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Phylogeny and Circumscription of the Subfamily Olisbeoideae

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Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae

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The Olisbeoideae are a pantropical group comprising six genera and ca. 557 currently recognized species. Members of this subfamily are shrubs or small- to medium-sized trees found mainly in the understory of humid, evergreen forests. The two largest genera, Memecylon and Mouriri, are unlike other melastomes in having apparently 1-nerved leaves. Other unusual features of this “memecyloid” group include a general lack of indumentum, the presence of a dorsal oil gland on the anther connectives (subsequently lost in certain species or species-groups), and baccate fruits with 1–few large seeds. In this chapter, I provide a historical account of classification, discussion of what is known about phylogenetic relationships, a review of important taxonomic evidence (morphology, anatomy), a key to the currently recognized genera, and prospects for future study.

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    The original spelling of the specific epithet is blackioides (Don 1832) and must be retained under the current International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Turland et al. 2018; Art. 60.1). The alternative spelling blakeoides (Keay 1952) is therefore incorrect and must be rejected.

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I am thankful to the two reviewers Fabián A. Michelangeli and Rafael R. Völtz as well as the handling editor Frank Almeda for their comments that greatly helped improve this manuscript. Any errors or omissions are my own. I also thank the colleagues named in the legend of Fig. 1 for giving me permission to use their field photographs of the various species.

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Stone, R.D. (2022). Phylogeny and Circumscription of the Subfamily Olisbeoideae. In: Goldenberg, R., Michelangeli, F.A., Almeda, F. (eds) Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99742-7_6

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