Mollinedia ruschii Lírio & Peixoto

, Pl. Ecol. Evol. 154(1): 151 (2021).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77217703-1
Publication
Plant Ecology and Evolution
Collation
154(1): 151
Date of Publication
23 Mar 2021
Family as entered in IPNI
Monimiaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
E.J.Lírio & M.R.Neto 1548
Locality
Municipality of Santa Teresa, Estação Biológica Santa Lúcia, Sagui trail, after the beginning of Indaiaçu trail, before the peak ['Trilha do Sagui, após encontro com trilha do Indaiaçu, antes de chegar ao topo']
Collection Date
1 Aug 2018
Type Herbaria
holotype SPF
isotype MBML
isotype SPF
Latitude
19° 58' 18" S
Longitude
40° 32' 5" W
Distribution Of Types
Espírito Santo (Brazil Southeast, Brazil, Southern America)

Remarks

doi:10.5091/plecevo.2021.1741 The specific epithet honours the Brazilian naturalist Augusto Ruschi (1915–1986) who created the Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão, a research institution dedicated to study the Atlantic forest (now referred to as Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica).