Revisiting Mayacaceae Kunth towards to future perspectives in the family
Carvalho, Maria Luiza Silveira de Machado, Anderson F. P.
Revisiting Mayacaceae Kunth towards to future perspectives in the family
Publicação on-line; Bibliography p. 425-427 (66 ref.); 1 table; Summary (En)
Abstract
Mayacaceae Kunth is an aquatic plant family that currently comprises a single genus, and four to six accepted
species. Most of them are widely distributed in the Neotropics, with the exception of Mayaca baumii Gürke,
which is endemic to Africa. This family still encompasses taxonomical problems involving mostly nomenclatural
issues and the positioning of the family within the Poales, which remains not definite, though several
efforts have being made in this direction. Besides all this, the family also suffers from limited studies with
different approaches, such as embryological, palinological, phylogenetic and ecological ones. Considering
all this problems, the present work make an overview of Mayacaceae to show the main problems that still
surround the family and to indicate some directions for future studies.
Key words: Mayaca, monocots, Poales, taxonomic history
PLANTA AQUÁTICA
MAYACACEAE
MONOCOTILEDÔNEA
TAXONOMIA
Revisiting Mayacaceae Kunth towards to future perspectives in the family
Publicação on-line; Bibliography p. 425-427 (66 ref.); 1 table; Summary (En)
Abstract
Mayacaceae Kunth is an aquatic plant family that currently comprises a single genus, and four to six accepted
species. Most of them are widely distributed in the Neotropics, with the exception of Mayaca baumii Gürke,
which is endemic to Africa. This family still encompasses taxonomical problems involving mostly nomenclatural
issues and the positioning of the family within the Poales, which remains not definite, though several
efforts have being made in this direction. Besides all this, the family also suffers from limited studies with
different approaches, such as embryological, palinological, phylogenetic and ecological ones. Considering
all this problems, the present work make an overview of Mayacaceae to show the main problems that still
surround the family and to indicate some directions for future studies.
Key words: Mayaca, monocots, Poales, taxonomic history
PLANTA AQUÁTICA
MAYACACEAE
MONOCOTILEDÔNEA
TAXONOMIA
BINAGRI