Abstract
Huberia is a genus with 37 species mostly occurring in high elevation grasslands in eastern Brazil, except for four species in the Andes of Ecuador and Peru. It belongs to Tribe Pyramieae (Melastomataceae) and can be recognized by shrubs to trees (rarely climbers), tetra- to hexamerous flowers with a campanulate or apically constricted hypanthium, white to light-pink or purple petals, stamens bearing dorsal connective appendages, as well as an inferior or partially inferior ovary and capsular fruits. We describe here five new species in this genus: H. campostriniae, H. ciliata, H. mayarae, H. revoluta, and H. rubricalyx from eastern Brazilian rocky outcrops, and also provide detailed photographs, taxonomic comments, distribution map, and conservation status assessments.