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A Natural Hybrid of Pleroma (Melastomataceae) from Serra da Bocaina, Southeastern Brazil

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  • 1. Museu Botânico Municipal de Curitiba, MBM Herbarium Section, CEP 80210-390, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil & Universidade Federal do Paraná, Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Caixa Postal 19031, CEP 81531-970, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
  • 2. Universidade Federal do Paraná, Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Caixa Postal 19031, CEP 81531-970, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
  • 3. Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Botânica, Caixa Postal 19031, CEP 81531-970, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

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Meyer, Fabrício Schmitz, Yamamoto, Manuella Aparecida Cosmo Galan, Goldenberg, Renato (2025): A Natural Hybrid of Pleroma (Melastomataceae) from Serra da Bocaina, Southeastern Brazil. Phytotaxa 730 (2): 163-176, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.730.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.730.2.4

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