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— 
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tall, branchlets and leaves densely glandular-punctate, leaves linear, an eglandular trichome between the calyx lobes, and isomorphic stamens with inconspicuous ventral appendages.
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: HUEFS!, isotypes: HUFU-online image!, SPF!, US-online image!)
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Branched decumbent subshrubs ca. 
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tall. Branchlets rounded, densely glandular-punctate. Leaves on short flattened petioles up to 
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long; blades 2.1–5.8 × 
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, linear, coriaceous, glutinous, green and blackened (when dry), base attenuate, margin entire, apex rounded, both surfaces densely glandular-punctate, 1-nerved from the base, the midvein impressed on the adaxial surface. Flowers 5-merous and solitary, pedicels 
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long; hypanthia 
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long, 
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wide at the torus, campanulate, externally glandular-punctate; calyx tubes ca. 
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long; calyx lobes 
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long, 
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wide at the base, lanceolate, margin entire, apex acute with a terminal eglandular trichome 
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long, with one eglandular trichome 
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long between the calyx lobes; petals ca. 5 × 
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, obovate, yellow, margin entire, apex acute, both surfaces glabrous; stamens 10, isomorphic: filaments ca. 
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long, connectives ventrally prolonged ca. 
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below the thecae, appendages inconspicuous, yellow, thecae ca. 
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long (excluding the rostra), oblong, yellow, externally smooth (tetrasporangiate), rostra ca. 
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long, the circular pores ca. 
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wide; ovaries ca. 1.2 × 1.0 mm, obovoid, superior, glabrous, 3- locular; styles ca. 
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long, linear, glabrous, stigmas punctiform. Capsules ca. 3.8 × 
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, loculicidal, globose, vinaceous-brownish, enveloped by the hypanthia, the apex not exceeding the torus, dehiscent from the apex to the base, columellas deciduous. Seeds ca. 
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long, reniform, testa foveolate, brownish, raphal zone nearly circular, ca. 
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length the overall seed.
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Distribution, habitat, and phenology: 
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</emphasis>
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is probably endemic to 
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areas with sandy soils in Abaíra municipality, Chapada Diamantina, 
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(
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). It was collected with flowers and fruits in December.
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD7FF966CADF86EFE035EC0" bold="true" box="[189,462,1948,1974]" pageId="1" pageNumber="53">Conservation status:—</emphasis>
We regard the conservation status of this species as Data Deficient (DD) following IUCN guidelines and criteria (
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), until additional collections are made. The municipality of Abaíra is not part of a protected area and despite some studies in these areas (
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, 
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, 
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) it is still lacks studies for the genus 
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD7FF966ECBF7FAFC9D5154" box="[731,848,2056,2082]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="53">Microlicia</emphasis>
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD4FF956C98F8A5FF325E1B" bold="true" box="[136,255,1879,1901]" pageId="2" pageNumber="54">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD4FF956D15F8AAFE2E5E1B" box="[261,483,1880,1901]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="54">
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.
</emphasis>
A. habit; B. leaf abaxial (left) and adaxial (right) surfaces; C. details of a leafy branch and flower; D. flowering hypanthium and calyx lobes (androecium and style removed); E. adaxial view of a petal; F. stamen (ventral view); G. gynoecium; H. ovary in cross section; I. detail of the stigma; J. capsule enveloped by hypanthium and calyx lobes. Line drawings by Klei R. Souza.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD5FF946C98FBEAFECC5D5B" bold="true" box="[136,257,1048,1070]" pageId="3" pageNumber="55">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
A. 
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD5FF946D3CFBEAFDC85D5B" box="[300,517,1048,1069]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="55">Microlicia decumbens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, photograph of the isotype at US. B. 
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD5FF946F97FBEAFBBC5D5B" box="[903,1137,1048,1069]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="55">Microlicia macaubensis</emphasis>
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, photograph of the holotype at MBM.
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD5FF946C98F861FF335EDE" bold="true" box="[136,254,1939,1961]" pageId="3" pageNumber="55">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Distribution of 
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD5FF946D87F861FDA05EDE" box="[407,621,1939,1960]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="55">Microlicia decumbens</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD5FF946E8BF861FC4F5EDE" box="[667,898,1939,1960]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="55">Microlicia macaubensis</emphasis>
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in Bahia, northeastern Brazil.
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<subSubSection id="1B97BAA7FFD5FF936CADF82AFE045DBE" lastPageId="4" lastPageNumber="56" pageId="3" pageNumber="55" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="5332E92CFFD5FF946CADF82AFD555160" blockId="3.[136,1451,2007,2070]" pageId="3" pageNumber="55">
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD5FF946CADF82AFE855E84" bold="true" box="[189,328,2008,2034]" pageId="3" pageNumber="55">Etymology:</emphasis>
—The specific epithet refers to the decumbent habit of this species, that is, the stem is reclined to the soil but the branches are raised (
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).
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936CADFF6CFEF859CE" bold="true" box="[189,309,158,184]" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Affinities:</emphasis>
— 
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936D41FF6CFD8759CE" box="[337,586,158,184]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Microlicia decumbens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is morphologically related to 
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936FB0FF6DFBE359CE" box="[928,1070,158,184]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">M. abairana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF93682CFF6DFB3B59CE" box="[1084,1270,158,184]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">M. intercalycina</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF93693EFF6DFA6659CE" box="[1326,1451,158,184]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">M. parvula</emphasis>
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(
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). All these share with 
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a similar glandular-punctate indumentum on branches and leaves and yellow petals. Besides, 
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also resembles 
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in having petiolate leaves similar in size (2.1-5.8 × 
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vs.
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3-4 × 
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), petal size (ca. 5 × 
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936917FEF9FF6A583E" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">
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vs.
</emphasis>
5-6 × 
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936D4CFEDDFE26583E" box="[348,491,302,328]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">M. abairana</emphasis>
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). It differs from 
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by its linear leaf blades (
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936879FEDDFB4D583E" box="[1129,1152,303,328]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">vs</emphasis>
. lanceolate), in having an eglandular trichome between the calyx lobes (
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936EB8FEA1FD0B581A" box="[680,710,339,364]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">vs.</emphasis>
absent), and isomorphic stamens (
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936872FEA1FBB4581A" box="[1122,1145,339,364]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">vs</emphasis>
. dimorphic 
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF93691AFEA1FA56581A" box="[1290,1435,338,364]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">M. abairana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). 
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936C98FE84FE4958E6" box="[136,388,374,400]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Microlicia decumbens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
bears other similarities with 
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<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936ECEFE85FC9358E6" box="[734,862,374,400]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">M. parvula</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as both have a campanulate hypanthium, obovoid ovary and isomorphic stamens. 
<taxonomicName id="948D92AFFFD2FF936DFFFE68FD2458C2" authorityName="Gali, Almeda &amp; Fidanza" authorityYear="2022" box="[495,745,410,436]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Microlicia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="4" pageNumber="56" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="decumbens">
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936DFFFE68FD2458C2" box="[495,745,410,436]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Microlicia decumbens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished from 
<taxonomicName id="948D92AFFFD2FF93680EFE69FB5658C2" authorityName="Koschnitzke &amp; A. B. Martins" authorityYear="2007" baseAuthorityName="Markgr." box="[1054,1179,410,436]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Microlicia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="4" pageNumber="56" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="parvula">
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF93680EFE69FB5658C2" box="[1054,1179,410,436]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">M. parvula</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by its linear leaf blades (
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936C81FE4DFF6558AE" box="[145,168,447,472]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">vs</emphasis>
. lanceolate) and in having an eglandular trichome between calyx lobes (
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936FE4FE4DFBDF58AE" box="[1012,1042,447,472]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">vs.</emphasis>
absent). Among probable relatives, the presence of an eglandular trichome between the calyx lobes is shared only with 
<taxonomicName id="948D92AFFFD2FF93682BFE11FB39588A" box="[1083,1268,482,508]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Microlicia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="4" pageNumber="56" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="intercalycina">
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF93682BFE11FB39588A" box="[1083,1268,482,508]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">M. intercalycina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, from which 
<taxonomicName id="948D92AFFFD2FF93699DFE11FEC95B56" authorityName="Gali, Almeda &amp; Fidanza" authorityYear="2022" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Microlicia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="4" pageNumber="56" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="decumbens">
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF93699DFE11FEC95B56" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">M. decumbens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be recognized by its linear leaves (
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936EBAFDF5FD055B56" box="[682,712,519,544]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">vs.</emphasis>
elliptic) with the margin entire (
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936836FDF5FBF05B56" box="[1062,1085,519,544]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">vs</emphasis>
. ciliate), and isomorphic stamens (
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936C81FDD9FF7D5B32" box="[145,176,555,580]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">vs.</emphasis>
dimorphic). The code for 
<taxonomicName id="948D92AFFFD2FF936DC1FDD9FDBF5B32" authorityName="Gali, Almeda &amp; Fidanza" authorityYear="2022" box="[465,626,554,580]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Microlicia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="4" pageNumber="56" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="decumbens">
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936DC1FDD9FDBF5B32" box="[465,626,554,580]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">M. decumbens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the multi-access key for Bahian species of 
<taxonomicName id="948D92AFFFD2FF93687CFDD8FA615B33" authority="(Woodgyer 2005)" baseAuthorityName="Woodgyer" baseAuthorityYear="2005" box="[1132,1452,554,581]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Microlicia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="4" pageNumber="56" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF93687CFDD8FB2C5B32" box="[1132,1249,554,580]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Microlicia</emphasis>
(Woodgyer 2005)
</taxonomicName>
is CDGJNQTVae.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="5332E92CFFD2FF936C98FD6AFB8D5BC6" blockId="4.[136,1088,664,688]" box="[136,1088,664,688]" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936C98FD6AFF365BC6" bold="true" box="[136,251,664,688]" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Comparative morphological features of 
<taxonomicName id="948D92AFFFD2FF936EBCFD6BFC8B5BC6" authorityName="Gali, Almeda &amp; Fidanza" authorityYear="2022" box="[684,838,664,688]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Microlicia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="4" pageNumber="56" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="decumbens">
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936EBCFD6BFC8B5BC6" box="[684,838,664,688]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">M. decumbens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and probable relatives.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="5332E92CFFD2FF936D27FD33FA6F5D5E" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">
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<tr id="EDBDEB6EFFD200686C80FD33FA6F5B82" box="[144,1442,705,756]" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="56" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="AE6C8212FFD200686D27FD33FE405B82" box="[311,397,705,756]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Leaf shape</th>
<th id="AE6C8212FFD200686DB3FD33FDC85B82" box="[419,517,705,756]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Leaf length (mm)</th>
<th id="AE6C8212FFD200686E30FD33FD465B82" box="[544,651,705,756]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Calyx lobe length (mm)</th>
<th id="AE6C8212FFD200686EB1FD33FCF25B82" box="[673,831,705,756]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Trichome between calyx lobes</th>
<th id="AE6C8212FFD200686F5EFD33FC015B82" box="[846,972,705,756]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Stamens</th>
<th id="AE6C8212FFD200686FCFFD33FB145B82" box="[991,1241,705,756]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Distribution</th>
<th id="AE6C8212FFD2006868EDFD33FA6F5B82" box="[1277,1442,705,756]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Reference</th>
</tr>
<tr id="EDBDEB6EFFD200686C80FCEBFA6F5A5B" box="[144,1442,793,813]" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">
<th id="AE6C8212FFD200686C80FCEBFED15A5B" box="[144,284,793,813]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">
<taxonomicName id="948D92AFFFD2FF936C80FCE8FEC65A5A" authorityName="Gali, Almeda &amp; Fidanza" authorityYear="2022" box="[144,267,793,812]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Microlicia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="4" pageNumber="56" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="decumbens">
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936C80FCE8FEC65A5A" box="[144,267,793,812]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">M. decumbens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686D27FCEBFE405A5B" box="[311,397,793,813]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">linear</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686DB3FCEBFDC85A5B" box="[419,517,793,813]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">3–6</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686E30FCEBFD465A5B" box="[544,651,793,813]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">1.8–2</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686EB1FCEBFCF25A5B" box="[673,831,793,813]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">present</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686F5EFCEBFC015A5B" box="[846,972,793,813]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">isomorphic</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686FCFFCEBFB145A5B" box="[991,1241,793,813]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Abaíra (BA)</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD2006868EDFCEBFA6F5A5B" box="[1277,1442,793,813]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">This manuscript</td>
</tr>
<tr id="EDBDEB6EFFD200686C80FCA1FA6F5AF0" box="[144,1442,851,902]" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">
<th id="AE6C8212FFD200686C80FCA1FED15AF0" box="[144,284,851,902]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">
<taxonomicName id="948D92AFFFD2FF936C80FC96FF375A00" authorityName="Romero &amp; Woodgyer" authorityYear="2018" box="[144,250,867,886]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Microlicia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="4" pageNumber="56" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="abairana">
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936C80FC96FF375A00" box="[144,250,867,886]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">M. abairana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686D27FCA1FE405AF0" box="[311,397,851,902]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">lanceolate</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686DB3FCA1FDC85AF0" box="[419,517,851,902]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">3–4</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686E30FCA1FD465AF0" box="[544,651,851,902]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">1.2–1.6</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686EB1FCA1FCF25AF0" box="[673,831,851,902]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">absent</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686F5EFCA1FC015AF0" box="[846,972,851,902]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">dimorphic</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686FCFFCA1FB145AF0" box="[991,1241,851,902]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Abaíra (BA)</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD2006868EDFCA1FA6F5AF0" box="[1277,1442,851,902]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">
<bibRefCitation id="371C94DDFFD2FF9368EDFCA6FA595AF0" author="Romero, R. &amp; Woodgyer, E. M." pageId="4" pageNumber="56" pagination="1 - 16" refId="ref4741" refString="Romero, R. &amp; Woodgyer, E. M. (2018) Six new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae) from Bahia, Brazil. Kew Bulletin 73: 1 - 16. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 12225 - 018 - 9747 - 4" type="journal article" year="2018">Romero &amp; Woodgyer (2018)</bibRefCitation>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="EDBDEB6EFFD200686C80FC6EFA6F5AB9" box="[144,1442,924,975]" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">
<th id="AE6C8212FFD200686C80FC6EFED15AB9" box="[144,284,924,975]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">
<taxonomicName id="948D92AFFFD2FF936C80FC5FFED15AC9" box="[144,284,940,959]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Microlicia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="4" pageNumber="56" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="intercalycina">
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936C80FC5FFED15AC9" box="[144,284,940,959]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">M. intercalycina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686D27FC6EFE405AB9" box="[311,397,924,975]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">elliptical</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686DB3FC6EFDC85AB9" box="[419,517,924,975]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">5–7</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686E30FC6EFD465AB9" box="[544,651,924,975]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">2–2.5</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686EB1FC6EFCF25AB9" box="[673,831,924,975]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">present</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686F5EFC6EFC015AB9" box="[846,972,924,975]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">dimorphic</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686FCFFC6EFB145AB9" box="[991,1241,924,975]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Mucugê (BA)</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD2006868EDFC6EFA6F5AB9" box="[1277,1442,924,975]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">
Romero 
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936957FC6FFABE5AD9" box="[1351,1395,924,943]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">et al.</emphasis>
(2013)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="EDBDEB6EFFD200686C80FC17FA6F5D2E" box="[144,1442,997,1112]" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">
<th id="AE6C8212FFD200686C80FC17FED15D2E" box="[144,284,997,1112]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">
<taxonomicName id="948D92AFFFD2FF936C80FBE4FF235D5E" authorityName="Koschnitzke &amp; A. B. Martins" authorityYear="2007" baseAuthorityName="Markgr." box="[144,238,1045,1064]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Microlicia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="4" pageNumber="56" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="parvula">
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936C80FBE4FF235D5E" box="[144,238,1045,1064]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">M. parvula</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686D27FC17FE405D2E" box="[311,397,997,1112]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">lanceolate</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686DB3FC17FDC85D2E" box="[419,517,997,1112]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">1.5–6</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686E30FC17FD465D2E" box="[544,651,997,1112]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">ca. 1</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686EB1FC17FCF25D2E" box="[673,831,997,1112]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">absent</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686F5EFC17FC015D2E" box="[846,972,997,1112]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">isomorphic or subisomorphic</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD200686FCFFC17FB145D2E" box="[991,1241,997,1112]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Abaíra, Érico Cardoso (Água Quente), Mucugê, Rio de Contas, Lençóis, Piatã and Seabra (BA)</td>
<td id="AE6C8212FFD2006868EDFC17FA6F5D2E" box="[1277,1442,997,1112]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">
<bibRefCitation id="371C94DDFFD2FF9368EDFBE4FA6F5D5E" author="Pataro, L. &amp; Romero, R. &amp; Roque, N." box="[1277,1442,1045,1065]" pageId="4" pageNumber="56" pagination="1287 - 1311" refId="ref4671" refString="Pataro, L., Romero, R. &amp; Roque, N. (2017) Microlicieae (Melastomataceae) from municipality Mucuge, Chapada Diamatina, Bahia, Brazil. Rodriguesia 68: 1287 - 1311." type="journal article" year="2017">
Pataro 
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936929FBE4FAA85D5E" box="[1337,1381,1045,1064]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">et al.</emphasis>
(2017)
</bibRefCitation>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5332E92CFFD2FF936CADFB78FE045DBE" blockId="4.[136,1451,1162,1224]" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936CADFB78FEC45DD2" bold="true" box="[189,265,1162,1188]" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Notes:</emphasis>
— 
<taxonomicName id="948D92AFFFD2FF936D36FB78FDD35DD2" authorityName="Gali, Almeda &amp; Fidanza" authorityYear="2022" box="[294,542,1162,1188]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Microlicia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="4" pageNumber="56" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="decumbens">
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936D36FB78FDD35DD2" box="[294,542,1162,1188]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Microlicia decumbens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was treated as “ 
<taxonomicName id="948D92AFFFD2FF936EC7FB78FC445DD3" box="[727,905,1162,1189]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Microlicia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="4" pageNumber="56" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undefined-7">
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936EC7FB78FC815DD2" box="[727,844,1162,1188]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">Microlicia</emphasis>
sp. 7
</taxonomicName>
(G1680)” in the “Checklist of vascular plants of Catolés” (
<bibRefCitation id="371C94DDFFD2FF936CE7FB5CFE705DBE" author="Zappi, D. C. &amp; Lucas, E. &amp; Stannard, B. L. &amp; Nic Lughadha, E. &amp; Pirani, J. R. &amp; Queiroz, L. P. &amp; Atkins, S. &amp; Hind, D. J. N. &amp; Giulietti, A. M. &amp; Harley, R. M. &amp; Carvalho, A. M." box="[247,445,1198,1224]" pageId="4" pageNumber="56" pagination="345 - 398" refId="ref5629" refString="Zappi, D. C., Lucas, E., Stannard, B. L., Nic Lughadha, E., Pirani, J. R., Queiroz, L. P., Atkins, S., Hind, D. J. N., Giulietti, A. M., Harley, R. M. &amp; Carvalho, A. M. (2003) Lista das plantas vasculares de Catoles, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brasil. Boletim de Botanica 21: 345 - 398." type="journal article" year="2003">
Zappi 
<emphasis id="61F9353EFFD2FF936D51FB5DFEB45DBE" box="[321,377,1198,1224]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="56">et al.</emphasis>
2003
</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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