Vol. 80 No. 2 (2025)
Articles

Nomenclatural adjustments in Myriopus (Heliotropiaceae)

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  • José Iranildo Miranda de Melo
José Iranildo Miranda de Melo
Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Departamento de Biologia, Bairro Universitário, 58429-500 Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-17828

Published 2025-07-18

Keywords

  • Boraginales,
  • lectotype,
  • nomenclature,
  • Neotropics,
  • Tournefortia s.l.

How to Cite

Miranda de Melo, J. I. (2025). Nomenclatural adjustments in Myriopus (Heliotropiaceae). Webbia, 80(2), 295–300. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-17828

Copyright (c) 2025 José Iranildo Miranda de Melo

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Abstract

Based on comparative morphological examinations of specimens available in both physical and digitized herbaria, a new combination is proposed in Myriopus (Heliotropiaceae): Myriopus subulatus (Gardner) J.I.M.Melo. Additionally, Tournefortia lanceolata Fresen. is synonymized under M. subulatus, with its effective lectotypification. Data on the distribution, habitat and reproductive phenology are provided for M. subulatus, as well as taxonomic notes based its morphological characters. Myriopus breviflorus (DC.) Luebert and M. subulatus are morphologically similar, and a key to their identifications is presented together with a list of the specimens examined.

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