Kew Bulletin back issues from January 2002:
A synopsis of the rattans (Arecaceae: Calamoideae) of Laos and neighbouring parts of Indochina
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. A revised taxonomy is presented for the rattans of Indochina, defined here as Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Xishuangbanna Prefecture (Yunnan, China) and Thailand (excluding the South-west and Peninsula). The study is based on extensive recent collections from Laos, together with examination ...
A new species of Calamus (Arecaceae: Calamoideae) from north-east Thailand
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Calamus temii T. Evans from Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary, north-east Thailand is described as a new species. It is distinctive in its combination of arborescent habit, grouped, concolorous leaflets less than 40 cm long, laminar, black rachis spines, strongly tattering primary and ...
A revision of Olea L. (Oleaceae)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. The genus Olea is revised. 33 species and nine subspecies are recognized in three subgenera: Olea, Tetrapilus and Paniculatae, the first with two sections: Olea and Ligustroides. Three new taxa are recognized: subgen. Tetrapilus, subgen. Paniculatae and Olea woodiana subsp. disjuncta ....
When in doubt, put it in Flacourtiaceae: A molecular phylogenetic analysis based on plastid rbcL DNA sequences
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Circumscription of Flacourtiaceae was investigated with a phylogenetic analysis of plastid rbcL DNA sequences, and the family was found to be composed of two Glades that are more closely related to other families in Malpighiales than to each other. In one of these, that containing the ...
Phylogenetic relationships in Burseraceae based on plastid rps16 intron sequences
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. The intron of the plastid rps16 gene was sequenced for 13 species in 11 genera of Burseraceae and three genera of Anacardiaceae. Parsimony analysis produced just three strongly supported trees. Canarieae and Protieae are shown to be monophyletic with 100% bootstrap support. Bursereae, ...
New species of Coprosma (Rubiaceae) from New Guinea. Contributions to the flora of Mt Jaya VII
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Material of the genus Coprosma from the Mt Jaya area of New Guinea has been investigated. Characters important for species delimitation are discussed. The identity of C. wollastonii, a species restricted to montane forests on Mt Jaya, is also examined. Recent collections made from Mt ...
Plant Resources of South East Asia No. 18. Plants producing exudates
Jan 01, 2002; ... E. Boer & A. B. Ella (eds.). Plant Resources of South East Asia No. 18. Plants producing exudates. Pp. 189, 1 map, 15 black & white line drawings, 2 black & white photographs. Netherlands: Backhuys Publishers, P.O. Box 321, 2300 AH Leiden, 2000. Price 125 Dutch Guilders (approx ....
Flora Malesiana Series I - Seed plants. Volume 15 Nepenthaceae
Jan 01, 2002; ... Martin Cheek & Matthew Jebb. Flora Malesiana Series I - Seed plants. Volume 15 Nepenthaceae. Pp. 157, 19 black & white illustrations. Netherlands: National Herbarium of the Netherlands, Leiden University Branch, Publications Department, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, 2001. ISBN: ...
Ceropegia zambesiaca (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae-Ceropegieae), a new species from Zambia
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. A new species from Zambia, Ceropegia zambesiaca Masinde & Meve (Asclepiadiodea-Ceropegieae), related to C. distincta N. E. Br., is described and illustrated. INTRODUCTION A Ceropegia species from Zambia, allied to C. distincta N. E. Br., has been in cultivation in ...
Ein Garten Eden [Garden Eden; Un Jardin d'Eden]. Meisterweke der botanischen Illustration
Jan 01, 2002; ... H. Walter Lack (2001). Ein Garten Eden [Garden Eden; Un jardin d'Eden]. Meisterweke der botanischen Illustration. Pp. 576. Taschen, Koln etc. ISBN 3 8228 5727 0 (German), 1521 7 (English), 1552 5 (French). Price 28.29 (plastic covers). This is a handsome book based on an exhibition ...
Tylophora cuspidata comb. nov. has priority over Tylophora oblonga (Asclepiadoideae-Asclepiadeae)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. The combination Tylophora cuspidata (K. Schum.) Meve & Omlor (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadeae) is made, based on Oncostemma cuspidatum K. Schum. This is needed because of the rejection of Tylophora oblonga N. E. Br. against O. cuspidatum. The monotypic Oncostemma IL Schum. (1893) ...
A new species of Pseudoblepharispermum (Compositae, Inuleae: Plucheinae) from Somalia
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. A new Pseudobleharispermum from Somalia is described and illustrated. The genus belongs to the tribe Inuleae, subtribe Plucheinae (= tribe Plucheeae), and is closely related to Sphaeranthus and Triplocephalum. The differences between several genera near the new taxon are discussed and a ...
A new species and a new name in Vernonia (Compositae: Vernonieae) from Somalia
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. In a precursor to the treatment of Compositae for the Flora of Somalia, Vernonia sabulosa is described and illustrated. It is endemic to an area of bushland in central Somalia. A new name for V. lanata Mesfin is proposed. During work on generic accounts for the Flora of ...
Peuplement rural et amenagements hydroagricoles dans la moyenne vallee de l'Euphrate fin VII(e) - XIX(e) Siecle
Jan 01, 2002; ... Sophie Berthier, Louis Chaix, Jacqueline Studer, Olivier D'Hont, Rika Gyselen, Delwen Samuel & others. Peuplement rural et amenagements hydroagricoles dans la moyenne vallie de l'Euphrate fin VII - XIXe Siecle. Pp. XX + 586, numerous black & white illustrations and maps. Syria: Institut ...
A new species of Cruddasia (Leguminosae) from Thailand
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. A new species of Cruddasia, C. multifoliolata, from Thailand is described. INTRODUCTION Cruddasia Prain is a small Asian genus of Leguminosae (Papilionoideae: Phaseoleae: Ophrestiinae). It is closely related to Ophrestia H. M. L. Forbes and Pseudoeriosema Hauman ...
A new species of the hitherto monospecific genus Xenikophyton Garay (Orchidaceae) from India
Jan 01, 2002; ... INTRODUCTION The genus Xenikophyton was proposed by L. A. Garay (1974) after examination of the type material of Saccolabium smeeanum Rchb. f which was based upon A. M. Smee s.n. (K). The exact provenance of this collection is unknown. The generic name is derived from the Greek Xenikos, ...
A new species of Justicia (Acanthaceae) from India
Jan 01, 2002; ... Justicia burkilliana j Bhattacharya sp. nov. j atkinsonii T. Anders. affinis sed caule glabro atque in sicco atro nec griseo-viridi, folis elliptico-rhombeis (nec ovatis neque ovato-ellipticis) ad apicem acutis (nec longe acuminatis) atque nervis 10 12-jugis nec 6 - 8-jugis instructis petiolo ...
Bulbostylis edwalliana (Cyperaceae) validly published
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Bulbostylis edwalliana is validly published. Prata et aL (2001) cited Bulbostylis edwalliana as a new combination. Regrettably, the basionym was cited without the page number of the publication and thus the combination was invalid under Article 33.3 of ICBN (2000). This ...
Additions to the flora of the Cayman Islands
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Recent biodiversity surveys in the Cayman Islands have generated several new records for the flora. All species with their vouchers are listed here. INTRODUCTION Recent intensive surveys of the vascular plant biodiversity in the Cayman Islands have yielded a large ...
Flora da Reserva Ducke. Guia de identificacao das plantas vasculares de uma floresta de terra-firme na Amazonia Central
Jan 01, 2002; ... Jose Eduardo L. da Ribeiro, Michael J. G. Hopkins, Alberto Vicentini, Cynthia A. Sothers, Maria Auxiliadora da S. Costa, Joneide M. de Brito, Maria Analia D. de Souza, Lucia Helena P. Martins, Lucia G. Lohmann, Paulo Apostolo C. L. Assuncao, Everaldo da C. Pereira, Cosmo Fernandes da Silva, ...
The Forests of Taraba and Adamawa States, Nigeria. An Ecological Account and Plant Species Checklist
Jan 01, 2002; ... J. D. Chapman & H. M. Chapman. The Forests of Taraba and Adamawa States, Nigeria. An Ecological Account and Plant Species Checklist. Pp. xiv + 146 + (checklist) 75. 44 black and white figures. Department of Plant and Microbial Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, ...
Plant Diversity of the Iwokrama Forest, Guyana. Using Checklists and Collecting Data to Investigate Plant Diversity. 1: A Comparative Checklist of the Plant Diversity of the Iwokrama Forest, Guyana. Sida, Botanical Miscellany 21
Jan 01, 2002; ... H. D. Clarke, V. A. Funk & T. Hollowell. Plant diversity of the Iwokrama forest, Guyana. Using Checklists and Collecting Data to Investigate Plant Diversity. 1: A Comparative Checklist of the Plant Diversity of the Iwokrama Forest, Guyana. Sida, Botanical Miscellany 21. Pp. iv + 86, 1 page ...
Pollen and Pollination. Special Edition of Plant Systematics & Evolution, Vol. 222
Jan 01, 2002; ... Amots Dafni, Michael Hesse & Ettore Pacini (eds.). Pollen and Pollination. Special Edition of Plant Systematics & Evolution, Vol. 222. Pp. vii + 336, 67 black & white figs. Austria: Springer-Verlag, Sachsenplatz 4 - 6, P.O. Box 89, A-1201 Wien, 2000. Price sFr 242, US$ 149. ISBN ...
Guide to Standard Floras of the World
Jan 01, 2002; ... David G. Frodin. Guide to Standard Floras of the World. Second edition. Pp. xxiv + 1100, 2 maps in text. Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 2RU, U.K., 2001. Price 150/US$240. ISBN 0521 79077 8 (hardback). Contents: Prologues, Acknowledgements, ...
Evergreen forest flora of Malawi
Jan 01, 2002; ... F White, F Dowsett-Lemaire & J. D. Chapman. Evergreen forest flora of Malawi. Pp. x + 697, 213 figures (maps & line drawings), 27 black & white photographs, 4 colour photographs. England: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, 2001. Price: 59.00. ISBN: 1 900347 97 0 ...
Flora Malesiana Series I - Seed Plants. Volume 14 - 2000. Myristicaceae
Jan 01, 2002; ... W. J. J. O. de Wilde (Edited by P. F. Stevens). Flora Malesiana Series I - Seed Plants. Volume 14 - 2000. Myristicaceae. Pp. 634, 9 colour photographs, 6 maps, 94 black & white line drawings. Netherlands: Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Publications Department, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, ...
A monograph of the genus Isolepis R. Br. (Cyperaceae)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Isolepis R. Br. is a predominately southern hemisphere genus of Cyperaceae. It comprises 69 species which are recognised by having terete spikelets, bisexual flowers that lack perianth segments and the absence of a gynophore. The genus was segregated from the heterogeneous Scirpus L., ...
Re-establishment of Carapichea (Rubiaceae, Psychotrieae)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Three species presently referred to Psychotria subgen. Heteropsychotria are shown by cladistic analysis of nucleotide sequence variation in the rps16 intron (cpDNA) to form a strongly supported monophyletic group. It is suggested that this group be recognized taxonomically as a separate ...
A revision of the Psychotria chalconeura complex (Rubiaceae) in Guineo-Congolian Africa
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Three new species, Psychotria moseshemei Cheek, Psychotria martinetugei Cheek and Psychotria lebrunii Cheek are described from material previously referred to as Psychotria chalconeura (K Schum.) E. M. A. Petit. A key, table of distinguishing characters and notes on conservation are ...
Two new species of Psychotria (Rubiaceae) from western Cameroon
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Psychotria bimbiensis Bridson & Cheek and Psychotria moliwensis Bridson & Cheek are described as new species. The first appears to be nearly endemic to the foothills of Mt Cameroon and the second strictly endemic to the same area. The conservation status of both species is ...
Categorical Glossary for the Flora of North America Project
Jan 01, 2002; ... Robert W. Kiger & Duncan M. Porter. Categorical Glossary for the Flora of North America Project. Pp. vi + 165. U.S.A.: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15213-3890, 2001. Price US$5.00 (shipping/handling $4 domestic, $5 ...
A new species of Stelechantha Bremek. (Rubiaceae, Urophylleae) from Cameroon
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Stelechantha arcuata is a new and critically endangered, lowland and submontane species from South and South West Cameroon. The main combination of characters separating it from the other three species of Stelechantha are leaves with arching intramarginal veins, lanceolate stipules and ...
Three new species of Cola (Sterculiaceae) from western Cameroon
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Three new species of Cola, C. cecidiifolia Cheek, C. metallica Cheek and C. suboppositifolia Cheek, all with simple-leaves and short-petioles, are described from western Cameroon and their conservation status is reviewed. A vegetative key to the 24 species of Cola known from Mt ...
Common Indian Wild Flowers
Jan 01, 2002; ... Isaac Kehimkar. Common Indian Wild Flowers. Pp. xii + 141, including 40 colour plates and a map. Bombay Natural History Society/ Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, 2000. Price: L14.99 (Rs. 565), ISBN 0-19-- 565696-2 (hardback). This fine set of 7 x 7 cm ...
A new species of Cola (Sterculiaceae) from the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Cola lukei Cheek is described from the Usambara Mts, Tanzania, and its affinities with species in the Kenyan coastal forest and the Udzungwa Mts of Tanzania are discussed. The discovery of Cola lukei began with research by Catharine Muir for a MSc dissertation (Muir 1998) on ...
New species and new combinations in African Grammitidaceae (Filicales)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Three new species of Grammitidaceae are described from Africa: Lellingeria paucipinnata, L. rupestris and Terpsichore kirkii. New combinations are proposed for Ceradenia alboglandulosa, C. argyrata, C. comorensis, C. deltodon, C. leucosora, C. sechellarum, Enterosora barbatula, E ....
The genus Alhagi (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) in the Middle East
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Morphological study of numerous specimens of Alhagi maurorum Medik. and A. graecorum Boiss. shows that the key characters normally used are not adequate for separation of these taxa at specific rank. They are best treated as subspecies, so that the genus is now regarded as including a ...
Plant Resources of South-East Asia 15 (1) Cryptogams: Algae
Jan 01, 2002; ... W. F. Prud'homme van Reine & G. C. Trono Jr (Eds.). PROSEA. Plant Resources of South-East Asia 15 (1) Cryptogams: Algae. Pp. 318, 68 black & white figures, 1 map. The Netherlands: Backhuys Publishers, P.O. Box 321, 2300 AH Leiden, 2001. Price: 90. ISBN: 90-5782-096-X (hardback). A ...
New species of Xyris (Xyridaceae) from Tanzania
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Four new species of Xyris, X. ornithoptera, X. mallocephala, X. mentiens and X. porphyrea are described from Tanzania. Xyris ornithoptera is close to X. ednae Lock, X. mallocephala is Xyris sp. C sensu Lock (1999), and X. mentiens and X. pophyrea resemble X. schliebenii Poelln. These ...
Three new species of Blepharis (Acanthaceae)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Blepharis spinescens and B. thulinii from N Somalia and B. petraea from W Tanzania are descirbed and placed in the context of the author's recent revision of the genus. The ecology of B. petraea is discussed in detail. INTRODUCTION Even before it was published, the ...
Plant Resources of South East Asia No 12 (2) Medicinal and poisonous plants 2
Jan 01, 2002; ... J. L. C. H. van Valkenburg & N. Bunyapraphatsara (eds.). Plant Resources of South East Asia No 12 (2) Medicinal and poisonous plants 2. Pp. 782, many black & white line drawings, 1 map. The Netherlands, Backhuys Publishers, P.O. Box 321, 2300 AH Leiden, 2001. Price: 350 Dutch Guilders ( ...
Species numbers and progress in asclepiad taxonomy
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. This paper demonstrates that the number of asclepiad species is far higher than commonly thought. A summary count of Periplocoideae, Secamonoideae and Asclepiadoideae gives a total of 3,400 species in 231 genera. Of these, 480 species have been described within the last decade, and the ...
Crinum bambusetum, a new species of Amaryllidaceae from North East Africa
Jan 01, 2002; ... INTRODUCTION Among the collections made by Christof Herrman between 1999 and 2001 from Benishangul-Gumuz National Regional State, formerly partly in Wollega (WG) and partly in Gojam (GJ) Floristic Regions, there are a number of new records including specimens of a Crinum species not ...
Grasses. Systematics and Evolution
Jan 01, 2002; ... Surrey W. L. Jacobs & Joy Everett (Eds.). Grasses. Systematics and Evolution. Pp. x + 406, many text figures. Australia: CSIRO Publishing, 150 Oxford Street, P.O. Box 1139, Collingwood 3066, Victoria, 2000. Price: $US 160.00. ISBN 0 643 06438 9 (hardback). The diagnostic characters ...
Crepidospermum atlanticum sp. nov., a genus new to the Atlantic forest complex of Eastern Brazil. Studies in neotropical Burseraceae X
Jan 01, 2002; ... Crepidospermum atlanticum sp. nov., a genus new to the Atlantic forest complex of Eastern Brazil. Studies in neotropical Burseraceae X(1) Summary. The genus Crepidospenum is reported for the first time from Brazil's Atlantic forest complex, where it is represented by the new species C ....
A new combination in Leptostelma D. Don (Compositae: Astereae)
Jan 01, 2002; ... A recent collection from the state of Bahia, Brazil (Franca et al. 1012: HUFFS, K) has been identified as Erigeron tweediei Hook. & Arn., the first record of the species for the state. Whilst working on the tribe Astereae for the Compositae in Flora Fanerogamica do Estado de Sdo Paulo, the ...
New species of Abutilon (Malvaceae) from Sao Paulo State, Brazil
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary, Two new species of Abutilon (Malvaceae) from Sao Paulo State, Brazil, A. nigricans and A. latipetalum, are described are illustrated. INTRODUCTION The genus Abutilon Mill. includes about 200 species from the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australia (Fryxell 1988). The ...
A new species of Elachyptera (Celastraceae, Hippocrateoideae) from Bahia, Brazil
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. A new species of Elachyptera from Bahia, Brazil, E. coriacea, is described and illustrated. Affinities with other species are discussed, and a key for identification of species from South America is provided. INTRODUCTION The genus Elachyptera A. C. Sm. has hitherto ...
Davilla papyracea (Dilleniaceae), a new species from Brazil
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Davilla papyracea Aymard, a new species with vaginate and winged petioles, from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil is described and illustrated, and a key to this group of species is provided. While examining specimens of Dilleniaceae for a Flora Neotropica monograph, a new ...
A new species of Rhus (Anacardiaceae) from the Sultanate of Oman, Arabia
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary A new species of Rhus was identified during preparation of the Flora of Oman. It is apparently endemic to the drier eastern part of the southern province of Dhofar, Oman. INTRODUCTION Rhus is represented by six species (excluding the new species) on the Arabian ...
Four new combinations in Pulicaria (Compositae: Inuleae)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Four new combinations in Pulicaria are proposed for infraspecific taxa of P undulate. The history of this problematic species is discussed and a full synonymy is provided. INTRODUCTION Work on the account of Compositae for the Flora of Egypt has thrown up a number of ...
A new species of Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae) from Thailand
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Eriocaulon pseudoescape, a new species from Thailand is described and illustrated. Eriocaulon L. (Eniocaulaceae) comprises c. 400 spp. of small to medium-sized herbs distributed mainly in the tropics and subtropics. During a study of specimens for the Flora of Thailand ...
Flavonoids of the Sunflower Family (Asteraceae)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Bruce A. Bohm & Tod F Stuessy. Flavonoids of the Sunflower Family (Asteraceae). Pp. xiv + 831, 56 figures. Austria: Springer-Verlag Wien, Sachsenplatz 4 - 6, P.O. Box 89, A1201, Wien, 2001. Price: SFr 342.50, US$ 199. ISBN 3-211-83479-6 (hardback). This book is written by two ...
On the identity of Trigonidium seemannii Rchb. f. (Orchidaceae)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Trigonidium seemannii Rchb. f. is shown to be the correct name for plants currently reffered to T. riopalenquense Dodson. Most students of Neotropical floristics now recognize two caespitose, long-leaved species of Trigonidium Lindl. The species with leaves to 2 cm wide, ...
The Illustrated Rhododendron. Their classification portrayed though the artwork of Curtis's Botanical Magazine
Jan 01, 2002; ... Pat Halliday. The Illustrated Rhododendron. Their classification portrayed through the artwork of Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Pp. vi + 268, Frontispiece and 119 colour illustrations, 5 black & white line drawings. England: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, 2001. Price: ...
The Ex Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources
Jan 01, 2002; ... J. G. Hawkes, N. Maxted & B.V. Ford-Lloyd. The Ex Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources. Pp. xxvi + 250, 13 plates (excluding covers), 25 figures, 21 tables, three appendices, subject and species index. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, P.O. Box 322, 3300AH Dordrecht, 2000 ....
Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. Volume 3 (Fagaceae, Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae, Moraceae, Myristicaceae)
Jan 01, 2002; ... E. Soepadmao & L. G. Saw (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. Volume 3 (Fagaceae, Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae, Moraceae, Myristicaceae). Pp. xvi + 511, 63 line drawings, map as endpaper. Malaysia: Sabah Forestry Department/Sarawak Forestry Department/Forest Research Institute Malaysia ...
Familial concepts and relationships in the conifers based on rbcL and matK sequence comparisons
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Analysis of sequence data for the chloroplast encoded genes rbcl and matK for 40 taxa representing all conifer families and subfamilies, rooted on Ginkgo biloba, provides robust support for the family concepts of Araucariaceae, Cupressaceae sensu Into, Pinaceae and Sciadopiyaceae ....
New taxa and new records of coelomycetes for the U.K.
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. A new genus of coelomycetes, Pseudocyloplacosphaeria, typified by P coniicola sp. nov., is proposed, and the new species Ascochyta ulicis-caledoniensis, Phomopsis ag-rostidis, Phomopsis airae and Seplocyta visci-britannica are described. In addition, the new combinations Phomopsis ...
Six new species of Ditassa R. Br. from the Espinhaco range, Brazil, with notes on generic delimitation in Metastelmatinae (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Asclepiadoideae is a subfamily of Apocynaceae with many taxonomic problems, at least in New World groups. Generic delimitation is mainly based on the morphology of the corona and inflorescence, and closely related species are often assigned to distinct genera. In the course of studies ...
The paramo endemic Aragoa is the sister genus of Plantago (Plantaginaceae; Lamiales): Evidence from plastid rbcL and nuclear ribosomal ITS sequence data
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Aragon is a genus endemic to the paramos of Colombia and Venezuela. The systematic position of the genus has been controversial because of its peculiar morphological features, although many authors have placed it in Scrophulariaceae. Because of this and the fact that the delimitation of ...
A monograph of Sommieria (Arecaceae)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Sommieria Becc. (Arecaceae: Arecoideae: Areceae: Iguanurinae) is considered to comprise a single species, S. leucophylla Becc. Sommieria elegans Becc. and S. affinis Becc. are treated as synonyms. The taxonomic history, morphology, distribution, ecology and natural history, uses and ...
Two new species, sectional designations and new combinations in Vigna subgenus Ceratotropis (Piper) Verdc. (Leguminosae, Phaseoleae)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Two new species of Vigna L. subgenus Ceratotropis (Piper) Verdc., V aridicola and V tenuicaulis are described and illustrated. These two species are endemic to Sri Lanka and mainland Southeast Asia, respectively. Sectional designation and new species combinations are proposed ....
New species and combinations in Vigna subgenus Ceratotropis (Piper) Verdc. (Leguminosae, Phaseoleae)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. Two new species of Vigna L. subgenus Ceratotropis (Piper) Verde., V exilis and V nepalensis are described and illustrated. They are endemic to mainland Southeast Asia and the South Asian Himalayan foothills, respectively. In addition, a new combination is made for V trinervia, and two ...
Swartzia burchellii (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) from Goias, Brazil; a new name for a taxon proposed by Bentham
Jan 01, 2002; ... Summary. The new name Swartzia burchellii is proposed for Swartzia multijuga Vogel var. apetala Benth. The genus Swartzia was revised by Cowan (1968), but many taxonomic problems remain to be solved, as suggested by Mansano & Tozzi (1999a, 1999b, 2001). Swartzia multijuga ...