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We are the Crystal Gems: taxonomic revision of the gem-fruited species of Commelina L. (Commelinaceae, Commelinales) and their allies
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- 1. University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, Johannesburg, South Africa. & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK.
- 2. Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Departamento de Botánica, Herbario GUAY, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
- 3. Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Câmpus Sudoeste, Sede Quirinópolis, Goiás, Brazil.
- 4. University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, Johannesburg, South Africa. & Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Câmpus Sudoeste, Sede Quirinópolis, Goiás, Brazil.
- 5. Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
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Pellegrini, Marco O.O., Cornejo, Xavier, Morais, Isa Lucia De, De Almeida, Rafael F., Michelan, Thaisa S. (2025): We are the Crystal Gems: taxonomic revision of the gem-fruited species of Commelina L. (Commelinaceae, Commelinales) and their allies. European Journal of Taxonomy 1020: 1-94, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1020.3073, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3073/13709
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