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A new species of Pleroma (Melastomataceae: Melastomateae) endemic to Southern Cadeia do Espinhaço, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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  • 1. UPCB Herbarium and Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, CEP 81531-970, Brazil.
  • 2. Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability, Department of Botany, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA.

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Meyer, Fabrício Schmitz, Pacifico, Ricardo, Almeda, Frank (2022): A new species of Pleroma (Melastomataceae: Melastomateae) endemic to Southern Cadeia do Espinhaço, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Phytotaxa 560 (1): 30-42, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.560.1.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.560.1.2

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