Memecylon pseudomegacarpum M.Hughes (Melastomataceae), a new species of tree from Peninsular Malaysia
- A new species, Memecylon pseudomegacarpum (Melastomataceae), is described from southern Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. This taxon was previously known under the misapplied name M. megacarpum, which is now considered endemic to Borneo. Memecylon pseudomegacarpum sp. nov. differs from M. megacarpum in having smaller leaves (8–)10.5–17(–22.5) cm rather than (10–)17–28(–35) cm long, with an elliptic lamina (not lanceolate) with a raised mid-rib (not sunken) and a marginal vein which is 2–4 mm from the margin (not 5–12 mm). Both species have similar flowers and share large (c. 15 mm diameter) globose fruits.
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| Author: | Mark Hughes |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-327370 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2013.56 |
| Parent Title (English): | European journal of taxonomy : 56 |
| Series (Serial Number): | European journal of taxonomy : EJT (56) |
| Publisher: | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
| Place of publication: | Paris |
| Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2013/09/25 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2013/09/25 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2013/12/27 |
| Tag: | Malaysia; Memecylon; Singapore; Thailand; new species |
| Page Number: | 9 |
| First Page: | 1 |
| Last Page: | 9 |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 363065474 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0 |
