Review of the genus perama (Rubiaceae) |
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Authors: | Julian A. Steyermark Joseph H. Kirkbride |
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Affiliation: | 1. Instituto Botánico, Ministerio de Agricultura y Cria, Apartado 2156, Caracas, Venezuela 2. Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, 20560, Washington, DC, USA
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Abstract: | The nomenclatural and taxonomic history of the genusPerama Aubl. (Rubiaceae) is discussed. The major trends of evolution within the genus are characterized, and the sections of the genus are delimited. A new section,Diperama Kirkb. & Steyerm., is described. The distribution of the genus is updated, and centers of species concentration are indicated. A complete synonymy is given for the genus, and the type species cited. An artificial key to the species is given ; a new combination,P. parviflora (Standl.) Kirkb. & Steyerm., is mads; and three new species are described,P. harleyi Kirkb. & Steyerm.,P. irwiniana Kirkb. & Steyerm., andP. sparsiflora Standl. ex Steyerm. & Kirkb. |
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