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Synonymies and typifications in Portulaca (Portulacaceae) of Brazil

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After a systematic revision of Portulaca L. (Portulacaceae) from Brazil, which included field work, studying herbarium specimens and relevant literature and original elements, the taxonomic observations and nomenclatural notes are here reported. Types were sought and most of them located. Synonymies (20), lectotypes (5), epitype (1) and neotype (1) are designated and defined.

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Este trabalho apresenta as observações taxonômicas e nomenclaturais resultantes da revisão de Portulaca L. (Portulacacae) do Brasil, que envolveu trabalho de campo e revisão de material de herbário, incluindo tipos e todas as obras principes, e materiais originais relevantes do gênero, o que permitiu apresentar 20 sinonimizações, 5 lectótipos, 1 epitipo e 1 neótipo.

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Acknowledgements

The first author would like to acknowledge the ‘Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia’, for the PhD grant, and the ‘Fundação Botânica Margaret Mee’, for the grant to visit European herbaria. Ana M. Giulietti thanks CNPq for the grant. The authors also thank the curators of the national and international herbaria, which allowed us, through visits and/or loans, to study the collections related to Portulaca. Amongst all the herbaria, a special thankyou to the Keeper and staff at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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  1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, BR-116, Km 03, 44031-460, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

    A. A. O. P. Coelho

  2. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, BR-116, Km 03, 44031-460, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

    A. M. Giulietti

  3. Honorary Research Fellow, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK

    R. M. Harley

  4. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

    R. M. Harley

  5. Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 5BD, UK

    J. C. Yesilyurt

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Coelho, A.A.O.P., Giulietti, A.M., Harley, R.M. et al. Synonymies and typifications in Portulaca (Portulacaceae) of Brazil. Kew Bull 65, 37–43 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-010-9187-2

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