Mcvaughieae R. F. Almeida, 2024

de Almeida, Rafael F., de Morais, Isa L., Alves-Silva, Thais, Antonio-Domingues, Higor & Pellegrini, Marco O. O., 2024, A new classification system and taxonomic synopsis for Malpighiaceae (Malpighiales, Rosids) based on molecular phylogenetics, morphology, palynology, and chemistry, PhytoKeys 242, pp. 69-138 : 69-138

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.3897/phytokeys.242.117469

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11243364

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BD7E2AAE-38AA-5491-BEFB-3808BF720754

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PhytoKeys by Pensoft

scientific name

Mcvaughieae R. F. Almeida
status

trib. nov.

2.2. Mcvaughieae R. F. Almeida trib. nov.

Type genus.

Mcvaughia W. R. Anderson.

Diagnosis.

Trees, shrubs to subshrubs; thyrses, cincinni 1–7 - flowered, bracteoles 1 - glandular; pollen 4 - zonocolporate (3 - zonocolporate in Glandonia ); drupes, epicarp striated, presence of linear 1, 3 - diarylpropanoids, and the absence of dithiols, indoles and derivatives.

Notes.

Mcvaughieae currently comprises three accepted genera, Burdachia , Glandonia , and Mcvaughia , and 12 species (five threatened species; Suppl. material 1) of trees, shrubs to subshrubs endemic to the Amazon rainforests and seasonally dry tropical forests of South America ( POWO 2024).