Recently added articles from Kew Bulletin:

A new species of Dracaena L. (Dracaenaceae-Ruscaceae) from Mt Kupe and the Bakossi Mts, Cameroon

Oct 01, 2007; Mwachala, G; Cheek, M; Fischer, E; Muasya, A M ... Summary. A new species of Dracaena, D. kupensis, from Mt Kupe and the Bakossi Mts, Cameroon, is described and illustrated, its affinities noted and its conservation status assessed. Comparison is made between it and D. phanerophlebia Baker. Key words. Dracaena, Dracaenaceae, Ruscaceae, ...

A new species of Cassipourea Aublet (Rhizophoraceae) from Cameroon

Oct 01, 2007; Breteler, F J ... Summary. Cassipourea alternifolia Breteler (Rhizophoraceae) from the Campo Ma'an area in south Cameroon is described as new and illustrated. It belongs to subgenus Weihea (Spreng.) Alston. Key words. Rhizophoraceae, Cassipourea, Africa, south Cameroon, new ...

A new species of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) endemic to Bolivia

Oct 01, 2007; Atahuachi, M B; Rico, Lourdes ... Summary. A new species of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae), A. riograndensis Atahuachi & L. Rico, endemic to the valley of the Rio Grande in Bolivia is described and illustrated. Affinities to closely related species are discussed. Key words. Acacia, Leguminosae, Mimosoideae, ...

A revision of Borassus L. (Arecaceae)

Oct 01, 2007; Bayton, R P ... Summary. A taxonomic revision of the genus Borassus L. (Arecaceae: Coryphoideae: Borasseae) is presented. Five species are recognised: B. aethiopum from Africa and Madagascar, B. akeassii from West and Central Africa, B. madagascariensis from Madagascar, B. flabellifer from South and Southeast ...

A new species of Coccocypselum P. Br. (Rubiaceae) from southeast Bahia (Brazil)

Oct 01, 2007; Costa, Cristina Bestetti ... Summary. During the course of a taxonomic revision of the genus Coccocypselum, a new species, Coccocypselum bahiense, was discovered from southeast Bahia. Coccocypselum bahiense is described and illustrated, and its affinities with related taxa are discussed. Resumo. Durante o ...

A new species of Philodendron Schott (Araceae) from Brazil

Oct 01, 2007; Coelho, Marcus A Nadruz; Sakuragui, Cássia M ... Summary. A new species of Philodendron, P. millerianum, is described from Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The species is illustrated and further comments are made. Key words. Araceae, Philodendron, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, new species. (ProQuest: ... denotes text ...

A revision of the genus Cineraria (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) - correction

Oct 01, 2007; Cron, Glynis V; Balkwill, Kevin; Knox, Eric B ... Summary. Due to an oversight, the name Cineraria anampoza forma hygrophila was not validly published in a recent paper by Cron et al. (2006). This error is corrected here, as is the designation of the type. A duplicate citation is also clarified. Key words. Asteraceae, Cineraria ...

The resurrection of Diospyros rubicunda (Ebenaceae), a former synonym of Diospyros barteri

Oct 01, 2007; Jongkind, Carel C H ... Summary. Diospyros rubicunda Gürke (Ebenaceae) is resurrected as a distinct species, and the differences between D. barten Hiern and its former synonym, D. rubicunda, are explained. Key words. Diospyros barteri, Diospyros rubicunda, geographical distribution, taxonomy, tropical ...

Ctenanthe marantifolia, a new combination in Marantaceae from Brazil

Oct 01, 2007; Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga; Gomes, Helena Vieira da Mota ... Summary.Thalia marantifolia Veil. is identified as a member of the genus Ctenanthe Eichler and hence a new combination is proposed. The species inhabits the south-eastern and southern Brazilian Atlantic coast. Key words. Ctenanthe, Marantaceae, Thalia, Brazil, ...

Lectotypifications in Prescottia (Orchidaceae-Orchidoideae)

Oct 01, 2007; Azevedo, Cecília; van den Berg, Cássio ... Summary. Typifications of 11 species names are presented as a result of work on a taxonomic revision of the genus Prescottia Lindl. Key words. Orchidaceae, Prescottia, lectotypification. Introduction Prescottia Lindi, includes 24 species (Ackerman 2003), of which 17 occur ...

The identity and conservation status of Indagator fordii (Brownlowiaceae/Malvaceae-Brownlowioideae, formerly Tiliaceae), a monotypic tree genus from Queensland, Australia

Oct 01, 2007; Cheek, Martin ... Summary. Indagator fordii Halford, described as a monotypic tree genus in the Sterculiaceae-Helmiopsideae from Queensland is shown to be incorrectly placed there and better placed in Brownlowiaceae/Malvaceae-Brownlowioideae (formerly Tiliaceae). It represents the second generic record of that ...

A solution to the problem of Hibiscus zeylonica L. (Malvaceae)

Oct 01, 2007; Verdcourt, B ... Summary. Pavonia zeylanica (L.) Cav. was based on the basionym Hibiscus zeylonicus L. but Cavanilles put a '?' in front of it and altered the spelling. I have made the decision to accept this as a valid new combination, despite the fact that Cavanilles's figures and plant description do not ...

Isoglossa asystasioides, a striking new species of Acanthaceae from Tanzania

Oct 01, 2007; Darbyshire, Iain; Kelbessa, Ensermu ... Summary. Isoglossa asystasioides I. Darbysh. & Ensermu (Acanthaceae) is newly described from the lowland forests of east-central Tanzania. Its taxonomic affinities and conservation status are discussed. The infrageneric classification and generic affinities of Isoglossa are ...

The genus Vitex L. (Lamiaceae) in New Guinea and the South Pacific Islands

Oct 01, 2007; de Kok, Rogier P J ... Summary. A revision of the New Guinea and South Pacific species of the genus Vitex sensu stricto is given. In this region, the genus comprises of seven species and two subspecies. Vitex cofassus Reinw. ex Blume and V. lucens Kirk are lectotypified, and nine names are placed into synonomy ...

A taxonomic revision of the genus Phymatidium (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae)

Oct 01, 2007; de Brito, A L V Toscano ... Summary. A taxonomic revision of the genus Phymatidium Lindl. is presented. Ten species and two varieties are recognised. One species, P. glaziovii Toscano, and one variety, P. delicatum var. curvisepalum Toscano, are newly described. A key to species and varieties is presented. Each species and ...