Abstract The Marcetia alliance of Melastomataceae is an exclusively Neotropical group that
includes at least 12 genera of mostly herbs and subshrubs, occurring in the cerrado of …

Phylogenetic relationships within Miconia and other genera in the Neotropical tribe
Miconieae were investigated using a maximum parsimony analysis of nuclear internal …

In this study we present a phylogenetic analysis of Melastomeae, focusing on the
Neotropical members of the tribe, a group of c. 70 species in 30 genera. In total, 236 …

Studies of the biogeography of the West Indies are numerous but not all taxonomic groups
have received the same attention. Many of the contributions to this field have historically …

Pollination syndromes describe recurring adaptation to selection imposed by distinct
pollinators. We tested for pollination syndromes in Merianieae (Melastomataceae), which …

Abstract The Miconieae (Melastomaceae) are a strictly Neotropical group comprising over
1900 species. The tribe is characterized by inflorescences that are terminal or axillary, but …

The Melastomataceae, with ca. 177 genera and 5858 species, are among the ten most
species-rich families of angiosperms. Previous molecular phylogenetic analyses have …

Abstract Tibouchina (Melastomataceae: Melastomateae) is an exclusively Neotropical
genus that currently includes close to 310 species. These were first described or assigned to …

The following guide is aimed at aiding in the curation of herbarium collections in
Melastomataceae, with an emphasis on the New World species. It contains a summary of the …

Miconia has 1057 species and is the largest genus of woody flowering plants with a
distribution restricted to tropical America. These species occur from Mexico (79 spp) to …