Myrsinaceae

[Thomas G. Lammers]

At 05:00 PM 09-26-97 -0300, Marta Cusato wrote:
>Hello Taxacomers:
>
>We are curious about the correct name of Rapanea laetevirens Mez. what we
>consider is the rigth one, but in recent papers we have found that Myrsine
>laetevirens (Mez.) Arechav is also in use.

Rapanea is a segregate of Myrsine characterized by the staminal tube adnate
(vs. partly distinct) to corolla  and lack (vs. presence) of a style.  Some
authors consider that sufficient for a genus, others don't.

Thomas G. Lammers

Classification, Nomenclature, Phylogeny and Biogeography
of the Campanulaceae, s. lat.

Department of Botany
Field Museum of Natural History
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