Publication Date:
2024-06-24
Description:
Maesa brevipedicellata, a new species of Maesa (Primulaceae-Maesoideae) from Papua New Guinea,
is described and illustrated based on herbarium specimen observations. The collections of this species resemble
M. rufovillosa and were previously determined as that species. Maesa brevipedicellata is unique with its selfsupporting habit, hispid hairs throughout and paniculate inflorescences with very short pedicels. This new species
mainly differs from M. rufovillosa by the habit (tree/shrub in M. brevipedicellata vs climber in M. rufovillosa) and the
inflorescence structure (panicles in M. brevipedicellata vs simple racemes in M. rufovillosa).
Keywords:
Plant Science
;
Ecology
;
Evolution
;
Behavior and Systematics
;
Ericales
;
Maesa
;
Malesia
;
Myrsinaceae
;
new species
;
Papuasia
;
taxonomy
Repository Name:
National Museum of Natural History, Netherlands
Type:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Format:
application/pdf
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