Microtea papillosa
Microtea papillosa in Pesquisas, Bot., Bras. 48: 30. 1998 sec. Sukhorukov & al. 20191 wfo-0000448567
- Holotype: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais, Estrada Conselheiro Mata, a 2 km do asfalto, Diamantina, 11 April 1982, L. Rossi, A. Furlan, N.L. Menezes, N. Hensold, H.L. Wagner & E.M. Isejima 3317 (PACA)
- 1. Sukhorukov, A. P., Sennikov, A.N., Nilova, M.V., Mazei, Y., Kushunina, M., Marchioretto, M.S. & Hanáček, P. 2019: Evolutionary relationships and taxonomy of Microtea (Microteaceae), a basal lineage in the core Caryophyllales. – PhytoKeys 115: 1-50.. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.115.29041
Distribution (General)
Endemic to Minas Gerais (Diamantina Mun.), Brazil.A
Description
Perennial with a taproot or rarely annual (?) herb with caudex; stems erect, densely covered with short papillae; leaves papillate, oblong or lanceolate, appressed or somewhat spreading, cuneate, 2.0–4.0 cm long and 0.2–0.7 cm wide; inflorescence a spike; flowers subsessile, with the pedicels 0.25–0.5 mm long, with a bract and two bracteoles; perianth segments 5, oblong, greenish; stamens 6–8; stigmas 2, thick; fruit 1.1–1.25 × 0.9–1.1 mm, with short finger-shaped outgrowths; seed 0.9–1.0 mm, with rough surface. Morphologically, this species is most similar to M. celosioides and is distinguished by the papillate stems and leaves.A
Bibliography
A. Sukhorukov, A. P., Sennikov, A.N., Nilova, M.V., Mazei, Y., Kushunina, M., Marchioretto, M.S. & Hanáček, P. 2019: Evolutionary relationships and taxonomy of Microtea (Microteaceae), a basal lineage in the core Caryophyllales. – PhytoKeys 115: 1-50. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.115.29041