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mpellegrini
Scholleropsis has been reduced to a synonym of Heteranthera Pellegrini (2017- Two new synonyms for Heteranthera).
About: Scholleropsis H.Perrier 3 months agompellegrini
Hydrothrix has been reduced to a synonym of Heteranthera Pellegrini (2017- Two new synonyms for Heteranthera).
About: Hydrothrix Hook.f. 3 months ago
David Bertelsen
Munroa pulchella has been proposed by Amarilla et al. (2013). See the following papers. Amarilla, L.D., J.O. Chiapella, N. Nagahama, and A.M. Antón. 2013. Inclusion of Dasyochloa in the amphitropical genus Munroa (Poaceae, Chloridoideae) based on morphological evidence. Darwiniana nueva seri 1:241-252. Amarilla, L.D., J.O. Chiapella, V. Sosa, N.C. Moreno, and A.M. Antón. 2015. A tale of North and South America: time and mode of dispersal of the amphitropical genus Munroa (Poaceae, Chloridoideae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 179: 110-125.
About: Dasyochloa pulchella (Kunth) Willd. ex Rydb. synonym(s) 8 months agompellegrini
Other data on distribution of Brazilian Tradescantia (and also other Commelinaceae) should be taken from The Brazilian Flora Website http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/jabot/listaBrasil/PrincipalUC/PrincipalUC.do?lingua=en Best regards, Marco Pellegrini
About: Tradescantia mundula var. scabrida Seub. data 2 years agompellegrini
This and other Tradescantia names need to be updated according to my recenthly published article. It can be found at TAXON http://dx.doi.org/10.12705/641.3 In case you are no able to have access to the paper, don't hesitate to contact me.
About: Tradescantia mundula var. scabrida Seub. data 2 years ago