Abstract
Here we designate specimen no. 10424 from the Museu Nacional (R) as the lectotype of Palicourea rudgeoides (Mull. Arg.) Standl. [ Psychotria rudgeoides Mull. Arg., basion.], and assign a new synonym for Palicourea fulgens (Mull. Arg.) Standl., Psychotria exannulata Mull. Arg., based on specimen no. 607125 from the Field Museum of Natural History (F).
Highlights
Palicourea Aubl. is a neotropical genus (Taylor, 1997) with ca. 250 species in the world (Taylor & Steyermark, 2004), of which 55 species, 6 subspecies, and 1 variety are found in Brazil (Zappi & Taylor, 2010)
During taxonomic studies of Palicourea in Brazil, it was established that the lectotypification of the name Psychotria rudgeoides Müll
A search for original material was performed in order to find the best preserved and most representative specimens, according to the protologue and the International Code of Nomenclature (McNeill & al., 2012)
Summary
Palicourea Aubl. is a neotropical genus (Taylor, 1997) with ca. 250 species in the world (Taylor & Steyermark, 2004), of which 55 species, 6 subspecies, and 1 variety are found in Brazil (Zappi & Taylor, 2010). Is a neotropical genus (Taylor, 1997) with ca. 250 species in the world (Taylor & Steyermark, 2004), of which 55 species, 6 subspecies, and 1 variety are found in Brazil (Zappi & Taylor, 2010). The Brazilian species grow mostly in the understory of the Atlantic Forest (“Mata Atlântica”) and the Amazon rainforest (“Floresta Amazônica”), but they are found in the savannas (“Cerrado”) and occasionally, rarely, in the “campo-rupestre”. Species in this genus are monoecious, with dichlamydeous, monoclinal, coloured flowers, grouped into terminal inflorescences
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