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A revision of the neotropical Mucuna species (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae)

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Author(s):
De Moura, Tania M. [1, 2] ; Lewis, Gwilym P. [3] ; Mansano, Vidal F. [4] ; Tozzi, Ana M. G. A. [5]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Missouri Bot Garden, POB 299, St Louis, MO 63166 - USA
[2] Univ Estadual Centro Oeste, Dept Biol, Rua Simeao Varela de Sa 03, BR-85040080 Guarapuava, PR - Brazil
[3] Royal Bot Gardens, Comparat Plant & Fungal Biol Dept, Richmond TW9 3AB, Surrey - England
[4] DIPEQ, Inst Pesquisas Jardim Bot Rio de Janeiro, Jardim Bot, Rua Pacheco Leao 915, BR-22460030 Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
[5] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Vegetal, Rua Monteiro Lobato 255, Cidade Univ Zeferino Vaz, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: PHYTOTAXA; v. 337, n. 1, p. 1-65, FEB 5 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

The genus Mucuna comprises approximately 105 tropical and sub-tropical species, with the highest diversity occurring in the Paleotropics. In the Neotropics, 13 new species have been described recently and a number of regional floras have been published. A recent floristic treatment for Colombia has summarized the Mucuna species found in the Neotropics, but since then many new species and new geographical records have been published. A complete taxonomic treatment of all neotropical species and an identification key to all neotropical taxa is currently lacking. The aim of this study is to present a complete taxonomic account of the species of Mucuna occurring in the Neotropics. Descriptions of 25 taxa (24 species and one variety) are included in the treatment, including type specimen details, synonymy, illustrations, distribution maps, and preliminary conservation assessments for each species, together with a species identification key. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 12/04635-8 - Phylogeny of Mucuna Adans. (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae) and taxonomy of the species occurring in America
Grantee:Ana Maria Goulart de Azevedo Tozzi
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants