Systematic Studies in the Melastomataceae: Bellucia, Loreya, Macairea. Mem (50) NYBG PRESS worthy of cultivation

worthy of cultivation

along with the identification of the place and date of publication of each one

and Allagoptera (Palmae)

This study by Sheldon

phylogenetic analyses

Systematic Studies in the Melastomataceae: Bellucia, Loreya, Macairea. Mem (50) NYBG PRESS worthy of cultivationBellucia, a small neotropical genus of trees and shrub with large 5 8 merous flowers, ranges from Mexico to Bolivia. This treatment recognizes five of the previously described 27 species. A new species is described and illustrated and two new combinations are made. Loreya is a neotropical genus of trees, mainly of the upper Amazon valley but ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia. Careful consideration of allied genera shows that Loreya is a distinct