Marlierea involucrata (O.Berg) Niedenzu (1893: 77)

Santos, Matheus F., Amorim, Bruno S., Burton, George P., Faria, Jair E. Q., Fernandes, Thiago, Flickinger, Jonathan A., Gaem, Paulo Henrique, Landrum, Leslie R., Lima, Duane F., Proença, Carolyn E. B., Rosa, Priscila O., Lima-Dos-Santos, Leidiana, Setubal, Robberson B., Stadnik, Aline M. S., Staggemeier, Vanessa G., Vasconcelos, Thais N. C. & Lucas, Eve J., 2024, A taxonomic account of Myrciinae (Myrteae, Myrtaceae): generic and sectional placement of forgotten species and a list of all accepted species, Phytotaxa 674 (2), pp. 129-170 : 134-135

3.2. Marlierea involucrata (O.Berg) Niedenzu (1893: 77) . Rubachia involucrata O. Berg (1857: 29) . Type:— BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro, unknown locality, unknown date, Sellow s.n. (syntype B [destroyed]).

The two species above were treated by Santos et al. (2020), who suggested that they have morphological affinity with Pliniinae . Nevertheless, type specimens are still missing (probably destroyed at B herbarium; Stafleu & Cowan 1985), no confirmed congruent material was found in either case, and the original descriptions do not allow reliable generic placement. Thus, their positioning as incertae sedis is maintained here.