Taxonavigation

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Microlicieae
Genera: Microlicia – Poteranthera – Rhynchanthera
Transfer these genera to Microlicia s.l.: Chaetostoma – Lavoisiera – Stenodon – Trembleya

Name

Microlicieae Naudin Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot., sér. 3, 12: 203. (1849) as Microliciales

• Type genus: Microlicia D.Don Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 283, 301. (1823)
  

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References

• Naudin, C. 1849. Annales des Sciences Naturelles. Botanique. séries 3, 12: 203.
• Almeda, F. & Martins, A.B. 2001. New combinations and new names in some Brazilian Microlicieae (Melastomataceae), with notes on the delimitation of Lavoisiera, Microlicia, and Trembleya. Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 11(1): 1-7. Full Text PDF Reference page. 
• Da Rocha, M.J.R., Guimarães,, P.J.F., Michelangeli, F.A. & Romero, R. 2016. Phylogenetic placement and a new circumscription of Poteranthera (Microlicieae; Melastomataceae). Phytotaxa 263(3): 219-232. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.263.3.3 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Fritsch, P.W., Almeda, F., Renner, S.S., Martins, A.B. & Cruz, B.C. 2004. Phylogeny and circumscription of the near-endemic Brazilian tribe Microlicieae (Melastomataceae). American Journal of Botany 91(7): 1105-1114. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.7.1105 Full text PDF Reference page. 
• Versiane, A.F.A., Romero, R., Reginato, M., Welker, C.A.D., Michelangeli, F.A. & Goldenberg, R. 2021. Phylogenetic analysis of Microlicieae (Melastomataceae), with emphasis on the re-circumscription of the large genus Microlicia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 197(1): 35-60. DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/boab011 ResearchGate Reference page.