Calea melissifolia Baker (1884: 257)

Bueno, Vinicius R., Silva, Gustavo H. L., Reis-Silva, Genilson A., Teles, Aristônio M., Nakajima, Jimi N., Gostel, Morgan R. & Heiden, Gustavo, 2024, Nomenclatural synopsis of the new Calea ser. Candolleanae (Asteraceae: Neurolaeneae), a clade endemic to Eastern and Central Brazil, Phytotaxa 660 (1), pp. 46-54 : 51

Calea melissifolia Baker (1884: 257) [as melissaefolia]

Protologue:—“Minas Geraes, in campis sicciusculis Serra de S. Antonio, K. F. P. Martius ”.

Holotype:— BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: [Andrelândia,] Serra de Santo Antônio , Martius s.n. ( M [ M000323320 ], digital image!).

Note:—The protologue does not indicate the year of collection, but according to Ossenbach (2018), it can be assumed that K. F. P. Martius collected it in 1818 in the state of Minas Gerais, since in 1819 he was already in other states following his journey through the interior of Brazil. Martius’ label data references to the Serra de Santo Antônio, in Minas Gerais. This locality is currently in the municipality of Andrelândia. Calea melissifolia occurs in Bahia and Minas Gerais states, Brazil ( Fig. 2 ).

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FIGURE 2. Occurrence map of Calea ser. Candolleanae (Asteraceae, Neurolaeneae) in Brazil; each symbol represents state level species occurrences.Brazilian states:AM—Amazonas,AL—Alagoas,AP—Amapá,BA—Bahia, CE—Ceará,DF—Distrito Federal,ES—Espírito Santo, GO—Goiás, MA—Maranhão, MG—Minas Gerais, MS—Mato Grosso do Sul, MT—Mato Grosso, PA—Pará, PE—Pernambuco, PB—Paraíba, PI—Piauí, PR—Paraná, RJ—Rio de Janeiro, RN—Rio Grande do Norte, RO—Rondônia, RS—Rio Grande do Sul, SC— Santa Catarina, SE—Sergipe, SP—São Paulo, TO—Tocantins. Countries or territories:ARG—Argentina, GUY—Guyana, GUF—French Guyana, BOL—Bolivia. PAR—Paraguay, SUR—Suriname.