penneys & Judd, nom. nov., B. cutucuensis (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. dimorphophylla (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. discolor (Hochr.) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. dodsonorum (Wurdack) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. eplingii (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. ferruginea (Gleason) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. fragrantissima (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. gerardoana (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. glaberrima (Triana) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. henripittieri (Cogn.) Penneys & Almeda, comb. et nom. nov., B. hexandra (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. horologica Penneys & Judd, nom. nov., B. induta (Markgr.) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. inflata (Triana) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. insignis (Triana) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. intricata (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. killipii (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. lentii (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. longiloba (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. longisepala (Gleason) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. macbrydei (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. maguirei (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. maurofernandeziana (Cogn.) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. mcphersonii (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. modica (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. mortoniana (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. muricata (Lozano) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. pascoensis (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. pluvialis (Standl.) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. sessilifolia (Triana) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. setosa (Triana) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. standleyi (L.O.Williams) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. stephanochaeta (Naudin) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. steyermarkii (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. suaveolens (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. subbarbata (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. subscabrula (Triana) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. subsessiliflora (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. superba (Naudin) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. tetramera (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov., B. tetroici (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. toachiensis (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. trianae (Cogn.) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. verrucosa (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov., B. watsonii (Cogn.) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov.

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