Benna Burgt & Ver.-Lib., 2022
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https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.52.52102 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16362556 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E0879C-5D6B-5250-FC9F-FECAE1DBFC9C |
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Felipe |
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Benna Burgt & Ver.-Lib. |
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Benna Burgt & Ver.-Lib. View in CoL , gen. nov.
Type: Benna alternifolia Burgt & Ver.-Lib.
Diagnosis — The genus Benna differs from all other African Melastomataceae genera by the following combination of characters: Herbs. Leaves alternate, venation acrodromous, margin dentate. Inflorescence cymose, paniculate, axillary, branching alternate. Flowers actinomorphic, epigynous, 4-merous, 8 dimorphic stamens. Fruit a capsule, apically dehiscent, containing many seeds. Seeds obovoid or nearly so, glossy, testa smooth. The genus Benna is placed in the tribe Sonerileae . A morphological comparison between Benna and the seven currently accepted African Sonerileae genera is presented in Table 1. A View Table 1 morphological comparison between Benna and the six currently accepted American Sonerileae genera is presented in Table 2 View Table 2 .
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