Melastomataceae
Microlicia

Microlicia abairana R.Romero & Woodgyer

First published in Kew Bull. 73(2)-22: 2 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Bahia). It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Bulletin

  • Aguiar, L. G. P. A. (2012). A triboMicrolicieae (Melastomataceae) no município de Mucugê (Chapada Diamantina), Bahia, Brasil. Dissertação de Mestrado. (unpubl.). Universidade Federal de Feira de Santana.
  • Almeda, F. & Martins, A. B. (2001). New combinations and new names in some Brazilian Microlicieae (Melastomataceae), with notes on the delimitation of Lavoisiera, Microlicia and Trembleya. Novon 11: 1 – 7.
  • Almeda, F. & Martins, A. B. (2012). Microliciawurdackiana (Melastomataceae: Microlicieae); a new species from Bahia, Brazil. Kew Bull. 67: 467 – 470.
  • Bachman, S., Moat, J., Hill, A. W., de la Torre, J. & Scott, B. (2011). Supporting Red List threat assessments with GeoCAT: geospatial conservation assessment tool. In: V. Smith & L. Penev (eds), e-Infrastructures for data publishing in biodiversity science. ZooKeys 150: 117 – 126. (Version BETA).
  • Baumgratz, J. F. A., Souza, M. L. D. R., Woodgyer, E. M. & Nic Lughadha, E. M. (1996). Polysporangiate anthers: described for the first time in Melastomataceae. Kew Bull. 51: 133 – 144.
  • Brade, A. C. (1962). Algumasespéciesnovas do gêneroMicrolicia (Melastomataceae) da Flora do Brasil. Arq. Bot. São Paulo. 3: 249 – 261.
  • Candolle, A. P. de (1828). Prodromussystematisnaturalisregnivegetabilis 3. Treuttel & Würtz, Paris.
  • Chamisso, A. (1834). De plantis in expeditionespeculatoriaRomanzoffiana et in herbariisregiisberolinensibusobservatis. Melastomaceaeamericanae. Linnaea 9: 368 – 460.
  • Cogniaux, A. (1883). Microlicia. In: C. F. P. Martius†, A. G. Eichler & M. Urban, Flora Brasiliensis 14: 38 – 121, 591 – 594. Frid. Fleischer, Monachii, Lipsiae.
  • Cogniaux, A. (1891). Melastomaceae. In: A. Candolle & C. Candolle (eds), MonographiaePhanerogamarum 7: 1 – 1256. G. Masson, Paris.
  • Don, D. (1823). An illustration of the natural family of plants called Melastomataceae. Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 276 – 329.
  • Hoehne, F. (1922) Melastomataceae. Anexos das Memórias do Instituto de Butantan. CompanhiaMelhoramentos de São Paulo, São Paulo.
  • IUCN (2001). IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland and Cambridge.
  • IUCN (2016). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, version 2016-1. . Accessed 31 August 2016.
  • Markgraf, F. (1927). Melastomataceae. In: R. Pilger (ed.), Plantae LuetzelburgianaeBrasilienses VII. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 43 – 54.
  • Naudin, C. (1845). Additions a la flore du Brésilméridional. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 3: 171 – 189.
  • Naudin, C. (1849). Melastomacearumquae in Museo parisiensicontinentur. Monographicaedescriptionis. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 12: 196 – 284.
  • Pataro, L., Romero, R. & Roque, N. (2013). Four new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae) from Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil. Kew Bull. 68: 285 – 293.
  • Romero, R. & Martins, A. B. (2002). Melastomataceae do Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Revista Bras. Bot. 25: 19 – 24.
  • Romero, R. & Woodgyer, E. M. (2014). Rediscovery of two species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae) in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Phytotaxa 173: 41 – 48.
  • Romero, R. & Woodgyer, E. M. (2016). Microlicia. In: Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil, Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available from . Accessed 31 August 2016.
  • Romero, R. (2013a). Taxonomic notes in Microlicia (Melastomataceae, Microlicieae). Phytotaxa 110: 48 – 54.
  • Romero, R. (2013b). Lectotypifications and synonyms in Microlicia (Melastomataceae, Microlicieae). Kew Bull. 68: 635 – 639.
  • Romero, R., Silva, K. & Simão, D. (2015a). Two new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil: morphology and leaf anatomy. Nord. J. Bot. 33 (2): 178 –185.
  • Romero, R., Silva, K. & Simão, D. (2015b). Microlicia cogniauxiana and Microlicianaudiniana (Melastomataceae), Two new species from the Espinhaço Range, Brazil. Syst. Bot. 40 (4): 1012 – 1021.
  • Santos, A. K. A & Silva, T. R. S. (2005). A famíliaMelastomataceae no município de Rio de Contas, Bahia, Brasil. SitientibusSér. Ci. Biol. 5: 76 – 92.
  • Thiers, B. [continuously updated]. Index Herbariorum: A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff. New York Botanical Garden’s Virtual Herbarium. . Accessed 31 August 2016.
  • Ule, E. (1908). Melastomataceae. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 232 – 236.
  • Woodgyer, E. M. & Nic Lughadha, E. (1995). Microlicia, pp. 466 – 478. In: B. L. Stannard (ed.), Flora of the Pico das Almas: Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Woodgyer, E. M. & Zappi, D. C. (2005). Two new species of Microlicia D. Don (Melastomataceae) from Catolés, Bahia, NE Brazil. Kew Bull. 60: 435 – 440.
  • Woodgyer, E. M. & Zappi, D. C. (2009). Two new species of Microlicia D. Don (Melastomataceae) from Bahia, NE Brazil. Kew Bull. 64: 279 – 284.
  • Woodgyer, E. M. (2005). Multi-access key and checklist to the species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae) in Bahia, Brazil. Kew Bull. 60: 441 – 448.
  • Wurdack, J. J. (1974). Certamen Melastomataceis XXIII. Phytologia 29 (2): 135 – 151.
  • Wurdack, J. J. (1981). Certamen Melastomataceis XXXIII. Phytologia 49: 148 – 158.
  • Wurdack, J. J. (1982). Certamen Melastomataceis XXXIV. Phytologia 50: 297 – 308.
  • Wurdack, J. J. (1983). Certamen Melastomataceis XXXVI. Phytologia 53: 121 – 137.
  • Wurdack, J. J. (1988). Certamen Melastomataceis XXXVIII. Phytologia 64: 293 – 301.
  • Wurdack, J. J. (1995). New species of Melastomataceae from Bahia, Brazil. Kew Bull. 50: 821 – 825.
  • Zappi, D. C., Lucas, E., Stannard, B. L., Nic Lughadha, E., Pirani, J. R., Queiroz, L. P., Atkins, S., Hind, D. J. N., Giulietti, A. M., Harley, R. M. & Carvalho, A. M. (2003). Lista das plantasvasculares de Catolés, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brasil. Bol. Bot. Univ. São Paulo 21: 345 – 398.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0