Systematic Studies in the Melastomataceae: Bellucia, Loreya, Macairea. Mem (50) NYBG PRESS Maguire and J

Maguire and J

Tode Curator of Botany at the New York Botanical Garden and professor of tropical ecology (adjunct) at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

and taken together Mexico

This study by Sheldon

and Allagoptera (Palmae)

Systematic Studies in the Melastomataceae: Bellucia, Loreya, Macairea. Mem (50) NYBG PRESS Maguire and JBellucia, 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