Willdenowia 37
Willdenowia – Annals of the Botanic Garden and
Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem
ISSN 0511-9618
© 2007 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
Bécquer Granados, E. R. 2007: Tetrazygia decorticans (Miconieae, Melastomataceae),
a new species from Cuba [Novitiae florae cubensis 24].
Willdenowia 37: 313-317.
doi:10.3372/wi.37.37120
Abstract
Tetrazygia decorticans from central Cuba, a species new to science, is described and
illustrated. Its position in Tetrazygia is discussed. The species is easily distinguished
from other Cuban melastomes by its reddish bark that peels off in long laminar shreds.
Key words
Vascular plants, melastomes, taxonomy, Antilles, Guamuhaya massif.
