Barnebya, a New Genus of Malpighiaceae from Brazil
- 1 July 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Brittonia
- Vol. 33 (3) , 275-284
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2806416
Abstract
The new genusBarnebya is described and illustrated and its systematic position in the Malpighiaceae is discussed, especially its similarity in some respects to the primitive subfamily Byrsonimoideae and in other respects to the Old World genusAcridocarpus. Two species are recognized,B. dispar comb. nov. andB. harleyi sp. nov.; these are described and illustrated and a key is provided for their distinction.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Floral Conservatism in Neotropical MalpighiaceaeBiotropica, 1979
- A biophysical model for buzz pollination in angiospermsJournal of Theoretical Biology, 1978