title: Circumscription and synopsis of Eugenia section Speciosae Bünger & Mazine (Myrtaceae).
abstract: A new section of Eugenia (Myrtaceae) is described, segregate from Eugenia sect. Phyllocalyx. Phylogenetic studies suggest that Eugenia sect. Phyllocalyx as traditionally delimited is paraphyletic. To maintain the monophyly of each of the sections in Eugenia s.l., we herein opt to circumscribe a new section and recognize six taxa in sect. Speciosae, which has a distribution mostly in southeastern Brazil and northern South America. Nomenclatural notes are made and a taxonomic key is provided for the species of the section.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Sistemática Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Oliveira Bünger
authors.affiliation: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, U.K.
authors.forename: Fiorella Fernanda
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Mazine
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Sistemática Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eve J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Sistemática Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: João Renato
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Stehmann
keywords: Amazon Forest; Atlantic Forest; Myrteae; Neotropics