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Title: New combinations in Eumachia (Rubiaceae) for species occurring on the Guiana Shield

Author
item DELPRETE, PIERO - Institute For Research And Development (IRD)
item Kirkbride, Joseph

Submitted to: Journal of Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/14/2015
Publication Date: 7/15/2015
Citation: Delprete, P.G., Kirkbride, J.H. 2015. New combinations in Eumachia (Rubiaceae) for species occurring on the Guiana Shield. Journal of Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 9(1):75-79.

Interpretive Summary: The scientific, generic name for Pearly Wild Coffee was discovered to not be the earliest name for the genus. The scientific names for species in the genus are changed in accordance with the international rules of botanical nomenclature. They are widespread weeds in the New World tropics, and are ecologically important because of their common occurrence in tropical forests.

Technical Abstract: Thirteen new combinations are made in the genus Eumachia for species formerly in the genus Margaritopsis in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. For these 13 new combinations, their basionyms, other synonyms, types, and distributions are given. Three new combinations are also made for the types of the genera Chazaliella, Margaritopsis, and Readea, recognized synonyms of the genus Eumachia.