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Oe DR rere ie meth he ~~? bat ae ee ae ee tot ye « or » ee ss “~ ee ee ee ee ae . . vw ee Se . heath atom pee ee ee ee ee “ . . ad Parr “ ina é . i om : + “a - — ~ ee ee - >» » | a7 shen Ss ee ee ee i tl De emt, oe Me » ee a “ - — Las wer yyy See me men a » — a ” — a se rw ra - ra *45 ~ . nd ae -% . . an ~ - A am A ~* —r = ~ a 7 ——- . ~ + “ * ~ ons " ~ te a f ve - . “ - - ‘ . - a +e"? Se-e<5 - os as. ee ~—_ Ot AM le aa on ei 0 AN ht Li Rl Niele IN LL Ning, tl Pe PO Ni Ng A OL I i A te ae a Ayre er ui ‘Ae ‘B ") Bey ae yr Ay aa : es } ) Hee ee a id: «A > (ter, y ere G47 “ PHYTOLOGIA A cooperative nonprofit journal designed to expedite botanical publication Vol. 44 August 1979 No. 1 CONTENTS , and tabs.; 1968. -$12.00.° Volume ‘II Applica= tions - vii + 204 ; 1968. $13.00. 3rd Edition, Chemical Publishing Co., Inc., 212 Fifth Avenue., New York 10010 As entitled "Practical Emulsions" the two volumes approach the 1979 Hocking, Book reviews subject of emulsions from an empirical basis, i.e. practical application. The books may serve as handy reference for those people in the field of emulsions. Academically, the subject matter is not covered in sufficient depth with regard to the physical chemical theory. However, I don't feel the authors intended the latter. The authors are to be commended for their efforts in the compilation of the "endless" list of emulsifying agents with their suppliers and classifications. Is it possible that further cross reference could be made to these emulsifiers with regard to their HLB (Hydrophile-Lipo- phile Balance) values? Such values are commonly used. Such values may be quite useful in realizing successful products as treated in volume II. A brief discussion of the HLB value has been covered in Volume I. It might be suggested that the price of the two volumes is rather high. (Geo. E. Crevar) "LES REMEDES DU VIEUX TEMPS: REMEDIES AND CURES OF THE KAPLAN AREA IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA", by Anna M. Boudreaux. Sou- thern Folklore Quarterly 35: 121-140; 1971. The use of domestic remedies by the rural peoples of this area (white, Catholic, French-Acadian culture) has been es- tablished as a matter of necessity and convenience. On the basis of interviews with 15 knowledgeable individuals of the area, the medicinal use of 17 plants of the area (ex. fleurs de cirie, Myrica cerifera) are cataloged. The plants collected were identified by a botanist. The French plant names and instructions for use are given verbatim, as used in 41 indica- tions (diseases, disorders). Thus, for example, the pounded seeds of Erythrina herbacea (mamou) are mixed with honey and taken on retiring at night for cough. In this area, a traiteur (treater), an individual who heals by prayer and basic medi- cation, is often consulted. The usages recorded here were compared with those reported by others (Roberts, J. Amer. Folk- lore; 1927; Brandon, Le Bayou; 1955). GMH DRUGS OF THE BIBLE," by B. B. Brown and E. Wood Hall. 51 pp. (s.p.) College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin. 1976. Various drugs and drug plants having mention in the Scriptures are discussed. In Part 1 there is a review of the various items under the drug or plant name. Part II (EWH and students), various drugs and plants in alphabetic order from "Almond" to "Wine" are described. Following this another series of drugs (in alphabetic order from Aloes to Wormwood) is given along with specific quotations from the Bible with 37 38 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. hh, No.1 citations of book, chapter, and verse. Finally biographical data on the two authors is furnished. GMH "THE NIGHTSHADES AND HEALTH", by Norman Franklin Childers and Gerard M. Russo. viii + 189 pp., 37 figs., 21 tabs. Horti- cultural Publications, Somerset Press, Inc., Somerville, N.J. 08876. 1977. $20.00. The thesis of this book is that members of the family Solanaceae are unsuited to the human diet, in other words, that the white potato, tomato, garden peppers, and eggplant should be eliminated from our diets. Tobacco is also consider- ed harmful. The first portion of the book deals with these matters and includes case histories. Ch. IV(by Dr. A. Zitnak) discusses steroids and capsaicinoids of solanaceous food plants; Ch. V (by Dr. T. C. Tso) concerns tobacco and tobacco smoke), and Ch. VI (by Dr. G. K. Davis) takes up the effect of Solanum malacoxylon Sendt. on livestock and Ca metabolism. The last 20% of the book is occupied with many abstracts on common toxic plants by R. T. Kelly consists mostly of tables reviewing toxic plants of all kinds. GMH "AN EXOLOGICAL AND TAXONOMIC STUDY OF SELECTED HIGHER FUNGI IN NORTHEASTERN OHIO," by William G. Cibula. viii, 95 pp., l chart, 6 figs., 37 pls., 3 tabls. Ohio Biological Survey, Biological Notes No. 7. Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210... -1974.° Gratis '(T) This work helps to fill a gap in the knowledge of the Fungi of northeastern Ohio, which have not received much study in the past. A major reason for the fungi not being known better as compared with the higher and many of the lower plants is the evanescence of their fruiting bodies "here today and gone tomorrow'’. Mushrooms decay and disappear soon after they appear. Unfortunately, there is also a certain disdain or even revulsion to these primitive organisms. We sometimes speak of a person as "pale as a mushroom". The Greek word for mushroon is related to the word for mucus and slime ("mykos"). It is a wonder these lowly plants are as well known as they are. Now that we are learning more about important values in medicine and elsewhere, this attitude is slowly changing and with it there has been an increase in our knowledge of members of the group. In this brochure, 31 taxa have been treated with rather good descriptions, illustrations, and general information. (One name, Pluteus admirabilis shows the author- ities incompletely). There is not as much collection informa- tion as one might expect for the area. In addition to the descriptions of taxa, there is a useful introductory part 1979 Hocking, Book reviews 39 which supplies much information on collection, preparation, and study methods. Also included are a glossary and color chart of fructifications and a useful bibliography. The table of contents serves adequately as an index. GMH "INTERMOUNTAIN FLORA: VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST, U.S.A.," by A. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal, and Patricia K. Holmgren. Vol. VI: The mono- cotyledons. XI + 1-588, numerous line drawings (s.n.), frontispiece; 1977. Columbia University Press, 562 W. 113 St., New York. $54.00 This sixth volume follows directly after the first one which appeared in 1972, and which besides important intro- ductory and background information furnished coverage of the lower groups of vascular plants (Lycopodophyta, Equisetophyta, Polypodiophyta, Pinophyta), in the older terms, the pteri- dophytes and conifers. The flora is a cooperative effort in which the named authors had useful support from their institu- tions = the N. Y. Botanical Garden (A. C., N.H.H., P.K.H.), Utah State Univ. (A. H.H.), Univ. Maryland (J.L.R.). In addition, many other botanists, specialists in various areas, have contributed to the "Flora". The authorship of the various subdivisions of the flora can be learned only by referring to the Introduction, since there is no listing or reference in the table of contents. The keys are abundant and generally very thorough and the descriptions of family, genera, and species are more detailed than one would find in a manual of the flora for a particular region. Synonymy appears to be complete for the various taxa, and a good bit of detail will be found in the small type on ecology and dis- tribution and various data (including controversies) on the respective taxa. The excellent drawings are in some cases original but most are borrowed from "Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest". No novelties were noted except for one new variety, but there are several new combinations, in- cluding the following: Potamogeton filiformis var. latifolius (J. W. Robbins) Reveal (P. pectinatus var. 1.); Juncus ensifolius var. brunnescens (Rydb.) Cronq. (J. b.); Scirpus pungens var. longispicatus (Britton) Cronq. (S. americanus var. 1.); Carex scirpoidea var. curatorum (Stacey) Cronquist (C. v.); Calochortus panamintensis (Ownbey) Reveal (C. nuttallii var. p.); Allium atrorubens var. inyonis (M. E. Jones) Ownbey et Aase (A.i); A. bisceptrum var. palmeri (S. Wats.) Cronq. (A. p.); Aristida purpurea var. glauca (Nees) A. Holmgren et N. Holmgren (Chaetaria g.); A. purpurea var. robusta (Merr .) A. Holmgren et N. Holmgren (A. longiseta var. r.); Yucca harrimaniae var. neomexicana (Wooton et Standley) Reveal (Y. n.); Y. baileyi var. intermedia (McKelvey) Reveal (Y.i.); Y. elata var. 0 PVT ONO GT & Vol. hi, Now 1 utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal (Y. u.) and var. verdiensis (McKelvey) Reveal (Y¥Y. v.); Y. angustissima var. kanabensis (McKelvey) Reveal (Y. k.), var. toftiae (S. L. Welsh) Reveal (Y. t.), and var. avia var. nov. (Piute Co., Utah); Sisyrinch- iuum douglasii var. inflatum (Suksd.) P. Holmgren (Olysnium i.). This book is clearly printed on high grade glossy paper and strongly bound in cloth matching the first volume. The set should present a handsome effect on the library shelf. Volumes 2 to 5 which are next to appear will cover the Dicotyledoneae. The relatively low cost of the volumes is a most attractive feature in this age of inflation. GMH "FLORA OF THE RIO PALENQUE SCIENCE CENTER, LOS RIOS PROVINCE, ECUADOR,"' by C. H. Dodson and A. H. Gentry. xxx, 628 pp., 16 Tigs ss; oO maps, 2/8 ple, 7 col. pl.,.2 tabs..\ Selbyana, the Journal of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Fla. (representing Vol. 4, No. 1-6). 1978. The introduction tells considerably about the area of the Center, which is not far from the center of Ecuador, and covers 167 hectares (400 acres). This is followed by the systematic part, covering both Pteriodophyta and Spermatophyta. Ecuador may possess the greatest number of plant species for its area in South America, the total being estimated to lie between 10 and 20 thousand. A total of 1112 spp. are recorded here in this the first comprehensive listing for any area in Ecuador. Included are Ocotea sp. nov., representing a new but as yet undescribed species; and Disciphania sp. nov. cf. inversa Barneby, meaning an unknown species close to D. inversa. There are a number of other instances of species which were apparently as yet unknown to science. Proposed is Alternanthera pub. iflora (Benth.) Kze. f. purpurea (Stand1l.) comb. nov. (A. williamsii Standl. f. p.). Each taxon is illustrated with a pen and ink sketch, which doubtless in most cases represents a first illustration for the plant entity. The flora is a cooperative effort in which many specialists participated in identification of specimens. A specimen listing appears in the appendix. A comprehensive index terminates the volume. This is a very useful account of plants in this great wonderland of South American plants. GMH "STRUCTURE AND BONDING," Bolume 11, Edited by J. D. Dunitz et al. 170 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin--Heidelberg--New York. 1972.2 S17 225. The eleventh volume of this series includes four articles by eight authors, these from Great Britain (Oxford, Norwich, Sussex), USA (Univ. Calif., Univ. Illinois), Australia (Monash 1979 Hocking, Book reviews Univ.), and Czechoslovakia (Charles Univ.). The eight editors publishing the series include men from Switzerland, USA, Ger- many, and England. One of the American editors is from Evan- ston (Illinois no doubt, although there are Evanstons in at least four other states), and another comes from Berkeley (undoubtedly California; however there are at least five other places called Berkeley in the USA). (Europeans often forget that where there is only one Rome (Roma) in Europe, there are no fewer than 10 Romes in the American Union. Every U.S. state apparently considers itself sovereign in the matter of place names). The text of this volume is entirely in the English language. As usual, the subjects are quite diverse: (1) chemistry of platinum complexes, representing an anti- tumor drug (A. J. Thomson et al.) (2) chemistry of vitamin Bj enzymes (3) molybdenum-containing enzymes (4) evolution of biological iron-binding centers. In the second of these papers, the authors (J. M. Wood, D. G. Brown) first review the history of B,, (short for vitamin B,5), chemistry and bio- chemistry, which includes the discovery that several well- characterized enzymes require Bj, 9 coenzymes (5'-deoxyadenosyl- cobalamin and analogous compounds). (Unlike cyanocobalamin, B,9, these coenzyme compounds possess stable Co-C bonds, and represent series of what are termed alkyl-cobalt corrinoids (corrinoids are derivatives or corrin, the large cobalt ring found in vitamin B, ). The biologically significant properties of the alkyl-corrinoids are discussed, then the methyl-transfer enzymes (transferases) with formation of a series of synthe- tases (enzymes which catalyze the combination of two molecules ‘using energy derived from breakdown of the phosphate bond especially in the form of ATP). The methyl-transfer and hydrogen-transfer enzymes are discussed. Finally, the appli- cation of magnetic resonance technics to B, 9 compounds and B}2 enzymes is detailed, this representing a new approach to the study of the macromolecules. It is held that much progress will be made in the elucidation of coenzyme-enzyme inter- actions through the use of electron spin resonance (ESR). A bibliography of 146 references is appended to this article. GMH "CATALOGUE DES PLANTES VASCULAIRES DU NIGER," by B. Peyre de Fabregues and J. P. Lebrun. Instit. d"Elevage et de Méd. Vetérin. des Pays Tropicaux (Alfort, France) Etude Botanique No. 3: 444 pp., 3 maps; 1976. This annotated listing of vascular plants gives consider- able data on geographical distribution and ecology. The first 30 pages consider the history of plant exploration in the area and a general view of the vegetation of the area. 1045 spp. in + 527 genera and + 114 fams. are cataloged. The leading 2 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. hh, No. 1 fams. are Gramineae, Papilionaceae, and Cyperaceae. A remark- able character is the total absence of Orchidaceae. Nine spp. are newly reported for the domain of the flora of west tropi- cal Africa. Indexes of fam. and genera. GMH "SPRING FLORA OF WISCONSIN: A MANUAL OF PLANTS GROWING WITH- OUT CULTIVATION AND FLOWERING BEFORE JUNE 15," by N. C. Fassett. Univer. Wisconsin Press, Madison, 4th ed., ix + 422 BDp.«i af) s2ee,,. 4. maps, 19/6. This edition published on the 20th anniversary of Dr. Fassett's death is considerably larger than previous editions. Although Wisconsin is mentioned in the title, the flora is almost equally useful in many adjoining states. This re- vision was prepared by Olive S. Thomson with the collaboration of a number of specialists. Besides the various keys and systematic descriptive text for the taxa (all Angiospermae in Engler's order, there is a brief introductory text telling about the State of Wisconsin), a glossary, and a listing of selected references: these include a list of 68 papers on Wisconsin flora from the Transactions of the Wisc. Acad. of Science. This pocket-size manual is very useful in field and herbarium and costs only $3.95, a really good buy! GMH "THE PLANT CELL WALL," by A. Frey-Wyssling. Encyclopedia of Plant Anatomy (Edition 2), General Part, Vol. III, Part 4, Section Cytology, XI + 1-294, 193 figs., 20 pls., 27 tabs., 1976. DM. 176,-- Gebrueder Borntraeger, Johannesstrasse 3A, 7 Stuttgart 1, BRD. The Encyclopedia(Linsbauer's Handbuch der Pflanzenana- tomie) contains in the second edition 22 volumes so far pub- lished including the one under review. The plan of the large work shows two large divisions, the first General (with sub- divisions into histology and cytology of plants in general) and the second Special, which deals with specific groups of plants, such as Bacteria, classes of Fungi, lichens, Pterido- phyta, gymnosperms, and angiosperms. Although this is part of the second completely revised edition of the whole large work, rather strangely the book under review is a third edition, two previous editions being van Wisselingh's "Die Zellmembran" (1925) and Roelopsen's "The Plant Cell Wall" (1959). While this volume by the Swiss emeritus Professor Frey-Wissling is in the English language, the various volumes of the Encyclo- pedia are variously in German, English, and French, depend- ing on the authorship. The text is written in English of good quality and in the clearest possible style with constant attention to the accompanying illustrations, pointing out each 1979 Hocking, Book reviews 3 detail. The printing and binding of the book are excellent in all details. The entire work makes an impressive and attrac- tive addition to any library. The drawings, diagrams, and microphotographs are well done and appear to all be original. The study of the cell (and especially of the cell wall) extends back some 300 years to Hooke and is a most important and in- forming scientific field. Much emphasis has been placed in the book on the biogenesis of the cell wall. The three chief divisions of the text are (1) ultrastructure and biogenesis; (2) biochemistry and (3) biophysics. A very thorough treat- ment of our present knowledge on the subject is furnished in this volume. This and other volumes of the series belong in every scientifically oriented library. The book is of interest primarily to plant anatomists and cytologists, but also to other botany specialties, such as morphology, genetics, plant physiology, phytochemistry, paleobotany, phytogeography, forestry, plant pathology, and mycology. The bibliography of 18 pages is very useful. Author, botanical name, and subject indexes are present, followed by a listing of abbreviations and symbols used in the text. GMH "ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES AND STEROID CHEMISTRY IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA," by Josef Fried, Kenneth J. Ryan, and Patricia Jones Tsuchitani (Editors). Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China Rept. No. 5. *x+99 pp., 10 tables. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D. C. 1977. $8.00 This represents a "trip report of the American Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry Delegation" which visited mainland China during October, 1976. Many details of their findings are given here. It will come as a surprise to learn that the PR of China produces and uses more steroid contraceptives than any other nation on earth. Apparently they are convinced that bigger is not necessarily better and that "enough is enough". With a population representing about a quarter of the total inhabitants of mother earth, they can well afford to say "Halt!" to population growth. The eleven members of the dele- gation seemed to have obtained a great deal of information in such a short period of time (19 days). The plants utilized as primary sources are identified (species of Dioscorea, Agave, Solanum, Strophanthus, etc.), also some details of microbiological transformations, and structural formulas of many of the steroids. Informative book!. GMH "CATALOGUE OF THE FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS OF CONNECTICUT GROWING WITHOUT CULTIVATION," by C. B. Graves, et al. J. Cramer, Vaduz, Liechtenstein. - ii + 569 pp.; 1910 (1975). by PHY.7.040,4.2 B Vol. hi, Now 1 Shop price (Laden“preis) DM 60,--. This is an unchanged republication of a plant listing, showing a total of 1481 native spp. and 461 introduced spp. and 286 vars., a total of 2228 infra-generic taxa. There are no keys and very little descriptive text but a considerable amount of data on habitats and geographical locations of plants, also time of anthesis. Other features include additions; native plants not found in recent years; excluded spp.;, fugitive spp.; detailed statistical summaries; and authorities cited. GMH "NOVA SCOTIAN BOLETES," by D.W. Grund and A.K. Harrison. (Bib- liotheca Mycologica Band 47) iv + 283 pp., 68 bpls., 80 figs.; 1976. (J. Cramer, Vaduz, Liechenstein). In order to attempt to solve the many difficulties encoun- tered in determining the Boletacege of Nova Scotia (Canada), the authors made a determined effort to describe and illus- trate as many as possible, following the pattern of Smith and Thiers, "Boletes of Michigan" (1971). Collections made 1973-5 were the basis of study; however, some organisms of collections made as long ago as 1926 could not be found in the later period and these may have been extirpated due to destruction of forest habitats. Only 4 Leccinum spp. are included but many more are known to occur in the area and should be studied. General discussions precede the systematic survey, which includes 80 taxa. Among these are the following novelties: Boletus pseudosulphureus Kallenbach var. pallidus, B. badius Fr. var. glaber, Fuscoboletinus viscidus (L. ex Fr. et Hoek) comb.nov. (B.v.), and Tylopilus cyaneocinctus (Singer) comb. at stat. nov. (Porphyrellus porphyrosporus (Fr. in Fr. et Hoek) Gilbert subsp. c.). This cloth-bound neatly printed volume has a selling price of DM. 60,--. GMH "THE COLOR DICTIONARY OF FLOWERS AND PLANTS FOR HOME AND GARDEN," by R. Hay and P.M. Synge. Compact edition. Crown Publishers, Inc., New York. 1-584, 2048 col. pls. (on 342 pp.); 1976. $6.95. This excellent plant guide includes annuals, biennials, perennials, trees, and shrubs, and is provided chiefly with use- ful and accurate illustrations of 2,048 plant spp. arranged in alphabetic order of genera within six sections (pp. 35-376); this is followed by the textual part of the dictionary in a single alphabetic sequence (208 ppl). Preceding these "dic- tionaries" is a brief introductory portion with suggestions on cultivation, photographing plants, etc. The textual dictionary has many common names included in the alphabetic arrangement, a —"* 1979 Hocking, Book reviews hs with cross-references. Hence, this portion serves also as an index. The plant descriptions are concerned chiefly with data on the ornamental values, modes of culture, etc., with con- siderable emphasis on various vars. This edition has the same content as the original edition of 1969 but with a slight reduction in page size. This book, while aimed at the orna- mental horticulturist, will be of great utility also to botan- ists, and is very reasonably priced. GMH "ARBOLES DE COSTA RICA," Vol. I., by L.R. Holdridge, and L.J. Poveda R. Centro Cientifico Tropical, San Jose, C.R. xiii + 546 "pp., 527 ties, $1975, More than a botanical listing with descriptions of the trees of Costa Rica, this also tells a great deal about the uses made of each tree. 527 spp. of trees are included: palms; other monocots; dicot trees with divided or lobed leaves. Ina planned one or two volumes to follow, trees with simple and unlobed leaves and coniferous trees will be taken up. The key used is a rather simple one, with entries at the heading of each page: it should be a practical mode of iden- tification, particularly since there is one plant per page and each is clearly illustrated with a good photograph. In some cases, the entire tree is shown; it would have been ad- vantageous to have shown the whole tree as a regular thing. The descriptions present in systematic order the size of the tree, the leaves, flowers, and fruits, its habitat, geograph- ical distribution inside and outside of Costa Rica and under "Note" regularly the use made of the tree and its parts with other practical information. An introduction of 7 pages gives a number of interesting general facts. The book ends with a glossary, bibliography, and index. The senior author, Dr. Holdridge, is a "Connecticut Yankee'' who has however passed most of his life in the American tropics (since 1934). The junior author is a native of Costa Rica, now an assistant in the national Herbarium. This first book covering the trees of Costa Rica as a whole will have a wide appeal to many different categories of persons and occupations, and also to persons of different geographic locations outside of Costa Rica, Since the trees described in this volume are generally found in other countries of Central America, Mexico, etc. (In the treatment of the storax tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, men- tion is made of the resin exuding from the trunk; this product is of course a true balsam). GMH "THE GENERA OF ORCHIDACEAE IN HONG KONG," by Shiu-Ying Hu. The Chinese University Press, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong. xv + 1-160, 74 figs (some in color), 2 col. pls. (One on dust cover), 1 46 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. hb, No.1 tab.; 1977. HK $ 60.-—- This book represents a self-contained unit of a "General Flora of Hong Kong" now in preparation. Thus, the volume pro- vides explanatory texts on the nature of orchids as well as a glossary (with English and Chinese definitions), a list of generic names with an explanation of their origins, a biblio- graphy, and an index. Keys, descriptions, and illustrations are provided for the total of 104 spp. of native orchids (in 50 genera) found in Hong Kong and the New Territories. In- cluding the exotic or cultivated (non-native) orchids, there are described a total of 134 species in 64 genera. The orchid flora of Hong Kong is truly rich since the genera here re- present 30% of the genera of orchids found throughout the whole of China. Although as indicated by the title, the work is primarily concerned with genera, many of the species have been described and illustrated. Where the genus has two or more species a key to its species has been provided. This work should have a wide appeal - to botanists, floriculturists, and to many lay persons who are amateur orchid growers. The book is neatly and attractively printed with substantial bind- ing. The dust cover presents a colored sketch of Cymbidium maclehoseae which illustration is not incorporated within the covers. Hence the dust cover in this case represents a part of the entire work and should be preserved with the book. GMH "FLOWERS OF GREECE AND THE AEGEAN," by Anthony Huxley and William Taylor. vi + 185 pp., 560 figs, (483 colored), 2 maps. Transatlantic Arts, Inc. North Village Green, Levittown, New York 11756. 1977. $16.95. This beautiful book lends itself either to field study of plants in the area of record (or perhaps throughout the eastern Mediterranean) or to reading in home or library to learn about the floral beauties of this "home of democracy." It is said to be the first "handy guide" (as opposed to formal floras) to the flowering plants of this region. That it is not compre- hensive is shown by the fact that 660 species, subspecies, and forms are included out of a total of some 6,000 taxa known for Greece, hence representing only a bit more than 10% of the total flora. However, the plant entities included are the commoner and more conspicuous flowering plants which would nor- mally be encountered. The first section describes the plant cover and environment in a general way, one chapter having the interesting title of "Wild flowers on the ancient sites." Some of the colored plates show samples of the terrain encountered in Greece and the Islands, often with picturesque ruins as part of the total scene. The second part of the book is the sys- tematic part, taking up the various families, genera, and ————— 1979 Hocking, Book reviews h7 species, with brief descriptions and notes on distribution, flowering months, and (where a propos) mention of uses today or in antiquity, biblical, mythological, or classical allu- sions to the plant, and so on. Thus, the decorative use of Acanthus spinosus (which covers parts of the Palatine Hill in Rome) by the ancients, in gardens, decorations, sculpture, etc.,is mentioned, also the medicinal uses of parts of the plant. (The beautiful jacket colored photograph of the re- mains of the temple of Apollo at Corinth surrounded by masses of Chrysanthemum coronarium is not duplicated in the pages within). The authors have been active in field study of the plants of the Mediterranean region and have published books on the flower life of southern Europe. GMH "PLANTS OF THE TAMPA BAY AREA," by Olga Lakela, Robert W. Long, Glenn Fleming, and Pierre Genelle. 3.Ed., with supplements. xv + 198 pp., 1 map, paperback. Banyan Books, Inc., P.O. Box 431160, Miami, Florida 33143. 1976. $7.95. This compilation of taxa is a Contribution (No. 73) from the Botanical Labs., University of South Florida at Tampa. Following an introductory portion with references, there follows the systematic part arranged in the Englerian order. The area covered is that included in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties of west Florida. Data include the Latin scientific name, common name (in capital letters), the habitat (often in rather general terms), and the period of flowering. The Index is followed by the two supplements (1) correction of errors in the text; (2) addition of taxa, both those omitted in error and those discovered growing in the area after publication of the listing. There are no keys. The addenda are not picked up by the Index so that the Supple- ments should be consulted whenever the book is used. GMH "THE GENUS LEPTONIA ON THE PACIFIC COAST OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING A STUDY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN TYPES," by David L. Largent. 286 pp., 94 figs. (Photographs). J. Cramer, Vaduz, Liechtenstein, 1977. DM. 80,-- 136 spp. are recognized for this agaricaceous genus, along with many varieties and forms. The descriptions of the new taxa are very detailed but where the taxon has been recently described in the literature and where such description is ade- quate, only a brief description or none at all is given, in both cases, of course, a citation to the literature is given. There are numérous keys in addition to the principal one. Two subgen- era are recognized - Leptonia and Paludocybe, the latter with eight sections, including sect. Paludocybe Largent, with series Viridiflavipes ser. nov. and series Paludocybe ser. nov., also 8 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. ku, Now 1 sect. Carneorubescens sect. nov. and sect. Chromocystoteae sect. nov. Included in this monograph are 29 new species, one new status, 42 new combinations, five new combination and status, 15 new varieties, one new form, one provisional forn, and one provisional variety. An important and valuable feature is the synoptic key (pp. 44-56) whereby one can either iden- tify a species by a single feature or at least place it among a limited number of species having this feature in common. There are at the back of the volume a bibliography, index, and collection of excellent photographs with both macro- and microscopic details of many taxa. The microscopic features of 96 species are described as noted in the study of type specimens. Descriptions in detail and keys are furnished for 58 species, 18 varieties, and ten forms from the Pacific coast area. Among the new species are Leptonia violaceanigra (from Washington state), L. ¢yaneonita (from Trinity Co., California), and L. fabaceola (from the state of Washington). GMH "CHORDATE DEVELOPMENT," by H.E. Lehman. xvii + 369, 84 figs., 27 tabs. Hunter Publishing Co., 2475 S. Stratford Rd., Winston-Salem, N. Ca. 27103. 1977. $12.95 (paper), $15,95 (cloth). This is a combination textbook and laboratory manual in descriptive and experimental embryology, mostly vertebrate. It gives the appearance of being a good sound text with many, mostly colored, figures, chiefly diagrammatic. The terminal index is preceded by appendices which present information on other available texts, journals, films, and sources of embryo- logical materials. There is also a rather elaborate glossary of the special terms used in embryology. The large (letter- sized) pages, the clear typography, and the excellent illus- trations should make this a superb book for teaching the im- portant subject of embryology. The author is associated with the zoology department at the University of North Carolina and the Bermuda Biological Station. GMH "FLORA DE S. TOME E PRINCIPE. CAESALPINACEAE," by Maria Candida Liberato. Jardim e Museu Agricola do Ultramar, Lisboa. 32 pp.{ 1976. Keys and descriptions are provided pe 10 genera of the fam., including Peltophorum (with one sp., P. pterocarpum (DG...) Heyne, here reported for the first time ae S. Tomé); Caesalpinia (2 spp.); the following genera with one sp. each: Delonix; Dialium; Haematoxylon; Tamarindus; Cynometra; Perlebia; Pauletia. Cassia with 11 spp. includes C. javanica L. var. javanica, here reported for the first time from S. Tomé. GMH 1979 Hocking, Book reviews 9 "MYCOLOGIE DU GOUT: 200 MENUS ET RECETTES A BASE DE CHAMPIG-— NONS, "by Mageel iV... Loequins: «100: ppayvlitabs sJ.Fs Guyot. SoA, Editeur, Paris, France. 1977. (Available from the author, 22b, rue J. Jaurés, St. Clement, 89100 Sens, France). $6.00. This small volume addresses itself primarily to myco- gastronomic persons (those who are fond of collecting, identi- fying, cooking, and eating mushrooms), but also to those less fortunate individuals who must be content with the mushrooms sold in the city -- fresh, dried, or preserved in jars or other containers. The number and modes of preparation of mushrooms is almost endless. Included in this mushroom cook- book are sauces, soups, salads, soufflés, and combinations with eggs, shellfish, cakes, tarts, fish, white meats (poultry, veal, etc.), joints, frogs, game, vegetables, cheeses, desserts, and even beverages. Most surprising of all among the 200 recipes and dishes is the inclusion of mushrooms in chewing gum and tobacco for smoking in pipes! GMH "FLORA OF NAGARJUN," by S.B. Malla et al. Bulletin No. 4, Department of Medicinal Plants, Nepal. His Majesty's Govern- ment of Nepal, Ministry of Forests, Dept. of Medicinal Plants, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal. ix, 131 pp., xix, 9 figs., 18 tabs.; 1973. Price not given. About 300 taxa of Spermatophyta are shown for the flora of Na§arjun Royal Forest located in the northern border region of Kathmandu Valley. Included are brief descriptions, the local name in Nepali (with transliteration), and months of flowering and fruiting. Families are arranged in the order of Hooker (Flora of British India). Appendix I has an additional list of ca 60 spp. in which families are in alphabetical order. Appendix II is a vegetational survey of the Forest, with ecological information. The work is aimed at an eventual Flora of Nepal. GMH "FLORA OF LANGTANG AND CROSS SECTION VEGETATION SURVEY (CENTRAL ZONE) ,"" by S.B. Malla and others (Editorial Board). Bull. Dept. Med.: Plants Nepal No.) 6:2: (XII) + XXViI +. 273, 20: tabsu, 3 maps, 5 figs. Dept. Medicinal Plants, Ministry of Forests, Thapa- thali, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1976. $8.00. The first part of this volume is occupied by a vegeta- tional survey of central Nepal, the region in which lies the Langtang and Gosaikunda areas. A survey of earlier studies (from ca 1800) is presented in the Introduction. The system- atic part includes in the neighborhood of 1500 species (there is no census), with citations, synonymy, collection informa- 50 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. lh, No.1 tion, and descriptions. (No keys). Common names in Nepalese and transliterations are given for many plants. Bentham and Hooker's arrangement is followed. An index by scientific name and one by vernacular (local) name with a bibliography complete the text. Although it is obvious that the flora is incompletely known for Nepal, this work will contain much useful information for the person interested in Asiatic plants. GMH "CATALOGUE OF NEPALESE VASCULAR PLANTS," by S.B. Malla (Chair- man, Editorial Board) and others. Bull. Dept. Med. Plants Nepal-No. 7.:-LLer Id) +: 221 4) fal =" 1),-+<40, 1 map; i tabs Dept. of Medicinal Plants, HMG. Ministry of Forests, Thapa- thali, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1976. Rs. 35/-3; US $5. Following a brief survey of the country, a bare list of plant species follows with genera in alphabetic order under families which are arranged in the order used in Hooker's "Flora of India."" The list includes 3121 taxa of Angiospermae, 24 taxa of Gymnospermae, and 308 taxa of Pteridophyta, giving a total of 3453 taxa of vascular plants. This compares with a total of 7,000 taxa estimated by the British Museum (Natural History) for Nepal. Following the list is an appendix with a list of Nepalese plant collectors and References. The index terminates the bound volume. There is no list of errata. GMH "PRELIMINARY INVENTORY OF THE BIOTA OF WOODSON COUNTY STATE FISHING LAKE AND GAME MANAGEMENT AREA," by Ronald L. McGregor. Reports of the State Biological Survey of Kansas No. 5: ii + 176 pp., tabs. State Biol. Survey of Kansas, Lawrence, Ks, 66055. 1976. Gratis. Checklists are presented for lichens (22 taxa), mosses (44 taxa), liverworts (40 taxa), vascular plants (624 taxa). About half the text bears lists of animals. GMH "HISTORY OF NATURALIZED KANSAS PLANTS," by R.L. McGregor. Repts. of the State Biol. Survey No. 7: 35 pp. 1976. Gratis. An annotated list is given of 207 taxa thoroughly estab- lished in the state, preceded by a history of the study of naturalized plants in Kansas. Indexes. GMH "THE MERCK VETERINARY MANUAL: A HANDBOOK OF DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY FOR THE VETERINARIAN."' Merck and Company, Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065 (USA). ix + 1686 pp., 4 tabs.; 1967. Price: 1 Stii2gs: 1979 Hocking, Book reviews 51 This volume has a similar format (size, binding, type of paper, etc.) to the better known "Merck Manual." A distinctive red cover however readily distinguishes it from the dark blue- bound Merck Manual. There are 452 chapters of mostly medical (rather than surgical) data applicable to the prevention and treatment of diseases in the lower animals. The text is divi- ded into 8 primary parts, the first section being devoted to live stock mammals and mammalian pets; Part II is headed "Toxicology"; then follow parts devoted respectively to poultry; fur, laboratory, and zoo animals; nutrition; an addendum with such information as laboratory procedures, body temperatures, oxygen therapy, routine procedures, and reference tables; prescriptions (keyed to the preceding texts on therapy); and Part VIII, the Index. The largest part of the volume is made up by Part I, which is subdivided into 15 subdivisions, viz., Allergy, Blood, Digestion, Endocrines, Eye and ear, Infectious Diseases, Metabolic disorders, Musculo-skeletal system, Neoplasms, Nervous system, Parasitic diseases, Physical in- fluences, Reproductive and urinary systems, Respiratory dis- orders, and Skin and connective tissue states. As in the case of the other Manual, the chapters on diseases take these up in a systematic order ---synonyms; etiology; diagnosis; prophylaxis; treatment. Several methods have been used to render the book's contents more readily available to the user: the table of contents in front, the terminal index, the table of contents at the beginning of each Part and each subdivision, and the,thumb-tabs. The volume was edited by 0.H. Siegmund of the Merck, Sharp, and Dehme Research Laboratories, and was prepared with the collaborative assistance of 290 leaders in veterinary medicine. There are numerous signs of exten- sive revision of the text. The value of this work is not by any means restricted to North America, and it should prove to be just as useful in Victoria, Australia or Victoria, Canada, as in Des Moines, Iowa. GMH "THE ENVIRONMENT OF AMCHITKA ISLAND, ALASKA," by Melvin L. Merritt and R. Glen Fuller (Editors). Tech. Inform. Center, Energy Res. and Devt. Administration; Natl. Tech. Inform. Service, U.S. Dept. Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. xii + 1-684, 260 figs., 139 tabs.; 1977 (recd. 1978). (4 maps separate in pocket). $20.00 Amchitka Island was selected and used from 1967 to 1973 as a nuclear test area because of its remote location in the Aleutian Islands, it being near the end of this chain and the most southerly island (except for Amatignak) and almost the southernmost point of Alaska. This island along with most of the others are in the Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Although a rich plant growth occurs on the Island, 52 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. 44, No.1 there are relatively few land plant taxa. Fewer than 200 taxa are known: these are listed on pages 215-7. Only one estab- lished annual higher plant was found -- Koenigia islandica L. (Polygonaceae). The meadow-like tundra vegetation of the is- land is depicted in many illustrations and described in detail. The marine algae found in the vicinity of the Island were also studied methodically and in detail; a listing of ca 130 spp. appears on page 360. The rocky shores of the Island are densely covered with algal communities and include extensive floating kelp beds. From this it would appear that the thall- ophytic component of the flora is relatively more important and more complex than the higher plant component. Besides the chapter on the ecology of terrestrial plants (Chap. 10) and of marine algae (Chap. 17), there are numerous chapters devoted to the island's geography, geology, hydrology, geomorphology, edaphology, climatology, limnology, oceanography, history, earlier scientific investigations, animal life (including an entire section on marine mammals), and environmental con- taminants. A summation of the studies in the final chapter indicates that nuclear testing had only slight impact on the ecology of the area. It is stated that there was no evidence to show "that any biotic population on Amchitaka was lost or endangered as a consequence of the nuclear test pro- gram.'' Animal population losses were small and there was evidently even less damage to the plant population. It is a comfort to know how resilient living things are to such physical violence. GMH "MODERNE METHODEN DER PFLANZENANALYSE," (begr. v. K. Paech u. M. V.Z. Tracey). Continuing editing by H.F. Linskens and M.V. Tracey with the collaboration of B.D. Sanwal. Volume 7: XXIV + 735 pp., 64 figs. and many tabs.; 1964. Cloth bound, DM 136,-- (ca $ US 61). Springer-Verlag Berlin. This splendid volume contains the writings of 31 scien- tists (USA, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, India, Japan, Germany, Spain, France); 22 chapters are in English and one each in French and German (682 pp. in English and 20 in French). There is an elaborate table of contents in front and German and English indexes at the back of the volume; there is also a French index to the single chapter in French. In this volume is continued and completed the coverage of enzymes commenced in Volume 6. At the end of each chapter stands a bibliography, which is remarkable for its comprehensiveness. Abbreviations used in the various chapters are tabulated as a footnote on the first page of each chapter. At the end of the volume before the indexes is a summary of recommendations on enzyme terminology (IUB) and recommendations for symbols for enzyme kinetics; also a list of cytochromes and a key to numbering 1979 Hocking, Book reviews 53 and classification of enzymes. -- This volume is devoted to a consideration of special methods of isolation and purifica- tion of the following groups of enzymes: (1) enzymes for the metabolization of sulfur, phosphate, inorganic nitrogen, vita- mins, and of ascorbic acid metabolism; (2) enzymes involved in synthesis and breakdown of indoleacetic acid; (3) enzymes of aromatic biosynthesis; (4) enzymes of amino acid metabolism (deamination, decarboxylation, transmethylation, intermediary metabolism; transaminases and racemases); (5) enzymes of pep- tide and protein metabolism: those of purine and pyrimidine nucleotide synthesis; (6) enzymes of fat metabolism; (7) en- zymes of carbohydrate synthesis and of glycolysis; (8) enzymes of pentose phophate cycle; (9) enzymes in photosynthesis; (10) enzymes of Krebs cycle and glyoxalate cycle; and (11) en- zymes of terminal respiration. -- This is the last volume of a series, in which an outline of contents of the various volumes might appropriately be given: (1) General and special methods for analysis of plant materials; (II) carbohydrates and related; fatty oils; volatile oils; carboxy compounds; lactose; (III) volatile oils and resins; triterpenes; phyto- sterols; carotenoids; quinones; lignans; anthocyanins; tannins; antibiotics; etc. (IV) Proteins and related substances; chlorophylls; nucleic acids; alkaloids; amines; betaine; (V) Advanced methods of assay of plant materials (ex. spectro- metry, immunological methods); (VI) Silicon compounds; sulf- hydryl group; lichen substances; gibberellins; plant toxins; and many other groups; enzymes (general methods of study); (VII) Enzymes. Without question, this series of books is an almost indispensible part of any library where plant chemistry, drug analysis, and related areas are important. GMH "FLORA OF WEST PAKISTAN," by E. Nasir, and S.I. Ali (Editors). Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan. Published in parts. Parts 1 (Flacourtiaceae) to 3 (Phytolaccaceae) were published in: 1970. Parts 4 (Oxalidaceae) to 12 (Thymelaeaceae) were pub. in 1971. Parts..13 (Martyniaceae) to 30 (Goodeniaceae) were publ. in 1972. (Includes No. 20, Umbelliferae, bound). Parts 31 (Parnassiaceae) to 55 (Brassicaceae) were publ. in 1973. ,.(Part 55. bound). Parts 56 (Buddlejaceae) to 77 (Verbenaceae) were publ. in 1974. Parts 78 (Lythraceae)to 95 (Betulaceae) were publ. in 1975. The 1975 and subsequent numbers are abstracted below: The individual numbers are mostly pamphlet-style with card covers, but a few are hard cover books, mostly with coverage of only a single family. Each issue has a map. 1975: No. 79: Potamogetonaceae. 1-11, 2 figs., 1 map. (K. Aziz 5h No. No. No. No. No. No. No. P. HY TODO. Gots Vol. hy, Now 1 and S.M.H. Jafri). Represented in Pakistan by gen. Potamogeton and 11 spp. No novelties. 80: Ruppiaceae. 1-3, 1 fig., 1 map. (K. Aziz). Ruppiaceae is represented in Pakistan by only one sp., Ruppia maritima L. Hippuridaceae. Stee 3-3, iL ifitel. 4) “mapoasth) Aziz) ow The: fam. dis tcepres sented by Hippuris vulgaris L. 82: Hippocastanaceae. 1-3; 1975. (E. Nasir and S.I. Ali) Aesculus indica (Wall. ex Camb.) Hook. f. is the sole sp. of the only gen. of the fam. represented in Pakistan. B34: Alliaesaes ti + 31 pp.¢ 010 figs. (BE. Nasir)... i145 spp. of Allium, the only genus represented in Pakistan, are discussed, including A. tripterum sp. nov. (Swat; probably related to A. macranthum Baker). 84: Commelinaceae. ii + 14 pp., 3 figs. (M. Q aiser and S.M.H. Jafri). Genera of the fam. occurring in Pakistan include Rhoeo, Cyanotis, Zebrina, Setcreasea, Murdannia, and Commelina, the latter with C. paludosa paludosa Blume forma pedunculata f. nov. (Univ. Karachi campus). 85: Elaeagnaceae. ii + 6 pp., 1 fig. (Y. Nasir). Treatment of two genera, Hippophae with one sp. and Elaeagnus with 3 spp. 86: Araliaceae. ii+ 5 pp., 1 fig. (Shahina Ghazanfar). Hedera nepalensis K. Koch, Aralia cachemirica Dcne., and Schefflera bengalensis Gamble are discussed. 87:, Berberidaceae. ii + 31 pp.,:8 figs. (S.M.H.«: Jafri). Treats Epimedium elatum Morr. et Decne., Mahonia borealis Takeda, and 20 spp. of Berberis, including B. brevissima sp. nov. (Peshawar; resembles B. lycium Royle); B. ortho- botrys Bien. subsp. capitata subsp. nov., B. pachyacantha subsp. zabeliana (Schneider) stat. nov. (B.Z.); B. kuna- wurensis Royle forma chitrioides form. nov.; B. stewart- ae sp. nov. (Gilgit, 4 in Kashmir; resembles B. parkeriana Schneid.) 3 pseudumbellata Parker supsp. Siete subsp. nov. (atin and an unnamed sp., which is described; it is close to B. boreali-sinensis Nakai. 88: Cornaceae, ii+t+ 4 pp., 1 fig. (Shahina Ghazanfar). Cornus capitata Wall., C. macrophylla Wall., and C. oblonga Wall. are taken up. 89: Myrsinaceae. ii+ 8 pp., 2 figs. (S.M.H. Jafri and Saida Qaiser). Covers five genera and six spp. repre- sented in Pakistan. 90: Resedaceae. ii+ 9 pp., 2 figs. (Y. Nasir). Treats three genera Oligomeris, Ochradenus, and Reseda, with (resp.) 1, 2, and 5 spp. One of the latter was left unnamed as an appar. undescribed sp. 91: Sabiaceae. ii+5 mer 1 map. (A. Ghafoor). Descriptions of Sabia, campanulata Wall., and of Meliosma and M. pe nero (Roxb.) Walp., the only taxa of the fam. known from Pakistan. 1979 Hocking, Book reviews No. 92: Aceraceae. ii+/7 pp., 2 figs. (E. Murray). Eight spp. of Acer are reported from Pakistan. No. 93: Pittosporaceae. ii+ 3 pp., 1 fig. (Shahina Ghazanfar). The fam. is described and the single sp. found in Pakistan, Pittosporum napaulense (DC) Rehder et Wils. and its var. rawalpindiense Gowda. Now 94: dj Dipsacene.» | 34. + 12: pp.5 6 fies: oie Nasis) .«:.Five genera include Dipsacus inermis Wall. var. mitis (D. Don) comb. nov. (D.m.) (widely distributed in c. Asia) and Scabiosa maslakhensis sp. nov. (Baluchistan; resembles S. rotata M. Bieb.). Wo. 95: . Betulaceae.. . 44 +5. pp.s. lomap.. (1.3 “ANagiz), Betula utilis D. Don and Alnus nitida (Spech) Endl. are described. Two additional B. spp. have been reported from Chitral but same could not be confirmed. It is suggested they may be variable forms of B. utilis. 1976: Pit Shen 55 No. 96: Begoniaceae. 4 pp., 1 fig. (S. Ghazanfar and P. Aziz) Begonia picta Sm. and B. tenella D. Don are described, figured, and discussed as to their distribution in Pakistan. No. 97: Trapaceae. ii, 4 pp., 1 fig. (S. Ghazanfar). Trapa bispinosa Roxb. and T. natans L. are described, figured, and discussed as to distribution in Pakistan. No. .98: -Orobanchaceae;:|)dijc1—25,)5.figs. (SiM.H.) Jafri). One sp. each of Aeginetia, Christisonia, and Cistanche are taken up, together with 19 spp. of Orobanche. Among the last-named is Orobanche cérnua Loefl. var. pseudoclarkei var. nov.(similar to 0. clarkei Hook. f.) GMH "SEED PATHOLOGY,'' by Paul Neergaard. 2 volumes. Vol. I: xxiv, 1-840, 243 figs., 5 pls (col.), 64 tabs. Vol. II: vii, pp. 841-1187. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (Halsted Press), Somerset, N.J. 08873. 1978. $97.50. The reviewed work has both teaching and reference appli- cations, reflecting the experience and knowledge of the author who has served as a teacher of seed pathology at an Institute in Copenhagen devoted to promoting agriculture in the develop- ing countries of the world (or Third World) (such as India, Kenya, etc.). The entire reading text of this work is con- tained in Volume I, while Volume II is made up of the large glossary and an immense bibliography (141 pages!) followed by the exhaustive subject index. (There is no author index; presumably the literature reference section, arranged alpha- betically by author, is adequate). To simplify the status of the two volumes, one might say that volume I is the text and volumes I and II the reference work. The subject is a relatively new one -- at least as an organized separate field 56 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. 4h, No. 1 of endeavor. However, it is of very great importance since food -- the very staff of life -- being basically vegetative, depends nearly entirely on the success of the total seeding operation. The subject actually represents a merging of the many fields of scientific activity: phytopathology and seed technology preeminently. The reviewed work crowns the efforts of more than eight years of concentrated application to this field. The causes of loss of seed and loss of proper germin- ation are multifactorial and include such organisms as bac- teria, fungi, nematodes, and insects, also viruses, ageing, mechanical injury, inherited defects (genetic), and "physio- genic diseases" (deficiency states (K, N, Mn, B, etc.), too high to too low temperatures, low and high humidities, poisons, and so on. Even bacteriophages and mycoplasmata are considered, even with the rather sketchy knowledge we have of these agencies at this time. The text of volume I is subdivided into five major parts: (1) Pathogens; diseases; hosts; (II) Mechanisms of seed transmission of diseases; (III) Control of diseases of seeds; (IV) Testing methods; (V) Assessment of seed-borne inoculum. A wide variety of subject matters is involved: mycology, virology, microbiology, pesticides, analytical procedures, etc. The book is written in an excellent style of English, as though the author had been raised in the language. The book is worthy of a place in all general scientific and agricultural libraries. GMH "PLANT BIOLOGY,'' by Knut Norstog and Robert W. Long. Ed. 1. vi + 585 pp., 2 end papers, 373 figs., 5 tabs. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Penna. 1976. (Teachers' Guide: vi + 98 pps). 314250. This attractive textbook of botany follows much the same plan as other such texts: general information - the':cell - plant physiology - ecology - algae - fungi - bryophytes - paleobotany - pteridophytes - gymnosperms - angiosperms - genetics - plant growth and development control. A scanning study of the book indicates that if fully utilized, the text would satisfy the needs of an average course in botany. Be- sides the excellent physical characteristics of the work, its strongest features are the clear and lucid writing and the equally clear typography; the well selected and interesting illustration; and the not too lengthy chapters. There are a glossary and index at the volume's end. The chapters are provided with "Supplementary Reading" lists and this feature should be useful to those interested in enlarging their horizons. The book in fact could well be a useful reference work for the school library. GMH 1979 Hocking, Book reviews 57 "FIRST SYMPOSIUM ON THE SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF ORCHIDS, OCTOBER 24, 1974, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN," by H.H. Szmant, and J. Wemple (Editors). Chem. Dept., Univ. Detroit, Detroit, Mich. 48221. 233 4+ 164 pp.) 5S charts, 42 figs. ()18"eabs. fs"#970: 14 contributions are included in this volume, representing papers presented in conjunction with the Mid-America Orchid Show. Seven papers are of predominantly botanical interest, seven of chemical. Included are: Use of pollinaria in orchid systematics (DRESSLER, R.L.); electron microscopy of orchid seedlings (WIESMEYER, H. and HOFSTEN, Angelica V.)3; pollination strategies in orchids of southern Australis (STOUTAMIRE, W.); observations on equitant Oncidiums as examples of introgressive hybridization (WITHNER, C.L.); ecology of epiphytic orchids in relation to their substrates (FREI, J.K.); some urgent prob- lems of orchid ecology (SANFORD, W.W.); chemical composition of fra grances of some orchids (HOLMAN, R.T. and HEIMERMANN, W.H.);3 amifio acid analysis of the flower of Vanda Miss Joaquim (MIWA, T.H. and ZEITLIN, H.); alkaloids of Dendrobium (MANSKE, R.H.); studies on some Dendrobium alkaloids from the Chinese drug "Shi-hu" (INUBUSHI, Y. and TOSHIRA, I.); biosynthesis of the alkaloids of Dendrobium pierardii using 13¢-nuclear magnetic resonance (LEETE, D. and BODEM, G.B.); Orchidaceae alkaloids: some biosynthetic considerations (LUNING, B.); literature survey of reports on scientific investigations on orchids (June 1893 - June 1959). (ANON.); genetic control of orchid pigments (HARPER, W.J.). GMH "VASCULAR PLANTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: A DESCRIPTIVE RESOURCE INVENTORY," by R.L. Taylor and B. MacBryde. Bot. Garden Giniv. S.C.) Tech. Bulls Nol'@2 xxiv fF 1-754, 2 fies, fie 1 tab.; 1977. Univ. of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, B.C. $28.00. This useful volume is essentially a computer printout on sheets 8% by 11 inches and strongly bound in heavy card covers. However, it is a very useful and informative volume with its annotated listing of all plants of higher order known to grow in the Pacific Ocean province of Canada. It is a compilation which was badly needed since there is nothing really comparable to it for this area. A "Flora of British Columbia” with a "Supplement"' seems to have been the only predecessor of sorts worthy of that name. The senior author (RLT) was previously editor of the Flora of North America project (1966-73) and his work there seems to have been carried over to this Flora of B.C. project. British Columbia possesses an enormous flora with 3,137 taxa known at the time of publication. The present inventory is the first step in a program with a keyed field guide as the second step and a multivolume flora (com- 58 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. bi, No. 1 parable to that for the Pacific Northwest by Hitchcock and Cronquist) will be the last step. (As a matter of fact, the work covering the Pacific Northwest includes southern British Columbia. The floras of Alaska will also complement the B.C. flora). The introductory section of this book gives a rounded view of the Province and its plant life, together with use- ful guidance in the use of the Inventory. The plant group arrangement is Pteridophyta, Pinophyta (conifers), Magnoliatae (dicots), and Liliatae (monocots). Families, genera, and species are arranged in strict alphabetic order within each group. For each species, the following data are presented: botanical name (with authorities), vernacular name, status (whether native, naturalized, etc.), flower color, choromo- some status (diploid, etc.), chromosome base no., chromosome somatic number, poison status, duration of plant (perennial, etc.), anthesis (months of flowering), economic status, distribution, habit, (tree, etc.), fruit type, ornamental value, sex status (polygamous, monosporous, etc.), fruit color, and endangered status (immediate danger of extinction, etc.). This gives 16 points of information about the plant, several of them of important practical value. Many abbreviations are used as entries in order to save space (and time?); however the key to the abbreviations is inadequate for two reasons. It is placed on a sheet in the back part of the volume; and the abbreviations are set down with meanings under the various categories. What is really needed here is a single listing of abbreviations located prominently as first or last sheet of the book, and perhaps on colored paper, to make it more readily locatable. Not all the data listed are actually recorded; there are often gaps for chromosome data, ornamental value, economic status, etc. The appendices are very useful compilations: (I) "standard" references (floras of regions, popular compilations, etc.). (II) Miscellaneous references (articles, brochures, bulletins, etc.). (III) tabulation relating each taxon (by its Flora of British Columbia Project (FBCP) number used in the computer program) to a reference or references (indicated by a number or numbers keyed to a series of references, mostly monographic treatments of family, genus, or species) and also to a category number indicating the type of information in the reference (for instance distribution, poison status, etc.). (Not all taxa bear such references). (IV) References which are linked to taxa (938 references); few if any of these references appear in the other two biblio- graphic lists. (V) An alphabetic listing of all plant author- ities which appear in the inventory -- often in abbreviated form. (VI) Sample data form: this bears an outline of all points in the Inventory coverage, and this also bears the abbreviations. The Appendices are followed by the Index, which has generic and family names, also common names. This volume is a valuable publication which fills in a gap formerly 1979 Hocking, Book reviews 59 present in the floral coverage for the plants of western North America. Until the other parts of the program for B.C. flora are completed, botanists will have to use this volume in combination with available determinative and descriptive floras. GMH "THE THOMPSON BEGONIA GUIDE," by Mildred L. and Edward J. Thompson. (Second edition), Supplement I. Exhibition manual. vi + 98, 22 figs. Edward J. Thompson (Publisher), Southampton, New York. 1978. $4.75 (binder $3.50 additional). This supplement constitutes text pages in a fourth letter- size looseleaf binder uniform in style with the earlier volumes (see Phytologia 40: 299-301; 1978). The contents are made up of four major sections. The first one, Classification for show purposes, presents the eight major divisions of the hort- icultural classification system (cane-like, shrub-like, thick- stemmed, semperflorens characteristics, rhizomatous, Rex Cultorum ("king of cultivated plants"), tuberous, and trailing- scandent). The second section presents suggested show classi- fications, and employs the same eight major divisions plus a ninth, "Contained atmospheres with single variety of Begonia." (A contained atmosphere is essentially a closed container, such as a terrarium, used to demonstrate horticultural values rather than floral arrangements). These divisions are desig- nated by the letters "A" to "I". Each division is then sub- divided into classes with a total of 101 classes for all nine. These are based mostly on differences in leaf and stem char- acters. Additional horticultural classifications are proposed (pp. 27-8). This second section also contains a very important listing of all known species and cultivars of Begonia, arranged of course in alphabetical order. (Examples: Begonia "A.D. Davis" and B. acida). The last two sections of the text deal with judging information and sample forms for use in flower shows. GMH "BIOLOGY, THE WORLD OF LIFE," by Robert A. Wallace. xviii + 53. pp. , 314 fige.:, 26 pis. (eol .),;.16 tabs., 41 “boxes.” Goodyear Publishing Co., Inc., 15115 Sunset Blvd., Pacific Patisades, ‘Gal: 80272. _ 1975... 512.953 This well-printed, richly illustrated, and firmly bound volume is available at a truly moderate price -- dependent apparently on an expected large volume of sales. Books of equivalent quality often sell at three times this price and more. If I were a student beginning in biology, I believe I would find this text a most attractive one, a pleasure to study. Attractive illustrations, graphic diagrams, even an occasional cartoon enliven the pages. Scattered through the 60 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. 4h, No. 1 pages are "boxes," framed sections of text in bold face type, with more detail on some topic not discussed or only touched on in the text proper. Thus, in the chapter on photosynthesis, a box appears describing chlorophyll, including a drawing of a chloroplast and a graphic formula. The contrast in a text such as this and an older textbook is truly remarkable. The attempt to sugar-coat the subject must surely meet with success. Since the area of biology is so pivotally important to many fields, such as medicine, pharmacy, oceanography, to mention only a few, it is obvious that the use of an "entering wedge" of information in this field will be bene- ficial to many professions and scientific specialties. The book follows a natural order of development -- a brief his- torical sketch of the development of biology as a science, the beginnings of life, the chemistry of life, the cell, heredity, reproduction, development, biological systems and their control, the endocrines, behavior, communities and com- petition, populations, and a final timely chapter -- Re- sources, Pollution, and Values. The Appendix gives a modern classification system of plants and animals. Read- ing suggestions for each chapter, a glossary, and an index follow. GMH "MARIHUANA: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY," by C.W. Waller, Jacqueline J. Johnson, Judy Buelke, and C.E. Turner. Mac- millan Publishing Co., 866 Third Av., New York 10022. exdi ‘+560 pp.’;’ 1976.) ’ Price $315.95. This work contains rather thoroughly annotated listings of books and (mostly) articles published over the 11 year period 1964-1974; the coverage is international. The lit- erature prior to 1964 was listed in a readily available pub- lication: "The question of cannabis, Cannabis bibliography" (United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs, E/CN7/479; 1965). Hence, between these complementary works, all of the important literature on Cannabis is readily available for stu- dents. 3045 items are present in the listing under review. ~ Entries are arranged in alphabetic order by senior author. Comprehensive author and subject indexes follow the biblio- graphy to give greater access to the same. An introductory section presents the formulas for 70 compounds associated with Cannabis. There is also a tabular summary of the action of Cannabis on various animal spp. This is a very useful book for the science library and is reasonably priced at $13.95. GMH "THE GENUS APHELANDRA (ACANTHACEAE) ,"' by Dieter C. Wasshausen (National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.). Smithsonian Contributions to Botany No. 18: 1975, 163 pp. 1979 Hocking, Book reviews 61 Slightly acid 85% MeOH exts. of the dried leaves were chroma- tographed on Whatman 3 MM paper, using t-BuOH, AcOH, H 0 (3:1:1, v/v) as first mobile solvent and 15% AcOH as second. For the 30 various species studied, between 20 and 30 flay- onoids were detected in each species. Spots were distinguish- ed in 3 areas: No. 1 spots no. 8-12, apparently flavonol- 7-glycosides; No. 2, spots no. 1-7, being flavone or flavonol aglycones; and No. 3, nos. 13-24, mostly flavonol-3-glyco- sides. It is suggested that Aphelandra is a good genus for study of interspecific biochem. variation in taxa over a wide geographic range. 49 references. GMH "MASTER TREE FINDER, A MANUAL FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF TREES BY THEIR LEAVES," by May Theilgaard Watts. 64 pp., many figs. 1963. -- "WINTER TREE FINDER, A MANUAL FOR IDENTIFYING TREES IN WINTER," by May Theilgaard Watts and Tom Watts. 64 pp., many figs. 1970. -- "FLOWER FINDER, A KEY TO SPRING WILD FLOWERS AND FLOWER FAMILIES EAST OF THE ROCKIES AND NORTH OF THE SMOKIES, EXCLUSIVE OF TREES AND SHRUBS," by May Theilgaard Watts. 1955. -- Nature Study Guild, Box 972, Berkeley, Cal- ifornia 94701. All priced at $1.25 each. These little handbooks designed to fit into a shirt pocket are compacted with information of the greatest utility to amateur plant lovers who wish to find out the identity of the plants they encounter. For the small cost of each, it is difficult to see how one could obtain more value for his or her money. Perusal of some items showed a good level of accuracy and dependability. GMH "TREES AND SHRUBS OF KENTUCKY," by Mary E. Wharton and Roger W. Barbour. x, 582 pp., 914 figs., 8 maps, 260 pls. (col.). The University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506. 1973. Si2 5952 With shame must I admit it, this splendid volume was mis- shelved and not reviewed until now, five years later. This book has both a popular and a scientific appeal, and it shows several novel features. While it is devoted specifically to the woody flora of the State of Kentucky, at the same time it could be used with almost equal effectiveness in the seven States which adjoin Kentucky and even beyond that to parts of nine other States bordering these. Hence it represents a use- ful reference book on trees and shrubs in at least 17 states, 34% of the States of the Union. Described and figured are 282 species, representing practically all of the wild growing species of title category in the State of Kentucky. There is much more here than photographs and descriptions of the 62 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. hh, No.1 plants. Also included are chapters telling how the book may be most effectivly used, the ecology of Kentucky, with cate- gorization of the various habitats to be found within the state and discussions of the physical environments occurring there. Rudimentary keys and excellent colored and black-and- white photographs are used as a means of identification of the various trees and shrubs. Following these two main sections of the book, Part III presents textual descriptions of the various species, followed by references, an illustrated glossary, and the index. This book is strongly bound, well printed, artistically attractive, and bound to advance the cause of nature love and nature study. GMH "WHO EXPERT COMMITTEE ON BIOLOGICAL STANDARDIZATION, 29th REPORT," by World Health Organization, Tech. Rept. Ser. No. 626. 147 pp. WHO, Geneva, Switzerland. 1978. Sw. fr. 14.-- Standards are released for many new biological products, including anti-hepatitis immunoglobulin, fluorescein-isothio- cyanate-conjugated sheep anti-human immunoglobulin, several human serum proteins, human placental lactogen, and lysine vasopressin. Many changes in the older standards are indicated. GMH "FOLK MEDICINE PLANTS USED IN THE PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY," by Paul R. Wieand. Published by Wieand's Pennsylvania Dutch, Route 3, Allentown, Penna. 18104. Booklet. 48 pp., 37 figs.; 1963 (2nd printing). At the end of this little volume (instead of at the beg- inning as expected), an answer is given as to "Why this book?" The answer is in the revival of interest in the old herbal remedies formerly so popular in this area of the Pennsylvania "Dutch" (actually Germans and German-speaking Swiss who settled in parts of Pennsylvania in the 1600's and 1700's). For 109 drugs, there are given the botanical names, common English and "Dutch'"' names, and a brief statement on the uses made by these people, along with in most cases a figure of the plant. There is an index to the English but not to the "Dutch" names. Most of the information was obtained from the natives of the area. An introduction tells of the importance of these plant drugs to the common people of the Dutch country. GMH "DIE MISTEL IN DER KREBSBEHANDLUNG," by O. Wolff (Editor). Vittorio Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main, BRD. 120 pp., 29 figss, 12 tabs. 3 1975 /(1976) 7M - 1650. Seven authors explore the possibilities of Viscum album 1979 Hocking, Book reviews 63 in the treatment of cancers; there are also reviews of the pharmacological action of the drug. Most chapters deal with the clinical use of this material. GMH "COLORADO WEST: LAND OF GEOLOGY AND WILDFLOWERS," by Robert G. and Joann W. Young. Published by the authors, 612 Rico Way, Grand Junction, Colorado. 1-242, 208 col. figs.; 1977. This paperback book carries text and good color photo- graphs to illustrate the descriptions of the geology and plants of west Colorado. Both natural groups and individual wild flower plants are shown in that portion of Colorado west of the Continental Divide (roughly the western half of the state). The first part includes the geological history of the area, the various eras showing their evidences in the state, plant communities (Colorado deserts, sagebrush country, pinyon-juniper, scrub oak brush, spruce forests, alpine tundra). The scientific part comprises over half of the volume and includes two chief sections, the desert and the mountain flowers, with text on opposite pages to the colored photos. The attractive colored pictures are useful for the identifica- tion of the various plant spp. and should be useful to amateur and incidental students of the plant life of the area. GMH "FLORA OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: SUPPLEMENT," by C.A. Zenkert ane Ee. Zander. Bull. Buffalo Soe. Nat. Sei.46: iv, iv, 1-625 1975) (reed. 1978). This supplements the Flora published in 1934. 634 spp. and vars. are included, of which 106 are additions to the flora. There are 771 new distributional records. The senior author (CAZ) passed away in July, 1972. An annotated bibliography of his publications in botany is given, along with a brief biography. The area of coverage is the area within a 50 mile radius of the city of Buffalo. Species new to the flora are shown in boldface type, new county records are denoted with small capitals. The records are based on herbarium specimens in some local herbaria. Biblio- graphy is given. GMH OMMISSIONS FROM PREVIOUS REVIEWS: Phytologia 29 (5): 429; 1975. Publisher: Annual Reviews, Inc., 4139 El Camino Way, Palo Alto, Cal. 94306. Pnytologia 34. (L)¢. -133; 1976. Tyler and Schwarting, Experimental Pharmacognosy. 6h, PHY Poroerrl & Vol. hi, No.1 Add: Burgess Publishing Company, 426 S. 6th St., Minnea- polis, Minn. Phytologia 37 (2): 124; 1977. Glassmann, "A revision of B.E. Dahlgren's Index of Ameri- can palms."" Add: Published by J. Cramer Verlag, Postfach 48, Lehre, BRD. (West Germany). linia, 7105. "Peter Kalm's Travels in North America."" Add: Dover Publications, Inc., 180 Varick St., New York 10014. EDA... Peo "Carte Ecologique du Nepal." Add: Editions du CNRS, 15 quai Anatole France, Paris, France. Ibid.” ° 154-5. "Flora Neotropica," Add: Published by the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York 10458. Patt Les "Flora of North America," Add: Published by The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York 10458. Acknowledgement The seven previous publications of book reviews (Phytologia 27(3): 180-208; 1973. - 29(5): 395-445; 1975. - 30(6): 488- 504; 1975. - 31(1): 30-61: 1975. - 34(1): 95-144; 1976. - 37(2): 98-176; 1977.-40(3): 264-304; 1978) were supported by a Faculty Grant-in-Aid (No. 73-57) of Misc. Grants Fund 2775-17-5240 (Auburn University, Auburn, AL), for which the reviewer is grateful. This present contribution, the eighth, was partially supported (~20%) by Miscellaneous Grant Fund 6-40020 (Auburn University), herewith thankfully acknowledged. - PHYTOLOGIA k Designed to expedite botanical publication August 1979 i DEC 4 1979 a. New YORK } CONTENTS pe 1 BOTANICAL GARDEN ‘R ,OBINSON, H., New species of Vernonieae (Asteraceae). I. Vernonia harlingii TRO IO Sa ogo he a gee peep elen aaa Tg ani 65 ROBINSON, H., Studies in the Heliantheae (Asteraceae), XVII. Additions to Monactis and K PRGAIRIPLIS Sh ol 6 a Walt acie reise eo: hea eae Ty 70 ING, R. M., and ROBINSON, H., Studies in the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). CLXXV. A new genus from Bahia, Litothamnus........... 79 NG, R. M., and ROBINSON, H., Studies in the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). i, CLXX VI. The relationship of Eupatorium cyrili-nelsonii .... . 84 | LOPEZ FIGUEIRAS, M., Parmotrema larense sp. nov. from Venezuela : (Lichenes: Parmeliaceae foes Ee Moa PD Seay Rm aan nT gt as 89 Dd MOLDENKE, H. N., Additional notes on the genus Priva. VIIJ......... 92 yD MOLDENKE, H. N., Additional notes on the genus Svansonia.I........ 111 MOLDENKE, H. N., Additional notes on the genus Stylodon.I........ 118 BY MOLDENKE, H. N., Notes on new and noteworthy plants. CXXVII.... . 123 ?. MOLDENKE, H. N., Additional notes on the genus DOE: Fos re CSE 123 dD ne A Ls BOOK FEMEWS ie hs oi dip eas Rid ima iis 127 Published by Harold N. Moldenke and Alma L. Moldenke 303 Parkside Road Plainfield, New Jersey 07060 U.S.A. Price of this number $2.50; for this volume $11.00 in advance or $12.00 after close of the volume; $3.00 extra to all foreign addresses; F 512 pages constitute a complete volume; claims for numbers lost in the mails must be made immediately after receipt of the next following number for free replacement. “A aT ore eR RE ‘ dy ha WV “Lbs NEW SPECIES OF VERNONIEAE (ASTERACEAE). I. VERNONIA HARLINGII FROM ECUADOR. Harold Robinson Department of Botany Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC., 20560. The Tribe Vernonieae can be characterized general- ly as having alternate leaves. Some exceptions occur, however, and some examples have been discussed by Robinson (1976) in conjunction with the description of V. sparrei, an opposite-leaved species of Loja in southern Ecuador. Recently, another opposite-Leaved species has been encountered in a collection by Harling and Andersson in El Oro in southern Ecuador, As in the previous case, the opposite-leaved condition had resulted in the specimen being sent as a member of the Eupatorieae,. The new species is remarkably distinctive in both the leaves and the involucral bracts, As indicated, opposite leaves are found in a few other species of Vernonia, but the sessile broad bases of the leaves of the new species are almost perfoliate in appearance, and the blades are large for the genus, The involucral bracts are prominently ornamented with Laciniate or split whitish indurated apices and upper margins. Such appendaged bracts seem most closely approached else- where in Vernonia by some of the Stengelioid species of Africa (Smith, 1971), though the appendages of the latter are colored and thinner in texture. The combination of the leaves and involucre gives the new species a superficial resemblance to some members of the Tribe Inuleae, but the leaves are opposite and the flowers are Vernonian in all details. The new species may prove to be closest to V. sparrei H.Robins. and V. trichotoma Gleason, which also have opposite leaves, corymbose inflorescences, broad and obtuse involucral bracts, and anther appendages without glands, but their leaves are petiolate with smaller oblong blades, veins are prominulous on the upper surface, and the involu- cral bracts are unappendaged,. The species is named for the senior collector, Dr. Gunnar Harling, of the University of G&teborg, who is also editor of the "Flora of Ecuador" project. 65 66 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. 4h, No. 2 Vernonia harlingii H. Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae suffrutescentes pauce ramosae? 2 m altae, Caules brunnescentes subhexagonales striati dense hirtelli. Folia opposita sessilia; Laminae papyraceae ovatae plerumque 10-20 cm Longae et 5-1LO cm Latae base late rotundatae subamplexicaules margine subintegrae minute mucronato-denticulatae apice breviter acutae supra minute hispidulae subtus parce pilosulae et glandulo-punctatae, nervis pinnatis, nervis secundariis utrinque ca. Ll, nervis et nervulis subtus albidis. Inflorescentiae terminales corymbosae, ramis dense hirtellis, ramis ultimis 3-10 mm Longis. Capitula late campanulata 9-10 mm alta et 7-9 mm Lata; squamae involucri ca, 30-35 persistentes subimbricatae 3-7 mm longae et 1-2 mm latae extus parce fulvo-tomentosae et minute glandulo-punctatae, bracteae 2-3 basilares ovatae inornatae extus sericeae cetera oblongae vel late Lineares in apicem valde ornatae albo-alatae et laceratae, bracteae interiores sensim ornatissimae, Flores ca, 20 hermaphroditi. Corollae Lavandulae extus breviter stipitato-glanduliferae, tubis ca. 4 mm longis in partibus cylindraceis L mm longis superne infundibularibus, faucis ca. 1 mm Longis, Lobis anguste lanceolatis ca. 3 mm Longis et 0.7 mm Latis; thecae antherarum ca. 2 mm Longae inferne obtusae; appendices antherarum oblongae 0.5 mm longae et 0.25 mm Latae non glanduliferae; basi stylorum noduliferi et annulate scleroidei, cellulis annularum subquadratis vel irreg- ularibus plerumque 12-25 pm in diametro. Achaenia immatura usque ad 2.5 mm longa et ca, 1 mm lata inferne glandulifera parce breviter spiculifera; carpopodia distincta ca. 0.2 mm Longa et 0.4 mm lata, cellulis subquadratis vel breviter oblongis ca. 20 pm latis, parietibus valde incrassatis; setae pappi interiores ca. 25 plerumque ca. 5 mm Longae superne distincte latiores, cellulis apicalibus acutis, setae in sereibus exterioribus distinctae ca. 1 mm longae. Grana pollinis ca. 37 pm in diametro leniter Lophorata, cristis valde spiniferis. TYPE: ECUADOR: El Oro: Road Pasa jo - Santa Isabel - Girén, valley of Rfo Jubones, mountain rain forest to dry steppe vegetation, alt. ca. 1600 m.s.m. Shrub ca,/'2 m high. Corolla bluish violet. 7 V 1974>°G, Harling & L. Andersson 14408 (Holotype GB). a - 1979 Robinson, Vernonia harlingii 67 Literature Cited Robinson, H. 1976, A new species of Vernonia from Ecuador. Phytologia 34 (3): 301-304. Smith, C. Earle, Jr. 1871. Observations on Stengel- ioid species of Vernonia. Agriculture Handbook No. 396: 1-87, 68 PiRe TOL: 0:6 DA Vol. lh, No. 2 rtons FOE G ELE & _ ELLIS Vernonia harlingii H. Robinson, Holotype, G8teborg, Photo by Victor E. Krantz, Staff Photographer, National Museum of Natural History. ‘ 69 harlingii Robinson, Vernonia 1979 enlargement of heads. Robinson, Ln BH, : a as Vernonia harling STUDIES IN THE HELIANTHEAE (ASTERACEAE). XVII. ADDITIONS TO MONACTIS AND KINGIANTHUS, Harold Robinson Department of Botany Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC., 20560, Monactis H.B.K. and Kingianthus H.Robins. form a related complex in the Andes of Ecuador and Peru. They are related to Verbesina but are clearly distinguished by the fusiform achenes. Monactis often bears a single pappus squama which was previously unique to the genus, but the new species of Kingianthus described here shows a similar pappus. Monactis was named after the single ray flower found in the head in many species. The heads of Kingianthus have more numerous rays arranged symmetrically. The significant history of Monactis has been reviewed in the study by Robinson (1976). At that time Kingianthus was still treated as an anomalous South American species of Zaluzania, but the genus was segregated two years Later (Robinson, 1978a) and an older name for the species was subsequently discovered (Robinson, 1978b). Quantities of new material have been seen since the cited studies, and additions to both genera are now necessary. It has seemed logical to treat the genera together because of their close relationship. Both genera are now seen to have geographically localized species, each in their own area. This is most obvious in Monactis in Ecuador where the areas of Pichincha, Canar, Azuay and Loja each have a characteristic species. Monactis lojaensis H. Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae frutescentes 1-2 m altae? Caules fulvi in nodis deflecti teretes pauce striati dense puberuli vel subtomentosi. Folia alternantia in partibus petioliformibus 2-6 cm longa superne sensim Late alata; laminae Late ovatae ad 17 cm Longae et 14 ecm lLatae base subabrupte acuminatae fere ad basem trinervatae margine integrae vel subcrenulatae apice breviter distincte acuminatae supra minute bullatae minute scabridulae subtus hirtellae et minute glandulo-punctatae, nervulis subtus valde prominentibus. Inflorescentiae terminales late corymboso-paniculatae, ramis parce puberulis vel hirtellis, ramis ultimis 0.3 mm longis. Capitula 70 1979 Robinson, Additions to Monactis & Kingianthus 71 anguste campanulata vel cylindrica 7-9 mm alta sine radiis 2.5-3.0 mm lata; squamae involucri ca. 3-seriat- ae subimbricatae 10-12 oblongae vel anguste oblongae 2-5 mm lLongae et 1.5 mm latae margine fimbriatae apice rotundatae extus glabrae; paleae squamis involucri similares ca. 5-6 mm longae obtusae. Flores radii plerumque 1 saepe 2 in capitulo feminei; corollae flavae, tubis ca. 2 mm longis parce puberulis, Limbis oblongis ca. 7 mm longis et 3 mm Latis subtus glandul- iferis, Flores disci 10-12 in capitulo hermaphroditi; corollae flavae 3.5-4.0 mm longae glabrae vel subgLlabr- ae, tubis ca. 1.5 mm longis, faucis campanulatae ca. 1 mm Longis, lobis 1.0-1.5 mm longis et ca. 0.8 mm latis intus superne indistincte mamillosis; thecae antherarum ca. 1.5 mm Llongae; appendices antherarum nigrae ovatae ca. 0.3 mm longae et 0.23 mm Latae. Achaenia submatura fusiformia 4.5 mm longa glabra; squamae pappi singular- es ca. L mm Longae et 0.3 mm Latae. Grana pollinis ca. 30 pam in diam, TYPE: ECUADOR: Loja: Colca, near San Vincente, slopes at the confluence between Rio Arenales and Rio Catamayo, dry slopes, + 2000 m. 15/5 1967. Benkt Sparre 16198 (Holotype S). Monactis lojaensis is apparently the endemic member of the genus from Loja in southern Ecuador, The most significant features seem to be the extremely broad leaves with somewhat roughened upper surface, the presence of rays in the heads, and the presence of a pappus. The species of adjacent Azuay in Ecuador, M. holwayae (Blake) H. Robins., lacks rays. The Loja species 1s actually closer to M. hieronymi H. Robins. of adjacent Peru, but the latter has much narrower leaves which are sometimes markedly toothed. Monactis macbridei H, Robinson, sp. nov. antae suffrutescentes virgatae ad 3 m altae non ramosae. Caules fulvi recti vel superne in nodis leviter deflecti teretes pauce striati dense puberuli. Folia alternantia, petiolis 2-5 mm longis; lLaminae ovato-lanceolatae plerumque 5-10 cm Longae et 2-3 cm latae in partibus basilaribus anguste cuneatae vel acuminatae 1-2 em longae supra basem trinervatae margine superne serrulatae vel argute serratae apice anguste acutae supra interdum leviter minute bullatae dense scabridulae subtus in nervis nervulis et inter- dum areolis pilosulae dense minute glandulo-punctatae,. Inflorescentiae terminales corymboso-paniculatae, ramis dense puberulis vel tomentellis, ramis ultimis O-1 mm longis. Capitula anguste campanulata vel cylindrica ca. 7 mm alta sine radiis ca. 2.5 mm lata; squamae 72 PHYTOL OGIA Vole hh, No. 2 involucri ca. 3-seriatae subimbricatae 10-12 oblongae vel anguste oblongae 2-5 mm longae et 1.5 mm latae margine fimbriatae apice anguste rotundatae extus subglabrae minute glanduliferae; paleae squamis invol- ucri similares ca. 5-6 mm longae apice obtusae,. Flores radii 1-2 in capitulo feminei; corollae flavae, tubis ca. lL mm longis puberulis et minute glanduliferis, Limbis oblongis 5-6 mm longis 2.5-3.0 mm Latis. Flores disci 10-12 in capitulo hermaphroditi; corollae flavae 4,0-4.5 mm longae, tubis 1.3-1.7 mm longis parce puberulis et glanduliferis, faucis campanulatis 1,.5-2,0 mm Longis glabris, lobis 0.7-1.0 mm longis et 0.5-0.7 mm Llatis intus obscure mamillosis extus parce minute glanduliferis; thecae antherarum ca. 1.5 mm longae; appendices antherarum nigrae ovatae ca. 0.4 mm Longae et 0.25 mm latae. Achaenia submatura fusiformia ca. 2 mm longa glabra; pappus nullus. Grana pollinis ca. 30 pm in dian. TYPE: PERU: Lima: Rio Blanco, steep stream hill- side. 12,000 ft. Stems 8-10 ft. in clumps, scarcely woody, virgate, branchless. May 8-19, 1922. Macbride & Featherstone 771 (Holotype US). PARATYPE: PERU: La Libertad: Prov. Huamachuco: Road to Marcahuamacucho; alt. 3400, 23-II-1967. Riccio & La Rosa 3569 (US). Sinon. vulg. Churguis,. Monactis macbridei is distinguished from other members of the genus by the lanceolate leaves. The type specimen was seen at the time of the original study (Robinson, 1976), but the leaves were so unusual for Monactis and so much more Like Kingianthus that treatment was deferred. The second specimen has confirmed the nature of the species. Some differences between the two specimens are noticeable, the leaves of the paratype are strongly serrate and the surfaces smoother, and the branches of the inflorescence are less densely pubescent. Still, pubescence of the corollas and paleae is basically the same and differ- ent from other members of the genus. One can assume more collections will show intermediate conditions. The two Localities for the species are both in the coastal ranges of Peru and the type specimen represents the most southward extention of the genus presently known. Kingianthus paradoxus H., Robinson, sp. nov. antae frutescentes ca. 1 m altae laxe ramosae. Caules recti teretes vel subhexagonales atro-brunnei dense albo-puberuli. Folia alternantia breviter petio- lata vel subsessilia; laminae ovatae vel rhomboideae ca, 2-6 cm Longae et 1.0-2.5 ecm Latae base subabrupte 1979 Robinson, Additions to Monactis & Kingianthus 73 longe decurrentes et petioliformes supra basem triner- vatae margine subtiliter vel distincte crenulatae vel subdentatae apice obtusae vel breviter acutae supra dense scabridulae parce glandulo-punctatae subtus dense albo-tomentosae, nervulis in reticulo minuto obscure prominulis. Inflorescentiae terminales corymboso- paniculatae, ramis dense puberulis vel subtomentosis et glandulo-punctatis, ramis ultimis 2-10 mm longis. Capitula campanulata ca. 7 mm alta sine radiis ca. 4 mm lata; squamae involucri ca. 2-seriatae subimbricatae ca. 15 lLanceolatae plerumque 3-4 mm longae et 1 mm latae inferne extus parce vel dense puberulae et glandulifer- ae superne scariosae et glabrae apice acutae; paleae lanceolatae ca. 4 mm longae extus tomentosae et gland- uliferae superne scariosae glabrae. Flores radii 6-8 in capitulo feminei; corollae flavae, tubis ca. 1 mm longis pilosulis vel hirtellis, Limbis oblongis ca. 7 mm longis et 3.5 mm Latis subtus glandulo-punctatis. Flores disci ca. 30-40 in capitulo hermaphroditi; corollae flavae 3-4 mm longae, tubis 1.0-1.5 mm longis puberulis vel subglabris, faucis anguste campanulatis ca. 1.5 mm longis extus glabris vel subglabris, lobis ca. 0.8-1.0 mm longis et 0.7 mm lLatis intus indistincte mamillosis extus glabris; thecae antherarum ca. 1.2 mm longae, appendices antherarum nigrae ovatae ca. 0.3 mm longae et 0.23 mm Latae. Achaenia submatura subfusi- formia 2 mm longa glabra; squamae pappi singulares lanceolatae ca. 1 mm Longae et 0.2 mm latae. Grana pollinis ca. 32-35 pm in diam, TYPE: ECUADOR: Azuay: 42 km S of Cumbe on road to Saraguro. Elev. 10,000 ft. Shrub 1 m tall. Florets yellow. 26 Jan. 1979. R.M.King & F.Almeda 7813 (Holotype US). PARATYPE: ECUADER? Azuay: 28 km N of Ofio on the road to Saraguro. Elev. 8900 ft. Shrub Lmtall. Florets yellow. Common. 26 Jan. 1979. R.M,.King & F.Almeda 7816 (US). Kingianthus paradoxus is evidently restricted to southern Ecuador and is isolated from the type species of the genus, K. paniculatus(Turez.) H.Robins., which occurs in the Pichincha region. The new species differs from K,. paniculatus by the less abrupt contrac- tions in the bases of the Leaf blades, the more rhomboidal shape of the blade, the tomentose rather than pilosulous undersurfaces of the leaves, the denser reticulation of the leaf veins, and the presence of a Ppappus on the achene. The paradox is the apparent abundance of this undescribed entity in a region which has been visited by many botanists. The localities were passed by R. M. King during the same season of the year in 1976. It is possible that the great 7h PHY P.04;00 I A Vol. li, No. 2 disturbance in the natural vegetation of Ecuador has allowed some previously restricted or even undescribed species to expand their range. A similar situation seems to be true in the case of Ayapana ecuadorensis K. & R. first described three years ago (King & Robinson, 1976). King reports from the most recent trip that the species is becoming increasingly weedy in areas near the type locality. Literature Cited King, R. M. and H,. Robinson 1976. Studies in the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). CLIX. Additions to the genus, Ayapana. Phytologia 34 (1): 57-66. Robinson, H. 1976. Studies in the Heliantheae (Asteraceae). VII. Notes on the genus Monactis. Phytologia 34 (1): 33-45. . 1978a. Studies in the Heliantheae (Asterac- eae). XI. A new genus Kingianthus. Phytologia 38 (5): 415-416, . 1978b. Studies in the Heliantheae (Asterac- eae). XV. Various new species and new combina- tions. Phytologia 41 (1): 33-38. 1979 Robinson, Additions to Monactis & Kingianthus 7S C == 2 ELLE: liter Regnelsanium none Ficta sequiaadoreass AEZZZLZZ Zz a EZ Zoo Monactis lojaensis H. Robinson, Holotype, Stockholm, Photo by Victor E. Krantz, Staff Photographer, National Museum of Natural History. 76 PHYTOLOGIA Vole hk, No. 2 C Ti9SN64 )} NITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM PLANTS OF SOUTH AMERICA Zeiten snes tis Fags. Bez Pid famed 4 y = ABOUT Senet ead = + : MAY 5.19. t222 PERU COLL. MACERIDE & FEATHERSTONE RIG BLANTG Monactis macbridei H. Robinson, pOLeryegs United States National Herbarium. 1979 Robinson, Additions to Monactis & Kingianthus 77 PLANTS GF ECUADOR Oped BAA Base Cais ROBERT MERRUL KING Zia ant FRANK ALMEDA xo 72! BHIZED STATES EE eZ ZZLZLZ-ZLLAZIZ LEE Zo = 2550473 Z Spaces: eotteded ft the Uae Siges Matvaia! Herken SALE ABLE RATIONAL HERBARIUM lastistics wad the Heebyrimam uf the Udjeras Avadesey af Sete _ Kingianthus paradoxus H. Robinson, Holotype, United States National Herbarium. 78 PHY T:0 D002 & Vol. lu, No. 2 Enlargements of heads. Top: Monactis lojaensis. Middle: Monactis macbridei. Bottom: Kingianthus paradoxus, : STUDIES IN THE EUPATORIEAE (ASTERACEAE). CLXXV. A NEW GENUS FROM BAHIA, LITOTHAMNUS. R. M. King and H. Robinson Department of Botany Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560 The Eupatorieae of Bahia, Brazil, includes numerous genera of the Gyptoid complex having distinctive veget- ative form such as Agrianthus., The area is one in which the Gyptoid complex has proliferated greatly, and un- described forms are to be expected. Recent collections from the coastal region of southern Bahia include a specimen of a slightly fleshy to coriaceous simple- leaved shrub that is Gyptoid in character, but unlike any known genus or species of the group. The new genus, Litothamnus, has the general papil- losity of style branches and corolla lobes, the glabrous style base, strongly annulated anther collars, and sub- equal involucral bracts that are characteristic of most members of the Gyptoid Complex. Both habit and geography suggest closest relationship within the Complex to the other genera with indurated leaves, Agrianthus and Bahianthus. But both of the latter genera are initially distinguishable by their characteristically alternate or spiralled leaf-insertion. Opposite leaves of Lito- thamnus are reflected even in the branching of the inflorescence which contrasts with both the densely clustered heads of Agrianthus and the alternating sub- fasciate branching of the inflorescence of Bahianthus. The broad glabrous leaves of Litothamnus with the smooth hardened upper surface are individually distinc- tive, and their crowded insertion further contributes to the characteristic habit of the plant. The veins of the Leaves are only slightly raised and third-order veins seem sparse and crudely organized, The stems appear to have been rather fleshy in life, and the short internodes are marked by distinct lines at the nodes giving an articulated appearance. The heads of Litothamnus have broad involucral bracts, in contrast to those of Agrianthus and Bahianthus, and the pappus setae are scabrous on both the Lateral and outer surfaces while those of the latter two genera are flattened and smooth externally. The habit of Litothamnus is unlike that of any other member of the Eupatorieae, and furnishes an immediate distinction from all other members of the Gyptoid Complex. A few other genera of the tribe such as Coreanthemum and Imeria of the Critonioid Complex 79 80 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. kh, No. 2 do approach Litothamnus in the texture and shape of their leaves. It is possible that Litothamnus might be deter- mined as Eupatorium carnosifolium B.L.Robinson, a species with a Listed type from near Ilhéos, Bahia, and with a name very appropiate for the present plant. However, the description by Robinson (1928) indicates a larger plant having Longer internodes, crenate leaves, heads with 50-60 flowers, and pubescent outer surfaces of the involucral bracts. A previous study (King & Robinson, 1972) has shown that the B.L.Robinson species is a mixed concept and the name is properly a synonym of Diacranthera crenata (Schlect. in Mart.) K. & R. Litothamnus ellipticus R.M.King and H.Robinson, gen. & sp. nov. Asteracearum (Eupatorieae). Plantae fruticosae ca. 2 m altae plerumque glabrae; caules et folia subcarnosa, internodis brevibus pler- umque 5-1LO mm longis. Folia congesta opposita, petiolis ca. 5 mm longis; laminae ellipticae vel leniter obovatae 4-8 cm longae et 2.,5-4.0 cm Latae in sicco coriaceae lucidae base obtusae vel breviter acutae margine integ- rae apice breviter obtusae fere ad basem trinervatae, nervis et nervulis supra et subtus subprominentibus, nervulis paucis irregularibus, Inflorescentiae corym- bosae, ramis oppositis, bracteis anguste vel Late ellipticis, ramis ultimis 2-4 mm longis. Capitula late campanulata 7-8 mm alta et 5-6 mm lata; squamae involucri 12-15 subaequilongae persistentes late oblong- ae vel ellipticae 5-6 mm longae plerumque 2-3 mm Latae apice abrupte breviter acuminatae margine minute puber- ulae extus glabrae obscure 5-6 nervatae, squamae inter- lores lineares paucae; paleae raro vel nullae. Flores ca. 15 in capitulo; corollae disciformes albae anguste infundibulares ca. 5 mm Longae extus parce glandulo- puberulae, Lobis ovatis ca. 0.7 mm longis et 0.5 mm latis intus mamillosis extus superne indurate papillos- is; filamenta in parte superiore incrassata ca. 0.25 mm longa, cellulis valde annulate ornatis; thecae antherarum ca. 1.7 mm Longae rufescentes; appendices antherarum oblongae ca. 0.35 mm longae et 0.25 mm Latae; basi stylorum glabrae non noduliferi; appendices stylorum lineares dense patentiter papillosae. Achaenia prismatica 5-costata submatura usque ad 2.5 mm longa plerumque glabra superne pauce glandulo-puberula; carp- opodia annuliformia, cellulis 4-5-seriatis quadratis ca. 25 um in diametro; setae pappi ca. 30 plerumque 4.5-5.5 mm longae valde congestae subbiseriatae dense scabridulae superne angustiores apice leniter vel non 1979 King & Robinson, A new gems from Bahia 81 latiores, cellulis apicalibus argute acutis. Grana pollinis 20-22 pm in diametro. TYPE: BRASIL: Bahia: Municfipios de Sta. Cruz de Cabralia e Porto Seguro. Rod. BR 367, a 18.7 km ao N de Porto Seguro. Prox. ao nivel do mar. Folha SE-24 (16-39c). Arbusto, 2 mde altura. Flores brancas. S.A.Mari, L.A.Mattos Silva, J.A.Kallunki, T.S. dos Santos & A.V.Pereira dos Santos 9751, 20 Mar. 1978 (Holotype US). The genus contains the single species. Literature Cited Kine, R. M. & He. Robinson 19725) Seudies in. the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae) XCVII. A new genus, Diacranthera. Phytologia 24 (3): 192-194. Robinson, B. L. 1928. Records preliminary to a general treatment of the Eupatorieae.-VII. Contr. Gray Herb. n.s. 80: 1-42, 82 PBY P08 04 7.4 Vol. hh, No. 2 Plantes dc. Regia ueir — ys SMunicipiasde Sta, Cruz de Cabral : Ports UNITED STATES gurc. Red. BR 367, ata 7 ke de Ser- te Segure. Prox. ao nivel do s 2849998 §.a-Mori, L.A.Matteas Siiva, J.4 NATIONAL HERBARIUM T.§ dos Santos 4 A.¥.Pereita 2 Litothamnus ellipticus R.M.King and H.Robinson, Holotype, United States National Herbarium. Photos by Victor E. Krantz, Staff Photographer, National Museum of Natural History. 1979 King & Robinson, A new genus from Bahia 83 Litothamnus ellipticus R.M.King and H,Robinson, enlargement of heads. STUDIES IN THE EUPATORIEAE (ASTERACEAE). CLXXVI. THE RELATIONSHIP OF EUPATORIUM CYRILI-NELSONII. R. M. King and H. Robinson Department of Botany Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC., 20560. Among the various new species of Eupatorieae described in recent years from Central America, Eupatorium cyrili-nelsonii A. Molina has proven to be the most important test of the revised generic concepts for the tribe in that area. A reading of the original description (Molina, 1978) was enough to indicate an unusual species was involved. More recently, through the kindness of Lic. Cyrilo Nelson, catedrdtico of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, an Isotype of the species has been made available to the U. S. National Herbarium. Considerations leading to a proper placement of the species are worthy of review here. Eupatorium cyrili-nelsonii,as described by Molina (1978), 1s a subshrub with Lanuginose stems, large opposite petiolate leaves, obovate to elliptical leaf blades rounded to obtuse at the base, and with Large heads containing about 75 flowers. Without seeing material the characters suggest a member of the genus Bartlettina K. & R., a genus of many species in Central America. Examination of material shows some additional similarities to the latter genus such as the deciduous inner phyllaries common in the Critonioid-Hebeclinioid Eupatorieae and the broad lobes of the corollas. The characters of the achene, however, are not those of Bartlettina, but those of Peteravenia K. & R., another genus of about four species in Central America, The species is regarded here as a member of the genus Peteravenia in spite of the Lack of cordate bases on the Leaf blades which occur in the other known species of the genus, Peteravenia is superficially similar to Bartlett- ina, and it has been placed in the same Hebeclinium Group in our recent review of the tribe (Robinson & King, 1977). Nevertheless, when first proposed, the genus Peteravenia (King & Robinson, 1971b) was not considered an immediate relative of Bartlettina (King & Robinson, 197la, 1971lc). The cordate Leaf-base of Peteravenia was the most convenient character cited 8h 1979 King & Robinson, Eupatorium cyrili-nelsonii 85 in the original description, but it was only of ter- tiary importance. The character has failed once previously in the cordate leaf-base of Bartlettina tenorae (Arist.) K. & R. of Venezuela. Two characters that more properly delimit Peteravenia are the details of the pappus and the structure of the carpopodium, characters in which Eupatorium cyrili-nelsonii is clearly a member of the Latter genus. The pappus of Peteravenia is fragile with the narrow articulated bases of the setae well-separated from each other. In all species the tips of the setae are slightly but distinctly enlarged. Only Decachaeta DC., among the undoubted relatives of Hebeclinium DC., has the pappus fragile, and in none of the relatives of Hebeclinium are the setae so uniform in size and spacing. The carpopodium of Peteravenia is sharply delimit- in cellular structure, while that of Bartlettina intergrades with the longer cells of the upper achene wall, especially along the ribs. In the mature achene the carpopodium of Bartlettina extends upward along the bases of the ribs. In all the undoubted relatives of Hebeclinium the ribs of the achene intergrade below with the carpopodium although they are not always included in the callus formation. Even the narrow achene bases of Amolinia K. & R. have enlarged cells adjacent to the carpopodium which are similar to the more immature stages of Bartlettina. One final factor can be considered in assessing the relationship of Eupatorium cyrili-nelsonii and Peteravenia. The traditional basis of the genus HebecLinium was the pubescent receptacle. It is now known that pubescent receptacles occur in some genera of the Eupatorieae in totally different subtribes, and there are undoubted members of the HebecLlinium Group where receptacles are glabrous. Still, the single species of Amolinia and Erythradenia (B.L.Rob.) K, & R., all species of Decachaeta, almost all species of Hebeclinium, and most species of Bartlettina have receptacles pubescent. Only Guayania, of the Group, has receptacles glabrous. In Peteravenia, all species, including the new addition, have receptacles completely glabrous, The additional distinctive species of Peteravenia confirms the essential features of the genus even as it violates what has been the most convenient distinguish- ing characteristic. As such, the genus shows greater diversity than previously expected, and the non- Hebeclinioid nature of the genus is further emphasized. The review of chromosome numbers of the Eupator- 86 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. hh, No. 2 ieae (King et al., 1977) presented three chromosome reports for Peteravenia phoenicolepis (B.L.Rob.) K. & R., n = 10 twice and a n=ca. 17. An x = 10 is probably basic for the genus, HebecLlinium and the South American members of Bartlettina also have x = 10, but Decachaeta and the Central American species of Bartlettina have x = 16. A chromosome count for Eupatorium cyrili-nelsonii would be instructive. We predict a count of n = P The following transfer is required: Peteravenia cyrili-nelsoniil(a. Molina) R. M. King & Robinson, comb. nov. Eupatorium cyrili-nelsonii A. Molina, Ceiba 22 (1): e LOTS. Literature Cited King, R. M.,'D.'W. Kyhos, A. M: ‘Powell, Ps H. Raven and H. Robinson 1977. Chromosome numbers in Compositae, XIII. Eupatorieae. King, R. M. and H. Robinson 197la. Studies in the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). XXXVI. A new genus, Neobartlettia, Phytologia 21 (5): 294-297, and - 4L971lb. Studies in the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). XXXVIII. A new genus, Peteravenia. Phytologia 21 (6): 394-395, and - %lL97lc. Studies in the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). LXI. Additions to the Hebeclinium Complex with Bartlettina, a new generic name. Phytologia 22 (3): 160-162. Molina R., A. 1978. Un nuevo Eupatorium de Honduras. Ceiba 22 (1): 39-40, Robinson, H. and R. M. King 1977. Chapter 15. Eupatorieae - systematic review. in Heywood, V. H., Js B. Harborne and B.’ lit Turnet,;-eds., “tue Biology and Chemistry of the Compositae. 437- 485, L Cyrilo Nelson informs us in a letter that the correct spelling of the species name should be cyrilli- nelsonii, and that this is to be corrected in a future issue of Ceiba. 1979 King & Robinson, Eupatorium cyrili-nelsonii 87 ot © oe a Asteracese MUSEO NACIONAL DE HISTORIA NATURAL UNTVE.REIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE HONDURAS SECCION DE HERBARIO Bupatorium eyrilli-nelsonii A. Molina Pe letn Oe + SP. nov. UNITED STATES Plante 2m; hojas srométicas. DPTO. DE COMAYAGUA: Ville de Taulabé; quebrada La Caliche; lluviose trepicel; 2851245 600m alt.; 19 de febrero de 1977. : NATIONAL HERBARIUM Cirilo Nelson 3912 Peteravenias cyrili-nelsonii (A.Molina) R.M.King & H.Robinson. isotype of Eupatorium cyrili-nelsonii A.Molina, United States National Herbarium. Photos by Victor E. Krantz, Staff Photographer, National Museum of Natural History. 88 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. lh, No. 2 Peteravenia cyrili-nelsonii (A.Molina) R.M.King and H.Robinson, enlargement of head. PARMOTREMA LARENSE SP. NOV. FROM VENEZUELA (Lichenes: PARMELIACEAE) Manuel Lévez Figueiras Apartado postal 130 MERIDA, Venezuela. Thallus laxe corticola triste cinereus viridis usque ad. 3-4.5 cm diametro lobis rotundetis 7-8 mm latis cortice supe- riore subundulato margine sorediatis,revolute et sparse ci- liatis,ciliis simplicibus 0.9-2 mm longis,soraliis subcapita- tis confluentidus parcialiter submarginalibus,sorediis granu- losis;strato corticeo superiore 25p crasso; strato gonidiali 10-15 p crasso; medulla alba 20-25 crassa;strato corticeo in- feriore 40-50/ crasso,nigro rhizinato in marginibus evoluto et griseo usaue ad griseum albescens, sparse rhizinate stricte zonaliter in marginalibus,rhizinis simplicibus,nigris densibus,oarte media densioribus minus ad marginese Apothecia ignota. Thallus adnate on bark,greenish ashy gray ,3-4.5 cm broad; lobes rotund 7-8 mm wide; upver cortexe 25p wide,dull weakly undulate;margins sorediate,revolute and sparsely ciliate, cilia simple 0.°-2 mm long; sorelia subcapitate,confluent, in part submarginal,soredia granulate;algal layer 10-15 p wide; medulla alba 20-25 wide; lower cortex 40-50 wide, black and rhizinate but changing to brown or vale brown near margins, 89 PHYITOLCGISA Vol. lh, No. 2 sparsely rhizinate in 2 narrow zone at the margins;rhizines simple,black,dense at the center and decreasing tovards the edgeseApothecia unknown. Chemistry : Atranorin, lichexanthone(in the medulla), norlobaridone,unknown ( loxodin ? ). Holotyve: Venezuela,Fdo Lara,Sierra de Barbacoas,en— tre Barbacozs y San Pedro,1400—-1500 m,corticicola,1l2 marzo 1978,Lécez Figueiras 19152(MERF) ;isotype in US. This specie is easily identified by the occurrence of lichexanthone in the white medulla,it's chemistry and the presence of soredi2.Norlobaridone was identified by co- chromatography with Parmotrema reitzii Hale and Parmotrema hababiabum (Gyel.) Hale. The occurrence of what is normally a substance corti- cal,lichexanthone,in the medulla of P.larense is of con— siderable taxonomic importance.Only three other lichens Parmotrema ultralucens(Krog) Hale,Parmotrema diffractaicum (Essl.) Hale and Parmotrema conjunctun Hale (Hale 1974) are known to have this substance in the medulla. Literature cited Hale,Mason EeJdre 1965. C, Chark, pameeeee Bot. Gard. 58: 232. 1971; Farnsworth, Lynn Ind. 7: 235. 19713 Farns- worth, Pharmacog. Titles 5, Cum. Gen, Ind. (1971), 6 (1): xvii & item, 1370. (1971), 6 (4): xv & items 5717, 6377, 7147, & 7195041971); 6 (9): xii & item 15746 (1971), 6 (10): xix & item 17519 (1971), and 7 (8): xx & item 13196. 1971; Fogg, Neswlet. Arb. Barnes Found, 6: 8. 1971; Fonseka & Vinasithamby, Prov. List Local Names Flow. Pl. Ceyl, 30, 35, 54,.58, 63--65, 82, 86,95, & 96. 1971; .Fox, TrepstE— col, 12: 20. 1971; Godley, N. Zeal. Journ, Bot. 9: 561--568, figs 1--5. 1971; Gupta, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 68: 798. 1971; Hartwell, Lloydia 34: 387 & 388. 1971; Hodge, Trop. Gard. 35, 79, & 128. 1971; Hocking, Excerpt. Bot. A.18: 444, 1971; Huneck, Excerpt. Bot. A.18: 34. 1971; Inamdar & Patel, Indian Forest. 97: 328. 1971; Lawrence, Taxon. Vasc. Pl., imp. 2, 686--688 & 821. 1971; Lewis, Rhodora 73: 47. 1971; Lloyd, Dyes From Pl. 22 & 48. 1971; A. L&éve Taxon 20: 353. 1971; Mabry, Yoshioka, & Sutherland, Phytochem, 10: 677. 1971; Malhotra & Moorthy, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 13: 310. 1971; M. A. Martin, Introd, Ethnobot. Camb. 143, 195, & 196. 1971; Masi- lungan & al., Cancer Chemother, Rep., part 2, 2 (1): 135--137. 1971; ~M.) Mey.He” Biol. Abstr.052: 38419713 oMold.» Fiz. 19795 pocking, Sacerpt. Bot. A.25: 379 & 380. 1975; Jaeger & Mold., Phytologia 30: 387, 389, & 402--404, 1975; Janos in Sanders & al., Endomycor. 437--446. 1975; Kirtikar''& Basu, Indian Med. Pl., ed. 2, imp. 2, 3: 1912 & 1935-——- 1944, pl. 740 & 741. 1975 [to be continued] MISCELLANEOUS NEW SPECIES IN THE PLEUROTHALLIDINAE (ORCHIDACEAE) Carlyle A. Luer* Dracula leonum Luer, sp. nov. Inter species generis Draculae Luer sepalis albis in cupulam connatis in- tus breviter pubescentibus purpureo punctatis et labello albo bruneolo-suf- fuso cum epichilio ovato rotundato concavo trilamellato margine multidenti- culato distinguitur. Plant medium in size, epiphytic, caespitose; roots slender, flexuous. Secondary stems narrow, channeled, unifoliate, 2.56 cm long or longer, en- closed by 2 loose, tubular sheaths. Leaf erect, thinly coriaceous, narrowly obovate-linear, 13 cm long, 1.5 cm wide (in an undersized specimen), the apex acute, tridenticulate, carinate dorsally along the midrib, gradually nar- rowed below to a conduplicate base. Inflorescence a congested, successively few-flowered raceme borne by a more or less horizontal, slender, sparsely bracted peduncle ca. 10 cm long from the base of a secondary stem; floral bract and pedicel each ca. 1 cm long, green; ovary 6 mm long, green, lightly verrucose; sepals glabrous and dull white externally with a few dull purple dots, white within with short white hairs tipped with purple and with numer- ous evenly spaced purple dots somewhat larger toward the bases, the dorsal sepal rhombic, 13 mm long, 13 mm wide, connate to the lateral sepals for 7 mm to form a broad, sepaline cup, the free portion broadly triangular, the obtuse apex contracted into a slender tail 28 mm long, purple externally, yellowish white anteriorly, the lateral sepals connate 13 mm into a broad, rectangular synsepal 14 mm long, 21 mm wide spread out, the obtuse apices contracted into tails similar to that of the dorsal sepal; petals ivory marked with brownish purple, spatulate, 3 mm long, 1.75 mm wide, the apex round- ed, bivalvate, the inner lamina irregular, apiculate, papillose between the laminae, the base contracted, channeled, unguiculate; lip white suffused with light brown, obovate, 7.5 mm long, 4 mm wide, the hypochile 3.5 mm long, 2.5 mm wide, with subacute, erect, marginal angles, cleft centrally, the con- cave base hinged to the column-foot, the epichile ovate, 4 mm long, 4 mm wide, the apex rounded, concave with erect, denticulate margins, trilamellate within; column stout, yellowish white, 3.5 mm long, with a thick foot equal- ly long. Erymo.tocy: Named in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Chesley Lyon of Knoxville, Tenn., who submitted the plant to the Orchid Identification Center of the American Orchid Society at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Florida for identification. Tyre: PERU: without locality or collector, purchased from an importing company, cultivated by Mr. & Mrs. C. Lyon 51, OIC-3040, flowered in cult. 27 June 1979, C. Luer 4070 (Hotortype: SEL). DistRIBUTION: Peru. Dracula leonum, the second species of Dracula to be discovered from Peru, is very similar to several others of the smaller-flowered species of the *The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 800 South Palm Ave., Sarasota, FL 33577, U.S.A. 164 1979 Luer, Miscellaneous new species genus, e.g. D. fuliginosa (Luer) Luer. Instead of forming a flat flower, the sepals are connate to produce a white cup, shortly pubescent within with multiple purple dots. The concave epichile of the lip contains three well- developed lamellae and the margins are conspicuously denticulate. Dracula rezekiana Luer & Hawley, sp. nov. Inter species generis Draculae Luer species haec floribus parvis, cupula sepalorum alba caudis brevibus rubris, labello obovato niveo epichilio obtuso lato non-limitato venis paucis percursato et hypochilio profunde et late fisso distinguitur. Plant small to medium in size, epiphytic, caespitose; roots slender, flex- uous. Secondary stems channeled, unifoliate, 2-3 cm long, enclosed by 2-3 loose, tubular sheaths. Leaf erect, thinly coriaceous, narrowly elliptical, sub- petiolate, 7-14 cm long, 1.8-2.7 cm wide, the apex acute, tridenticulate, sharply carinate dorsally, gradually narrowed below into the conduplicate base. Inflorescence a successively few-flowered raceme borne by a more or less horizontal peduncle to 13 cm in length, sparsely bracted, from a node low on the secondary stem; floral bract tubular, 5 mm long; pedicel 10 mm long; ovary 5 mm long, verrucose, purple; sepals white, glabrous externally, densely pubescent within with a few red-purple dots toward the bases, the dorsal sepal rhombic, 11 mm long, 15 mm wide, connate to the synsepal for 8 mm to form a cup, the free portion broadly triangular, the obtuse apex produced into an erect, red tail 27 mm long, the lateral sepals connate 11 mm to form a rectangular synsepal 12 mm long, 22 mm wide spread out, shallowly concave below the lip, the apices subacute, contracted into red tails 25 mm long; petals thick, ivory marked with brown, oblong-spatulate, 3.5 mm long, 2 mm wide, bivalvate at the apex, the inner lamina acute, the outer rounded, papillose between; lip white, obovate, 5.5 mm long, 3.5 mm wide, the hypochile without demarcation, ca. 2.56 mm long and broad, the basal margins erect, subacutely rounded, broadly and deeply cleft centrally between thick lamellae, the base concave, hinged to the column-foot, the epichile obtuse, ca. 3 mm long, 3.5 mm wide, shallowly concave, coursed by elevated branching veins on either side of the central carina; column greenish white, stout, semiterete, 3.5 mm long, with a thick foot. Etymo.Locy: Dedicated to Sra. Maria Friedrich de Rezek of Quito, Ecua- dor, for many years an ardent enthusiast of the local flora. Type: ECUADOR: without locality, purchased in 1975 from J. Brenner in Puyo by R. Hawley and R. Levi, cultivated in Mill Valley, California, flowered in cult. 30 July 1979, C. Luer 4080 (Hotoryper: SEL). DistrisuTiIon: Ecuador. I first saw this species in flower in cultivation by Joe Brenner in Puyo in 1975, but the flower was already past and it looked like D. velutina (Rchb. f.) Luer. Finally, re-examination of a fresh flower reveals that D. rezekiana may be distinguished by the white sepaline cup, densely pubescent within, with short red tails. The white lip is obovate with a broad, obtuse, shallowly concave epichile narrowed gradually without demarcation into the deeply and broadly cleft hypochile. 165 166 BiB WTO OGsb ie Vol. 44, No. 3 Masdevallia invenusta Luer, sp. nov. Species haec M. delphinae Luer affinis sed sepalis intus glabris caudis purpureis crassioribus, petalis unidentatis et lobo antico labelli minore in- tegro notabilis. Plant small, epiphytic, caespitose, the rhizomes ascending; roots slen- der, flexuous. Secondary stems abbreviated, unifoliate, 1.5-2.5 cm long, en- closed by 1-2 close, thin, tubular sheaths. Leaf erect to suberect, coriaceous, narrowly obovate, 5-8 cm long, 11-14 mm wide, the subacute apex tridenti- culate, gradually narrowed below into a slender, sulcate petiole 2-3 cm long. Inflorescence an erect, loose, 3- to 4-flowered raceme borne by a slender peduncle 18-23 cm long including the rachis, with a bract on the lower third, from a node low on the secondary stem; floral bract 4 mm long; pedicel pur- ple, 4-5 mm long; ovary with purple dots, 1 mm long; sepals glabrous, light dull red-purple speckled with dark red-purple, the dorsal sepal oblong, con- cave, 8.5 mm long, 4 mm wide spread out, connate to the lateral sepals for 5 mm to form a slightly curved sepaline tube, the lateral sepals connate for 3.5 mm above the gibbous base into an oblong, bifid lamina 8.5 mm long, 4 mm wide, the free portions of all 3 sepals produced into thick, red-purple, obtuse apices 2.5 mm long, 1.5 mm thick; petals translucent white, oblong, 2.5 mm long, 0.6 mm wide, the apex shortly acuminate, acute, with a low carina along the lower margin; lip red-purple, oblong, 3-lobed, 3.5 mm long, 1.5 mm wide, arcuate, the anterior lobe rounded, entire, the lateral lobes above the middle, suberect, rounded, the base retuse, hinged to the column- foot; column red, semiterete, 3 mm long, the foot 2 mm long with a minute extension. EtrymMo.Locy: From the Latin invenustus, “not pretty,’ drab, little flowers. Type: ECUADOR: without locality, collected by B. Malo, cultivated by M. & O. Robledo at La Ceja, Colombia, flowered in cult. 12 Oct. 1977 C. Luer 1998 (Hotorype: SEL; Isorypr : JAUM). DistTRIBUTION: Ecuador. This little species is related to M. delphina, but differs in the glabrous sepaline tube with short, thick, dark purple “tails.”” The petals are acute, and the small anterior lobe of the lip is entire. ? in allusion to the Masdevallia mezae Luer, sp. nov. Planta mediocris caespitosa, caulibus secundariis abbreviatis canalicu- latis, foliis erectis longis carnosis coriaceis anguste obovatis, pedunculo tri- quetro folio breviore, racemo paucifloro congesto bracteis imbricatis, sepalis albo-virescentibus intus minute verrucosis sepalis lateralibus rubro-punctatis in tubum brevem connatis, caudis sepalorum gracilibus divergentibus, petalis oblongis callo longitudinali, labello rubro-punctato ligulato ad medium bi- carinato apice rotundato callo humili central. Plant medium in size, epiphytic, caespitose; roots slender, flexuous. Secondary stems erect, stout, channeled, unifoliate, 3-6.5 cm long, enclosed below by 2 loose, tubular sheaths. Leaf erect, fleshy-coriaceous, narrowly obovate, 9-20 cm long, 1.5-2.5 cm wide, the apex subacute to obtuse, tn- denticulate, gradually narrowed below into the sulcate petiole. Inflorescence 1979 Luer, Miscellaneous new species a congested, untidy raceme of 3-6 flowers, 2-3 produced simultaneously, at the apex of the erect, triquetrous peduncle 13-18 cm long, with a basal sheath, from a node low on the secondary stem; floral bracts brown,ribbed, imbricating, 1-2 cm long; pedicel 1.5-2.5 cm long; ovary green, 4 mm long; dorsal sepal pale green, obovate, 8 mm long, 5 mm wide, connate to the lateral sepals for 5 mm to form a short, cylindrical tube, the free portion triangular, minutely verrucose within, the apex acuminate into a slender, suberect, orange tail ca. 3.5 cm long; lateral sepals pale green, minutely verrucose with transverse red dashes within, oblong, each 12 mm long, 5-6 mm wide, connate for 6 mm, the apices acuminate into diverging tails similar to that of the dorsal sepal; petals white, oblong, 5.5 mm long, 1.5 mm wide, the subacute apex minutely irregular, slightly dilated above the base, with a thick, low, rounded callus above the base on the labellar half and extending toward the apex as a smooth, longitudinal thickening; lip yellowish with purple dots, oblong-ligulate, 6 mm long, 1.5-2 mm wide, the apex rounded, minutely irregular, with a low, rounded callus in the center, with a pair of low, oblique marginal carinae near the middle, the base trun- cate, hinged beneath; column yellow-white suffused with rose, semiterete, 5 mm long, the foot 2.5 mm long with a short extension. Erymo.tocy: Named in honor of Sr. Jorge B. Meza y Torres of Lima, Peru, who discovered this species. Type: PERU: Amazonas: epiphytic between Chachapoyas and Pomacochas, alt. 2000 m, Nov. 1974, J. Meza s.n., cultivated by J & L Orchids, Easton, Ct., flowered in cult. 8 Nov. 1977, C. Luer 2126 (Hotorype: SEL). DiIstTRIBUTION: Peru. This species is similar to M. cinnamomea Rchb. f., but M. mezae may be identified by the larger leaves that stand higher than the triquetrous pedun- cle. Instead of cinnamon-colored, the flowers are pale green with orange tails, and the apex of the lip is rounded with a low, central callus. Masdevallia picea Luer, sp. nov. Species haec M. angulatae Rchb. f. persimilis sed flore atropurpureo guttato caudis sepalorum fere piceis, petalis apicibus rotundatis et basi labelli sine lacunis differt. Plant robust, medium-sized to large, epiphytic, caespitose; roots coarse, flexuous. Secondary stems stout, channeled, 4-8.5 cm long, unifoliate, en- closed by 3 large, loose, tubular sheaths. Leaf erect, thickly coriaceous, narrowly elliptical, subpetiolate, 10-18 cm long, 1.5-2.5 cm wide, the obtuse to rounded apex tridenticulate, gradually narrowed toward the base into an indistinct, short, channeled petiole. Inflorescence a large, fleshy, foul-smell- ing, solitary flower bome by a stout, suberect, purple-dotted peduncle 1.5-3 cm long, from a node low on the secondary stem; floral bract 1-2 cm long, flecked with purple; pedicel stout, 2.5-3 cm long, flecked with purple; ovary green, 5-8 mm long; sepals thick, fleshy, rigid, green toward the bases, be- coming increasingly spotted with dark purple that coalesces toward the purple-black apices and tails, shining and glabrous externally, verrucose with- in, connate about 15 mm into a thick, sepaline tube with a broad, rounded mentum below, the dorsal sepal obovate, 26 mm long, 16 mm wide, the free 167 168 P SOE STOOL OG Vol. 44, No. 3 portion triangular, the subacute apex contracted into an erect to recurving tail 25-28 mm long, the lateral sepals obliquely obovate, similar to the dorsal sepal including the reflexed tails, connate to above the middle; petals ivory, lightly marked with red-purple, oblong, 12 mm long, 5 mm wide, rounded at the apex, thickened to either side of the sulcate center above the middle, the lower half greater than the upper half; lip white, marked with red-purple, cartilaginous, oblong-ligulate, 15 mm long, 7 mm wide, papillose at the rounded apex, the disc with a pair of low, parallel calli above the middle, the base subcordate, hinged to the column-foot; column greenish white, stout, 10 mm long with a foot 8 mm long terminated by an incurved extension. Erymotocy: From the Latin piceus, “‘pitch-black,” alluding to the pur- ple-black color of the apices of the sepals and their tails. Tyre: PERU. without locality, exported by R. Stumpfle of Lima, Peru, cultivated at La Ceja, Colombia by M. & O. Robledo, flowered in cult. 29 Sept. 1977, C. Luer 1865 (Hototyre: SEL; Isorype: JAUM); cultiva- ted by Black River Orchids, Mich., flowered in cult. 8 Nov. 1977, C. Luer 2124 (SEL). DistrispuTion: Peru. This large, foul-smelling, black-flowered species is very similar to the Ecuadorian M. angulata Rchb. f., but the apices of the petals of the Peruvian M. picea are rounded and the lip lacks the well-formed ‘‘nectiferous” con- cavities at the base. Masdevallia scabrilinguis Luer, sp. nov. A Masdevallia attenuata Rchb. f. floribus nimoribus glabris et labello verrucoso differt. Plant small, epiphytic, caespitose; roots slender, flexuous. Secondary stems abbreviated, unifoliate, 1-1.5 cm long, enclosed by 2 close, thin, rib- bed, tubular sheaths. Leaf erect to suberect, coraiceous, narrowly obovate, 6-10 cm long, 9-12 mm wide, the apex subacute, tridenticulate, gradually narrowed below into an ill-defined, sulcate petiole between 0.5-1.5 cm long. Inflorescence a solitary, small flower borne by an erect to suberect, slender, terete peduncle 4-8 cm long, with a bract on the lower portion, from a node low on the secondary stem; floral bract tubular, 5 mm long; pedicel 9 mm long; ovary 4 mm long, smooth, green; sepals white, glabrous (microscopic- ally cellular-glandular within), the dorsal sepal obovate-oblong, 19-21 mm long, 4 mm wide, connate to the lateral sepals for 6 mm to form a cylindrical tube, the free portion triangular, acuminate into a suberect, slender, yellow tail 9-11 mm long, the lateral sepals obovate-oblong, 18 mm long, 4 mm wide, connate 6 mm into a bifid lamina, the free portions ovate, the apices contracted into tails 8-9 mm long, similar to that of the dorsal sepal; petals white, oblong, 5 mm long, 2 mm wide, green at the subacute apex, slightly thickened along the labellar margin, ending in an obtuse angle above the base; lip yellow-white, oblong-ligulate, 5 mm long, 2.1 mm wide, the disc with a pair of verrucose, converging calli above the middle, broadly sulcate centrally, the apical half markedly verrucose including the rounded, yellow apex; column greenish white, semiterete, 4 mm long, the short foot 1 mm long with a minute extension. 1979 Luer, Miscellaneous new species Etrymo.Locy: From the Latin scaber, “rough,” and -linguis, “-tongued,” referring to the verrucose lip. Type: PANAMA: Cuirieur: Cerro Gordo, collected by R. L. Dressler s.n., 1977, cultivated at SEL, greenhouse acc. no. 77-1707, flowered in cult. 6 March 1978, C. Luer 2788 (Hotortyre: SEL). DisTRIBUTION: Western Panama. The small species is similar to M. attenuata, but differs in the smaller flowers glabrous within, and a lip markedly verrucose above the middle. Masdevallia utriculata Luer, sp. nov. Planta parva caespitosa, caulibus secundariis abbreviatis, foliis anguste oblongis breviter petiolatis, pedunculo tereti brevi, flore successivo carnoso luteo intus rubro verrucoso, sepalis in tubum cylindricum connatis, cauda sepali dorsalis erecta clavata compressa, sepalis lateralibus late expansis ecaudatis, petalis oblongis bicarinatis, labello oblongo apice rotundato sub- verrucoso basi bi-utriculato, disco supra medium cum carinis humilibus semi- circularibus. Plant small, epiphytic, caespitose; roots coarse, flexuous. Secondary stems terete, unifoliate, ca. 1 cm long, enclosed by 2 tubular sheaths. Leaf erect, coriaceous, narrowly oblong-obovate, shortly petiolate, 6-8.5 cm long including the 1-1.5 cm long petiole, 1.2-1.5 cm wide, the apex subacute, tri- denticulate, cuneate below into the petiole. Inflorescence a contracted, few- flowered raceme of successive, rigidly fleshy flowers borne by a stout, sub- erect to horizontal, terete peduncle 1.5-2 cm long, with a bract near the base, from a node low on the secondary stem; floral bract 4 mm long, pedi- cel 7 mm long; ovary subverrucose, 3-4 mm long; dorsal sepal yellow, rec- tangular, 8 mm long, 4.5 mm wide, connate to the lateral sepals for 5 mm to form a cylindrical tube, the free portion broadly triangular, the obtuse apex produced into an erect, recurved, clavate, laterally compressed tail ca. 11 mm long; lateral sepals pale yellow, studded with multiple, red excrescences within, connate 15 mm into an ovate, coarsely verrucose, expanded, bifid lamina above the cylindrical basal portion with a broadly rounded mentum at the base, the apices, tnangular, acute, free for 5-6 mm, the total length 20 mm, the width 15 mm spread out; petals oblong, 5.5 mm long, 2 mm wide, the apex broad, bifid, with a longitudinal carina along both margins, the upper overhanging at the apex; lip yellow, intensely marked with red-purple, oblong-obovate, 6.5 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, the apex rounded, subverru- cose, the base bilobed, each lobe deeply saccate, the disc with a pair of low, semicircular folds above the middle; column semiterete, 5 mm long, the foot equally long with an incurved extension. EtrymoLocy: From the Latin utriculatus, ‘“‘with small bladders,” (uter, utris, “‘bag, or bladder’’), referring to the configuration of the base of the lip. Type:PANAMA:Cuiriqui: epiphytic in cloud foreston Cerro Pate Macho, alt. ca. 2200 m, 27 Feb. 1979, R. L. Dressler & J. Kuhn s.n. (Houotyre: SEL). Illustration C. Luer 4073. DiIsTRIBUTION: Western Panama. 169 170 Fug}... & Ga. m Vol. 44, No. 3 Only a few plants of this species were discovered by Dr.Robert L. Dressler on a recent field trip with Janet Kuhn. The fleshy flower is borne from a short, horizontal peduncle. From the cylindrical sepaline tube, the red-verrucose lateral sepals expand broadly and end in a bifid, tailless lamina. The erect tail of the dorsal sepal is clavate. The lip is remarkable in the deep- ly saccate development of the pair of “‘nectaries”’ at the base. Pleurothallis masdevalliopsis Luer, sp. nov. Herba parva dense caespitosa, caulibus secundariis abbreviatis, foliis carnosis linearibus semiteretibus, flore grandi albovirescenti solitario, pedun- culo brevi, ovario multicristato, sepalo dorsali libro ovato caudato, sepalis lateralibus anguste ovatis caudatis, petalis membranaceis orbicularibus, labello obovato trilobato, lobo antico suborbiculari deflexo verrucoso lacer- ato, lobis lateralibus parvis erectis, disco bicalloso, basi concavo pedem columnae elongatum continenti. Plant small, epiphytic, caespitose; roots fine, flexuous. Secondary stems terete, abbreviated, 5-10 mm long, unifoliate, concealed by 2-3 basal, tubular sheaths. Leaf suberect, thickly coriaceous, semiterete, linear to very narrow- ly obovate, 3-5 cm long, 4-5 mm wide, the apex obtuse, tridenticulate, gradually cuneate at the base. Inflorescence a proportionately large, greenish white, solitary flower borne by a suberect, slender peduncle 15-20 mm long, from a node on the secondary stem; floral bract thin, 5 mm long; pedicel 18-20 mm long; ovary 4 mm long with 12 irregular, undulating crests; dor- sal sepal ovate, concave, the apex acuminate into a slender, erect tail, 35 mm long including the tail, 8 mm wide, connate basally to the lateral sepals for 1 mm; lateral sepals connate 4 mm, narrowly ovate, the apices attenuated into slender tails, 38 mm long, 8 mm wide together; petals translucent yellowish white, membranous, suborbicular, 6.5 mm long, 5 mm wide; lip yellow- green, white toward the base, obovate, 5 mm long, 2.75 mm wide, 3-lobed, the anterior lobe deflexed, suborbicular, verrucose, minutely lacerate, the lateral lobes below the middle, small, erect, obtuse, the disc with a pair of flat calli below the middle, cleft between, the base concave, attached to the under surface of the column-foot; column white, stout, 1.5 mm long, witha pair of narrow wings, the foot incurved, narrow, elongated, 2 mm long. Erymotocy: Named for the resemblance of the species to the genus Masdevallia. Type:ECUADOR: Lousa: epiphytic in cloud forest in the Cordillera de Sabanilla, alt. ca. 2500 m, B. Malo, s.n., cultivated near Cuenca, flowered in cult. 12 Feb. 1979, C. Luer 3965 (Hotoryre. SEL). DistrisuTION : Southern Ecuador. This species appears deceptively similar to a species of Masdevallia Ruiz & Pav., and it was believed to belong to that genus until the flowers were closely examined. The sepals of the solitary, large, greenish white flowers are long-candate, but the membranous petals are round without any callus or other thickening. The base of the lip is concave to accomodate the slender, incurved prolongation of the column-foot. ——————— L979 Luer, Miscellaneous new species Pleurothallis stonei Luer, sp. nov. Species haec P. lappiformis Heller & L. O. Wms. affinis sed sepalo dor- sali libro elliptico, petalis claviformibus rugosis, lobis lateralibus labelli anguste uncinatis et lobo antico rugoso notabilis. Plant medium in size, epiphytic, shortly repent, the rhizome stout, 1-3 cm long between secondary stems, sheathed at short internodes, rooting at the nodes; secondary stems stout, erect, terete, 3-9 cm long, unifoliate, en- closed by 3-4 large, loose, tubular, imbricating sheaths, soon fragmented. Leaf erect, thickly coriaceous, elliptical, 7-15 cm long, 3-4 cm wide, the acute apex tridenticulate, the base cuneate, conduplicate. Inflorescence a solitary flower produced from a lower node of the secondary stem or from the axil with the rhizome; peduncle ca. 1 cm long, with 2 nbbed sheaths; floral bract ca. 1 cm long, ribbed; pedicel 8-9 mm long, pubescent; ovary 34 mm long, densely villous; sepals fleshy, dark red-purple, covered externally by thick, white hairs from wart-like bases, covered by tall, lamellate tuber- cles within, the dorsal sepal elliptical, 20 mm long, 8 mm wide, the subacute apex free, the lateral sepals connate into a concave, obtuse synsepal, 22 mm long, 12 mm wide unspread; petals purple, oblong, clavellate, 11 mm long, 4 mm wide, the rounded apical portion transversely rugose; lip red-purple, fleshy, oblong, 9 mm long, 4.5 mm wide, the rounded apex rugose, with for- wardly projecting, narrowly uncinate, marginal lobes below the middle, the truncate base broadly and inflexibly attached to the column-foot, the disc with a smooth, transverse callus just above the base and a parallel pair of high, smooth, rounded calli near the middle; column dark red, terete, 6 mm long, with a thick foot 3 mm long. Erymotocy: Named in honor of Richard L. Stone of Los Altos Hills, California, who discovered this species. Type: COSTA RICA: San Jose: epiphytic in cloud forest southeast of San Jose, cultivated in California, flowered in cult. 3 March 1978, sub- mitted to the OIC, no. 2022, C. Luer 2781 (Houotype : SEL). DistTrRiBuTIon : Costa Rica. This rare species is closely allied to Pleurothallis lappiformis from which it is indistinguishable vegetatively. Single, dark-red, densely pubescent flowers are borne by short peduncles from the rhizome or low on the secondary stem. The flowers of P. stonei may be distinguishable by the broader dorsal sepal the apex of which is free from the synsepal, the clavel- late, rugose petals, and the narrowly uncinate lateral lobes of the lip. 171 BOOK REVIEWS Alma L. Moldenke "LICHEN ECOLOGY" edited by Mark R. D. Seaward, x & 550 pp., 24 b/w fig., 58 tab., 13 maps & 21 photo. Academic Press Ltd., New York, San Francisco & London NW1 7DX. 1977. £23.00 or $44.90. "This [outstanding] book essays a compilation of current knowl- edge on lichens in relation to the physical and biological compo- nents of their environment......[sensibly] without undue encroach- ment on material in recently published books and major papers, which this volume is designed [very effectively] to complement", There are papers by 14 authors mostly from the British Commonwealth on such topics as lichens of arctic and antarctic cold deserts and of hot arid and semi-arid lands and of the boreal coniferous zone, lichens and their invertebrate and vertebrate associations and of man-made substrates such as ubiquitous discarded plastic, lichen coloniza- tion, growth, succession and competition, lichen conservation and phytosociological communities in the British Isles in carefully de- veloped form, and lichen taxonomy and environmental modification. The last paper is by the only American author, William A, Weber, who emphasizes that many of the divergent kinds of lichens lately re- ceiving separate taxonomic identification are demonstrating only non-transmissible environmental modifications. "Must the lichenolo- gist regard all morphological manifestations of lichen variability as worthy of formal taxonomic rank, or maybe attribute some of this variability to environmental modification? I believe that he can and must, even if some of his interpretations later prove false. In some genera, such as Aspilicia, Staurothele, Verrucaria and Acaro- spora, the pyramid of names based on what I interpret as environ- mental modifications has become so massive that it becomes diffi- cult to apply species concepts". One appendix provides a selected glossary and the other "A Bibli- ographic Guide to the Lichen Floras of the World"arranged by geo- graphic areas and world monographs, Further valuable sources of in- formation include journals, exsiccatae and herbaria, and the warning quote that "Lists of records that cannot be verified are mere waste paper". "ECOLOGICAL DIVERSITY" by E. C. Pielou, viii & 164 pp., 21 b/w fig. & 12 tab. A Wiley Interscience Publication of John Wiley & Sons, London, Toronto, & New York, N. Y. 10016. 1975. $16.75. In the introduction the author, who is highly competent as both a mathematical ecologist and as a field biologist, makes this import- ant statement: "no amount of mathematical or statistical expertise is any use if it is misapplied, and only an ecologist with consider- ig2 1979 Moldenke, Book reviews 173 able field experience can recognize good questions and good ans- wers". Scientists and advanced students have been giving increased attention to the nature and problems of ecological diversity. This fine book succinctly considers indices of diversity and evenness, species abundance distributions and testing hypotheses about them, and spatial pattern, environmental gradients and local as well as global determinants of diversity. "Diversity waxes and wanes at different levels -- different levels in the hierarchy of spatial areas, different levels in the hierarchy of time periods, and dif- ferent levels in the taxonomic hierarchy". "VIROIDS AND VIROID DISEASES" by T. O. Diener, xvi & 252 pp., 35 b/w photo, 45 fig. & 30 tab. A Wiley Interscience Publication of John Wiley & Sons, Toronto, Chichester, Brisbane, & New York, N.Y. 10016. “1979. ‘$19.95. This book is a first in this field, although scientific papers have already been presented with the first from the author's lab in the U.S.D.A. Plant Virology Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, "Viroids are the smallest known agents of infectious disease", pathogenic in some cultivated plants, as in potato spindle tuber disease, not yet found in animal tissue, of low molecular weight, single-stranded RNA that does not transfer messages, that may pro- duce disease symptoms by interference with gene regulation in the in- fected host cells, probably not derived from degenerative or primi- tive viruses but more likely from normal cellular RNAs, associated with diseases of recent origin and protracted incubation and associ- ated with man and‘his agricultural activities, This is a carefully prepared first survey done in interesting and effective style, "ATLAS OF UNITED STATES TREES - Volume 2 - Alaska Trees and Common Shrubs" by Leslie A, Viereck & Eibert L. Little, Jr-, iv & 105 pp., 28 general & 82 distribution map plates. United States Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication No. 1293, Forest Service, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402. 1975. $3.10 paperbound. These well detailed, large page maps indicate the native distri- bution of 32 trees, or 6 smaller shrubs and of 44 more common, lar- ger and economically important shrubs. These "species maps summar- ize distribution both by dots and by lines and indicate the reli- ability of the limits drawn, also gaps in the record and where more information is needed.....Localities of trees and shrubs planted for forestry, shade, or other uses and of escapes from cultivation purposely have been omitted". The brief text translates the maps into place names. The general maps contain "significant environmen- tal factors related to plant distribution and forestry, especially in land-use planning". They include national forests and parks and wildlife refuges, topography, physiography, geology, glaciation, 174 PH Qvtidek Goer A Vol. 44, Noes permafrost, climate, hydrology, precipitation, fire seasons, plant hardiness, vegetation, and forests. This information will be of considerable value to botanists, foresters and other scientists. Let us also hope that this and other valuable scientific informa- tion is used to direct the future "development" of this great state, rather than in political "trade offs". "ATLAS OF UNITED STATES TREES - Volume 3 - Minor Western Hardwoods" by Elbert L. Little, Jr., vi & 230 pp.,-4 general & 210 dis- tribution map plates. United States Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication No. 1314 Forest Service. U. S. Gov- ernment Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402. 1976. $9.10. Added to Volume I on "Conifers and Important Hardwoods" this Volume III completes the maps of the tree species native within the 11 far western contiguous states, making a combined total of ca. 312 natives for the area. The included large perennial monocots, Yucca, Nolina, Washingtonia and Sabal, are "woody" in appearance only, of course. For native woody.plants that range beyond this area their distribution is marked in in color on two facing maps -- one of these states and one of this continent. Among the 25 species with limited tocal distribution are 9 on the endangered list and 5 on the threatened list. This is of very great value for content and use to many kinds of botanists, foresters, land management officials, etc. and is a great bargain as to price. "TREES AND SHRUBS OF THE UNITED STATES -- A Bibliography for Iden- tification" by Elbert L,. Little, Jr. & Barbara H. Honkala, ii & 56 pp. United States Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication No. 1336 Forest Service. U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402. 1976. $1.00 paperbound. This is a handy publication that can direct readers to aid in identifying wild and cultivated trees, shrubs and woody vines through bibliographies, check lists, atlases, systematic works, works on cultivated woody plants, regional, continental, and for our 50 indi- vidual states works from simple to detailed. Special lists with cross references give works on identification in winter, of seeds and seedlings and in our national parks. "FLORA OF BUCK ISLAND REEF NATIONAL MONUMENT (U. S. Virgin Islands) by Roy O. Woodbury & Elbert L. Little, Jr. U. S. Forest Ser- vice Research Paper ITF-19, 27 pp., 5 b/w photo & 1 map. In- stitute of Tropical Forestry, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 1976. Paperbound, Introductory comment relates, among other things, that this is- 2 Rd m~,. Pg ee - * a on pees 1979 Moldenke, Book reviews 175 land is a mile long and a half mile wide, volcanic in origin and surrounded by coral reefs, has no fresh water supply, and is admin- istered now by the U. S. National Park Service. The annotated list of species (228 in 171 genera and 63 angiosperm families) includes the historical collections and those made by the authors. "FLORA OF VIRGIN GORDA (British Virgin Islands) by Elbert L. Little, Jr., Roy O. Woodbury & Frank H. Wadsworth, United States Forest Service Research Paper ITF-21, 36 pp., 2 b/w maps & 1 photo. Institute of Tropical Forestry, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 1976. Paperbound. This small volcanic island, the farthest east in the Greater An- tilles chain, is described and its early history given briefly in the introduction. The centrally located Virgin Gorda Peak is pre- served as the Gorda Peak National Park. The 403 native and intro- duced vascular plants in the annotated list include 154 not previ- ously reported. A list of 57 cultivated species is appended, "RARE TROPICAL TREES OF SOUTH FLORIDA" by Elbert L. Little, Jr., 20 pp-, 4 b/w photo & 5 line-draw. pl. Conservation Research Re- port No. 20, United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402. 1976. 45¢ paperbound. This descriptive inventory illustrated by’ several excellent line drawings "aims to list the rare tropical trees of South Florida and to summarize their natural distribution and their occurrence within preserves" and the need to make inviolate the habitats of others not now protected. "INDEX BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE SUR LA MORPHOLOGIE DES POLLENS D'ANGIOSPERMES" by G. Thanikaimoni, Institut Francais de Pondichéry Travaux de la Section Scientifique et Technique, Tome XII, Fascicule 1, 339 pp. 1972; Fascicule 2, 164 pp. 1973; Tome XIII, Supplement 2, 386 pp. 1976. Paperbound, The first part of Volume XII has not been received: 1556 references for 6575 genera are recorded for it. The second part of this volume records 646 references for 643 additional genera, The genera are lis- ted alphabetically. Synonyms that appear in the literature are also listed and equated with accepted names. Authors and publication dates follow each genus entry. The next section is the bibliography ar- ranged alphabetically by author. Volume XIII comprises the second sup- plement to this bibliographic index and consists of three sections: the generic index, a family index of 541 slots for 7748 genera with alternate choices indicated where involved, and additional biblio- 176 Par eoLweoie Vol. 44, No. 3 graphic references including mentioned electron and optical micro- graphs. Grateful (or they should be) users of this valuable compendium of information will find much time and energy saved by this organi- zation and will be led to new sources of material that seems to be very carefully and accurately assembled. "DICTIONARY OF BIOCHEMISTRY" by J. Stenesh, viii & 344 pp. A Wiley Interscience Publication of John Wiley & Sons, London, Sydney, Toronto, & New York, N. Y. 10016. 1975. $25.25. This useful dictionary, "written to provide scientists and stu- dents in the life sciences with a reference work on the terminology of biochemistry,......contains approximately 12,000 entries drawn from over 200 textbooks", reference sources and biochemical journals published since 1962 and follows the recommendations of the Commis-— sion on Biochemical Nomenclature of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and the International Union of Biochemistry. It should prove a handy source of information if kept in scientific laboratories. "WEED SCIENCE: Principles and Practices" by Glenn C. Klingman, Floyd M. Ashton and Lyman J. Noordhoff, viii & 431 pp. & b/w 94 photo, 36 fig. & 64 tab. A Wiley Interscience Publication of John Wiley & Sons, New York, N. Y. 10016. 1975. $16.75. "This textbook is designed principally for classroom instruction _ in the principles and practices of weed science. It will also be helpful to research scientists, extension specialists, county agents, vocational agriculture teachers, herbicide development representa- tives, and farmers." Since it is "intended for worldwide usage", it should use both the more uniform scientific as well as the common names of plants instead of one or the other here and there. This text clearly and directly explains the history and contributions of weed science, the biology of weeds, the selective nature of herbi- cides in its first third. The next is devoted to about one hundred specific herbicides with their properties, soil effects and modes of action. The last third of the book is oriented toward major crops —- vegetables, fruits, nuts, ornamentals, pasture and range —- and presents the special techniques and practices for desired results. "This [carefully prepared] book is a revision of ‘Weed Control As A Science’ originally published by the senior author in 1961". The text, tables and diagrams are efficiently modernized but the photo- graphic plates are mostly of the older genre. PHY TOLOGIA A cooperative nonprofit journal designed to expedite botanical publication Vol. 4+ October 1979 No. 4 ; CONTENTS ZANDER, R. H., Notes on Barbula and Pseudocrossidium (Bryopsida) in North America and an annotated key to the taxa....... 177 MOLDENKE, H. N., Notes on new and noteworthy plants. CXXIX..... 215 Be VENKE, H. N., Additional notes on the genus Vitex. XIJ........ 216 ‘SMIT H, L. B., and WASSHAUSEN, D. C., Begonia of Ecuador........ 233 ROBINSON, H., Studies in the Heliantheae (Asteraceae). XVIII. A new . REMUS TCU RRO DSID 2 FEN ead uh wie a ae etal A ae 257 ROBINSON, H., Studies in the Heliantheae (Asteraceae). XIX. Four : new ‘species. of: Calea. from Brazil * 3.0). ORs Le ee 270 pone H., Studies in the Heliantheae (Asteraceae). XX. Notes and new species in CG ubadtine: 2 Oe oS eke oe ek 280 ROBINSON, H., New species of Vernonieae (Asteraceae). II. Five new 3 species oF Vernonia from Banid = 02 Us aise suc i ee 287 ROBINSON, H., New species of Vernonieae (Asteraceae). III. Additions to Piptocorvha ERD eT a MeoMbE PERE A Mme MMe oe OUR Na fit 2 300 NIEZGODA, C. J., & NEVLING, L. I., Jr., The correct generic placement of Albi izia carbonaria Briton beg ehaiie boat! gushed cine 0) rah Sere Bal Dara 307 WEBER, W. A., & HARTMAN, R., Pseudostellaria jamesiana, comb. nov., A North American Saphasentatiue of a Eurasian genus ...... 313 MOLDENKE, PA OTEK PEVICW So Foc 28 Sa eek We ah ee eee S13 | Published by Harold N. Moldenke and Alma L. Moldenke 303 Parkside Road Plainfield, New Jersey 07060 U.S.A. - Price of i number $3.50; for this volume $11.00 in advance or $12.00 | F-} Fade he volume; $3.00 extra to all foreign addresses; $ 12 Ne nstitute a complete volume; claims for numbers lost in the mails must be made immediately after DEC ae 1979 receipt of the next following number for free replacement. A Ni yv YORK roNICAL CARNEANI NOTES ON BARBULA AND PSEUDOCROSSIDIUM (BRYOPSIDA) IN NORTH AMERICA AND AN ANNOTATED KEY TO THE TAXA Richard H. Zander Clinton Herbarium, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo NY 1,211 This preliminary study of Barbula s. lato was prepared in the course of work on taxa of Pottiaceae for the proposed moss floras of Mexico (ed. A.J. Sharp) and of Arctic North America (ed. W.C. Steere, G.S. Mogensen & R.R. Ireland). It is a synthetic treatment based on representative specimens from a wide geographic area and is offered as an alternative to the usual floristic evaluation of species based only on regional collections. In adopting a broader species concept in this and in recent work (Zander, 1977, 1978a, 1978), I feel that the taxa recognized have gained in biological meaningfulness. Nomenclatural designations for some extreme expressions, permutations of character states, and geographic variants have been lost. But these morphs, in any case, cannot be dealt with by type methodology and the principle of priority, because of lack of clear discontinu- ities, and must be designated, if at all, by informal names. Gained, hopefully, is a sense of proportion in the recognition of patterns of variation, within and between taxa, that are often interpretable as evolutionary trends or adaptations; the realization that many genera and species of Pottiaceae are widely distributed in the world in, geographic patterns often correlating with certain climates or topographic features; and, the practical value of being able to use good technical characters to fairly easily name distinguishable entities in a moss family whose taxonomy has long been reputed to be "cursed" and "difficult and nasty" (Anon., pers. comm.). It is often said that overly broad species concepts are more difficult to correct, at a later time, than overly narrow concepts. However, this is a simplistic view in that most of the effort of present-day revisionary work is in making sense of the overly analytical results of past one-character or regional taxonomy. Such difficultities are discussed as length by Best (1905) who invoked a kind of botanical Manichaeism in early rebellion against atomistic taxonomic attitudes similar to those espoused by Grout (1938a). "Andro—" and "gynogametophyte" are terms used here instead of "male" and "female plant" because the former terms ought to be used to distinguish sexually differentiated gametophytes (dioicy) while the latter terms refer to sexual differentiation of sporophytes (dioecy). Sporophytes of mosses are always sexless, but the gameto- phytes may be dioicous or monoicous. Sporophytes of seed-bearing plants may be monoecious or dioecious, but the gametophytes are always dioicous. Dioicy and monoicy are associated with homospory and the production of gynandrogametophytes, or of both andro- and gynogametophytes, from the same sporangium, but dioecy and monoecy are associated with heterospory 55 a production of andro- and 178 PaY T 0.4.0 G4374 Vol. 44, No. 4 gynogametophytes from different sporangia. Although I consider the substitution of the terms "phyllidium" and "caulidium" for the moss "leaf" and "stem," respectively, to be an unnecessary nicety that does not reflect major genetic differences, the above sexual distinctions are of evolutionary importance and should not be confused or minimized by false homology. In a study of the very closely related genus Didymodon (Zander, 1978a), I supported the use of Saito's (1975) distinctions between Didymodon and Barbula, which are based largely on gameto- phyte characters. These were presented in a table. The North American representation of species previously recognized in Barbula are here placed in two genera and included in the same key to facilitate identification. KEY TO PSEUDOCROSSIDIUM AND SUBGENERA AND SECTIONS OF BARBULA IN NORTH AMERICA 1. Upper leaf margins broadly revolute to spiral-revolute, with cells often more strongly chlorophyllose than medial leaf cells; abaxial stereid band of costa usually strong but adaxial band weak or commonly absent; costa usually excurrent as a stout mucro or short awn.......... Pseudocrossidium Williams 1. Upper leaf margins narrowly recurved to plane, with cell chlorophyll content equal to that of medial cells; both stereid bands usually clearly differentiated, the adaxial usually present though occasionally weak or absent; costa ending below leaf apex, percurrent or excurrent aS 4 MUCTOccccecceeceesere Ze 2. Leaves spathulate, costa excurrent as a sharp mucro, laminal cells smooth, adaxially bulging and abaxially nearly plane, ANNULUS LEVOlUDLE. cccccccccccccccccccscescccsesvsccccces : eeeeeeee Barbula subg. Hyophiladelphus (C. Mull.) Zander 2. Leaves lanceolate to ligulate or ovate, costa subpercurrent to excurrent, laminal cells papillose to nearly smooth, either similar on both sides of leaf or more strongly convex adaxially than abaxially but then costa percurrent, ANNULUS persistenteccccccccccccccccvccsccccesscccseccese J 3. Leaves flaccid when wet, upper laminal cells rectangular, usually epapillose, often adaxially more convex than abaxially... secscoeceeeee Barbula sect. Hydrogonium (C. Mull.) K. Saito 3. Leaves firm when wet, upper laminal cells quadrate, papillose, both exposed surfaceS Similar..cccccccccccccccccccccccccccces He 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium 179 4. Upper leaf margins usually recurved, propagula (when present) small, of 1-10(15) cells; perichaetial leaves seldom strongly differentiated, with cells mostly paren- ChymatouS..ececeeeeeeee Barbula Hedw. sect. Barbula lL. Upper leaf margins plane, propagula (when present) often large, of 4-50 or more cells; perichaetial leaves oft~@m convolute-sheathing, with cells highly prosenchymatous..... ecccsccceccecesccecevcecse Barbula sect. Convolutae B.S.G. KEY TO SPECIES AND VARIETIES OF BARBULA AND PSEUDOCROSSIDIUM IN NORTH AMERICA 1. Leaves spathulate; upper laminal cells adaxially bulging and abaxially flat, epapillose; costa sharply excurrent; annulus revoluble; U.S.A. (Gulf Coast states), Mexico... .cccccccscccccess eccccccecrcccccccccccccoseces Ll. Be agraria Hedw. 1. Leaves lanceolate to ligulate or ovate; upper laminal cells superficially similar on both sides of leaf, or adaxially more strongly convex than abaxially but then costa percurrent, usually papillose, seldom smooth or nearly so; costa ending variously; STMTLIUS PETSISE Eco cccsccsiccccdccccvcsscccccssscesesssscesese Le 2. Upper laminal cells often lax, quadrate to rectangular, usually not or weakly papillose, leaves rather flaccid when WEG a co tne bu be 6 eho d Ob 08h ES 686s cde SUSU AaOMENN EE Tee a 2. Upper laminal cells firm, quadrate, usually distinctly papillose, leaves usually firm when Wet.ccccccccccccccee de 3. Leaves ovate-lanceolate margins usually plane, laminal cells 11-15 ym wide, 1(-2):1; U.S.A. (southcentral and southwestern states), Mexico........ 9. B. ehrenbergii (Lor. ) Fleisch. 3. Leaves narrowly lanceolate to long-triangular, margins narrowly recurved to near apex, laminal cells 8-12 pm wide, 1-2:1; MEELEOvesoretececscwees 10. B. arcuata Griff. L. Abaxial costa surface doubly prorulose (i.e. with both ends of rectangular superficial cells protruding) near apex, often with coarsely mamillose or very rough appearance; leaf base not sheathing; Canada (Alberta), U.S.A. (southeastern ami ‘Southwestern states); Mexicos sis. scscsdecceccccceacsecss pescdesahseanecees De Bd Stereos (aun. ) puree. 4. Abaxial costa surface with hollow or solid papillae or epapillose, seldom distinctly prorulose near apex (but then leaf base is strongly sheathing), leaf base occa~ SAGneLAY SUSSLIUNE, tasrradnceedseus sca ectstouneneeessue De 180 P BODE OrL. OG Fh Vol. 44, No. 4 5. Leaf apex acute to somewhat blunt, margins plane or weakly recurved RELOM, bs bob cwbind bs ade Sol wacom & weal dam Cele 6. 5. Leaf apex rounded, margins plane to revolute (apex occasionally acute but then margins recurved above midleaf)...ccscccccccee Se 6. Costa stoutly short-excurrent, leaf base sheathing; propagula usually present, axillary; Canada (Northwest Territories), U.S.A. (Alaska, Arizona). .cesvessege senna scccccccsccccccssosos Of Be amplexifolia (Mitt.) Jaege 6. Costa 1-6 cells subpercurrent, leaf apex entire or occasionally apiculate by a clear or weakly papillose conical cell, leaf base not sheathing; propagula often present, borne on baSal rhizoidS.cccccccccccvesccccccsse fe 7. Perichaetial leaves acute to abruptly subulate, loosely sheathing; western Canada, western U.S.A. south to Texas.. se eeeceeececececs e@eseeeeceoeeeeveoeaeweeeaeveeeve ee eee 8. B. eustegia Card. & Ther. 7. Perichaetial leaves obtuse to broadly acute, convolute- sheathing; Canada, UeSeAc, MEXICO. so 0 0nbeseeee 600040n 5knn eee @eeeeeeaeeoeea eevee eee eeeeeve8 Tae B. convoluta Hedw. var. convoluta 8. Leaves PEG CON o 2 s'6 60 0 6 ose METAS s Che 00h be02 kkk eee 9. 8. Leaves apiculate, mucronate, Or aWNned.cccccccccccccccee 12. 9. Leaf margins plane or recurved to midleaf, propagula WAL Ce LA ol <6 tebe bhde 466 60d Oe kan Owes heeonn hs 60 nee 1, 9. Leaf margins recurved to near apex, propagula unicellular... ll. 10. Propagula borne on basal rhizoids, leaves ligulate to oval, costa usually subpercurrent by 4-8 cells; Canada, U.S.A.. Mexico..esceeceees 7ae Be convoluta Hedw. var. convoluta pep. 10. Propagula borne in upper leaf axils, leaves oval, costa subpercurrent by 2-4 cells; Canada (Northwest Territories), U.S.A. (Alaska).. 7b. B. convoluta var. gallinula Zander ll. Leaves ovate, marginal cells not differentiated as a border; propagula common, yellow-brown, borne in axillary masses; U.S.A. (North Carolina), Mexico..... 4. B. inaequalifolia Tayl. 11. Leaves ligulate, marginal cells often thick-walled in 2-3 rows; propegula uncommon, red-brown, few in leaf axils; MeXLCO.seeeee @eeeeeveeev eevee eevee ee eee eee eae eeeneeseeaened Se B. calcarea Ther. 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium 181 12. Leaves short-armed; U.S.A. (southwestern states), Mexico..e.eeeeees Ly. P. aureum (Bartr.) Zander 12, -beaves apie a.6..oF MICTOnAL Rs n.s s00 Pp. revolutum (Brad. in Scheel. J ;eauder 16. Leaf margins strongly spiral-revolute, propagula absent, inner perichaetial leaves not or little differentiated; i. Sed, -(soubhwesteri States), Mexico... jassaccuve meus evden p anv aeS rae ohiaie wet 1300 Pe. replieatum.(Tayl.). ander 182 PHYTOL Oe DA Vol. 44, No. 4 BARBULA Hedw., Spec. Musc. 115. 1801, nom. cons. Type species: Barbula unguiculata Hedw. (lectotype fide Steere, 1938). The genus Barbula is commonly distinguished from Tortula Hedw. by the presence of two stereid bands in its costa rather than only one. However, the adaxial stereid band is often absent in certain species of Barbula. In such cases, the presence of a differentiated epidermis of large-lumened or at least larger-sized cells on the abaxial surface of the costa will distinguish Barbula species. Such an epidermis is not or is only poorly differentiated in Tortula. The North American taxa of Barbula are distinctive and fairly easy to identify by diagnostic characters, although some of the species are polymorphic. BARBULA Hedw. sect. BARBULA Synonyms: Barbula sect. Unguiculatae B.S.G., Bryol. bur. 2: 80. 1842 (fasc. 13-15 Mon. 18) (nom. illeg. incl. typ. gen.). — Barbula sect. Eubarbula C. Mill., Syn. Musc. 1: 623. 1849 (nom. illeg.). — Barbula sect. Senophyllum C. Mill., Syn. Musc. 1: 606. 1849 (nom. illeg. incl. typ. gen.). —- Barbula sect. Helicopogon (Mitt. ) Chen, Hedwigia 80: 215. 1941 (nom. illeg. incl. typ. gen.). Additional synonymy is given by van der Wijk, et al. (1959- 1969). Sect. Barbula is characterized by firm leaves; upper leaf margins generally narrowly recurved, occasionally plane; laminal cells papillose; perichaetial leaves seldom strongly differentiated; and, propagula (when present) small, each composed of 1-10(15) cells. 1. Barbula unguiculata Hedw., Spec. Musc. 118. 1801. =——— — bh =e Se SES OS SE SE ES SS sain 3) given by Podp&ra (1954), Saito (1975) and Steere 1938). This well-known, common species of ruderal habitats is described and illustrated by most authors of moss identification manuals for temperate zone areas. Barbula umguiculata fo. pro osa Crum is a synonym of B. indica, q.v. I agree with Cardot TiBs5) and subsequent authors that Barbula stricta Hedw., Spec. Musc. 119, 1801 (type: U.S.A., Pennsylvania, Muehlenberg s.n., G—holotype) is a synonym of Be unguiculata. 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium 183 This species is readily distinguished from the similar B. indica by the usually stoutly mucronate costa, which has scattered simple papillae abaxially above midleaf, and the leaf margins more strongly recurved. Barbula unguiculata is rare in Mexico, apparently replaced by the closely related B. orizabensis. Propagula have never been observed in herbarium collections of Be unguiculata, although occasional swollen ends of rhizoids ("galls" fide Whitehouse, 1973) may mimic rhizoidal propagula (= "tubers" or "brood bodies"). However, specimens cultivated on nutrient agar by D.V. Basile at NY and on moistened perlite by myself at BUF have produced unicellular, green or brown, elliptical propagula, each ca. 20-25 pm long, borne in clusters of uniseriate chains on the ends of long, brown rhizoids arising from the bases of the stems. See a a ee Se SS SS ESS SSS SS Synonyms: Barbula recurvicuspis C. Mull., Bull. Herb. Boiss. 5: 557. 1897. Type: Jamaica, Bridge Hill, Harris 11038 (BM—-lectotype), Contenti Road, Harris 10082 (BM— syntype). Barbula stenotheca Ther., Smiths. Misc. Coll. 85(4): 21. 1931, syn. nov. Type: Mexico, Distrito Federal, Rio Frio, Amable 1726 (PC—holotype). Barbula orizabensis is easily distinguished from B. unguiculata by the characters in the key, although I agree with Theriot Tiss) that the two species are closely related. It is described and illustrated by Bartram (1949) and is known from many states in Mexico (Crum, 1951) and from Guatemala (Bartram, 1949) and Jamaica (Crum & Bartram, 1958). It occurs on soil or rock, usually at high elevations. The synonym B. stenotheca was described as a species of Barbula sect. Streblotrichum (= sect. Convolutae) on account of the convolute-sheathing perichaetial leaves of the type specimen. Species of sect. Barbula occasionally have rather differentiated perichaetia while those of sect. Convolutae occasionally have undifferentiated perichaetia. On the basis of evaluation of all characters ("Summe der Merkmale" of Loeske, 1910), however, B. orizabensis belongs in sect. Barbula. Synonym: Barbula linguaefolia Bartr., Bryologist 50: 204. 1947, syn. nov. Type: Guatemala, Suchiate, Finca El Naranjo, Svihla 2879a (FH—holotype). 184 Pv YE TAGs Vol. 44, No. 4 Barbula calcarea was described and illustrated by Theriot (1931) and, as B. linguaefolia, by Bartram (1949). This species is closely related to B. inaequalifolia, from which it differs by the characters in the key. The upper leaf margins are occasionally bistratose in small patches and the perichaetial leaves convolute- sheathing in the lower 1/3-2/3. The original description of the synonym B. linguaefolia is incorrect in ascribing plane margins to the type. Propagula were seen only in the lectotype and syntype of B. calcarea. These were found, unattached, in leaf axils, 2-4 per axil, not borne in massive axillary clumps as in B. inaeouali- folia. I have seen collections of B. calcarea from Mexico (Distrito Federal, Mexico, Michoacan) and Guatemala; these occurred on soil or calcareous rock at 2600-2800 m elevation. eo eee ae = SS SS a For complete synonymy see Zander (1968). A description and illustrations were given by Zander (1968), who cited specimens from U.S.A. (North Carolina), Colombia, Ecuador, China, and Java. An additional station has been noted (Zander, 1976) in Chiapas, Mexico. The following collections extend the geographic range of this species: Mexico: Mexico, between Mexico and Puebla, Dull, 1966 (BUF); Michoacan, Uruapan, Ere & e 3051a (TENN); Panama: Chiriqui, Volcan Baru, Pineda 96) (MO); Venezuela: Trujillo, Bocono, Paramo de Guirigay, Lopez & Rodriguez 8788-a (FLAS); India: Uttar Pradesh, Kumaun, Debidhura, Pithoragarh, Srivastava 4348 (BUF). The habitat includes roadsides, banks, paramos, on soil, rock, walls, from 700-3100 m elevation. Husnotiella revoluta Card. occasionally has axillary masses of unicellular propagula (Bartram, 1926; Zender, 1977) and when sterile may be confused with B. inaequalifolia. The former species differs in the following combination of characters states: leaves short-oval to deltoid oval, laminal cell walls evenly thickened, laminal papillae solid, low, broad, simple to multiplex, usually lens-like, and costa with only one stereid band. In spite of the peristome being red, well developed and twisted 1-4 turns, B. inaequalifolia may be better placed in Bryoerythro- phyllum Chen because of its red coloration and closely hollow- papillose, thin-walled upper leaf cells. It has much the same general appearance as does Bryoerythrophyllum bolivianum (C. Mu11. ) Zander, which, however, has plane margins, lacks propagula, and has the rudimentary peristome typical of Bryoerythrophyllum species (Zander, 1978b). This is another confounding example of a moss species with a gametophyte matching the characters of one genus and a sporophyte those of another. 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium 185 BARBULA sect. CONVOLUTAE B.S.G., Bryol. Eur. 2: 91. 1842 (fasc. 13-15 Mon. 29). Lectotype: Barbula convoluta Hedw. Synonyms: Streblotrichum P. Beauv., Mag. Inc. 5: 317. 1804. — Barbula sect. Streblotrichum (P. Beauv.) Limpr., Laubm. Deutsch. 1: 626. 1888. — Barbula subg. Streblotrichum (P. Beauv.) K. Saito, Jour. Hattori Bot. Lab. 39: 499. 1975. Type: Barbula convoluta Hedw. This section is distinguished by the combination of the following character states: leaves firm when wet; plane or weakly recurved leaf margins; papillose laminal cells; adaxial stereid band of costa usually distinct; perichaetial leaves usually convolute-sheathing; and, propagula (when present) often large, composed of 4-50 or more cells. 5. Barbula indica wae Spreng. in Steud., Nomencl. Bot. ~ 2: 72. 182). [Sensu amplo. Basionym: Tortula indica Hook., Musci Exot. 2: 135. 1819, nom. nov. for Trichostomum indicum Schwaegr., Spec. Musc. Suppl. 1(1): 142, 1811, hom. illeg. non Trichostomum indicum Willd. ex Schrad., 1803. Type: India, Madras, Tranquebar, Rottler s.n. (NY—isotype). Synonyms: Trichostomum orientalis Web., Arch. Syst. Naturgesch. 1(1): 129. 1804. — Barbula orientalis (Web.) Broth., Nat. Pfl. 1(3): 403. 1902, non B. orientalis Brid., 1819. — Semibarbula orientalis (Web.) Wijk & Marg., Taxon 8: 75. 1959. Barbula cruegeri Sond. ex C. Mull., Syn. Musc. 1: 618. 189, syn. nov. Type: Trinidad, La Ventille, Crueger, 1846 (SPA—isotype). Tortula gregaria Mitt., Jour. Linn. Soc. Bot. London Suppl. 1: 29. 1859, syn. nov. Type: Nepal, Tambar R., Hooker 166 (NY—syntype). — Barbula gregaria (Mitt.) Jaeg., Ber. S. Gall. Naturw. Ges. 1871-72: 424. 1873 (Ad. 1: 272). Barbula erosa Hampe in C. Mull., Bot. Zeit. 20: 348. 1862, syn. nov. Type: Venezuela, Baruta, T ff, 1857 (BM—isotype). Barbula rufipes Schimp. ex Besch., Mem. Soc. Nat. Sci. Nat. Cherb. 16: 180. 1872, syn. nov. Type: Mexico, Verzcruz, Orizaba, Mueller, 1853 (BM—holotype). -- Semibarbula rufipes (Schimp. ex Besch.) Hilp., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 5O(a)F 622. 1933. Barbula cancellata C. Mull., Flora 56: 483. 1873. 186 Poe Y TOL GHe TA Vol. 44, No. 4 Barbula wrightii Sauerb. in Jaeg., Ber. S. Gall. Naturw. Ges. 1877-78: 409. 1880 (Ad. 2: 673), syn nov., nom. nov. for Barbula obscura Sull., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Sci. 5: 277. 1861, non B. obscura Mitt., 1859. Type: Cuba, Wright 31 (BM, NY—-isotypes). —- Tortula obscura (Sull.) Mitt., Jour. Linn. Soc. Bot. 12: 150. 1869. Barbula purpuripes C. MWll., Bull. Herb. Boiss. 5: 558. 1897, syn. nov. Type: Jamaica, Cinchona, Harris 11022 (BM, NY— isotypes). ; Barbula microglottis C. Mull., Hedwigia 37: 232. 1898, syn. nov. Type: Haiti, "Cape Haytien," Eggers, 1887 (NY-—isotype). Barbula hypselostegia Card., Rev. Bryol. 36: 84. 1909, syn. nov. Type: Mexico, Puebla, Honey Station, Pringle 10653 (PC— holotype, TENN--isotype). -- Streblotrichum hypselostegium (Card. ) Hilp., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 50(2): 635. 1933. Barbula muenchii Card., Rev. Bryol. 36: 84. 1909, syn. nov. Type: Mexico, Chiapas, San Cristobal, Muench, 1907 (NY— isotype). Barbula pringlei Card., Rev. Bryol. 36: 85. 1909, syn. nov. Type: Mexico, Morelos, Cuernavaca, Pringle 10637 (PC— lectotype, BM, FH, erp 15177 (PC--syntype). —- Streblotrichum pringlei (Card. ) Hilp., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 50(2): 635. 1933. Hyophila uliginosa E.G. Britt., Bull. Torrey Bot. Cl. 42: ke 1915. Type: St. Jan, Bethania, Britton & Shafer 367 (NY—holotype). Barbula unguiculata fo. propagulosa Crum, Bryologist 72: 241. 1969, syn. nov. Type U.S.A., Tennessee, Montgomery Co., Clebsch 581 (MICH—holotype). Barbula horrinervis K. Saito, Jour. Hattori Bot. Lab. 39: 486. 1975, syn. nov. Type: Japan, Tokyo, Okutama, Saito 4936 (MICH--isotype). Additional synonymy is given by Crum and Steere (1957), Saito (1975) and Steere (1938). Plants turf-forming, yellow-green to brown; stems seldom branching, to 1.2 cm tall, in transverse section pentagonal, central strand distinct, cortex of smaller, darker cells, epidermis not differentiated; axillary hairs usually of 4-8 uniseriate cells, all clear or the basal 1(-2) with somewhat thickened walls and yellow- brown coloration; tomentum absent. Leaves crowded to rather distant, about eaual in size from base to apex, when dry incurved-appressed, often infolded above, occasionally catenulate, when wet erect- 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium 187 spreading, incurved to plane, ovate to ligulate, occasionally lanceolate or long-trangular, 0.5-1.8 mm long, with a deep, narrow groove adaxially along the costa, margins plane to weakly recurved at midleaf, entire; leaf apex somewhat incurved or weakly cucullate to nearly plane, rarely reflexed, rounded to bluntly acute, apiculate by a clear, not or little papillose, conical cell, rarely muticous; leaf base scarcely differentiated to much broadened, square to rectangular or oval, basal margins not or shortly decurrent; costa usually percurrent or ending 1-4 cells below apex or occasionally excurrent in a short, sharp mucro, abaxial super- ficial cells near apex long- to short-rectangular or quadrate, doubly prorulose (distal and proximal ends of cells protuberant), occasionally nearly smooth or both prorulose and simply papillose, adaxial superficial cells long- to short-rectangular, smooth, or quadrate and papillose in patches above midleaf; costa in transverse section semicircular to elliptical, ventrally flat to convex, lamina inserted at about 90° angle, adaxial epidermis often differentiated as one layer of thin-walled cells, adaxial stereid band absent or weak, guide cells in one layer of 2-4 cells, abaxial stereid band strong, abaxial epidermis undifferentiated or represented by one layer of thick-walled cells with semicircular lumens or with thin walls and circular lumens. Upper laminal cells quadrate, 7-9(10) pm wide, Walls thin to evenly thickened, superficially weakly bulging to conic-protuberant, lumens angular, arranged in a weak pattern of longitudinal rows, papillae low-multiplex, mostly hollow, with 4-8 salients per lumen, occasionally coroniform above strongly protuber- ant cell walls; basal laminal cells medially smooth, 8-12 pm wide, 2-5:1, rectangular, evenly thickened or thin-walled, usually bordered on the margins by 1-4 rows of short-rectangular cells. Propagula often present, borne on stalks in leaf axils issuing just above the axillary hairs, obovoid, clavate, spindle-shaped, elliptical, or spherical, smooth, colliculate or armed with l-several short, pointed branches, ‘70-300 pm long, of 8-50 or more cells, green to brown. Dioicous; perichaetia terminal, leaves ovate, entirely prosenchy- matous and convolute-sheathing grading to lanceolate, prosenchy- matous only in the lower 1/3 of the leaf and weakly sheathing, 0.8-2.5(3.0) mm long; perigonia terminal on smaller plants, gemmate, leaves oval. Seta 0.7-1.3 cm long, red-brown, twisted clockwise; urn 0.61.8 mm long, red-brown, smooth when dry, elliptical to ovoid, occasion- ally curved, neck little differetiated, exothecial cells 18-25 pm wide, 3-6:1, thin- or thick-walled, evenly thickened, stomates present at base of urn, phaneropore, annulus weakly differentiated; peristome inserted on mouth of capsule, of 32 teeth weakly fused in 16 pairs, 0.7-1.7 mm long, teeth linear, densely spiculose, red to orange, with many articulations, little to strongly twisted 0.25-3.0 times, counterclockwise; spores (8)9-12 pm in diameter, smooth to weakly papillose, light brown to yellow-brown; operculum 0.8-1.7 mm long, long- to short-conic, cells twisted counterclockwise. Calyptra 2.0-2.2 mm long, cucullate, usually rough apically with prorulose cells. 188 PHS CEL 0G Ae Vol. 44, No. 4 The habitat of B. indica includes soil, clay, limestone, coral walls, roadbanks, riverbanks, walls, limepit, tree trunks, from near sea level to 3900 m. I have examined specimens from Canada (Alberta), U.S.A. (southeastern and southwestern states and Hawaii), Bermuda, Mexico (Chiapas, Durango, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Morelos, Oaxaca, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Veracruz), Guatemala, British Honduras, Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Barbados, St. Jan, New Providence, Martinique, Trinidad, Venezuela, Surinam, Colombia, Peru, Nepal, India, Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines, and New Guinea. Barbula indica (Fig. 1-14) is a polymorphic species, occurring mainly in tropical and warm temperate areas, and includes a profu- sion of variants with various permutations of character states. Under this name or its synonyms, it is illustrated and described by Saito (1975) and Steere (1938) among others. On account of the Considerable synonymy accepted here, a redescription is given above, based on New World specimens. Certain characters that are usually conservative in other species, e.g. length and degree of twisting of peristome teeth, degree of differentiation of perichactial leaves, size, shape and position of propagula, vary markedly. For this reason, synonyms include combinations in other generic names such as Hydrogonium (C. Mull.) Jaeg., Semibarbula Herz. ex Hilp. and Streblotrichum P. Beauv. Previous authors have treated the Old world and New World representations as separate entities, although variation is similar throughout the tropics. Saito (1971) reduced certain Asian names to synonyms of the New World B. cruegeri, but later (1975) referred these to B. indica instead. In North America north of Mexico, B. indica has been known under the synonym B. cruegeri, as discussed by Steere (1938). Recently, the checklist of Crum et al. (1973) replaced B. cruegeri (sensu North American authors) with the name B. cancellata, because (H. Crum, pers. comm.) the Texan type of the latter has the small, obovoid propagula characteristic of most collections in North America north of Mexico, while there were indications that B. cruegeri (with a type from Trinidad) represents a different, tropical taxon. There appear to be two major trends in morphological appearance in B. indica. Barbula indica s. str. has narrowly oval to elliptical leaves, with margins plane or weakly recurved at midleaf, and small, green, obovoid propagula occurring in masses in upper leaf axils. The type from India has propagula 70-90 pm long. This expression is found throughout the range of the species. A somewhat different- looking plant in extreme form is B. indica facies "B. gregaria," which was well illustrated by Saito (1975) under the synonym B. horrinervis. This morph has broadly oval leaves with plane margins and massive, brown, elliptical to spherical, many-celled propagula occurring singly or very few together in upper leaf axils. Facies "B. gregaria" is seldom found in temperate areas although it is known from Japan (type of B. horrinervis) and from Canada 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium 189 Vitt 2189--ALTA, Horton 15697--ALTA). A third, less distinctive trend that is widespread in the tropics is the production of propagula, these usually massive, on basal rhizoids, but uncorrelated with leaf morphology. Some of these propagula are apparently formed from an apical cell with two cutting faces and are similar to the "bilateral tubercles" of Leptob pyriforme (Hedw.) Wils. illu- strated by Berthier (1978). The type of B. cruegeri has elliptical, plane to recurved leaves, and brown tubers borne on rhizoids from lower leaf axils or buried in the soil, ranging from 95-300 pm in length, from 15 to many cells in composition, and obovoid, spindle- like, elliptical or spherical in shape, superficially smooth to colliculate (raspberry-like). Because of considerable intergradation in characters between these variants, infraspecific categories are not recognized. Individual collections were mostly stenomorphic between plants in expression of particular character states. The characters of the propagula were, however, variable within some collections. In certain specimens, massive propagula on basal rhizoids occurred together with either small, obovoid or massive axillary propagula or with intermediate-sized axillary propagula. Saito (1975) illustrated the Japanese synonym B. horrinervis as having massive, elliptical, apiculate propagula. In fact, in tropical and sub- tropical areas worldwide, specimens of B. indica may be found with propagula of various sizes and shapes that have one or more apiculi or spines, apically or laterally, resulting in spindle shapes, "ocarina" shapes and "mine" shapes. Saito (1975) also indicated that, in Japan, plants with massive propagula have plane leaf margins (B. horrinervis) and those with small propagula have recurved leaf margins (B. indica), but this correlation is only poorly reflected on a worldwide basis. Although intergrading variants that are distinctive in the extreme are often recognized, and although the two major variants of B. indica may be biological entities deserving infraspecific scientific names, satifactory disposition of the multiplicity of taxonomic synonyms following non-discontinuous, non-exclusive criteria (e.g. the "75 percent convention" discussed by Mayr, 19/2) is impossible or at least arbitrary, if type methodology is rigorously followed. This is a rather subtle, non-biological, bookkeeping limitation of the Code to practicality of specific and infraspecific concepts. The term "prorula" referring to a protrusion of the distal or proximal ends of superficial cell walls, or of both (doubly prorulose), was coined by Argent (1973) as pointed out by Manuel (1974). Weber and Simone (1977) suggested the term "scindula" for the same feature, and During (1977, p. 15) further discussed this morphological trait. Above midleaf, the abaxial costal surface of B. indica is usually distinctly doubly prorulose; however, some specimens may have relatively smooth costal surfaces or be covered with quadrate, hollow-papillose cells. Usually, such collections 190 Vol. 44, No. 4 Ge PBST Bob On Duk D O 0 f) =e A ofS ky 8 eS A Cy Oe le Wa) & By Be ud, QO) Pes) eo Figures 1-14. Variation in leaf and propagulum morphology in Barbula indica (Hook.) Spreng. Leaves, X32; propagula (which are axillary unless noted), X82. 1. U.S.A. Kentucky, Zander 4640 (BUF). 2. Mexico: Frye 2143 (NY). 3. Mexico: Richards et al. 629 (FH). 4. Mexico: McGregor 5314 (NY). 5. Venezuela: Griffin & Lopez 415 (FLAS). 6. Venezuela: Dall'Aglio 367 (BUF). ‘7. Canada: Alberta, Vitt 24189 (ALTA). 8. Cuba: Ekman 8267 (NY). 9. Puerto Rico: Britton 5157 (NY)—-mixture of rhizoidal and axillary propagula. 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium 191 10. Peru: Mexia 62589 (MO). 11. Jamaica: Hermann 22948 ah L005 12. Haiti: Bartlett 17583 (NY). 13. Mexico: Sharp FH). 14. Trinidad: Crueger, sen. (SPA--type of Barbula creugeri Sond. ex C.Mill. )--axillary and rhizoidal propagula. 192 POR EOL Ob £ a Vol. 44, No. 4 may be referred to B. indica by the following combination of gametophyte characters: leaves ligulate to oval, base not sheathing, margins plane or weakly recurved at midleaf, apex rounded-obtuse to bluntly acute, apiculate with a clear cell, upper laminal cells papillose, quadrate, mostly 7-9 pm wide, and costa ending 1-4 cells below apex. In Leptobryum pyriforme, environmentally triggered switch mechanisms apparently control the formation of the three possible kinds of propagula found in this species (Berthier, 1978). However, variation in propagula size, number, ornamentation and position in B. indica may be genetically based, possibly as the result of selection for certain modes of diaspore dispersal appropriate in different habitats. The small axillary propagula are abundant, usually 50-100 pm long, of 3-6 cells, thin-walled, clavate to spindle-shaped, have few or no internal oil globules, and may be interpreted as an adaptation for colonization through wide dispersal by water and immediate regeneration. However, the massive axillary or rhizoidal propagula are few, usually 100-230 pm long, many-celled (to 50 or more), thick-walled, elliptical to spherical and often branching, have abundant oil and may well be a specialization for very local dispersal or non-dispersal. In the large size, anchoring arms, and position often buried in the soil, massive propagula may be examples of "atelochory" (van der Pijl, 1972) or "precinctiveness" (Carlquist, 1966, 1974) of diaspores of vascular plants in insular situations. Intermediate-sized propagula are common, however, and many collections lack propagula altogether. That plants of B. indica with numerous, small propagula are typically Temperate Zone in distribution while those with few, large propagula are typically tropical indicates the possibility of a response to a north-south cline in selection for the above features, perhaps corresponding to the temperate and tropic regional differences in r- and K-selection discussed by Pianka (1970). Studies in cultivation and the correlation of propagula size with environmental parameters need to be done before the above suggestions can be considered anything more than hypotheses. Large, buried propagula are found in other species of Barbula sect. Convolutae as well as elsewhere in the Pottiaceae and in other moss families (Whitehouse, 1966, 1976). There are several additional regional variants with unusual or locally stenotypic character states that may be geographic races. Two collections from Canada (Alberta: Vitt 2/184—ALTA, Horton 15697--ALTA) are geographically isolated, have massive elliptical propagula in the upper leaf axils and all leaves are muiticous, lacking the characteristic clear apiculus; however, many plants of the type of the synonym B. hypselostegia, from Mexico, match those of the Albertan collections exactly. Some specimens that I have seen from India have unusually thin, collapsed leaf cell walls that do not regain their original shapes after thorough wetting. Most specimens from the Philippines have the abaxial costal surface extremely rough with strongly protruding prorulae. Many collections 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium 193 from the West Indies show an unusual development of an epidermis of sub-quadrate, hollow—papillose cells on the distal abaxial surface of the costa; others have leaves that are long-ligulate and have capitulate, massive laminal papillae. These variants are not given infraspecific names because of abundant intergradation of character states and because most would be necessarily based on "one-character taxonomy," which I eschew. Anoectangium aestivum (Hedw.) Mitt. when sterile may be confused with forms of B. - B. indica; however, in the former the leaf base is usually poorly differentiated, the costa has only one stereid band and abaxial prorulae are lacking. Basionym: Tortula amplexifolia Mitt., Jour. Linn. Soc. Bot. Suppl. 1: 29. 1859. Type: India, Uttar Pradesh, Kumaun, western Himalayas, Strachey & Winterbottom 15/37 (NY— holotype). Synonyms: Hydrogonium amplexifolium (Mitt.) Chen, Hedwigia 80: 240. 1941. Barbula haringae Crum, Southw. Naturalist 1(1): 36. 1956, syn. nov. Type: U.S.A., Arizona, Cochise Co., Huachuca Military Reserve, Goodding Cry. 85 (Haring 10000) (CANM—- holotype, aaa (ee 3; south Huachuca Game Preserve, ee (Haring 10285a), Goodding Cry. 293 (Haring Meas " CANM—paratypes ). Barbula amplexifolia has been eae and illustrated by Gangulee (1972) as Hydrogonium exifolium and by Crum (1956) as B. haringae. Barbula coreensis ae K. Saito, described and illustrated by Saito (1975), is Spear distinct. In addition to the type specimens of the synonym B. haringae that were reported from Arizona by Crum (1956) and the fo oe Alaska collection reported as B. coreensis (det. R. Zander) by Steere (1978), the following collections represent the known New World distribution: Canada: Northwest Territorigs, District of Mackenzie, Liard Range, 12.8 km SW of Mt. Flett, 60° 3h'N, 123°45'W, Vitt 20521 ( ALTA); Nahanni National Park, South Nahanni R., Virginia ie 61° 38'N, 125° 42", Steere 76-605 (NY); U.S.A.: Alaska, Chandalar Quad., Yukon R.-Prudhoe Bay Haul Rd., Wiehl Mt., 6 67° 39'N, 1,9° LOW, Murray 76-691B (ALA). The habitat includes mountain slopes, wet limestone cliffs, tundra, on or under damp rocxs, mist zone of waterfall, at 760-1800 m elevation. The short-ovoid to nearly spherical propagula of B. amplexi- folia are found in masses in the leaf axils. The propagula are similar in and between most collections in the red-brown coloration and the size, usually 40-90 pm long. However, the very ample 194 BB Lore Oo Bik Vol. 44, No. 4 collection Steere 76-605, which includes many small sods, has propagula generally similar within each sod but heterogeneous between sods, grading from the normal size in some sods up to 150 pm long, short-elliptical, mostly only 3-4 in each axil, in other sods. Plants of sods with umusually large propagula have broader leaves than usual, these ovate-triangular, and approach the morphology of B. convoluta var gallinula (see below). Plants of this latter taxon may also be found in this collection and hybridization amy be the cause of intergradation in propagula characters in the Virginia Falls station; however, sporophytes of neither B. amplexifolia nor B. convoluta var. gallinula have been seen in the New World. A more probable explanation might be a plastic response on the part of certain sods of B. amplexifolia to unusual environmental factors, but there is no evidence at present to support this. The abaxial costal surface is usually smooth in B. amplexi- folia but in some specimens double prorulae similar to those of B. indica may be found. The former species differs from the latter in the stout costa, which is commonly short-excurrent, the sheathing leaf base and the propagula borne only in the leaf axils, subspheric, red-brown, and usually 40-90 pm long. oe —— SS = SS OS SS SS == Se ee SS Synonyms: Tortula convoluta (Hedw.) Gaertn., Meyer & Scherb., Oek. Techn. Fl. Wetterau 3(2): 92. 1802. — Streblotrichum convolutum (Hedw.) P. Beauv., Prodr. 89. 1805. Additional synonymy is given by Podpera (195,) and Steere (1938). Barbula convoluta is a well-known, common, widely distributed, Temperate Zone species described and illustrated by Saito (1975), Steere (1938) and others. The shape of the leaf apex is quite variable. It is known from Mexico from a single report from southern Baja California (Koch & Crum, 1950). Spherical to ellip- tical, red-brown multicellular propagula, often massive, are found on rhizoids buried in the soil in most collections. Rhizoidal propagula are seldom mentioned in descriptions although illustrated for B. convoluta by Hilpert (1933), Moenkemeyer (1927) and Wilczek & Demaret (1976). When present, such propagula allow this species to be distinguished with ease from the similar B. unguiculata, in which propagula have never been found in nature. 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium 195 =——— — EE a — ——— === SSS SE Varietati typicae similis, sed propagulis portatis in pedicellis intra axillas foliorum superorum differt; folia ovalia, costis Similar to the typical variety but differing by the propagula being borne on stalks in the axils of the upper leaves; leaves oval, with costae ending 2-4 cells below the leaf apices. Type: Canada: Northwest Territories, District of Mackenzie, Nahanni National Park, South Nahanni 2., Virginia Falls, 61° 38'N, 125° 42'W, Scotter 22433, 3 Sept. 1974 (NY-—-holotype; BUF--isotype). Paratypes: Canada: same locality, Scotter 22408 (1X), Steere J6-605 pep. (NY); South Nahanni R., Kraus Hot Springs, 61° 15'N, 124° 03", Steere 76-290 pep. (ALA); U.S.A.: Alaska, Survey Pass Quad., con- fluence of Altna and Nahtuk Rivers, 67 25'N, 153° 43'W, Murray 5067c (ALA); Philip Smith Quad., Yykon R.-Prudhoe Bay Haul Rd., W end of Atigun Canyon, 68 27'N, 149° 18'W, Murray 77-228 (ALA); Harrison Bay Quad. , National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, Fish Creek Test Well 1, 70° 19'n, 151° 58'W, Murray 77-813B (ALA). Barbula convoluta var. gallinula (Fig. 15-19) is known only from sterile plants in alpine-montane areas of northwestern North America. The plants are not common where found and grow gregariously or as small sods on rock—mainly limestone-—-or soil, in lowland tundra slopes, on cliffs, or mist areas of waterfalls, from near sea level to 400 m elevation. The new variety differs from var. convoluta in the characters cited in the diagnosis above. Under the dissecting microscope, the egg-shaped propagula are easily visible in the axils of the leaves of wet or dry plants. The general appearence of the plants is reminiscent of poultry, whence the name. The axillary propagula are red-brown, spherical or elliptical, massive, 120-250 pm long, lacking apiculi or spines but otherwise similar to the propagula of facies "B. gregaria" of B. indica. There appears to be morphological and geographical discontinuity in the characters of propagula position in B. convoluta while no clear, similar discon- tinuity can be discerned in B. indica. Because B. indica with large axillary propagula has also been found in Canada, it is necessary to carefully determine the presence of simple papillae (not prorulae) on the abaxial costal surface. In addition, the leaf cells of B. convoluta var. gallinula are 9-12 ym wide, as opposed to 7-9(10) um for Be indica. Barbula convoluta var. gallinula consistently has oval leaves; the var. convoluta occasionally may have ovel leaves but usually such specimens have the costa ending 4-6 cells below the leaf apex. Barbula amplexifolia c.v. may approach B. convolute var. gallinula closely in size of the propagula and in unusual, broadly deltoid leaves when both occur at the same station. 196 PB Lat oOt Ladue «Let Vol. 44, No. 4 Figures 15-19. Barbula convoluta var. gallinula Zander. 15. Gametophore, 432. 16. Leaves, 446. 17. Costal transverse section near midleaf, %320. 18. Axillary propagulum, 320. 19. Leaf apex, X320. 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium 197 The European Barbula convoluta var. propagulifera Glow. (Yugoslavia: Soca Tal, Kanal, Glowacki, 1909, GJO—-holotype) is a new synonym of Gymnostomum aeruginosum Sm. The type corresponds to the facies "G calcareum" and has small, clavate, axillary propagula (see discussion by Zander, 1977). 8. Barbula eustegia Card. & Ther., Bot. Gaz. 30: 17. 1900. Synonym: Barbula whitehouseae Crum, Southw. Naturalist 1(1): 35. 1956, syn. nov. Type: U.S.A., Texas, Fannin Co., Lake Crockett, ca. 19 km N of Honey Grove, Whitehouse 21001 (CANM--isotype); Tarrant Co., Eagle Mountain Lake, Whitehouse 179&, (CAllt+—isoparatype). For additional synonymy, see Steere (1938). This species was described and illustrated by Flowers (1973), Lawton (1971) and Steere (1938). It is known from Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Texas in the U.S.A. and was reproted from British Columbia, Canada, by Crum (1965). Androgametophores are usually not noted in descriptionsofB. eustegia. These are smaller than the gynogametophores and mixed with them, and are often minute, largely buried in the soil, with perigonia terminal (singly or paired). Propagula, similar to those of B. convoluta, are present on basal rhizoids in the soil in most specimens including the types of B. eustegia and B. whitehouseae. Both of these type collections, also, have apiculate leaf apices, and the lack of the apiculus is not a good character state for distinguishing B. eustegia from &. convoluta though indicated as such by some authors. Barbula ustegia apparently differs from B. convoluta only in the appea: appearance = the perichaetial leaves (see key) and in its largely western distribution. It may better be recognized as a variety of B. convoluta (if at all) but is here presented as a "columbariate" (elzcontols) species (cf. Zander, 1978a) pending further study. Crum. (1965) and Steere (1938) considered B. eustegia to be closely related to the European B. flavipes B.S.G. (= B. enderesii Garov. ). The perichaetial leaves of the Latter species are far larger and more strongly differentiated in the specimens I have see than are those of B. eustegia. However, there is probably a close relation- ship—Moenkemeyer (1927) pointed out that the propagula of both B. convoluta and B. flavipes are similar in morphology and rhizoidal position. 198 Pe W204 OG FA Vol. 44, No. 4 BARBULA sect. HYDROGONIUM (C. Mull.) K. Saito, Jour. Hattori Bot. Lab. 39: 492.1975. Basionym: Trichostomum sect. Hydrogonium C. Mull., Linnaea LO: 297. 1876. Type species: Barbula ehrenbergii (Lor. ) Fleisch. (lectotype by Saito, 1975). Synonyms: Hydrogonium (C. Muell.) Jaeg., Ber. S. Gall. Naturw. Ges. 1877-78: 405. 1880. -—- Barbula subg. Hydrogonium (C. Mull.) Fleisch., Musci Fl. Buitenzorg 1: 352. 1904. This taxon is distinguished from the other sections of Barbula subg. Barbula by the leaves lax when wet; upper leaf margins plane to narrowly recurved, laminal cells usually rectangular, epapillose or seldom weakly papillose, their surfaces often adaxially more strongly convex than abaxially; the perichaetial leaves often convolute-sheathing; and, propagula often present, usually stellate and brown to green in color. = ee a Basionym: Trichostomum ehrenbergii Lor., Abhandl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1867: 25. 1868. Synonym: Barbula ehrenbergii var. mexicana Ther., Smiths. Misc. Coll. 85(4): 19. 1931, syn. nov. Type: Mexico, Nuevo Leon, Monterray, Abbon 10969 (PC--holotype). For additional synonymy, see Podpéra (195i). Description and illustration of B. ehrenbergii has been given by Flowers (1973) and Steere (1938), among others. This species intergrades with B. arcuata in Mexico and Central America; some collections (e.g. Belize: Big Falls, Lundell, 1965--NY) are quite impossible to assign to either species. In the New World, B. ehrenbergii is largely a Temperate Zone species, while B. arcuata is restricted to the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, and areas of South America. The leaves of the former are more commonly papillose (albeit weakly so) than are those of the latter. Nonethe— less, the two should be considered columbariate species until an intensive study can be made of their relationship. Barbula abbonii Ther. (Mexico: Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Abbon 10970, PC—holotype) is referred to B. ehrenbergii by Crum (1951); however, the tubulose, relexed leaves with broadly decurrent basal margins and yellow-brown upper laminal cells, lead me to believe that it is a synonym of Didymodon tophaceus (Brid.) Lisa. Barbula ehrenbergii is reported (Crum, 1951; Flowers, 1973; Steere, 1938) in North America from the U.S.A. in Missouri, Texas, Okalahoma and Utah, and from Mexico in Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and San 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium 199 Luis Potosi. I have also seen a Mexican collection from Chihuahua, Sta. Elena Canyon of Rio Grande, Fern Canyon, 29° o9'n, 103° 39'W, Wendt & Lott 101 (TENN). In other areas of the New World it is known from Belize (Steere, 1934) and Cuba (Theriot, 1939-1941; Welch, 1950). I agree with Crum and Steere (1958) that the report of this species from Haiti (Theriot, 194) was based on a specimen (PC!) that is actually Hymenostylium recurvirostrum (Hedw.) Dix. The habitat of B. ehrenbergii is wet rocks, usually calcareous, often in springs or running water, often tufa-forming. Barbula ehrenbergii (Lor.) Fleisch. is indicated to be an illegitimate homonym in the Supplement (Volume 5) of Index Muscorum (van der Wijk, 1959-1969). However, the supposed earlier name was apparently only a mispelling of B. ehrenbergiana on the part of Kindberg (1888-1891) and is not listed in Steere and Crum's (1977) catalogue of Kindberg's new combinations and new taxa. = SS Synonyms: Hydrogonium arcuatum (Griff.) Wijk & Marg., Taxon Barbula subulifolia Sull., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Sci. 5: 227. 1861, syn. nov. Type: Cuba, Wright 32 (BM—isotype). — Tortula subulifolia (Sull.) Mitt., Jour. Linn. Soc. Bot. 12: Lol. 1869. Barbula crispula Hampe in Jaeg., Ber. S. Gall. Ges. 1871-72: 138. 1873 (Ad. 1: 286), syn. nov. Type: Cuba: Wright 27 (BM—holotype). Barbula macrogonia Besch., Jour. de Bot. 8: 61. 1894, syn. nov. Type: Guadeloupe, Baines Jaunes, Marie s.n. (BM—isotype). Barbula suberythropoda C. Mull., Bull. Herb. Boiss. 5: 194. 1897, syn. nov. Type: Guatemala, Alta Vera Paz, Pansamala, Tuerckheim, 1887 (BM, NY——isotypes). Barbula ferrinervis C. Mull., Bull. Herb. Boiss. 5: 557. 1897, syne nov. Type: Jamaica, Bridge Hill, Harris 11026 (BM, NY-—isotypes ). Barbula ferrinervis var. eggersiana C. Muell., Hedwigia 37: 232. 1898, syn. nove Type: Santo Domingo, Rio Cami, Eggers 268 (June 1887) (BM—isotype). —- Barbula eggersiana (C. oar) C. Mull., Gen. Muse. Frond. 437. 1900. 200 PH. YoE Or Oy Ged sé Vol. 44, No. 4 Trichostomum setifolium C. Mull., Hedwigia 37: 234. 1898, syn. nov. Type: Puerto Rico, Sabana, Sintensis, 1886 (BM, NY--isotypes). -- Barbula setifolia (C. Mull.) Broth., Nat. Pfl. 1(3): 408. 1902. Barbula stillicidiorum Card., Rev. Bryol. 37: 126. 1910, syn. nov. Type: Mexico, Veracruz, Barnes & Land, 1906 (NY-- isotype). Barbula rubricaulis Ther., Smiths. Misc. Coll. 85(4): 19. 1931, syn. nov. Type: Mexico, Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Abbon 10968 (FH--isotype). For additional synonymy, see Gangulee (1972) and Saito (1975). Barbula arcuata is known in the Old World from India, Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia, Molucca, New Guinea, the Philippines, China, Japan and western Oceania. It has been well described and illus- trated by Gangulee (1972) and Saito (1975). Its New World distribu- tion is similarly tropical and subtropical. I have seen material from Mexico (Nuevo Leon, Veracruz), Guatemala, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, and Venezuela. Steere (1948) reported it, as the synonym B. subulifolia, from Ecuador. Judging from the checklist of Pursell (1973), I here report this species as new to Venezuela: Miranda, between Los Ocumites tunnel and Cortada de Maturin highway (Caracas-Valencia), Ramirez Cr 46-74 (TENN). The habitat includes wet cliffs, riverbanks, calcareous soil, wet rock, travertine, at 150-1350 m elevation. As is common in hygrophytes, Barbula arcuata is polymorphic. The leaf shape is especially variable; some forms approach the broad-elliptical leaves of B. ehrenbergii and other forms, these mainly in the West Indies, have very narrow, subulate leaves, such as in the types of B. ferrinervis or B. setifolium, synonyms. The terminal perigonia may be visually accentuated in plants with very narrow leaves (e.g. the type of the synonym B. macrogonia). Multi- cellular, green, fusiform to stellate propagula are commonly present, borne on branching stalks in the leaf axils, and are similar to those of Hyophila involuta (Hook.) Jaeg. & Sauerb. Whitehouse (1976) has discussed the considerable variation in size and degree of ornamentation of propagula of B. arcuate. Barbula arcuata is similar to B. indica in the red, spiculose, usually highly twisted peristome. The two species often grow inter- mixed. In hygric habitats, the leaves of B. indica are more flaccid than usual and may be confused with those of B. arcuata. Barbula arcuata differs from B. indica in the long-triangular leaves with 1-3 apical teeth, costa abaxially smooth or sharply crenulate by projecting cell cross walls, adaxial surface of costa often bulging, not in a groove, adaxial stereid band of costa often nearly as large as the dorsal, and laminal cells smooth, short-rectangular. 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium 201 BARBULA subgenus HYOPHILADELPHUS (C. Mull.) Zander, stat. nov. Basionym: Barbula sect. Hyophiladelphus C. Mull., Syn. Musc. 1: 604. 1848. Type: Barbula agraria Hedw. (lectotype). Synonyms: Tortula sect. Hyophiladelphus (C. Mull.) Broth., Nat. Pfl. 173): 429. 1902. Barbula sect. Agrariae Steere in Grout, Moss Fl. No. Amer. 1(3): 173. 1938, nom. illeg. Type species: Barbula agraria Hedw. Steere (1938) speculated, with good reason, that Barbula agraria Hedw. was probably sufficiently different from both Barbula and Tortula to justify the designation of a new genus. [I agree that it is rather distinctive but recognize it here in a monotypic sub- genus. The salient character states of subg. Hyophiladelphus are the long, red, spiculose, twisted peristome teeth, the revoluble annulus, the moderately differentiated perichaetial leaves, the spathulate, epapillose leaves with adaxially strongly bulging cell walls, and the costa sharply mucronate, with two stereid bands and ventral surface of longitudinally elongate cells. Luisierella barbula (Schwaegr.) Steere has a similar strongly colliculate adaxial laminal surface and nearly smooth abaxial surface, but the peristome is not twisted, the leaves are ligulate, the laminal cells have rounded, not cquadrate lumens, the costa has an adaxial epi- dermis of cells similar to those of the lamina, and propagula are often present. Synonyms: Tortula agraria (Hedw.) P. Beauv., Prodr. 91. 1805. Bryum stellatum Dicks. ex With., Syst. Arr. Brit. Pl. ed. 4, 3: 796. 1801. Type: Anon., s.n. (BM--holotype?). — Tortula stellata (Dicks. ex With.) Sm., Fl. Brit. 3: 1254. 180k. — Barbula stellata (Dicks. ex With.) Brid., Mant. Musc. 88. 1819. Tortula linearifolia P. Beauv., Prodr. 92. 1805. Tortula pallens Brid., Spec. Musc. 1: 246. 1806. — Barbula pallens (Brid.) Brid., Mant. Musc. 88. 1819. Tortula decipiens Brid., Spec. Musc. 1: 247. 1806, nom. inval. incl. spec. prior. [T. linearifolia P. Beauv., 1805]. 202 Poe Y TOL Ob LA Vol. 44, No. 4 Barbula acuminata Brid. in Roehl., Deutsch. Fl. Krypt. ed. 2, 3: 79. 1813 non. B. acuminata Hedw., 1801. — Barbula agraria var. acuminata (Brid.) Brid., Mant. Musc. 86. 1819. -—- Tortula agraria var. acuminata (Brid.) Mont., fnn. Sei. Nat. Bot. ser. 2, Lies 3547. LEO. Barbula domestica Brid., Mant. Musc. 89. 1819. Type: Antilles, Barbula latifolia Brid., Bryol. Univ. 1: 536. 1826. -- Tortula latifolia (Brid.) Mont. in Ramon de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba Bot. Pl. Cell. 513. 1838-1842 non T. latifolia Bruch ex Hartm., 1832. Barbula rauii Aust., Bull. Torrey Bot. Cl. 6: 43. 1875. Barbula husnotii Schimp. ex Besch., Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 6, 33; 199. 1876, syn. nov. Type: Martinique, Gueydon, and Guadeloupe, Basse-Terre and bridge of Noire R. (apparently a mixture), Husnot s.n. (Husnot, Pl. des Antilles = (BM, FH--isotypes). —- Tortula husnotii (Schimp. ex Besch. Broth., Nat. Pfl. 1(3): 429. 1902. Barbula subagraria C. Mull., Bull. Herb. Boiss. 5: 193. 1897. —- Tortula subagraria (C. Mull.) Broth., Nat. Pfl. 1(3): 429. 1902. Barbula agraria fo. involuta Biz. & Thér., Mem. Soc. Cub. Nat. Hist. 13: 273. 1939, nom. inval. descr. gall., syn. nov. Type: Cuba, Oriente, Baracoa, Ekman 44,90 (FH—isotype). ———— Barbula agraria was illustrated and described by Bartram (1949), © Breene (1963), Crum and Steere (1957), and Steere (1938). Crum (1951) gave the distribution of this common tropical moss as U.S.A. (Florida, Louisiana, Texas), Mexico (Campeche, Hidalgo, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Veracruz, Yucatan), Guatemala, West Indies, and northern South America. The habitat includes soil, rocks, walls, coral, limestone, sandstone, brick, from near sea level to 350 m elevation. Although certain other species of Barbula (B. arcuata, B. indica)that are also widespread in tropical America have proven to be pantropical, B. agraria is apparently a New World endemic. There are no closely related species. Species of Hyophila also have an areolation of epapillose, adaxially bulging cells. But these species have laminal cells with evenly thickened walls, subquadrate to rounded lumens and a yellow-brown color cast, giving a far different appearance. The areolation of B. agraria is of thin-walled, rectan- gular cells and lumens, with a clear to light yellow coloration. Although it has a spathulate leaf shape and long, twisted peri- stome of 32 spiculose teeth, B. agraria differs from Tortula species in the distinctive leaf areolation and the costa having two stereid bands. It differs from other species of Barbula in the areolation, 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium 203 the revoluble annulus, and the spathulate leaf shape. A further difference may be in sexual condition. Barbula species are con- sistently dioicous. Most authors (including Hedwig, 1787-1797) who have described B. agraria (under synonyms) apparently have been unable to determine sexual condition. However, Swartz (1806) indicated that this species has distinct androgametophytes, but Miller (1949) described it as monoicous, the androecia being terminal on a basal branch. In fact, perigonia are very difficult to locate and are absent, seemingly, in many collections. When found, they occur on what appear to be separate, minute androgameto- phores that grow contiguous to the gynogametophores. The possibility that B. agraria is rhizautoicous, remains, is taxonomically impor- tant, and should be tested in experimental cultivation. PSEUDOCROSSIDIUM Williams, Bull. Torrey Bot. Cl. 42: 396. 1915. Type species: Pseudocrossidium chilense Williams. Synonyms: Barbula sect. Revolutae B.S.G., Bryol. Hur. 2: 89. 1842 (fasc. 13-15 Mon. 27), syn. nov. ‘Type species: Barbula revoluta Brid. in Schrad. -- Barbula subsect. Revolutae (B.S.G.) Chen, Hedwigia 80: 209. 1941. As discussed by Zander and Steere (1978b), this genus is distinguished from Barbula mainly by the trend to elaboration of parts of the leaf as photosynthetic organs, either in differentia-— tion of a pad of adaxial costal filaments, as is found in Crossidiun Jur. of the Pottieae, or of thin-walled, hollow-—papillose cells of the interior of the often spiral-revolute upper leaf margins, as in certain species of Tortula sect. Cuneifoliae (B.S.G.) Spruce, or both elaborations may occur in the same species. Character states associated with the strongly revolute margins are thickening of the superficial laminal cell walls, often of a deep yellow-brown color, of the exposed adaxial laminal surface near the margins. This thickening is only medial on the abaxial surface of the leaf. Addi- tional characters are leaves usually lacking an adaxial stereid band, and perichaetial leaves usually highly differentiated, convolute- sheathing and largely prosenchymatous in most species. Although many specimens of Pseudocrossidium species are similar to Tortula in having only one stereid band, Pseudocrossidium is easily distinguish- ed from Tortula by the differentiation of an abaxial costal epi- dermis. This consists of one layer of either comparatively thin- walled, wide-lumened cells or thick-walled cells with small, semi- circular lumens, or intergradations between these expressions. An abaxial costal epidermis is lacking or rarely poorly differentiated in Tortula. This convenient distinction has not been previously recognized and one might expect to find further synonyms in Tortula that rightly belong in Pseudocrossidium if other characters agree. Pseudocrossidium is, however, similar to Tortula in the presence of Begleiter (leaf strand) cells. These are located between the abaxial stereid band and the guide cells in P. apiculatum, P. aureun, 204 PY TOL Qe LA Vol. 44, No. 4 P. leucocalyx, P. replicatum and P. revolutum. I have never seen Begleiter cells in costal sections of species of Pleuroweisieae; however, these occur in some taxa of Barbuleae (e.g. Barbula unguiculata, B. orizabensis) and in many taxa of Pottieae, including species of Tortula and Crossidium. Pseudocrossidium is somewhat intermediate in character between Barbula sect. Barbula and Tortula, but is probably best placed in the Barbuleae near Barbula on the basis of the abaxial costal epidermis and the occasional presence of an adaxial stereid band in the costa of some species. Pseudocrossidium species appear to form a north-south gradient in morphological elaboretion, in that North American and European species lack some of the salient characters distinguishing the South American species (see appended key to South American species). The northernmost-ranging species, P. revolutum, is much reduced in size and lacks most of the distinguishing characters of the genus but is related through P. aureum and P. replicatun. 12. Pseudocrossidium revolutum (Brid. in Schrad.) Zander, comb. nov. ee mn a ee ee — a Basionym: Barbula revoluta Brid. in Schrad., Jour. Bot. (Gott. ) 1800(2): 299. 1801. Synonyms: Tortula revoluta (Brid.) Schrad., Bot. Zeit. Regens- burg 1: 21. 1802. Barbula platyneura C. Mull. & Kindb. in Macoun, Cat. Canad. Fa, : 52. 1892, syn. nov. Type: Canada, British Columbia, Deer Park, Arrow Lake, Macoun 24/, (CANM—isotype). Desmatodon ellesmerensis Brassard, Bryologist 74: 208. 1971, syn. noy. Type: QGanada, Northwest Territories, Zllesmere Is., 82° 30'l, 62° 20'N, Brassard 4467 (BUF——isotype). Pseudocrossidium revolutum is described and illustrated by Zuropean authors as Barbula revoluta, a synonym. This species is widespread in Europe, western Asia and northern Africa (Podp#ra, 1954), and occurs in South Africa fide Index Muscorum (van der Wijk et al., 1959-1969). I have seen New World material (cited below) of P. revolutum from several areas in north Canada and from the Pacific Coast of Canada and the U.S.A. ‘When present, the convolute-sheathing perichaetial leaves and the propagula borne on the adaxial surface of the costa easily distinguish P. revolutum from the very similar southern species P. replicatum. However, none of the North American specimens bore sporophytes and in only one (isotype of B. platyneura at DUE) were propagula found on the leaves. However, the small plant size and weakly recurved leaf margins that are not or weaxly differentiated as photosynthetic organs indicate appropriate referral to P. revolutum. The gametophores regenerating in experi- mental culture from U.S.A., California, Galloway 242 (H-L.K. White- house, pers. comm.) formed differentiated perichaetial leaves cuite unlike those of P. replicatum. An Ecuadorian specimen in a small 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium 205 packet glued to a sheet together with the type of Barbula replicata Tayl. at BM is possibly FP. revolutum. It has the highly differen- tiated perichaetial leaves seen in Huropean collections of P. revolutum and the capsules are much smaller than those of P. replicatum, being only 1.1-1.3 mm long. The leaves are similar to those of P. revolutum, but this fragmentary specimen may be only a poorly developed form of P. excavatum (Mitt.) Williams, which normally has well-developed marginal photosynthetic organs (see key below). North American specimens of P. revolutum have apiculate to short-mucronate, subacute to blunt leaf apices that are similar to P. revolutum in Hurope, but are perhaps more strongly mucronate. The synonym Barbula platyneura was indicated by Steere (1938) to be an "American counterpart of the Zuropean B. hornschuchiane." How- ever, the latter is distinguished from P. revolutum by the very narrowly acute leaf apex with a strongly excurrent mucro, and apparently never produces propagula. A combination in Pseudo- crossidium is given here for this Europeai taxon. a ee a ee ee eee ES a Basionym: Barbula hornschuchiana Schults, Flora 5(Syl1.): 36901822. Synonyms: Barbula revoluta var. hornschuchiana (schultz) Brid., Bryol. Univ. 1: 572. 1826. -- Tortula hormschuchiana (Schultz) De Not., Syll. 179. 1838. -- Tortula revolute var. hornschuchiena (Schultz) De Not., Mem. Roy. Acc. Sci. Torino 40; 315. 1838. Combination of these European names in the heretofore exotic genus Pseudocrossidium may be disconcerting to some bryologists; however, it is possible that the study of neotropical taxa is the key to understanding the relationships of many European species. New World collections of P. revolutum, other than the types cited above, include: Canada, Yukon, Firth River Basin, lower Menche Creek, Sharp 58219b (NY); U.S.A., Oregon, Sherman Co., along white R. tributary, Deschutes R., Pechanec 1259 (herd. G.ik. Bras- sard), California, San Diego Co., Descanso Distr., Cleveland National Forest, Boulder Creek Rd., Galloway 22 (CSPU). Possibly P. revo- lutum is: Ecuador, Pichincha, Quite, Jameson s.n., as "Tortule replicate?" (BM). The habitat includes soil, rocks, north-facing cliffs, calcareous outcrops and soil, from 75-1050 m elevation. 206 PME Roe Lee iak Vol. 44, No. 4 ae me ee a ee ee a a a a Basionym: Barbula replicata Tayl., London Jour. Bot. 5: 9. 1846. Type: Ecuador, Pichincha, Quito, walls, Jameson, 1847 (BM, NY--isotypes). Synonyms: Tortula replicata (Tayl.) Wils., London Jour. Bot. 5: 4.5. 16,6. Barbula spiralis Schimp. ex C. Mull., Syn. Musc. 1: 622. 1819, syne nove Types: Mexico, i ia Yarrea, Mirador, Liebman, 1842 (Blt+-isotype). — Tortula spiralis (Schimp. ex O. Mull.) Mitt., Jour. Linn. Soc. Bot. 12: 151. 1869. Barbula apiculata Hampe, Linnaea 31: 519. 1862 non B. apiculata Hedw., 1601. —- Tortula apiculata Mitt., Jour. Linn. Soc. Bot. 12: 153. 1869 (nom. nov. for B. apiculata Hampe) non T. apiculate (Hedw.) Turn., 1804. Barbula perlinearis C. Mull., Bull. Herb. Boiss. 5: 195. 1897, syne nove Type: Guatemata, Quezaltenango, Bernoulli & Cario 118 (NY—isotype). Barbula spiralis var. emarginata Card., Rev. Bryol. 36: 8. 1909, syn. nov. Type: Mexico, Mexico, Amecameca, Pringle 10611 (BM, MEXU, F, FH——isotypes). F. Bowers (pers. comm.) has studied Pseudocrossidium and agrees with me that P. replicatum is appropriately placed in this genus. This species is unusual but not alone in the genus in having only weakly differentiated perichaetial leaves and the costa being merely mucronate, not short-awned. However, the strongly spiralled leaf 4 margins, with thin-walled, hollow-—papillose, deeply chlorophyllose interior cells, the upper laminal cells papillose medially but becoming epapillose towards the margins (on the exposed lamina), and the distinctive transverse section of the costa that shows only one stereid band and often Begleiter cell development, are in combination diagnostic features. It is closely related to P. aureun, in which the margins are not modified as photosynthetic organs and the costa is short-awned. A specimen of P. replicatum from Ecuador (Tungurahua, Ambato, opruce 231—NY) has a strongly excurrent costa similar to that of P. aureum. Both species may develop a charac- teristic line of large-lumened, superficially thick-walled cells, orten of a deep yellow or orange color, abaxially at the juncture of the costa and lamina, though this is less common in P. replicatum than in P. aureum. There is also a close relationship of P. rep- licatum to P. revolutum, but P. replicatum has more strongly revolute leaf margins, never has the propagula that are commonly found at least in European collections of P. revolutum, and never develops convolute-sheathing, largely prosenchymatous perichaetial leaves. 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium 207 ee ee ns = SS Ce ES EE SO Basionym: Tortula aurea Bartr., Bull. Torrey Bot. Cl. 51: 339. 1924. Type: U.S.A., Arizona, Pima Co., Santa Catalina Mts., Bear Canyon, Bartram 307 (Bartram, Mosses So. Arizona 98) (FH—holotype, CU—isotype). Synonym: Barbula aurea (Bartr.) Zander in Zander & Steere, Bryologist 81: 466. 1978. This species was described and illustrated by Bartram (1921) and Steere (1938). It has been know from U.S.A.: Arizona, New Mexico and Texas (Steere (1938) and Mexico: Chihuahua, Coahuila, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosi, Sonora and Zacatecas (Crum, 1951). An additional locality is Mexico: Puebla, 6 km Wi of Zacatepec, Delgadillo 3603b (MEXU). Its habitat is very dry or desert areas, on ledges, soil, canyon walls or rock outcrops, at 800-2350 m elevation. Magill (1976) noted that in Big Bend National Park in southwestern Texas, U.S.A., it is both locally abundant and the most frequently encountered moss of desert or grassland communities; Bartram (1924) indicated that it is common on dry ledges in the region of the type locality. The sporophytes of this species are unknown. The leaf margins vary between collections from broadly once-revolute to narrowly recurved. It is placed in Psuedocrossidium on the basis of the lack of an adaxial stereid band and presence of an abaxial epidermis in the costa, in addition to having Begleiter cells and the general appearance of the genus. Although closely related to P. replicatum, it differs in lacking marginal photo- synthetic organs and in having a short awn. Pseudocrossidiun aureum often has a row of large-lumened, cubical to short-oblong superficial cells, slightly larger than the laminal cells, abaxially along the juncture of the upper costa and leaf lamina. These distinctive cells are often superficially thick-walled and deep yellow-brown or orange in coloration, with the appearance of a row of ocelli. ve * * * The foregoing key to taxa of Barbula and Pseudocrossidium will suffice for all species of Pseudocrossidium in North and Central America. The species in South America may be distinguished by the very tentative key given below, which is based largely on specimens at NY. I have not seen material of P. elatum or P. pachy- gatrellum. However, F. Bowers (pers. comm.) has studied the former species and believes it to be a Pseudocrossidiun. 208 Boi XT Och. Ore ByA Vol. 44, No. 4 KEY TO SPECIES OF PSEUDOCROSSIDIUM IN SOUTH AMERICA 1. Adaxial epidermal cells of costa in one layer above guide cells, not forming LiLamenntscécsnecdsdcas vbcaekede buna ee ps 1. Adaxial epidermal cells of costa in 2 to several layers above guide cells, usually differentiated as separate filaments..... 3. 2. Leaf margins recurved, upper medial laminal cells with spiculose papillae centered over the bulging lumens; Chides .ivssveesdeesssos Pa Seucocalyx (Marts itive w ° Leaf margins once revolute to spiral-revolute, upper medial laminal cells with low, bifid to multiplex papillae apparently scattcred over the wealily convex lumens; through- out AndeS...ssceceeceee Feo replicatum (Tayl.) Zander 3. Leaf margins not differentiated as photosynthetic organs..ceoe he 3. Leaf margins spiral-revolute, interior cells strongly chlorophyllose, thin-walled, HOLLow—papillose..cccccccccccccsscvcccesevcscsccece 5 4. Leaves apiculate, costa percurrent, perichaetial leaves weakly differentiated; PCY Us die co 8 ae esl a Sele Slee ele ol a.e) pieieretalananrarane Ccdusvastecnswiecsossers: GLatum (Williams) Delgadiiag 4. Leaves obtuse, costa ending below apex, perichaetial leaves strongly differentiated; Chile... P. chilense Williams 5. Leaves 0.5-0.7 mm long, apiculate; Ecuador. cecccccccccccccccccces eee eresecesccsecsecsesele excavatum (Mitt. ) Williams oe Leaves 1.2-1.6 nm long, mucronate to Short—awmedeccecccscccoes 6. i 6. Leaves mucronate; Bolivia... P. pachygastrellum (Herz. ) Broth. 6. Leaves short—awmeds; Peru, Chile.ccccccrcccccccccccesccvceces @eeeeeoveoeeneeeaeveee eee eene eeeeee P. apiculatum Williams EXCLUDED TAA In a treatment of the genus Tuerckheimia (Zander, 1978c), I in- dicated that T. linearis (Web. & Mohr) Britt. should be recognized as Barbula linearis Web. & Mohr, because of a supposed close relation-— ship to B. indica. This was incorrect, being based upon a series of specimens at NY that included both T. linearis and West Indian ex- pressions of B. indica with unusually long leaves and often rather massive laminal papillae. Material, including an isotype of T. lineare, that had been examined by Britton (1913) and Crum and Steere (1957) for their discussions of T. lineare has been located at NY, for which I thank W.R. Buck. On examination of these specimens 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium 209 and of the holotype ("Fl. Ind. Or." leg. Swartz s.n.) from SPA, I find that I. linearis is probably best recognized as Oxystegus linearis (iWieb. & Mohr) Hilp. The illustrations by Crum and Steere (1957), which I had suggested were probably QO. tenuirostris (Hook. & Tayl.) A.J.E. Sm., are actually quite representative of most material of QO. linearis. Oxystegus linearis is distinguished from Barbula indica by the broad costa with two layers of guide cells (in most collections), the lamina inserted laterally on the costa, not adaxially and thus not forming an adaxial laminal groove, and the basal laminal cells sharply differentiated, inflated, comprising an oval, somewhat sheathing leaf base. It differs from 0.tenui- rostris by the 32 anastomosing, filiform, closely spiculose, red peristome teeth borne on a distinct basal membrane, the weakly sheathing leaf base and the two layers of guide cells usually found in the costa. The differences in peristome structure between Q. linearis and 0. tenuirostris may seem extreme; however, Grout (1938b) noted similar variation to occur between different collections of Trichostomum jamaicense (Mitt.) Jaeg. in the Wiest Indies. Also, many collections of Trichostomum species have peristomes lacking basal membranes, and the usual distinctions between the genera Oxystegus and Trichostomum seem to me rather arbitrary or even baseless in respect to peristome characters. Clarification of relationships between genera of Trichostomoideae await more inten- Sive study, however. Other North American species of Barbula that are not listed here or in the lists of synonymy cited above, or which are not treated in my review of Didymodon for North America north of Mexico (Zander, 19'78a), are synonyms of species of Didymodon and will be discussed in a forthcoming paper on Didymodon in Mexico. However, Barbula crassicuspis H. Robinson is a synonym of Morinia crassicuspis (H. Robinson) Zander (Zander, 1978b). CORRECTIONS In a treatment of Didymodonin North America north of Mexico (Zander, 1978a), I dealt with the Didymodon fallax group of species as Didymodon sect. Graciles (Milde) K. Saito. However, an earlier name, noted in the Supplement to the Index Muscorum (van der Wijk et al., 1959-1969), is available at the sectional level. a aes eS SS SSS SSS ————— Basionym: Tortula sect. Fallaces De Not., Mem. Roy. Acc. Sci. Torino 40: 287. 1838. Type species: Barbula fallax Hedw. Synonyms: Barbula sect. Fallaces (De Not.) Steere in Grout, Moss Fl. No. Amer. 1; 174. 1938. Barbula sect. Graciles Milde, Bryol. Siles. 117. 1869. Type species: Barbula rigidicaulis C. Muell. — 210 Uy ron Oe rh Vol. 44, No. 4 Didymodon sect. Graciles (Milde) K. Saito, Jour. Hattori Bot. Lab. 39: 504. 1975. Barbula subsect. Fallaciformes Kindb., Eur. No. Amer. Bryin. 2: 246. 1897. Additional synonyms are given by Saito (1975). In the same paper, Didymodon reedii H. Robins. was inadver- tently left out of the key. "See ll. D. reedii" should be inserted next to D. brachyphyllus (Sull. in Whipple) Zander on page 17. SUMMARY Taxa recognized in North America: Barbula Hedw. subg. Barbula sect. Barbula Be unguiculata Hedw. B. orizabensis C. Mull. B. calcarea Ther. B. inaequalifolia Tayl. sect. Convolutae B.S.G. B. indica (Hook.) Spreng. [s. ampl. ] B. amplexifolia (Mitt.) Jaeg. B. convoluta Hedw. var. convoluta var. gallinula Zander, var. nove B. eustegia Card. & Ther. [colunb. | sect. Hydrogonium (C. Mull.) K. Saito B. ehrenbergii (Lor.) Fleisch. [colunb. ] B. arcuata Griff. [s. ampl. & columb. | Barbula subg. Hyophiladelphus (C. Mull.) Zander, stat. nov. Be. agraria Hedw. Pseudocrossidium Williams . revolutum (Brid. in Schrad.) Zander, comb. nov. - replicatum (Tayl.) Zander, comb. nov. aureum (Bartr.) Zander, comb. nov. al Other nomenclatural novelty: Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum (Schultz) Zander, comb. nov. 211 1979 Zander, Barbula and Pseudocrossidium Barbula sect. Revolutae B.S.G. = Pseudocrossidium Didymodon tophaceus involuta Bix. & Ther. = B. agraria Barbula convoluta var. propagulifera Glow. = Gymnostomun a2eruginosum Barbula crispula Hampe in Jaeg. = Be arcuata Barbula cruegeri Sond. ex C. Mill. = B. indica Barbula ehrenbergii var. mexicana Ther. = B. ehrenbergii Desmatodon ellesmerensis Brassard = P. revolutum Barbula abbonii Ther. = Barbula agraria fo. Barbula erosa Hampe in C. Mull. = B. indica Barbula ferrinervis C. Mull. = B. arcuata Barbula ferrinervis var. eggersiana C. Mull. = B. arcuata Tortula gregaria Mitt. = B. indica Barbula haringae Crum = B. amplexifolia = horrinervis K. Saito = B. indica husnotii Schimp. ex Besch. = B. agrari Barbula hypselostegia Card. = B. indica Barbula linguaefolia Bartr. = B. calcarea macrogonia Besch. = B. arcuata Barbula microglottis C. Mull. = B. indica Barbula muenchii Card. = B. indica perlinearis C. M - = P. replicatun platyneura C. Mull. & Kindb. = P. revolutum Barbula pringlei Card. = B. indica Barbula purpuripes C. Mull. = B. indica rubricaulis Ther. = B. arcuate rufipes Schimp. ex Besch. = B. indica Trichostomum setifolium C. ifill. = B. arcuata Barbula spiralis Schimp. ex C. Mull. = P. replicatum Barbula spiralis var. emarginata Card. = P. replicatum Barbula stenotheca Ther. = B. orizabensis Barbula stillicidiorum Card. =B. arcuata Barbula suberythropoda C. Mull. = B. arcuate Barbula subulifolia Sull. = B. arcuata Parbula unguiculata fo. propagulosa Crum = B. indica whitehouseae Crum B. eustegia Barbula Barbula wrightii Sauerb. in Jaeg. = B. indica ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS For valuable discussions, suggestions end criticism, and for bringing certain specimens to my attention, I thank L.E. Anderson, GR. Brassard, ii.R. Buck, H.-A. Crum, F. Bowers, H.O. Hill, D. Horton, B.M. Murray, C. Delgadillo M., A.J. Sharp, W.C. Steere, D.H. Vitt and H.L.k. Whitehouse, among others. 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Espan., ed. 3, 3: 298, fig. 874. 1921; Cyrénm & Hayek in Karst. & Schenck, Vegetat.-bild. 18 (H 6/7): pl. 32. 1928; Hottes, Book Shrubs, ed. 1, 344. 1928; Bouloumoy, Fl. Liban Syrie pl. 320. 1930; Hottes, Book Shrubs, ed. 2, 404. 1931; Javorka & Csapody, Icon. Fl. Hung. pl. 418, fig. 2845. 1932; Makins, Ident. Trees Shrubs 17, fig. 5 D. 1936; W. Trelease, Wint. Bot., ed. 3, imp. 1, 335. 1931; Hottes, Book Shrubs, ed. 4, 404. 1942. [to be continued} BEGONIA OF ECUADOR Lyman B. Smith and Dieter C. Wasshausen Smithsonian Institution Washington, D. C., U. S. A. This revision is preliminary to a detailed manuscript for "Flora of Ecuador" edited by Gunnar Harling and Benkt Sparre. It enables us to place a number of new species on early record and to lay a framework for further study as more herbaria are consulted. So far we have studied in any depth only the herbaria of AA, AAU, GB, GH, NY, S, and Us. Our key is frankly artificial because the distinctions of placental form are highly impractical due to a lack of both pis- tillate flowers and fruit in a very large proportion of the specimens examined. For a taxonomic key to the sections see Irmscher in Pflanzenfam. ed. 2. 21: 579-580. 1925. 1. Flowering plant leafless. 2. Inflorescence small, few-flowered, irregular; apical stipules imbricate. 33. B. parcifolia 2. Inflorescence large, many-flowered, regularly dichotomous. 3. Cortex yellow-brown, sublustrous, finely striate or rugulose when dry; stem tough, woody, ca. 3 dm long; capsule-wings subequal. 34. B. compacticaulis 3. Cortex bluish gray, lustrous, smooth but crustose; stem soft, hollow, to 4 m long; capsule-wings very unequal. 35. B. erythrocarpa 1. Flowering plant leafy. 4, Blades peltate. 5. The blades subentire to doubly dentate but not lobed. 6. Blades strongly asymmetric, oblique, doubly dentate; leaves fasciculate at the end of the short stem. 36. B. asympeltata 6. Blades symmetric or nearly so. 7. The blades broadly ovate or elliptic to suborbicular, 8-24 em wide, nearly as wide as long; leaves fasciculate; stem short. 37- B. serotia {- The blades ovate, much longer than wide; plant caulescent, mostly scandent. 8. Umbo close to the broadly truncate blade-base; blade to 2h em long, 7-11 cm wide; stamens few; largest capsule- wing falciform, ascending. [- Be aeranthos 8. Umbo about equidistant from the rounded base and sides of the blade or the blade subcordate at base. 9. Stamens free or on a low torus. 10. Inflorescence dichotomously branched. 11. Blade-base more or less indented; margins crenate- dentate; stamens numerous, clavate. 9. B. ynesiae ll. Blade-base broadly rounded; margins subentire. 233 234 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. 44, No. 4 12. Cortex gray, friable. 13. Filaments slender, longer than the elliptic anthers. 10. B. pululahuana 13. Filaments short or lacking; stamens clavate. ll. B. tropaeolifolia 12. Cortex reddish, persistent; stamens clavate; fila- ments short to almost lacking. 12. B. sodiroi 10. Inflorescence unbranched, not more than 3-flowered. 14. Peduncles solitary, axillary. 15. Outer staminate tepals 14-15 mm long; stamens numerous; cortex gray, crustose. 13. B. hitchcockii 15. Outer staminate tepals not over 6 mm long; stamens few. 16. Blades subentire, bicolorous. 14. B. truncicola 16. Blades coarsely dentate, concolorous. 15. B. segregata 14. Peduncles several and secund from leafless branches; stamens few. 17. B. dodsonii 9. Stamens on a long column, numerous; outer staminate tepals 8-20 mm long. 17. Blades coarsely dentate; cortex reddish brown; outer staminate tepals dentate. 18. B. maurandiae 17. Blades subentire; cortex gray, crustose; outer stami- nate tepals entire. 19. B. geminiflora 5. The blades strongly lobed, digitate-nerved; stem stout, erect. 35. B. erythrocarpa 4, Blades basifixed. 18. The blades strongly lobed, digitate-nerved; stem erect; internodes distinct. 19. Stem gray, crustose, stout; blade-lobes 4-5, attenuate; inflorescence 2-3-dichotomous; capsule-wings only slightly unequal. 35. B. erythrocarpa 19. Stem not crustose. ' 20. Petiole-apex bearing a dense ring of slender trichomes; blade-lobes irregularly sinuate or lobed; ovary-wings narrow. 38. B. ludwigii 20. Petiole-apex without a ring of trichomes. 21. Inflorescence to 7 times dichotomous; flowers more than 100; tepals 4 mm long; capsule-wings equal. 3. B. parviflora 21. Inflorescence only a few times dichotomous; flowers relatively few; tepals 10-25 mm long; capsule-wings very unequal. 4h, B. acerifolia 18. Blades not strongly lobed. 22. The blades straight or nearly so, the longest nerve continuing the direction of the petiole. 23. Blades digitate-nerved, generally less than twice as long as wide and widest below the middle, sometimes combined with oblique blades on the same plant. 2h. Leaves fascicled; petioles to 45 cm long; stem short; internodes mostly shorter than the stipules. 25. Tepals subacute, usually dark red; stamens oblong. 1979 Smith & Wasshausen, Begonia of Ecuador 235 30. B. froebelii 25. Tepals rounded, pale. 26. Staminate tepals 6-8 and pistillate tepals 6 or if less then some deeply lobed; capsule-wings very unequal, the largest subtriangular, acute or subacute. 27. Blades triangular-acute; tepals 8-13 mm long; inflorescence elongate, its branches secund. 28. B. aequatorialis 27. Blades rounded throughout or apiculate; tepals 20-30 mm long; inflorescence short, few-flowered, irregu- larly branched. 29. B. octopetala 26. Staminate tepals 4 and pistillate tepals 5, never lobed; blades shallowly lobed. 28. Upper blade-lobes semiorbicular, their sinuses nar- row; blades sparsely vestite beneath; inflorescence once dichotomous. 39. B. triramosa 28. Upper blade-lobes subtriangular, their sinuses broad; inflorescence racemose or subracemose. 33- B. parcifolia oh, Leaves separated by distinct internodes; plants caules- cent. 29. Stem scandent. 30. Inflorescence dichotomously branched. 31. Blades broadly rounded or minutely cordate at base, 4-15 cm long, sometimes undulate but otherwise en- tire; capsule-wings very unequal. 6. B. glabra 31. Blades deeply cordate at base, 4-7 cm long, crenate- dentate; capsule-wings subequal, small; stamens numerous, clavate. 9. B. ynesiae 30. Inflorescence simple, not more than 3-flowered. 32. Stamens few, free or on a low torus. 33. Peduncles solitary, axillary. 15. B. segregata 33. Peduncles several and secund from leafless branches. 16. B. secunda 32. Stamens many on a long column; outer staminate tepals dentate. 18. B. maurandiae 29. Stem erect or ascending. 34. The stem short, very much exceeded by the peduncles; blades strongly vestite beneath; tepals red, 20-35 mm long. 30.8. froebelii 34. Stem elongate; peduncles very short; blades glabrous or nearly so; tepals pale, 3-9 mm long. 35. Stipules and bracts fimbriate; blades narrow, atten- uate; capsule-wings very unequal. 45. B. fischeri 35. Stipules and bracts crenate; blades ample, apiculate; capsule-wings equal. ho. B. tiliifolia 23. Blades pinnate-nerved, generally at least twice as long as wide and widest near the middle, rarely combined with oblique blades on the same plant; plants caulescent, usually erect. 36. Inflorescence long and narrow, many-flowered; blades 236 PE eT OCA Vol. 44, No. slightly asymmetric with the abaxial side somewhat the wider. 37- Plant pubescent; tepals elliptic or ovate; pistillate tepals 4-5; pistillate bracteoles serrate, about equal- ing the ovary; largest capsule-wing ovate, ca. 1 em wide. 4. B. buddleiifolia 37. Plant nearly glabrous; tepals suborbicular; pistillate tepals 2; pistillate bracteoles obscurely undulate or entire, very ample, accrescent; largest capsule -wing faleate, 2-4 cm wide. 27. B. rossmanniae 36. Inflorescence broad and regularly dichotomous or few- flowered. 38. Blade-bases subsymmetric with both sides cuneate or broadly rounded; anthers suborbicular or obovate, much shorter than the filaments; capsules alate. 39. Blade-base cuneate, then narrowly rounded; blade oblanceolate, 10-28 em long; capsule-wings subequal. 46. B. maynensis 39. Blade-base broadly rounded; blade elliptic, 4-6. 9 em long; capsule-wings very unequal; (also scandent). 8. B. holtonis 38. Blade-base strongly asymmetric. 4O. The blade-base with both sides meeting the petiole at the same point, one side cuneate or both rounded. 41. Blades with one lateral cusp on the larger side, obliquely cordate at base; pistillate tepals 4. 47. B. harlingii 41. Blades with only a terminal cusp. hO,. Inflorescence 2-5 times dichotomous; capsule-wings unequal. 43. Larger basal blade-lobe overlapping the petiole and the blade often appearing dimidiate, sharply serrate; inflorescence 5-dichotomous. 48. B. guaduensis 43, Larger basal blade-lobe strongly divergent from the petiole; blades obscurely serrulate; inflorescence 2-3-dichotomous (herbarium specimens not always obviously climbing). 31. B. consobrina hO,. Inflorescence unbranched or once dichotomous; capsule-appendages equal. 4, Blades glabrous; capsule alate; tepals 2-3 mm long. 1. B. semiovata 44, Blades subdensely vestite with coarse tumid-based hairs; capsule horned; tepals 15-25 mm long. 20. B. longirostris 4O. The blade-base dimidiate with one side decurrent on the petiole. 4S. Stipules persistent; plant glabrous; ovary and capsule ellipsoid or globose, unequally alate. 5. B. foliosa 45, Stipules deciduous; plant vestite especially on the branchlets and blade-nerves; ovary and capsule 4 1979 Smith & Wasshausen, Begonia of Ecuador 237 turbinate, equally 3-horned. 46. Stamens i staminate tepals 11-16 m long. 47. Staminate tepals very unequal, ovate, acute; blades glabrous above. el. B. tetrandra 47. Staminate tepals subequal, oblong, deeply retuse; blades hirtellous above. ee. B. valvata 46. Stamens more than 4; staminate tepals 3-8 mm long; blades variable. 23. B. urticae 22. Blades oblique to transverse, their longest nerve making an angle with the petiole. 48. Blade-base cuneate on one side; blade pinnate -nerved (climbing habit not always evident in herbarium specimens). 49. Peduncle less than 1 cm long; inflorescence densely few- flowered. 43. B. albomaculata 49. Pedunecle much more than 1 cm long; inflorescence laxly 2-3-dichotomous. 32. B. consobrina 48. Blade-base cordate. 50. Stipules and bracts fimbriate, persistent; inflorescence Simple or once dichotomous. 51. Plant low, soft, annual or of shorter duration, tepals 2-4 mm long. 2. B. humilis 51. Plant medium, firm, perennial; staminate tepals to 8 mm long; pistillate tepals 3-6 mm long (blades also straight). 4S. B. fischeri 50. Stipules and bracts entire, sometimes quickly deciduous; inflorescence mostly many-flowered. 52. Stem short, stout, exceeded by the petioles; peduncles much exceeding the leaves (blades also straight). 30. B. froebelii 52. Stem long, slender, much exceeding the petioles; peduncles slightly if at all exceeding the leaves. 53. Stipules inconspicuous, quickly deciduous, stems glabrous. 54. Inflorescence simple, 3-flowered (staminate) or 1-flowered (pistillate); capsule turbinate, equally 3-horned. eh. B. mariae 54. Inflorescence once or more often twice dichotomous. 55. Staminate pedicels much enlarged toward apex; capsule turbinate, equally 3-horned. 25. B. fuchsiiflora 55. Staminate pedicels very slender throughout; capsule ellipsoid, unequally 3-alate. 49. B. piurensis 53. Stipules conspicuous, persistent; inflorescence 1-3 times dichotomous. 56. Inflorescence with many flowers in dense terminal clusters; stem, petioles, blades and inflorescence- branches villous; capsule exalate. 26. B. exalata 56. Inflorescence lax throughout; stem, petioles, blades and inflorescence-branches sparsely pubescent to glabrous; capsule alate. 57. Stipules, bracts and bracteoles narrow, bracteoles 238 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. 44, No. 4 deciduous. 50. B. microcarpa 57. Stipules, bracts and bracteoles ample; bracteoles persistent. 31. B. pastoensis Section DORATOMETRA (Kl.) A. IC. (Section Poecilia A. IC.) 1. B. SEMIOVATA Liebm., Kjoeb. Vidensk. Meddel. 1852: 22. 1853. B. spruceana A. DC., Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 11: 142. 1859. B. flexuosa A. DC., loc. cit. B. guyanensis A. IC., loc. cit. B. guyanensis var. glaberrima C. DC., Bot. Gaz. 20: 540. 1895. Type: Oersted 209 (Holotype, C; photo, F), Nicaragua. Ecuador: Cotopaxi, Esmeraldas, Guayas, Los Rios, Napo, Pastaza, Pichincha, Tungurahua. Mexico to Guiana and Peru. 2. B. HUMILIS Dryand. in Ait., Hort. Kew. 3: 353. 1789. B. lucida Haworth, Saxifrag. Enum. 197. 1821. B. meyeniana Walp. in Nov. Act. Leop.-Carol. 19, Suppl. 1: 409. 1843. B. subhumilis A. DC., Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 11: 124. 1859... B. pavoniana As TGs Op. cit. p. 142. Type: Kew Hortus s n (Holotype, BM; photo, GH), West Indies. Stems and petioles glabrous or (B. subhumilis) with a few fine hairs toward their apices. Ecuador: Los Rios, Morena-Santiago, Napo, Zamora-Chinchipe. West Indies to Peru and Brazil. Section SCHEIDWEILERIA (Kl.) A. IC. 3. B. PARVIFLORA Poepp. & Endl., Nov. Gen. & Sp. 1: 7, pl. 12. 1835. B. micrantha Steud., Nomencl. ed. 2. 1: 194. 1840. Scheidweileria parviflora (Poepp. & Mndl.) Kl. Begon. 59. 1855. Begonia myriantha Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 35. 1891. Type: Poeppig s n (Holotype, W), Peru. Ecuador: Bolivar, Cotopaxi, Loja, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Pichincha, Santiago-Zamora, Tunguruahua. Colombia to Bolivia. Section PILDERIA (Kl.) A. DC. 4, B. BUDDLEIIFOLIA A. DC., Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 11: 141. 1859. Pilderia urticaefolia Kl., Monatsb. Berlin Akad. 127. 1854. Begonia urticaefolia Hort. ex Kl., Monatsb. Berlin Akad. 127. 1854, nomen. B. lantanaefolia A. DC., Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 11: 141. 1859. B. pilderia A. DC. in DC. Prod. 15, pt. 1: 380. 1864. B. urticifolia (i) Warb., Pflanzenfam. 3, Abt. 6a: 144. 1894, non Smith 1790. Type: Spruce 3998 (Holotype, G; photo, GH), Peru. Ecuador: Morona-Santiago, Pastaza, Santiago-Zamora, Tungurahua Venezuela, Colombia, Peru. Section LEPSIA (K1l.) A. DC. 5. B. FOLIOSA H.B.K., Nov. Gen. & Sp. Pl. 7: 183, pl. 642. 1825. ? B. elegans H. B. K., op. cit., 182. B. putzeysiana A. DC., Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 11: 139. 1859. B. jamesoniana A. 1., loc. cit. B. foliosa H. B. K. var. rotundata L. B. Smith & Schubert, Caldasia 4, no. 18: 192, pl. 17. 1946; var. putzeysiana 2579 Smith & Wasshausen, Begonia of Ecuador 239 (A. DC.) L. B. Smith & Schubert, loc. cit.; var. australis L. B. Smith & Schubert, op. cit. p. 194, pl. 17. Type: Humboldt & Bonpland s n (Holotype, P; photo, US), Colombia. Ecuador: Azuay, Carchi, Morona-Santiago, Pastaza, Pichincha, Tungurahua. Venezuela, Colombia. Section PRITZELIA (Kl.) A. DC. (Section Wageneria A. DC.) 6. B. GLABRA Aubl. Pl. Guian. 2: 916, pl. 349. 1775. B. scandens Sw. Prod. 86. 1788. B. elliptica H. B. K., Nov. Gen. & Bp. 720 100, | pls Gay. 1625. ‘B: “lucida Otto & Dietr., Allg. Gartenz. 16: 162. 1848. B. mortiziana Kunth & Bouché, Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol. 16. 1848. B. physalifolia Liebm., Kjoeb. Vidensk. Meddell. 1852: 19. 1853. : Type: Aublet s n (Holotype, BM; photo GH), French Guiana. Ecuador: Cotopaxi, Esmeraldas, Guayas, Los Rios, Manabi, Napo, Oro, Pastaza, Pichincha, Santiago-Zamora, Tungurahua. Southern Mexico and the West Indies to Guiana, Peru and Bolivia. (.- B. AERANTHOS L. B. Smith & Schubert, Mem. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 36, ER 2 a-e. 1952. Type: Camp E-1317 (Holotype, NY; photo, US), Ecuador. aa Zamora -Chinchipe fEsditiecc:Yanhoea ys Section MEIONANTHERA A. IC. 8. B. HOLTONIS A. DC., Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 11: 141. 1859. 7B. umbrata A. DC. in IC. Prod. 15, pt. 1: 396. 1864. B. foliosa H. B. K., var. amplifolia L. B. Smith & Schubert, Caldasia L, no. oa clube: pl. 17. 1946. B. schimpfii Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. 74: 604. 1949 Type: Holton 725 (Holotype, G; isotype, GH), Colombia. Ecuador : : Azuay, Bolivar, Guayas. Colombia. Section GOBENIA A. Ic. 9. B. YNESIAE L. B. Smith & D. C. Wasshausen, sp. nov. AB. sodiroi C. DC., cui affinis, foliorum laminis margine crenato- dentatis, basifixis profunde cordatisque vel peltatis et basi plus minusve indentatis differt. Plant climbing, perennial, glabrous; stem flexuous, woody; cortex red becoming gray, rimose and friable on old stems; inter- nodes 1-3 cm long. Stipules persistent, broad, to 5 mm long, en- tire, thin, brown. Petioles to 9 cm long, red. Blades broadly ovate, acute or acuminate, 4-7 cm long, crenate-dentate, basi- fixed and deeply cordate or peltate and more or less indented at base, pale beneath. Peduncles usually single and axillary, 1.5- 4 em long, very slender. Inflorescence several times dichoto- mous; bracts persistent, like the stipules. Staminate pedicels 2-5 mm long; tepals 4, red, the outer broadly ovate, obtuse, 12 mm long, entire, the inner elliptic, ca. 10 mm long. Stamens many on a low torus, clavate with short or no filaments, the en- larged connective enveloping the pollen sacs. Pistillate pedi- cels to 10 mm long in fruit; bracteoles suborbicular, covering 240 Pi XY 2-010) GA Vol. 44, No. the young ovary; tepals 6, ovate, subequal, 4 mm long. Ovary 4- celled, subglobose; wings subequal, small; placentae bilamellate, ovuliferous throughout; styles less than 1 mm long, the stigmatic tissue reniform. Pl. l. Type: Ecuador: Pichincha: Canton Quito: Alaspongo; trail Nono to Gualea; dense forest, alt. 3124 m, Ynes Mexia 7706 (Holotype, AA; isotype, US). Paratypes: Corazon (7), André 3661 (NY). Quito-Mindo road, ek side Andes, rainforest, Prescott 1467 (NY); L494 (NY); 1505 NY). 10. B. PULULAHUANA C. DC., Bull. Herb. Boiss. II. 8: 325. 1908. Type: Sodiro 589 (Holotype, G; photo F), Ecuador. Ecuador: Loja, Napo, Pichincha. 11. B. TROPAEOLIFOLIA A. DC., Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 11: 120. 1859 Var. TROPAROLIFOLIA. Type: ‘Triana 3637 (Holotype, G; photo US; isotype, BM). Peduncle and inflorescence glabrous. Ecuador: Not yet found. Var. PUBERULA L. B. Smith & Schubert, Lloydia 13: 87. 1950. Type: Steyermark 54173 (Holotype, GH; isotype, F). Pedunele and inflorescence puberulous. Ecuador: Oro. 12. B. SOBIROL GC. DC., Bull. Herb. Boiss. II. 8: 323. 1905, Type: Sodiro 588 (Holotype, G; photo, F), Ecuador. Eeuador: Cotopaxi, Napo, Pichincha. 13. B. HITCHCOCKII Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. 74: 620. 1949. Type: Hitchcock 21800 1/2 (Holotype, US), Ecuador. Ecuador: Napo, Tungurahua. 14. B. TRUNCICOLA Sodiro ex C. DC., Bull. Herb. Boiss. II. 8: 323. 1908. Type: Sodiro 587 (Holotype, G; photo, F), Ecuador. Ecuador: Carchi, Cotopaxi - Pichincha. 15. B. SEGREGATA L. B. Smith & Schubert, Begonian 27: 22h, pl. 1960. Type: Alston 8455 (Holotype, BM), Colombia. Ecuador: Carchi. Colombia. 16. B. SECUNDA L. B. Smith & D. C. Wasshausen, sp. nov. AB. maurandiae A. DC., cui affinis, foliorum laminis subintegris, pedunculis aliquot e ramis exfoliatis secunde portatis, tepalis masculinis suborbicularibus minoribus differt. Plant climbing, perennial; stem flexuous, woody, yellow-brown, sulcate, laxly and minutely glandular; internodes ca. 2 cm long. Stipules persistent, broadly ovate to suborbicular, acuminate, 2 mm long, entire, thin, brown, nerveless, glabrous. Petioles to 6 ecm long, glabrous. Blades basifixed, ovate, attenuate, trun- cate or slightly retuse at base, 8 cm long, 4 cm wide, subentire, subglabrous, pale beneath. Peduncles several and secund from leafless branches, 2 cm long, filamentous, glabrous. Inflores- cence 3-flowered with the single staminate flower central; bracts persistent, like the stipules. Staminate pedicel 2 mm long; tepals 4, the outer subreniform, 3.5 mm wide, entire, red, very 1979 Smith & Wasshausen, Begonia of Ecuador 241 sparsely pubescent, the inner saccate, 1.5 mm long, white. Sta- mens few, nearly free; filaments longer than the anthers; anthers ellipsoid with the enlarged connective enveloping the pollen sacs. Pistillate pedicels 15 mm long, longer in fruit; bracteoles persistent, ample, covering the ovary and capsule; tepals 5 (7), suborbicular, fleshy, the outer 1.5 mm long, the inner smaller, reniform. Ovary subglobose; wings very unequal, the largest falcate, ascending, to 10 mm wide and 5 mm high in fruit; placentae bilamellate, ovuliferous throughout; styles less than 1 mm long, the stigmatic tissue reniform. Pl. 2. Type: Ecuador: Pichincha: Tandapi, epiphytic on tree trunk in forest, I. Holmgren 847 (Holotype, S; photo, US). 17. B. DODSONII L. B. Smith & D. C. Wasshausen, sp. nov. AB. truncicola Sodiro ex C. IC., cui valde affinis, foliorum laminis grosse sSinuato-dentatis concoloribus differt. Plant climbing, perennial; stem slightly flexuous, woody, gray-crustose on thicker parts, climbing to 5 m level (! Dodson). Stipules persistent, ovate, acuminate, 5 mm long, brown, glabrous. Petioles to 7 cm long, glabrous. Blades peltate, ovate, acuminate, evenly rounded at base, to 11 cm long, 4.5 cm wide, coarsely sinuate-dentate, concolorous, very sparsely pubes- cent beneath when young. Peduncles several from leafless branch- es, 2 cm long, filamentous, glabrous. Inflorescence 3-flowered with the single staminate flower central; bracts persistent, like the stipules. Staminate pedicel 5 mm long; tepals 4, entire, orange (! Dodson), the outer suborbicular, 5 mm long, the inner broadly obovate, if mm long. Stamens few, free, broadly clavate with filaments shorter than the anthers; the connective envelop- ing the pollen sacs. Pistillate pedicels 10 mm long in fruit; bracteoles persistent, broadly elliptic, entire or sparsely den- tate, covering the fruit; tepals 5 (7), elliptic, ca. 1 mm long. Ovary subglobose, white (! Dodson); wings very unequal, the largest 10 mm wide and 4 m high in fruit; styles less than 1 mm Sees: @ Fl. 3< Type: Ecuador: Pichincha: Canton Santo Domingo, Centinela, 12 km east of Patricia Pilar, alt. 600 m, C. H. Dodson, TI. Dodson & A. Embree 7115 (Holotype, SEL; isotype, US). 18. B. MAURANDIAE A. IC., Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 11: 119. 1859. B. hederacea A. DC., Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 11: 120. 1859. Type: Triana 386 (Holotype, K; isotype, GH), Colombia. Ecuador: Azuay, Carchi, Imbabura, Napo, Pichincha, Santiago- Zamora, Tungurahua. Colombia. 19. B. GEMENEFLORA L. B. Smith & D. C. Wasshausen, sp. nov. A B. hitchcockii Irmsch., cui affinis, tepalis masculinis ellip- ticis, staminum columna elongata differt. Plant climbing, perennial; stem flexuous, woody, gray-crus- tose, hirtellous; internodes ca 2 cm long. Stipules of stem large, soon disintegrating, those of branches persistent, ovate, acuminate, 2 mm long, l-nerved, brown, glabrous. Petioles to 7 em long, soon glabrous. Blades peltate, ovate, acute or acumi- nate, evenly rounded at base, 10 cm long, 6 cm wide, subentire, sparsely puberulent beneath around the umbo, pale beneath. 242 PY Lote Gis Vol. 44, No. 4 Peduncles 4 cm long, sparsely pubescent, soon glabrous. Inflo- rescences unisexual with evidently the single staminate flower suppressed in one and the 2 lateral pistillate in the other; bracts persistent, elliptic, 3 mm long, entire, thin, brown pubescent. Staminate pedicel 3 mm long, pubescent; tepals i entire, red, the outer broadly elliptic, 20 mm long, sparsely pubescent, the inner shorter. Stamens many on a 12 mm long column; filaments about equaling the anthers, stout; anthers obovoid with the connective enveloping the pollen sacs. Pistil- late pedicels 2 cm long; bracteoles persistent, suborbicular, covering the fruit; tepals 5 (7), elliptic, 2 mm long. Ovary subglobose; wings very unequal, the largest 15 mm wide and 6 mm high in fruit; styles less than 1 m long. Pl. 4. Type: Ecuador: Pichincha: Road from Santo Domingo to Quito, Cornejo Astorga (Tandapi), climbing in shrub vegetation, alt. ca. 1800 m, Harling, Storm & Strom 9262 (Holotype, US; isotype, S$). Section CASPARYA (A. DC.) Warb. (Semibegoniella C. DC.) 20. B. LONGIROSTRIS Benth., Pl. Hartweg. 185. 1845. Casparya grewiaefolia A. DC., Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. il: 117. 1859. C. grewi- aefolia var. jamesoniana A. DC.; var. voniana A. DC. in I. Prod. 15, pt. 1: 272. 1864. C. longirostris (Benth.) A. IC., loc. cit. Begonia grewiaefolia (A. DC.) Warb. in Pflanzenfam. 3, Abt. 6a: 146. 1894. Semibegoniella jamesoniana (A. DC.) Cc. D., Bull... Herb. Boise. IL. $3,327. 1908. C. sodiroi C.: DOs, Boss cit. Begonia colombiana L. B. Smith & Schubert, Caldasia 4, no. 16: 29, pl. 6. 1946. Type: Hartweg s n (Holotype, K; photo, GH), Ecuador. Ecuador: Imbabura, Napo, Pastaza, Pichincha. Colombia. 21. B. TETRANDRA Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. 74: 626, pl. 7. 1949. Type: Lobb s n (Paratype, W), Peru; Hitchcock 21889 (Para- type, US), Ecuador. Ecuador: WNapo, Pastaza, Tungurahua. Peru. 22. B. VALVATA L. B. Smith & Schubert, Mem. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 40, fig. 2 P-i. 1952. Type: Camp E-1560 (Holotype, NY), Ecuador. Ecuador: Morona-Santiago. 23. B. URTICAE L. f., Suppl. 420. 1781. 3B. columnaris Benth., Pl. Hartweg. 131. 1844. Sassea glabra Kl., Monatsber. Berlin Akad. 128. 1854. Casparya columnaris beta glabra (K1.) A. DC. in DC. Prod. 15, pt. 1: 274. 1864. Begonia monticola C. I., Bull. Herb. Boiss. II. 8: 325. 1908. B. torresii Standi., Journ. Washington Acad. Sci. 17: 313. 1927. B. chiriquensis Standl. in Woodson & Schery, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 32l. 1940. 3B. columnaris Benth. var. glabra (Kl.) L. B. Smith & Schubert in Macbride, Fl. Peru in Field Mus. Pub. Bot. 13, pt. 4: 187. 1941. Type: Mutis s n (Holotype, M?), Colombia. Keuador: Azuay, Carchi, Imbabura, Loja, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Pichincha, Zamora-Chinchipe. Venezuela and Costa Rica to Peru. 1979 Smith & Wasshausen, Begonia of Ecuador 243 24. B. MARTAE L. B. Smith, Phytologia 27: 213, pl. 2. 1973. Type: John J. & Marie L. Wurdack & Tillett 2782 (Holotype, US; isotype, VEN), Venezuela. Ecuador: WNapo. Venezuela. 25. B. FUCHSIIFLORA (A. DC.) Warb. in Pflanzenfam. 3, Abt. 6a: 146. 1894, as "fuchsiifolia"; Baranov & Barkley, Phytologia 26: 220. 1973. Casparya fuchsiaeflora A. DC., Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 11: 116, 1859. Type: Jameson 415 (Holotype, G; photo, F), Ecuador. Ecuador: Imbabura, Napo. Section APTERON C. IC. 26. B. EXALATA Cc. DC., Bull. Herb. Boiss. II. 8: 326. 1908. Type: Sodiro 597 (Holotype, G; photo, F), Ecuador. Ecuador: Bolivar, Pichincha. Section ROSSMANNIA (K1.) A. Dc. 27. B. RCSSMANNIAE A. DC. in DC. Prod. 15, pt. 1: 333. 1864. Type: Ruiz & Pavon s n (Holotype, BM), Peru. Ecuador: Morona-Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Santiago-Zamora, Tungurahua. Colombia to Peru. Section EUPETALUM (Lindl.) A. DC. (Section Huszia A. IC.) 28. B. AEQUATORIALIS L. B. Smith & Schubert, Lloydia 13: 85. 1950. Type: Steyermark 52878 (Holotype, GH; isotype, F), Ecuador. Ecuador: Azuay, Chimborazo. _ 29. B. OCTOPETALA L'Hérit., Stirp. Nov. 101. 1788. B. grandi- flora Knowles & Westcott, Flor. Cab. 1: 51. 1837. Huszia octo- petala (L'Hérit.) K1., Begon. Monatsber. Berlin Akad. 121. 1854. B. octopetala L'Herit. ssp. ovatiformis Irmsch. Bot. Jahrb. 76: 15- 1953. Type: Dombey s n (Holotype, P), Peru. Ecuador: Bolfvar, Cafiar, Cotopaxi, Loja, Pastaza. Peru. 30. B. FROEBELII A. DC., Gard. Chron. 2: 552. 1874. Type: Froebel Hortus s n (Holotype, G?), Ecuador. Ecuador: Canar, Chimborazo. 31. B. PASPOERNSIS A. DC., Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 11: lel. 1959. Type: Triana 3031 (Holotype, K; photo, US), Colombia. Ecuador: Bolivar. Colombia. Section RUIZOPAVONIA A. Ic. 32. B. CONSOBRINA Irmsch. in Diels, Biblioth. Bot. 29: Heft 116: 111. 1937. Type: Diels 995 (Holotype, B; photo, US), Ecuador. Ecuador: Morona-Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Santiago-Zamora, Tungurahua. Section BEGONIA (Section Begoniastrum A. DC.) 244 PHY TODO GLA Vol. 44, No. 4 33. B. PARCIFOLIA C. DC., Smithsonian Misc. Coll. 69, no. 12: 10. 1919. 5B. nervidens Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. 74: 614. 1949. Type: Townsend 947 (Holotype, US), Ecuador. Ecuador: Loja, Oro. 34. B. COMPACTICAULIS Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. 74: 612. 1949. B. riseocaulis sensu L. B. Snith & Schubert, Mem. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 8 (1): 38. 1952, ex parte, non Irmsch. 19h9. Pe Se Type: Hitchcock 20315 (Holotype, US), Ecuador. Ecuador: Chimborazo. 35. B. ERYTHROCARPA A. DC., Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 11: 121. 1659. B. griseocaulis Irmsch. in Diels, Biblioth. Bot. 29, Heft 116: lle. 1937. B. pennellii L. B. Smith & Schubert, Field Mus. Publ. Bot. 13 (4): 196. 1941. B. lobato-peltata Irmsch. Bot. Jahrb. 76: 86. 1953. Type: Weddell 4729 (Holotype, G), Bolivia. Ecuador: Azuay, Chimborazo. Peru, Bolivia. 36. B. ASYMPELTATA L. B. Smith & D. C. Wasshausen, sp. nov. Inter species ecuadorenses quoad habitum acaulem haud tuberifer- um et foliorum laminis peltatis B. serotinam accedit sed foliorum laminis valde asymmetricis, grosse duplicato-serratis, base emar- ginatis plicatisque differt. Plant herbaceous, perennial. Stem erect, stout, 6 cm high, covered with the remains of old stipules. Leaves few, fascicu- late at apex of stem. Stipules imbricate, persistent, broadly ovate, acute, ca. 1 cm long, entire, thick, glabrous, brown and rugose when dry, evidently fleshy when live, lateral nerves ob- secure. Petioles 4-6 cm long, laxly puberulent. Blades peltate, oblique and strongly asymmetric, 9-11 cm long, 5-7.5 cm wide, emarginate and plicate at base, pale beneath, sparsely puberulent on both sides. Peduncle terminal, erect, 15 cm long, much ex- ceeding the leaves, glabrous in age. Inflorescence laxly 3- dichotomous, 12 em wide, glabrous in age; bracts unknown. Stam- inate flowers unknown. Pistillate pedicels 15 mm long; bracte- oles unknown; tepals 5, subequal, oblanceolate, subacute, ca. / mm long, entire. Ovary broadly ellipsoid, 9 mm long in fruit; wings subequal, broadly ovate, obtuse; placentae bilamellate; styles 3, subfree, bifid; stigmatic tissue linear, continuous, twice spiraled on each branch. Pl. 6. Type: Ecuador: Los Rios: Hacienda Clementina, river side in virgin forest, epiphyte, alt. 150 m, Gunnar Harling 201 (Holo- type, 8; photo, US). 37. B. SEROTINA A. IC., Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 11: lel. 1859.-Bs parmata Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. 76: 190. 1953. Type: Jameson 594 (Holotype, K), Ecuador. Ecuador: Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Guayas, Manabi. 38. B. LUDWIGII Irmsch. in Diels, Bibloth. Bot. 116: 113. 1937. Type: Diels 1204 (Holotype, B), Ecuador. Ecuador: Chimborazo, Oro. 39. B. TRIRAMOSA Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. 74: 613. 1949. Type: Rose 22493b ("224936") (Holotype, US). Ecuador: Chimborazo. 1979 Smith & Wasshausen, Begonia of Ecuador 245 40. B. XEROPHYTA L. B. Smith & D. C. Wasshausen, sp. nov. A B. parcifolia C. DC., cui verisimiliter affinis, foliorum laminis cum sinu basali aperto, floribus masculinis 6-plo majoribus differt. Plant herbaceous, perennial. Stem erect, stout, known only from 4 cm. Leaves few, fasciculate at apex of stem. Stipules imbricate, persistent, broadly ovate to reniform, brown and ru- gose when dry, evidently fleshy when live, puberulent, ciliate. Petioles to 10 cm long, fleshy (7), red, puberulent. Blades basifixed, oblique and strongly asymmetric, broadly ovate to sub- reniform, deeply cordate at base, 15-23 cm wide and 13-16 cm high, shallowly lobate and duplicate-serrate, laxly puberulent above, white-tomentulose beneath. Peduncles terminal, erect, to 30 cm long, much exceeding the leaves, fleshy (2), red, puberu- lent. Inflorescence subracemosely 3-flowered; bracts deciduous, suborbicular, 2 cm long, fimbriate, thin, red. Staminate pedi- cels 4-5 cm long; tepals 4, the outer elliptic, obtuse, 18-30 m long, 15 mm wide, entire, red outside, white inside; the inner broadly obovate, truncate or slightly retuse, 25 mm long, white to very pale pink (! Asplund). Stamens over 100 on a low torus; filaments 7 mm long; anthers elliptic, 2 mm long. Pistillate flowers (young) subsessile; bracteoles like the bracts; tepals 5, the 2 outer elliptic, much larger than the inner, red. Ovary ellipsoid; wings subequal, evenly rounded; styles 3, bifid; stigmatic tissue linear, spiral. Pl. 7. Type: Ecuador: Loja: Between Loja and San Lucas, very steep and dry slope, alt. ca. 2100 m, Erik Asplund 18036 (Holotype, §; photo, US). 41. B. SPARREANA L. B. Smith & D. C. Wasshausen, sp. nov. A B. parcifolia C. DC., cui parum affinis, foliorum laminis haud lobatis, cum sinu basali aperto, inflorescentiis folia subaequan- tibus, tepalis femineis 4, exterioribus subaequalibus differt. Plant herbaceous, perennial. Stem erect, known only from 4+ em. Leaves few, fasciculate at apex of stem. Stipules imbri- cate, deciduous, ovate, filiform-attenuate, 10 mm long, entire, thin, nerved, brown, pubescent. Petioles 3-7 cm long, slender, laxly pubescent. Blades basifixed, oblique, deeply cordate at base, to 15 cm long, 10 cm wide, evenly rounded except at apex, finely setose-serrate, sparsely pubescent above and very sparsely beneath. Peduncles 5-7 cm long, about equaling the leaves, laxly pubescent. Inflorescences simply racemose or unequally dichoto- mous with one branch simple and one racemose, laxly pubescent; bracts persistent, like the stipules but elliptic and rounded. Staminate pedicels 5-7 mm long; tepals 4, entire, the outer sub- orbicular, 9 mm long, slightly colored, the inner lance-ovate, 8 mm long, white. Stamens ca. 25, free; filaments 2 mm long; an- thers elliptic, 1 mm long, the connective apex slightly produced, broadly rounded. Pistillate pedicels 8 mm long; bracteoles like the bracts; tepals 5, the 4 outer broadly elliptic, rounded and apiculate, 7 mm long, the inner one elliptic, acute, smaller. Ovary ellipsoid; wings slightly unequal, triangular with a hori- zontal upper margin; placentae bilamellate; styles 3, free, 246 PHY 20h 0 Ged Vol. 44, No. 4 slender, bifid; stigmatic tissue linear, continuous, twice spiraled on the arms. Pl. 8. Type: Ecuador: Morona-Santiago: Gualquiza, Mision Bomboiza, Mision Salesiana, primary and secondary tropical rainforest, alt. ca. 700-800 m, Benkt Sparre 19025 (Holotype, S; photo, US). 40, B. TILIIFOLIA C. DC., Bull. Herb. Boiss. II. 324. 1908, as "tiliaefolia”. Type: Sodiro 584 bis (Holotype, G); 554e (G, paratype; F, photo), Ecuador. Ecuador: Carchi, Cotopaxi, Pichincha. Panama, Colombia. 43. B. ALBOMACULATA C. DC. ex Huber, Bol. Mus. Para 4: 593. 1906, description legal but useless. Type: Hortus Museu Goeldi s n (Holotype, MG), Peru. Det. C. DC.: Sodiro 590a (G; F, photo). Type not seen, identification by photo of Sodiro 590a. Ecuador: Oro, Pichincha. Peru. 4), B, ACERIFOLIA H.B.K., Nov. Gen. & Sp. 7: 186, pl. O44. 1825. B. dolabrifera C. DC., Bull. Herb. Boiss. II. 8: 324. 1908. Type: Humboldt & Bonpland s n (Holotype, P; photo, US), Ecuador. Ecuador: Azuay, Bolivar, Chimborazo (7), Loja. 45. B. FISCHERI Schrank, Pl. Rar. Hort. Acad. Monac. 2: pl. 59. 1820. Var. FISCHERI. B. patula sensu Kl., Begon. 30. 1855, non Haworth 1819. B. tovarensis Kl., Begon. 31. 1855. Type: Munich Hortus s n (Holotype, M), Brazil. Blades all reniform and oblique. Ecuador: Not yet found. Var. KLUGII Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. 76: 99. 1953. Type: Klug 3389 (Holotype, US), Peru. Blades or some of them ovate and straight. Ecuador: Loja, Morona-Santiago, Pastaza, Zamora-Chinchipe. Peru. 46. B. MAYNENSIS A. DC., Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 11: 126. 1859. Type: Spruce 4859 (Holotype, G; photo, F), Peru. Ecuador: Napo, Pastaza, Santiago-Zamora, Zamora-Chinchipe. Peru. 47. B. HARLINGII L. B. Smith & D. C. Wasshausen, sp. nov. Ab omnibus speciebus ecuadorensibus foliorum laminis lateraliter unicuspidatis, pedunculis brevibus, inflorescentia pauciflora, tepalis femineis 4 differt. Plant ascending, perennial, 20-26 cm high; stem nearly straight, red, pubescent; internodes to 5 cm long. Stipules deciduous, oblong, acute, 12 mm long, 1l-nerved, entire, thin, green. Petioles to 33 mm long, pubescent. Blades straight, strongly asymmetric with one side lanceolate and evenly curved, the other elliptic with a single lateral cusp, cordate, acumi- nate, to 13 cm long, 6 cm wide, coarsely serrate, thin, pubescent on the nerves beneath. Peduncles axillary, to 18 mm long. In- florescence few-flowered, glabrous, bracts deciduous, elliptic, 10 mm long. Staminate pedicel 9 mm long; tepals 4, entire, 279 Smith & Wasshausen, Begonia of Ecuador 247 white, the outer broadly ovate, 9 mm long, the inner oblong, ob- tuse, 6 mm long. Stamens about 20, free; filaments short; an- thers oblong, ca. 2 mm long; connective produced, obtuse. Pis- tillate pedicels 6 mm long in fruit; bracteoles deciduous, like the bracts; tepals 4, punctulate, the (young) outer broadly ovate, 5 mm long, the inner oblong. Ovary ellipsoid, punctulate; wings subequally alate, the wings triangular with the upper mar- gin horizontal; placentae bilamellate; styles 4, highly connate, bifid, the stigmatic tissue continuous, once spiral. Pl. 9. Type: Ecuador: Los Rios: Hacienda Clementina, virgin forest, Samana, alt. 750 m, G. Harling 487 (Holotype, S; photo, US); 521 (Paratype, S; photo, US; flowers malformed and bisexual as if diseased). 48. B. GUADUENSIS H.B.K., Nov. Gen. & Sp. 7: 178. 1825. B. ottonis Walpers, Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 212. 1843. B. serrati- folia C. DC., Smithsonian Misc. Coll. 69, no. 12: 7. 1919. Type: Humboldt s n (Holotype, P; photo, US), Colombia. Ecuador: Santiago-Zamora, Zamora-Chinchipe. Colombia, Venezuela, Peru. hQO. B. PIURENSIS L. B. Smith & Schubert, Field Mus. Pub. Bot. 13, pt. 4: 197. 1941. Type: Stork 11393 (Holotype, UC; isotype, GH), Peru. Ecuador: Chimborazo. Peru. 50. B. MICROCARPA A. DC. in DC. Prod. 15, pt. 1: 311. 1864. Type: Spruce 5070 (Holotype, G; photo, F), Ecuador. Ecuador: Province unknown. Colombia. 248 Pied Ti Ob.0 Gotta Plate 1. Begonia ynesiae L. B. Smith & Wasshausen Vol. 44, No. 1979 Plate 2. —— \ — f] ——— // Begonia secunda L. B. Smith & Wasshausen 250 PR VW RGidioo ease Vol. 44, No. Plate 3. Begonia dodsonii L. B. Smith & Wasshausen 1979 Smith & Wasshausen, Begonia of Ecuador 251 Plate 4. Begonia geminiflora L. B. Smith & Wasshausen 252 PH YT Ob O16, A Vol. 44, No. 4 Plate 5. Cy Cy y) ) y Y 4 fe! se Nee > 24 / Begonia compacticaulis Irmscher 1979 Smith & Wasshausen, Begonia of Ecuador 253 Plate 6. wie Begonia asympeltata L. B. Smith & Wasshausen 254 PA YT. OL, OG TA Vol. 44, No. 4 Plate {. Begonia xerophyta L. B. Smith & Wasshausen 2979 Smith & Wasshausen, Begonia of Ecuador 255 Plate 8. Begonia sparreana L. B. Smith & Wasshausen 256 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. 44, No. Plate 9. Ss \W i I i. | bill } y / | Begonia harlingii L. B. Smith & Wasshausen STUDIES IN THE HELIANTHEAE (ASTERACEAE). XVIII. A NEW GENUS HELIANTHOPSIS. Harold Robinson Department of Botany Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 20560. Though the genus Helianthus L. was the first one proposed of those now placed in the subtribe Helianthinae, the genus was never broadly interpreted, and the concept was soon mostly restricted to a natural group of herbaceous species native to North America. Most of the closely related elements in the Neotropics have been placed in such genera as Simsia Pers. or in the broadly circumscribed Viguiera H.B.K. Nevertheless, a distinctive group of shrubby species from the Andes of Ecuador and Peru, having a deciduous pappus like that of typical Helianthus, has continued to be included in the genus. Continuing studies of the Andean Heliantheae have shown the need to treat the disjunct group as a separate genus which is named here as Helianthopsis. The present action rests on two basic conclusions, first, that the Andean group is not directly related to typical Helianthus of North America, and second, that it should not be included in a further broadened concept of the genus Viguiera. Actually, the problem of a polyphyletic Helianthus has been clearly stated for many years. Heiser (1957), in his study of South American Helianthus, concluded that Viguiera was the likely ancestral genus in the complex and that the two elements of Helianthus were separately derived. The deciduous pappus with obsolete squamellae in Helianthus versus a persistent pappus with prominent squamellae in Viguiera was the only difference then recognized for separating the genera, but Heiser argued against reducing Viguiera into synonymy in order to restore a phyletic concept. Nevertheless, Heiser did nothing more with the South American Helianthus than to rather informally propose a new subgenus, Viguieropsis, distinguished from the North American species by the shrubby habit. An important character is now known which confirms the polyphyletic nature of Helianthus. The styles of the South American species have short tips without an appendage. The North American species have a long slender appendage present on the point of the style, a feature evident in even those species that have become cultivated or established in South America. In reality, typical Helianthus seems to find its closest relative in the genus Simsia, which also has a slender style appendage (Robinson & Brettell, 1972), but which has generally slender style branches which often coil when dried. It is significant 257 258 Pa ¥vE 0: bao G Ed Vol. 44, No. 4 that typical Viguiera also possesses a short but distinct append- age on its style (Robinson, 1977), and future trends will almost certainly require a narrowing rather than a broadening of that genus. The present generic delimitation of Helianthopsis follows what has been called Helianthus in the Andes, and though the traditional separation from Viguiera is thus maintained, some clarification is necessary. In spite of the evident close relation of Helianthopsis with Andean elements presently placed in Viguiera, the division does seem to be a natural one. In Helianthopsis, the species that show superficial resemblance to Viguiera are all members of the specialized pale-anthered group. The less shrubby scarcely tomentose H. matthewsii would not immediately be recognized as a member of the genus, but it has the typical pappus form. Helianthopsis hutchisonii actually has a Viguiera-type pappus but has leaf pubescence, head structure and anther color which indicate its place in the pale-anthered series remote from anything in Viguiera. In Viguiera, only V. sodiroi (Hieron.) Blake and some specimens of V. incana (Pers.) Blake are likely to be mistaken for Helianthopsis because of the presence of tomentum, but they are perennial herbs, they have an obvious Viguiera-type pappus, and they are much like other species of Andean Viguiera in the way the lower lateral veins run subparallel to the leaf margin. The leaves and stems of both species tend to have at least some coarser pubescence unlike that of Helianthopsis. Other generic names that have been used for Andean Helianthinae with exappendiculate styles are Leighia Cass. and Syncretocarpus Blake. Leighia originally included Helianthopsis microphylla, but the type was the herbaceous Mexican species, L. elegans Cass. (= Viguiera linearis (Cav.) Sch.Bip., Blake 1918). Syncretocarpus was established for a group of Peruvian species. The characteristic margin on the achene of Syncreto- carpus was simply a differentiated zone rather than a Verbesina- type wing as suggested by Blake (1916), and the relationship of the genus is entirely within the Viguiera complex. Still, the suffrutescent habit and well-developed Viguiera-type pappus indicate a position apart from Helianthopsis. In establishing the new genus, the informally proposed sub- genus Viguieropsis has seemed an unlikely candidate for eleva- tion. In any case, the name Helianthopsis seems best as a reflection of the historical placement of the species. Helianthopsis H.Robinson, genus nov. Asteracearum (Heliantheae). Plantae frutescentes mediocriter ramosae. Folia opposita vel alterna; laminae ovatae vel anguste oblongae plerumque distincte pubescentes supra dense vel perdense pilosae subtus tomentosae vel lanatae inferne trinervatae, nervis marginem non parallelis. Inflorescentiae terminales pauce capitatae. Squamae involucri plerumque triseriatae in part herbaceae; 1979 Robinson, Genus Helianthopsis 259 paleae subconduplicatae obtusae vel breviter acutae. Flores radii numerosi asexuales; corollae flavae 2-3-lobatae supra papillosae. Flores disci numerosi hermaphroditi; corollae flavae vel superne nigrescentes 5-lobatae, faucis anguste campanulatis inferne plerumque scabridis; filamenta glabra; thecae antherarum plerumque nigrescentes; appendices antherarum abaxialiter glandu- liferae et interdum setiferae; rami stylorum obtusi exappendicu- lati, linis stigmataceis solitariis. Achaenia disci distincte compressa striata; aristae pappi base articulatae facile decid- uae; squamellae paucae vel nullae. Type species: Helianthus microphyllus H.B.K. Twenty species are presently recognized in the genus. Also, as described, Helianthus argenteus H.B.K., from Azuay in Ecuador, has the characters of Helianthopsis. A photograph of the type shows solitary heads that are sometimes on rather long erect peduncles, a character that is rather unusual for the genus. No material matching the latter species has been seen in the present study, and it is omitted from the listing and key. The genus is distributed from northern Ecuador southward to central Peru with a major concentration of species in Cajamarca and adjacent areas of northern Peru. In addition, Heiser (1957) cites a specimen of H. imbaburensis from Narino in southwestern Colombia. The phytogeographic approach has proven useful in the study of the species concepts, though not as clearly as in the case of Monactis (Robinson, 1976). The break betweem Ecuadorian and Peruvian elements of Helianthopsis is particularly marked, and no species is presently known from both countries. Furthermore, the black-anthered species of Ecuador and Peru seem to form two thoroughly distinct natural groups, and the pale-anthered species of Ecuador are obviously more closely related to each other than to those of Peru. The center of diversity is evidently in Peru with only the H. lehmannii group being restricted to Ecuador. No species with reflexed palea tips are known from Ecuador, though the character is seen in both black-anthered and pale- anthered species from Peru. Opposite leaves are found in many Peruvian species including some that are primarily alternate such as H. stuebelii and H. sagasteguii, the latter being one of the pale-anthered species. No opposite leaves have been seen in any specimens from Ecuador. In both H. lehmennii and H. grandi- ceps of Ecuador the anther appendages apparently vary in color from yellow to black. In Peruvian species, with the possible exception of H. discolor, the color of the anther appendages seems to be a reliable species character. The following key attempts to de-emphasize use of opposite versus alternate leaves since the character is evidently varia- ble and is poorly represented in many specimens. 260 PHY T°0 LO 6-T-a Vol. 44, No. 4 Key to the species of Helianthopsis 1. Anther thecae at maturity not black. Most involucral bracts with prominent pale costae below and herbaceous distally. Disk corolla never black distally. Heads not solitary. 2. Ecuadorian species. Tips of paleae never recurved. Heads often densely clustered. 3. Leaves lanceolate, entire or slightly serrulate above H. pseudoverbesinoides 3. Leaves mostly ovate, serrulate or serrate mostly at widest part of blade. 4, Outer involucral bracts with distinctly reflexed tips H. hypargyrea 4, Outer involucral bracts without reflexed tips H. imbaburensis 2. Peruvian species. Tips of paleae often recurved. Heads usually laxly disposed. 5. Heads with disk mostly 5-7 mm wide. Corolla lobes scarcely emergent beyond paleae. 6. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, not much reduced in inflorescence, not more densely pubescent below H. matthewsii 6. Leaves narrowly lanceolate, reduced in inflorescence, obviously tomentose below H. verbesinoides 5. Heads with disk mostly 10-15 mm wide. Mature corollas with upper throat emergent beyond paleae. 7. Leaves lanceolate, entire, reduced in inflorescence. Stems puberulous H. hutchisonii 7. Leaves broadly ovate, serrate, moderately reduced in inflorescence. Stems hirsute H. sagasteguii 1. Anther thecae black at maturity. Outer involucral bracts without distinct pale costae basally. Disk corolla yellow or distally blackened. 8. Ecuadorian species. Leaves alternate; with blades large, often to 9-10 cm long and 5-7 cm wide, margins never reflexed; paleae glabrous on outer surface. 1979 Robinson, Genus Helianthopsis 261 9. Peduncles and involucres densely lanate. Corolla lobes longer than wide, nearly glabrous on outer surface H. lehmannii 9. Peduncles hirsute with interspersed shorter hairs visible. corolla lobes equilaterallly triangular, densely pubescent on outer surface. 10. Numerous outer involucral bracts with reflexed narrow tips, mostly greenish H. grandiceps 10. Few or no differentiated outer involucral bracts, tips obtuse to short-acute, involucre blackish with outer surfaces sometimes partly subglabrous H. nigrescens 8. Peruvian species. Leaves alternate or opposite; blades often small, never more than 7 cm long or 4.5 cm wide. margins often reflexed; paleae usually pubescent on outer surface. 11. Anther appendages completely black. Leaf blades ovate or broadly oblong. 12. Stems and undersurfaces of leaves white-lanate. Paleae narrowly pointed and strongly recurved at tip H. lanata 12. Stems and undersurfaces of leaves mostly tomentose, usually yellowish or dingy white. Paleae sharply acute and erect to slightly recurved at tip H. stuebelii 11. Anther appendages partly to completely yellow. 13. Paleae all with sharply reflexed tips. Leaves ovate to broadly ovate H. senex 13. Paleae with tips erect or incurved, rarely reflexed. 14. Leaves densely puberulous or short-pilose below, pubescence not covering surface H. viridior 14. Leaves distinctly tomentose or lanate below. 15. Leaf blades ovate. 16. Leaf tips distinctly acuminate or narrowly acute. Heads raised on distinct peduncles. Rays with styles present H. acuminata 16. Leaf tips short-acute to obtuse. Heads short-pedun- culate or subsessile. Rays without styles. 262 PHYTOLOGILIA Vol. 44, No. 4 17. Leaves opposite, petiole 10-20 mm long H. jelskii 17. Leaves mostly alternate, petiole 3-5 mm long H. lodicata 15. Leaf blades narrowly oblong to linear or linear-lanceolate,. 18. Stems mostly puberulous. Heads solitary on tips of slender branches; anther appendages often partially blackened; tips of a few paleae reflexed H. discolor 18. Stems densely lanate. Heads usually more than 1 on tips of branches; anther appendages yellow; tips of paleae all erect or incurved. 19. Upper leaf surface subglaucous with very dense very minute puberulence, surface not rugulose. Heads distinctly pedunculate on branches with some reduced leaves H. microphylla 19. Upper leaf surface coarsely puberulous, somewhat rugulose. Heads short-pedunculate or subsessile, clustered at tips of normally leaved branches H. subnivea The twenty recognized species of Helianthopsis are as follows. Helianthopsis acuminata (Blake) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus acuminatus Blake, Jour. Wash. Acad. Sci. 16: 219. 1926. Peru (Huanuco, Junin). The type and one other speci- men (Hutchison 4153) have been seen, the latter differing by the lack of opposite leaves. Both specimens have distinct though probably non-functional styles in the ray flowers, a feature that seems unique in the subtribe. Helianthopsis discolor (Blake) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus discolor Blake, Jour. Wash. Acad. Sci. 16: 220. 1926. Peru (Cajamarca, Huanuco, La Libertad). The specimen seen from Cajamarca (Soukup 4548) has sericous pubescence on the leaves and often multiple aristae on the achenes. Also, some of the heads have pale anthers, but the latter heads are apparently defective. Helianthopsis grandiceps (Blake) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus grandiceps Blake, Contr. U.S. Nat. Herb. 22: 621. 1924, Ecuador (Azuay, Chimborazo, Loja). Helianthopsis hutchisonii H.Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae frutescentes ad 2 m altae inferne pauce vel non 1979 Robinson, Genus Helianthopsis 263 ramosae. Caules purpurascentes inferne dense cinereo-puberuli superne sparse puberuli. Folia alterna, petiolis 3-10 mm longis; laminae ovato-lanceolatae plerumque 4-7 cm longae et 0./7-2.3 cm latae base anguste rotundatae et sensim breviter acuminatae margine integrae apice anguste acutae supra velutinae subtus tenuiter albo-tomentosae fere ad basem trinervatae. Inflores- centiae terminales perlaxe ramosae, ramis elongatis superne tenuibus, bracteis anguste ellipticis vel linearibus 8-20 mm longis et 1-3 mm latis. Capitula hemisphaerica 12-14 m alta et sine radiis ca. 15 mm lata. Squamae involucri ca. triseriatae ca. 20 anguste oblongae vel lineares 4-9 mm longae et 1.5-3.0 mm latae inferne pallide 2-4-costatae supra medium herbaceae apice acutae extus dense hirtellae intus in partibus herbaceis dense puberulae; paleae oblongo-ovatae ca. 9 mm longae pallide 4-6- costatae margine late scariosae apice acutae distincte reflexae extus minute puberulae. Flores radii ca. 12; corollae flavae 12-13 mm longae et 4 mm latae extus dense minute hispidulae, limbis glanduliferis, tubis 1-2 mm longis. Flores disci ca. 50; corollae flavae ca. 8 mm longae, tubis ca. 1 mm longis sub- glabris, faucis cylindraceis ca. 6 mm longis extus dense scabridulis et pauce tenuiter glandulo-piliferis, lobis triang- ularibus ca. 1.0 mm longis et 0.9 mm latis intus valde papillosis extus dense scabridulis; filamenta in parte superiore ca. 0.3 m longa; thecae antherarum ca. 3 mm longae non nigrescentes; appendices antherarum ovatae ca. 0.45 mm longae et 0.4 mm latae. Achaenia radii sterilia ca. 3 mm longa glabra, squamellae pappi numerosae. Achaenia disci ca. 4.3 mm longa et 1.6 mm lata dense sericeo-setifera; aristae pappi 2 ca. 3.5 mm longae mediocriter deciduae; squamellae pappi 10-12 late lineares ca. 1.5 mm longae subpersistentes. Grana pollinis 35-37 pm in diametro longe spinosa. TYPE: PERU: Cajamarca: Celendin: Opposite Balsas & upstream 1 km. Common border of Dept. Amazonas, on Rio Maranon. Alt. ca. 800 m. To 2m. 29 May 1964. P.C.Hutchison & J.K.Wright 5436 (Holotype US, Isotypes F, UC, USM). Helianthopsis hutchisonii is notable in the genus for the Viguiera-type pappus, a feature that does not seem to reflect any close relationship to species presently placed in Viguiera. Both the leaf-venation and the pubescence is strictly of the Helianthopsis type. Im fact, H. hutchisonii is evidently a specialized member of the pale-anthered series of Helianthopsis, and it seems quite close to H. sagasteguii n. sp., having the same type of reflexed tips on the paleae. Differences of the new species include the shorter pubescence on the stems and leaves, the narrower entire leaves and the more open inflores- cence with narrow reduced bracts. The new species also seems to occur at lower elevations than other members of the genus. Helianthopsis hypargyrea (Blake) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus hypargyreus Blake, Bot. Gaz. 74: 421. 1922. 264 PEP POLO G:4A4 Vol. 44, No. Ecuador (Azuay, Chimborazo, Tungurahua). Helianthopsis imbaburensis (Hieron.) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus imbaburensis Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. 21: 348. 1895. Ecuador (Imbabura), Colombia (Narifio). Helianthopsis jelskii (Hieron.) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus jelskii Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. 36: 490. 1905. Peru (Cajamarca). Helianthopsis lanata (Heiser) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus lanatus Heiser, Brittonia 8: 291. 1957. Peru (Ancash, Lima). Helianthopsis lehmannii (Hieron.) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus lehmannii Hieron. in Sod., Bot. Jahrb. 29: 39. 1900. Ecuador (Canar, Chimborazo, Pichincha). Helianthopsis lodicata (Cuatr.) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus lodicatus Cuatr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 77: 144. 1964, Peru (Cajamarca). Helianthopsis matthewsii (Hochr.) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus matthewsii Hochr., Bull. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 6: 296. 1910. Peru (Amazonas, Cajamarca). Helianthopsis microphylla (H.B.K.) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus microphyllus H.B.K., Nov. Gen. et Sp. ed. fol. 4: 173, pl. 375. 1818. Leighia microphylla Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat. 25: 436. 1822. Viguiera microphylla Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. 36: 490. 1904. Peru (Cajamarca). Helianthopsis nigrescens (Heiser) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus nigrescens Heiser, Brittonia 8: 287. 1957. Ecuador (Azuay). Helianthopsis pseudoverbesinoides (Hieron.) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus pseudoverbesinoides Hieron. in Sod., Bot. Jahrb. 29: 40. 1900. Ecuador (Bolivar, Chimborazo, Tungurahua). Helianthopsis sagasteguii H.Robinson sp. nov. Plantae frutescentes as 2 m altae inferne pauce ramosae in caulibus inflorescentiis petiolis et superficiis superioribus foliorum dense hirtellae vel hirsutae. Caules inferne fusces- centes vel atro-purpurascentes. Folia alterna inferne interdum opposita, petiolis 1-3 cm longis; laminae late ovatae plerumque 5-12 cm longae et 3-9 cm latae base late rotundatae vel sub- truncatae ad medium breviter acuminatae margine distincte serratae vel dentatae apice anguste acuminatae supra velutino- hirtellae subtus dense areolate tomentosae fere ad basem valde 1979 Robinson, Genus Helianthopsis 265 trinervatae. Inflorescentiae terminales divaricate ramosae pauce capitatae, ramis ultimis plerumque 2-3 cm longis, bracteis ovatis 1.5-4.5 cm longis et 1.0-3.5 cm latis. Capitula hemisphaerica ca. 12 mm alta et sine radiis ca. 15 mm lata. Squamae involucri ca. triseriatae ca. 20-25 anguste oblongae vel lineares 6-11 mm longae et 2-3 mm latae inferne pallide 2-4-costatae supra medium herbaceae apice argute acutae extus hirtellae intus in partibus herbaceis dense puberulae; paleae oblongo-ovatae 6-7 mm longae pallide 4-6-costatae margine late scariosae apice acutae distincte reflexae extus minute puberulae. Flores radii 12-14; corollae flavae 12-14 mm longae et 4.5 mm latae extus dense hispidulae, limbis glanduliferis, tubis ca. 2 mm longis. Flores disci 65-80; corollae flavae 3.5-6.0 mm longae, tubis 0./-2.0 mm longis subglabris vel sparse hispidulis, faucis cylindraceis ca. 2-3 mm longis extus dense scabridulis et pauce tenuiter glandulo- piliferis, lobis triangularibus 0.7-1.2 mm longis et 0.6-1.0 m latis intus superne papillosis extus dense scabridulis; filamenta in parte superiore ca. 0.3 mm longa; thecae antherarum ad 2.3 mm longae non nigrescentes; appendices antherarum ovate ad 0.5 mm longae et 0.4 mm latae. Achaenia radii sterilia ad 2.8 mm longa apice pauce squamulifera. Achaenia disci ad 3./7 mm longa et 1.4 mm lata dense sericeo-setifera vel glabra; aristae pappi 2 plerumque 2.0-2.5 mm longae facile vel medio- criter deciduae; squamellae pappi pauce vel nullas ad 0.8 mm longae. Grana pollinis ca. 30 um in diametro longe spinosa. TYPE: PERU: Cajamarca: Celendin: Canyon Rio Maranon above Balsas 11 1/2 km below summit of road to Celendin. Shrub to 2m. Stems, leaves densely puberulent. Rays bright golden. Disks yellow (dull). Aspect of plant silvery. Abundant. Alt. 2630 m. 27 May 1964. P.C.Hutchison & J.K.Wright 5397 (Holotype US, Isotypes F, UC, USM). PARATYPE: PERU: Cajamarca: Celendin: Hda. El Limén (Celendin-Balsas). Alt. 2150 m. ladera de arbustos. Aubarbusto piloso de flores amarillas. 5 May 1970. Sagastegui 7415 (US, HUT). Helianthopsis sagasteguii is similar to H. hypargyrea in general aspect, and is in the same group having pale anther thecae. However, the two species do not seem to be immediate relatives. The paleae of H. sagasteguii have strongly reflexed tips and the inflorescence is rather lax, two characters of the Peruvian members of the pale-anthered group not found in the species from Ecuador. The new species is the only member of the series presently known to have some opposite leaves, but the specimen is more complete than most. The heads examined show great variation in achene pubescence and pappus structure, but the typical Helianthus-type pappus predominates, and the squamellae, when present, never seem to fill the entire lateral margin. Helianthopsis senex (Blake) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus senex Blake, Jour. Wash. Acad. Sci. 16: 220. 1926. Peru 266 PHY FO LO 6 EA Vol. 44, No. 4 (Huanuco). Helianthopsis stuebelii (Hieron.) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus stuebelii Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. 21: 249. 1895. Peru (Cajamarca). Helianthopsis subnivea (Blake) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus subniveus Blake, Contr. U.S. Nat. Herb. 22: 621. 1924. Helianthus niveus Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. 21: 350. 1895. not H. niveus Brandegee 1889, Peru (Cajamarca). Helianthopsis verbesinoides (H.B.K.) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus verbesinoides H.B.K., Nov. Gen. et Sp. ed. fol. Ay £73; 1816. Peru (Piura). Helianthopsis viridior (Blake) H.Robinson, comb. nov. Helianthus viridior Blake, Jour. Wash. Acad. Sci. 16: 221. 1926. Peru (Junin). Literature Cited Blake, S. F. 1916. Compositae novae imprimis andinae Weber- bauerianae. Beibl. Bot. Jahrbllch. 119: 47-51. - 1918. A revision of the genus Viguiera. Contr. Gray Herp, Dee 543° 1=205, “pls 1=3. Heiser, C. B. 1957. A revision of the South American species of Helianthus. Brittonia 8 (4): 283-295. Robinson, H. 1976. Studies in the Heliantheae (Asteraceae). VII. Notes on the genus, Monactis. Phytologia 34 (1): 33-45. . 1977. Studies in the Heliantheae (Asteraceae). VIII. Notes on genus and species limits in the genus Viguiera. Phytologia 36 (3): 201-215. Robinson, H. and R. D. Brettell 1972. Studies in the Heliantheae (Asteraceae). II. A survey of the Mexican and Central American species of Simsia. Phytologia 24 (5): 361-377. 1979 267 Robinson, Genus Helianthopsis > P4AASTAN i Wes Helianthopsis hutchisonii H.Robinson, Holotype, United States National Herbarium. Photos by Victor E. Krantz, Staff Photographer, National Museum of Natural History. 268 PLBLE- TO. L990 G2A Vol. 44. No. 4 fh heather ssn ds fe. Urner hr fypel py tne Kx Helianthopsis sagasteguii H.Robinson, Holotype, United States National Herbarium. 1979 Robinson, Genus Helianthopsis 269 BR PRGA YRS ECE EI AT ERE IE NT OEE: D6 Gh O08 oS Eo i 2 98 2 eae bees Helianthopsis enlargements of heads: Top. H. hutchisonii. Bottom. H. sagasteguii. STUDIES IN THE HELIANTHEAE (ASTERACEAE). XIX. FOUR NEW SPECIES OF CALEA FROM BRASIL. Harold Robinson Department of Botany Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 20560. Recent efforts to identify specimens of Calea from Bahia have resulted in the recognition of the following four previously undescribed species from Brasil. All four species share the characters of the broad but natural concept of Calea that excludes Alloispermum Willd. (Robinson, 1978). The achenes are prismatic without striations, the pappus is radially symmetrical with numerous squamae, the disk corolla lobes are smooth with reddish ducts along the margins which join at the sinuses, and the anthers are yellowish. Disk corolla lobes of the genus are often elongate, but some Brasilian species have lobes scarcely longer than wide. Two of the new species lack paleae and are technically members of Geissopappus which has been placed in the synonymy of Calea by Robinson (1975). It should be noted that some of the traditional species of Calea in Brasil such as C. pilosa Baker of Bahia, lack paleae and should have been placed in Geissopappus. While the epaleaceous species seem to form a somewhat unnatural group, it is notable that they are all from the Guiana area or from eastern Brasil, and they all have short pappus squamae, none having the long aristae that are most common elsewhere in the genus. Calea eitenii H.Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae herbaceae perennes ascendentiter ramosae ca. 30 cm altae. Caules teretes subcarnosi in sicco rugulosi. Folia opposita, sessilia vel subsessilia; laminae inferne 2-5-lobatae in marginis lobarum integrae apice obtusae vel breviter acutae supra superne et fere ad marginem scabridulae subtus subcarnosae et distincte glandulo-punctatae. Inflorescentiae unicapitatae longe pedunculatae, pedunculis 10-15 cm longis superne antrorse scabridis. Capitula late campanulata 10-12 mm alta sine radiis ca. 12-15 mm lata. Squamae involucri biformes, exteriores herb- aceae ca. 4 late oblongae vel suborbiculares 3-6 mm longae apice rotundatae margine superne reflexae base raro lobatae intus fere ad marginem scabridulae extus subcarnosae glandulo-punctatae, squamae interiores fusco-virides interdum marginaliter rubres- centes papyraceae subimbricatae late oblongae 7-12 mm longae et 4-5 mm latae apice late rotundatae margine anguste distincte scariosae extus glabrae, canalis resiniferis 7-11; paleae scari- osae anguste lanceolatae vel lineares 6-7 mm longae apice anguste acutae. Flores radii ca. 123; corollae flavae, tubis ca. 3 mm 270 1979 Robinson, New species of Calea 27h longis glabris, limbis anguste oblongis ca. 13 mm longis et 3 mm latis extus distincte glandulo-punctatis apice distincte trilobat- is, lobis plerumque retusis. Flores disci 20-25; corollae flavae 5.5-6.5 mm longae extus glabrae, tubis subdistinctis 1.0-1.5 mm longis, faucis anguste campanulatis 2.5-3.0 mm longis, lobis ca. 1.0 mm longis et 0.7 mm latis; thecae antherarum ca. 2.5 mm longae; appendices antherarum ovatae ca. 0.4 mm longae et 0.33 mm latae extus glanduliferae. Achaenia 2.5-3.0 mm longa plerumque in costis breviter setifera inferne leniter angustiora; squamae pappi ca. 14-16 anguste lanceolatae vel lineares aristatae plerum- que 4-5 mm longae margine serrulatae vel erosae extus laeves. Grana pollinis ca. 35 pm in diam. spinulosa. TYPE: BRASIL: Minas Gerais: Municipio de Jaboticatubas: Serra do Cip6. Along road at km 121. 19°18-19'S, 43°35'W. Alt. ca. 1200 m. Flat grassy meadow on thin soil derived from quartzite ("itacolomite"). Rays golden-yellow. Disk flowers with yellow petals and orange to broan anthers. 25 Nov. 1965. G. & L.T. Eiten 6891 (Holotype US). Both Calea eitenii and the following C. kirkbridei initially seem close to C. multiplinervia Less. because of the solitary long-pedunculate heads and the narrow leaves or leaf-segments. The latter species differs, however, by the prominent longitudinal veins of the leaf which extend fully into the petioliform base, and by the long pilosity of the stems and leaf veins. The two new species actually seem closest to each other, but C. eitenii is notably distinct in the dissection that is evident in the leaves, the tips of the rays, and sometimes in the basal lobes of the outer involucral bracts. Also, C. kirkbridei lacks the herbaceous outer bracts of the involucre and lacks glands on the rays or anther appendages. Calea kirkbridei H.Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae herbaceae perennes erectae non vel pauce ramosae ca. 0.5 m altae. Caules brunnescentes vel rubrescentes subhexagonales glabri. Folia opposita sessilia; laminae anguste oblongae vel lineares 1.0-5.5 cm longae et 2.0-4.5 mm latae base anguste cuneatae margine integrae apice breviter acutae utrinque glabrae subtus subcarnosae fere ad basem obscure ascendentiter trinervat- ae. Inflorescentiae unicapitatae longe pedunculatae, pedunculis ca. 20 cm longis superne antrorse scabridis. Capitula late campanulata ca. 1 cm alta sine radiis ca. 1.0-1.2 cm lata. Squamae involucri ca. 15 brunnescentes subcoriaceae exteriores subherbaceae subaequales oblongae vel anguste oblongae 6-9 mm longae et 2-4 mm latae apice rotundatae vel obtusae margine anguste scariosae minute sparse puberulae extus base puberulae superne glabrae, canalis resiniferis 5-7; paleae scariosae lanceolatae ca. 8 mm longae apice breviter acutae. Flores radii ca. 83; corollae flavae glabrae, tubis 2.5-3.0 mm longis, limbis oblongis 11-12 mm longis et 4.0-4.5 mm latis. Flores disci ca. 20; corollae flavae 5.0-5.5 mm longae extus glabrae, tubis sub- 272 BukieY TjOiEYOee lok Vol. 44, No. 4 distinctis ca. 1.5 mm longis, faucis anguste campanulatis ca. 2.5 mm longis, lobis 1.0-1.5 mm longis et ca. 1.0 mm latis; thecae antherarum 1.8-2.0 mm longae; appendices antherarum ovatae ca. 0.4 mm longae et 0.3 mm latae extus non glanduliferae. Achaenia 4,.0-4.5 mm longa plerumque in costis breviter setifera inferne angustiora; squamae pappi ca. 12 anguste lanceolatae aristatae 3-4 mm longae margine serrulatae vel erose denticulatae extus persparse papillosae. Grana pollinis 30-32 in diam. spinulosa. TYPE: BRASIL: Minas Gerais: Serra do Espinhago. Eastern slopes of Pico do Itambé, first large sandstone outcrops below the summit; elev. ca. 1700 m; sandstone and adjacent meadows, with both sandy soil and overlying humus. 11 Feb. 1972. W.R.Anderson, M.Stieber & J.H.Kirkbride Jr. 35792 (Holotype US). For the distinctions of the sp species see the discussion under Cc. eitenii. Calea harleyi H.Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae suffrutescentes ascendentiter ramosae ca. 50 cm altae,. Caules rubrescentes hexagonales inferne sensim teretes sparse minute scabriduli glabrescentes. Folia opposita, petiolis 2-5 mm longis indistinctis; laminae anguste ellipticae plerumque 3.0-4.5 cm longae et 0.4-1.0 cm latae base anguste cuneatae margine utrin- que 2-3 (4) -serratae apice anguste acutae supra minute scabridul- ae in nervo primario prominentes subtus subcarnosae glandulo- punctatae plerumque in nervis sparse scabridulae fere ad basem ascendentiter trinervatae. Inflorescentiae in ramis terminales tricapitatae vel subumbellatae, ramis plerumque 5-17 mm longis scabridulis. Capitula campanulata 8-10 m alta et 4.5 mm lata; Squamae involucri ca. 18 flavescentes vel brunnescentes subcori- aceae exteriores non herbaceae subimbricatae minute ovatae vel late oblongae 1.5-7.0 mm longae et 1.5-3.5 mm latae apice rotund- atae margine distincte anguste scariosae extus glabrae, canalis resiniferis plerumque 9-11; paleae nullae. Flores radii nulli. Flores disci ca. 10; corollae flavae ca. 4 mm longae extus glabr- ae, tubis distinctis ca. 1.5 mm longis, faucis campanulatis ca. 1 mm longis, lobis ca. 1.5 mm longis et 0.8 mm latis; thecae antherarum ca. 1.5 mm longae; appendices antherarum ovatae ca. 0.4 mm longae et 0.25 mm latae extus glanduliferae. Achaenia 3.0-3.5 mm longa sparse scabrida; squamellae pappi ca. 12 ca. 0.5 mm longae et 0.4 mm latae margine et apice erose denticulatae extus papillosae. Grana pollinis ca. 27 pm in diam. spinulosa. TYPE: BRASIL: Bahia: Serra do Sincora. ca. 6 km N. of Barra da Estiva on Ibicoara road. Grassland with low shrubs and scattered woodland. Alt. ca. 1100 m. Approx. 41°18'W, 13°35'S. Decumbent subshrub. Flowers yellow, ray florets absent. 29 Jan. 1974, R.M.Harley, S.A.Renvoize, C.M.Erskine, C.A.Brighton & R.Pinheiro 15586 (Holotype US). PARATYPES: BRASIL: Bahia: Serra do Sincora. ca. 14 km N. of Barra da Estiva, near the Ibicoara road. Mixed vegetation with low scrub and dry grassland, and scattered woodland, occasionally disturbed or burnt-over. Alt. 1979 Robinson, New species of Calea 273 1100 m. Approx. 41°918'W. 13935'S. Low subshrub with ascending stems. Capitula yellow, flowers yellow. 2 Feb. 1974. Harley et al. 15842 (US); Serra do Rio de Contas. 10 km N. of town of Rio de Contas on road to Mato Grosso. Woodland along small stream, normally damp grassland, now dry, and dry cerrado/carrasco wood- land on slopes of surrounding quartzitic hills. Alt. ca. 1000 nm. Approx. 41950'W. 13°28'S. Subshrub with swollen woody root to ca. 50 cm. Phyllaries yellow, florets yellow. 19 Jan. 1974. Harley et al. 15266 (US); Serra da Agua de Rega. Cerrado, ca. 24 km N. of Seabra, road to Agua de Rega, ca. 1000 m elev. Ascending herb, the stems to ca. 50 cm long. 25 Feb. 1971. H.S.Irwin, R.M.Harley & G.L.Smith 31073 (US). Calea harleyi has a resemblance to C. hypericifolia Baker of Goyas, but the latter differs in numerous details and does not seem closely related. The leaves of the Goyas species are not as pointed and are not toothed, the midvein of the leaf is not prominent above, the hairs of the stems and leaves are longer and more slender, the glands on the leaf-undersurface are smaller and more superficial, the head has larger herbaceous bracts at the base, rays are present, and the pappus squamae are smaller. Actually, there is closer relationship to C. pinheiroi described below, but that has broader leaves with a less carnose under- surface and less prominent veins on the upper surface, the hairs of the stems and leaves are denser and longer, and the individual parts of the inflorescence show two orders of branching with the ultimate branches short. Calea pinheiroi H.Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae suffrutescentes multo ramosae ad 25 cm altae. Caules brunnescentes inferne teretes et obscure striati superne hexagon- ales hispiduli. Folia opposita, petiolis 3-5 mm longis; laminae ovatae plerumque 1.5-2.5 cm longae et 1-2 cm latae base obtuse cuneatae vix vel non acuminatae margine utrinque grosse obtuse 4-6-crenato-serratae apice obtusae supra sparse scabrae et dense scabridulae subtus pallidiores glandulo-punctatae in nervis et nervulis valde scabro-pilosae fere ad basem patentiter trinervat- ae. Inflorescentiae in ramis terminales corymbosae, ramis hispidulis, ramis ultimis ca. 3 mm longis. Capitula campanulata 7-8 mm alta et 4-5 mm lata; squamae involucri ca. 18 brunnescent- es subcoriaceae exteriores non herbaceae subimbricatae minute ovatae vel laté oblongae 1.5-7.0 mm longae et 1.5-3.0 mm latae apice rotundatae margine distinct anguste scariosae extus glabrae, canales resiniferis plerumque 7-9; paleae nullae. Flores radii nulli. Flores disci ca. 8; corollae flavae ca. 3.5 mm longae extus glabrae, tubis distinctis ca. 1.3 mm longis, faucis late campanulatis ca. 1 mm longis, lobis 1.3-1.5 mm longis ca. 0.7 m latis; thecae antherarum ca. 1.5 mm longae; appendices antherarum ovatae 0.3 mm longae et 0.23 mm latae extus glanduliferae. Achaenia 2,5-3.0 mm longa sparse scabridula; squamellae pappi 16-18 ca. 0.4 mm longae et 0.3 mm latae margine et apice erose 274 Play ef 0/1006 oA Vol. 44, No. 4 denticulatae. Grana pollinis ca. 27 um in diam. spinulosa. TYPE: BRASIL: Bahia: Serra do Curral Feio. 16 km NW. of Lagoinha (which is 5.5 km SW of Delfino) on side road to Minas do Mimoso. Small stream with marsh on white sand, and surrounding cerrado on sandstone rock exposures. Alt. 950-1000 m. Approx. 41°920'W. 10022'S. Subshrub to 25 cm. Capitula yellow. 8 March 1974. R.M.Harley, S.A.Renvoize, C.M.Erskine, C.A.Brighton & R.Pinheiro 17020 (Holotype US). For the distinctions of the species see the discussion under Cc. harleyi. Calea barrosoana H.Robinson, nom. nov. Meyeria longifolia DC. Prodr. 5: 671. 1936. Calea longifolia (DC.) Baker in Mart., Fl. Bras. 6 (3_: 260. 1884, not C. longifolia Gardn., Lond. Jour. Bot. 7: 418. 1848. Blake (1930) provided a new name, C. angusta, in a similar situation involving the various species called C. angustifolia, but apparently no name has been provided for Meyeria longifolia whose combination in Calea is preoccuppied. Literature Cited Blake, S. F. 1930. Notes on certain type specimens of American Asteraceae in European Herbaria. Contr. U.S. Nat. Herb. 26: 227-263, i-ix. Robinson, H. 1975. Studies in the Heliantheae (Asteraceae). VI. Additions to the genus, Calea. Phytologia 32 (5): 426-431. . 1978. Studies in the Heliantheae (Asteraceae). IX. Restoration of the genus Alloispermum. Phytologia 38 (5): 411-412. 1979 Robinson, New species of Calea 2h "y pe Plora of %rezil STATS OF MINAS GPRAIS c . 3 Mumicf{pio de Jeboticatubss: Serra do Cipd. UNITED STATES Rlong roed st in 121, 19918-19'S, 43°35'd. Alt. ce. 1200 ms, Flet crassy mesdow on thin soil derived from quartzite ("itecolomite"). 268769 Thies n®; rays golden-yellow. Disk flowers with 2687693 Siow ts and orange to brown anthers. ov ®B* George “iten & Liene T. “iten, n® 6691 NATIONAL HERBARIUM Calea eitenii H.Robinson, Holotype, United States National Herbarium, Photos by Victor E. Krantz, Staff Photographer, National Museum of Natural History. 276 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. 44, No. 4 a THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN Plante of the P’ £0 do Bras e Pianaite do Brasi UNITED STATES 2818539 re . % pe WAR Anderson. M Stieber JH Kirkbride. J Li Feuruary s972 NATIONAL HERBARIUM eee a / eos ¢ Exe nos — tungs trom the Nations! Soence F Calea kirkbridei H.Robinson, Holotype, United States National Herbarium. 1979 Robinson, New species of Calea 207 NATIONAL HERBARIUM Calea harleyi H.Robinson, Holotype, United States National Herbarium, 278 PHY TO L042 6 Vol. 44, No. 4 UNITED STATES 2776953 NATIONAL HERBARIUM Calea pinheiroi H.Robinson, Holotype, United States National Herbarium, 1979 Robinson, New species of Calea 279 Cee sr se 8 ee ee ee eee es ee ae a ae UCU he Se re eer!’ ce ee ee ee eee eee Calea, enlargements of heads: Top left. C. eitenii. Top right. C. kirkbridei. Bottom left. C. harleyi. Bottom right. C. pinheiroi. STUDIES IN THE HELIANTHEAE (ASTERACEAE). XX. NOTES AND NEW SPECIES IN CLIBADIUM. Harold Robinson Department of Botany Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 20560. Clibadium is a genus of about forty species, including some which are common and widely distributed in the Neotropical Region. In spite of the absence of most of the US collections, which are on loan, it has been necessary to make preliminary studies toward the eventual treatments of the Heliantheae for the Floras of Ecuador and Peruse. Recent Harling collections from Ecuador prove to include two previously undescribed species which are treated below. Comments are also provided on the following three species. Clibadium caudatum Blake, is one of two species described from Panama which was inexplicably omitted from the recent treatment of that genus in Panama (Stuessy, 1975). Material of the species might key to C. asperum (Aubl.) DC. in that treatment, but could not be that species. The type of Blake's species was from an alluvial bottom near Bohio in the Canal Zone, and a recent collection (Nee 6963) from near Salamanca in the Province of Colon shows the characteristic broad leaf blades with caudate tips and appressed pubescence. The specimens apparently represent a distinctive element from low elevations in central Panama. Clibadium eggersii Hieron., described from western Ecuador, seems to be the oldest name for at least the elements with appressed pubescence that have been treated under the names, C. pittieri Greenm., C. polygynum Blake and C. propinquum Blake (Wulffia sodiroi Hieron.). The species seems to range geographic- ally from Costa Rica in Central America to areas of lower eleva- tion on both sides of the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador. The species is particularly distinctive in the rather globose mature heads with a large number of ray florets (up to 40) in the axils of comparatively narrow bracts. Clibadium sessile Blake was the second species described from Panama that was omitted from the recent treatment of the genus in that country (Stuessy, 1975). Descriptions and the locality in Chiriqui indicate that C. subauriculatum Stuessy is a synonym. Clibadium manabiense H.Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae frutes- centes 2,.0-2.5 m altae mediocriter ramosae. Caules fulvescentes teretes leniter striati appresse scabriduli. Folia opposita, 280 1979 Robinson, Notes on Clibadium 281 petiolis 7-25 mm longis; laminae ovatae vel anguste ovatae plerunm- que 8-16 cm longae et 2.0-8.5 cm latae base cuneatae sensim breviter anguste acuminatae margine multo crenato-serrulatae apice late breviter acuminatae supra sparse appresse strigosae subtus dense scabro-pilosae inferne ascendentiter trinervatae. Inflorescentiae in ramis terminales corymboso-cymosae, ramis dense appresse strigosis, ramis ultimis 0-2 mm longis. Capitula 4-6 mm alta et 4-5 mm lata; squamae involucri steriles basilares 2 et squamae femineae exteriores ovatae apice distincte acuminatae ca. 4 mm longae et 2 mm latae margine breviter ciliatae extus breviter strigosae; paleae masculinae anguste oblongae vel anguste ellipticae ca. 3.5 mm longae et 0.7-1.0 mm latae margine et apice breviter ciliatae. Flores radii 9-13; corollae tubiformes 1.8- 2.0 mm longae base leniter angustiores superne sparse puberulae et persparse setiferae, lobis 4 ca. 0.3-0.5 mm longis. Flores disci ca. 153 corollae 3.0-3.5 mm longae, tubis angustis ca. l mm longis extus glabris, faucis abrupte late campanulatis ca. 1.5 mn longis plerumque glabris, lobis 5 aequilateraliter triangular- ibus ca. 0.6 mm longis et latis intus ubique valde papillosis extus breviter laxe setiferis et sparse puberulis; thecae anther- arum ca. 1.2 mm longae; appendices antherarum extus minute puber- ulae vel subglanduliferae. Achaenia radii biconvexa ca. 2mm longa et 1.5 mm lata superne laxe setifera, articulis apicalibus angustis ca. 0.5 mm longis valde contortis. Achaenia disci sterilia 2 mm longa inferne glabra apice dense pilifera. Grana pollinis 23-25 pm in diam. spinosa. TYPE: ECUADOR: Manabi: Road Sto Domingo - Chone, Flavio Alfaro, alt.'ca 100 m.s.m. On. the roadside. Shrub, ca. 2.— 2.5 m high. Flower-heads dirty white. Anthers dark brown-violet. 11 V 1968. G.Harling, G.Storm & B.Str¥m 9410 (Holotype GB: Isotype US). Clibadium manabiense seems most distinct in the markedly acuminate tips of the bracts in the head. The heads having 9-13 female flowers and 15 male flowers, and the presence of paleae in the disk are also notable. The number of flowers in the head are reminiscent of the species group containing C. grandifolium Blake and C. pacificum Cuatr. occurring at lower elevations from Costa Rica to western Colombia, but the latter two have much larger leaf blades with broadly rounded to subtruncate bases, more appressed hairs on the leaf undersurface, and mostly non- paleaceous male flowers. The setae of the disk corolla lobes and the upper surfaces of the ray achenes seem less rigid and less strict in C. manabiense than in such species as C. surinanm— ense L. As delimited by reddish resin, there are five resin ducts in the throats of both the ray and disk corollas. The ducts of the disk corollas are particularly prominent and extend into the basal halves of the lobes. 282 BH YAP Ovby O Gr TyA Vol. 44, No. 4 Clibadium harlingii H.Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae frutescentes ad 3 m altae mediocriter ramosae,. Caules pallide fulvescentes teretes striati dense scabriduli. Folia opposita, petiolis 6-10 mm longis; laminae oblongae vel oblongo-ovatae plerumque 7-13 cm longae et 2.5-5.0 cm latae base breviter acutae vel obtusae non decurrentes margine multo serrul- atae apice breviter acuminatae supra dense appresse scabridae subtus erecto-patentiter scabro-pilosae, nervis secundariis pinnatis utrinque ca. 6 valde ascendentibus. Inflorescentiae terminales in ramis tripartitis dense glomeratae, ramis dense antrorse longe strigosis, glomerulis ca. 10-12-capitatis. Capitula ca. 4 mm alta et 3-4 mm lata; squamae involucri steriles basilares 3 latae ovatae 4-5 mm longae et ca. 2.5-3.0 mm latae apice acutae extus breviter strigosae; squamae femineae ovatae vel oblongae apice acutae vel breviter acuminatae 3-4 mm longae margine breviter ciliatae extus superne breviter strigosae; paleae masculinae subscariosae ovatae vel rhomboideae ca. 3 mm longae et 1.5 mm latae acutae margine breviter ciliatae. Flores radii 5-8; corollae tubiformes 1.5-1.8 mm longae base leniter angustiores plerumque glabrae superne persparse puberulae, lobis plerumque 2 ca. 0.5 mm longis. Flores disci 5-9; corollae ca. 3 mm longae cylindraceae extus superne sparse puberulae et in lobis dense breviter strigosae, tubis ca. 0.7 mm longis, faucis ca. 1.5 mm longis, lobis 5 oblongo-ovatae plerumque 0.6 mm longis et 0.4 mm latis intus superne et fere ad marginem papillosis; thecae anth- erarum ca. 1.2 mm longae; appendices antherarum glabrae. Achaen- ia radii subtrigona 2.0-2.5 mm longa et ca. 1.5 mm lata glabra, callis apicalibus prominentibus ad 0.5 mm altis et 0.7 m latis. Achaenia disci sterilia ad 2.2 mm longa ubique pilifera, pilis superioribus densioribus. Grana pollinis 25-27 um in diam. spinosa. TYPE: ECUADOR: Carchi: Road Tulcan - Maldonado, ca. 13 km south east of Maldonado, mountain rain forest, alt. ca 2600 m.s.m. Shrub, ca 3 mhigh. 1 III 1974. G.Harling & L.Andersson 12363 (Holotype GB: Isotype US). Clibadium harlingii is thoroughly distinct in the glomerate form of the inflorescence, the pinnate venation of the leaves, and the glabrous ray achenes, but the species has a number of other peculiarities as well. The ray achenes of Clibadium seem to always have an apical projection of some type, though it is often small and contorted or easily deciduous. In C. pediculatum Aristeg. of Venezuela it is long and narrow and is persistent at Maturity. The new species seems unique in the thickened broad form of the apical projection or callus, and a smaller but distinet callus is present on the sterile disk achenes. The disk corolla lobes of the new species have small but distinct papillae on the inner surface toward the tips and margins, a notable contrast with some species such as C. manabiense where the lobes are evenly papillose on the whole inner surface. The resin ducts of C. harlingii, as indicated by reddish 1979 Robinson, Notes on Clibadium 283 resin, are restricted to the fiye veins in the throat of the disk corolla. The above new species were obtained in a collection of Ecuadorian Heliantheae recently obtained from Dr. G. Harling at GUteborg. The genus Clibadium was particularly well-represented, as indicated by the following records. The numbers cited under 5000 are by Holguer Lugo S., those above 5000 are from the Harling series: Clibadium eggersii Hieron., Pastaza 2481, Napo 3094; C,. laxum Blake, from the lowlands of Fe ee El ure and Pichincha Blake, from Pastaza and fone urabnn on the a 5 side of the Andes, 4605, 10153; C. microcephalum Blake, from Pastaza, 4554, 10114; C. sprucei Blake, from Chimborazo in central Ecuador, ir, 763: C, surinamense L., material with shorter leaves tips from Bolivar and El Oro on the western side of the Andes, 9670, 14194, 14335, material with narrowly acuminate leaf tips from Morona-Santiago, Napo and Pastaza on the eastern side of the Andes, 152, 224, 228, 1027, 1338, 1343, 1360, 1371, 1385, 1396, %1414,- 2426, 1703, 2315, ae) eee! SS SS See CS SS ESS 12679, 13823; Cc. " sylvestre (Aub1. ) “Wait. eran Napo, 2052, 2129, 7031. Four specimens of Ecuadorian Clibadium have also been obtained from the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens which I had previously failed to identify correctly: Clibadium cordatum Cuatr., from Carchi near the Colombian border, Madison et al. 4940; C. laxum Blake, from Pichincha, Dodson et al. 7589, 7691; C. surinam- ense L., from Los Rios, Dodson et al. 7037. Some earlier Ecuador- ian collections of C. laxum have been seen in herbaria under the name C. terebinthaceum (Sw.) DC. Literature Cited Stuessy, T. F. 1975. Melampodiinae. in R. E. Woodson, R. W. Schery, et al., Flora of Panama. Part IX. Family 184. Compositae. Ann Missouri Bot. Gard. 62: 1062-1091 (1976). 284 Pub YE OLD Gok vA Vol. 44, No. 4 siren Svates Narwwar Hewneanie 4 Clibadium mansbiense HRbinsn, Holdpe & Specimes ceomued tor o vfudy of the Compusitoe tobe Helaxtheoe ON ence ee & FLORA OF ECUADOR MANABI Road Sin D % my ey & Peadalde wh, on 2 = 2 t %: i kethers 4a. 65 £ - HE 3. HABLING, G STORM & & STROM Clibadium manabiense H.Robinson, Holotype, University of GBteborg. Photos by Victor E. Krantz, Staff Photographer, National Museum of Natural History. 1979 Robinson, Notes on Clibadium 285 FLORA OF ECUADOR Clibadium harlingii H.Robinson, Holotype, University of G8teborg. 286 Pf. I. Os1-90 Gi DA Vol. 44, No. 4 be i “ee § 2 + as* Clibadium, enlargements of heads: Top. C. manabiense. Bottom. C. harlingii. NEW SPECIES OF VERNONIEAE (ASTERACEAE). II. FIVE NEW SPECIES OF VERNONIA FROM BAHIA Harold Robinson Department of Botany Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 20560. Brazil is probably the primary center of diversity for the tribe Vernonieae. The genus Vernonia is particularly well- represented with over 150 described species. The numerous species make identification of specimens difficult, even without the complication of the inevitable undescribed species. Repeated efforts have failed to obtain names for many species, and five of these, all from Bahia, are treated here. These species all share inflorescence types with elongate cymes and anther appendages lacking glands, but they fall into two subgroups on the basis of inflorescence-shape and pollen surface-structure. Vernonia harleyi and V. mattos-silvae have the heads congested on distinctly scorpioid branches and the pollen is spinulose and weakly lophorate. In V. morii, V. nobilis and V. persericea the branches of the inflorescence are nearly straight or fractiflexed with heads 1-2 at each isolated node, and the pollen is strongly lophorate with the crests rather evenly fringed with numerous minute spines. Vernonia harleyi H.Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae suffruticosae vel fruticosae mediocriter ramosae ad 1.5 m altae. Caules dense breviter albo-tomentosi distincte 5-angulati. Folia alterna, petiolis distinctis 5-25 mm longis; laminae ovatae vel oblongo-ovatae plerumque 5-10 cm longae et 2.5-6.0 cm latae base rotundatae vel subtruncatae margine dis- tincte crenatae vel duplo-crenatae apice obtusae supra in sicco atro-virides subtiliter rugulosae albo-pilosulae subtus dense breviter albo-tomentosae et dense glandulo-punctatae, nervis secundariis utrinque ca. 6 plerumque 45° ascendentibus. Inflore- scentiae multo ramosae, ramis valde scorpioideo-cymosae dense albo-tomentosis. Capitula congesta 2-3-seriata sessilia 4-5 mm alta et ca. 3 mm lata, bracteis subinvolucralibus minutis indis- tinctis ca. 1 mm longis subulatis; squamae involucri ca. 20 bi- tri-seriatae non patentes oblongae 1.5-3.0 mm longae plerumque 1 mm latae apice breviter acutae extus dense albo-tomentosae. Flores ca. 20 in capitulo. Corollae lavandulae ca. 4 mm longae extus parce glanduliferae, tubis ca. 2 mm longis superne infund- ibularibus, faucis 0.5-0.7 mm longis, lobis 1.3-1.5 mm longis ca. 0.4 mm latis superne dense pilosulis, pilis uniseriatis in cellulis apicalibus elongatis basilaribus brevibus; thecae antherarum ca. 1.3 mm longae inferne breviter acutae; appendices 287 288 Pa YT 0.2. Oe TA Vol. 44, No. 4 antherarum ovatae ca. 0.3 mm longae et 0.15 mm latae non glandul- iferae. Achaenia ca. 1.2 mm longa dense breviter setifera; setae pappi ca. 30-32 plerumque 2.5 mm longae, setae in seriebus exter- ioribus numerosae anguste lineares 0.3-0.5 mm longae. Grana pollinis ca. 30-35 pm in diam. indistincte lophorata spinulosa. TYPE: BRASIL: Bahia: 19.5 km SE of the town of Morro do Chapeu on the BAO52 road to Mundo Novo, by the Rio Ferro Doido, with water worn horizontally-bedded sandstone at soil surface, with damp sand, sedge marsh, exposed rock & waterfall. Vegetation open scrub to closed low woodland in the drier areas. Alt. ca. 900 m. 2.3.77. Harley no. 19296 (Holotype US). PARATYPES: BRASIL: Bahia: Rio do Ferro Doido, 19.5 km SE of Morro do Chapeu on the BA 052 highway to Mundo Novo. Other data as in 19296. Shrub to ca. 1m with slightly resinous-scented leaves. Leaves rugose, dark green above, white-tomentose beneath. Phyllaries grey-green. Corollas bluish-purple. 1 March 1977. Harley 19184 (GA, US); Municipio de Maracas. Rod. BA 026, a 6 km a SW. de Maracas. Afloramento de rocha granitica. 900 m de altitude. Folha SD-24 (14-40a). Subarbusto, 1.5 m de altura. Flores 1ilafs. 26 Abril 1978. Mori et al. 9933 (US). In the distinctly scorpioid-cymose branches of the inflores- cence the new species resembles Vernonia scorpioides Pers. but the distinctly crenulate leaf margins, the dense white tomentun, the obtuse leaves, and the short-acute involucral bracts are all different. Vernonia mattos-silvae H.Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae fruticosae mediocriter ramosae 1 m altae. Caules fulvescentes teretes striati vix angulati dense cinereo-puberuli vel pilosuli. Folia alterna, petiolis 1.0-2.5 cm longis; laminae ovatae vel anguste ovatae plerumque 5-8 cm longae et 1.5-3.0 cm latae base anguste cuneatae vel longe acuminatae margine multo serrulatae apice anguste acuminatae supra in sicco atro-virides parce puberulae subtus cinereo-subtomentosae subdense glandulo- punctatae, nervis secundariis utrinque ca. 5 plerumque 50-60° ascendentibus. Inflorescentiae multo ramosae, ramis valde scorpioideo-cymosae sordide subtomentosis. Capitula congesta 2-3-seriata sessilia 6-7 mm alta et 3-4 mm lata, bracteis subinvolucralibus linearibus attenuatis 4-5 mm longis; squamae involucri ca. 20 ca. triseriatae vix patentes lanceolatae 2-5 mm longae base 1.0-1.5 mm latae apice longe attenuatae margine et extus sericeae apice subglabrae. Flores ca. 15 in capitulo. Corollae lavandulae 5-6 mm longae extus inferne glabrae, tubis 2.5-3.0 mm longis superne infundibularibus, faucis ca. 1 mm longis extus parce glanduliferis, lobis ca. 2 mm longis et 0.4 m latis extus superne parce setiferis et glanduliferis, pilis uniseriatis in cellulis apicalibus elongatis; thecae antherarum ca. 1.5 mm longae inferne breviter acutae; appendices antherarum oblongo- lanceolatae breviter acutae ca. 0.5 mm longae et 0.18 mm latae non glanduliferae. Achaenia ca. 1.3-1.- mm longa parce breviter 1979 Robinson, New species of Vernonia 289 setifera; setae pappi ca. 25-30 plerumque 4 mm longae, squamae exteriores in fimbriis brevibus 0.10-0.15 mm longae. Grana pollinis ca. 35 pm in diam. indistincte lophorata spinulosa. TYPE: BRASIL: Bahia: Municipio de Macarani km 18 da Rod. Mai quinque / Itapetinga. Faz. Lagoa. Regiao de mata Mesdfila. Pastaria. N.V.: Caminho-de-rocga préto. Arbusto, 1 m de altura. Inflorescéncia 1ilas. 2 agésto 1978. L.A.Matto Silva, T.S. dos Santos & J.L.Hage 182 (Holotype US). Vernonia mattos-silvae is evidently close to V. scorpioides Pers., showing the distinctly scorpioid branches of the inflores- cence. The new species is most distinct by the long-attenuate tips of the subinvolucral and involucral bracts, the sparse pubescence of the achenes and corolla lobes, and the greatly reduced outer series of the pappus. The bases and tips of the leaf blades are also more narrowly acuminate. The pubescence and leaf margins place the new species closer to V. scorpioides than to V. harleyi n. sp. Vernonia morii H.Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae fruticosae mediocriter ramosae ad 2 m altae. Caules brunnescentes teretes vel subteretes striati inferne tenuiter arachnoideo-tomentosi superne sparse vel dense obtuse hirtelli. Folia alterna, petiolis brevibus vel nullis inferioribus interdum ad 1 cm longis; laminae ellipticae vel elliptico-ovatae plerumque 6-11 cm longae et 2.5-4.5 cm latae base cuneatae vel breviter acuminatae margine irregulariter subundulatae vel minute serrulat- ae apice breviter argute acuminatae supra saepe rugulosae sparse pilosae et scabridae subtus sparse vel dense puberulae in nervis et nervulis priminulae, nervis secundariis utrinque ca. 8 plerum- que 60-70° patentibus leniter arcuatis. Inflorescentiae pauce vel mediocriter ramosae, ramis vix arcuatis sparse vel dense obtuse hirtellis, bracteis foliiformibus ad 8 cm longis et 4 cm latis supra scabris vel dense pilosis subtus plerumque dense puberulis. Capitula remota uniseriata sessilia vel subsessilia axillaria vel extra-axillaria; involucra late campanulata plerun- que 7-10 mm lata et 7-12 mm longa superne non post anthesin constricta; squamae involucri brunnescentes ca. 65=75 ca. 7-seri- atae plerumque appressae 1.5-10.0 mm longae et base 1-3 mm latae Margine dense tenuiter fimbriatae extus sparse sericeae vel puberulae et sparse glanduliferae saepe glabrescentes, bracteae exteriores ovato-lanceolatae argute acutae interiores sensim oblongo-lanceolatae obtusae vel retusae et mucronatae, bracteae interiores superne utrinque densius scabridulae. Flores 20-30 in capitulo. Corollae plerumque eburnae vel albae interdum lavand- ulae plerumque 11-12 mm longae extus glabrae, tubis 6-7 mm longis superne anguste infundibularibus, faucis ca. 1 mm longis, lobis ca. 3.5 mm longis et 0.6 mm latis margine superne sparse pilifer- is, pilis uniseriatis in cellulis apicalibus elongatis tenuibus; thecae antherarum ca. 3.5 mm longae inferne obtusae; appendices antherarum ovato-lanceolatae subacutae ca. 0.5 mm longae et 0.2 290 PY. T DL Se Vol. 44, No. 4 mm latae non glanduliferae. Achaenia 3.5-4.0 mm longa 10-costata in costis glabra inter costis glandulifera et sparse appresse setifera; setae pappi facile deciduae ca. 50-55 et 7-10 mm longae inferne tenues vix contiquae superne mediocriter incrassatae et angulatae, squamae exteriores numerosae distinctae lineares plerum- que 2.0-3.5 mm longae. Grana pollinis ca. 45 pm in diam valde lophorata, cristis minute multo spiniferis, spinis majoribus nullis. TYPE: BRASIL: Bahia: Municipio de Maracas. Rod. BA 026, a 6 km a SW de Maracas. Afloramento de rocha granitica. 900 m de altitude. Folha SD - 24 (14-40a). Arbusto 1.5 m de altura. Flores brancas. Vegetagao secundaria. 26 Abril 1978. Mori et al. 9959 (Holotype US). PARATYPES: BRASIL: Bahia: Saida de Itirugu / Maracas. Arb. de 2 m alt., fl. em capitulo verde, estames brancos. 20/05/969. J.A. de Jesus & T.S.Santos 440 (US); Encruzilhada, margem do Rio Parod, Mata Cipd. Planta de 1m altura; flores cremes; invdlucro verde. 23.5.1968. R.P.Belem 3610 (US); 19.5 km SE of the town of Morro do Chapeu on the BA 052 road to Mundo Novo, by the Rio Ferro Doido, with water worn horizontally-bedded sandstone at soil surface, with damp sand, sedge marsh, exposed rock & waterfall. Vegetation: open scrub to closed low woodland in the drier areas. Alt. ca. 900 m. Subshrub to 60 cm. Leaves scabrid, rugose, yellow-green above, pale beneath. Phyllaries pale green. Florets pale lilac. 2.3.77. Harley 19242 (US); Ca. 1 km N of Agua de Rega, road to Cafarnaim, elev. ca. 1000 m, Acacia caatinga on slopes. Subshrub ca. 1m tall. Heads cream. 28 February 1971. H.S.Irwin, R.M.Harley & G.L.Smith 31251 (US); same data, Shrub ca. 2 m tall. Irwin et al. 31260 (US). Vernonia morii seems rather common in the eastern half of Bahia in spite of the previous lack of a name. The closest relative may be V. ammophila Gardn. of central Minas Gerais westward into Goyas. The latter species differs by the usually obtuse to rounded leaf-tips, the usually magenta-colored corollas, the more densely tomentose stems, the more glabrous somewhat exsculpate upper leaf surfaces, and the coarser more crowded and sharply edged pappus setae. The squamae of the outer pappus are usually broader and seem somewhat more persistent. Also, the inner involucral bracts lack the tendency for retuse and mucronate tips. One specimen of V. ammophila (Classen, Minas Gerais) has been seen showing more acute leaf-tips and slender marginal hairs on the corolla lobes reminiscent of the new species, and some integradation may occur between the species in that area. Another close relative is V. rugulosa Sch.Bip. ex Baker of Minas Gerais. No material has been seen but an excellent photo- graph of the Berlin type distributed by the Field Museum shows the undulate membraneous tips of the larger involuvral bracts after which the species was named. There is no tendency toward such differentiated tips of the bracts in any material seen of the new species. The photograph and description indicate that 1979 Robinson, New species of Vernonia 291 V. rugulosa has generally more petiolate leaves and glabrous achenes, but these features need to be checked when more material is available. Vernonia nobilis H.Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae fruticosae divaricate ramosae ad 3 m altae. Caules brunnescentes teretes pauce striati sparse albo-puberuli in nodis inferioribus non deflecti. Folia alterna, petiolis 3-5 mm longis; laminae ovatae 2-5 cm longae et 1.4-2.4 cm latae base rotundatae Margine subintegrae vel irregulariter undulatae apice acutae vel perbreviter acuminatae supra virides rugulosae parce puberulae subtus sordide tomentosae vel lanatae et glandulo-punctatae, nervis secundariis utrinque 6-7 mediocriter ascendentibus. Inflorescentiae diffusae foliosae inferne saepe triramosae, ramis fractiflexis. Capitula in axillis solitaria sessilia 1.5-1.8 cm alta et ca. 0.8-2.0 cm lata base leniter tomentosa; squamae involucri ca. 75-80 multiseriatae lanceolatae 2-13 mm longae base 0.7-1.8 mm latae superne subulatae et patentes vel reflexae apice argute acutae extus rubrotinctae dense appresse pilosulae. Flores 35-40 in capitulo. Corollae violaceae 11-16 mm longae praeter apicem glabrae, tubis 6-8 mm longis angustis superne infundibular- ibus, faucis ca. 1 mm longis, lobis saepe inaequalibus plerumque 4-5 mm longis et 0.5 mm latis superne dense antrorse spiculiferis et parce micro-piliferis, spiculis unicellularibus; thecae antherarum 3.5-4.5 mm longae inferne acutae; appendices antherarum lanceolatae ca. 0.8 mm longae et 0.25 mm latae non glanduliferae margine plerumque anguste inflexae. Achaenia ca. 3 mm longa dense longe setifera; setae pappi ca. 30-35 et 10-12 mm longae, setae in seriebus exterioribus numerosae anguste lineares plerumque 2 mm longae. Grana pollinis ca. 45 pm in diam. valde lophorata, cristis minute multo spinuliferis, spinis majoribus nullis. TYPE: BRASIL: Bahia: Vicinity of Machado Portello. June 19-23, 1915. J.N.Rose & P.G.Russell 19966 (Holotype US). PARATYPES: BRASIL: Bahia: Same data as holotype. Rose & Russell 19906 (US); Piauhy - Ceara: Picos to Campo Salles. Shrub about 3' high. Brushy borders. April 8-11, 1933. J.R.Swallen 4278 (US). Vernonia nobilis has been found in two widely separated localities, one in the interior of Piauhy or adjacent Ceara, and the other in eastern Bahia near Salvador. Such a potential range would suggest other collections exist, but none have been seen and no described species of Vernonia seems particularly close. The specialized interests of the collectors in cacti and grasses might indicate that specialized habitats are involved. It is possible that V. nobilis is closely related to the recently described Mattfeldanthus mutisioides H.Robins. & King of Bahia. The corollas of the former seem more reddish than most Vernoniae though not as reddish as indicated for Mattfeldanthus. The corolla lobes are somewhat unequal, but no pattern is evident as in Mattfeldanthus where the outer four lobes of the peripheral 292 PEeST PLO ee A Vol. 44, No. 4 flowers are always shorter. The most obvious resemblance between the two is in the branching of the inflorescence. Multiple innovations are present in both, a character not seen in other members of Vernonia. In Mattfeldanthus the single extra branch is present under all fully developed heads observed. In V. nobilis the one or two basal nodes of the inflorescence seem to have characteristically three or even four branches. The vegetative stems of V. nobilis are straight while the branches of the inflorescence are deflected at the nodes. The achene pubescence is longer in the new species than in Mattfeldanthus, and the corolla lobes are much less rigid and less sharp~pointed,. Vernonia persericea H.Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae suffrutescentes inferne non vel pauce ramosae ad 2 m altae. Caules brunnescentes teretes anguste striati subdense sericei vel subhirtelli. Folia alterna subsessilia, petiolis ca. 1 mm longis; laminae oblongo-ovatae plerumque 2.5-5.0 cm longae et 1.2-3.0 cm latae base rotundatae margine integrae anguste reflexae apice abrupte breviter acuminatae supra atro-virides evanescentiter pilosae inferne in nervis persistentiter sericeae subtus perdense sordide sericeae, nervis secundariis utrinque ca. 6 distaliter ascendentibus. Inflorescentiae multo ramosae, ramis serialiter cymosis subtiliter deflectis dense sordide sericeis vel subhirtellis. Capitula in seriebus solitaria vel geminata sessilia 7-8 mm alta et ca. 5-7 mm lata, bracteis subinvolucral- ibus anguste ovatis 5-10 mm longis minute apiculatis in vestimento foliiformibus; squamae involucri exteriores 25-30 multiseriatae leniter patentes anguste lineares vel filiformes 2-5 mm longae apice anguste acutae non reflexae extus dense sericeae, squamae interiores ca. 10 lineari-lanceolatae 6-7 mm longae inferne ca. 1 mm latae apice acutae extus sericeae. Flores ca. 10 in capitulo. Corollae violaceae 5-6 mm longae praeter apicem glabrae, tubis 2-3 mm longis anguste infundibularibus, faucis subnullis, lobis ca. 3 mm longis et 0.5 mm latis superne dense breviter spiculi- feris, spiculis uni- et bi-seriatis; thecae antherarum 1.8-2.0 mm longae inferne obtusae; appendices antherarum ca. 0.3 mm longae et 0.2 mm latae non glanduliferae. Achaenia immatura ca. 1.5 m longa dense longe setifera; setae pappi ca. 40 et ca. 4 mm longae, setae in seriebus exterioribus distinctae anguste squamiformes cae 0.5 mm longae. Grana pollinis 45-50 pm in diam. valde lophorata, cristis minute multo spinuliferis, spinis majoribus nullis. TYPE: BRASIL: Bahia: Coastal Zone. Parque Nacional de Monte Pascoal. On NW slopes of Monte Pascoal. Rain forest, changing to disturbed areas with scattered trees and woodland, dominated by Pteridium at higher altitudes. Alt. 200-586 m. This plant growing at summit of mountain among shrubs and trees. Herb to 2m. Leaves slightly coriaceous, mid-green above, pale below with pale buff hairs. Corolla pale magenta. 12 Jan. 1977. Harley et al. 17865 (Holotype US). 1979 Robinson, New species of Vernonia 293 Vernonia persericea is one of a group including V. geminata Less., V. coulsonii Sch.Bip. ex Baker, V. edmundii Barroso, and many others. The distinctive features are the narrow outer rows of involucral bracts without reflexed tips and the subsessile oblong-ovate leaf blades with an abrupt acumination. The marked- ly sericeous vestiture is also notable. Additional features include the leaf undersurface with no glandular punctations, and the filaments of the anthers being inserted just below the sinues of the disk corolla lobes. The bracts of the inflorescence are reduced, but are larger than the scarcely evident bracts of V. geminata and its closest allies. 294 Poh YT OCL1O' Gia Vol. 44, No. 4 2851639 NATIONAL HERGARIUM Vernonia harleyi H.Robinson, Holotype, United States National Herbarium. Photos by Vistor E. Krantz, Staff Photographer, National Museum of Natural History. 1979 Robinson, New species of Vernonia 295 UNITED STATES 2850013 NATIONAL HERBARIUM Vernonia mattos-silvae H.Robinson, Holotype, United States National Herbarium. 296 PiBeE*T OoLcO-Goi-z Vol. 44, No. 4 UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 1Y WASHINGTON IARVEN Vernonia nobilis H.Robinson, Holotype,,United States National Herbariam. 1979 Robinson, New species of Vernonia 297 2850005 NATIONAL HERSARIUM v Vernonia morii H.Robinson, Holotype, United States National Herbarium. 298 BBE OubeolGe iad Vol. 44, No. 4 te Staves Nave waaiune , i Wid Ver nema persericea h obinan Hole hype Specimes cxomuved for o ttedy of the Compotitoe tribe Vernoniege we - EX HERBARIO KEWENSI BRAZIL: ESTADO DA BAHIA : TA \ Yormy : 7 { apt i lac 2%} RUM. Haney. SJ. Ma RM mR. T AD & RS Pasmerncs 66, of Harley No € Ae 5 ' x R. Bes . a Pex $ Boh i A. 7 UNITEO STATES 2851631 5 i Ae corlLaceous bove, cale below with pale buff lla pale magenta. NATIONAL HERBARIUM 12 January 1977 Harley et al 17865 Vernonia persericea H.Robinson, Holotype, United States National Herbarium, 1979 Robinson, New species of Vernonia 299 b/d SS Z ‘4 * e a es Os fi A LS p34 ’ gl I te ee Vernonia, enlargements of heads: Top left. V. harleyi. Top right. V. mattos-silvae. Bottom left. V. morii. Bottom right. V. persericea, NEW SPECIES OF VERNONIEAE (ASTERACEAE). III. ADDITIONS TO PIPTOCARPHA Harold Robinson Department of Botany Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 20560. Piptocarpha is a wide-spread genus in the Neotropical Region with most of the approximately 50 species (Jones, 1977) in South America. Numerous Andean species have been described in recent years, including the unique P. cuatrecasasiana (Aristeg.) Badillo (Aristeguieta, 1963, 1964; Badillo, 1974) having hairs inside the corolla. Recent studies involving Brazilian species include those of Cabrera (1957) and Barroso (1959), the latter with a key to the species in the Rio de Janiero area. Three further additions to the Brazilian flora given below include two new species and one transfer from the genus Stifftia. Piptocarpha matogrossensis H.Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae subarborescentes vel arborescentes multo ramosae ca. 4 m altae et 10 cm latae. Caules teretes subtiliter striati dense minute sordide lepidoti. Folia alterna, petiolis 7-17 m longis saepe leniter arcuatis; laminae coriaceae oblongo-ellipt- icae plerumque 4.5-7.5 cm longae et 1.4-3.3 cm latae base anguste rotundatae vel breviter cuneatae plerumque inaequales margine integrae apice obtusae vel anguste rotundatae supra in sicco flavo-virides glabra in nervis primariis anguste lepidotae in nervulis prominulae subtus dense sordide lepidotae, nervis secundariis utrinque ca. 7 plerumque 20-30° ascendentibus. Inflorescentiae axillares subglomeratae breviter corymbosae sub- umbellatae, ramis 1-4 mm longis dense sordide lepidotis. Capit- ula ca. 6-9 in axillo 10-12 mm alta; involucra anguste campanulata ca. 7 mm alta et 3 m lata in partibus interioribus decidua; Squamae involucri ca. 25 et ca. 5-6-seriatae confertae ellipticae 1-6 mm longae et ad 2 mm latae apice breviter acutae in squamis mediis margine scariosae, squamae exteriores et apices squamarum interioris extus appresse lepidotae margine pauce fimbriatae. Flores 5-8. Corollae albae? ca. 6 mm longae plerumque glabrae, tubis 1.5-2.0 mm longis, faucis ca. 1.5 mm longis leniter infundibularibus, lobis ca. 2.5 mm longis et 0.5 mm latis superne pauce glanduliferis et dense substellato-piliferis; thecae antherarum ca. 3.5 mm longae base caudatae argute acutae, caudis ca. 1 mm longis; appendices antherarum oblongo-lanceolatae ca. 0.6 mm longae et 0.2 mm latae non glanduliferae. Achaenia ca. 4 mm longa glabra sublaevia in superficiis interioribus leniter costata; carpopodia minuta; setae pappi tenues cinereae (appear- 300 1979 Robinson, Additions to Piptocarpha 301 ing white on specimen) 90-100 plerumque 6 mm longae, setae exter- iores paucae lineares 0.5-1.0 mm longae. Grana pollinis ca. 35 m? P TYPE: BRAZIL: Mato Grosso: Vicinity of Barro do Gargas, ca. 45 km N. on road to Xavantina. Cerrado. Small tree to ca. 4mx 10 cm. Pappus gray-brown. Occasional. Elev. 300-300 m. Oct. 15, 1964. Irwin & Soderstrom 6926 (Holotype US). Both geography and the general description place the new species close to P. senescens Baker, but the leaves of the latter are noted as 5-6 inches long by 2 1/2 - 3 wide, as being distinct- ly denticulate, and being subcoriaceous or comparatively flexuose for a member of the genus. Other suggested differences are the more brownish and more lepidote pubescence on the leaf under- surface. The carpopodium seems small compared to those of many other species, and the secondary veins are less prominent on the underside. Piptocarpha santosii H.Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae fruticosae (subscandentes?) mediocriter ramosae. Caules subteretes vix angulati dense ferruginose stellate toment-— osi. Folia alterna, petiolis 2-3 cm longis crassis dense stellate tomentosis; laminae subcoriaceae suborbiculatae 8-12 cm longae et ca. 6-9 cm latae base plerumque aliquantum inaequales late rotund- atae vel vix cordatae margine integrae vel remote minute denticu- latae apice breviter apiculatae supra subtiliter rugulosae scab- ride pilosulae in nervis dense stellato-tomentosae subtus sordide subdense stellato-tomentosae, nervis secundariis utrinque ca. 8 plerumque recte patentibus. Inflorescentiae axillares subglomer- atae breviter corymbosae, ramis ultimis 1-4 mm longis ferrugineo- tomentosis. Capitula ca. 8 in axillo 12-14 m alta ca. 5 m lata; involucra turbinata 8-9 mm alta superne constricta aliquantum persistentia; squamae involucri ca. 30 et ca. 6-seri- atae dense confertae ellipticae vel late ellipticae 1.5-7.0 mm longae et 1.5-2.0 mm latae in squamis mediis suborbiculatae ad 4 mm latae margine late scariosae, squamae exteriores extus tomentosae, interiores extus plerumque subglabrae-subapice appresse substellate pubescentes margine fimbriatae. Flores ca. 9. Corolla albae firmae ca. 8-9 mm longae plerumque glabrae, tubis ca. 3.5 mm longis, faucis ca. 1.5 mm longis leniter infund- ibularibus, lobis 3.0-3.5 mm longis et ca. 0.5 mm latis superne glanduliferis et pauce substellato-piliferis; thecae antherarum ca. 3.5 mm longae base caudatae argute acutae, caudis ca. 0.5 mm longis; appendices antherarum lanceolatae 0.9 mm longae et base 0.25 mm latae non glanduliferae. Achaenia 3.5-4.0 mm longa distincte 10-costata glabra; carpopodia prominentia; setae pappi tenues albae 75-80 plerumque 6-7 mm longae, squamae exteriores numerosae lineares ad 1 mm longae. Grana pollinis ca. 35-37 pm in diam. indistincte lophorata spinulosa. TYPE: BRAZIL: Bahia: Eunapolis Colonia estrada do rio do peixe do W. Arbusto raminoso fl. branca involoco verde. 302 Po oT. 0 L)/0:6-I74 Vol. 44, No. 4 Mata. 18.5.71. T.S.Santos 1670 (Holotype US). The new species is unusual in the suborbicular leaves with nearly perpendicular spreading secondary veins. The stellate pubescence seems to be more highly developed than in any other species of the genus. The hairs are less branched on the sten, are densely branched on the petioles, and are more laxly but more stellately branched on the undersurface of the leaf. Piptocarpha stifftioides H.Robinson, nom. nov. Stifftia axillaris Barroso & G.da Vinha, Loefgrenia 44: l. 1970. Not Piptocarpha axillaris (Less.) Baker. The species first aroused suspicion because of the axillary inflorescences such as are common in most Brazilian species of Piptocarpha. Nevertheless, careful examination has been necessary to confirm the relationship. The glabrous leaves and the stout rather reddish pappus setae are similar to Stifftia which is also native in eastern Brazil, however, a position in the Vernonieae rather than the Mutisieae is indicated by the small thin anther appendages, the slightly lophorate and spinulose pollen grains, the thinly and irregularly thickened endothecial cells, and the long style branches with pubescence along their entire external surface. The position in Piptocarpha is evident in the distinct- ive form of the achenes, the few somewhat stellate appressed hairs on the tips of the corolla lobes, and in the often slightly unequal bases of the leaf blades. The species has blunt-tipped anther bases, but the basal portion is evidently sterile tissue and thus represents a tail. Most species of Piptocarpha have a very sharp tail, but blunt tails have been seen on specimens from Bahia determined as P. pyrifolia Baker. The species is unusual in the genus by having only 1-3 heads in the axils of each leaf. Literature Cited Aristeguieta, L. 1963. Tres especies de Compositae de Venezuela nuevas para la ciencia. Acta Biologica Venezuelica 3 (24): 363-369. - 1964. Compositae. Flora de Venezuela 10: 1-939. Badillo, V. M. 1974. Blumea viscosa y Piptocarpha cuatrecasas— iana dos nuevas combinaciones en Compositae. Rev. Fac. Agron. (Maracay). 7 (3): 9-16. Barroso, G. M. 1959, Flora da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Compositae. Rodriguésia 21-22 (33-34): 69-155. Barroso, G. M. & S. G. da Vinha 1970. Stifftia axillaris, uma espécie nova de Compositae. Loefgrenia 44: 1-2. 1979 Robinson, Additions to Piptocarpha 303 Cabrera, A. L. 1957. Compositae brasilienses novae. Arquivos do Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro. 15: 69-85. Jones, S. B. 1977. Chapter 17. Vernonieae - Systematic review. in Heywood, V. H., J. B. Harborne & B. L. Turner. The Biology and Chemistry of the Compositae. 503-521. 304 PH YD 0 Li OrGoLa Vol. 44, No. 4 -~ * - eats . pees i] ao © UNITED STATES - is up States Neveywat Maspasrup 2§18420 a pare) + U py: M plocare hd malogre sess RED a 5, Wei typ f 2 OlC VRE ink cing #7 Specimen crammed tor @ study of the Compontoe tribe Vernomece bs sah Kel Ns renee cient saga eee meee ae NATIONAL HERBARIUM oe rast ba tanta Treas. sen. easoneh, moet ep 4. ROME we Piptocarpha matogrossensis H.Robinson, Holotype, United States National Herbarium. Photos by Victor E. Krantz, Staff Photographer, National Museum of Natural History. 1979 UNITED STATES 2832002 NATIONAL HERBARIUM Robinson, Additions to Piptocarpha 305 HERBARIO CENTRO DE PESQUISAS DO CACAU Nebuee -Seme Corrmositae Bane fem@pol{n ©o’onia er roda do rio do peixe to We Arbuste raminoso fl. branca involeco verie. Ne ta. Lege Te Se Se 1565071. 1670. Piptocarpha santosii H.Robinson, Holotype, United States National Herbarium. 306 P.B.4)T:0 L) OGoi'h me Piptocarpha, enlargements of heads: Bottom. P. santosil. Top. Vol. 44, No. 4 P. matogrossensis. THE CORRECT GENERIC PLACEMENT OF ALBIZIA CARBONARIA BRITTON Christine J. Niezgoda & Lorin I. Nevling, Jr. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois 60605 A survey of the pollen of tribe Ingeae (Mimosoideae) by Scanning Electron Microscopy and light microscopy was initiated to determine the usefullness of this character in the taxonomy of the tribe. The tribe is characterized by pollen that regularly occurs in 16-20-24-28-32-grained polyads. Almost all the high number polyads occur in New World taxa; the majority of the Old World genera have 16-grained polyads only. During the course of this study an interesting polyad was found in the genus Albizia The characteristic polyad of Albizia is composed of 16 pollen grains which agrees with the results of other recent pollen studies. Guinet (1969) in his treatment of the Mimosoideae reported the pollen of all the species of Albizia that he ex- amined as polyads with 16 grains. Sorsa (1969), in a similar study, listed only one species from Africa (Albizia amara ssp. sertocephala) as having an occa@ional 32-grained polyad. A sample of this species' pollen contained 16 grains per polyad consistently with only one 32-grained polyad observed. It would seem that this chance occurrence may be the result of an aberrant division. Such irregularities commonly are found in other genera of the Ingeae. As an extension of the pollen study, the stigmatic surfaces also were examined. It was noted that stigma size usually cor- responds to the diameter of the polyad, and the stigmatic area can accomodate only one polyad. Such a system of pollination coupled with the fertilization of all the ovules by a single polyad would ensure maximum seed production with the least amount of energy expended. There should be many ovules/ovary in Albizia flowers as there is a significant correlation between morpholo- gically permanent tetrads, polyads, and pollinia and high ovule number (Walker, 1971b). Under these circumstances it would be expected that a polyad of 16 grains should produce a maximum of 16 seeds per pod with correspondingly higher numbers for larger polyads. All available fruits on Albtzta herbarium specimens at Field Museum were examined to see if a correlation could be esta- blished between. seeds/pod and grains/polyad. The results of the examination agreed with predictions: the 16-grained polyad spe- cies of Albizia had fruits with 10-14 seeds. However, one speci- men, an Albizta from Central and South America, did not seem to fit the otherwise established pattern (less than 16 seeds per fruit). This species had 25 seeds/pod which would not correlate with a fertilization by a single 16-grained polyad. Subsequent 307 308 Pea LTtOL eG sa Vol. 44, No. examination of the flowering material revealed that the polyads were consistently 32- rather than 16-grained. Either this is a unique species of Albizia or it has been incorrectly placed. In examining the material it was found that specimens of this species have been previously identified as three separate species of Albizta, A. carbonarta, A. filteina, and A. malaco- carpa. The oldest epithet is malacocarpa published in 1925 by Standley in the Flora of El Slavador but it lacks a species de- scription. Subsequently, the name was validly published by Standley in North American Flora in 1928. However, in 1926, Britton established A. carbonaria for a tree that was growing at the Rio Piedras Forest Station in Puerto Rico. At a later date, 1936, Britton and Killip in the Mimosaceae and Caesalpinaceae of Colombia placed A. malacocarpa in synonomy with A. carbonarta. The third epithet, filicina, is handwritten on specimens in the herbarium at Field Museum as sp. nov. Standley. There has been no publication of this epithet. Native to Colombia, Albizia carbonaria, has been introduced in El Slavador and Puerto Rico (type specimen). It is also found in Venezuela, Panama, and Costa Rica. Traditionally the genus Albtzta had been classified as entirely Old World, being native to Asia and possibly Africa. But this distinction has been ob- scured as it has become very widespread in the New World due to the cultivation of many species as ornamentals (for example, A. jultbrissin). Morphologically the genus is most closely allied to Pithecellobtum (primarily New World) and is distinguished from it primarily on fruit characters. Albtata - Fruit broadly linear, straight, plano-compressed, thin, not dehiscent, or 2-valved, continuous inside, the valves neither elastic not twisted (Hutchinson, 1964). Legume oblong, flattened, straight, tapering at the base and apex, nonseptate, chartaceous to coriaceous, dry, indehiscent to tardily dehis- cent, the valves thin, slightly thickened at the margins (Elias, 1974). Pithecellobiwn - Fruit compressed, circinate, variously twisted, falcate, or rarely nearly straight, 2-valved or rarely not opening or splitting into joints, valves often twisted but not elastically re- volute (Hutchinson, 1964). Legume straight or curved, flattened to terete, 2-valved, dehiscent (or indehiscent), the valves continuous or interrupted within, dehiscence occurring along both sutures at the same time or proceeding from on the adaxial suture to the ab- axial suture (usually incomplete), the valves being contorted after dehiscence (Elias, 1974). | 1979 Niezgoda & Nevling, Albizia carbonaria 309 A. carbonaria - Legume 8-11 cm. long, about 2 cm. wide, densely puberulent, stipitate, narrowed at the base, at length dehiscent (Standley, 1928 - as A. malaco- carpa). Pod flat, linear-oblong, 7-10 cm. long, 14-18 cm. wide, pubescent, short-pointed, narrowed at the base, the valves with thickened margins, its stalk about 1 cm. long (Britton, 1926). Examination of fruiting specimens of A. carbonaria further re- veals that the fruit is septate (note written on specimen - author unknown). In the Flora of Panama (Schery, 1950) a question is raised as to its placement: "On the basis of certain characters A. carbonarta might well be considered Pithecellobium (or Samanea, if this be recognized as distinct from Pithecellobtum) instead of Albtzzia. Yet the legume better fits Albtzzia." The separation of Albtzta from Pithecellobium based solely on fruit morphology is considered questionable by Elias (1974). It has been traditional for workers in the Mimosoideae to use fruit characteristics as a major indicator of generic relation- ships or as determiners of generic boundaries, The widespread use of the fruit character has not resulted in a stabilized taxonomy that reflects, at least to some extent, natural relationships. We believe that fruit was chosen as a "key character" simply be- cause they are generally large, easily observable, and forestall the need to make extensive dissections of small (usually) flowers. In our opinion floral morphology affords better opportunities for determining relationships as they appear to be intimately asso- ciated with particular pollination strategies. The fruit appears to be a secondary evolutionary character more closely attuned to habitat than to a set generic ground plan. What is needed to de- monstrate this, is a broad survey that attempts to correlate fruit type with habitat and seed dissemination type. The latter would be difficult to perform because of our very limited knowledge of this subject within the Mimosoideae. Until such time as the pro- posed correlation can be demonstrated or disproven, we believe that prudence would tend to dictate that we "forget the fruit". The individual pollen grains of tribe Ingeae are not differ- entiated to a great extent. However, with the exception of the larger genera (Inga and Pithecellobtum), the pollen is consistent in the number of grains per polyad having either 16- or 32-grained polyads (Table 1). Of the genera having 32-grained polyads, Affonsea, Enterolobiun, Inga, Pithecellobiun, Pseudosamanea, and Samanea, only Pithecellobiun possesses the morphological features that would allow the placement of A. carbonaria within the genus. Figures 1-4 are Scanning Electron micrographs of the 32-grained polyad of A. carbonaria, the characteristic 16-grained polyad of Albizta, and the 32-grained polyad of Pithecellobtum for compari- son. 310 MEY LOL) 6 A Vol. 44, No. 4 In summary, the genus Albizia is not well defined nor separ- ated easily from some members of the Ingeae. The characters of the fruit are limited intheir value in segregation of genera and useless when only flowering specimens are available. All Old World Albtzta species have pollen that is consistently in 16- grained polyads. To date, with the exception of A. carbonaria, all the New World species that have been examined conform in this character. Therefore, we are transferring A. carbonaria to Ptth- ecellobtum, the genus most closely allied to Albizia in morpho- logical and palynological characters. We are limiting the genus Albtzta to those species which only have 16 pollen grains per polyad. Pithecellobtum carbonaria (Britton) Niez. §& Nevl. Albtzta carbonarta Britton, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico §& Virgin Islands 6: 348, 1926. (TYPE: C. ZL. Batee ein, Albtzta malacocarpa Standley, Fl. Salvador 96, 1925; nomen nudum. N. Am. Flora 23: 44, 1928. (TYPE: Calderon 2042). LITERATURE CITED Elias, T. S. 1974. The Genera of Mimosoideae (Leguminosae) in the Southeastern United States. Jour. Arnold Arb. 55(1): 67-118. Guinet, P. 1969. Les Mimosacees etude de Palynologie Funda- mentale, Correlations. Evolution. Inst. Franc. Pondichery Trav. Sci. Tech. 9: 1-293. Hutchinson, J. 1964. The Genera of Flowering Plants. Vol 1. 516 pp. Clarendon Press, Oxford. Schery, R. W. 1950. Leguminosae subfamily Mimosoideae. Jn: R. E. Woodson, R. W. Schery, et al., Flora of Panama. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 37: 184-314. Sorsa, P. 1969. Pollen Morphological Studies on the Mimosaceae. Ann. Bot. Fenn. 6: 1-34. Walker, J. W. 1971b. Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae. Contrib. Gray Herb. Harvard 202: 1-132. 1979 Niezgoda & Nevling, Albizia carbonaria 311 TABLE 1: GENUS POLLEN GRAINS/POLYAD DISTRIBUTION Af fonsea 32 New World Albtzta 16 Old §& New World Archidendron 16 Old World Calltandra 8 or 16* Old §& New World Cedrelinga 16 New World Enterolobtum 32 New World Inga 16 to 32 New World Lyst Loma 16 New World Pithecellobtum 16 to 32 Old & New World Pseudosamanea 32 New World Samanea 32 New World Sertanthes 16 Old World Wallaceodendron 16 Old World ee we ee ee eee eR eK eK eK RM eM Be em eM em em em em em ee Re em eee emer rr err eee emer reer err rr errr eee *Calltandra as presently circumscribed consists of at least two genera. Those with an 8-grained polyad may not belong in the Ingeae. The pollen data comes from a compilation of our studies, Sorsa, and Guinet; the distribution data is from Hutchinson. 312 PHY. FO. :0, CG. tA Vol. 44, No. 4 FIGURES 1-4. - Scanning Electron Micrographs (line = 10 u): 1 & 2, Ptthecellobium carbonarta; 3, Ptthecellobium daulense; 4, Albtzta retusa. PSEUDOSTELLARIA JAMESIANA- COMB. NOV., A NORTH AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE OF A EURASIAN GENUS William A. Boban and Ronald pach” Stellaria jamesiana Torrey is a common and conspicuous element in the forest flora of the Southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado and across the western United States in the mountains of Wyoming, New Mexico, western Texas, Utah, Nevada, northern Arizona and in the @ascade-Sierra ranges of Washington, Oregon and California. It has always held an anomalous position in that genus because of its shallowly notched petal with a U-shaped sinus. For this reason Shinners (1962) transferred the taxon to Arenaria. His preoccupa- tion with the petal character unfortunately may have caused him to ignore equally obvious characters which ally S. jamesiana not so much to Arenaria as to Pseudostellaria Pax (1934), a Eurasian genus likewise characterized by having shallowly notched petals. Further- more, Pseudostellaria displays perennial rhizomes with napiform tu- bers scattered along them as swellings or in fascicles at the bases of the aerial stems. Because of the fragility of the attenuate stem bases most specimens of Stellaria jamesiana are collected without underground parts. In most species of Pseudostellaria the showy flowers are usually barren, the few fruits being borne on cleisto- gamous flowers from the lower leaf-axils. In Stellaria jamesiana most of the flowers are barren but a few are fertile and evidently not cleistogamous. The chromosome numbers reported for Pseudostellaria are 2n=32 for P. europaea (Favarger 1961) and 2n=12, 14 for P. palibiniana (Lee 1969) suggesting base or secondary base numbers for the genus to be x=6, 7 and 8. Many more counts are needed. Léve, Love & Kapoor (1971) reported 2n=26 for S. jamesiana. We consider this count unreliable because no voucher specimen was deposited in COLO and several others by the same student collector were misidentified. Hartman has determined the chromosome number of S. jamesiana recent-— ly inmaterial from Wyoming: Carbon County, ca. 3.2 mi W of Sandstone Ranger Station, T13N R88W S12, 2500 m.s.m., July 1979, Hartman & Coffey 8957 (RM) to be 2n=ca.96, which would suggest a base number of x=8 or 16. This harmonizes with the reports for Pseudostellaria. In S. jamesiana the rhizomes sometimes have only swellings along their length, but well-developed individuals have massive clusters of napiform tubers a centimeter or more wide and up to Ani. of Colorado Museum, Campus Box 218, Boulder CO 80309 Rocky Mountain Herbarium, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82070 313 314 Pin yor 01. Ona Vol. 44, No. 4 ten cm long. The few fruit-bearing flowers are almost always the first blossoming members of simple dichasia. The mature ovary con- tains two seeds plus one or two aborted ovules. Seed ornamentation consists of low, smooth, elongated ridges from which several short, narrow ones ''flow'' pectinately from their slopes to meet those of adjacent ridges. The capsule is extraordinary because of its mode of dehiacence. The pedicel becomes deflexed from its base, turning the apex of the capsule toward the ground. Upon dehiscence the seeds fall away and the capsule valves spread out flat and their tips roll back and un- der several turns, creating the aspect of a round saucer lacking any points, the shiny insides of the valves being fully exposed. Whether this is unique to the species or may be matched in other species of Pseudostellaria remains to be seen. Accordingly, we propose the following transfer: PSEUDOSTELLARIA JAMESIANA Torrey (Weber & Hartman, comb. nov., based on Stellaria jamesiana Torr., Ann. Lyc. N. Y. 2:269. 1827. In proposing Pseudostellaria, Pax described its phytogeography as follows: "Die etwa 10 Arten umfassende Gattung stellt ein Ter- tiarrelikt Ostasiens dar'' and listed the species as occurring in China, adjacent Japan, Korea, eastern Tibet, Transbaicalia, Himalaya, Afghanistan and Altai. The distribution of the more recently segre- gated European species, P. europaea Schaeftlein, from SE Austria, N Jugoslavia and NW Italy, is that of an outlier of an essentially Asiatic genus. A few additional species have been added from the areas mentioned by Pax. This realignment of Stellaria jamesiana with Pseudostellaria reinforces the emerging pattern of the Southern Rocky Mountain Flora as one having a strong Asiatic element probably dating back to the Tertiary, a feature which greatly impressed Sir Joseph Hooker a century ago when he visited Colorado with Asa Gray (Huxley 1918, p. 220). Literature Cited FAVARGER, C. 1961. Le nombre chromosomique du Pseudostellaria europaea Schaeftlein. Phyton (Horn) 9:252-256. HUXLEY, LEONARD. 1918. Life and letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. Vol. 2. 569 pp. Appleton, N. Y. LEE, Y. N. 1969. Chromosome number of flowering plants in Korea (2). J. Korean Res. Inst. Better Living 2:141-145. LOVE, ASKELL, DORIS LOVE and BRIJ M. KAPOOR. 1971. A century of Rocky Mountain orophytes. Arctic Alpine Res. 3:139-165. PAX, F. 1934. Caryophyllaceae, in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pfl.—Fam. 60.) 2,016C? 275-367 SHINNERS, LLOYD H. 1962. New names in Arenaria (Caryophyllaceae). Sida 1:49-52. BOOK REVIEWS Alma L. Moldenke "COASTAL VEGETATION" 2nd Edition by V. J. Chapman, viii & 292 pp., 115 b/w fig., 31 tab. Pergamon Press, Oxford, Toronto, & Elms- ford, New York 10523. 1976. $9.50 flexicover & $17.50 cloth- bound, This new edition has been increased in scope from just British coast- al vegetation to that of both sides of the North Atlantic, even in- cluding the tropical mangroves of southern Florida. This book from the typewriter and (wet) field studies of a learned ecologist should be of use to university students in Great Britain, northern Europe and the eastern United States, The text considers basic ecological prin- ciples affecting coastal vegetation such as zonation, succession, community analysis and autecology in sand dunes and their slacks, the drift line, shingly beaches, coastal cliffs, salt marshes and the mangroves that replace them in the tropics. They are mainly treed, with Rhizophora mangle and Avicennia germinans dominant, This edition offers much valuable material to readers. "PLANTS CONSUMED BY MAN" by B. Brouk, x & 479 pp. & 391 b/w line draw. Academic Press, London, San Francisco, & New York, N. Y. 20003 6° 197 5F>'$39. 25. So very much valuable and interesting information on this topic has been incorporated into the illustrated concise outline form of this book on over 300 plants used the world over as Cereals and pseudo- cereals, Vegetables including macrofructifications of fungi, Fruits, Nuts, Plant extracts of starch, oil, protein, sugar, gums, vegetable food dyes, wood, smoke, Flavourings, Beverages, Fumitories and mas- ticatories, Fermentative microorganisms in cheeses, vinegars. At the close of each chapter there is a morphological survey of the specif- ic plant structures involved. This is virtually an encyclopedia with readily available accurate information often enhanced by derivation of terms and early history of use. "BEHAVIOUR ASPECTS OF PARASITE TRANSMISSION" edited by Elizabeth U. Canning & C. A. Wright, xi & 219 pp., 6 b/w tab., 44 fig. & 42 photo. Academic Press, London & New York, N. Y. 10003. 1973. $20.00. This book, an interesting first in this interdisciplinary field, is published as Supplement I of the Zoological Journal of the Linnean 315 316 P Hed -TsO4byOnG oA Vol. 44, No.4 Society of London Volume 51, 1972, so making available the 13 papers, their useful bibliographies and their questions-answers to a much larger and later audience than was privileged to attend this sympos- ium. The first editor represents the British Section of the Society of Protozoologists and the second the British Society of Parasitolo- gists and also the Linnean Society, The papers cover such topics as behavior of digenetic trematodes, monogeneans and larval nematodes; circadian and seasonal rhythms in blood parasites (microfilariae, plasmodia, trypanosomae, diurnal carriers of loa to man and crepus- cular or nocturnal carriers to monkeys); host-finding and media of tsetse flies in their "following swarms"; human behavior in the trans- mission of parasitic mainly tropical diseases and their radiations as graphically described by a medical naturalist, sense organs in trematode micromedia and hematophagous insects; etc. Students and researchers in parasitology, entomology, ethology, human and animal medical problems will find valuable material here. The print is par- ticularly easy to read. "GUIDE TO THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES" by Laura & William Riley, xv & 653 pp., 181 b/w line-dot maps & 27 color photos. Anchor Press of Doubleday, Garden City, N. Y. 11530 & New York, N. Y. LOOL? ..°'2979.; : $LA.95. "The [more than 380] national wildlife refuges of the United States are unmatched by those of any other country in the geographic span they cover, the diversity of habitat they provide, and the variety and numbers of wild creatures they harbor...... The book tells where these refuges are, how to get there, what there is to see and do, where a visitor can stay or camp nearby, best times to visit, any special equipment needed, and how to get more information." This collection of carefully compiled information should prove helpful for travel planning and for folks who respect Nature as do the authors. "TREES OF THE NORTHEAST COLORING BOOK" by Stefen Bernath with captions by Mildred E. Faust, ii & 46 pp., 45 b/w & 2 color end plates of drawings. Dover Publications, New York, N. Y. 10014. 1979. $1.50 paperbound. There seems to be a market especially among hobbyists who like to visualize things and have their distinctive characteristics pointed out correctly by outline drawings such as these, For 45 conifer and broadleaf trees, their general outline, their leaf shape and arrange- ment, their flowers, seeds and fruits, and their barks show in the outlines as distinctive characters. The captions give common and scientific names and items of interest. 1979 Moldenke, Book reviews 317 "CENTRAL PARK -— A Photographic Guide" by Victor Laredo (photographs). & Henry Hope Read (text), xiii & 80 pp., 121 b/w photos & 1 map. Dover Publications, New York, N. Y. 10014, 1979. $4.50 paper- b ound e That "Central Park is one of the world's great urban parks" is proven in the text, legends and well printed nostalgic (back to a few years, to a few or more decades, or to a century or more) photographs, There are the bird watchers peering through their binoculars, the now vanished conservatory and greenhouses, statuary of many kinds and times including the Egyptian obelisk, "Cleopatra's Needle", with its hiero- glyphs continually being eroded away as prophesized by its translator, Dr. Charles E. Moldenke, the zoo with the people often as interesting as the animals, and the silent background foliage and branches of trees and shrubs in all seasons. "THE STARS BELONG TO EVERYONE -— How To Enjoy Astronomy" by Helen Saw- yer Hogg, xii & 274 pp., 36 b/w fig., 24 pl. & 8 tab. Doubleday & Company, New York, N. Y. 1976. $12.50. This author surely knows how to share her childhood enthusiasms for the stars above. They ripened into a longtime professional career at the University of Toronto and a weekly newspaper column on "The Stars" for the "Toronto Star". "This book attempts to give explanations for celestial happenings. The magnificence of nature is all around and above us. I hope this book will add to your enjoyment of it."'’ The book unfolds interesting surveys of the heavenly bodies and special items culled from litera- ture accessible to the researcher. In the chapter on "Natural Events in the Earth's Atmosphere" there is an illustration of the Leonid shower of 1833 as seen over Niagara Falls, but a larger, better printed one would have been much more effective. "GROUNDWATER POLLUTION IN EUROPE" edited by John A. Cole, xi & 547 pp., 138 b/w fig. & 46 tab. Water Information Center, Hunting- ton, NO’ Y. 117436! 11974.) °$26200. Here are the proceedings of a conference organized by The Water Research Association in Reading, England, in September 1972. that should be available to many more advanced students, technicians, hy- drologists and those government officials responsible for water avail- ability and safety in their areas. There are 54 papers grouped topic- ally with 14 well presented discussions with such papers as "Safeguarding the Water Supplies in Uppsala, Sweden", "Colliery Spoil Heaps", re nitrates "Travel Time from Surface to Well", "Studies for the Preven- tion of Oil Pollution near Bratislava, Czechoslovakia" and "Flow Tracing Using Isotopes". As human population, desires and technology increase the application of such studies becomes increasingly important. 318 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. 44, No. 4 "TLLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INDOOR PLANTS" by Kenneth & Gillian Beckett, 224 pp., 128 color & 278 b/w draw. Doubleday & Company, Ince; Garden Citys: N. Ye. 11530. 19766, ,$12.95% "There must be some basic urge in all of us to have some living greenery around us. Walk around any city area from shopping mall to office blocks and plants are there, living happily in central heating and with artificial light.....This desire for a little bit of garden indoors seems to have begun last century when people moved from the countryside into the towns and became nostalgic for what they had lost. N The introduction gives general instructions for plant selection and care. It is followed by a helpful glossary and the very distinct- ive color plates. The text covers over 800 genera and 2000 species ar- ranged alphabetically by scientific name, common name, plant family and brief descriptive and growing notes. The line drawings are partic- ularly well done. The index at the back lists alphabetically the com- mon names and their scientific equivalents, The genus Clerodendrum is still represented by the incorrect spelling, Clerodendron, through- out; the specific epithet of C, thomsonae is correctly spelled in the index but not in the text. This publication will prove handy to have in the house along with the potted plants., even if you should not believe plate labels 22 and 23 (which are reversed) and 32 (which ac- tually depicts Clerodendrum speciosissimum rather than C. splendens. "TERRESTRIAL VEGETATION OF CALIFORNIA" edited by Michael G,. Barbour & Jack Major, xi & 1001 pp., 60 b/w fig., 90 photo, 39 maps & 131 tab. A Wiley-Interscience Publication of John Wiley & Sons, London, Sydney, Toronto & New York, N. Y. 10016. 1977. $47.50. "Statewide review chapters on climate, flora, and the geological history of major vegetation types preface the main portion......and are first subdivided into six floristic provinces: Californian (9), Sierran (3), Pacific Northwest (3), Great Basin (2), Hot Desert (2), and Channel Islands" (1), with the numbers after each indicating the number of papers about subdivisions or distinctive features. '"Photo- graphs have been limited to cases where a real sense of the vegetation can be thereby conveyed" helping one to recall plants from lists. Each vegetation chapter begins with a diagrammatic state map highlighting the major locations of the vegetation types discussed and in the back- pocket there is a 1 : 1 million detailed map by Kiichler which should excellent. My review copy of this excellent, valuable book came with- out the back-pocket and map, leaving me feeling cheated. Neverthe- less, I would so much appreciate a few hundred free hours to mull over this study while recalling our previous trips to California and espec- ially those "in the field" all over the state under the guidance of our son Andy mentioned in the preface for his "innovative review of pollination ecology and vegetation” that had to be omitted along with other chapters when this tentative work swelled beyond a feasible size. This book will prove to be of inestimable value to teachers 1979 Moldenke, Book reviews 319 and/or students in all schools in California and to researchers elsewhere of comparable vegetation areas. "TAXONOMY, PHYTOGEOGRAPHY AND EVOLUTION" edited by D. H. Valentine, xi & 431 pp., 43 b/w fig., 39 tab., 1 photo & 59 maps. Academic Press, London NW1l & New York, N. Y. 10003. 1972. $25.75. Under the aegis of the Linnean Society of London, the Botanical Society of the British Isles and the International Organization of Plant Biosystematists, this symposium was held at the University of Manchester for the presentation of 26 papers to 200 members and guests from 18 nations and since then for the students and researchers who have had or will have access to these important presentations. The introductory section of the book contains an important paper by Steb- bins on "Ecological Distribution of Centers of Major Adaptive Radiation of Angiosperms" setting forth the principle of genetic unitormitarian- ism with the processes of evolution operating in the past essentially as they do now but on different phenotypes. The next section is on major geographical disjunctions in relation to evolution and migra- tions with particularly important papers by KornaS, by Hara, and by Solbrig among others. The next section is on endemism and treats the flora of the Canary Islands, the relicts of Crete, the origin of en- demics in the California flora, and the role of hybridization in the Hawaiian Islands. Another section deals with geographical evolution in certain genera [Raven on Epilobium, van Steenis on Nothofagus, etc.] and families. The last section has Baker's interesting "Migration of Weeds". This is truly a worthwhile publication. "THE HOG BOOK" by William Hedgepeth, v & 273 pp., 19 b/w photo & 26 fie. Doubleday & Co., Inc., Garden City, N. ¥, 11530. 1976. $10.00 clothbound & $6.96 paperbound. This "hogology" might appeal to some readers who like their infor- mation on porcine husbandry, history and art slurped with some sup- posed mystique and odd conversation. "Okosystemforschung" edited by Heinz Eilenberg. xiv & 280 pp., 101 b/w fig., 25 tab. & 3 photo. Springer Verlag, New York, N. Y., Heideiberg & i Berlin 33. 1973. $12.40 or DM.39 paperbound. The 17 papers herein comprise the report of the symposium under the auspices of the German Botanical Association and the Association for Applied Botany at Innsbruck. They deal with various phases of biomass production in benthic plants, bacteria, zooplankton, the end products, Phragmites communis, Utricularia vulgaris and some land plants. The last paper, by the editor, is a very carefully organized "Klassifica- tion der Okosysteme nach funktionalen Gesichtspunkten" on several 320 BAN 22-0 eae Vol. 44, No. 4 leveis: mega-, makro-, neso-, mikro- and nano-. I am most impressed with the detailed, carefully constructed figures, such as fig. 1 which is a model of an integral ecosystem. This is an important work for ecologists and their students to be aware of. "GRASSLAND SIMULATION MODEL" edited by George S. Innes, xxvi & 298 pp-, 87 b/w fig., 1 map, 45 tab. & 3 photo. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1 Berlin 33 & New York, N. Y. 10010. 1978. $22.80. Appearing as Volume 26 in the Ecological Series, this study planned before 1968 is the major open-literature description of a comprehen- sive, pioneering ecological modeling effort, "one of the major outputs of the United States Grassland Biome Study, a contribution to the In- ternational Biological Program....The extensive development of grazing- land system models awaited the advent of iarge, fast electronic compu- ters.....because of the complexity of the systems being analyzed and the nature of the models used to simulate systems. The objectives of the model were to simulate biomass dynamics in a variety of grassland types and the response of the system to irrigation, fertilization, and cattle grazing. Some of the papers are: on SIMCOMP as the computer language used, on abiotic, mammalian and grasshopper consumers, decompo- sition and nitrogen-flow submodels, on sensitivity analyses and crit- iques. Such IBP reports as this are important. "AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO POLLEN ANALYSIS" by P. D. Moore & J. A. Webb, iv & 133 pp., 33 b/w fig., 8 tab., 1 map & 48 photo. pl. Halsted Press of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, N. Y. 1978. $19.95. This text will prove to be of increasing importance for coilege and. university courses and for palynoiogical research in "the field", laboratories and herbaria because of the descriptions, keys, glossary and wide range of excellent illustrations making it an excellent lab manual. Applications of pollen analysis are varied and important as, for instance, in tracing the history of plant species, groups and com- munities and therefore habitats, climatic history and man's influence upon the environment. Other already successful applications have been in dating deposits. studying pollen and spore air contents and their effect upon man's own health and that of his cattle and crops, melisso- palynology and criminology. Directions are given for pollen countings and pollen diagram constructions as well as for the inter- pretations of these diagrams or collations of spectra as dynamic records of vegetational history. PHYTOLOGIA A cooperative nonprofit journal designed to expedite botanical publication LIBRARY DEC, 4 1979 Ee tes Ag a dent, We SP NEV fUrk} CONTENTS BOTANICAL GARDEN STEYERMARK, J. A., A new species Le Roupala (Proteaceae) from PAPO ROME dk ehh oe Lee he th tact ei aee duel GAO OU RASS OE 321 ST. JOHN, H., Resurrection of Viola lanaiensis Reckes Pe Plant TRESS 1a Sn 58 hos, iba SOR CAD Seen a, cee aaa 323 WUNDERLIN, R. P., Consideration of Barklya and the subtribes of the Cercideae (Caesalpinioideae: Fabaceae) ............. 325 MOLDENKE, H.N., Notes on new and noteworthy plants. CXXX ..... 328 MOLDENKE, H.N., Additional notes on the genus Vitex. XIII ....... 329 FOSBERG, F. R., & SACHET, M.-H., Maesa (Myrsinaceae) in Micronesia. 362 Rane. 1. BOOK fERIEWE 550 oo bale Fie Po ate ae eee 370 Published by Harold N. Moldenke and Alma L. Moldenke 303 Parkside Road Plainfield, New Jersey 07060 US.A. Price of this number $2.00; for this volume $11.00 in advance or $12.00 after close of the volume; $3.00 extra to all foreign addresses; 512 pages constitute a complete volume; claims for numbers lost in the mails must be made immediately after receipt of the next following number for free replacement. af dO ay A yi Sh av rd A ? ¢ { i ‘ ' ; . ' ’ t . * ew | : . a: : 4 { » % t ‘ : ay ' ¢ Ti 54 4h * ' " ¥ ‘ ‘ > ' ' ‘ ‘ . t~ , ‘ je i ; > , ‘ o “% } lh boi h 1 44 i t Me . A NEW SPECIES OF ROUPALA (PRUTEACEAE) FROM VENEZUELA Julian A, Steyermark Instituto Botdénico, Caracas Venezuela ROUPALA GRIOTII Steyermark, sn. nov, Arbor 3-metralis, ramis bubalino-tomentosis; foliis petiolatis, petiolis 1,2-6 cm longis tomentosis; laminis rigide coriaceis in- tegerrimis subtus vallido-viridibus late ovatis vel late ellipti- cis apice longiaciminatis basi acutis 8-15 cm longis 3-8.5 cm lat- is supra glabris subtus pallido-strigillosis vel glabrescentibus; nervis lateralibus utroque latere 5-6 apicem versus curvatis ante marginem desinentibus ubique tenuibus subtus leviter impressis; inflorescentiis axillaribus 15-20 cm longis 2=-2.5 cm latis multi- floris, rhachidi pallido-brunneo-tomentosis, pedunculis 1.5-2.5 cm longis; perianthio 10-13 mm longo, tubo 7-8 mm longo supra med= ium 2 mm lato basin versis 1.5 mm lato extus dense pallido-brunneo villosulo intus glabro, lobis ligulatis 6-7 mm longis 1.1 mm latis extus dense pallido-brunneo-villosulis intus glabris; antheris lineari-oblongis 3-4 mm longis ©.5 mm latis; pistillo 9.5 mm longo, stylo 8 mm longo glabro; ovario ovoideo 1.5 mm longo 1.2 mm lato minute strigilloso; disco 4-lobato 0,8=-C.9 mm alto, lobis del- toideo-orbicularibus subobtusis 0.7 mm longis 0,8 mm latis; ped- icellis frugiferis 2 mm longis tomentellis; fructu oblique obovoid- eo zpice rotundato abrupte aniculatoque basi abrupte angustato sub- stipitato 1,5-2 cm longo 1-1.3 cm lato extus minute pallido-tomen- telloso; seminibus suborbiculari-ovatis extremitatibus rotundatis alatis 13 mm longis 10.5 mm latis, corpore brunneo triangulari- obconico 7 mm longo 8 mm lato, ala 2-4 mm lata, Type. VENEZUELA: TERKRITGRIG FEDERAL AMAZONAS: gallery forest bor- dering tree savanna with Platycsrpum orinocense, vecindades del rfo Coro-Coro y del aeronuerto de Yutaje, lat. 5°35'N, long. 66°10° W, alt. 250 m, 22 Feb 1979, “tree 3 m tall; leaves coriaceous, stiff, deep green above, pale green below; flowers with green style and yale brown, reflexed perianth", Julian A, Steyermark, Marcel Griot Casanova, and Parker Redmond 117920 (Holotype: VEN). This snecies is related to R. montana Aubl., from which it may be distinguished by the densely brown tomentose rachis, flowers With spreading hairs, shorter peduncle and pedicels, and smaller, differently shaped frmit. From &. dissimilis Pittier, placed un- der synonymy of R. montana by Sleumer (Bot. Jahrb. 76 (2): 170= 171. 1954, Proteaceae americanae), RK, griotii differs in the short- er pedicels, pubescent teal Us leaf-blades, and more densely 322 PHY 208 Ve Te Vol. 44, No. 5 tomentose pubescence of spreading hairs on rachis, pedicels, and verianth. It also resembles Panopsis suaveolens (Kl. & Karst.) Pittier, but that species has strongly revolute leaves which are rounded to subcordate at the base, Roupala griotii is named in honor of Marcel Griot Casanova, an enthusiastic plant collector, and highly competent, versatile air pilot, who has successfully guided the author several times to interesting collecting grounds in the Territorio Federal Amazonas of Venezuela, : RESURRECTION OF VIOLA LANAIENSIS BECKER HAWAIIAN PLANT STUDIES 90 Harold St. John Bishop Museum, Box 19000A, Honolulu 96819, Hawaii, USA. The recent collection of the Lanai violet in flower by S. L. Montgomery had caused the writer to reexamine it and compare it with Viola Helena Forbes & Lydgate, the similar plant on Kauai. Rock (1911: 6) described the Lanai plant as V. Helena, var. lanaiensis, and Skottsberg accepted this classification. Independently, and using a different type specimen, Becker(1916: 214) classed the latter as V. lanaiensis Becker. Skottsberg studied two collections of V. Helena and ten of var. lanaiensis, many of these specimens being meager. The writer has now investigated these to plants, and notes the differences between them, which he considers sufficient to recognize each as a species. Viola Helena Forbes & Lydgage, Bishop Mus., Occas. Papers 4(3): 218, and figure, 1909; Skottsb., Gdteborg Bot. Trddg., Meddel. 13: 506-510, 1940; St. John, Pacif. frp, ‘Bot. Gard. 2: 238; i973. This has the stipules 11-13 mm long, the base narrowly lanceolate, the tip acuminate, and it is remotely short glandular ciliate; well formed blades linear lanceolate, the secondary veins almost straight, running directly to the teeth; upper petal 9 mm long; lateral and lower petals bearded; capsule valves 9-10 mm long. Holotype: Hawaiian Islands, Kauai Island, Wahiawa Mountains, May 1908, J. M. Lydgate (BISH). Specimens Examined, all from Kauai: Wahiawa Mts., along bank of stream, Aug. 1909, C. N. Forbes 214.K. Viola lanaiensis Becker, Bot. Centralbl., Beih. 34: 214, 1916. V. Helena Forbes & Lydgate, var. lanaiensis Rock, Coltege of Hawaii, Publi., Bull. Ls: 6-7, 282%; Skottsb., Gdteb. Bot. Trddg., Meddel. 13: 508- Si, tige. 36-39, 2940; St. John, Pacit. “ece. BOL, Gara. , Mem,...i2°238, 1973. This is distinguished by having the stipules 8-10 mm long, the base boradly deltoid, the tip long acum- inate and long fimbriate; well formed blades narrowly elliptic and acute at each end; secondary veins of blades arcuate, the outer half diffusing, and only indirectly connected to the teeth; upper petal 14 mm long; petals glabrous; capsule valves10.5-13.5 mm long. Holotype: Hawaiian Islands, Lanai Island, 1851-55, J. Remy 532 (L.). 323 324 PEY TOLee La Vol. 44, No. 5 Specimens Examined, all from Lanai: Kaiholena Valley, June 1913,-C. N. Forbes 24.1.5 dune 1913, 197.1. 5 Mts., e. end, June 1912, 282.L.; upper part of mountain, Sept. 21, 1916, A. S. Hitchcock 14,651; Hauola Gulch, 2,000.8t,;alts;,;:30.Aug. 1979, 5. i. Montgomery; Kaiholena, 3/17/14, G. C. Munro 111; Lanaihale, Munro; Lanai Hale and Haalelepakai, bogay ground, 3,200 ft alt.,: July 25, ;Y910, J.2F, Rock 8,046 (holotype of V. Helena, var. lanaiensis Rock. The Lanai plant still has the Kauai one as its closest relative, but it is concluded that they are distinct species. Both are shrubs with woody stems. Literature Cited Becker, W., 1916. Violae Asiaticae et Australienses I, .Bot; .centralbl.,..Beih; . 34(2)+..208-215. Forbes, Charles N., 1909. Some New Hawaiian Plants. Bishop Mus., Occas. Papers 4(3): 213-223, illus- trated. Rock, Joseph F. 1911. Notes Upon Hawaiian Plants With Descriptions Of New Species And Varieties. College -of Hawaii;.Pubi.; .Bull.:1: 1-20; iilwes trated. Skottsberg, C. 1940. Observations on Hawaiian Violets. Gdteb. Bot. Trddg., Meddel. 13: 451-528, figs. 1-46. CONSIDERATION OF BARKLYA AND THE SUBTRIBES OF THE CERCIDEAE (CAESALPINIOIDEAE: FABACEAE) Richard P. Wunderlin Department of Biology, University of South Florida Tampa, FL 33620 The proper placement of Barklya syringtfolta F. Muell., Prince's Feather, a spectacular plant of northeast and eastern Queensland and the north coast of New South Wales, Australia, has been dubious until recently. Bentham (1864) referred the monotypic genus Barklya to the Sophoreae, although remarking that it approaches some Caesalpinioideae near Bauhinia in leaf and floral morphology, but has the petal aestivation descending and the embryo curved as in the Papilionoideae. Baillon (1870) found the petal aestivation to be irregular and intermediate be- tween the two types, but never with the uppermost overlapping both laterals and as a result referred it to the Caesalpinioideae. Hutchinson (1964) placed it in the Cadieae of the Fabaceae (=Papilionoideae of authors). Yakovlev (1972) referred it to the caesalpinioid tribe Bauhinieae along with Griffonta and Bauhtnta. Inclusion of Barklya with Grtffonta and Bauhtnta by Yakovlev was made on the basis of the crescentic hilum of the seed as in Bau- hinta and unknown elsewhere in the Fabaceae as well as in the similarities in leaf morphology. Corner (1976) also noted the unusual hilum of Barklya along with several anatomical features of the seed which suggests a relationship with Bauhinia from which he questions if it is distinct. Roger Polhill (pers. com.), in reviewing the placement of Barklya in the Sophoreae, also suggests it may be better placed in the Cercideae. Peter Gold- blatt (pers. comm.) reports a chromosome number of 2n=26 which is in line with the Cercideae (2n=24, 26, 28), but not the Cadieae (2n=18, 20, 22). After examining specimens of flowering and fruiting material of Barklya syringifolta, the author has found the species to be easily accommodated within Bauhinta on the basis of seed, floral, and leaf morphology and the transfer to that genus is propposed. Bauhtnia syringtfolita (F. Muell.) Wunderlin, comb. nov. Basionym: Barklya syringtfolta F. Muell., Journ. Linn. Sec.) Bet, 3° 156. 2559; The tribe Cercideae, or Bauhinieae of some authors, has always been considered as a natural alliance of genera since Bentham (1840, 1865) even though there has been considerable dis- agreement as to the number of genera (Wunderlin, 1976). However, recent studies by the author have shown that the tribe can be 325 326 Poy oo CE, LOLENE Vol. 44, No. 5 divided into two discrete subtribes which are recognizable on the basis of fruit and seed morphology. The following classifi- cation is proposed. Tribe CERCIDEAE Bronn, De Formis Pl. Legum. 131. 1822. Type genus: Cerets L. Subtribe CERCIDINAE Trees or shrubs, unarmed and without tendrils, rarely with hooked branches below inflorescences; fruits with narrow dorsal wing or semilunate with gynophore and persist- ent style appearing confluent with dorsal margin or oblique and with laterally attached gynophore and persistent style; seeds with circular hilum, funicular aril-lobes absent. 1. Cerets L. - 6 species in warm temperate northern hemisphere. 2. Grtffonta Baill. - 4 species in tropical west Africa. 3. Adenolobus (Harv. ex Benth.) Torre & Hillc. - 2 species in southwestern Africa. Subtribe BAUHINIINAE (Benth.) Wunderlin, stat. nov. Basionym: Tribe Bauhtnteae Benth., Hook. Journ. Bot. 2206. 1846; Type genus: Bauhtnta L. Trees or shrubs (sometimes semiscandent) with or with- out intrastipular spines (rarely shrubs with tendrils) or lianas (rarely vines) with or rarely without simple tendrils; fruits flat, woody to thin-valved, dehiscent or indehiscent, never with dorsal wing, nor semilunate with gynophore and persistent style appearing confluent with dorsal margin, nor oblique with laterally attached gynophore and persistent style; seeds with crescentic hilum, funicular aril-lobes present. 4. Bauhtnta L. - Ca. 225 species, pantropical. It is evident that the large and diverse genus Bauhinta should be further subdivided into a number of infrageneric units and such a revision is in preparation in collaboration with Professor Kai and Supee Larsen of the Botanical Institute, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. LITERATURE CITED BAILLON, H. 1870. Legumineuses tm Histore des Plantes. 2: 21- 384. Paris. BENTHAM, G. 1840. IV.-Contributions toward a flora of South America.- Enumeration of plants collected by Mr. Schomburgk in British Guiana. Hook. Journ. Bot. 2: 38-99. . 1864. Leguminosae tm Flora Australiensis: a descript- ion of the plants of the Australian Territory. 2: 1-425. 1979 Wunderlin, Barklya JaT London. 1865. Leguminosae tm G. Bentham and J. D. Hooker. Genera Plantarum. 1: 434-600. London. CORNER, E. J. H. 1976. The Seeds of Dicotyledons. Cambridge University Press. New York. 31lpp. HUTCHINSON, J. 1964. lLeguminales tn The Genera of Flowering Plants. 1: 221-489. London. WUNDERLIN, R. P. 1976. Enumeration and typification of genera in the Cercideae. Rhodora 78: 750-760. YAKOVLEV, G. P. 1972. Contributions to the system of the order Fabales. Bot. Zhurn. 57: 585-595. NOTES ON NEW AND NOTEWORTHY PLANTS. CXXX Harold N. Moldenke In order to bring the nomenclature of the Verbena Family more in line with current taxonomic practice, the following transfers are in order: ACANTHOLIPPIA TRIFIDA var. REICHEI Mold., stat & nom. nov. Lippia gracilis R. A. Phil., Anal. Univ. Chile 90: 620. 1896 [not L.. gracilis Schau., 1847]. DURANTA REPENS £. CANESCENS (Mold.) Mold., stat. nov. Duranta repens var. canescens Mold., Phytologia 1: 436. 1940. DURANTA REPENS £,. GRANDIFLORA (Mold.) Mold., stat. nov. Duranta repens var. grandiflora Mold., Phytologia 2: 17. 1941. DURANTA REPENS £, INTEGRIFOLIA (Tod.) Mold., stat. nov. Duranta integrifolia Tod., Nuov. Gen. Sp. 27. 1858. DURANTA REPENS £, MICROPHYLLA (Desf.) Mold., stat. nov. Duranta microphylla Desf., Cat. Hort. Paris, ed. 3, 392. 1829. DURANTA REPENS £. SERRATA (Mold.) Mold., stat. nov. Duranta repens var. serrata Mold., Phytologia 7: 81. 1959. DURANTA REPENS f£. VARIEGATA (L. H. Bailey) Mold., stat. nov. Duranta repens var. variegata L, H. Bailey, Man. Cult. Pl., ed. 1, 632. 1924. LIPPIA PALMERI f. SPICATA (Rose) Mold., stat. nov. Lippia palmeri var. spicata Rose in Vasey & Rose, Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 1: 75. 1890. PETREA VOLUBILIS f. PUBESCENS (Mold.) Mold., stat. nov. Petrea volubilis var. pubescens Mold., Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. 43: 45-—46. 1938. TETRACLEA COULTERI £. ANGUSTIFOLIA (Woot. & Standl.) Mold., stat. nov. Tetraclea angustifolia Woot. & Standl., Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 1G? LIVS LTS. VERBENA LASIOSTACHYS £. SCABRIDA (Mold.) Mold., stat. nov. Verbena lasiostachys var. scabrida Mold., Am. Midl. Nat. 24: 753. 1940. VERBENA LASIOSTACHYS £. SEPTENTRIONALIS (Mold.) Mold., stat. nov. Verbena lasiostachys var. septentrionalis Mold., Am. Midl. Nat. eae F536 29450. 328 1979 Moldenke, New & noteworthy plants 329 VERBENA LITORALIS f. ALBIFLORA (Mold.) Mold., stat. nov. Verbena litoralis var. albiflora Mold., Phytologia 1: 432. 1940. VERBENA LITORALIS £. CONGESTA (Mold.) Mold., stat. nov. Verbena litoralis var. congesta Mold., Phytologia 20: 80. 1970. VERBENA PERENNIS f£. JOHNSTONI (Mold.) Mold., stat. nov. Verbena perennis var. johnstoni Mold., Phytologia 2: 150. 1946. VERBENA PLICATA £, DEGENERI (Mold.) Mold., stat. nov. Verbena plicata var. degeneri Mold., Phytologia 2: 24--25. 1941, VITEX GLABRATA f. BOMBACIFOLIA (Wall.) Mold., stat. nov. Vitex bombacifolia Wall., Numer. List [48], no. 1749, hyponym. 1629; Cs Bs Clarke’ -in Hook. ‘f), Fl. Brits India 4: 588. 1885. VITEX GLABRATA £, PALLIDA (Wall.) Mold., stat. nov. Vitex pallida Wall., Numer. List [48], no. 1751, hyponym. 1829; CG, Bb. Clarke in Hooks "£2, -Fid BEE. \Tadia 4; °588. 1883. VITEX HARVEYANA f£. GEMINATA (H, H. W. Pearson) Mold., stat. nov. Vitex geminata H, H. W. Pearson in Thiselt.-Dyer, Fl. Cap. 5: 213——214, 1901. ADDITIONAL NOTES ON THE GENUS VITEX. XIII Harold N. Moldenke Vitex Tourn. Additional & emended bibliography: R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl., imp. 1, 1: 511--512 (1810) and imp. 2, [Isis 1819:] 511--512. 1819; Jack, Malay. Misc., imp. 1, 47. 1820; Jack, Descrip. Malay. Pl., imp. 1, 47. 1822; Jack, Calc. Journ. Nat. Hist. 4 (13): 40--41. 1843: W. Griff.. Notul. Pl. Asiat. 4: 173, 178--179, 181, 740, & 764. 1854; Koord. & Valet., Meded. Lands Plant. Bat. 42 [Bijdr. Booms. Java 7:] 164 & 198--211. 1900; Pobéguin, Pl. Méd. Guin. 340. 1906; King & Gamble, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 74 (2 extra): 841--857. 1908; Béjaud, Essenc. Forest. Camb. 348. 1928; Dop in Lecomte, Fl. Gén. Indo-chine 4: 776 & 811--848. 1935; Hansford, Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond, 153: 9. 1941; Hansford & Deight., Mycol. Paper IMI.23: 70. 1948; R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl., imp. 3, 511--512. 1960; Rougeot, Inst. Franc. Afr. Noire IFAN. 14 (4). 1962; F. G. Browne, Bull. Ent. Res. 54: 229--266. 1963; Aubrév., Bois For. Trop. 93: 30. 1964; Schnell, Mém. Soc. Bot. France 113: 121--132, fig. 61. 1966; Jack, Descrip. Malay. Pl., imp. 2, 7: 47. 1977; Jack, Malay. Misc., imp. 2, 47. 19773; Mold., Phytologia 44: 216--232. 1979. Bentham (1876) comments that "In Benth. Fl. Austral. v. 66 drupa 330 BAY TOLAGLA Vol. 44, No. 5 Viticis errore 4-pyrena dicitur; endocarpium undique continuum est v. rarissime vix separabile”". Pobéguin (1906) cites Kouroussa 230, 232, 682, 810, & 1255, Tel- iko 799, and Timbo 741 from the Republic of Guinea as unidentified species of Vitex known locally as "ba coudou né", "coudou", and "koukoui". VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS L. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 44: 218, 220, & 225--232. 1979. Additional & emended illustrations: A. C. Martin, Am. Midl. Nat. 36: 609, pl. 50. 1946; Parsa, Fl. Iran 4 (1): 539, fig. 254. 1949; Hottes, Book Shrubs, ed. 5, 404 (1950), [ed. 6, imp. 1], 404 (1952), and [ed. 6, imp. 2], 404. 1954; Humbert, Fl. Sahara Sept. Cent. [406], fig. 149. 1958; Hottes, Book Shrubs, [ed. 6, imp. 3], 404. 1959; Viertel, Trees Shrubs Vines no. 407. 1959; Hatton, Handb. Pl. Floral Orn. 368, fig. 727. 1960; Fournier, Quat. Fl. France 807, fig. 3353. 1961; Humbert, Fl. Sahara Sept. Cent., imp. 2, [406], fig. 149. 1962; Lonicer, Kreuterb., imp. 2, 77. 19623; Tur- rill, Curtis Bot. Mag. 174: pl. 400 (in color). 1962; Graf, Exotica 3: 1481. 1963; R. L. Taylor, Pl. Colonial Days 22. 1964; Polunin & Huxley, Flow. Medit. 42, pl. 16, fig. 394. 1966; Capite, Vitex Agn, Oss. Isto-anat. 8, 9, 11, 13, & 15, fig. 1--9. 1967; W. Trelease, Wint. Bot., ed. 3, imp. 2, 335. 1967; Wilson & Bell, Fragrant Year 186. 1967; A. & I. Nehrling, Easy Gard. Drought-Resist. Pl. 227. 1968; Polunin, Field Guide Flow. Eur. pl. 106. 1969; Polunin, Flow. Europe pl. 106-1097 (in color). 1969; J. V. Watkins, Fla. Landsc. Pl., ed. 1, imp. 1, 306. 1969; Viertel, Trees Shrubs Vines no. 407. 1970; Perrot & Paris, Pl. Médic. 1: fig. 1--7 (in color). 1971; Polunin, Pflanz., Europ. pls 106: Cin. toler).1971; Be. G. & Me in Br., Woody Pl. Md. 289. 1972; Polunin, Concise Flow. Eur. 106, pl. 1087 (in color). 1972; Townsend, Kew Bull. 27: 148, fig. 1 (left). L972; J. Hutchins,, Fam. Flow. Pl., ed. 3, 487, fies 243.450 Serbanescu-Jitariu & Mitroiu, Act. Bot. Hort. Bucurest. 1972-73: 109, pis 1, fig.:5...1973s:J,. Vi: Watkins, Fiss:Landsc.:Pl.,eoee imp. 4, 306. 1973; Little, Woodbury, & Wadsworth, Trees P, R. Virg. Isls.2 [Agric. Handb. 449]: 865, fig. 684. 1974; J. V. Watkins, Fla. Landsc, Pl., ed. 1, imp. 5, 306. 1974; Gerarde, Herbal, impiya, 3: 1387. 1975; Seabrook, Shrubs Your Gard. 130 (in color). 1975; Batson, Gen. East. Pl. 147. 1977; Speta, Candollea 32: 155, fig. 2x. 1977; Heathcote in Heywood, Flow. Pl. World 237, fig. 3. 1978; D. E. Clark, Sunset New West. Gard. Book, ed. 4, 498. 1979. Recent collectors describe this species as a large, fast-growing, deciduous shrub, 1.5--7 m. tall, aromatic, spreading or dense, with several stems, the branches erect to ascending, the foliage pungent- spicy when crushed, with the aroma of lavender or garden sage, the flowers pleasantly lavender-scented when bruised. The corollas are said to be "lilac" in color by Blackburn (1952) and Graf (1963), "violet or blue" by Dean (1968), "light hyssop-violet" by Turrill (1962), "pale-violet" by Makins (1936) and Munz (1968), and "bright- violet" by Parker (1924). They are said to have been "violet-blue' ——————— Or hr OC rl eee 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 331 on Shinners 8582, “blue-violet" on Gillis 8449, "light-purple" on Bayliss BS.6236, "purple or lighter" on Witham 304, "mauve" on Bayliss BS.5095 & 7270 and Sykes 16/68, “bright-mauve" or "laven- der-mauve" on Bayliss BS.4542, and “purplish outside, dark-purple within on Abedin 7403. Recent collectors have found this plant growing in thickets, Pinus sylvestris forests, in partial shade on blackland clay, in sandy loam, on seashores, on mostly limestone soil, in dry river- beds, and on dry riverbanks, at altitudes of sealevel to 1300 meters, flowering from June to August, in fruit in July, August, and October. Embarger (1960) reports the chromosome number of Vitex agnus- castus as 2n = 24 and the same number is reported by Paterman (1935), while Sugiura (1936), Paterman (1938), and Sharma & Mukhopadhyay (1963) report 32; Darlington & Wylie (1956) say"x = 6, 8". Léve (1971) reports the number as 2n = 32, based on Murin & Sheikh s.n. from Iraq. Trelease (1967) illustrates the longitudinal and cross-section views of the twigs, as well as the appearance of the leaf-scars and buds. His reference, however, to C. K. Schneider's "ff, 191" seems to be an error since that figure in Schneider's work has nothing whatever to do with Vitex agnus- castus. Similarly, Imboden's statement that this is a "tree or shrub glabrous to tomentose or villous throughout -- from Baja California to Sonora [Mexico] and Chihuahua to Oaxaca" is quite erroneous -- probably meant to apply to V. mollis H.B.K. instead. Etchison adds that "This is an aromatic tree that grows to 30 feet [and] is found in dry sunny situations. I doubt if Vitex agnus-castus ever attains a height of more than 15 feet. Theo- phrastus, however, according to Knobloch (1948), in his " &fini- tions of the various classes into which plants may be divided" as- serts that V. agnus-castus is one that "increases in stature under cultivation, so that they become trees and yet they belong to the class of shrubs". Speta (1977) says that "an der Ansatzstelle der Filamente be- finden sich mehrzellige, verzweigte Haare, deren Kerne dicht mit feinen Kristallamellen angefiillt sind". Serbanescu-Jitariu & Mitroiu (1973) describes the pollen, based on Herb. INCEF 3335, as follows: "subprolat; 3-colpat; vazut api- cal 26--46,8 mu in diam., din profil inalt 33,8--46,8 mu, lat 26-- 33,8 mu. Polenul scuturat din antere si vazut cu ochiul liber, este galben, tn apa la microscop, portocaliu brun, iar in chloral- hidrat, galben-cenusiu. Sporoderma crassisexinata cu o grosime de 2,6 mu; exina prezinta fn sect. opticd o structura4 tehilat-bacula- ta, iar suprafafa este aciperita cu veruculi neuniform distribuiti. Colpii 2/3 din raza microsporilor, sint ingusti si ascufiti spre capete,." Battandier & Trabut (1902) report that V. agnus-castus occurs in the littoral zone in Algeria and Tunisia; Maire asserts that it is both "cultivated and escaped" in Egypt; Fedtschenko (1913) lists it as cultivated in Turkestan (Russia). Bayliss records it as wild in Zululand and as cultivated in the "subtropic area of 332 PA YoS Pe e-re Vol. 44, Nos Se South Africa" [Transvaal]; Knoche (1974) lists it as cultivated in the Balearic Islands. Marco & Mossa (1973) describe it as Euro- mediterranean and report it as "rare" on Sardinia. Innamorati (1973) found it in Morocco, while Roberty (1974) lists it as cul- tivated in what was French West Africa. Humbert (1958) encountered it in the northern and central Sahara: "Sud oranais, rare (Vallée de la Zousfana et probablement ailleurs; lits d'oueds, bord des mares", Speta (1977) records it from the island of Brac, Jugo- slavia. Bischoff (1831) asserts that it is sometimes cultivated in Germany; Priszter (1971) says that it is cultivated in Hungary and offers seed of it as his seed no. 1672 in trade. Molina (1976) lists it as cultivated in Honduras, while Adams (1972) reports it cultivated on Jamaica. Sherk & Buckley (1968) refer to it as "hardy" in Canada only in the province of British Columbia. Rad- ford & al. (1964) found it "rare in pastures" in Darlington County, South Carolina, where it flowers in June and July. McGregor & al. (1977) report it from Cleveland, Custer, Grady, and Payne Counties, Oklahoma. Hyland (1967) reports it cultivated in Maryland, grown from seed no, 263177 from Israel, 17720 from Baja California Norte, Mexico, 269411 from Afghanistan, 307618 from Turkey, and 259959 collected by Gentry in Mexico. Sweet (1826), Bean (1956), and Fletcher (1972) tell us that V. agnus-castus is "said to have been cultivated in the British Isles since 1570", introduced from Sicily; Loudon (1832) give the date as "1590". Stalter (1972) found it in Georgetown County, South Carolina; Greuter (1976) reports it from Psaya island in the Aege- an Sea. Patzak & Rechinger (1967) give its natural distribution as "Regio Mediterranea, Asia austro-occidentalis et centralis us- que ad Turcomaniam et montes Pamir-Alaz", asserting that the type population "Habitat in Siciliae ad Napolis paludosis". Bicknell (1896) found the species "along roads and torrents" in western Liguria (northwestern Italy), while Sommier & Caruana Gat- to (1915) record it from Comino, Cozo, and Malta islands, noting that "A Malta a quasi distrutto. A Gozo forma ancora in alcuni luoghi dei piccoli boschetti. Varia a fiori bianchi." Huber says that it "is occasionally cultivated" in west tropical Africa; LeGrand (1887) lists it from France and southern Germany; Pampan- ini (1930) lists it doubtfully from Cyrenaica: "La presenza del V. Agnus-castus spontaneo a Tocra mi @ incerta perché il Dotti H. Scaetta lo segnal6d senza alcuna indicazione in Proposito, mentre in seguito....lo indicd come coltivato." Lakela & al. (1976) re- port it "planted, escaping locally" in the Tampa Bay area of Flori- da, blooming there in spring and summer; Bouloumoy (1930) lists it from streamsides in Lebanon and Syria. Parker (1924) writes that it is cultivated on the plains of the Punjab where "It is very hardy both as regards cold and drought", Horowitz (1969) calls it "a hydrophile among trees on the banks of the Jordan river" in Palestine. Munz (1968) notes that it is "Found in al- kali sink e. of Weedpatch, Kern Co.", California; Maheshwari (1963) reports it from "shrubberies of parks and gardens" in Delhi, India. Linnaeus (1753) and Raeuschel (1797) report it from Sicily. 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 333 According to Bayliss it flowers in the autumn in South Africa. Quézel & Pamukcuoglu (1973) report finding it growing with Phrag- mites communis, Holoschaemus vulgaris, Paliurus australis, and many Ephedra fragilis in maritima zone areas, Picci reports it from Molara island off the coast of Sardinia. The Browns (1972) found it becoming naturalized in Maryland. Dean (1968) avers that it "Grows in gardens, roadsides, waste places" on the coast- al plain from Florida to Texas and north to North Carolina [U.S.A.] Bailey (1972) reports that "Like Buddleia, this species may die back to the ground in severe winters" but actually is hardy in Zone 7 in the United States. Turrill (1962) says "a V. negundo L. foliolis lanceolatis vel anguste lanceolatis, corolla circiter 8 mm. longa, staminibus styloque exsertis, corollae lobis plusminusve aequilongis inter alia recedit". Jafri & Ghafoor, in a personal communication to me, add that "in V. agnus-castus the leaflets are 5--7 and the cymes sessile or subsessile, forming a subcylindrical narrow in- florescence, the flowers fragrant, while in V. negundo the leaf- lets are 3--5, the cymes are often somewhat lax and panicled, forming a pyramidal inflorescence, and the flowers are not frag- rants" Palmer & Pitman (1972) remind us that "“agnus-castus" is derived from the Greek hagnos and the Latin castus, both signifying "chastity". They also note that "The generic name Vitex is said to be derived from the Latin vieo, meaning ‘to plait', because of the flexibility of the shoots. Pliny used the name for a willow- like species which has ever since been known as the 'chaste tree", for the remarkable reason that it is believed to have the power of subduing the passions. ‘For that the dames of Athens', Pliny assures us, ‘during the feasts of the goddess Ceres....made their pallets and beds with the leaves thereof, to coole the heat of lust and to keep themselves chaste for the time'." Little, Woodbury, & Wadsworth (1974) give a rather detailed distribution for V. agnus-castus: "Native of the Mediterranean region from southern Europe and Morocco to western Asia including Turkey, Iraq, and Pakistan, but widely planted for ornament and escaping from cultivation and naturalized in tropical and subtrop- ical regions including West Indies. Also southeastern United States from Florida to Texas and California and north to New York and beyond, where the plants are killed to the ground in winter." Emberger (1938) says "Le Gattilier est répandu dans tout le bassin méditerranéen jusqu'en Asie Centrale. Le centre de dis- persion du genre est l1'Asie Sud-orientale. Notre espéce est la seule Verbénacée ligneuse d'Europe et de 1'Afrique septentrionale [this is untrue: other woody Verbenaceae in north Africa are found in the genera Chascanum, Svensonia, Clerodendrum, Lantana, Premna, and Vitex].....11 n'est pas douteux que cette espéce est chez nous un survivant tertiaire." He also says that "Ce petit arbre habite le bord des riviéres et le lit des Queds intermittents de la plaine et des basses montagnes de tout le Maroc jusque dans 1*‘Anti- Atlas, mais dépasse rarement l'altitude de 1.000 métres. I1 334 Po Pcl Oo lL Oe lo Did Vol. 44, No. 5 forme, avec le Laurier-rose et les Tamarix le fond décoratif de notre végétation ripicole." Van Melle (1943) reviews the characters of V. agnus-castus and V. negundo as cultivated shrubs, telling us that they are both "highly decorative, tender-wooded shrubs which, in mild climates, grow to a considerable height and width but are best treated in our zone by way of die-back shrubs; that is, pruned close to their base every spring and then permitted to put on their annual growth, to a height of 3 or 5 feet, on which they will bear their showy terminal panicles of small, fragrant flowers which, in the better forms, are a good lavender-blue. "In V. Agnus-castus these are arranged the more showily in panicled spikes, appearing in July to September; in V. Negundo they come in loose panicles, in July and August. "In both kinds the total effect of the foliage is grayish, the leaves having a gray-woolly hairiness on the lower surface....... They are effective, but rather exotic-looking and erect shrubs, not easily blended in the border and perhaps better used by way of garden accent plants or ‘cut-back' garden hedge-rows. They flower at a time when there is not much else in bloom among the shrubs and, in the better, lavender-blue forms, contribute a worth-while decorative note to the small landscape. "They thrive well in light, sandy soils, in full sun. Being coarse-rooted and difficult to dig with a ball of earth, they are best transplanted bare-rooted, in the spring. "When they are treated as die-backs, the tenderness of the top- growth need not worry one, The roots are hardy enough; and should an occasional plant be lost in severe winters, these shrubs are worth planting again." Spach (1840), speaking of it in France, says: "Cette espéce.... est commune dans 1'Europe méridionale, aux borde des ruisseaux et dans l'autres localités humides; elle fleurit en juillet et en aofit. On la cultive comme arbrisseau d'ornament, mais, dans le nord de la France, elle ne résiste pas aux hivers rigoureux, 4 moins d'@tre plantée dans une situation abritée." Among the many vernacular names reported for V. agnus-castus are the following: "Abraham-balme", “Abraham's balm", "Abrahamsbaum} “agneau chaste", "agno casto", “agno-casto", “agnos", "agnus", “agnus castro", "agnus castus", “agnusperma", "agonos", “aignel chaste" ,.."alfadgi", “alfagit, ;"alfagradi", “alec”, .amerigecs "angarf", “aoubré dé pébré", “arbor Abrahae", "arbre au poivre", "arbre-au-poivre", “ariegna", "Arvore de vastidade", "athlak", "bangaleh", "bantafelon", “bardé", “barmagh aghaji", “"bish", "blue vitex", "bou mettin", "castém", "chaste-lamb-tree", "chaste tree", "chaste-tree", "chastetree", “chast-lamp-tree", "chast tree", "chast-tree", "chencherenche", "common chaste-tree", “common chastetree", "daribrahim", "elaeagnon Theophrasti", "elcaseiro", "el-kharom&a", “erba dé la chinchas", "European chaste tree", "felfel", "felfélé barri", "folfol es-saq@leba", "gang", "satillier", "gatillo casto", "gattilier", "gattilier commun", "gatt-saonzé", "gemeiner Miillen", "gonak", "gwanik", "hab-el-faked} 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 335 "habbolfaghd", "hemp tree", "hemp-tree", "hemptree", "herbe sainte", "hhabb el faged", "incienso japonés", "indian-—spice", "indianspice", "kafé Ebrahim", "kaff maryam", "kaf mariem", "kaf Miryam" [=the hand of Mary], "kef-mariem", "Keuschbaum", "Keusch- Lamm", "Keuschlamm", "Keuschlammstrauch", "Keuschstrauch", "kherouac", "lacanu", "lagomu", "lecristicum", "le gattilier", "lignu castu", "ligos", "ligus", "ligusperma", "lygea", "mala di suerta", "malagueta", "marmandai", "marwand", "marwandi", "Mexican lavender", "Ménchspfeffer", "Ménchspfefferbaum", "monk's pepper", "monks' pepper", "monks pepper tree", "monks peppertree", "monk's pepper tree", "monk's pepper-tree", "monk's-pepper tree", "Millen", "non's peppertree", "palo santo", "pandj-angosht", "panjangusht", "parkleuys", "pébré", "pébrié", “pébrié fé", "pébri® saoubadjé", "petit poivre", "phontafelyoune", "pichot pé@bré", "pichoun pé@bré", "pimenteira silvestre", "piper agreste", "piperella", “piper monachorum", "poivier", "poivre des moins", "poivre sauvage", "rénuka", "sage tree", '" sage-tree", "sagetree", "salix alexandrina’ "salix amerina", "salix graeca", "salix grossa", "salix marina", "salix maritima", "sambhalu-ke-bij", "sanguis ibis", "saulle de mer", "saulx de Gaule", "saulx gauloise", "sauz gatillo", "sauzgatillo", "Schaafmiillen", "Schafmiille", "shadjaraté Ebrahim", "shajerat Ebrahim", "the chaste tree", "totsane", "tree of chastity", "true chastetree", "vitex", "vitex agnus castus", "vitex arborea", "vitgé", "vitice", "wild-lavender", "wild pepper", "ycearea", "yerba Louisa", "zalitzunkia", "zoukhamcate-acabéé", "zuccatorium", "zuccozaria", "zucoraria", and "zu-khamsata aurak" [=the five-halved]. Many authors have listed medicinal and economic uses -- or pur- ported ones -- for Vitex agnus-castus. Hartwell (1971) says that a broth made from the herbage is used to treat "superfluities of uterus" and hardness of the liver or spleen, an elixir is used for tumors, a decoction and sitzbath for hardness of the uterus and induration of the spleen, an oil and ointment for various "hard- nesses or stiffnesses", and fomentations and cataplasms for indur- ation of the spleen, corns, and chronic indurated tumors. Parks (1937) tells us that "The leaves and blossoms are used by Latin people as a preventive against moths". Innamorati (1973) says that it is used "per le malattie delle vie urinarie e dei rene". Ac- cording to Grieve (1967) "The fresh ripe berries [drupes] are pounded to a pulp and dused in the form of a tincture for the re- lief of paralysis, pains in the limbs, weakness, etc.", while Polu- nin & Huxley (1966) report its use as an anti-aphrodisiac, but carefully point out that "fresh seeds have an aromatic pungency that some consider aphrodisiac". They also report the plant's use in the treatment of eye diseases and stomach-ache and as a source of yellow dye. Uphof (1968) asserts that the “herb has been used for centuries as an antiaphrodisiac" and as the source of a vola- tile oil; the young twigs are used in basketry; the fruits are em- ployed as a substitute for pepper and are also supposed to be anti- aphrodisiac; "the plant was regarded since antiquity as a symbol of chastity". Polunin (1969) asserts that V. agnus-castus is a plant of "Damp 336 PREY eL.0 ¢t:4 Vol. 44, No. 5 places on the littoral, by streams" in Mediterranean Europe, flowering there from June to September -- "A shrub well known since classical times and associated with chastity; it is used medic- inally and is a source of a yellow dye. The fruits are used for seasoning and the twigs for basket-making". De Capite (1969) de- scribes the leaf, stem, and root anatomy in detail and reports that an alcohol extract from the leaves is active, the ether ex- tract even more active, and the aqueous extract inactive against Micrococcus pyogenes albus, but no activity is seen against Escherichia coli. ; Lewis & Elvin-Lewis (1977), along with Arevalo (1966), repeat the statement that the seeds have supposed antiaphrodisiac proper- ties in "decreasing libido", while Al-Rawi (1964) reports the bitter-tasting seeds are boiled in ghee and given to horses in the treatment of colic, while the entire plant is used in the treatment of eye and stomach disorders and "pains due to chills; one who has caught a cold takes a bath in water boiled with the leaves", Lust (1974) avers that the plant "exhibits hormone-like properties", Burkill (1966) states that V. agnus-castus is "a plant used by the Romans and Greeks, both internally and for poulticing", its oil containing "cineol and other substances". According to Tornabene (1891), speaking of this species: "De virtute antivenerea hujus speciei, quam veteres et praesertim Graeci extollebant, su- pervacaneum est loqui, cum inter res commentitias nunc habeatur. Medici laudarunt ut remedium ad hysteriam et gonorrhaeam; sed hoc quoque exoletum." Hartwell (1971) reports a poultice made from the leaves useful in treating inflammatory tumors, while the poultice made from the seeds is used to treat hard tumors, hardness of the liver and spleen, scirrhus of the liver, and induration of the liv- er. Trease & Evans (1972) also mention the antiaphrodisiac proper- ties of the fruits, "formerly official in Spanish pharmacopeia.... In 1657 the apothecary Richard Tomlinson wrote ‘it cohibits the motion of the sperm, and allayes venereous fancies in the night as well as Rue seed, for which cause the Athenian matrons in their Feasts to Ceres, the better to custodite their chastity strewer their beds with its leafs'. The constituents resemble those of the European vervain." The long-used drug made from this plant is known as "agnus castus" or "semen agni casti". Dymock & al. (1893) report that "The berries [really drupes!] are imported into India and are considered to be astringent, resolvent, and deobstruent, and useful for removing obstructions of the brain and liver; they are also given for enlargement of the spleen and dropsy...The seed.. has been found to contain a peculiar bitter principle called Cas- tine, a volatile acrid substance, a large quantity of free acid and fat oil. In Greece the fresh and rather unripe berries are said to be added to the must of the grape to render the wine more intox- icating, and prevent it from turning sour." Lonicer's herbal (1679) summarizes the uses of Vitex agnus- castus in his day as follows: "Die Natur der Schaaffmiille ist zu erwdrmen und zusammen zu ziehen....Der Same geniitzt / benimmt die 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 337 Wassersucht ; legt die Unkeuschheit. Ist gut wider gifftige Stich und Bisz der Thier. Wer dieser Blatter undersich in sein Bett- statt legt / dem vertreibt es alle Fleischliche Anfechtung. Ist vielleicht desz Strohes’/ darauf die Barfiisser Miinch ligen. Diser Beerlin eins Quintlins schwer mit Wein getruncken / zuvor gestossen / treibet den Weibern ihre Krankheit / zertheilt die Winde im Leib / und léschet die Begierde der Ehelichen Wercke ausz. Fiir gifftiger Thier Bisz soll man diese Frucht gebrauchen/ Desz- gleichen die Weiber / so iibel sdugen / dann es mehret ihnen die Milch/ Es bekompt auch wol denen Miltz- und Leberslchtigen / so sich vor der Wassersucht besorgen. Zu viel gebraucht / schwachet es das Haupf und macht schlaffen. Das Laub zertnirscht / den Safft heraus getruckt / damit gesalbet / heilst die Spinnenstich. Das Laub in Wein gesotten / mit Honig vermischt / und den Mund da- mit gewaschen / heilet Mund- und Zahngeschwar. Mit Wasser gesot- ten / und damit gewaschen / heilet es alle Risz und Schrunden am Hindern / sonderlich den Weibern / so etwas an heimlichen Orten entziindet werden / denen soll man ein Fomentum oder Bahung ausz dem Laub machen / und sie dariiber setzen. Es schreibt Dioscorides / dasz / wer dieses Baums Zweige in der Hand habe / der sei sicher vor den W6lffen." Emberger (1938) notes only the one supposed use: "Les fruits remplacent le Poivre et ont la réputation d'étre antiaphrodisiaques. Pour cette raison le Gattilier était pour les Anciens le symbole de la pureté", Spach (1840) says: "Les feuilles ont une odeur désagréable. La fruit, auquel les anciens attribuaient, sans trop de raisons, des vertus anti-aphrodisiaques, a une saveur dcre et aromatique, analogue 4 celle du poivre: ce fruit s'emploie en guise d'épices, dans des contrées ot le Gattilier abonde." Burlage (1968) asserts, erroneously, that V. agnus-castus is a "Native of China and India". He asserts also that the seeds are "reported to be sedative and a perfume is made from the flowers", Perrot & Paris (1971) repeat that "La plante est trés anciennement réputée comme anaphrodisiaque, d'ot son nom, 1'infusé est sédatif et antispasmodique....La plante renferme une huile essentielle, un glucoside chromogénique, l'agnoside, et des pigments flavoniques". Lazaro (1921) repeats that "Los frutos se usaron como antiafrodis- iacos". Bouchhez (1843) says that the plant "s'en servent pour lier les mains de leurs morts". Parsa (1949) reports that "le bain de feuilles bouillies dans l'eau est employé pour guérir les enfants qui ont attrapé froid"; also "employé contre les maladies du 1'oeil et les coliques" and "les graines sont données aux chevaux contre la colique une noire. Un tissu bouillie avec ses feuilles prend une teinte noire." Bush-Brown (1963) points out that V. agnus-castus tolerates sandy soil, dry places, and city conditions. The Nehrlings (1968) affirm that it is fairly drought-resistant, more rugged than ap- pearances would indicate, surviving heat and poor or dry soils in the bright sun, and is actually better performing under such con- ditions than most cultivated shrubs. The stems winterkill, but the roots send up new shoots that flower in the same year -- it is 338 Perro Loe 2 Vol. 44, No. 5 best to cut the plant back to stubs each year. Gomma & al. (1978) found in the leaves and fruits five flavonoids (casticin, isovitexin, isovitexin xyloside, orientin, and isoorien- tin) and two iridoids (aucubin and agnoside). In preliminary tests these compounds showed a marked inhibitory activity against 3 bac- terial pathogens. Fernandez (1947) found rubber in the roots. Schimmel (1908) found cineol, sabinene, and a quinone in the vol- atile oil from the leaves and this volatile oil was also analyzed by Hansel (1910). Gibbs (1974) reports leucocyanin absent from the leaves, the HCl/methanol test negative, and negative results with the juglone test in the leaves, bark, and wood, but "a blue fluor- escence" results. Kariyone (1965) found that the so-called "vitexin" from the seeds of Vitex agnus-castus differs from the "vitexin" obtained from V. lucens and so he proposes the former henceforth be known as "casticin", it being 5,3'dihydroxyl-3,6,7,4' tetramethoxylflavone. He also isolated agnuside from the leaves (1964) which he says is "probably the p-hydroxbenzoic ester of aucubin" (1962). Katyuzhanskaya (1977) describes the composition of the organic acids isolated from CO,-extracts of V. agnus-castus fruit. Belic Gal. "CP961L) “alsé rae ated casticin from Yugoslavian material of this species. Cole & al. (1968) sprayed plants of this species with Dow latex 12-R. a styrene-butadiene latex, in two con- centrations, the control plants sprayed with water, After one year the plants sprayed with the chemical in lower concentration had made significantly more growth than the controls; those sprayed with the higher concentration did not significantly increase growth, possibly owing to a slight phytotoxicity. Alexopoulos (1940) records the fungus, Phoma viticis Celotti, on the leaves of V. agnus-castus, Voronov (1922) records Lepto- sphaeria casta Voronov from the dry twigs, and Thornberry (1966) lists Cercospora viticis Ell. & Ev. (a leaf-spot) and Phymato- trichum omnivorum (Shear) Dug. (a root-rot) from Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma. Kobayashi (1970) found that Valsa ceratosperma (Tode) Maire makes black pustules on the bark of cankered or dead stems and branches of this host in Japan. Mound & Halsey (1978) assert that it is host to the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) Takahashi in Egypt; this based on a report by Azab & al. (1970). Guinet & Sauvage (1954) cite Becibissa 409 and Lejouad 497 from Morocco; Maheshwari (1963) cites his no. 220 from Delhi, In- dia; Patzak & Rechinger (1967) cite Sintenis 645 from Iran; and Jafri & Ghafoor, in a personal communication to me, cite Abedin 7403 from cultivation in Pakistan, It is perhaps worth noting that the Blackwell polynomial cited by Gmelin (1796) seems definitely to belong to the synonymy of V. agnus-castus var. diversifolia (Carr.) Schelle, but the illus- tration given by Blackwell (1751) shows leaflets that are plainly and completely entire and therefore illustrate the typical form of V. agnus-castus L. Material of V. agnus-castus has been misidentified and distrib- uted in some herbaria as V, macrophylla Hort., V. negundo L., 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 339 V. pseudonegundo Hand.-Mazz., and V. rehmannii Gitirke. On the other hand, the Fogg s.n. [July 18, 1969], distributed as typical V. agnus-castus, actually represents f. latifolia (Mill.) Rehd., Griffith 6059 and Zohary, Amdursky, & Grizi s.n. [14.11.1951] are var. pseudo-negundo Hausskn., Pratt s.n. [October 7, 1964] is Vv. negundo L., N. Chevalier 12 is V. negundo var. intermedia (P'ei) Mold., and Stefani s.n. [10 mai 1903] is not verbenaceous. Jerabek s.n. [June 1945], cited below, is a mixture with Petrea volubil- is £. pubescens (Mold.) Mold. and Herb. Missouri Bot. Gard. 116201 is a mixture with something non-verbenaceous (probably Aleurites moluccanum). The illustration in Viertel (1970) is labeled as depicting V. agnus-castus, but shows all the leaflets plainly sessile. Additional citations: NORTH CAROLINA: Rockingham Co.: Leonard & Russ 2562 (Au--284927, B1--251048,, Ld, N, Tu--179458, Ws). ARKANSAS: Nevada Co.: D. M. Moore 420469 (Ws). LOUISIANA: East Baton Rouge Par.: Taylor s.n. [May 18, 1899] (Lv). Tangipahoa Par.: H. R. Wilson 232 (Lv). OKLAHOMA: Payne Co.: Harn 56 (Au-- 122932). TEXAS: Bastrop Co.: Duval 134 (Au--291212). Brown Co.: McKnight 16 (Au--244321, Ld). Tarrant Co.: A. Ruth 993 (Ws). Travis Co.: Correll & Correll 34288 (Ld); Harpin, Waldorf. & Barkley 13081 (B1--53477). OREGON: Benton Co.: W. M. Smith s.n. [VIII/9/1959] (Se--197037). MEXICO: Nuevo Le6én: Etchison 55 (Au--297432). FRANCE: Boulos s.n. [17.5.1961] (Gz); Lamaroux s.n. [Provence] (T). SPAIN: Sennen 36008 (Ws). AUSTRIA: Noé s.n. (Pd). GREECE: Kuntze s.n. [Cyclopi, 16/6/67] (W--2506585); Nit- zelius s.n, [Litochoron, 8/10/1963] (Go); Saint-Lager 3 (Ba); Zuccerini sen. (T). AEGEAN ISLANDS: Chios: Liidtke 595 (Mu), 596 (Mu). Kos: Sauer & Sauer 13894 (Mu). ITALY: Robertson s.n,. [Scala di Salonse, 1829] (T); Tenore s.n. [1840] (Mu--614). CYP- RUS: Casey 1632 (Ba). CORSICA: Aellen 1856 (Ws). YUGOSLAVIA: Dalmatia: Servola s.n. (Mu--615). Fiume: Noé 329 [Reichenb, Fl. Germ. 2289] (N). Illyria: Tommasini s.n. [Monpalcone] (Ba). Is- tria: Untchj s.n. [Pola, 8-9-88] (Mi), s.n. [2.8.1899] (Gz). RUSSIA: Transcaspia: Michelson 87 (Mu). MOROCCO: D. Fairchild 74 (W--1349467), 82 (W--1349471); Garnett 38/7 (Mu). EGYPT: G. Maire 141 (Gz); Romee s.n. [18.3.1968] (Gz). SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province: Bayliss BS.5095 (W--2670629), BS.7270 (Mu). TURKEY: Manissadjian 290 (Mu), 326 (Mu); Stutz 453 (N). AFGHANISTAN: WwW. Griffith 6059 (Mu--1342). INDIA: State undetermined: Herb. Schreber s.n. [India orientalis] (Mu--603). CULTIVATED: Alabama: Justice 525 (Ba). Arizona: Simonian 361 (Tu--172595); Thornber s.n. [June 13, 1903] (Au). California: Jerabek s.n. [November 1944] (Sd--34534), s.n.[June 1945] (Sd--36463); McClintock s.n. [July 14, 1943] (Ba); Moran 2458 (Ba); Witham 304 (Sd--71836). Egypt: Boulos & Tanadros s.n. [Dokki] (Gz); Hassib s.n. [22/12/ 1927] (Gz); Mahdi 34 (Gz), 146 (Gz), s.n. [4.8.63] (Gz, Gz), s.n. [18.8.63] (Gz, Gz), s.n. [10/11/63] (Gz, Gz), s.n. [9/6/65] (Gz, Gz, Gz), s.n.[23.5.65] (Gz, Gz, Gz), s.n. [18/8/68] (Gz, Gz, Gz), sen. [3/6/70] (Gz, Gz, Gz), sen. [10/12/72] (Gz, Gz, Gz); Runke- witz sen. [18/11/1933] (Gz); Sisi s.n. [22/5/1973] (Gz, Gz); V. 340 P-B ¥°T*O FeOtert 6 Vol. 44; Noss Tackholm s.n. [28/10/1959] (Gz, Gz); T&ckholm & Elsayed 269 (Gz), 337 (Gz), s.n. [8/1/1961] (Gz, Gz), sin. [28/11/1961] (Gz), sind [17/5/1962] (Gz, Gz, Gz), s.n. [24/5/1962] (Gz, Gz). Florida: Gillis 8449 (Ac, Ba, Ft, Ft); Meebold 27509(Mu); P. O. Schallert 365 (B1--208625). Germany: Herb. Schreber s.n. (Mu--674). Ken- tucky: Denniston s.n. [June 24, 1929] (Ws). Louisiana: Boyd s.n. [June 3rd 1898] (Lv); Joor s.n. [Baton Rouge] (W--2607108); Pecoy s.n. [May 19, 1899] (Lv); Pratt s.n. [May 20, 1899] (Lv). Mexico: Imboden 74 (Au--297434). New Zealand: Sykes 16/68 [Herb. Bot. Div. DSIR 173231] (Ld), 630/65 [Herb. Bot. Div. DSIR 157634] (Ac). North Carolina: Biltmore Herb. 1786 [Sept. 27, 1897] (Ws); LeClair sen. [June 26, 1937] (N); D. Pratt s.n.[10/17/64]- (Lv); P. O. Schallert s.n. [7/10/31] (Ws). Pakistan: Abedin 7403 (Kh, Ld). Poland: Baenitz s.n. [Silesia, 15.9.1910] (Gz, Gz). South Africa: Bayliss BS.4542 (Ba, N, W--2616806), BS.6236 (Mu, N, W--2744925). South Carolina: Rodgers & Mullens 67086 (B1--215442, N, Se--234702). Texas: Hansen, Hansen, & Nee 1811 (Ws); Purvis 8 (Au--248392); R. Runyon 4258 (Au--269633, Au--269643, Au--269673), 5445 (Au--270204), 124761 (Au--269536); Saichuk 73 (Lv); Shinners 8582 (Ba). Virgin- ia: Allard 11391 (Se--134451). LOCALITY OF COLLECTION UNDETERMIN- ED: Happe s.n. [in Europa australi] (Mu--607); Herb. Missouri Bot. Gard. 116201 (E). VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS f. ALBA (West.) Rehd. Additional & emended synonymy: Agnus castus, flore albo Cup., Hort. Cath. 4. 1696. Vitex agnus castus albidus Desf., Tabl. Ecol. Bot., ed. 1, 53. 1804, Vitex agnus-castus albidus Desf., Tabl. Ecol. Bot., ed. 2, 64. 1815. Vitex agnus-castus b. flore albo Gussone, Fl. Sic. Prodr. 2: 147, in syn. 1828. Vitex agnus-castus var. alba Rehd. ex C. K. Schneid., Illustr. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 594. 1911. Vitex agnus-castus cv. "Alba" Enari, Ornament. Shrubs Calif. 170. 1962. Vitex albiflora Hort. ex Turrill, Curtis Bot. Mag. 174: pl. 400, in syn. 1962. Additional bibliography: Cast., Hort. Mess. 24. 1640; Cup., Hort. Cath. 4. 1696; Cup., Hort. Cath: Suppl. Alt. 6. 1697; -Desty. Tabl. Ecol. Bot., ed. 1, 53 (1804) and ed. 2, 64. 1815; Gussone, Fl. Sic. Prodr. 2: 147--148. 1828; Voss in Vilm., Blumengart. 1: 829. 1895; Baerecke, Anal. Key Ferns Flow. Pl. Atl. Sect. Middl. Fla. 115. 1906; C. K. Schneid., Illustr. Handb. Laubholzks 23° 594% 1911; Sommier & Caruana Gatto, Fl. Melit. Nov. 234. 1915; Makins, Ident. Trees Shrubs 259. 1936; W. Trelease, Pl. Mat. Decorat. Gard. Woody Pl., ed. 5, imp. 1, 146. 1940; E. L. D. Seymour, New Gard. Encycl., ed. 3, 1292 (1944), °ed.°4, 1292. (1946), and.ed.°5, 1292; 1951; Blackburn, Trees Shrubs East. N. Am. 302. 1952; Bean in Chit- tenden, Dict. Gard. 2249, 1956; Wyman, Shrubs Vines Am. Gard. 351 & 352. 1956; Hatton, Hand, Pl. Flor. Orn. 368, fig. 727. 19608. nari, Ornament. Shrubs Calif. 170. 1962; Turrill, Curtis Bot. Mag. 174: pl. 400. 1962; E. L. D. Seymour, New Gard. Encycl., ed. 6, 1292 (1963) and ed. 7, 1292. 1964; Everett, Reader's Digest Compl. Book Gard. 447. 1966; Mold., Phytologia 16: 494. 1968; A. & I. Nehrling, Easy Gard. Drought-Resist. Pl., imp. 1, 226. 1968; W. 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 341 Trelease, Pl. Mat. Decorat. Gard. Woody Pl., ed. 5, imp. 2, 146. 1968; Mold. in Correll & Johnston, Man. Vasc. Pl. Tex. [Contrib. Tex. Res. Found. 6:] 1340 & 1878. 1970; E. L. D. Seymour, New Gard. Encycl., ed. 8, 1292. 1970; Mold., Fifth Summ 1: 31, 61, 205-—-207, 266, 373, 385, .&' 386 .(1971) -and..23, 710-713, 7175. & 9224, 1974; Priszter, Delect. Sem. Spor. Pl. Hort. Bot. Univ. Hung. 59. 1971; Wyman, Gard. Encycl., imp. 1, 1171 (1971) and imp. 2, 1171. 1972; Fletcher in Hillier, Man. Trees Shrubs, ed. 2 & imp. ed 2, 416. 1972; Mold., Phytologia 23: 419 & 427 (1972) and 25: 244, 1973; Williamson, Sunset Gard. Book, ed. 3, imp. 11, 440. 1973; A. & I. Nehrling, Easy Gard. Drought-Resist. Pl., imp. 2, 226. 1975; L. H. & E. Z. Bailey, Hortus Third 1162. 1976; D. E, Clark, Sunset New West. Gard. Book, ed. 4, imp. 2, 498. 1979; Jones & Luchsinger, Pl. Systemat. 302. 1979. Gussone (1828) reports this color form of the species from Sicily. Desfontaines (1804) calls it the "vitex agnus castus 4 fleurs blanches" and "vitex agnus-castus blanc" (1815). Priszter (1971) lists it as cultivated in Hungary, offering seeds in ex- change as his seed no. 1673. Cornman's collection, cited below, cultivated in Massachusetts, was gown from seed secured in New Jersey. The form has been collected in anthesis in September. Additional citations: CULTIVATED: Massachusetts: Cornman A.A. 976-34-B (Ba). New Jersey: A. L. Moldenke s.n. [Plainfield, Sept. 7, 1968] (Ps--367), s.n. [Plainfield, Sept. 1, 1972] (Ps--1438). VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS f£. CAERULEA (Rehd.) Mold., Phytologia 44:135. 1979. Additional synonymy: Vitex agnus-castus var. caerulea Rehd. ex C. K. Schneid., Illustr. Handb. Laubholzk, 2: 594. 1911. Vitex agnus-castus caerulea Trelease, Pl. Mat. Decorat. Gard. Woody Pl., ed. 5, imp. 1, 146. 1940. Vitex agnus-castus caerulea [Rehd.] ex Correll & Johnston, Man. Vasc. Pl. Tex. 1878. 1970. Vitex agnus-castus caerulea Rehd. ex Mold., Fifth Summ, 2: 712, in syn. 1971. Additional bibliography: Voss in Vilm., Blumengart. 1: 829. 1895; Battan. & Trabut., .Fhl..An ak.«»Synop, Algw2/1. 19025. Baer-— ecke, Anal. Key Ferns Flow. Pl. Atl. Sect. Middl. Fla. 115. 1906; W. Trelease, Pl. Mat. Decorat. Gard. Woody Pl., ed. 5, imp. l, 146. 1940; Hatton, Handb. Pl. Flor. Orn. 368, fig. 727. 1960; Burlage, Ind. Pl. Tex. 184. 1968; Mold., Phytologia 16: 492 & 494, 1968; W. Trelease, Pl. Mat. Decorat. Gard. Woody Pl., ed. 5, imp. 2, 146. 1968; G. W. Thomas, Tex. Pl. Ecolog. Summ. 78. 1969; Cor- rell & Johnston, Man. Vasc. Pl. Tex. [Contrib. Tex. Res. Found. 6:] 1878. 1970; Mold. in Correll & Johnston, Man. Vasc. Pl. Tex. [Contrib. Tex. Res. Found. 6:] 1340. 1970; Mold., Fifth Summ, 1: 50, 2615190, 206 5+207 ¢.& 373 (2971) and 23. J09——712) 711 po 2226 1971; Mold., Phytologia 34: 250 (1976) and 44: 134. 1979. The corollas are uniformly described as "blue" in this form, as opposed to the "purple", "purplish", or "lavender" of the typi- cal form. It has been collected in flower and fruit in July. The flowers are described as being "pleasantly scented". 342 PHY TOLVOG TA Vol. 44, No. 5 Additional citations: LOUISIANA: Catahoula Par.: C. Allen 2167 (Lv). CULTIVATED: Louisiana: DeWolf 915 (Ba). North Carolina: P, O. Schallert 351 (Se--112297, Se--113560), s.n. [7/25/40] (Ws). VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS var. DIVERSIFOLIA (Carr.) Schelle Additional synonymy: Vitex foliis digitatis serratis spicis verticillatis Blackwell apud Gmel. in L., Syst. Nat., ed. 13, 2: 963. 1796. Vitex agnus castus var. diversifolia Schelle ex C. K. Schneid,, Illustr. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 594, 1911. Vitex foliis digitatis serratis spicis verticillatis L. apud Zangheri, Fl. Veg. Pinet. Raven, 189, in syn. 1936. Vitex lat. serrat. folio Gerarde, Herbal, ed. 3, [45]. 1975. Additional bibliography: Blackwell, Cur. Herb. 1: pl. 139. 1751; Gmel. in L., Syst. Nat., ed. 13, 2: 963. 1796; C. K. Schneid., Illustr. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 594. 1911; Zangheri, Fl. Veg. Pinet. Raven. 189. 1936; Mold., Phytologia 16: 494. 1968; Mold., Fifth Summ.) 1¢°373,;'385,. & 386 (1971) and 2: 710) 712, 720,°6° 922. 1971; Mold., Phytologia 28: 452. 1974; Gerarde, Herbal, ed. 3, [45] & 1387. 1975; Mold., Phytologia 34: 270. 1976, Illustrations: Gerarde, Herbal, ed. 3, 1387. 1975. Linnaeus (1796) plainly accredits the polynomial cited above to "Blackwell herb. t. 139". The reference is sometimes mis-cited as occurring on "p. 1122". The Blackwell illustration (1751), how- ever, is of the typical form of the species, the leaflets being plainly and completely entire-margined. The Woodbury collection, cited below, was probably taken from cultivated material, although the label accompanying it does not so indicate. Additional citations: CULTIVATED: Egypt: Hassib s.n. [22/12/ 1927] (Gz, Gz). Florida: Woodbury s.n. [Coconut Grove, July 20, 1948] (Ws). Missouri: Piehl s.n. [19 Oct. 1968] (Ws). VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS f£. LACINIOSA (Ces.) Mold., stat. nov. Synonymy: Vitex agnus castus P laciniosa Ces. in Ces., Passer., & Gib., Comp. Fl. Ital. 327. 1874. Vitex laciniosa Arcang., Compl. Fl. Ital., ed. 1, 886. 1882 [not V. laciniosa Turcz., 1863]. Vitex agnus-castus var. laciniosa Ces. ex Mold., Phytologia 25%, 4194 E972; Bibliography: Ces., Passer., & Gib., Comp. Fl. Ital. 327. 1874; Arcang., Compl. Fl. Ital., ed. 1, 561 & 886 (1882) and ed. 2, 444 & 833. 1894; Mold., Phytologia 23: 419, 437, & 438. 1972. The original description of this variety is merely "Foglioline laciniata, Qua e 14 colla specie". I have not seen any original material, so it is entirely possible that his taxon may be identi- cal with var. diversifolia (Carr.) Schelle. VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS f. LATIFOLIA (Mill.) Rehd. Additional synonymy: Vitex agnus-castus PB latifolia Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 1, 323. 1826. Vitex agnus castus 2. latifolia G. Don in Loud., Hort. Brit., ed. 1, 246. 1830. Vitex agnus-castus f. macrophylla Hatton, Craftsm. Pl.-book 368, fig. 728. 1909. Vitex agnus-castus var. latifolia (Mill.) Loud. ex Turrill, Curtis Bot. Oe —_— 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 343 Mag. 174: pl. 400. 1962. Vitex agnus-castus latifolia (Mill.) Loud. ex Enari, Ornament. Shrubs Calif. 170, in syn. 1962. Vitex agnus-castus cv, "Latifolia" Enari, Ornament, Shrubs Calif. 170. 1962. Vitex agnus castus latifolia Nehrling, Easy Gard. Drought-—Resist,. Pl., 225, in syn, 1968. Vitex agnus-castus "Latifolia" McGourty, Plants Gard. 26 (2): 53. 1970. Vitex albida Lam., in herb. Additional bibliography: Pers., Sp. Pl. 3: 361. 1819; Sweet, Hort. Brit, , ed.,\4s 2: 323.,.1826;.G,. Don.in-Loud sz, Bett. Bests Qed, iL, 246 4.1830; ‘Sweet, Hort. Brits, ed. 2, 416, 16902 -Lamag Bort, Britayjved. 2,,)531., 16323 Loud.,; Arb... Fructis. Brits 3s. ee: 1838; Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 3, 551. 1839; Buek, Gen. Spec. Syn. Candoll. 3: 502. 1858; Tornabene, Fl. Aetnea 3: 175 (1891) and 4: 486. 1892; Hatton, Craftsm. Pl.-book 368, fig. 728. 1909; C. K. Schneid., Illustr. Handb. Laubholzk,. 2: 594, 1911; E. L. D. Sey- mour, New Gard. Encycl., ed. 3, 1292 (1944), ed. ¢ ,1292 (1946), and ed. 5, 1292. 1951; Blackburn, Trees Shrubs East. N. Am. 302 & 356. 1952; Hatton, Handb. Pl. Flor. Orn. 368, fig. 728. 1960; Enari, Ornament. Shrubs Calif. 170. 1962; Turrill, Curtis Bot, Mag. 174: pl. 400. 1962; E. L. D. Seymour, New Gard. Encycl., ed. 6, 1292 (1963) and ed. 7, 1292. 1964; Wayside Gardens, For Autumn Plant. 115 & 117. 1964; Everett, Reader's Digest Compl. Book Gard. 447. 1966; E. Lawrence, South. Gard., ed. 2, 219. 1967; Mold., Phytologia 16: 494. 1968; Mold., Résumé Suppl. 17: 8. 1968; A. & I. Nehrling, Easy Gard, Drought-Resist. Pl., imp. 1, 226. 1968; Spring Hill Nurseries (Tipp City, Ohio), Fall Sale Cat. 23. 1968; McGourty, 1200 Trees [Plants Gard. 26 (2):] 53. 1970; E. L. D. Seymour, New Gard. ;Encycl,,..ed.s 8, 1292. 1970; Mold., Fifth. Summy ‘1%, 23, 27, 50, 205--208, 266, 267, 373, 376, 385, & 386 (1971) and 2: 710-- TLdghh 205. 42h 5 °:923,5 7245 731578494 922. 1971s Anon. Ue Seueee, Agr. Home Gard. Bull. 181: 3 & 20. 1972; Fletcher in Hillier, Man. Trees Shrubs, ed. 2, 416 (1972) and imp. ed., 416. 1972; Mold., Phy- tologia 23: 437. 1972; Skinner, Ornament. Pl, Coastal Northw. 76. 1972; Williamson, Sunset Gard. Book, ed. 3, imp. 11, 440. 1973; Whitney in Foley, Herbs Use Delight [204]. 1974; Mold., Phytologia 31: 392. 1975; A. & I. Nehrling, Easy Gard. Drought-Resist. Pl., imp. 2, 226. 1975; Wyman, Gard. Journ. 25: [45] & 46. 1975; L. H. & E. Z. Bailey, Hortus Third 1162. 1976; Molds, Phytologia 34: 270. 1976; D. E. Clark, Sunset New West. Gard. Book, ed. 4, imp. 2, 498. 1979. Additional illustrations: Hatton, Craftsm. Pl.-book 368, fig. 728. 1909; Hatton, Pl. Flor. Ornam. 368, fig. 728. 1960; Spring Hill Nurseries (Tipp City, Ohio), Fall Sale Cat. 23 [in color]. 1968; McGourty, 1200 Trees [Plants Gard. 26 (2):] 53. 1970; Wyman, Gard,, Journ, 23%. (45.1975. Recent collectors describe this plant as a tomentose shrub, to 6 feet tall, with a strong aromatic odor ,and numerous annual stems from a perennial base, flowering in June and August, fruiting in October. The corollas are said to have been "light-lavender" on DeWolf & Gruns 2152 and "lilac" on Fogg s.n., while Pancho says "corolla-lobes RHS [Royal Horticultural Society, London] Wisteria 344 PHYTOLO CG TS Vol. 44, No. 5 Blue 640". Lawrence (1967) reports that in the southern United States this form of the species starts blooming between June 6 and 21 and ends its period of anthesis in July. Common names re- corded for it are "broadleaf chaste-tree" and "broad-leaved chaste-tree", The Spring Hill Nursery (1968) describes it as a "Distinctive hardy 4 ft. shrub with star-like foliage and magnif- icent large, deep, lavender spire-like blooms in July and August, Delightful change of pace for the foundation", They offer it at $2.50 for a 2-foot plant or $1.65 for a 1--1 1/2-foot plant. The Nehrlings (1975) assert that it is somewhat hardier than the typical form and is propagated chiefly by cuttings. They claim that V. agnus-castus var. macrophylla has still larger leaves and still deeper-colored corollas, but, lacking more definite evidence, I am regarding the latter as identical to the wild broad-leafleted form, Hatton (1960) claims that the form with broad leaflets, like the typical narrow-leafleted form, has had its seeds considered anti-aphrodisiac since ancient times. This is probably true, since, contrary to claims in horticultural literature that it is a culti- var ("cv."), it is wild and surely native throughout Mediterran- ean Europe and is even known in fossil form there, Vitex albida appears to be based on an unnumbered Schultes col- lection from cultivated material in Germany and deposited in the Munich herbarium. The specific epithet chosen implies that the corollas were whitish, but there is no evidence of this on the preserved specimen or its label. Material of f. latifolia has often been misidentified and dis- tributed as typical V. agnus-castus L. On the other hand, the Jerabek s.n. [November 1944], distributed as this form, actually does represent, instead, typical V. agnus-castus L. Additional citations: CULTIVATED: Germany: Schultes s.n. (Mu-- 1343). Massachusetts: DeWolf & Bruns 2152 [Arnold Arb. 453-51-A] (Ba). Missouri: Piehl s.n. [19 Oct. 1968] (Ws). New Jersey: Mol- denke & Moldenke 29213 (Ld). New York: E. C. Baldwin s.n. [Aug. 15, 1944] (Ba). New Zealand: Syles 16/66 [Herb. Bot. Div. DSIR 173231] (ld). Oklahoma: L. C. Anderson 2390 (Ws). Pennsylvania: Fogg s.n. [July 18, 1969] (Ba); J. V. Pancho 200 (Ba). South Car- olina: Rodgers & Mullens 67086 (Au--259510, Ld, Ws). MOUNTED IL- LUSTRATIONS: Kelly Ornamentals fig. 45 [in color] (Z); Wayside Gardens fig. 184 [in color] (Z); Wayside Gardens, For Autumn Planting 117 [in color] (Z). VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS var. PSEUDO-NEGUNDO Hausskn. Additional synonymy: Vitex agnus castus var. pseudo-negundo Hausskn. in Bornm., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 22 (2) [Pl. Strauss. 3]: 117. 1907. Vitex agnus-castus ssp. haussknechtii var. pseudo- negundo (Hausskn.) Bornm., ex Parsa, Fl. Iran 4 (1): 540. 1949. Vitex pseudonegundo Hand.-Mazz. ex Parsa, Fl. Iran 4 (1): 540, in syn. 1949, Vitex agnus var. pseud. Hausskn. ex Parsa, Fl. Iran 4 (1): 540, in syn. 1949. Vitex hybrida Mold., Résumé 384, in syn. 1959. Vitex? hybrida Mold. apud R. R. Stewart, 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 345 Annot. Cat. in Nasir & Ali, Fl. W. Pakist. 608, in syn. 1972. Vitex angus-castus var. pseudo-negundo (Hausskn.) Hand.—-Mazz., in herb. Additional & emended bibliography: Hand.-Mazz., Ann. Hofmus. Wien 27: 408, pl. 19, fig. 1. 1913; Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 43: 159. 1922; Parsa, Fl. Iran 4 (1): 540. 1949; Al- Rawi, Iraq Min. Agr. Tech. Bull. 14: 149. 1964; Guest & Al-Rawi, Fl, Iraq 1: 84 & 106. 1966; Kandelaki, Vestn. Gruzinsk. Bot. Ob8€. 3: 79--87. 1966; Patzak & Rech., Fl. Iran 43: 5--6 & 8. 1967; Brummitt & Ferguson, Reg. Veg. 61: 190. 1969; Mold., Phytologia 16: 493 & 494 (1968) and 17: 16. 1968; Daoud & Skeikh, Bull. Coll. Sci, Univ. Baghdad 11 (2): 24--44. 1970; El-Gazzar & Wats., New Phytol. 69: 483 & 485. 19703. Anon., Biol.’ Abstr. 52 <{5)2 BlA,Set. C, $.238 & $.240. 1971; Love, Taxon 20: 353. 19713 Motd.,. FLeen Sumy. °° 208, 266, 267," & “269 C1971) &.200.: 17635) 55 £., Suppl. Pl. 5 imp. 1, 294.. 17813) Lam. ,)Eneycl.\Meth.- Bots, 227 5n8 1788; Raeusch., Nom. Bot., ed. 3, 182. 1797; Willd., Gesell. Na- turforsch. Freunde Berlin, ser. 2, 4: 203. 1803; Roxb., Hort. Beng. 46. 1814; Moon, Cat. Indig. Exot» Pl. Ceyl. 1: 46. 1824; Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 1, 1: 323 (1826). and ed. 2,5:4164,1830;)Cs Don ae Loud., Hort. Brit., ed. 1, 246. 1830; Wall., Numer. List 86. 1831; G. Don in Loud., Hort. Brit., ed. 2, 246. 1832; Loud., Hort. Brit., ed. 2, 551. 18323; G. Don in-Loud,,: Hort... Brits, ed. 3, 246208389 J. Grah., Pl. Bomb. 155--156. 1839; Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 3, 551. 1839; Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 2: 244. 1839; D. Dietr., Syn. Pl. 3: 611. 1843; Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calc. 469. 1845; Buek, Gen. Spec. Syn. Candoll. 3: 501 & 502. 1858; Thwaites & Hook. f., Enum, Pl. Zeyl., imp. 1, 244. 1861; Gamble, List Trees Darj. Dist. 61. 1878; Gamble, Man. Indian Trees, ed. 1, 297, 298, & 522. 1881; Tri- men, Journ. Ceyl. Br. Roy. Asiat. Soc. 9: [Syst. Cat. Flow. Pl. Ceyl.] 69. 1885; Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceyl. 3: 356--358. 1895; Nairne, Flow. Pl. West. India 247. 1894; Cooke, Fl. Presid. Bombay. ed. 1, 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 349 3: 428 & 429. 1905; Brandis, Indian Trees, imp. 1, 503 & 504, fig. 1755) 29065: J.,°C.. & M. Willis, Rev...Cat. Flow. Pl..Ceyl. .[ Parad. Man. Bot. 2:] 69. 1911; H. J. Lam, Verbenac. Malay. Arch. 369 & [371}].,.4919;.Lam.,&. Bakh, ,.. Bull. Jard,. Bot... Buitenz., ser. 3, 3: 48. 1921; Troup, Silvicult. Indian Trees 2: 776. 1921; Alston in Teimen, Handb...F1.:Ceyl. 6:, Suppl.) 232... 19315. kL. £.4. Suppl. Pia imp. 2, 294. 1936; Alston, Kandy Fl. 64 & [65]. 1938; Kanjilal, Das, Kanjilal, & De, Fl. Assam 3: 479, 483, & 561. 1939; P. A. Russell, U. S. Dept. Agr. Pl. Invent. 159: 26 & 221. 1957; Cooke, Fl. Presid. Bombay, ed. 2, imp. 1, 2: 508--510. 1958; Abeywickra- ma, Ceyl. Journ. Sci. Biol. 2: 217. 1959; Worthington, Ceyl. Trees, 346, ».1959;..Puri,.Indian. Forest. Ecol, 1:2. 3b, 148,149, 153; & 176. 1960; Gaussen, Legris, & Viart, Ind. Counc. Agr. Res. Veg. Map Ser. 1: 24, 40, & 41. 1962; Thwaites & Hook. f., Enum. Pl. Zeyl., imp. 2, 244. 1964; Qureshi, Sympos. Ecol. Res. Humid Trop. Veg. 127 & 128. 1965; Burkill, Dict. Econ. Prod. Malay Penins. 2: 2277. 1966; Cooke, Fl. Presid. Bombay, ed. 2, 2: 508--510. 1967; Ellis, Swaminathan, & Chandrabose, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 9: 12. 1967; Gaussen, Legris, & Viart, Ind. Counc. Agr. Res. Veg. Map Ser. 4: 26. 1967; Kammathy, Rao, & Rao, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 9: 208 & 224. 1967; Ramaswamy, Bull. Boc. Soc. Beng. 21: 96. 1967; Sebastine & Vivekanathan, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 9: 166, 167, & 178. 1967; Vajravelu & Rathakrishnan, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 9: 43 & 44. 1967; _J. L. Ellis, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 10: 1-7. 1968; Gunawardena, Gen. Sp. Pl. Zeyl. 147. 1968; Mold., Phytologia 16: 495--496 (1968) and 17: 11--13, 23, 45, 47, 50, 54, & 56. 1968; Mold., Résumé Suppl. 16: 10. 1968; Vajravelu, Joseph, & Chandra- sekaran, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 10: 78. 1968; Legris & Blasco, Inst. Frang. Pond. Trav. Sec. Scient. Techn. 8 (1): 67. 1969; Ag- arwal, Wood-yield, Pl. India 6/7--68. 1970; Blasco, Inst. Franc. Pond. Trav. Sec. Scient. Techn. 10: 149, 173, & 426. 1971; Bran- dis, Indian Trees, imp. 2, 503 & 504, fig. 175. 1971; Mold., Fifth Sums Le 269,.:279;,...281,) 303,328, ° 337, & 373, 42971) and:22. 570; 7326343557205 726; °728,. 7294::922; 969. & S70, 2971+ Anon... Biot, Abeer. .253; (10). B.A.S.1.C...5+266., 19725) Mold, Biol, AbsEr., 535 52524.«1972; Mold.,. Phytologia .23:. 423 & 438. 19725. Hegnauer, Chemotax. Pfl. 6 [Chem. Reihe 21]: 663. 1973; R. R. Rao, Stud. Flow. Pl. Mysore Dist. [thesis] 2: 755. 1973; Rao & Razi, Journ, Mysore Univ. B.26: 103. 1973; Serbanescu-Jitariu & Mitroiu, Act. Bot. Hort. Bucurest,. 1972-73: 116. 1973; Vartak, Bull. Indian Nat. Sci. Acad. 45: 253. 1973; Mani, Ecol. Biogeogr. India [Illies, Monog. Biol. 23:] 189, 200, & 772. 1974; Mold., Phytologia 28: 445, 460, 465, & 468. 1974; Hocking, Excerpt. Bot. A.25: 380. 1975; Menninger, Color Sky 10. 1975; Zimmerm. & Ziegler in Zimmern. & Milburn, Transp. Pl. 1 [Pirson & Zimmerm., Encycl. Pl. Physiol., sere<2,/\L] 24502u 1975;.-L,- He & Ee: 2. Bailey, Hortus Third 1162, 1976; Meher-Homji, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. 88: 120. 19773; Sub- ramanian & Kalyani, Indian Forest. 103: 113 & 117. 1977; Kurup, Journ. Bombs Nat. Hist... Soc. 75: 325, 329, & 332. 1978;. Sharma, Shetty, Vivekan., & Rathakrish., Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. 75: 16 & 33. 1978; Speangers & Balasubramanian, Trop. Ecol. 19: post 350 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. 44, No. 5 92. 1978. Additional illustrations: Rheede, Hort. Malab. 5: pl. 1. 1685; Brandis, Indian Trees, imp. 1, 503, fig. 175. 1906; Alston, Kandy Fl. [65], fig. 347. 1938; Worthington, Ceyl. Trees 348. 1959; Brandis, Indian Trees, imp. 2, 503, fig. 175. 1971. Recent collectors describe this species as a large shrub or small to very large tree, 2,.5--33 m. tall, spreading, the bole often to 1.2 m. long, the crown to 10 m. wide, the trunk fluted, 15--90 cm. in diameter, the branches compressed, channelled, drooping, the branchlets tetragonal, dark-green, sulcate, the wood smooth, heavy, weighing 58--60 pounds per cubic foot, even- textured, varying from light olive-gray to brownish-gray or grayish-brown, capable of being seasoned, quite durable in water, very tough, disease-resistant, termite-proof, polishing well, not easily split, not readily warping, the bark varying from brown or tan to dull-brown, pale orange-brown, light-tan, ochraceous, yel- lowish, gray, grayish-white, yellowish-gray, or "creamish-yellow", fissured or cracked longitudinally, peeling off in narrow strips 2--3 cm. wide or in 2 x 2.5 inch scales, leaving sandy-colored scars, loose, rough, yellow and fibrous within, the living bark soft, yellow or d ek-yellow, 5--10 mm, thick, the leaves compound, usually trifoliolate ("tripalmate"), papyraceous, acuminate, bronze-colored, usually appearing in March, the old leaves decid- uous at about the same time, the inflorescence terminal, panicu- late, flexuous or pendulous, the "cymes scorpioid", the flowers small, few, fragrant, the calyx pale-rusty or pale-brown, with a dull-violet base, the filaments pale-purple or white, the anthers black, the connective blackish, and the fruit drupaceous, round or spherical, about the size of a pea or 3/8ths inch long, at first green, later turning dark-blue, blue-black, purplish, purple, or black, smooth, often with small white dots, the pericarp fleshy, juicy at maturity. The corollas are described as "white, tinged with blue” by Nairne (1894), Cooke (1905), and Sharma & al. (1978), "pale-violet or white" by Worthington (1959), or "cream-colored, with a white lip" by the Baileys (1976). Collectors also describe the corollas in various ways: "white" on Saldanha 13974, "white with prominent purple lip" on Saldanha 16938, “white, lower lip bluish-purple" on Cramer 4366, "blue" on Hladik 855, Mueller-Dombois & Comanor 67072528, Ripley 135, Stevens 472, and Sweeney s.n., "bluish" on Fosberg & Sachet 53010 and Saldanha 14365, "pale-blue" on Comanor 567 and Kostermans 23289 & 23478, “bluish-purple" on Jayasuriya 1262, “bluish-purplish" on Sumithraarachchi DBS.508, "purplish- blue" on Sumithraarachchi DBS.462 and Waas 1267, “purplish-blue, lower lip blue" on Jayasuriya 1990, "purple" on Cooray 69111730R and Ramamoorthy & Gandhi F.F.P.2752, “bluish-purple with middle lobe of lower lip deep-purple" on Amaratunga 1023, "lilac" on Bernardi 14304, "violet-blue with lower lip a darker shade, white around margin" on Davidse & Jayasuriya 8393, “pale-violet" on Amaratunga 175, Bernardi 15240, and Kostermans 26007, "very light- pink, lower lobes dark-violet with a yellow stripe at base of tube, 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 351 the tube with maroon tinge" on Davidse 7338, "mauve-pink" on Ama- ratunga 268, “lower lip purple, side lobes and upper 2 lobes purplish-white"on Saldanha 16553, “limb border lavender, paler within, center lavender" on Fosberg & Jayasinghe 57119, and "corolla-tube dull pale-violet, white-hairy, with darker longi- tudinal dashes under the lip. 4 upper petals outside pale, inside light-blue, lip outside light-blue, inside with yellow base, further up violet-blue" on Jacobs XI.K.6. Recent collectors have encountered V. altissima on steep for- ested slopes and exposed windswept rocky outcrops, in dry decidu- ous secondary forests and dry forests in general, in evergreen or semi-evergreen forests, wet deciduous forests, intermediate for- ests, and "disturbed uneven forests yo 10 m. tall", in jungles and dry-zone jungles, at the edges of forests or jungles, and in the forested margins of rock outcrops, on sandy, light-colored, sandy- pebbly, or "brown-red clayey-lateritic-loamy" soil, even in regions of more than 56 inches annual rainfall, from sealevel to 1100 m. altitude, in flower in January and from March to November, in fruit in April and from July to January. Ramamoorthy & Gandhi, as well as Saldanha, report the species as "common" in Mysore, India, although the latter collector also found it only "occasional" in some localities. Ellis & al. found it growing along roadsides in Kerala, citing their nos. 20488 & 24004; Vajravelu & al. (1968) list it as "common" in Kerala, citing Joseph 17138, and (1967) "common" also in Madras, citing their no. 24106. Sebastine & Vivekanathan (1967) refer to it as "rare" in the Cheevapara region of Kerala, but as a "common tree on [the] western slopes of the Devicolam range", citing their no. 25337. Ellis (1968) found it in Andhra Pradesh, citing his no. 25554, Kurup (1978) asserts that it inhabits "tropical wet rainforests in [the] western Ghats, forming [the] top storey with Messua ferrea, Hopea parviflora, etc."" Agarwal (1970) records it from "Bombay, Canara, Madras forest distrs., Cochin (Kerala), and Ceylon". Shet- ty & al. (1978) refer to it as "common" and cite Rathakrishnan 37981 and Sharma 35725. Speangers & Balasubramanian (1978) found it growing in dry tropical semi-evergreen forests of southeastern India with Canthium dicoccum, Manilkara hexandra, Hemidesmus indicus, etc., in monsoon stream areas, Gaussen & al. (1967) found V. altissima "in the intermediate storey of the Toona-Garuga Series"; Ramaswamy (1967) cites his no, 2707 from Savandurga. Kammathy & al. (1967) encountered the tree in dry deciduous forests in Mysore, citing Barnes s.n, Qureshi (1965) records it from Madras, while Gamble (1881) says that the "Tree [is] only found in the southern $81 forests". Puri (1960) lists it from the top and middle layers of tropical evergreen forests of several luxuriant strata with an understorey of many ferns and tall herbs in northern Kanara of the western coast of Malabar; in the top storey of southern tropical wet evergreen forests in southern Coimbatore the tree is 10--25 m. tall. In As- sam, Kanjilal & al. (1939) report that it ascends to 4000 feet al- titude, the hard close-grained wood "valuable for building con- struction, furniture, carts, boats, oil-mill pestles, etc." 392 P 8ST O LeOM ask Vol. 44, Noes Nairne (1894) describes the species as "plentiful" in southern Concan and Canara, asserting that it is "A beautiful tree when in flower". Clarke (1885) gives its distribution as the "Deccan Peninsula, especially the west side, up to 4000 ft., common". Troup (1921) tells us that "The tree stands a moderate amount of shade, especially in youth; it produces root-suckers. Growth, according to Gamble, 8 to 9 rings per inch of radius, giving a mean annual girth increment of 0.7 to 0.78 in." It is also said to "regenerate anywhere around". Cooke (1958) gives its distri- bution as only west peninsular India and Ceylon, citing Dalzell & Gibson s.n., Law s.n., and Stocks s.n. from Concan and Dalzell & Gibson s,.n., Talbot s.n., and Woodrow s.n. from Kanara, where he says that it is "plentiful" and "abundant" in evergreen for- ests, and that its wood is used for building purposes, furniture, and carts, being in much demand in northern Kanara. The Baileys (1976) give the species’ distribution as Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka, asserting that it is a "Valuable timber tree used in cabinet work and building construction". Agarwal (1970) says that "It is considered very good for house-construc- tion, flooring, in well-construction, for carts, felloes of wheels, furniture and rarely for sleepers [=railroad ties]. It can be tried for tool handles." Railroad ties made of this wood are said to last 30 years. In Sri Lanka most authors and collectors describe the species as abundant. Thwaites & Hooker (1861) say that it is "Common in forests, up to an elevation of 3000 feet", citing Thwaites C.P. 1958, and noting that "This tree produces one of the most valuable timbers in the island for building and other purposes". Worthing- ton (1959) lists it from the "low country, dry zone, but also found elsewhere, the wood used for furniture, wagons, and railroad ties". He collected it in the submontane region on the dry zone border. Hallier (1918) found it in cultivation, citing his no. C.241, deposited in the Hamburg herbarium. Trimen (1895) comments: "A valuable timber-tree. Wood hard, heavy, close-grained, smooth, tough, durable, grey; the carpenters distinguish several varieties. The bark is used as a fomentation in rheumatic swellings. The wood affords a yellow dye, which is not much employed". It would be interesting to know if the carpenters' varieties correspond in any way with the two taxonomic varieties here accepted. Also in Sri Lanka Bernhardi says "arbor obvia tota in insula frequens, cortice claro, inflorescentiae candalabriformes". Da- vidse & Sumithraarachchi, as well as Comanor and Sohmer, refer to V. altissima as "common" in the forests, but Fosberg & Jayasinghe refer to it as "infrequent". Cooray calls it a common subcanopy tree in low-stature evergreen forests dominated by Mischodon zey- lanicus on reddish soil. Cramer reports it "common in open dry country", while Fosberg & Sachet found it "common at edge of for- est around extensive granite outcrops". Kostermans reports it com- mon in both deciduous and evergreen forests, while Hladik reports it "common in dry zone near irrigation tank [lake] where under- growth has been cut"; Mueller-—Dombois encountered it as com- 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 353 mon in shallow sand between outcropping rocks along roadsides; he and Jayasuriya report it "rather common in jungle forests", while he and Comanor affirm that it is a “prominent upper canopy tree at forest edges next to villu grassland". Ripley describes it as common in "flushes", Sumithraarachchi came upon it in jungles. Sweet (1826), Don (1830), and Loudon (1832) all assert that V. altissima was introduced into English gardens from Sri Lanka in 1802. It is also cultivated in Maryland and Florida, on the basis on material imported from India by Menninger and represented by P, A. Russell 194521. Jacobs XI.,K.6 was collected from cultivated material in Java. Vernacular names reported by recent collectors and/or authors include the following: “ahoi", °*“anhvi", “arong", “ashoi"; “banalgay”, "bulgi", “inhet-longhing", "jadh-gach", "kada-manakku", "kaddamanakku", "kaddamananakku", "maila", "mairole", "mayilei", "mee-yan", "meeyan-mililla-gass", "milla", "mililla-gass", "miyan- milla", "mon-awal", "sapu-miila", "selong-phang", "tall chaste- tree", "tallest chaste-tree", and "tin-patte". Linnaeus" original (1781) description of V. altissima is: "VITEX foliis ternatis integerrimis, panicula verticillata: spicis verti- cillatis, bacca trisperma. Habitat in vastis sylvis Zeylonae. Konig. Foliola ovata, utrinque acuminata, supra glabra, subtus pubescentia." K6nig 77, in part, from Sri Lanka, in the Linnean Herbarium in London, is the nomenclatural holotype. It is worth noting here that Moon (1824) correctly maintains V. altissima as a distinct species separate from what he calls V. pubescens (=V. pinnata) . both in Sri Lanka. The V. pubescens of Vahl, referred to in the synonymy above, is V. pinnata and it is to this taxon that Moon was obviously referring. The date of publication of the V. pubescens Heyne is erroneously given as "1824" by Santapaugh & Waugh (1963). The Cooray 69111730R collection, cited below, was gathered as a voucher for ecologic observations. Similarly, Ripley 78, 135, & 247 were collected as vouchers for primate ecology studies. Lewis, on the label accompanying the collection cited below, comments that this "tree [is] taller and straighter than the ordinary ‘milla’. It is worth noting here that Kostermans 23478 is only very sparsely puberulent, rather than pubescent, on the lower leaf sur- faces. Worthington (1959) erroneously refers to the fruits as "berries" -- they are drupes. The illustration given by Alston (1938) certainly looks more like V. negundo L, than it does V. altissima! Fosberg 56373 is accompanied by a label asserting that the plant was a "somewhat depressed spreading somewhat woody herb, flowers orange, closed in afternoon, occasional in fencerow along weedy roadside" -- obviously a case of mixed labels or some other stenographic mixup. Similarly, the label with Sohmer 8237 in the New York and Washington herbaria asserts that the plant had "flowers orange”, A letter to me from Dr. Sohmer, dated June 17/7, 1977, says "I have gone back to my field book and find that for my collection 8237 I had only the following notation down: '50 ft. high tree’. There is nothing about flower color in my notes, and 354 PRE EOkO.oi Vol. 44, No. 5 I assume that either an enthusiastic typist added the notation to the label that you saw, or it was mistakenly transferred from somewhere else." Rheede's illustration (1685) is often cited as representing f,. juv. alata, but it plainly depicts the typical adult form of V. altissima, The name, V. pinnata has been applied mistakenly to V. altissima by many authors and collectors, notably by Alston (1931, 1938) and Abeywickrama (1959) among authors and by Amaratun- ga, Cooray, Cramer, Dittus, Hladik, Mueller-Dombois, Mueller- Dombois & Comanor, Ripley, Sohmer, Waas, and Worthington among collectors. It has also been misidentified as V. trifolia by Sohmer, Sumithraarachchi, and others, The Kostermans 24109 and Moldenke & al. 28188, 28189, 28220, 28228, & 28238, distributed as typical V. altissima, actually represent f£. subglabra Thwaites, while Flock 362 and Rodgers MRC. 164 are V. bunguensis Mold. Additional & emended citations: INDIA: Karnataka: Collector un- determined s.n. [Mysore] (Pd); Ramamoorthy & Gandhi H.F.P.2752 (W--2653611); Saldanha 13974 (N), 14365 (N), 15116 (W--2653612), 16553 (N), 16938 (N)3; W. D. Stevens 472 (Ln--232352); Talbot s.n. [N. Canara] (Pd). Kerala: Hohenacker 115 (B, Mu--620, Mu, Mu, N, S, S), sen. [prope Mangalore] (B); Stocks, Law, &c. s.n. [Malabar, Concan, &c.] (Br, Mu--622, N, Pd, S, W--2497091, W--2497123). Tamil Nadu: Kostermans 26007 (W--2828795); G. Thomson s.n. [Mont. Nilghiri & Kurg] (M, Mu--621, Pd, S); R. Wight 2325 (B, Mu--1344, Mu--1345, Pd, Pd, S, S). State undetermined: Wallich 1755 (Pd), 1755c (Pd). SRI LANKA: Amaratunga 175 (Pd), 268: (Pd), 1023 (Pd); Bernardi 14304 (W--2765949), 15240 (N, W--2808311); Comanor 567 (N, W--2762569), 576 (N, Pd, W--2762570); Cooray 69111730R (Ac, N, W--2612109); Cramer 4366 (W--2807756); Davidse 7338 (Ld, W-- 2803773), 7446 (Ld, W--2806274); Davidse & Jayasuriya 8393 (Ld, W--2808657)’; Davidse & Sumithraarachchi 8153 (Ld), 9075 (Ld, W-- 2808696); Dittus WD.69102302 (W--2765146, W--2803412), WD.71090606 (W--2805422); F. R. Fosberg 56373 (N, W--2811402); Fosberg & Ja- yasinghe 57119 (ld); Fosberg & Sachet 53010 (Ld, N), 53011 (Tu); Gardner s.n. [Jaffna, C.P.1958] (Pd, Pd); Hladik 855 (Pd, W-- 2761100); Jayasuriya 1262 (Ac, Ld), 1990 (Ld, W--2807845); Koster- mans 23289 (Ac), 23478 (Ac, N); J. P. Lewis s.n. [Mulliativu] (Pd, Pd); Moldenke, Moldenke, Dassanayake, & Jayasuriya 28329 (Gz, Ld, Pd, W--2764534)3; Moldenke, Moldenke, & Jayasuriya 28256 (Ac, Pd, W--2764523); Mueller-Dombois 67081404 (Pd, W--2586025A), 68102114 (N); Mueller-Dombois & Comanor 67072507 (Pd, Pd, W--2586024A), 67072528 (Pd, W--2586023A); Reitz 30027 (Ac, W--2762786); Ripley 78 (Pd, W--2719624), 135 (Pd, W--2719619), 189 (Pd, W--2715939), 247 (W--2719625); Sohmer 8210 (N, W--2808328), 8237 (Lc, N, W-- 2807754); Sohmer & Jayasuriya 10673 (N); Sumithraarachchi DBS.462 (W--2807746), DBS.508 (W--2807761); Thwaites C.P.1598 (Pd); Waas 1267 (W--2807769); Wirawan s.n. [Wilpattu, 15.9.68] (Pd, W-- 2612111); Worthington 383 (K), 1325 (K), 3764 (K), 4506 (K), 4906 (K), 5013 (K),5552 (K), sen. [Kandy, Oct. 24, 1957] (K). THAILAND: Phengklai, Tamura, Niyomdham, & Sangkachand 4269 (Z). CULTIVATED: 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 355 Florida: Gillis 8390 (Ft, Z). Java: Herb. Hort. Bot. Bogor. IV.A.64 (W--449140); Jacobs XI.K.6 (Ba). VITEX ALTISSIMA £. juv. ALATA (Willd.) Mold., Phytologia 28: 468. 1974. Synonymy: Vitex alata Willd., Gesell. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin, ser. 2, 4: 203. 1803 [not V. alata Kurz, 1885, nor Roxb., 1803, nor Schau., 1885, nor Wall., 1947]. Vitex alata Roth ex G. Don in Loud., Hort. Brit., ed. 1, 246. 1830. Vitex appendiculata Rottl. ex’C. B. Clarke in Hook. £., Fl. Brit. India 4: 584,;*in syn. 1885 [not V. appendiculata Willd., 1803]. Vitex altissima yar. alata’ Trim, ex J. Cy & Ms Willis, Rev. Cat Fiow. Pl. Ceyly 69. 1911. Vitex altissima var, alata (Willd.) Mold., Revist. Sudam. Bot. 5: 2. 1937. Vitex altissima f. alata (Willd.) Mold., Phytologia 22: 126. 1971. Bibliography: Rheede, Hort. Ind. Malab. 5: 1--2, pl. 1. 1685; Brey, Prod. Fasc. Rar. Pi. , eds 2,;.106..- 17395 Adans., Fan. Pie 2* 12 & 200. 17633; Willd., Gesell. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin, ser, 2, 4: 203. 1803; Roxb., Hort. Beng. 46. 1814; Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 316. "16215 Sweet, Hort. Briti, eda, le 323° 4826) and et. 24 416. 1830; G. Don in Loud., Hort. Brit., ed. 1, 246 (1830) and ed. 2, 246, 1832; Loud,, Hort. Brits, ed. .2,°3551, 18325~C. Donia Loud,, Hort. Brit.’,' ed. 3, ‘246. 1839; Je-Crahy, Pi. Bonk. 156.1639; Sweet, Hort. Brit. ed 3,5 S5P 1899? De Dieters, Syn.’ PES eee 1843; Schau. in A, DC., Prodr. 11: 685. 1847; Buek, Gen. Spec. Syn. Candoll. 3: 501. 1858; Dalz. & Gibs., Bomb. Fl. 201. 1861; Thwaites & Hook. f., Enum. Pl. Zeyl., imp. 1, 244. 1861; Kurz, Forest Fl. Brit. Surma’ 2 269, 272, ‘6 GiZS 1877s; €.- Be .Ctarke tn Hooks 2y, Fl. Brit. India 4: 584. 1885; Nairne, Flow. Pl. West. 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Although long regarded as a separate species or as a distinct variety of V. altissima L.f. by numerous authors in the past, it seems from field observation that this taxon is merely a "juvenile form" of V. altissima distinguished by its leaves having more or less broadly winged petioles, the wings being 8--16 mm. wide, continuous, dilated, basally cordate and subamplexicaul. Such leaves are also found on the turions or "watersprouts" often pro- duced on the periphery of the stumps of cutdown mature individu- als. They may also be seen on seedlings and on the "suckers" sent up from underground runners. Some authors have also ob- served that the leaves on non-flowering branches of mature trees may have somewhat broader margins on their petioles than are seen on those of neighboring flowering branches on the same tree. This was confirmed by my wife and myself in the field in Sri Lanka. In our experience, however, these nowhere approach the width of the wings seen on the juvenile plants, turions, and seedlings. On seddlings the lowermost leaves may even be unifoliolate. Some authors (e.g., Clarke, 1885) assert that in this juvenile form the leaves are often 5-foliolate instead of the normal 3-foliolate of mature trees, Numerous writers describe the flowers and fruits of "Vitex alata", but it seems most likely that they are referring, not to this form, but to V. limonifolia Wall., V. peduncularis Wall. or V. peduncularis var. roxburghiana C. B,. Clarke, which are the taxa regarded as "V. alata" by Kurz, Roxburgh, Schauer, and Wallich. Agarwal asserts that "V. alata Heyne" grows in the western part of peninsular India and is "common on [the] Western Ghats in evergreen forests", the wood described as grayish-brown, moderate- ly hard, rough, capable of being seasoned, taking a fair polish, appearing to be durable, and weighing 26 kg. per cubic foot. He adds that "Although from the available records its useful proper- ty is not found but from the specimens it appears that it can be usefully exploited for cabinet work & in construction purposes". Cooke (1958), under the name V. altissima var, alata Trimen, as- serts that it differs from the typical variety in having its "Peti- oles always rather broadly winged, widened and cordate at the base; leaflets very finely pubescent above, densely grey-pubescent be- neath; flowers more laxly arranged", flowering in April and May, citing it from Concan (Nimmo s.n.), Deccan (Bhiva s.n.), "S. M. Country" (Law s.n.), and Kanara (Talbot s.n.). It would appear from this that he, at least, had seen flowering specimens with the "juvenile" leaf characters. Dale & Greenway (1961) aver that "Vitex alata Heyne, an Indian species, has been collected from the Gogoni forest, Kwale district [Kenya]: it should not be regarded as indigenous without further collection", Puri (1960) found what he called V. altissima var. alata in the "first storey with Lagerstroemia, Sideroxylon, and Holigarna spp. in dense evergreen tropical forests" in northern Kanara. He adds 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 357 that there "The middle storey is poor or absent; likewise ground cover except for seedlings of the trees". This implies that the trees were not only flowering, but were producing fruit and seedlings. Sweet (1826) and Loudon (1832) agree that "V. alata Roth" was introduced into cultivation in England from the "E. Indies" in 1818, but Don (1830) gives the date of introduction as 1820. Clarke (1885) describes "V. alata] Heyne" as having “leaves 3- foliolate [but some branches, apparently of this, collected by Shuter, Law, and Stocks, have some of the leaves 5-foliolate], leaflets subsessile broadly lanceolate subentire mature glabrate above thinly pubescent beneath, wing of the petiole broad cordate at base, panicles terminal compound fulvous-villous, corolla scarcely 1/4 in., drupe 1.5 in. diam." He cites Rottler s.n,. and Van Royen s.n. from Madras and Cleghorn s.n. from Mysore, com- menting: "Scarcely differs from V. altissima but by the wing of the petiole, which is 1/3 -- 2/3 in. wide, continuous [in V. altissima sometimes winged upwards], dilated, cordate and subam- plexicaul at the base; leaflets 2 1/2 in.wide [in V. altissima 1 S74 2H, ¥" Trimen (185) gives the same description given by Cooke, but adds this interesting comment to the effect that "var. alata_Tri- men....is kept as a species in Fl, B. Ind., but not given for Ceylon. Mr. J. P. Lewis informs me that it has a different hab- it of growth to the ordinary tree, being taller and straighter. He found a few trees only at Vavaddai and Neduchaddikkulam". This, again, implies that at least Lewis had seen tall mature trees with the petiolar characters of alata. Lam & Bakhuizen van den Brink (1921) distinguish the two taxa (regarded by them as 2 separate species) as follows: Petioles 3.8--6.2 cm. long, winged toward the apex, the wings rotundate, altogether 0.8--l1 cm. broad; leaflets somewhat pubéscéat ‘Beneath. Fe).. ook. TESCO be eas bee eceeedlGr7e520e Petioles 7--15 cm. long, winged toward the base, sometimes also towards the apex, the wings 0.4--1.5 cm. broad; leaflets pubescent beneath... secs hicsviccestadenvevssevsetevseudlaca Nairne (1894) says for "V. alata": “scarcely differs from the last [V. altissima], but the wing of the petiole is more pro- nounced, and the leaflets sometimes 5, flowers pale-yellow, or tinged blue [in V. altissima white tinged with blue]. S. M. country and Wari (D.). Konkan (Lisboa)." Here, again, it is implied that flowering trees with the alata characters have been seen, and, furthermore, that the corollas differ in color. In this connection, Dr. Richard J. Brumpton, in a letter to me dated March 28, 1975, says: "I have read with interest your re- port and conclusions about Vitex alata as the juvenile form of V. altissima,.......Let me confess that my interest is genetic rather than taxonomic; the kind of observation which you cite begs the whole question of ‘control of differentiation', It is indeed hard to imagine the mechanism capable of switching the phenotype between juvenile and adult stages. (In this part of Britain we see an al- 358 PH F-3O heOee eA Vol. 44, No. 5 lied phenomenon in that the leaves on lower branches of holly are more heavily thorned than those in the upper part of the tree)." In this connection it is worth pointing out here again that juve- nile leaves with very different morphological characters are often seen in Acacia and Eucalyptus, even with differences in phyllotaxy in some cases, and numerous juvenile forms of gymnosperms have been awarded formal nomenclatural status [vid., Rehder, Man. Cult. Pl., ed. 2 (1940) 53, 54, 59, 60] as well as the well-known case of Moultonia singularis Balf. f. & W. W. Sm. Clarke (1885) says after his description of "V. alata Heyne": "Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 201, not of Schauer, nor of Kurz", imply- ing, I suppose, a binomial, V. alata, accredited to Dalz. & Gibs. and one accredited to Kurz; however, since he does not actually write out these homonymous binomials I am not recognizing them as having been effectively published and they do not appear in the synonymy given by me. Vitex alata Schau. is a synonym of V. li- monifolia Schau.; V. alata Roxb. is V. peduncularis f. juv. roxburghiana (C. B. Clarke) Mold.; and V. alata Wall. is V. pedun- cularis Wall, The only common or vernacular names listed for V. altissima f. juv. alata are "baruna", "milla", and "winged chaste-tree", The Mail-elou Rheede, often included in its synonymy, apparently be- longs, rather to that of typical V. altissima L. f. On Worthington 2332 the lowest leaves are unifoliolate., The collections represented by Alston 1328 and Moldenke & al. 28122, 28192, & 28252 were all (according to their accompanying labels) taken from "a young plant" or a "sapling'’ and Moldenke & al. 28223 from "watersprouts from a cutdown stump - neighboring mature trees without broad wings". Meijer & Balakrishnan 135 bears labels reading "tree bole 15 ft., crown 20 ft., girth 6 ft., bole fluted and twisted at base, inner bark orange-brown, sapwood ochre, hard" -- obviously taken from a mature tree, but there are no inflores- cences on the herbarium sheets and the leaves are all of the alata type! Most important, however, is the R, Wight collection, cited below, from India which has the broadly alate petioles of alata and also inflorescences in full anthesis! Material of V. altissima f. juv. alata has often been identified and distributed in herbaria as typical V. altissima L, f. or as its f. subglabra Thwaites. On the other hand, the J. P. Lewis s.n., distributed as "V. alata", actually seems to be typical V. altis- Sima Lt i Citations: INDIA: Andhra Pradesh: Santapau 20799 (Xa); Santapau & Wagh 20697 [Wagh 2748] (Xa); Wagh 1306 (Xa), 2859 (Xa). State undetermined: R. Wight s.n. [Peninsula Ind. orientalis] (N). SRI LANKA: Alston 1328 (Pd); Collector undetermined s.n. (Pd); Fosberg & Ripley 51942 (Pd, W--2764803); Kénig 77 in part [Herb. Linn. 811/3] (Ls, N--photo, Z--photo); Meijer & Balakrishnan 135 (Pd, W--2716026); Moldenke, Moldenke, Dassanayake, & Jayasuriya 28192 (Ac, Gz, Kh, Ld, Pd, Tu, W--2764435); Moldenke, Moldenke, & Jaya- suriya 28223 (Ac, E, Gz, Kh, Ld, Pd, Tu, W--2764478), 28252 (E, Pd, Tu, W--2764516); Moldenke, Moldenke, Jayasuriya, & Sumithraarach- 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 359 chi 28122 (Ac, Gz, Kh, Ld, Pd, W--2764553); Mueller-Dombois & Co- manor 67062530 (W--2586022A), 68102501 (W--2612108); Ripley 246 (Pd); Worthington 2332 (K). GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS: Java: Backer s.n. [Sept. 1903] (Bz--24714); Koorders & Koorders-Schumacher 44484b [449%] (Bz--23800), 44720b (Bz--23799). Sumatra: Bal 30 (Bz--23801); Teijsmann 4287 H.B. (Bz--23802). CULTIVATED: Flori- da: Menninger s.n. [Stuart, August 8, 1946] (N); H. N. Moldenke 21477 (Z). India: Voigt s.n. [H. B. Seramp.] (Cp, N--photo, Z-- photo). Java: Herb. Bur. Agric. Manila IV.A.64 (N); Herb. Hort. Bogor. XI.K.7 (Bz--25856, N), XI.K.7a (Bz, Bz, Bz, N), XII.B (VI) 28 (Bz--25857, Bz--26246, Bz, Bz, N). Netherlands: Herb. Lugd.- bat. 908267-237 (Le); Royen 87 (E--photo, Le, N, N--photo, Z-- Photo), 777 (Le). VITEX ALTISSIMA £. SUBGLABRA Thwaites Additional & emended synonymy: Vitex zeylanica Turcz., Bull, Soc. Imp. Nat. Mosc. 36 (2): 223. 1863 [not V. zeylanica Burm, f., 1768]. Vitex altissima var. zeylanica (Turcz.) C. B. Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 584. 1885. Vitex altissima var. zeylanica Clarke ex J. C. & M. Willis, Rev. Cat. Flow. Pl. Ceyl. 69. 1911. Additional & emended bibliography: Thwaites & Hook. f., Enum, Pl. Zeyl. 244. 1861; Trimen, Journ. Ceyl. Br. Roy. Asiat. Soc. 9: [Syst. Cat. Flow. Pl. Ceyl.] 69. 1885; Trimen, Handb. Fl.Ceyl. 3: 358. 1895; J. C. & M. Willis, Rev. Cat. Flow. Pl. Ceyl. [Per- ad. Man. Bot. 2:] 69. 1911; Mold., Phytologia 16: 496. 1968; Mold., Fifth Summ, 1: 281 & 373 (1971) and 2: 713, 731, & 922. i973 Mold., Phytologia 23: 438. 1972. This is a form of questionable validity, It is described as having its mature leaf-blades "quite glabrate beneath" and 5 in number, In several collections cited below they are, indeed, apparently completely glabrous on both surfaces, but in others the depressions in the veinlet reticulation beneath are microscopic- ally puberulent much as might be seen if the hairs were all mechan- ic ally brushed off from the typical form. Most of the specimens seen by me have 3 leaflets. More field work is needed to ascer- tain if this form is worth maintaining. Trimen (1895) says that it "is scarcely worth notice". Clarke (1885) cites Thwaites s.n. and Walker s.n. from Sri Lanka. It should be noted, that Burman's V. zeylanica is actually a spe- cies of Stereospermum in the Bignoniaceae, but it effectively pre- cludes the use of the epithet, "zeylanica", by Turczaninow (1863) and therefore also by Clarke (1885). Turczaninow's V. zeylanica is based on Gardner 674 from Sri Lanka, Recent collectors describe V. altissima f. subglabra as a large subcanopy tree, 4--20 m. tall, the trunk 1 m. or more in girth, to 20 cm. in diameter, with steep buttresses, the bole 15 feet tall, the crown 20 feet wide, the bark "ochraceous-rosy-red" or light pinkish-brown, with many cracks, soft, 1 mm. thick, the liv- ing, bark orange-brown, 3 mm. thick, the inner bark yellow when freshly cut, the sapwood ochre, the leaves 3- or 5-foliolate, the 360 PEE O8 LOG AEA Vol. 44, No. 5 fruit green "when mature" [more probably when immature!], borne in "bunches on scorpioid cymes". They have found it growing in jungles and jungle margins, in submontane forests on steep hill- sides, in low-stature evergreen forests dominated by Mishodon zeylanicus on reddish soil, "amongst cultivated land" and in "for- est confines in open" in the wet zone, at low altitudes to eleva- tions of 2500 feet. Kostermans refers to it as "common" and the Moldenkes refer to it as "rather abundant", bur Bernardi claims it to be "rare", It has been collected in anthesis in January, May, and June, and in fruit in January and October, Worthington comments that in the wet zone in Sri Lanka the leaves have "very long drip-points" as compared to those in drier districts. The corollas are said to have been "pink" on Kostermans 24109, "pale-violet" on Amaratunga 1343, and "pale-blue and lilac" on Bernardi 14183. Moldenke & al. 28238 exhibits one leaf with 5 leaflets; no. 28189 was taken from a tree where only some branches had somewhat alate leaves, others non-alate, and the same situation was found on the tree from which no. 28188 was taken; the trees from which nos, 28228 and 28238 were taken had many leaves exhibiting narrow wings on the petioles, It should be mentioned that, in spite of what Clarke asserts (1885), Thwaites, in the 1861 work cited by Clarke, actually does not propose a trinomial name for the subglabrous-leaved tree. His statement (for V. altissima) is merely "Folia subglabra vel subtus molliter pubescentia, petiolo saepe plus minus alato". The only vernacular name specifically reported for this form is "milla". Material of this form has been identified as typical V. altissi- ma lL. f. by many workers and also as V. pinnata L. and so distrib- uted in herbaria. On the other hand, the Collector undetermined Sen. at Peradeniya and Ripley 246, distributed as this form, actu- ally represent f. juv. alata (Willd.) Mold. Additional citations: SRI LANKA: Amaratunga 1343 (Pd); Bala- krishnan & Jayasuriya NBK.886 (N, Pd, W--2720184); Bernardi 14183 (W--2766472); Kostermans 24109 (Ac, Pd, W--2716116); Meijer 412 (Pd, W--2718562); Moldenke, Moldenke, & Jayasuriya 28220 (Ac, Gz, Kh, Ld, Pd, Tu, W--2764494, Z), 28228 (Ac, E, Gz, Kh, Ld, Pd, Tu, W--2764489), 28238 (Ac, E, Gz, Kh, Ld, Pd, Tu, W--2764480); Molden- ke, Moldenke, Jayasuriya, & Sumithraarachchi 28188 (Ac, E, Gz, Kh, Ld, Pd, Tu, W--2764443), 28189 (Ac, E, Gz, Kh, Ld, Pd, Tu, W-- 2764442); Mueller-Dombois 68102114 (Ld, Pd, W--2612110); Sohmer, Jayasuriya, & Eliezer 8271 (Lc, N, W--2807753); Waas & Peeris 540a (W--2803418); Walker s.n. [Ceylon] (Pd--type); Worthington 2528 (Eh. S622 (isn VITEX ALTMANNI Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 227. 19673; Mold., Fifth Summ,..13,.328, (1971). and 2:; 922. 1971, VITEX AMANIENSIS Pieper Additional bibliography: Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. — 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 361 57 (2): 402. 1938; Mold., Phytologia 15: 227. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 238 (1971) and 2: 922. 1971. Tanner describes this species as a tree, 8 feet tall, growing in groups, the stem single, the flowers aromatic, and the corol- las "mauve". He encountered it in thickets on rich brown loan, flowering in October. He records the vernacular name, "mnegege", and asserts that the roots are used medicinally for "sharp pains in the stomach", the roots being boiled and the resulting liquid drunk, Additional citations: TANZANIA: Tanga: Tanner 3315 (N). VITEX AMBONIENSIS Giirke Additional & emended bibliography: Giirke in Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. C:. 340. 1895; J. G. Baker in Thiselt.-Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 317, 329, & 330. 1900; Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahres- ber. 57 (2): 403. 1838; H. N. & A. Le Mold., Pl. Life 2: di, i946; J. Ke Jacks., Journ. Ecol. 44: 353. 1956; Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees Shrubs 593. 1961; Watt & Breyer-Brandwijk, Med. Poison Pl. S. East. Afr., ed. 2, 1055 & 1454, 1962; Mold., Phytologia 16: 496 (1968) and 17: 42. 1968; Van der Schijff, Check List Vasc. Pl. Kruger Natl. Park 81. 1969; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 234, 238, 241, 245,5::246,:.2483) 252, 2575 & 373-(1971), and 2:,.713, 720,;,789,, 9225 & 923. 1971; Palmer & Pitman, Trees South, Afr. 3: 1950, 1951, 1954--1955, 1957, & 1962. 1972. Additional illustrations: Palmer & Pitman, Trees South. Afr. 3: 1954. 19/72. Ward encountered this species in sandy soil in the green-tree veld, at 200 feet altitude, flowering in November, and describes it as a shrub, 18 feet tall, with mauve corollas. Dale & Greenway (1961) assert that in Kenya it inhabits the scrub and forest edge in the coastal districts. They record the vernacular name, "mufudu", and cite Jeffery K.152, Napier 6327, and Van Someren 64 from Kenya. Van der Schijff (1969) cites Lam 27, "C.5434", and Van der Schijff 152, 740, 2902, & 3689 from Kruger National Park, Watt & Breyer-Brandwijk (1962) list the vernacular name, "mialali", and note that the plant is a Swahili antidote for snake-bite. Palmer & Pitman (1972) list the common names, "Amboni vitex" and “mupfumbu-pfumbu", and say that the species "enters South Af- rica in the north eastern Transvaal and northern Zululand, and South West Africa in the Caprivi Strip, growing in coastal and in- land bush, often on quartzite ridges, in scrub forest, and in savannah, In Zululand it is a particularly common species around False Bay. In South Africa it is usually a small or medium-sized tree, either bushy or straggling, or a shrub, although in tropical Africa it is reported up to 14 m. high. The bark is rough and gray or brown, the branches slender, and the young twigs covered with yellow-brown or mustard-coloured hairs...The flowers are white, li- lac or purple, or sometimes 2-coloured, with a calyx that is red- brown and velvety -- as are the bracts....The fruits, ripe about April, are large -- up to 3.8 cm. in diameter -- oval, green spot- ted with white when young, turning purple, with a conspicuous sau- cer-like calyx. They are said to be inedible." [to be continued] MAESA (MYRSINACEAE) IN MICRONESIA By F. R. Fosberg and Marie—Héléne Sachet The genus Maesa has many, mostly ill-distinguished species in the Indo-Pacific region. Four of these, one with three vari- eties, occur in Micronesia, all probably endemic. We present a tentative treatment with descriptions and a key. Two of the species and one variety are described here as new. Maesa Forsk., Fl. aeg.-arab. 66, 1775.--Mez. Pflanzenr. IV, 236: 15-54, 1902.--A. C. Smith, Jour. Arn. Arb. 54: 3-36, 1973. Shrubs or small trees, leaves simple, margins entire to dentate, pinnately veined, with secretory canals in the tissues, sometimes appearing as glandular lines or areolations on the surfaces; flowers in simple or branched racemes, these one or more in an axil, or in loose terminal panicles, with bracts at bases and apices of pedicels; flowers 4- or 5-merous, sepals imbricate or not at bases, margins often glandular-erose, sur- faces usually gland-dotted; corolla deeply or shallowly lobed, tube included in or somewhat exserted from the calyx; anthers inserted in front of and below corolla lobes; ovary inferior or partly so, ovules many on a central placenta, hypanthium with or without longitudinal ridges or glandular lines, style short, from a lobate disk, stigma subcapitate to somewhat lobate; fruit baccate, crowned by persistent calyx, seeds loose or coherent in a mass embedded in pulp. A. C. Smith (Jour. Arn. Arb. 54: 3-6, 1973) in discussing the Fijian Maesa species, has aptly described the taxonomic problems presented by this genus. The Micronesian species, though fewer, are fully as difficult. Here is offered a tenta- tive treatment of the Micronesian species with a key which, it is hoped, may enable others to name specimens and possibly de- limit populations in the field. Two new species and one new variety are described. A character used in this key which may be unfamiliar, perhaps peculiar to the Myrsinaceae and especially to Maesa, is the presence of what have been called "nervilliform lines" (Mez), "resiniferous lines" (Mez), or "secretory canals" 362 1979 Fosberg & Sachet, Maesa in Micronesia 363 (Smith) in the tissue of the leaves. These are not always evi- dent in dried specimens though frequently more so in cleared preparations. In certain species, including 3 out of the 4 Micronesian ones, they show up as fine sinuously parallel lines forming a network or areolation, easily mistaken for a venation pattern. However, this areolation, dark in color, is seen, when magnified, to be independent of the network of veins. In the following key and descriptions, it is only mentioned if it shows up at least on the under surface of relatively young leaves in dried specimens. The areolation is usually somewhat elongate parallel to the principal side veins. Key to Micronesian Taxa 1. Flowers tetramerous, young growth pilose.........ssseeeeeee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee & Maesa canfieldiae 1. Flowers pentamerous, young growth scurfy to subglabrous...2- 2. Nervilliform lines forming an areolation with cells elongate parallel to the lateral nerves.........++++++3 3. Immature fruit with prominent vertical dark lines, stigma included in calyx, lenticels large, abundant on branches.................- Maesa walkeri 3. Immature fruit not lineate, stigma slightly exserted from calyx in young fruit, lenticels present but small and not abundant ......-...eeeees POP e P ET or ere Pere rye eee e ee 2. Nervilliform areolation lacking or at least not easy to see, (Meesa caroOligensia) ss xsc0 50s cannds tesanne tee ene 4. Pedicels about 1 mm long or 1leSS....-.eeeeeeeeeeees we cccceceeeeees Maesa carolinensis var. subsessilis 4. Pedicels over 1 m, elongating*‘to 3-4 mm, becoming eet Lee) 40) TSW e os bed Gh aka wee meee eee 5. Leaves mostly broadly obovate, contracted to an acute or attenuate baS€... eee eeeeeeeeees weeeeeeeee Maesa carolinensis var. carolinensis 364 Pe YP Oo LO C*Fra Vol. 44, No. 5 5. Leaves mostly broadly ovate to very broadly elliptic, base founded to subcordate ...... has Maesa carolinensis var. kusaiensis Maesa canfieldiae Fosberg & Sachet, n. sp. Frutex vel arbuscula ramulis bruneolis minute lenticellatis brevi-pilosis, folia oblonga vel anguste ovata vel obovata acu- minata marginibus subintegris supra sparse strigulosis infra costis venisque brevi-pilosis nervilliformi-lineolatis longi- areolatis, petiolis 1-1.5 cm, racemis axillaribus solitariis 1-2 cm longis vix ramosis sparse pilosulis, bracteis pedicellorum grandis vix connatis late ovato-deltoideis hispidulis lineatis, flore 4-mero, corolla tubo 203 plo lobis, bacca globosa lineata. (Typus: Angaur, Canfield 693 (US)). Shrub or small tree, with slightly zigzag brown minutely lenticellate shortly pilose branchlets; leaves oblong to nar- rowly ovate or narrowly obovate, apex prominently acuminate, base rounded, margin subentire, upper surface sparsely appressed hirtellous, under surface paler, pilosulous on midrib and prin- cipal veins, with fine "nervilliform lines" parallel with main nerves, forming an elongate areolation quite visible to naked eye, petiole 1-1.5 cm, shortly pilose; racemes axillary, soli- tary, 1-2 cm long, not or very rarely branched, sparsely pilosulous, rhachis-bracts minute, acuminate, notably pilosulous, pedicels 1-2 mm long, bracts at their summits large, broadly ovate-deltoid, slightly carinate, slightly connate at least on one side, hispidulous, lineate, margin slightly glandular-erose; flowers 4-merous, calyx lobes broadly ovate, obtuse, lineate, glandular, hypanthium strongly glandular, corolla with tube 2-3 times the length of the lobes, sub-urceolate, strongly and closely lineate, lobes rounded to obtuse, some slightly mucronu- late, anthers included, orbicular, on short filaments, inserted part-way up tube, style very short, included in calyx in fruit, stigma truncate, depressed in center; immature fruit globose, with many raised longitudinal dark brown lines, mature fruit globose, about 5 mm diameter, white, juicy, sweet, edible; seeds obpyramidal, mature ones unavailable. This species is known only from Angaur, Palau, and is said by the local inhabitants to have only been known to them since World War II. It may well be an introduction from elsewhere, but we have not been able to match it. It seems closest to 1979 Fosberg & Sachet, Maesa in Micronesia 365 to obtuse or slightly bluntly acuminate, lower surface minutely puncticulate, veins 5-8 on a side, petiole 2-4 cm; racemes slen- der, up to 10 cm, scarcely scurfy, very densely flowered, pedi- cels to 4 mm, becoming reflexed, rhachis bracts ovate-triangular, bracts at summit of pedicel very broadly ovate, with very wide hyaline margins, margins of bracts and calyx lobes glandular- erose, calyx lobes broadly triangular-ovate, obtusish to acute, scarcely auriculate, black-dotted; corolla tube slightly exceed- ing calyx, lobes rounded, with dark veins when dry; style some- what exserted from calyx in young fruit, stigma small, peltate. Endemic to Ponape. Caroline Is.: Ponape: s.l., Kanehira 837 (US), 1634 (US), 1557 (P); Langar, Hallier 92 (HBG, US); Paue, Monte Santo, 700 n, Ledermann 13586a (B, syntype, here designated as lectotype); Patapat, Abh. des Tols, 20-600 m, Ledermann 13187 (B, syn- type). Maesa carolinensis var. kusaiensis Fosberg & Sachet, n. var. Folia late ovata vel late elliptica basi rotundata vel subcordata, rachidibus racemorum juniorum spadiceis-—furfuraceis a var. carolinensis divergens. (Typus: Hosokawa 6341 (US)). Leaves broadly ovate to very broadly elliptic, base rounded to subcordate, apex obtuse to broadly and bluntly slightly acum- inate, petiole 1-3 cm; racemes only very shortly or scarcely pedunculate, rhachis and pedicels brownish scurfy when in flower. Otherwise as in var. carolinensis. Endemic to Kusaie. Caroline Is.: Kusaie: without loc., Kanehira 1359 (US); H. F. Moore 82 (US); Malemu, utwa, Fenkol-sanroku, VII. 31, 1933, Hosokawa 6341 (US, holotype, 2 sheets). Maesa carolinensis var. subsessilis Hosokawa, Jour. Jap. Bot. 13: 612-613, 1937. Leaves as in var. carolinensis but usually somewhat nar- rower (except in Hallier 93 and Evans 1263), petiole 1-2 cn, racemes usually fascicled, on dwarf branchlets, 2-4(-5) at a node, not pedunculate, not or scarcely scurfy, pedicels mostly 366 PH. YT! 0 L:0.G,5yA Vol. 44, No. 5 M. papuana Warb., to which it keys in Mez monograph (Pflr. IV, 236: 16-23, 54, 1902), and to M. tetrandra (Roxb.) A. DC., to which it keys in Backer and Bakhuizen, Flora of Java 2: 195, 1965. From M. papuana it differs in the abundant pilose rather than scurfy indument and the much larger leaves with longer petioles. From M. tetrandra it differs in the rounded rather than ovate- triangular corolla lobes, the included rather than exserted stamens, the much shorter leaf-pubescence, and the prominent rather than obscure or absent nervilliform areolation. It agrees with both these species in the long corolla tube and tetramerous flowers. Caroline Is.: Palau Is.: Angaur I.: along road NE of boat basin, 3 m, Canfield 693 (US, holotype); along old road, parallel to and W of airstrip, 4 m, Canfield 210 (US); 0.6 mi. E of boat basin, 3 m, Canfield 416 (US); along road above S bank of NW lake, 10 m, Canfield 759 (US); along road 1/4 mi. W of S end of airfield, 3 m, Canfield 767 (US). Named for the collector of all of the known specimens, Miss Joan Canfield, former Smithsonian Peace Corps volunteer botanist who made notable collections in Palau in 1977-1979. Maesa carolinensis Mez, Bot. Jahrb. 56; 535, 1921. Shrub or small tree, young parts and racemes glabrous to somewhat scurfy, twigs rather prominently lenticellate; leaves with medium to broad blades, not noticeably nervilliform- areolate, margins entire to slightly undulate, petioles much shorter than blades; racemes 1 to usually several in an exil, nearly as long as leaf blades, pedicels becoming reflexed, bracts minute, those at summit of pedicel to 2 mm long; flowers 5-merous, corolla tube included in calyx; immature and mature fruit without vertical lines or ridges, about 3 mm diam. (Type: Ponape, Ledermann 13586a (B)). Endemic to Eastern Caroline Islands, one variety each on Truk, Ponape and Kusaie. Maesa carolinensis Mez var. carolinensis Glabrous, leaves tending to be broadly obovate, up to 24 cm long contracted to an acute or attenuate base, apex rounded 1979 Fosberg & Sachet, Maesa in Micronesia 367 less than 1 mm long, even in fruit; calyx lobes rounded, tending to become acute in young fruit, disk very small, stigma included in persistent calyx. Endemic to Truk Group. Caroline Is.: known from Moen, Dublon, Fefan, Tadiu, Eten, Tol islands. Vernacular name "erenippoi." Caroline Is.: Truk: s.1. Koidzumi in 1915 (US); Moen I., 100- 400 m, Evans 1263 (US, BISH); Dublon I., Hosokawa 6540 (US); Tol I. Hosokawa 8322 (US, isotype); Mt. Tumital, Fosberg 24454 (US, BISH, Fo); "auf dem Tolowan," Hallier 93 (HBG, US). Maesa palauensis Mez, Bot. Jahrb. 56: 536, 1921. Maesa sp., Kawagoe, Bull. Kagoshima Imp. Coll. Forestry 3: 188, 1918. Shrub or small tree, branchlets slightly zigzag, only moderately lenticellate, youngest parts rusty scurfy; leaves very broadly elliptic or ovate to suborbicular, apex bluntly somewhat acuminate or acutish to obtuse or rounded, base obtuse to rounded or subtruncate, margin irregularly slightly undulate, slightly revolute, main veins 6-8, nervilliform areolation of under side of young leaves tending to be dark and areolae some- what elongate parallel to direction of main veins, crossed by occasional heavier veins, petiole 2.5-5 cm long; racemes 3-8 cm long, not pedunculate, well-developed ones with one to sev- eral branches near base at nearly 90° to rachis, not particu- larly scurfy even when young, bracts at bases of pedicels about 1 mm long, ovate triangular, the pair at summit of pedicels similar, slightly broader, slightly acuminate or not; calyx lobes triangular-ovate, usually somewhat acuminate, somewhat hyaline-margined, slightly glandular-erose; coralla tube in- cluded or somewhat exserted from calyx, lobes rounded; style included in calyx, even in fruit, very short, stigma scarcely larger than style, obscurely lobate, center tending to be de- pressed, disk lobate, decurrent on style; fruit globose, fleshy, about 3 mm thick, white or pinkish white, crowned by somewhat appressed or connivent calyx lobes, at least when immature not lineate. (Type: Palau, Koror, Ledermann 14084 (probably destroyed)). 368 PRY TO LL O'e te Vol. 44, No. 5 Most easily distinguished from M. carolinensis by the visible nervilliform areolation on young leaves and the more frequently branched racemes. Known only from the Palau Islands, widely distributed there. Vernacular names "ngalibeab," "detimel," "bleagd." Caroline Is.: Palau: "Coral Is." Kanehira 2547 (US); S Babel- daob, Airai Munic., along airport road W of Gihmel R., Canfield 579 (US); NE Koror, 1/2 mi. S of Koror-Babeldaob bridge, 4 m, Canfield 569 (US); 5-10 m, "ngalibeab" (sterile), Fosberg 32100 (US, BISH, Fo, NY); north section, 25 m, Hosaka 3324 (US, BISH, Fo, NY); Ngermid, Salsedo 344 (US); Tor Uil I.: between Koror and Malakal, 3 m, "detimel," Fosberg 47604 (US, BISH, Fo); Todai-yama, Kanehira 1869 (US, P); Urukthapel: east end of island, 1 n, Fosberg 32020 (US, BISH, Fo, NY, L); s.1., Dutton 89 (US, BISH, Fo); south side of SW peninsula 1-2 m, Fosberg 32228 (US, BISH, Fo, NY, L); Dutton 89 (US, BISH, Fo); Peliliu: Tuyama s.n. in 1937; Blackburn 284 (US, BISH); Purple Beach, east coast, coral spit, 2 m, Fosberg 32007 (US, BISH, Fo, NY, L); Angaur: northwest corner of island, 25 m, Fosberg 25898 (US, BISH, Fo, NY, L); NW Angaur, S of NW Pond, 10 n, Canfield 698 (US); roadside midway between Lakes A & D, 10 m, Canfield 207 (US). Maesa walkeri Fosberg & Sachet n. sp. Mesa sp. Fosberg, Checklist Guam Pl. 79, 1960. Frutex vel arbuscula, ramulis castaneis, conspicue albo- lenticellatis, glabris praeter pars juvenibus spadiceo- furfuraceis; folia ovata vel late-ovata plerumque acuta basi rotundata vel subcordata saepe inaequalibus, marginibus leviter dentatis vel subintegris, petiolis gracilis 1-3 cm; racemis axillaribus maxime 9 cm raro ramosis, pedicellis 2-4 mm, post anthesin reflexis, bracteis deltoideis; lobis corollis 5, orbicularibus in sicco venosis; bacca globosa lineata 5-6 mm diametro. (Typus: Rota, Fosberg 31858 (US)). Shrub or small tree, to at least 3 m tall, branchlets reddish brown, conspicuously white-lenticellate, not or scarcely zigzag, glabrous except youngest growth brown-scurfy; leaves ovate to broadly ovate, varying greatly in size from plant to plant, 5-12 cm long, apex usually bluntly acute, rarely 1979 Fosberg & Sachet, Maesa in Micronesia 369 obtusish, base rounded to truncatish or subcordate, frequently the two sides somewhat unequal, margins shallowly dentate to subentire, midrib red, nerves 5-9 on a side, reddish, tending to be somewhat closer together near base, nervilliform areolation clear beneath, somewhat elongate parallel to nerves, petioles slender, 1-3 cm long; racemes up to 9 cm long, usually much less, rarely branched, with pedicels nearly to base, bracts firm, tri- angular, acute, pale or, rarely, black margined, pedicels be- coming reflexed in fruit, 2-4 mm long; calyx lobes broadly ovate, acutish, slightly glandular-erose; corolla white, tube subequal with calyx, lobes orbicular, auriculate, abundantly marked with dark red or brown veins when dry; anthers orbicular, about 0.5 mm across, on short filaments; style about 0.5 mm long, funnel- shaped at apex, stigmatic margin irregularly 5-lobed; fruits globose or subglobose with numerous fine vertical lines or ridges when almost mature or mature, 5-6 mm in diameter, fleshy, trans- lucent white or pink when mature, soft, with little flavor but somewhat refreshing when eaten; seeds dark brown, roughly tetrahedral, angular, about 1 mm long, surface dull, cellular- reticulate. Probably closest to M. palauensis, but differing in un- branched racemes and conspicuously lined immature fruits. Known only from Rota and Guam in the southern Marianas. Marianas Is.: Rota: road to Sabana area, 200-400 m, Sachet 1800 (US, BISH); west end of island above Songsong, 200-300 an, Sachet 1778 (US, BISH, POM, MO, L); second terrace from top, 320m, Fosberg 31858 (US, holotype, BISH, Fo, NY, L, isotypes); trail up to Sabana region, 150-250 m, Evans 2134 (US, BISH, Fo, NY, L). Guam: south peak of Mt. Lamlam, 380 m, Fosberg & Evans 46243 (US, BISH, Fo, MO, L); ridge south of Mt. Lamlan, 385 m, Fosberg 35331 (US, BISH, Fo, NY, L); track from Cetti Bay lookout to top of Mt. Lamlan, 200-405 m, Evans 1721 (US, BISH, Fo, NY, L); Mt. Lamlam, 370 m, Fosberg 46249 (US, BISH, Fo, NY); Moran 4708 (US), Moore 243 (US). Dedicated to Dr. Egbert H. Walker, for many years a leading authority on the Myrsinaceae. BOOK REVIEWS Alma L. Moldenke "WHY BIG FIERCE ANIMALS ARE RARE. An Ecologist's Perspective" by. Paul Colinvaux. viii & 256 pp. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New ,Jersey 08540. 1978. $9.50. This is a small, easy-to-read collection of essays that seem deceptively more like written out chats easy to pick up but hard to put down because of the effective explanations to basic ques- tions like the title, why the sea is blue, and many more. "A111 the machinations of life in ecosystems must be products of the process of natural selection.....which designs species," Every species has its niche (place in the grand scheme of things) and its breeding strategy to leave the largest possible number of sur- viving offspring, yet the total numbers remain the same because the number of habitats (for niches) is about the same - resulting in "a tenuous peaceful coexistence of the living things on earth, But eventually one kind of animal [guess?] found it possible to keep occupying new niches at will, always adding the niche-spaces of others to its own......inevitably hostile to the interest of almost all the other kinds, for it engages in aggressive compet- ition, instead of peaceful coexistence." There is much, much more that you will find on reading and rereading this book. Do get yourself a copy. "POPULATIONS IN A SEASONAL ENVIRONMENT" by Stephen D. Fretwell, xxiii & 217 pp., 64 b/w fig. & 13 tab. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. 1972. $14.00 cloth- bound & $4.95 paperbound, This is the fifth of the valuable Monographs in Population Bi- ology series produced by this press under the general editorship of R. J. MacArthur who with E. 0. Wilson also authored the first and now most famous monograph, "The Theory of Island Biogeography™. The preface explains the use of the hypothetico-deductive phil- osophy and the construction and validity of a model. The first three chapters demonstrate a population analysis technique that accommodates seasonal features - important since most Organisms live in some kind of seasonal environment. The next group con- siders how a bird species population behaves during a particular season. One of the objectives of population ecology is "to find systems in nature analogous to those we work under ourselvesS---+..35 perhaps man's economic and social life can be subjected to the same kind of comparative analysis that his physiology now receives." There is important reading here. 370 1979 Moldenke, Book reviews cwal "A GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF VENEZUELA" by Rodolphe Meyer de Schauen- see and William H. Phelps, Jr. & plates by Guy Tudor et al., xxii & 425 pp., 40 color & 13 b/w plates & 41 line draw. fig. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. 1978. $50.00. Just over three decades ago the then younger Phelps showed us some of the bird wonders of Venezuela. His skills and interests were conspicuously evident then. He continues his famous father's interest so that their joint and separate collections comprise "the finest scientific collection of Venezuelan birds in the world." South America has about 33% of the birds of all the world and "little Venice" or Venezuela has 44% of them from 20 orders, 81 families, 589 genera, 1296 species and 2102 subspecies and this book has almost every species well illustrated, mostly in color.The concomitant text gives family characteristics briefly, scientific names, common English and Spanish names, sizes, basic features, habits, habitats and ranges. Endpaper maps show areas adjacent to Venezuela and most of the place names mentioned in the text. This study will prove of great use to the many, many birdwatchers and ornithologists visiting Venezuela and surrounding areas as well as the biology students at the local colleges and university. It will supercede the 1954 English and Spanish editions of Kathleen D. Phelps' "Aves de Venezuela, cien de las mas conocidas". "SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY - Proceedings of an International Conference", xiii & 632 pp., 60 b/w fig. & 19 tab. National Academy of Sciences Publication 1692, Washington, D. C. 20418. 1969. $16.00. Although this conference, held at the University of Michigan, sponsored by the National Research Council, was convened back in 1967, these papers and their discussions originating from it still make important reading for students of systematics. Fortunately the book is still available. Some major topics covered are: the role of systematics in biology (E. Mayr), an historical review (F. Stafleu), its principles and concepts, systematics of plant popu- lations (B. Ornduff), ecological aspects of the systematics of plants and of animals, molecular data in microbial, plant (J. Hun- ziker) and animal systematics, isolating mechanisms, comparative morphology, comparative animal behavior, comparative cytology, biometrical and computer techniques. E. 0. Wilson ends his clear- ly analytical summary of these important Papers with his inviting challenge: for "pure systematics.....[whose] proprietary goals..... are among the most interesting and difficult in modern science, and they should occupy us, the best minds we can attract to join us, and our successors for many years to come." 372 PH Y:t:O0 2b O65 b Vol. 44, No. 5 "THE PLANT COLLECTORS OF NORTHERN MEXICO" compiled by Irving W. Knobloch, vi & 98 pp. Latin American Studies Center Monograph Series No. 17, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich- igan 48824. 1979. $3.00 paperbound. For about 300 collectors in this area there are given vital statistics and notes such as "He started his Mexican collecting in 1885 and continued this for 26 years.....He distributed 500,000 sheets of 20,000 species of which 12% were said to be new" for PRINGLE, Cyrus Guernsey and are followed by abbreviations for the herbaria housing these collections and sources of this information. There are people who worked with the U. S. - Mexican Boundary Sur- vey. There are those for whom plant collecting was not only a satisfying dedication but also very strenuous indeed as indicated by such phrases as "died at sea", "drowned in Costa Rica", "starved to death", and "he worked at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia for 69 years", It is helpful to have the contents of this publication so readily and reasonably available now. "THE UNQUIET LANDSCAPE" edited by Denys Brunsden, John C. Doornkamp & D. Ingle-Smith, 168 pp., 76 color & 148 b/w photo, 10 color & 14 b/w maps, 39 color & 38 b/w fig. Halsted Press of John Wiley & Sons, New York, N. Y. 10017. 1977. $12.95 paperbound,. The British Geomorphological Research Group originally publish- ed this study serially starting in 1975 in the Geographical Magazine (London). This all-in-one reasonably priced edition makes these beautiful photographs and the descriptive, explicative text by 21 different specialists available to many more general readers, teach- ers, students, and scientists in geomorphology and related fields. Mountains, rift valleys, volcanoes, landslides, rivers, deltas, lakes, seacoasts, coral islands and reefs, glaciers, deserts, savan- nas, equatorial forests, Karst landforms and man-made landforms are all presented very effectively. "Man's remodelling of the landscape has been achieved in the space of only 10,000 years. Furthermore, the potency of his influence will become increasingly felt with con- tinued growth of population and technology." The world map of tem- perate landforms omits showing the mediterranean area in western Chile, one site of the recent comparative studies undertaken by the International Biological Program. "BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS" by D. C. S. White, xviii & 293 pp., 118 b/w fig., 14 tab. & 3 photo. Halsted Press of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, N. Y. 10016. 1974. $11.95 paperbound. "This book is an introduction to the physical principles encoun- tered by biologists [that] originated as a set of papers provided to undergraduates at the University of York [U. K.] attending a lec- ture course on Physics for Biologists during their undergraduate Biology degree."" The physical topics covered are: vectors, mechan- 1979 Moldenke, Book reviews 373 ics, deformation of solids, motion of fluids, surface tension, en- ergetics and control in biological systems, heat, electricity, Magnetism, electronics, apparatics, sound, light and radioactivity with multiple biological applications and problems. Solutions, not just the answers, are given at the back of the book for the problem- questions. There are also given useful tables, making the book really helpful, especially for individual study or review. "INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICS FOR LIFE SCIENTISTS" by Edward Batsch- elet, xiv & 495 pp. & 200 b/w fig. Springer-Verlag, New York, N. Y. 10010. 1973. $9.80 paperbound. This.work was originally published in 1971 as Volume 2 in the Biomathematics series edited by Krickeberg, Lewontin, Meyman and Schreiber. There seems to be a newer edition dated 1975 with the paperbound edition priced at $11.95 and hardcover at $27.60 which I have not yet seen. The text here at hand is designed for an intro- ductory course for all kinds of biology and medical majors, for a reference source to find mathematical methods suitable to their re- search problems, for self study and as a guide for teachers. Refer- ences to pertinent literature are very helpful. Omitting statistics and computer methodology which are usually presented in separate courses and understood more readily after the current text is as- similated, this book covers: real numbers; sets; relations; power, periodic, exponential and logarithmic functions; limits; graphical methods; differential and integral calculus; probability; matrices and vectors; and complex numbers, "THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TREES - Timbers and Forests of the World" edited by Herbert Edlin, Maurice Nimmo et al., 256 pp., 390 color photo, 410 color draw., 91 b/w line draw. & 3 maps. Harmony Books of Crown Publishers, New York, N. Y. 10016. 1978. -$15.95. This book provides a "feast for the eyes" with its 800 beautiful color illustrations of over 250 species of trees. The concommitant text was prepared by fourteen botanical and forestry experts of the United Kingdom. The first section deals with the structure and functioning of the living tree, the forest ecosystem, reaping the timber harvest, and the uses and products of wood. Trees can be the universal providers if man does not waste them and does replace them. "If man is to continue to base his economy on the resources he draws from the guardian forest, then he must become its dedicated protector." There follows a guide to conifers, a guide to the broadleaved trees of temperate and mediterranean areas, and then a guide to the tropical and southern hemisphere trees, including palms. Coverage is worldwide. This attractive and informative en- cyclopedia has a useful glossary and index and is reasonably priced. Botanical and forestry institutions, schools, even on the elementary 374 Pre Yr orn Bert we Vol. 44, No. 5 level, as well as high schools and colleges, should find this book a good acquisition for their libraries as should the local public libraries. "BIRDS OF PREY OF THE WORLD" text by Mary Louise Grossman & John Hamlet, photography by Shelby Grossman, 496 pp., 54 full-color plates & 478 b/w photo, 425 range maps & 646 flight silhou- ettes. Bonanza Books of Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, N. Y. 10016. 1964. $25.00. The glories of this oversize book (new printing?) are the ex- cellent, numerous color and black/white photographs highlighting so many different activities and features of hawks and owls the world over. The interesting and carefully prepared, detailed text blends well with the illustrations. The Prehistory Chapter tells of the origin of birds in the Mesozoic and of the many kinds that developed during different epochs of the Cenozoic as summarized in an illustrated 2-page chart. The fine Predators and Man Chapter traces, through cave paintings and other art forms, these birds’ influence on superstitions and religions. The Ecology and Survival Chapters describe and with almost motion-picture effect show how several successful adaptations work, The Conservation Chapter re- lates many incidents on "man as predator upon the birds of prey, for in his enthusiasm to control their abundance in any locality, he has resorted to every annihilative device born of his inventive brain. From a variety of traps and subtle poisons to high-powered rifles and shotguns, he has now equipped himself with machines that outdistance all he pursues across land and water - he even ascends into the air, himself to hunt like a bird of prey....[Man has] the ability to kill to extinction, but also.....knowledge, and with it, responsibility." The second part of this book is taxonomic, presenting Orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes with descriptions, illustrations, distribution maps and regional guides. For students of ornithol- ogy and ecology and "birders' looking for more information or re- lated pursuits in bad weather this book is a treasure store! "GARDENER'S DELIGHT" by John Seymour with illustrations by Peter Morter, 96 pp., 43 color pl. Harmony Books of Crown Publishers, Ine., ‘New York, N.° Ys? LOLS, 29 7960"$5.95~ This book is truly a delight for any gardener anywhere, plant lover, book lover, natural art enjoyer, and anyone interested in the 16th/17th century herbals, in alleged healing qualities of plants and in the history of plant food preparations. It makes a charming and inexpensive gift to give or to receive. Each beauti- fully colored and well drawn plate appears on the right hand side page with the plant's scientific and common name(s) and one or more illustrations. On the matching left hand is the common name(s), 1979 Moldenke, Book reviews 375 family, plant growth type, description often with historical quotes from Parkinson, Gerard, Culpeper, etc., preparation and use of the food and lastly planting directions. This may not sound "charming" and "delightful", but it most certainly is! The plate on spearmint, Mentha spicata, does not show consistently sessile leaves; nor does that of the peppermint, M. piperata, consistently show petio- late leaves. Are the plants or the drawings inconsistent? "BACK ROADS OF OREGON" by Earl Thollander, 208 pp., 85 maps, 116 b/w & 6 color draw. Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., distributed by Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, N. Y. 10016. 1979. $14.95 clothbound & $8.95 paperbound. Like the artist-author's other books in this series, this new one "is a travel guide, and on-the-spot pictorial record of land- scapes and places seen......1 drew this book not only because of an urge to describe to everyone what wonderful things I have seen in Oregon, but also to help others, in my small way, discover the beauty of the natural world. Without strong support from concerned people, preserving and managing the natural areas that remain will be difficult." There is beauty, charm and intimacy in the backroad sites chosen for sketches and words about the lakes and creeks, the mountain ranges and canyons, the wild flowers and sagebrush, the state parks and farmlands, the mighty rivers and ocean shores. "TMMS' OUTLINES OF ENTOMOLOGY" Sixth Edition by O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies, 254 pp. & 95 b/w fig. Chapman & Hall, Ltd., London EC4P 4EE & distributed: in the U.S.A. by Halsted Press of John Wiley & Sons, New York, N. Y. 10017. 1978, $24.95 clothbound, The various editions of this outline have been very useful es- pecially for agriculture, forestry, entomology and biology students as a summary of and companion to Imms' "General Textbook of Entomo- logy" particularly in British-influenced schools and technical institutes, It could now become more widely used in the United States. This outline's 6th edition matches the text's 10th edition of 1977 and is entirely reset with many small modernizations in the physiology, phylogeny and bibliography sections. On page 105 the bedbug genus is misspelled, "THE DYNAMICS OF ARTHROPOD PREDATOR-PREY SYSTEMS" by Michael P. Hassell, vii & 237 pp., 82 b/w fig. & 7 tab. Princeton Uni- versity Press, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. 1978. $16.00 clothbound & $6.95 paperbound. This study is No. 13 in that fine series of Monographs in Popu- lation Biology,of small size, easy-to-read printing, data set into 376 PH YE Oc Ge A Vol. 44, No. 5 reasonable mathematical models, text well and convincingly written, and concepts clearly developed by these techniques. With arthro- pods much of the data can be collected from caged specimens not only for predator—parasites that feed directly on their prey but also for insect parasitoids (14% of known species, mostly hymen- ops and dips) in which only the adult female searches for hosts for ovipositing. Some of this material is extrapolated for bio- logical control of crop and food pests. Even the dangers of accidental importation of hyperparasitoids are plotted. "CASTE AND ECOLOGY IN THE SOCIAL INSECTS" by George F. Oster & Ed- ward 0. Wilson, xv & 353 pp., 1 color plate, 86 b/w fig., & 3 tab. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. 1978. $20.00 clothbound & $7.50 paperbound,. This important new study, a prolegomenon, of the theory of caste evolution among social insects is presented as Number 12 in the Monographs in Population Biology. The entire book is organ- ized around a series of mathematical models having "two purposes: (1) to provide an unambiguous conceptual structure for the theory, and (2) to serve as a guide for future empirical research....We have chosen to view the evolution and ecology of insect castes from the perspective of ergonomic efficiency -.....the only theme that is both unifying and sufficiently explicit to offer some hope of empirical verification -.......Natural selection generally acts to increase ergonomic efficiency". "We feel justified in making optimization theory the corner- stone of caste theory. The rigidity of caste systems, their stabil- ity through evolutionary time, and the existence of literally thousands of species that can be examined as independent evolution- ary experiments make the theoretical enterprise feasible." In between these statements in the text are the examples from those termites, wasps, ants and bees whose caste systems have been evalu- ated with intelligent results well worth the reading and possibly further pursuing. "TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS" by J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson, iii & 253 pp., 23 b/w fig., 2 tab. & 6 maps. Croom Helm Ltd., London SW.1l & U.S.A. distributor Halsted Press of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, N. Y. 10017. 1979. $12.95 paperbound. The original 1975 hardcovered edition was enthusiastically re- viewed in a previous issue of this journal; now this moderate (but not inexpensive) flexible-covered, small-margined edition is available to ecology students and teachers and ecologists especial- ly who want their own (extra) small-sized copy (perhaps) to mark up with their own notes. Accordingly, this new edition is also enthusiastically welcomed as it delineates "the more important terrestrial habitats of the earth, with special respect to their influence on the fauna". fu PHYTOLOGIA G | | A cooperative nonprofit journal designed to expedite botanical publication Vol. 44 December 1979 No. 6 CONTENTS NIEZGODA, C. J., & NEVLING, L. L., Jr., Some problematic species OE RUB aGe io das eta fe iw RW Ghar Peta eee ane rer: Te J CROAT, T. B., Matayba apetala (Sapindaceae) new for the flora of PMIMDINUES fo x's akin in clash de ee dal Bh Ore hah ee ee ah OR ie EE 381 MOLDENKE, H.N., Notes on new and noteworthy plants. CXXXI.... . 384 MOLDENKE, H. N., Additional notes on the genus Vitex. XIV ....... 385 BARNEBY, R. C., A new Disciphania (Menispermaceae) from French Guiana ..... EAS, CR eee PATROL ALR PEA E> 418 OSWALD, F. W., A new form of Helianthus from south-west Florida ... 419 MOLDENKE, A. L., Book reviews.......... rt ne ae 421 : - ny o ow’ s 7 * - . a » ead DEC i 4 1979 BOTANICAL GARDEN Published by Harold N. Moldenke and Alma L. Moldenke 303 Parkside Road Plainfield, New Jersey 07060 U.S.A. Price of this number $2.00; for this volume $11.00 in advance or $12.00 after close of the volume; $3.00 extra to all foreign addresses; 512 pages constitute a complete volume; claims for numbers lost in the mails must be made immediately after receipt of the next following number for free replacement. SOME PROBLEMATIC SPECIES OF ALBIZIA Christine J. Niezgoda § Lorin I. Nevling, Jr. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Like most genera of the Mimosoideae, Albtzta is ill-separa- ated from its relatives (Fosberg, 1965). It is a difficult group whose taxonomy is not firm as the traditional means of distin- guishing the genus on the basis of the legume is inconvenient and sometimes misleading. In a previous paper we proposed to limit the genus Albizta in the New World to those species which have 16-grained polyads (for further discussion see Niezgoda § Nevling, 1979). An expanison of the study of Albizia carbonartia brought several other species of Albizia to our attention. These are characterized by having 32 pollen grains per polyad rather than 16. In the New World there are 28 species of Albizta that are described from this area and an additional six Old World species that have become naturalized and widespread through deliberate cultivation. Eleven of these native species have been trans- ferred from other mimosoid genera, primarily Pithecellobtum (apparently the closest relative to Albizta). Of those that have been described since 1925, eighteen have been the work of Britton and his collaborators (Killip, Rose and Wilson). Flower- ing material was available from about half of these species and the majority have a polyad of 16 grains (Table 1). Aside from Albizia carbonarta, we found three additional species with 32- grained polyads: A. longepedata; A. marthae; and A. ntcoyana. The confusing Albtzta longepedata has gone through a long history of nomenclatural changes. The plants of this species have been placed in six genera with three epithets. The earliest valid name, Acacta guachapele H.B.K., was later transferred by Bentham into Lystloma. A new epithet, longepedatun, was esta- blished in Ptthecellobiwn by Pittier, who later created Samanea samaningua for the same species complex. Macbride, following the earlier recognition of Pithecellobtum by Pittier, made an addi- tional combination P. samaningua. Later Macbride also recognized Ptthecellobtum guachapele referring back to the earliest valid epithet. Two of the Pithecellobtwn combinations, P. longepedatun and P. samaningua have subsequently been transferred into Albtata. Additionally, Harms established a new genus Pseudosamanea, with type species P. guachapele, based on Acacta guachapele. 347 378 PHY TOL 6eT A Vol. 44, No. 6 It is obvious from these numerous combinations that many of the authors were doubtful as to the correct generic placement of this species. Additionally, Schery (1950) notes, ''This species A. longepedata is quite distinct from other species of Albtzta in Panama, differing primarily by its pronouncedly umbellate, long- pedicellate flowers". Britton and Rose, who made the original combination in Albtzta refer to this species under Pseudosamanea at a later date (1936). Pseudosamanea is a monotypic genus that is easily distinguished from other genera in the Ingeae by the enlarged and sterile central flower in mature inflorescences. It is our opinion that this is the proper placement of this species and we recognize Albtzta longepedata as a nomenclatural synonym of Pseudosamanea guachapele. Pseudosamanea guachapele (H.B.K.) Harms, Notizb. 11: 54, 1930. Acacta guachapele H.B.K., Nov. Gen. & Sp. 6: 281, 1824. (TYPE: Humboldt & Bonpland s.n.). Lystloma guachapele (H.B.K.) Benth., Trans. Linn. Soc. 30:°533, 1875. Ptthecellobtum longepedatum Pittier, Contr. U.S. Nat. Herb. 20: 464, 1922. (TYPE: C. Werekle s.n. US). *Samanea samantngua Pittier, Arb. y Arbust. n. Venez. dec 4-5: 54, 1925. (TYPE: Prttver 11442). Albtata -longepedata (Pitt.) Britton § Rose, Tropical Woods 11: 14,. 1927. Pithecellobtum samaningua (Pitt.) Macbr., Candollea 6: 4, 1934. Pithecellobtum guachapele (H.B.K.) Macbr., Field. Bot. Vol .([i3S, Part Sti): S4.. 1983, (see also: Pitthecellobtum guachapele (H.B.K.) Cowan, Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 10(1): 144, 1958.) Albtzta guachapele (H.B.K.) Dugand, Phytologia 13: 389, 1966. * Another citation for this name is: Bol. Cient. y Tecn. Mus. Com. Venez. 1: 54. 1925. This is an incorrect reference as the journal consisted of only two issues, both published in 1927. The first volume has only 48 pages. After the first two volumes it was continued as Trabajos del Museo Comerical de Venezuela. 1979 Niezgoda & Nevling, Species of Albizia 379 The other two species, Albizia marthae and A. ntcoyana, were described lacking fruiting material. There are very few collec- tions of either of these species and none with mature fruits. Also the placement of A. (?) ntcoyana was considered questionable at the time of publication. There are no substantial morphologi- cal characters present to separate these species of Albizta from Pithecellobium. However, the presence of 32-grained polyads sup- ports their transfer from Albizia to Pithecellobtum. Pithecellobtum marthae (Britton § Killip) Niez. & Nevl., comb. nov. Albizia marthae Britton & Killip, Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 35: 133, 1936. (TYPE: 4H. H. Smith 296 US). Pithecellobium nicoyanum (Britton & Rose) Niez. & Nevl., comb. nov. Albizia ntcoyana Britton §& Rose, N. Am. Fl. 23: 47, 1928. (TYPE: A. Tonduz 13885). LITERATURE CITED Britton, N. & J. Rose. 1936. Mimosaceae and Caesalpiniaceae of Colombia. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 35: 101-208. Fosberg, F. R. 1965. Revision of Albizta sect. Pachysperma (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Reinwardtia 7(1): 71-90. Niezgoda, C. J. & L. I. Nevling, Jr. 1979. The Correct Generic Placement of Albizia carbonarta Britton. Phytologia 44: 307-312. Schery, R. W. 1950. Leguminosae subfamily Mimosoideae. Jn: R. E. Woodson, R. W. Schery, et al., Flora of Panama. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 37: 184-314. 380 PA? FOU? 1A Vol. 44, No. 6 TABLE 1: Species of Albizta found in the New World. SPECIES POLYAD # OTHER PLACEMENTS A. adtnocephala 16 = Ptthecellobium A. bertertana = Acacta A. carbonarta 32 = Pithecellobtum* A. cartbea 16 = Pithecellobtum A. colombtana A. cortpatensts = Pithecellobtum A. cubana +A. dtstachya 16 A. (?) dubta +A. faleatarta 16 = Adenanthera A. guachapele 32 = Pseudosamanea A. hasslert 16 = Ptthecellobium A. hummeltana A. tdtopoda 16 = Pithecellobtum +A. jultbrisstin 16 +A. Lebbeck 16 A. longepedata 32 = A. guachapele A. (?) longtpes +A. lLophantha 16 A. lundellit A. malacocarpa 32 = A. carbonarta A. marthae 32 A. (?) ntcoyana 32 A. ntopotdes 16 = Pithecellobium A. (?) obltqua A. ocetdentalts 16 A. ortegae A. pauctptnnata A. pedicellata A. plurtjuga A. polyecephala 16 = Pithecellobtum +A. procera 16 A. (?) purpusit 16 A. rubtginosa = A. Lundellit A. stnaloensts A. tomentosa 16 = Pithecellobtum + Old World species. The new combination in Pithecellobium was incorrectly published in Phytologia 44: 307-312, the following is the correct citation: Pithecellobtum carbonartum (Britton) Niez. §& Nevl. MATAYBA APETALA (SAPINDACEAE) NEW FOR THE FLORA OF PANAMA Thomas B. Croat Missouri Botanical Garden Since completion of the Sapindaceae in the Flora of Panama (Croat, 1976), a species of Matayba, M. apetala (Macfad.) Radlk. has been collected in the Canal Zone. This species is otherwise known only from the West Indies (Great er Antilles) and Central America north of Guatemala. It has been collected in Belize and as far north as the state of Veracruz in Mexico. The Panama locality is noteworthy in being somewhat disjunct and even more noteworthy is the fact that the species was collected in the Canal Zone in an area that has in general been well collected. It was first dis- covered there by Gene Sullivan, who was making his first collecting trip in the tropics. Since the species was not treated in the Flora of Panama, a complete description follows: Matayba apetala (Macfad.) Radlk., Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Kénigl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. Munchen 9:535. 1879. Cupania apetala Macfad., Fl. Jam. 1:162. n. 2. 1837. TYPE: Jamaica (not seen). C. oppositifolia A. Rich., Fl. Cub., in Ramon de la Sagra, Hist. ete°de Cuba I. 292. tabs'32 1845. “EYPE: ‘Cuba, Guanaba, in Vuelta de Abajo (not seen). ]a » Mexicans Turez., Bull.’ Mose. 31(1) 2405.9 2856), -YPR: Mexico, Veracruz, near Mirador, 3,900 ft. Linden 734 (not seen). Ratonia apetala Griseb. non Wright, Fl. Brit. W. Ind. Isl. 126. 1864. TYPE: Same as Cupania oppositifolia A. Rich. Matayba mexicana (Turcz.) Radlk., Sitz. Bayer. Akad. 9:536. n. 462.3879. M. oppositifolia (A. Rich.) Britton, Scient. Surv. Porto Rico V:4(1924) 528. M. apetala f. oppositifolia Radlk. in Urb., Symb. Antill. I 354. 1899. TYPE: Same as Cupania oppositifolia A. Rich. 381 382 Perr OL Oe ee Vol. 44, No. Cupania verapazensis Lundell, Wrightia St20 19722 etree Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Union Barrios, Contreras 11333 (LL, holotype). Sie Matayba verapazensis (Lundell) Lundell, Phytologia 34:370. 1976. Trees (5-)10-23 m high, 9-50 cm dbh; branchlets densely ferruginous with short, minute, appressed trichomes, becom- ing glabrous in age. Leaves parapinnate, opposite or sub- opposite, 8-25 cm long; petioles subterete, weakly flattened and margined adaxially, 2-5.5 cm long; rachis margined; leaflets 4-17, oblong-elliptic, to oblanceolate, usually acuminate with a bluntly rounded tip, sometimes obtuse, acute or narrowly rounded at the apex, narrowly acute to attenuate and often unequal at the base, (3-)6-12 cm long, 1-3.5 cm wide, subcoriaceous, glabrous on the upper surface, the mid- rib raised, the reticulate veins often prominulous, gla- brous or sparsely appressed-pubescent below, later glabrous, often glandular dotted, sometimes subpapillose, the primary lateral veins 7-12, scarcely more prominent than the lesser veins, spreading at gq 45-60° angle and joining a collective vein near the margin, the leaf axils usually with a few foveolate domatia, the margin entire, revolute. Inflores- cence terminal and upper axillary, the flowers in slender racemiform panicles 4-20 cm long, as long as or longer than the subtending leaves; rachis densely ferruginous, appressed- pubescent; bracts deltoid, minute; peduncles usually 2-4 mm long; pedicels slender, 1.5-3 mm long; peduncles pedicel and calyces densely appressed-pubescent. Flowers with the calyx lobes ovate to elliptic to broadly ovate, acute to obtuse at the apex, 7-10 mm long; petals greenish yellow, yellow-green, or greenish, rudimentary or to 1 mm long, obo- vate, emarginate at the apex, clawed at the base, puberulent; disc puberulent; stamens 8, filiform, glabrous to sparsely puberulent in the lower 2/3, 2-3 mm long, the anthers ovoid, basifixed, glabrous, 0.5 mm long; ovary pubescent. Capsules distinctly stalked, reddish, 10-12(-20) mm long, sparsely appressed-pubescent when young, glabrescent, the stalk usually 3-4 mm long; seeds ellipsoidal, shiny black, 6-10 mm long, the aril fleshy, light orange, extending to the lower 1/3 of the seed. Matayba apetala ranges from Mexico (Veracruz) and Belize to Honduras on the Atlantic slope at low elevations. The species also occurs in the Greater Antilles and in Pan- ama, where it was collected only in premontane wet forest in the Canal Zone. It is to be expected on the Atlantic slope of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. It is distinguished from other 1979 Croat, Matayba apetala 383 Central American species by its smaller, often more numerous leaflets, and the frequent presence of axillary domatia on the lower blade surface. Panamanian collections examined: CANAL ZONE: Naval Pipeline Road N of Gamboa, from entrance to 5 km from gate, Sullivan 104 (MO). 6 km from gate Croat 37030 (AAU, C, CAS, CR, COL, DUKE, F, GH, K, LL, MEXU, MISSA, MO, NY, P, PMA, ESA, §, U, G,. VEN). A new key to the Panamanian species of Matayba is pro- vided. a. Leaflets often foveolate in the axils beneath (with a distinct pit); leaflets usually more than 3 pairs or with the margin serrate. bs Leaflets with the margin serrate, usually in less than 3 pairs... . .M. scrobiculata (HBK) Radlk. bb. Leaflets with the margin entire, usually in more than 3 pairs... . .M. apetala (Macfad.) Radlk. aa. Leaflets with the axils beneath glabrous or barbulate, not foveolate; leaflet margins entire. es Beatlets.2 . . » «\..M. kennedyi Creat cc. Leaflets usually 4 or more (2 or 4 pairs). d. Lower surface of the leaflets with the vein axils barbulate; petiolules and leaf rachis glabrous or inconspicuously tomentose; disc of the flower tomentose; capsules glabrous out- side... .. . «M. glaberrina Radlk. dd. Lower surface of the leaflets with the axils glabrous; petiolules and leaf rachises with coarse, long, brownish trichomes, disc of the flowers glabrate; capsules densely brown-tomen- tose outside . . .M. ingaefolia Standley LITERATURE CITED: Croat, T. B. 1976. Sapindaceae in Woodson & Schery, Flora of Panama. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63:393-540. NOTES ON NEW AND NOTEWORTHY PLANTS. CXXXI Harold N. Moldenke ERIOCAULON MELANOCEPHALUM f. LONGIPES (Griseb.) Mold., stat. nov. Eriocaulon melanocephalum var. longipes Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub. 226. 1866. LANTANA PEDUNCULARIS £. HMACROPHYLLA (Mold.) Mold., stat. nov. Lantana peduncularis var. macrophylla Mold., Phytologia 14: 325, 1967 LIPPIA ROSMARINIFOLIA £. LATIFOLIA (Mold.) Mold., stat. nov. Lippia rosmarinifolia var. latifolia Mold., Phytologia 14: Ji « AGOT PAEPALANTHUS CAPILLACEUS £. PROLIFERUS (Gleason) Mold., stat. nov. Paepalanthus capillaceus var. proliferus Gleason, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58: 328. 1931. PAEPALANTHUS PERPLEXANS var. STEYERMARKII Mold., var. nov. Haec varietas a forma typica speciei laminis foliorum junioribus utrinque perspicue longiterque argenteo-villosis re- cedit. This variety differs from the typical form of the species in having its upper (younger) leaves conspicuously silvery-villous on both surfaces with long and loose hairs. The type of the variety was collected by Julian A. Steyer- mark, Victor Carrefo Espinosa, Roy McDiarmid, and Charles Brewer- Carias (no. 115640) in dense growth bordering a stream and zajna toward the eastern side of Cumbre del Ptari-tepui, lat. 5° 45" N., 61°45" W., to the north of Mision de Santa Teresita de Kavanayen, at 2360--2420 m. altitude, Bolivar, Venezuela, on Febru- ary 23, 1978, and is deposited in my personal herbarium. The col- lectors note "leaves gray-green with gray hairs, heads gray-white with black and gray involucre" and have annotated the holotype as "Paepalanthus n. sp. aff. perplexans Mold." SYNGONANTHUS GLANDULOSUS f. EPAPILLOSUS (Mold.) Mold., stat. nov. Syngonanthus glandulosus var. epapillosus Mold., Phytologia 26: 177--189. 1973. VITEX TRIFLORA f£. QUINQUEFOLIOLATA (Mold.) Mold., stat. nov. Vitex triflora var. quinquefoliolata Mold., Phytologia 1: 104. 1934. 384 ADDITIONAL NOTES ON THE GENUS VITEX. XIV Harold N. Moldenke VITEX Tourn. Additional & emended bibliography: Woodville, Med. Bot. Suppl., Gay Se 2F pl. 137. T6323 Wight, leon. Pi, Tad. Graent. 43) 11--12, pl. 1465--1467. 1849; Menzel, Jahrb. Preuss. Geol. Landes- apse. 342° 625> pl. 5,-fig. 936. 1953: 8. Hatiier> Peace. fries Herb. Leid. 37: 40--54. 1918; S. & G. Mangenot, Bull. Jard. Bot. Brox. 27%° 653. 1957: Balle & Hallé, Adansonia; ‘ser. 2, P [237] & 265. 1961; H. N. Andrews, U. S. Geol. Surv. Bull. 1300: 224. 1970; Kutuzkina, Paleont. Journ. Acad. Nauk USSR 3: 156--158, fig. L & 2. 1970; Palmer & Pitman, Trees South. Afr.; ede" 2, 33° T9476 1949--1963. 1972; Napp-Zinn, Anat. Blatt. A (1): 410 & 653. 1974; ER. Lancaster, Medit. Pl. Gard. 131.°1977;~ Fournet, Fi.’ ilftuser, Phan. Guad. Mart. 1391--1393, fig. 662. 1978; Troncoso in Burkart. Fl. Giustr. Entre’ Ries 352230; 231, °290, & 292——294, tise 1306. 1979; Mold., Phytologia 44: 329--361. 1979. Balle & Hallé (1961) report the mistletoes, Globimetula braunii and Phragmanthera capitata, as parasitizing two unknown species of Vitex in Ivory Coast. VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS L. Additional bibliography: Woodville, Med. Bot. Suppl., ed. 3, 2: pl. 137. 18323 Stapf, Ind. Lond. 6: 476. 19313 °R. Paneascrers mecre. Pl. Gard,i3k. 1977) Fourmet, FL. tiluser. “Pian. “Guad. fiare. 2 soe & 1393. 1978; Mold., Phytologia 44: 330--348. 1979; Troncoso in Barkare; FL. Tlastr. Entre Bios 52°292.- 1979. Additional illustrations: Woodville, Med. Bot. Suppl., ed. 3, 2: pl. £37. 18325 RY Laneaster, Medit; Pl. Gard. 191 tin coler) ners. Fournet (1978) records this species cultivated in Guadeloupe and Martinique. VITEX ALTISSIWA L. f. Additional & emended bibliography: Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind.Orient.4 (3): 11, pl. 1466. 1849; H. Hallier, Meded. Rijks Herb. Leid. 37: 44--45. 1918; Mold., Phytologia 44: 348--360. 1979. Emended illustrations: Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4 (3): pl. 1466. 1849. VITEX ALTISSIMA f. juv. ALATA (Willd.) Mold. Additional bibliography: Stapf, Ind. Lond. 6: 478. 1931; Mold., Phytologia 44: 348 & 355--360. 1979. VITEX AMBONIENSIS Giirke Additional & emended bibliography: Palmer & Pitman, Trees South. Afr., eds 2,.1950, 1951,)4955, 1957, & 1962. 1972; Mold.; Phytolo— gia 44: 361. 1979. 385 386 PRY TOVeGrEA Vol. 44, No. 6 Emended illustrations: Palmer & Pitman, Trees South. Afr., ed. 2, 1954. 1972. The Tanner 3315, distributed as V. amboniensis, seems actually to be V. amaniensis Pieper, while Richardson & Livingstone s.n. [30 October 1960] is V. doniana var. parvifolia (Engl.) Mold. and Watt 17 is V. mombassae Vatke. Additional citations: RHODESIA: Leveridge s.n. [Herb. Rhodes. 85922] (Mu). SOUTH AFRICA: Natal: Ward 2731 (Mu). VITEX AMBONIENSIS var. AMANIENSIS Pieper Additional & emended bibliography: Pieper, Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Beibl. 141: 69. 1928; Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 57 (2): 403. 1938; Mold., Phytologia 8: 29. 1961; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1s 238,.41971), and :2:,923..4971. VITEX ANDONGENSIS J. G. Baker Additional synonymy: Vitex andongensis Baker & Hiern ex Mold., Fifth Summ. 2: 713, in syn. 1971. Additional & emended bibliography: J. G. Baker in Thiselt.- Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 317 & 329--330. 1900; Mold., Phytologia 15: 89. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 245 (1971) and 2: 713 & 923. 1971, Baker (1900) cites only the type collection, Welwitsch 5696, from Angola, in the herbarium of the British Museum, London. Additional citations: ANGOLA: Loanda: Welwitsch 5696 [F. G. Mey. photo 2994] (Gz--photo of type, N--photo of type). VITEX ANGOLENSIS Giirke Additional & emended bibliography: J. G. Baker in Thiselt.- Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 316 & 325. 1900; Good & Exell, Journ. Bot. 68: Suppl. 144. 1930; Mold., Phytologia 15: 227. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 245 (1971) and 2: 923. 1971. Baker (1900) cites only the type collection, Welwitsch 5758, from Angola, deposited in the herbarium of the British Museum, London. Good & Exell (1930) have encountered the species in "shrub- grown thickets and on decayed ant-hills", citing their nos. 2263 & 2264 and listing the local vernacular name, "muvomba". Additional citations: ANGOLA: Huila: Welwitsch 5758 [G. F. Mey. photo 2992] (Gz--photo of type, N--photo of type). VITEX APPUNI Mold. Synonymy: Vitex appunii Mold. apud Lépez-Palacios, Revist. Fac. Farm. Univ. Andes 15: 94. 1975. Additional bibliography: H. N. & A. L. Mold., Pl. Life 2: 48. 1948; Mold., Phytologia 15: 227. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ, 1: 128, 131, & 179 (1971) and 2: 923. 1971; Lépez-Palacios, Revist. Fac. Farm. Univ. Andes 15: 94--95. 1975; Lépez-Palacios, Fl. Venez. Verb. 582--585 & 654, fig. 136. 1977. Illustrations: Lépez-Palacios, Fl. Venez. Verb. [584], fig. 136. 1977. 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 387 Recent collectors refer to this species as a tree 5 m. tall, the flowers very abundant and showy, attracting large quantities of insects, and have found it in flower in April. The corollas are said to have been “blue-purple" on Aristeguieta 6083. The vernacular names, "guarataro" and "totumillo", have been recorded for it. Lopez-Palacios (1975) says that it "Es un arbolito bajo, hasta de unos 8 m., que solo se he registrado en las sabanas secas del Edo. Guadrico [Venezuela]. Como el tipo proviene de la Guyana Britanica, es posible que se encuentre en el amolio espa- cio existente entre el Gudrico y Roraima."" In his 1977 work he cites from Guarico: Aristeguieta 4257 & 5027, Aristeguieta & Ta- mayo 5071, and Aristeguieta & Zabaia 7025, all in the Caracas herbarium. / Material of this species has been misidentified and distribu- ted in some herbaria as V. capitata Vahl and V. orinocensis H.B.K. Additional citations: VENEZUELA: Guadrico: Aristeguieta 6083 (N). VITEX AUREA Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 227. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 262 (1971) and 2: 923. 1971. Croat describes this species as a tree, 5 m. tall, with green fruit in January, and found it in cultivation at 1200 m. altitude. Additional citations: CULTIVATED: Madagascar: Croat 28777 (N). VITEX AXILLARIS Wall. Synonymy: Vitex ? axillaris Wall., Numer. List [48], no. 1760, hyponym. 1829. Additional bibliography: Wall., Numer. List [48], no. 1760. 1829; C. B. Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 588. 1885; Mold., Phytologia 15: 228. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 284 (1971) and @'923. 19713 Mold. ,. Phytolopiac234 429; 4972. According to Clarke (1885) the Wallich collection on which this name is based is not represented in the Wallich Herbarium at Kew. Jackson in Hook. f. & Jacks., Ind. Kew., imp. 1, 2: 1213 (1895) was the first to remove the question-mark placed after the gener- ic name by Wallich. Nothing else is known to me of this taxon and until the Wallich type is located, it is not possible to dispose of the binomial satisfactorily. VITEX BAKERT B. L. Robinson, Prot. Ams) Acad. Sei. bbe 53b./ 1916, Synonymy: Vitex diversifolia J. G. Baker in Thiselt.-Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 323. 1900 [not V. diversifolia Kurz, 1870]. Bibliography: J. G. Baker in Thiselt.-Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 316 & 323... 1900;' B, Ls. Robinson; Pree. Ams Acad. Sei. 512; 33Rs 1916; Lely, Useful trees N. Nigeria 116. 1925; Hutchins. & Dalz., Fl. W. Trop. Afrs, ed. 1, 275 :&.276. 1936; Dalz., UsefulWPily Wi Afr. 457. 1937; H. N. & A. L. Mold., Pl. Life 2: 49. 1948; Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 60 (2): 576. 1941; Worsdell, Ind. Lond. Suppl. 2: 500. 1941; Kerharo & Bouquet, Pl. Méd. Tox. Céte Iv. 234. 1950; Mold., Phytologia 6: 133. 1958; Kershaw, Journ. 388 PH RTO pee a4 Vol. 44, No. 6 Ecol, Brit. 56: 473. 1968; Mold., Fifth Summ. 2: 713 & 727. 1972 Mold., Phytologia 34: 261. 1975. Illustrations: Lely, Useful Trees N. Nigeria 116. 1925. This taxon has sometimes in the past been regarded as being conspecific with V. simplicifolia Oliv.., but it differs markedly from at least the type collection of that species. Baker (1900) describes it as "A small tree; branchlets densely clothed with short whitish pubescence. Leaves 3-foliolate or simple, subcori- aceous, green and obscurely pubescent above when mature, densely matted beneath when young and less distinctly so when mature; leaflets obovate-cuneate or when solitary suborbicular, entire; end leaflet shortly stalked, 4--5 in. long, more than half as broad; main petiole 2--3 in. long. Cymes axillary, long- peduncled; branchlets densely villous; pedicels very short. Calyx campanulate, 1/8 in. long, densely villous; teeth minute. Corolla small, very hairy outside. Fruit globose, the size of a small cherry or plum, with a calyx 1/2 in. diam." He based it on Bar- ter 1096 from Nigeria and 1644 from the Niger Republic. MHutchin- son & Dalziel (1936) describe it as "A small tree, densely pale- pubescent, with small hairy flowers 1/4 in. long, greenish with blue-purple corolla-lobes, in peduncled axillary cymes, and violet-black plum-like fruit," citing Barter 1096 & 1644, Dalziel 176, Dent Young 206, Kitson 689, Lely P.197, and Vogel 97,report-— ing it common on savannas, flowering from January to May. They give its overall distribution as French Sudan, Gold Coast, and Nigeria. Dalziel (1937) records it from French Sudan, Gold Coast, Togo, and Nigeria, noting that "The fruits are violet-black, cup- ped like an acorn, with thin edible pulp and a large 3--4-seeded stone. The twigs are used in N. Nigeria as tooth-sticks". He records the local vernacular names, "buji", "bummehi", "bummeji", "bummere", "dinyar biri", "‘dunyar biri", "idjoli", "kuru", "nambalerri", and "panyero buda". Kershaw (1968) reports that in Nigeria it grows in association with Combretum binderianum and Crossopteryx febrifuga in the limestone areas. Kerharo & Bouquet (1950) tell us that this "Petit arbre assez fréquent dans les formations de savanes de Cote d'Ivoire et de la Haute-Volta........est utilisé en médecine indigéne contre les maladies de peau (décocté d'écorce en lotion) et comme odontalgi- que". They list the following common names: "ara", "awon", "awondolo", "dinehiar beurhi", "koto kiama", "kotoni", "m'bli", and "m'bliassoua". Citations: SUDAN: Bahr-el-Ghazal: Schweinfurth 1519 (N--cotype, N--photo of cotype, S--cotype, Z--photo of cotype). NIGERIA: Northern: Chaloner, Elliott, & Molsla s.n. [Dec. 1965] (Ln-- 245526). VITEX BALBI Chiov. Additional bibliography: Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees Shrubs 592 & 593. 1961; Mold., Phytologia 15: 228. 1967; Gillett, Numb. Check-list Trees Kenya 47. 1970; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 241 (1971) ane. 25923. 29/1. 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 389 Dale & Greenway (1961) cite Balbo 55, 78,& 861 from “East and west Mt. Kenya" and describe this little-known species as follows: "Tree. Leaves 5-foliolate with a stout petiole to 5 in. long, cylindrical and densely tomentose; leaflets sessile or subsessile, the terminal leaflet shortly petiolulate, coriaceous, obovate, the terminal to 5 in. long and to 2 in. wide, the laterals to 2 in. long and to 1 in. wide, apex rounded or obtuse and cuspidate, margin entire or minutely and irregularly undulate subcrenulate, lamina sparsely scabrid puberulous above, pubescent villose below, copiously on the nerves and veins. Flowers in axillary panicles with peduncles to 3 1/2 in. long, pedicels 1/10 in. long densely tomentose; corolla tube curved, 1/6 in. long, lobes 5, entire; ovary globose and hairy. Drupe obovate, 2/3 in. long, speckled with black". These same authors provide a very useful key to the Kenyan spe- cies of this genus as recognized by them. It is well worth re- peating here: 1. Panicles terminal, sometimes from upper leaf-axils as well. 2. Leaflets 3--5, markedly discolorous, 1--3 leaflets SEAIEEA 66s keto dds becuse r Bea eb es SEM hea © = clawerees 5 eee 2a. Leaflets 3, not discolorous. 3. Leaflets glandular-puberulous on the veins beneath........ V. lamiana. 3a. Leaflets usually scabrid and more or less rugose above and densely to sparsely pubescent beneath.V. strickeri. la. Inflorescences all axillary. 4, Leaflets glabrous, usually 5, sometimes up to 7, all dis- tinctly stalked. 5. Leaflets membranous, elliptic or lanceolate-obovate, acute or cuspidate; cymes lax, with a very long peduncle...... V. carvalhi. 5a.Leaflets leathery, obovate-cuneate, slightly apiculate, rounded, or emarginate; cymes dense, peduncle to 3 in. LORE onic nse 8 Se ours obs nee Viele ee ete & are aie ateein 6 aieln/. ee ee 4a. Leaflets more or less pubescent or tomentose, at least be- neath. 6. Ovary glabrous, with sessile glands or sometimes with a few scattered hairs; leaflets 5. 7. Leaflets sessile or subsessile, the terminal one with a petiolule.up to. 1/4380 Vonescred. baie ess Pe haa: 7a.Leaflets distinctly petiolulate. 8. Leaflets oblong to narrowly elliptic, base acute, apex shortly acuminate, scabrous above; a savanna ELGCCGc i. cans disc oni ca es tus ams wees a woke reads Va SReers. 8a. Leaflets oblong-elliptic, base rounded or subacute, sometimes oblique, apex shortly acuminate, pubescent above; a high forest timber tree........V. keniensis. 6a. Ovary densely clothed with more or less erect hairs, glands often present but more or less concealed by hairs; leaflets 3--7, normally 5. 9. Leaflets sessile or subsessile, pubescent above. 390 PHY 70 LOG TA Vol. 44, No. 6 10. Bracts lanceolate or oblanceolate; leaflets 3--5, obovate-elliptic or oblong-elliptic....V. mombassae. 10a. Bracts linear; leaflets 5, obovate.........V. payos. Qa. Leaflets petiolulate, glabrous above. 11. Leaflets 3--5, usually 3, elliptic-lanceolate or ob- long, apex acute or acuminate..........V. tangensis. lla. Leaflets 5--7, usually 5, oblanceolate-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, apex acute........V. amboniensis VITEX BARBATA Planch. Additional & emended bibliography: J. G. Baker in Thiselt.- Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 316 & 323. 1900; Roberty, Pet. Fl. Ouest- Afr. 178. 1954; Gledhill, Check List Flow. Pl. Sierra Leone 30. 1962; Mold., Phytologia 16: 496. 1968; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 210, 2154 2475, 218, 220, -& 226: (197)). and. 21.714 6 923. 1971s Hutchinson & Dalziel (1936) list this species from French Su- dan, Sénégal, Gambia, French Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Gold Coast, citing Chevalier 496, 510 bis, 511, 12460, 12467, & 12990, Dalziel 8061, Heudelot 30, Ingram s.n., Kitson 835, and Scott Elliot 4881 & 5189. Material of V. barbata has been misidentified and distributed in some herbaria as V. pachyphylla J. G. Baker. Additional citations: GABON: Krukoff 119 (N). VITEX BEFOTAKENSIS Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 228. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 262 (1971) and 2: 923. 1971. VITEX BENTHAMIANA Domin Additional synonymy: Vitex trifoliap parviflora Benth. ex K. Schum. & Hollr., Fl. Kaiser Wilh.-land 121--122. 1889. Additional bibliography: K. Schum. & Hollr., Fl. Kaiser Wiln.- land 121--122. 1889; F. M. Bailey, Compreh. Cat. Queensl. Pl. 386. 1913; Wangerin, Justs Bot. Jahresber. 56 (1): 668. 1936; Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 56 (2): 286. 1937; H. N. & A. L. Mold., Pl. Life 2: 50. 1948; Mold., Phytologia 15: 228. 1967; Mold. Fifth Summ. 1: 349 (1971) and. 2: 729, 730, °%& 923. 29733 Perry describes this plant as an erect shrub, 8 feet tall, with pink corollas, and found it growing in creekbeds with Eucal- yptus camalduensis, flowering in May. Additional citations: AUSTRALIA: Queensland: R. A. Perry 1061 (Ai, W--2156492, Z--photo). VITEX BENUENSIS Engl. Additional bibliography: Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 59) (2) %» 417.,19393:,Mold., Phytologia 15: 228.:1978s:Mold., Pitea Summ. 1: 224 (1971) and 2: 923. 1971. VITEX BEQUAERTI DeWild. Synonymy: Vitex bequaertii DeWild. apud Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 42: 252. 1920. 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 391 Additional bibliography: Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahres- bets “42% 252,; 19203: B. Ne & Ay Lo .Moid?) th ste 22450. 1948s Mold., Phytologia 15: 228. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 231 (1971) aud iA24923 « (1971. VITEX BERAVIENSIS Vatke Additional bibliography: Wangerin, Justs Bot. Jahresber. 53 (2): 644. 1925; Mold., Phytologia 16: 496 (1968) and 17: 17, 22, & 23. 1968; Mold., Fifth Summ.-1: 262 (1971) and.2s°713,9714%% 738; &.923. 1971. Additional citations: MADAGASCAR: Hildebrandt 3085a (Mu--1532- cotype). VITEX BERAVIENSIS var. ACUMINATA Mold. Emended synonymy: Vitex arborea Bréon ex Mold., Phytologia 5: 213, in syn. 1955 [not V. arborea Brown, 1806, nor Desf., 1847, nor Fischer, 1829, nor Roxb., 1814]. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 91 (1967) and 172 173 22, °& 23. 19683 Mold.,: Fifth Summ. 1: 262 (1971) and 2: ¥ia, 718, Vib, & 923. 1972; It should be noted here that the V. arborea accredited to Brow in the synonymy above belongs in the synonymy of V. heptaphylla A. L. Juss., that ascribed to Desfontaines and to Fischer is V. negundo f. albiflora Mold., while that credited to Roxburgh is V. pinnata L. VITEX BERAVIENSIS f£. PILOSA Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 16: 496. 1968; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 262 (1971) and 2: 714 & 923. 1971. VITEX BERAVIENSIS f£. VILLOSA Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 16: 496. 1968; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 262 (1971) and 2: 714 & 923. 1971. VITEX BETSILIENSIS Humbert Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 16: 496. 1968; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 262, 263, & 373 (1971) and 2: 714 & 923. 1971. VITEX BETSILIENSIS ssp. BARORUM Humbert Synonymy’ Vitex barorum Bernardi ex Mold., Fifth Summ. 2: 714, in syn. 1971. Vitex barorum Humbert ex Capuron, Adansonia, ser. 2, L2s -526eh67Zs Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 91. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 263 & 373 (1971) and 2: 714 & 923. 19713; Capuron, Adansonia, ser. 2, 12: 52. 1972. Bernardi describes this plant as a large shrub or small tree, the leaves very coriaceous, ferrugineous-tomentose beneath, and found it growing at 1100--1200 m. altitude, fruiting in November. Additional citations: MADAGASCAR: Bernardi 11228 (Ac, N). VITEX BOGALENSIS Wernham Additional bibliography: Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 392 PE ¥en Osi70 CAs Vol. 44, No. 6 42: 252. 1920; Mold., Phytologia 15: 228. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. Ls. 22680197 1) and 2359235251972, It should be noted here that the Missouri Botanical Garden photograph A.856, cited below, consists not only of a picture of Vitex bogalensis, but also one of Phyllanthus kaesneri Hutchins. Additional citations: CAMEROONS: Talbot 1046 [Mo. Bot. Gard. photo A.856, in part] (N--photo of type, W--photo of type). VITEX BOJERI Schau. Additional bibliography: Buek, Gen. Spec. Syn. Candoll. 3: 501. 1858; Wangerin, Justs Bot. Jahresber. 56 (1): 668. 1936; H. N. & A. L. Mold., Pl. Life 2: 50. 1948; Mold., Phytologia 16: 496. 1968; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 263 & 426 (1971) and 2: 714, 717, & 923. 1971. Additional citations: MADAGASCAR: Bojer s.n. [Be-zon-zong] (Mu--625--isotype). VITEX BOJERI var. SUBORBICULARIS Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 92. 1967; Mold., Bifth Summ. bs 263° (1971). and 2: 923.°1971. VITEX BRACTEATA S. Elliot Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 229. 1967; Mold.4/) Fifth Suaims.(1 .263°¢1971) - and: 2% .923.°1972. Bernardi describes this species as an erect shrub or small tree, the branches dark-green, the leaves "hispid" [this is not true!], coriaceous, "like those of a Petrea", the flowers borne on long slender pedicels, the corollas wine-red, and encountered it in sandy woods, flowering in November. Additional citations: MADAGASCAR: Bernardi 11505 (Ac). VITEX BREVILABIATA Ducke Additional bibliography: Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahres- ber. 53 (1): 1076. 1932; Mold., Phytologia 15: 229. 1967; Moka, Fifth Summ. 1: 179 (1971) and 2: 923. 1971. VITEX BREVIPETIOLATA Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 229. 1967; Mold... FiEth Summ.) 12179 (297 Djecandeee 92s. 297i VITEX BUCHANANII J. G. Baker Additional synonymy: Vitex buchanani "Bak. ex Guerke" apud Richards & Morony, Check List Fl. Mbala 239. 1969. Additional & emended bibliography: J. G. Baker in Thiselt.- Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 315 & 319. 1900; Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 57. (2): 402.1938; H. N. & A. Ls Mold.) ‘Pi. eiire 2: 51. 1948; Mold., Phytologia 15: 229. 1967; Richards & Morony, Check List Pl. Mbala 239. 1969; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 238, 246, 250) 6-252 (1971) [and 22 714547265. SA 025g 197 b. Recent collectors describe this plant as a "herbaceous plant", small shrub, or tree, 4--6 m. tall, forming thickets, the young 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 393 twigs hairy, the leaflets 3--5, slightly rough above, hairy be- neath, the petioles hairy, the flowers borne in lateral panicles on old wood, and have found it growing in coastal sandy grassland- bushland, in woodland on steep banks above cliffs, in thickets on sand dunes, and among rocks in sandy soil, at altitudes from sealevel to 1300 m., flowering in February. Schlieben found it “abundant between boulders". The corollas are said to have been "pale-green, with [a] dark mark on [the] upper petal" on Richards 19024. Buchanan 318 in the United States National Herbarium is marked "V. buchanani Baker, n. sp.", but actually is not one of the collections on which Baker based the taxon. Richards & Morony (1969) cite Richards 4484, 10928, 18988, and 19204 from Tanzania, no. 18988 being from Crocodile Island. The B. J. Harris 6180, distributed as V. buchananii, actually is V. mossambicensis Giirke, while Ludanga DSM.225, Schlieben 6008, and Wingfield, Kabuye, & Vollesen 3468 are V. schliebeni Mold. Additional citations: TANZANIA: Tanga: Harris & Tadros BJH. 5586 (Z)3; Schlieben 1614 (Mu). ZAMBIA: Mrs. H. M. Richards 19024 (N). MALAWI: J. Buchanan 318 (W--74078). VITEX BUCHANANII var. QUADRANGULA (Giirke) Pieper Additional synonymy: Vitex buchanani var. quadrangula (Giirke) Pieper, Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Beibl. 141: 54. 1928. Additional bibliography: Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahres- bers 5/7 (2)2-402. 1938; Molds; Phytolopia' 1S: 2295°9b7 5 Molds; Fifth jsammieL:- 233°&*250 (1971) and 22714, 726507809235 rk VITEX BUCHNERI Gurke Additional & emended bibliography: Giirke, Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 18: 166. 18945 J. G.. Baker in’ Thiselt.—Dyer, Fl.) Trop. Afe. 52 S4b7 8 331." 1900; BH. N. & A. Le Mold., Pl. Life 2: 525 2946; Mota, Pay tologia 15: 229. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 231 & 245 (1971) and 23 925.5 2974. Material of this species has been misidentified and distribu- ted in some herbaria as V. camporum Buettn. Additional citations: ZAIRE: Liben 1926 (E--2168606). VITEX BUDDINGII Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 229. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 328 (1971) and 2: 923. 1971. Additional citations: GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS: Borneo: Budding 227 [Boschbouwproefst. bb.27010] (N--isotype). VITEX BULUSANENSIS Elm. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 8: 29--30. 1961; Mold, , Fifth /Semm:: 1:.318:.(197))and 22.923.) 1971. Additional citations: PHILIPPINE ISLANDS: Luzon: Elmer 17004 (Mi--isotype). VITEX BUNGUENSIS Mold., Phytologia 35: 419. 1977. Bibliography: Mold., Biol. Abstr. 64: 2438. 1977; Mold., Phyto- 394 Poh YeF0O One ieeA Vol. 44, No. 6 logia (352;489 (1977)5 362 36¢(1977), and 443)354, 2979. Collectors describe this plant as a tree, 30--50 feet tall, aromatic, gnarled, with brown-lined bark, or as a "trailer with woody stems", the leaves digitate, fragrant, entire or sometimes all coarsely dentate [=juvenile?]. They have encountered it in anthill thickets and at the edge of thickets, at 150 m. altitude, flowering in January.. The corollas are said to have been "purple/white" on Rodgers MRC.164. The vernacular name, "mpujwa} is recorded for the species. Flock 363 exhibits all coarsely dentate leaflets, but Wingfield later visited the locality where it was collected and found all the leaves entire-margined; he concludes that perhaps the toothed ones represent a juvenile state. Most of the material cited below was originally misiden- tified and distributed as the south Indian and Sri Lankan yitex altissima L. f, The specific epithet adopted by me for this species was chosen because of the locality where the type collection was gathered as given on its accompanying label when sent to me. Unfortunately, this was published before the following comments from Robert Wing- field of the University of Dar-es-Salaam were received by me: "Since this plant is not confined to the Bungu area, and since there are 3 other 'Bungu' sites in the Tanzanian gazetteer, whereas this Bungu is not yet on any map or gazetteer, may I suggest you choose some other name? E.g. as a possibility, 'zanjensis', from zanj the old Arab name for the Kenya-Tanzania coastal region and in Zanzibar & Zinjanthropus - or something still less obscure." Citations: TANZANIA: Tanga: Flock 362 (Tz); Minjas & Raya DSM. 1908 (Z--type); Rodgers MRC.164 (Tz), s.n. (Tz). VITEX BURMENSIS Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 93. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 284 (1971) and 2: 923. 1971. VITEX CAESPITOSA Exell in Good & Exell, Journ. Bot. 69, Suppl. 2: 145--146. 1931. Additional & emended bibliography: Good & Exell, Journ. Bot. 69, Suppl. 2: 145--146. 1931; Mold., Phytologia 15: 230. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 245 (1971) and 2: 923. 1971. This species is based on Gossweiler 3302 deposited in the her- barium of the British Museum in London, re-determined as "V. doni- ana Sweet?" The original description reads as follows: "A caes- pitose undershrub with annual shoots. Leaves glossy on both faces, coriaceous, translucent. Flowers whitish-violet. Leaflets up to 12 x 4.5 cm., the outer ones smaller; petioles up to 7 cm. long; inflorescences 4--4.5 cm. long; pedicels usually about 0.5 mm. long; bracteoles 3--4 mm. long; calyx 3 mm. long, measuring to the end of the calyx-teeth, slightly zygomorphic; corolla 7 mn. long, the upper lip measuring about 2 mm.; stamens 3--3.5 mm. long; ovary 1.5 mm. in diam. with style attaining 4--5 mm. in length; fruit up to 10 x 6 mm. This species seems nearest to Vi 1979 -Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 395 puberula Baker, also from Angola, but can be distinguished by having three leaflets instead of five, by the opposite leaves, and by the abruptly acuminate leaflets." Citations: ANGOLA: Luanda: Gossweiler 3302 [Mo. Bot. Gard. photo A.857] (N--photo of type, W--photo of type). VITEX CALOTHYRSA Sandw. Additional synonymy: Vitex callothyrsa Lépez-Palacios, Revist. Fac. Farm. Univ. Andes 15: 97, sphalm. 1975. Additional bibliography: Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahres- ber) 58 (2)2-330..1938; Mold. ; Phytologia 15: °230s 19673 Mold., Fitth Suen 15° 128, 133, & 1790 (2971) and: 2) 7255' 767 4 & 923. 1971; Lépez-Palacios, Revist. Fac. Farm. Univ. Andes 15: 95 & o7') (£4eg.°18). 19753 Mold.; Phytologia 31: 412... 1975; Lépez= Palacios, Fl. Venez. Verb. 579, 581, 585--588, & 654, fig. 137. 197 1, Illustrations: L6pez-Palacios, Revist. Fac. Farm. Univ. Andes 15: [fig. 18]. 1975; Lépez-Palacios, Fl. Venez. Verb. [586], Pees ESS 1977. Loépez-Palacios (1975) says: "Aunque el Dr. Moldenke cita V. calothyrsa como de Bolivar y del Territorio Amazonas.....nunca he visto ejemplares de Bolivar; todas las colecciones que yo he examinado, inclusive el tipo, Spruce 3356, provienen del Terri- torio Amazonas. Es, pues, un error la ubricaciGn del Rio Paci- moni en Bolivar.......3; también debe advertirse el lapsus de la cita de William 14993 como del Brasil....que procede de la isla de Trapichote, en el Delta del Ventuari, Alto Orinoco, Territorio Amazonas (Ven.), pero a lo mejor esta ejemplar es V. compressa." In his 1977 work he cites from Amazonas, Venezuela: Maguire, Wur- dack, & Bunting 37402, 37403, & 37413, Spruce 3356, Vareschi 7779, and Wurdack & Adderley 42328. Additional & emended citations: VENEZUELA: Amazonas: Spruce 3356 [Macbride photos 17564, 30185, & 34229] (B--isotype, Bm-- isotype, Br-—-isotype, Cb--isotype, Cb--isotype, Ed--isotype, F-- 663043—-photo of isotype, F--876591—photo of isotype, F--923106—- photo of isotype, F--976277--photo of isotype, K--type, K--isotype, Kr--photo of isotype, Kr--photo of isotype, Kr--photo of isotype, Lu--isotype, N--isotype, N--photo of isotype, N--photo of isotype, N--photo of isotype, P--isotype, V--isotype, X--isotype, W--photo of isotype); Ll. Williams 14993 in part (Ve--12874). GUYANA: R. Schomburgk s.n. [British Guiana] (Ut--3253678). VITEX CANESCENS Kurz Additional synonymy: Vitex heterophylla f. tomentosa Jenkins, in herb. Additional & emended bibliography: Kurz, Forest Fl. Brit. Burma 2: 269, 270, & 612. 1877; Gamble, Man. Indian Timb., ed. 1, 296 & 522.. 1881; C; B. Clarke in Hook. f£., Fl, Brit. India 42 586.°> 1885; Brandis, Indian Trees, imp. 1, 504. 1906; Kanjilal, Das, Kanjilal, & De, Fl. Assam 3: 479, 481--482, & 561. 1939; Biswas, Indian Forest Rec., ser. 2, Bot. 3: 42. 1941; Mold., Phytologia 16: 496-- 396 PH ¥\cPh Os Lad Ga tk Vol. 44, No. 6 497. 1968; Sawyer & Cherms., Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 23: 126. 1969; El-Gazzar & Wats., New Phytol. 69: 483 & 485. 1970; Brandis, Indian Trees, imp. 2, 504. 19713 Mold., Fifth Summ. 1:279, 5264, 290, 293,:298;, 303, & 373 (1971) and 2:..714 & 923. 1971; El- Gazzar, Egypt. .Journ. Bots 17::/5-& 784-1974. Recent collectors describe this plant as a shrub or deciduous tree, 4--12 m. tall ["200--250 feet tall" according to King's collector], the trunk 7--30 cm. in diameter at breast height, of- ten buttressed, the bark rough and furrowed, fawn-gray, the wood cream or cream-gray, hard, the blaze "tan over tan", the leaves light glossy-green above, paler beneath, the flowers with a slight odor, usually produced before the leaves, the buds yellow-green with a brown hue, the calyx light-green, and the fruit light-green with a red-brown tinge. They have encountered it in mixed bamboo/ deciduous forests, sandy open forests, rocky deciduous forests, stunted pyric swamp forests, and "in the open sun in scrub with occasional trees to 15 m. tall along with Bauhinia and Lantana", at altitudes of 6--1330 m., flowering in January and from March to June, fruiting in March and June to October. The corollas are said to have been "light-tan or buff" on Squires 814, “cream" on Maxwell 75-48, "white" on King's Collector s.n., and “lobes with purple veins and dots" according to Kanjilal & al. (1939). The leaves are used as cattle fodder in Assam. Vernacular names recorded for the species are "arekdal", "borkeng- thing", "ching moi", "dieng-sartudkhar", "mathokhrai", "panch- pati", "phung-arong", "teta", and "than-thang". Maxwell 72-109 has the leaves exceptionally hairy. A bark specimen accompanies Squires 814. King 5493 serves as a voucher for a wood collection. The inflorescence is very dense on Squires 814, but very loose on Jenkins s.n. and King's Collector s.n. The new leaves are said to unfold in April in Thailand. Sawyer & Chermsirivathana (1969) report "phytocenoses 1,3,4; 330--710 m." in this species. Clarke (1885) cites Griffith 6066 and Masters s.n. from Assam, McLelland s.n. & Kurz s.n.from Pegu and Ava in Upper Burma. He comments that "Vitex canescens, Wall. Cat. 1757, is not in Wal- lich's Herbarium; Kurz does not state whether he intended or guessed his own V. canescens to be the same as Wallich's or no." Material of V. canescens has been misidentified and distributed in some herbaria as V. pubescens Vahl. Additional citations: INDIA: Assam: Jenkins s.n. [Assam] (Mu-- 691, Mu--1133, Pd); King's Collector s.n. [April 1893] (Mu--3801). THAILAND: R. M. King 5493 (W--2435951); Maxwell 72-60 (Ac), 72-109 (Ac), 75-303 (Ac). INDOCHINA: Annam: Squires 814 (Mu). Cambodia: Pierre 648 (W--2602822). NEW GUINEA: Papua: Schodde 2755 (Ba). CULTIVATED: Florida: Gillis 8682 (Go, Z). VITEX CAPITATA Vahl Additional & emended synonymy: Vitex bignonioides Humb. & Bonpl. apud Steud., Nom. Bot. Phan., ed. 1, 888. 1821. Vitex bignonioides - Kunth apud Spreng.,in L., Syst... Veg., eds 16, 2: 757s 1825.8 Beeree 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 397 bignonioides H.B.K. apud Loépez—Palacios, Fl. Venez. Verb. 589, in syn. 1977. Vitex wicttrockiana [Moldenke] apud Lépez-Palacios, Fils) Venez, Verb. 654;. im syn. 1977. Additional & emended bibliography: Pers., Sp. Pl. 3: 361. 1819; Steud, ,) Noms.» Bot. Phan,., ed, 1, 858. 1821; Sweet, Hort... Brits, ed. 2,416.5,1630; Loud, Hort. Brat.,, e6s.) 2, 551.) 48325; Sweet, Hece. Brat. werd, 2 591.-183993; BD. ABiere: Syn PLS: 6122. 1849sSehaucs Eagmaea,205..484. 18475. Schau. in, A. DC.,)Prodr. 11:4689. 2847; Buek, Gen. Spec. Syn. Candoll. 3: 501. 1858; Pittier, Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 20: 483 & 487. 1922; Knuth, Feddes Repert. Spec. Now. Beih,, 432, [Init..FL.. Venez), 607..19273.H. Ns & Acc. Mobdy, Pi, ite 2: 89. 1948; J.) AeiSteverm.,- AcE. (Bot... Veneg: + be0254, 1966; Mold., Phytologia 16: 497. 1968; Mold., Résumé Suppl. 16: 3, 53, & 29. 1968; - Dennis, Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. 3::177) & 289,.1970; Lasser, Act. Bot... Venez. 4: 48.1970; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1:..112, P27 ObeA-285 133,179, .&. 303 CEST DR) atid) 27.549, 026, £45 yp Fo bees 1971; Barrios & Briceno, Mem. II Congres. Venez. Bot. 155, 170, 4733-477, & 179. 19743. Bowes,.Dict. Useful Pl. 96, 19743 Mold.; Phytologia 28: 452 (1974) and 31: 383. 1975; Lépez-Palacios, Re- vist. Fac. Farm. Univ. Andes 15: 95--96. 1975; Lépez-Palacios, Fl. Venez. Verb. 581, 589--594, 626, & 654, fig. 138. 1977. - Additional illustrations: Lépez-Palacios, Fl. Venez. Verb. Pao) «tae. 1538... .1977. Recent collectors describe this species as an unarmed shrub or small tree, 1.5--25 m. tall, the trunk erect, simple, cylindric, 12--30 cm. in diameter; leaves decussate-opposite, 3--5 digitate- ly foliolate, mostly 5-foliolate, calyx dark-green, filaments deep-blue to amethyst, anthers dark-purple, fruit at first green, later red or purple, more or less spherical, 1 or 2 produced per cyme, the old fruit brown. They have found it growing on granite cliffs, in sandy disturbed soil of mata de cipd, in dry scrub, and in small patches of woods on savannas, at 50--900 m. altitude, flowering from March to June and in November, in fruit from March to July. Veillon notes: "apamate blanco-canalete". The corollas are said to have been "blue" on Curran 1797, Gentry & al. 11148, and Murga Pires & al. 14336, "violet" on Fosberg 45241, "“light- red" on Mori & al. 11070, “bright-purple" on Collector undeter- mined 15 and Senaratna 193, "azul-arroxeado" on Murga Pires & al. 14387, "azul a ametistina, con pelos blancos en la base del lébula inferior" on Ruiz-Teran & al. 10858, and "petals and stamens purple" on Prance & al. 11225. Murca Pires and his associates say: "arvore pequena, comu 4s vezas''; Mori and his associates call it "common" and describe the "frutos pretos". Sweet (1830) and Loudon (1832) both assert that V. capitata was introduced into cultivation in England in 1822 from Trinidad, while V. bignonioides was introduced in 1826 from Caracas, Venezu- ela. Pittier (1922) also keeps the two taxa distinct, keying them out as follows: 1. Leaflets sessile or almost so; corolla-tube only twice as long asthe. calyx: Venesuel aves. 6.6 aks ass nse meamee sp DIgnonioides. la. Leaflets distinctly petiolulate; corolla-tube much longer than 398 Ff PRO-10 6PA Vol. 44, No. 6 the calyx. 2. Corolla woolly in the throat; calyx distinctly but shortly repand-dentate; Trinidad & Venezuela..........V. capitata. 2a. Corolla almost glabrous in the throat; calyx hardly denticu- lates Guyands. csc cceveccseuectssesvesseesV¥. SChombULgKionse Vernacular names recently reported for V. capitata include "acietuno", "calisaya morada", "escolilla", "five leaf fiddle wood", "flor azul", "guarataro", "headed-flowered chaste-tree", "mariquita", "piedrero", "piqueguaro", "trumpet-flow'd chaste- tree", and "trumpet-flowered chaste-tree". Dennis (1970) reports the following fungi as parasitizing this species: Phyllachora taruma Speg. and Uredo viticis Juel, both in Trinidad. Lopez—-Palacios (1975) notes that "En lo que respecta a las localidades citadas por el Dr. Moldenke.....hay que anotar lo siguiente: El Edo. Zamora ya no figura en la actual nomenclatura de la divisi6n territorial; hoy corresponde al Edo. Barinas. Ademas de los Estado alli citados colecciones antiguas y recientes atestiguan su existencia en los de Anzoategui (Pittier 14884); Portuguesa [Tamayo s.n. (VEN.34114]; Sucre (Steyermark & otros 107814 y Aristeguieta 5555). Lasser 225, acreditada erréneamente por Moldenke para Monagas (Phytologia 5: 264) [It is not so ac- credited there!], procede de Santa Barbara de Barinas. Williams 12696 es un ejemplar muy pobre (2 hojas y un inflorescencia en VEN. y apenas 3 foliolos sueltos en NY.); me dan fuertas dudas de que sea V. staheli por sus cimas divericadas, el tamano de los foliolos, y el excepcional porte del Arbol (18 m.), ya que las citas de los restantes ejemplares colectados en Venezuela no pasan do los 11 m. En P he visto un Chaffanjon M.11 ‘borde de 1'Oreno- que', con una cedula anexa que dice 'Mariquita-Calysaya morada'. Parece que con ella se quiere indicar nombres vulgares." Ldépez- Palacios (1977) cites the following collections from Venezuela: Amazonas: Chaffanjon ll, Spruce 3746, Vareschi s.n. Anzoategui: Aristeguieta & Agostini 5555, Pittier 14884. Apure: Badillo 1372, Smith V.1460, Trujillo 2120, Vélez 2688. Aragua: Bonpland 741, Ll. Williams 10188. Barinas: Lasser 225, Lépez-Palacios 3145, Smith V.1526, Veillon 87. Bolivar: Aristeguieta 5283, 5842, Cardona 2872, Grosourdy Cat. 13 s.n., Little 15961, Pittier 12849, Ruiz-Teran, Carabot, & Morales 10560, 10858, Steyermark 86791, 94269; Ll. Williams 11642, 12046, 12696, 12849. Carabobo: Fer- nandez-Yépes F.679, Saer 868. Delta Amacuro: Little 15950. Gu- arico: Aristeguieta 4183, 4187, 6083, Burkart 16206. Lara: Pit- tier 11756. Monagas: Aristeguieta 1729, F. D. Smith 230, Steyer- mark 61777, Wurdack & Monachino 39451. Portuguesa: Tamayo s.n. Sucre: Steyermark & al. 107840. Material of this species has been misidentified and distribu- ted in some herbaria as V. montevidensis Cham., V. schaueriana Mold., and V. trifoliolata L. f. On the other hand, the Little, Ortega U., Samaniego V., & Vivar C. 548, distributed as V. capita- ta, actually is V. moronensis Mold., while Prance, Forero, Pena, & Ramos 4623 is V. schomburgkiana Schau. and Aristeguieta 6083 seems 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 399 better placed as representing V. appuni Mold. The Williams 12696, cited by me as V. capitata in a previous publication, seems bet- ter regarded as V. stahelii Mold. as pointed out by Lépez-—Palac- ios. Additional & emended citations: COLOMBIA: Bolivar: Romero- Castafieda 1636 (N). VENEZUELA: Amazonas: Curran 868 (N), 1797 (N). Anzoategui: Aristeguieta & Agostini 5555 (N). Barinas: Gentry, Morillo, & Morillo 11148 (W--2786426)3; Lasser 225 (Ca-- 734623, N, Ve--12850); Loépez-Palacios 3145 (Ld, N); Veillon 87 (W--2654202). Bolivar: Aristeguieta 5842 (N); Gentry & Berry 14725 (N), 15103 (N); Ruiz-Teran, Carabot, & Morales 10858 (Ac); Ruiz-Teran, Carabot, Morales, & Jahn 10560 (Tu); Ruiz-Teran & L6- pez-Palacios 11658 (Mi). Delta Amacuro: Curran 1810 (N). Mona- gas: F. R. Fosberg 45241 (Ld). BRAZIL: AmazGnas: Murga Pires, Cavalcante, Magnago, & Silva 14387 (Ld). Bahia: Mori, Mattos Silva, Kallunki, & Santos 9925 (Ld); Mori, Mattos Silva, Santos, Kallunki, & Pennington 9441 (Ld); Mori, Santos, & Thompson 11070 (Ld, N). Minas Gerais: Glaziou 14160 (B, Br, Cb, Cp, K, N, N-- photo, P, P, P, W--1112492, Z--photo). Roraima: Murga Pires, Cavalcante, Magnago, & Silva 14336 (Ld); Murga Pires, Leite, & Lima s.n. [Herb. IPEAN 14610 (79)] (Ld); Prance, Forero, Pena, & Ramos 4623 (S); Prance, Steward, Ramos, & Monteiro 11225 (Ld, N); Ruiz-Teran & LOpez-Palacios 11034 (Ld). CULTIVATED: Sri Lanka: Collector undetermined 15 [125/46] (Pd, Pd, Pd); Moldenke, Mol- denke, & Jayasuriya 28144 (Ac, Ld, Pd, W--2764413); Senaratna 193 (Pd). VITEX CARBUNCULORUM Smith & Ramas Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 230. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 284 & 298 (1971) and 2: 923. 1971. VITEX CARVALHI Gurke Additional & emended bibliography: Giirke in Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. C: 339. 1895; J. G. Baker in Thiselt.-Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afye 5 5).396,6°326. )4.900;,.H.. N. & As dis) Mold., Pl, (shite, 2s. 534 1948; Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees Shrubs 592 & 593. 1961; Mold., Phytologia 15: 230. 1967; Gillett, Numb. Check-list Trees Kenya 47. 1970; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 241 & 252 (1971) and 2: 923. 1971. Baker (1900) cites only the type collection, Carvalho s.n., from Mozambique. Dale & Greenway (1961) cite Tiede 23 from Kenya. VITEX CAULIFLORA Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 230. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 263 (1971) and 2: 923. 1971. VITEX CAULIFLORA var. LONGIFOLIA Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 95. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 263 (1971) and 2:-923. 1971. VITEX CAULIFLORA var. VILLOSISSIMA Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 95. 1967; Mold., 400 Pa T° T"8 EVOrG rs Vol. 44, No. 6 Fifth Summ. 1: 263 (1971) and 2: 923. 1971. VITEX CESTROIDES J. G. Baker Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 16: 497. 1968; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 263 (1971) and 2: 715 & 923. 1971. VITEX CHARIENSIS A. Chev. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 230. 1967; Mold., Fitth: Somme le 227 (L971) and’ 2: 923. 2971. VITEX CHARIENSIS var. LATIFOLIA A. Chev. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 95. 1967; Mold., Pitth Sumi. '1:-227 C1971) and ‘25 923. 15971. VITEX CHRYSLERIANA Mold. Additional bibliography: H. N. & A. L. Mold., Pl. Life 2: 53. 1948; Mold., Phytologia 15: 230--231. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 17S °CL 974) and 29235 DOLL. VITEX CHRYSOCARPA Planch. Additional & emended bibliography: Hook. f. & Benth. in Hook., Niger Fl. 486. 1849; J. G. Baker in Thiselt.-Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 316° & 325. 1900; Hutchins. & Dalz., Fl. W: Trop. Afr.,° ea 3 2: 275 & 276. 1936: Dalz., Useful Pl. W. Trop. Afr. 456. 29377 N. & Al Ls Mold., PL. Life 2: 90% 1948; Roberty, Pet. Fis Ouser Afr.°178. 1954; Huber in Hutchins. & Dalz., Fl. W. Trop. Ate] Ga. 2, 2: 446 & 448. 1963; Mold., Phytologia 16: 497 (1968) and 17: 27.) 1968; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 210;'°215, ‘217; 219,° 2215 °222 752 & 246° (1971) and 2:°715, 731, & 923. 1971; Moid., Phytologia’Z2- 420. 1972; Gray & DeZeeuw, IAWA Bull. 1974 (2): 25, fig. 2. 1974. Illustrations: Gray & DeZeeuw, IAWA Bull. 1974 (2): fig. 2. 1974. Hooker & Bentham (1849) list this species as "Vitex (Chryso- mallum) chrysocarpa" and cite Vogel s.n. from Nigeria. Dalziel (1937) records the vernacular names, "balamagnian", "bu-kudu-né", "insuo-koto", and "kuru", noting that in Togo the wood of this plant is used to make fishing gear. Additional citations: ZAIRE: Toussaint 534 (E--2168607). VITEX CHRYSOMALLUM Steud. Additional bibliography: D. Dietr., Syn. Pl. 3: 612. 1843; Buek, Gen. Spec. Syn. Candoll. 3: 501. 1858; H. N. & A. L. Motds, Pl. Life 2: 72. 1948; Mold., Phytologia 16: 497--498. 1968; Mold., Fifth Sum. 1:° 263° 8426’ (L971) and’ 22° 713, 715, “116, 722, = S24 1971. VITEX CHRYSOMALLUM var. LONGICALYX Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 96. 1967; Mold. Fifth ‘Sum, 1: 263° (1971) and 2: 924. T97L. VITEX CHRYSOMALLUM var. TOMENTELLA Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 96. 1967; Mold., 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 4O1 Fifth Summ. 1: 263 (1971) and 2: 924. 1971. VITEX CILIATA Pierre Additional & emended bibliography: Pellegrin, Mem. Soc. Linn. Normand. 26 [ser. 2, 1 (3); Fl. Mayombe 2]: 49--50, pl. 2. 1928; Saint Aubin, For. Gabon [194] & 206. 1963; Mold., Phytologia 15: 231 6 £967) Mold. ,;* Fifth Summ, 19°226° & '227°-€1971) sand 2: 7358 924. 1971. Additional & emended illustrations: Pellegrin, Mem. Soc. Linn. Notmand 2° 26: [Sers -2,°1°(3)3° Fl. Mayomb.. 2): pid 22 1928s Gaint Aubin, For. Gabon opp. [194]. 1963. Saint Aubin (1963) records the vernacular names, "angona", "evino", and "nto", for this species but all also applied to V. Pachyphylla J. G. Baker. Vitex ciliata seems to be based on Le Testu 1701 from Gabon, although Pellegrin (1928) also cites Klaine 3257 from the same country. VITEX CILIO-FOLIOLATA A. Chev. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 231. 1967; Mold., Prtth Sammy le 220 G97) and 2: 924. -1971. VITEX CLEMENTIS Britton & P. Wils. Additional’ bibliography: H. N. & A. Le Mold.; PL. Life 2: 83. 1946%° Adain’ in Leon & Alain, Fl. Cuba, “imp. 13.4: 317 “Sesee, 1957; Mold. ;°Phiytologia : 453 °231.- 19675 Mold. Fifth Sam. 2 98 (1971)> and 22°924. 19713°Alain in LeGn & Alain, ‘Fl. Cuba, “imp. °2; Ber siy *&. Sib 1974. VITEX COCHINCHINENSIS Dop Additional bibliography: Wangerin, Justs Bot. Jahresber. 56 (1): 669. 1936; Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 56 (2): 286. 1937; Mold., Phytologia 15: 231. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 303 (19F2) and 27/9245 “LOTE. VITEX COFASSUS Reinw. Additional & emended synonymy: Cofassus Rumpf, Herb. Amboin. 3: 28--30, pl. 14, fig. B. 1743. Cofassus alba Rumpf, Herb. Amboin. 3: 28. 1743. Cofassus femina Rumpf, Herb. Amboin. 3: 28. 1743. Cofassus mollis Rumpf, Herb. Amboin. 3: 28. 1743. Cofassus pal- lida Rumpf, Herb. Amboin. 3: 28. 1743. Vitex punctata Schau. in A. DC.; Prodr.. 12+ 687. 1847 [net-V. punctata Mete.,. 2920] s.0 Vitex cofassus typica H. J. Lam apud Worsdell, Ind. Lond. Suppl. 2: 500. 1941. Vitex cofassi Hall. £. ex Mold., Fifth Summ. 2: 715, in syn. 1971. Vitex cofassus "Reinw. ex Bl." apud Foreman, Div. Bot. Dept. For. N. Guin. Bot. Bull. 5: 63. 1972. Vitex cafassus Reinw., in herb. Additional & emended bibliography: Rumpf, Herb. Amboin. 3: 28-- 30, pl. 14, f4e8 Ba. 17435 Moon; Cats. Indig, lBsots.Plosteyi. sls. 46. 1824; Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 14: 813. 1826; D. Dietr., Syn. Pl. 3: 611. 1843; Buek, Gen. Spec. Syn. Candoll. 3: 502. 1858; Thwaites & Hook. f., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 244. 1861; Hassk., Neuen Schl. 402 PB. Y.7)8 LOA Vol. 44, No. 6 48. 1866; Heyne, Nutt. Pl. Nederl. Ind., ed. 1, 112--113. 1917; H. Hallier, Meded. Rijks Herb. Leid. 37: 47--48, 51, & 85. 1918; Lam & Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz., ser. 3,..33 48s 1921- Fedde & Schust, Justs Bot. Jahresber. 47 (2): 246. 1927; Fedde, Justs Bot. Jahresber. 47 (2): 423. 1929; Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 60 (2): 576. 1941; Van Royen, Nova Guinea, ser. 2, 10: 240. 1960; Mold., Phytologia 16: 498. 1968; Mold., Resumé Supp... t7¢..6. 1968; Uphof,. Diet. Econ. Pl... eds 2, 5454 290 Begemann, Lex. Nutzh. 4: 2470--2471 (1969) and 5: 2631. 1969; Worthley & Schott, Life Sci. 8: 225--238. 1969; Farnsworth, Phar- macog. Titles 5 (8): xvii & item 8792 (1970) and 5, Cumul. Gen. Ind... 197.iL:, Mold.» Fifith.Summs be 319, .320,,.328,:331,).32a. 3000 339, 340, 373, & 468.(1971) and.2:,.715,:716, 722,.726, 788, "esgeen 1971; Versteegh, Meded. Landbouwhogesch. Wagen. 71-19: 10 & 62. 1971; Foreman, Div. Bot. Dept. For. N. Guin. Bot. Bull. 5: 14, 63, 178, & [179]. 1972; Hartley, Dunstone, Fitzg., Johns, & Lamberton, Lloydia 36: 294. 1973; Mold. in Woodson, Schery, & al., Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 60: 131 & 148. 1973; Farnsworth, Pharmacog. Titles 9 (1): xxviii. 1974; Mold., Phytologia 28: 452 & 465 (1974) and 34: 267. 1976; Fundter & Wisse, Meded. Landbouwhogsch. Wagen. 77 (9): 205--209; 1977. Additional illustrations: Foreman, Div. Bot. Dept. For. N. Guin. Bot. Bull. 5: [179]. 1972; Fundter & Wisse, Meded. Landbouw- hogsch. Wagen. 77 (9): 208 & 209. 1977. Recent collectors describe this species as a large, tall, canopy tree, 8--37 m. tall, freely branched, sometimes branching 0.5 m. from the base, at other times with a bole 3--5.5 m. high, crooked, very much grooved and flanged; trunk often very gnarled and irregu- lar, 25--75 cm. in diameter at breast height, with a girth to 3 m., with or without buttresses, the buttresses (if present) thick, equal, to 4 m. high and 2.5 m. long; outer bark pale-gray, gray, gray-brown, or pale brownish-gray to brown, light-brown, or yellow- ish-brown, often banded, sometimes "cream-powdery", close, soft, rather smooth or rough, very fibrous, scaly or "stringy-flakey", about 1/4 inch thick, peeling off in large, thin, fibery flakes or shredding into thin papery scales, the under bark brown, the inner bark, white, yellow, or yellow-straw, with conspicuous rings of fibers; crown light-green, sparse, spreading; branches heavy; wood hard, white or straw-color, without odor or exudate, the sapwood yellow or pale-yellow, the heartwood gray- or dark-brown, sharply defined; lenticels large, numerous; slash wood hard, light-brown or yellow; slash bark hard, "fawn-colored with flecks"; blaze pale- brown or '"4-layered: orange-white, yellow, white with orange channels, and yellow"; buds green, covered with short hairs; leaves light yellowish-green, sometimes reddish-margined, or else dark- or mid-green and glossy or rather dark dull-green above, paler or light-green and dull beneath; inflorescences terminal, paniculate, their branches green; flowers scented or scentless; corolla-throat hairy; fruit oval or irregularly globular, about 8 mm. long and 7-- 10 mm. wide, shiny, at first light- or dull-green to gray-green or even yellowish-white, blue or black to reddish-purple when ripe, 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 403 fleshy, shiny. Collectors have found this species growing in open fields, on the sides of beaches, and in swamp margins on flat plains, in rainforests and lowland rainforests on clayey soil, in burned- over secondary forests, in valley bottoms, coastal forests and well-drained primary forests, in forests on sandy loam soil, al- luvial rainforests, and along open roadsides on volcanic clay soil with Morinda, Thelypteris, and Scleria, as well as in “alluv- ial freshwater-tidal forest ecotones" and "ridge forests on shallow soil over conglomerate rock", from sealevel to 550 m. altitude, flowering from February to July, as well as October to December, fruiting in February, April to July, September, and October. Kajewski refers to it as "common in rainforests" and Walker & White report it "common in lowland rainforests". The corollas are said to have been "white" on Herb. Brit. Sol. Isls. Prot. 6697 & 6830 "whitish-blue on Kuswata & Soepadmo 111, "blue" on Herb. Brit. Sol. Isls. Prot. 5967, "lilac-blue" on Gillis 10995, "purplish-blue on Fryar 3347, "mauve-blue" on Schodde & Craven 4497, “blue and purple" on Robinson 302, "purple" on Canfield 567, Collector undetermined 343, and Sutrisno 35, "mauve'’ on Croft & Lelean LAE.65427, Floyd 6633, and Walker & White 20, "violet" on Brass 21950, “lavender" on Brass 21909,and "yellow" on Herb. Brit. Sol. Isls. Prot. 6785. Vernacular names reported for this species include “afas", “ahsane;*'“aneano”, "“a* sane”, “bai-ah”, “bitum",« “fata” father’s "sofasa", “gofassa", "gupasa", "kofasa", "namavue", "New Guinea teak", "ridohokko", "sassuwar", and "vitex". A wood sample ac- companies Schodde & Craven 4497. Robinson 302 is said to repre- sent the Cofassus femina of Rumpf's (1743) plate 14 B, which ex- hibits both 1- and 3-foliolate leaves. The type of the species itself is probably a Rumpf collection from Amboina. Kajewski notes that the "exceptionally strong timber [is] used by natives [in the Solomon Islands] for making large wooden bowls and platters for feasts, pounding food in [a] manner similar to mortar". Wood anatomy characters are given in detail by Fundter & Wisse (1977) who cite NGBW nos. 809, 843, 1335, 9436, & 10074 from New Guinea. Foreman (1972) cites NGF.577, 2862, 16422, 19690, 45643, 45748, & 48608, Kajewski 1033 & 1843, Rechinger 3748, Schodde & Craven 365l, 4004, & 4119, Wat. 6-B, and Wat. Yale 29, all from Bougainville island. Heyne (1917) gives detailed notes on the uses of this species in Indonesia and differentiates the characteristics of the three forms of the species noted by Rumpf (1743). For Cofassus alba he lists the vernacular name, "gofasa perampoean", for Cofassus mas "gofasa batoe", and for C. femina “gofasa gaba-gaba". From Ceram he lists also the local names, "gofasa tikar" and "gofasa mérah". Hallier (1918) records the name, “adjie bitie" from Celebes, "matatakum" from New Guinea, and "gafussu", "govasa-batu-baum", and "govasa-gaba-baum" from the Molucca Islands. He cites Heyne 2821 from Celebes, Elbert 2732 from Buton, DeVriese & Teijsmann 5 & 6, Forsten s.n., and Reinwardt 1465 from the Moluccas, and 404 Pu YY, TOLD Gvi# Vol. 44, No. 6 Weinland 155 from New Guinea. Lam (1919) cites Boerlage 503 and Robinson 302 from Amboina, Hulstijn 404 from Sula Besi, and Hul- stijn 414 from Mangoli. Uphof (1968) gives the range of the spe- cies as "Malay Archipelago, Celebes, Moluccas etc." and notes that its wood is "durable, resistant to sea-water and moist soil; used for building vessels." Begemann (1969) describes the wood characters in detail, gives the distribution as "Neu-Guinea und den Salomon-I[nseln, aber auch in Malaysia, dem Sarawak und in Indonesien heimisch", and notes that "Das Holz wirt generell zu den gleichen Zwecken wie Teak.....verwandt, speziel aber im Boots- und Schiffbau, als Bau- und Konstruktionholz mit einer mittleren Beansprechung, zum Innenausbau, als Fussboden und Perkett, fur M6bel, Leitungsmaste und Schwellen....Die Lieferméglichkeiten sind beschrankt. Der Hauptabnehmer dieses Holzes ist nach wie vor Australien." Hartley and his associates cite their nos. 963lb & 10154, Ver- steegh (1971) reports that the slash of this wood turns dark-green on exposure and the living bark yellow, and that in the English and Indonesian trade the wood goes by the name of "gofassa". Foreman (1972) gives detailed descriptions of the tree, its bark, leaves, flowers, fruits, and wood (density 44 lbs. per cubic foot). He affirms that "The timber is strong, hard, durable and does not warp after cutting. It is used in boat building and has been used for panelling. The poor form restricts its attractive- ness to saw millers. It is used much for carvings and drums..... The wood is very similar to that of Viticipremna novaepommeranae (Vitex quinata) which has been cut extensively on New Britain, but that species has a much better form than Vitex cofassus." He gives its distribution as "Moluccas, Micronesia, New Guinea, throughout the Solomon Islands and Bismark Archipelago." The Gil- lis collection, cited below, was gathered from cultivated material in Florida, grown from the seed of Fairchild 319 from Maripa is- land in the Moluccas. It should be pointed out here that Foreman (1972) is in error in synonymizing Viticipremna novae-pommeraniae (Warb.) H. J. Lam with Vitex quinata (Lour.) F. N. Will. It is also worth noting here that according to Merrill (1917) Cofassus mas Rumpf is in part Vitex cofassus and in part V. parvi- flora A. L. Juss. Actually, on p. 28 Rumpf says: "Post Metrosi- deri species hoc celebre tignum suum obtinet locum, cujus tres nobis obvenere species: Prima mas seu rubra; Secundo alba, seu pallida: Tertio mollis, quae femina esse putatur, quae omnes parum forma, modoque crescendi differunt, excepto lignorum colore."" On his pl. 14 fig. A and B are drawn as attached to each other -- "A", above, is trifoliolate and probably represents V. parviflora, while "B", below, is unifoliolate and probably represents V. co- fassus. As to the names he cites, it seems that Cofassus mas and C. rubra probably represent "A" or V. parviflora, while C. alba, C. pallida, C. mollis, and C. femina probably represent "B" or V. cofassus. "A" is drawn with flowers, "B" with fruit. "A" is marked "folia maris" on the plate and "B" is marked "femina". 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 405 The Blume (1826) reference cited in the bibliography above is eften mistakenly cited).as "82.3". "92" $13", or "L825", that. of Moon (1824) is sometimes cited as "1821"; that of Thwaites & Hook- er (1861) as "246" or "1839"; and that of Foreman (1972) by the misleading title-page date of "1971". Additional citations: PALAU ISLANDS: Aimiriik: Kanehira 1977 (W--1656936). Koror: Canfield 567 (W--2835869, W--2835970). Palau: Hosokawa 7051 (W--2036330). MOLUCCA ISLANDS: Amboina: C. B. Robinson 302 (W--654620). Ceram: Kuswata & Soepadmo 111 (N). Halmahera: Herb. Neth. Ind. For. Serv. bb.23772 (N), _ bb. 23773) (N).) Ternate: Herb: Neth. Ind. For. Serv. /bb-23185. () . AROE ISLANDS: Kobroor: Herb. Neth. Ind. For. Serv. bb.25296 (N). NEW GUINEA: Papua: Brass 21909 (W--2603087), 21950 (W--2603093). Territory New Guinea: Fryar 3347 (N, W--2211051); Schodde & Craven 4497 (Ac); Weinland 155 (Mu--3963); Womersley 2913 (N), 3313 (W--2211054). BISMARK ARCHIPELAGO: New Britain: Floyd 6633 (W--2603222); Frodin NGF.26866 (Iu); Henty & Lelean NGF.49499 (Mu); Womersley & Kazakoff NGF.7082 (W--2603189). New Ire- land: Croft & Lelean LAE.65427 (Mu). SOLOMON ISLANDS: Guadal- canal: Walker & White B.S.I.P.20 (W--2157870, W--2157871). Mal- aita: Kajewski 2381 (W--1752235). New Georgia: Maenu'u s.n. [Herb. Brit. Sol. Isls. Prot. 5967] (W--2578788). Ulawa: Teona suns [Herbs Brit. Sol.. 1 mm diam; inflorescence ¢ unknown; inflorescence ?: peduncle + 6 cm, twisted at both ends; spike + 20-flowered, the axis in fruit + 8 cm; flower unknown; drupe grapelike plumply ovoid-ellipsoid + 15--17 mm, the ripe exocarpic skin chocolate-brown, the mesocarp gelatinously juicy, the endocarp (of sect. Sarcostephana) in broad view 15 x 11 mn, its dorsoventral crests + 1 mm, its 3 latero-marginal wings 2--2.5 mm wide. -- N. V. (Wayapi): alasiku. The genus Disciphania, instantly recognized in tribe Tinosporeae by its sessile flowers and peculiarly crested endocarp, is most highly developed in upper Amazonia and the Peruvian-Ecuadorian Andes (Barneby, 1970, p. 124--sequ.) and has not been recorded hitherto either from the Guianas or from northeastern Brazil. The discovery of a Disciphania on the upper Oiapoque river near 539 W., 29 N. is in itself a notable event and it can cause no surprise that the species is an undescribed one. So far as can be told from the fruiting specimen before me, D. unilateralis belongs probably to sect. Sarcostephana Barneby, but is unique in that group, as indeed in the whole genus, in its narrowly oblong-elliptic leaves which, by a twist of the petiole, are arranged unilaterally along the slenderly scandent stems. I am indebted to the Director of Herbier du Centre ORSTOM (CAY) for communicating the type to NY through Dr. B. A. Krukoff. Literature Cited Barneby, R. C. 1970. Revision of Neotropical Menispermaceae tribe Tinosporeae. Mem. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 20 (2): 81--158. 418 A NEW FORM OF HELIANTHUS FROM SOUTH-WEST FLORIDA Fred W. Oswald HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS f. OSWALDIAE Oswald, f. nov. Haec forma a forma typica speciei differt habente tubera grandes nodis numerosis; nodi plerumque stipitati. Cutis perpallida bruneola, crassa duraque. Tubera fasciculata proxime infra vel prope caules, jlla infra rhizomatibus nullis. Tubera nova pullulantia statim juxta plantas adultas. Caules purpureo-rubri pilis rigidis niveis. Folia viridia, lutescentia ad fusca post anthesin, plantae mox effectae incrementa nova foliacea angulo caulium supernorum sub semino-~ capitulis siccatis, aliquando reflorentes floribus mendosis. This form differs from the typical form of the species in having tubers large with numerous knobs; the knobs’ generally stalked. Skin very light tan, thick and tough. Tubers clustered immediately below or near stems, those below lacking rhizomes. New tubers sprouting promptly next to matured plants. Stems purple-red with stiff whitish hairs. Leaves green, turning yellow to brown after the flowering season, soon developing new leafy growths from the angle of the upper stems below the dried seed heads and oce# casionally reflowering with imperfect blossoms. In f. nebrascensis Cockerell, and alexandri Cockerell, the skin is thin. In purpurellus Cockerell, the tubers are purple-red. In fusiformis Cockerell, the tubers are occasionally knobbed, but not stalked. In var. multituberculatus Cockerell, the tubers are completely covered with unstalked protuberances. Stems are purple-red but leaves do not become red as in albus Cockerell. Leaves puberulent underneath, not densely softehairy as in var. subcanescens Gray. Fast growing, tall, much-branched and many~f lowered plants; the heavy tops often bending the purple-red stalks to earth. The holotype of this form was collected by the au- thor and his wife on July 4, 1979, 110 feet west of 419 420 en. FeO, O26 Tk Vol. 44, No. Magnolia Drive and 300 feet south of Bayshore Road, North Fort Myers, Florida, and is deposited in the Lundell Herbarium at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas. This tall sunflower is named in honor of Eileen Wolde Oswald, co#discoverer with the author. BOOK REVIEWS Alma L. Moldenke "THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE LAND OF THE BIBLE" by Azaria Alon, 276 pp-, 88 color & 173 b/w photos. Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, N. Y. 11530 & New York, N. Y. 10017. 1978. $12.95. Welcome to this recent import from Israel originally published there in 1969, with its easy to read print, excellent and at- tractive illustrations, and quite accurately written text about this mediterranean land, its mountains and deserts, its plants and animals as they appear today and as they probably were in Biblical times. We wish that the author had used the spelling "sycomore", rather than "sycamore", for what he correctly pictures and de- scribes as Ficus sycomorus L. rather than any Platanus species. The generic names for the carob, loquat and broom-rape, and the specific names for the styrax and medlar, are misspelled. When identifying the Biblical "rose of Sharon" and "lilies of the field" Alon favors Pancratium maritimum, a late summer bloomer, while we Moldenkes choose Tulipa sharonensis and/or possibly T. montana, both end of winter bloomers as the text infers for this so-called "rose" and Anemone coronaria L. for the lilies. 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Thi book is an excellent text or major reference source "for a one-term intermediate-level or advanced course dealing with hor- 1979 Moldenke, Book reviews 423 monal regulation of growth and development of seed plants for students majoring in biology, botany and applied botany fields such as agronomy, forestry, and horticulture." For the plant hormones - auxins, gibberlins, cytokinins, abscisic acid and other growth inhibitors, ethylene and the hypothetical florigens - the well printed and well composed text provides: definitions, discovery, chemistry, occurrence, biosynthesis, metabolism, trans- port, physiological effects and mechanisms of action. The vari- ous chapters are helpfully illustrated and provided with key bibliographic references. "INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS IN PLANTS: STUDIES ON PLASMODESMATA" edited by B. E. S. Gunning & A. W. Robards. xv & 387 pp., 90 b/w fig., 85 photos & 26 tab. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, D-1000 Berlin 33, & New York, N. Y. 10010. 1976. $29.60. At a conference convened by the Department of Developmental Biology in the Australian National University a series of papers - often with initially reported research - was presented to "about 40 specialists in various disciplines, all with a common interest in intercellular communication in plants." Editorial elimination of duplication and insertions to insure complete coverage of both texts and discussions has produced a monographic study of consid- erable value. The chapters/papers deal mainly with plasmodesmata in higher plants, algae, viruses, fungi, parasites and their ori- gin and development; physico-chemical assessment of plasmodesnmatal transport and cytochemical evidence for ion transport; transport of solutes through the plasmodesmata in Chara nodes making it - and others - by definition syncetial, across roots, and to and from phloem; and plasmodesmata in growth and development. The op- tical microscopes limited students of long ago to seeing Volvox cells "holding hands through the chinks in cellulose walls" while today's electron microscopes provide much more details as shown in the many fine illustrations in this book. There are 9 tabular pages measuring the diameter and frequency of plasmodesmata in dozens of plants. "For the future, the main message must be to correlate structure and function by a multi-disciplinary attack on symplastic transport with the same cells and tissues....; further progress will require the improvement of existing techni- ques and the development of new ones." A fine study. "CONCEPTS OF SPECIES" edited by C. N. Slobodchikoff. xv & 368 pp., 37 b/w fig., 4 tab., 2 maps. Halsted Press of John Wiley & Sons, Ine., New-York, N.Y. LO0L6.) 1976... $27.50; This collection of 21 papers - usually taken from journals - is topically grouped with the editor's comments and is presented as Volume 3 of the Benchmark Papers in Systematic and Evolutionary Biology. It will surely help "students of systematics and evolu- 424 PH yoo (nr mse 4 Vol. 44, No. 6 tionary biology to expand their understanding of the problems posed by the species question" and to provide easy access to many different species concepts - phenetic, morphological, taxonomic, biological, typological, aggregate, real, evolutionary, etc. - all within the covers of one publication and closing with Steb- bins' pertinent and clever fairy tale from "Taxon". "MEXICAN WILDERNESS & WILDLIFE" by Ben Tinker, xii & 131 pp., 20 b/w draw., 4 maps, & 10 tab. University of Texas Press, London & Austin, P. 0. 7819, Texas 78712. 1978. $9.95. This book is authenticated (not that it is needed) by a Fore- word by A. 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This volume in careful reporting details "the biochemical and physiological phenomena that occur in a germinating seed and the activities that are uniquely related to germination such as food mobilization and early growth of the seedling." The defin- ition of germination used herein "consists of those processes which begin with water uptake and which successfully terminate with the emergence of the radicle or hypocotyl through the seed coverings.'"' Mobilization of food reserves is not strictly a component of germination but it is uniquely associated with the germinating seed. Basic seed structure and the structures of a wide range of different seed types are checked histologic-— ally and cytologically for the nutrient, hormone, DNA, RNA, en- zyme, and their precursor chemicals stored. How these are mobil- ized upon the stimulation first of water absorption is best presented in cereals such as barley. A great amount of research in many different laboratories is well integrated here. The main topic for the proposed Volume II is dormancy. It, too, should prove a worthwhile publication. ? 44 PHYTOLOGIA A cooperative nonprofit journal designed to expedite botanical publication Vol. 44 December 1979 No. 7 CONTENTS ROBINSON, H., Studies in the Heliantheae (Asteraceae). XXI. Additions to Alloispermum, Galinsoga, and Tridax ............... 425 ROBINSON, H., Studies in the Heliantheae (Asteraceae). XXII. Two new Species DFC Bld JONI EVA | ES Ro? hay Ae ehaei eek eeeey a 436 ROBINSON, H., Two new genera of Vernonieae (Asteraceae) from Brasil, Heterocy psela and PSeudostiyjeig so. Cake as Be ee BS 442 KING, R. M., ROBINSON, H., & BARROSO, G. M., Studies in the Eupatorieae. (Asteraceae). CLXXVII. A new genus, WVEOTULTVATRTINS | NCEE Eee ae he ete ene Rati a Ae ie oe Rt A 451 KING, R. M., & ROBINSON, H., Studies in the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). CLXXVIII. Additions to Eitenia and Lomatozoma ....... 455 KING, R. M., & ROBINSON, H., Studies in the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). CLXXXIV. A new species of Arrojadocharis............. 463 KING, R. M., & ROBINSON, H., Studies in the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). CLXXXV. Additions to the genus Lasiolaena............ 466 MOLDENKE, H. N., Notes on new and noteworthy plants. CXXXII ... 473 MOLDENKE, H. N., Additional notes on the genus Vitex. XV........ 474 IRWIN, H. S., & BARNEBY, R. C., New names in Senna P. Mill. and Chamaecrista Moench (Leguminosae Caesalpinioideae ) precursory to the Chihuahuan Desert Flora ............. 499 FOSBERG, F. R., & SACHET, M.-H., Correction to Maesa (Myrsinaceae) | BE DEF OU EGE 6 ko ase On EE Aa aaa pen SAS Ueae Fed AOR ae 502 MOLDENGRE Ack: Book seyiews sii pinay Wee ok Li eeate Uae 502 Index to authors im Volume Forty-four? i353). otk eae a EA 505 Index to supraspecific scientific names in Volume Forty-four......... 505 Publication e . . . a > . ° . a L . andersontt 2. Involucral bracts with mostly short-acute to apiculate tips, with minute glands on margins and upper outside surface; heads. with 10-20. flowers vo; 14 665.6:60:~0, 6 9a) «eee tt 3. Leaves shallowly lobed; heads with 15-20 flowers; corollas zygomorphic, with longer outer lobes, tip of corolla dnourved.in. bude dio pes 0) Hk 4) we, Colne 2% deiencpl eee 3. Lower leaves tripartite or deeply lobes; heads with ca. 10 : flowers; corollas symmetrical .......... J. huntit 1979 King & Robinson, Eitenia and Lomatozoma 459 LITERATURE CITED King, R. M. and H. Robinson 1974. Studies in the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). CXXIV. A new genus, Eitenia. Phytologia 28 (3): 282-285. 1975. Studies in the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). CXLVIII. A new species of Lomatozoma. Phytologia 32 (3): 246-249. 1978. Studies in the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). CLXXIII. A new species of Lomatozoma. Phytologia 39 (3): 129-131. Acknowledgement We would like to thank the following people for their help in the project. Dr. Dourimar Nunes de Moura, Superintendent for International Cooperation, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvemento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) Brasilia, Dr. Paulo Alvin, Director of Research, and Dr. Scott A. Mori, Curator of the Herbarium, both of the Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau (CEPEC), Itabuna. 460 Pe YE Ob OG EA Vol. 44, No. 7 + HERBARIO 2 'B UNIVE RSIDAUE DE @R/SILIA neers {PROGRAMA FLORA Ev tenia polvsela RM Kins 3 1 Rhes Holehpe Anderson 10354 Supatoriopsis hoffmenniana Hieron, i. ”~ “s . s (dup. teteS NM. Barronco, 1°74) Botanical Garden ty WR, Anderson, wis Gos Santos, and R. Sour Eitenta polyseta R. M. King & H. Robinson, Holotype, Herbdrio Universidade de Brasflia. Photos by Victor E. Krantz, Staff Photographer, National Museum of Natural History. 1979 King & Robinson, Fitenia and Lomatozoma 461 fH HtRmARio iv) UNIVERSIDA Ng DE BRASILiA PLANTS OF THE PLANALTO DO BRASIL Cotiected for The New York Botunical Garden by W. RL Anderson &, KR. Hit, BR. Reis dos Santos, and R. Soura Extatio de Maio Grosso Lomatozoma itnaequale R. M. King & H. Robinson, Holotype, Herb4rio Universidade de Brasflia. 462 Ptb-Y) ToOu le OG) TA Vol. 44, No. 7 SEARLS TEP RES A EE a BEET AED LEE EEE LED EES Enlargements of heads: Top. Eitenta polyseta. Bottom. Lomatozoma tnaequatle. STUDIES IN THE EUPATORIEAE (ASTERACEAE). CLXXXIV. A NEW SPECIES OF ARROJADOCHARIS. R. M. King and H. Robinson Department of Botany Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 20560. The genus Arrojadocharts was first described by Mattfeld (1923) under the name Arrojadoa, to include a single species from Bahia having linear spirally-inserted leaves, long peduncles, a reduced pappus, and a short anther appendage. The genus was placed in the subtribe Ageratinae as that subtribe was broadly defined at that time. Close relatives of the genus were not obvious, and Robinson and King (1977), in their review of the tribe Eupatorieae, placed Arrojadocharis in the Piquerta Group with other genera such as Ageratumn or Phania, having a reduced pappus or anther appendage. The position was unsatisfactory because the Piqueria Group is primarily Central American and Andean with only a few unique elements in Brasil. Also, the Group is opposite-leaved, with a few possible exceptions. Recent collections from Bahia include material of a new species that seems to resolve the question of the relationship of Arrojado- charts. The new species is similar to Arrojadocharits praxelotdes Mattf. in the linear, ascending, spirally-inserted leaves with a fine spreading whitish pubescence, and the eximbricate involucre, but it differs notably in lack of long peduncles in the inflores- cence and the presence of a well-developed pappus. The species would have been placed technically in the broad concept of Eupatortum and would seem an unlikely addition to Arrojadocharts. Nevertheless, the most important set of characters given by Mattfeld for his genus invlove the extremely high-conical recep- tacle with paleae on the lower part. The new species has recep- tacles and paleae of the same form. The defective pappus of the Mattfeld species seems better interpreted as a reduction of the type found among various of the Gyptoid genera, including Agrianthus, Morithamus and Stylotrichum. In A. praxelotdes, some of the specimens have no pappus, but those plants with a pappus have short setae that are in no way squamiform. The new species differs from A. praxelotdes by a few additional minor characters such as the pubescence of the corolla, but the difference in pubescence of the stems and leaves is of particular interest. The fine whitish hairs of both species look similar superficially, but those of A. praxelotdes have gland tips while those of the new species are non-glandular. Problems arise when it is noticed that the non-glandular hairs of the new species have the cells uiseriate and they are thus not directly 464 PEYTOLOG TA Vol. 44, No. 7 equivalent to the similar sized hairs of the Mattfeld species. Closer examination shows numerous shorter slender uniseriate hairs among the gland-tipped hairs of A. praxelotdes, and there are a few minute gland-tipped hairs scattered among the non- glandular hairs of the new species. The actual difference proves to be in the relative prominence of the two differing hair types. The new species is named after T. S. dos Santos, on the staff of the Herbarium at CEPEC in Itabuna, Bahia. ARROJADOCHARIS SANTOSII R. M. King and H. Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae herbaceae annuae vel breviter perennes ad 40 cm altae ascendentiter interdum suffasciculate ramosae in caulis foliis et bracteis involucri dense albo-hirtellae. Caules teretes striati persparse glandulo-punctatae. Folia spiraliter inserta sessilia linearia plerumque 10-15 mm long ad 1.3 mm lata margine integra dense pilose fimbriata apice anguste acuta supra sparse pilosa et glandulo-punctata subtus dense hirtella, nervis parallelis utrinque prominulis. Inflorescentiae in ramis termin- ales uni-capitatae vel pauci-capitatae, pedunculis 2-5 mm longis dense pilosulis. Capitula late campanulata 7-8 mm alta et ca. 8-10 mm lata; squamae involucri ca. 20 eximbricatae 2-3-seriatae subaequales lineares plerumque 5-6 mm longae et ad 1 mm latae superne purpurascentes apice anguste acutae vel vix acuminatae margine et extus dense pilosulis; receptacula peralte conica; paleae inter flores exteriores praesentes bracteiformes sed angustiores et plerumque glabrae. Flores ca. 50 in capitulo; corollae intense lavandulae ca. 4.5 mm longae anguste infundibul- ares extus sparse breviter glanduliferae, tubis ca. 1.2 mm longis indistinctis, lobis ca. 0.8 mm longis et 0.6-0.7 mm latis utrinque mamillosis vel papillis; thecae antherarum ca. 1.4 mm longae; appendices antherarum breviter rotundatae ca. 0.15 mm longae et 0.25 mm latae. Achaenia ca. 2.5 mm longa sparse minute glandulifera et plerumque in costis subdense setifera; setae pappi ca. 25 plerumque 2.5-4.0 mm longae extus minute spiculifer- ae margine dense fimbriatae. Grana pollinis ca. 23 pm in diam. TYPE: BRASIL: Bahia: Municfpio de Rio de Contas. Pico das Almas, a 18 kms NW de Rio de Contas. Elev. 1600-1850 m. flowers dark pink. 24 July 1979. R.M.King, S.Mori, T.S. dos Santos & J.Hage 8143 (Holotype RB, isotypes CEPEC, US). Literature Cited Mattfeld, J. 1923. Compositae. In "Plantae LiUtzelburgianae brasiliensis" (R. Pilger, ed.). Notizbl. bot. Gart. Mus. Berl. 8: 428-451. Robinson, H. and R. M. King 1977. Chapter 15. Eupatorieae- systematic review. In The Biology and Chemistry of the Compositae (V.H.Heywood, J.B.Harborne & B.L.Turner, eds.). 437-485. 1979 King & Robinson, Arrojadocharis 465 ASTERACEAE of BAHIA, BRAZIL Arrojadocharis santosii R. M. King & H. Robinson, Holotype, Jardim Botfnico, Rio de Janeiro. Photo by Victor E. Krantz, Staff Photographer, National Museum of Natural History. STUDIES IN THE EUPATORIEAE (ASTERACEAE). CLXXXV. ADDITIONS TO THE GENUS ZASIOLAENA R. M. King and H. Robinson Department of Botany Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 20560. Recent efforts in the study of the Eupatorieae of eastern and central Brasil would indicate that a great number of undescr- ibed taxa remain in these inadequately collected areas. The genus Lastolaena of Bahia is a particularly good example, where the few known collections almost all represent new species, and none of the previously known species has been recollected. It is a symptom of the most preliminary stage of plant exploration. The first member of the genus Lastolaena was recognized as Eupatortum blanchetit Sch.Bip. ex Baker in the Flora Brasiliensis (1876). Almost a hundred years later, King and Robinson (1972) established the genus Lastolaena for E. blanehetit and for a second previously undescribed species. A recent trip to Bahia by the senior author has now resulted in the collection of two more undescribed species. We provide here a review of the four presently known species of the genus. Lastolaena is most readily recognized by the spirally arranged obovate tomentose leaf-blades occurring with heads containing numerous pink or lavender flowers. The involucres are slightly subimbricate, and the receptacles are distinctly conical with at least some hairs. The style branches are usually dis- tinctly broadened and flattened at the tips, as in the genera Agrtanthus and Arrojadocharis which are apparently closely related. There are no hairs on the shaft of the style and no stipitate-glandular hairs on the corolla as in Stylotrichun, but the latter is also probably closely related. The pappus setae are almost subulate or awn-like in aspect with the lateral margins forming a narrow wing below. The genus Bahtanthus super- ficially seems like a glabrous variant of Lastolaena, but the former differs in numerous significant details that indicate more remote relationship, the inflorescence is subfasciculate in its branching pattern, the receptacle is plane or only slightly conical, the style branches are scarcely broadened or flattened distally, the achenes are glabrous, and the pappus setae are more irregular in width without the narrowly winged bases. Key to the species of Lastolaena 466 1979 King & Robinson, Genus Lasiolaena 467 1. Leaves mostly ca. 6 mm wide, short-acute; undersurface thinly covered with flaccid thin-walled hairs which are concen- trated between the nerves, darker color and glandular dots of nerves evident; anther appendages with entire margin L. santostt 1. Leaves mostly 7-10 mm wide, obtuse; undersurface densely covered with slender contorted wiry hairs which completely cover the nerves, glandular dots of leaves obscure or lacking; anther appendages minutely crenulate distally . 2 2. Heads each on a distinct peduncle; achenes sparsely pubes- cent; apical cells of some pappus setae with rounded tips L. duartet 2. Heads usually in pairs or in small clusters terminating branches of the inflorescence; achenes densely pubescent; apical cells of pappus setae with acute tips ...+.-.--.:- 3 3. Mature achenes ca. 2 mm long, bearing numerous setae on lateral surfaces; corollas with slender hairs near tips of lobes L. blanehettit 3. Mature achenes ca. 3 mm long, densely covered with glands on lateral surfaces, without evident non-glandular setae; corollas without slender hairs on lobes L. mortt LASIOLAENA MORII R. M. King and H. Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae fruticosae 1.0-1.5 m altae ascendentiter ramosae. Caules obscure angulati superne dense tomentosi. Folia spiral- iter inserta, petiolis 6-7 mm longis leniter demarcatis; laminae late obovatae 17-25 mm longae et 10-15 mm latae base anguste acuminatae margine superne pauce serrulatae apice breviter obtus- ae vel rotundatae supra evanescentiter tomentellae non glandulo- punctatae subtus dense albo-tomentosae, nervis secundarius paucis valde ascendentibus. Inflorescentiae in ramis terminales dense corymbosae, ramis brevibus dense tomentosis. Capitula 2-4 sess- ilia in binis vel glomerulis congesta ca. 9 mm alta et 7 ™ lata; squamae involucri 20-25 leniter subimbricatae 2-3-seriatae lanceolatae vel anguste lanceolatae 4-7 mm longae ad 1.5 mm latae superne purpurascentes apice breviter anguste acuminatae extus dense hyaline glandulo-punctatae et albo-tomentosae; receptacula distincte conica hirsuta. Flores 12-18 in capitulo; corollae lavandulae vel violaceae ca. 5 mm longae in faucibus et lobis sparse glandulo-punctatae, tubis ca. 1.7 m longis, lobis ca. 0.8 mm longis et 0.6 mm latis; thecae antherarum ca. 1.7 mm longae; appendices antherarum maturae oblongae ca. 0.5 mm longae et 0.35 mm latae deciduae margine distaliter leniter crenulatae. Achaen- ia ca. 3 mm longa dense breviter glandulifera, setis non glandul- iferis raris vel nullis; setae pappi 35-40 plerumque 3.0-4.5 mm 468 BimcE EO aO.6 th Vol. 44, No. 7 longae, cellulis apicalibus argute acutis non deformibus. Grana pollinis ca. 25 pm in diam. TYPE: BRASIL: Bahia: Munic{pio de Rio de Contas. Pico das Almas, a 18 kms ao NW de Rio de Contas. Elev. 1600-1850 m. flowers pink. 22 July 1979. R.M.King, S.Mort, T.S.dos Santos & J.Hage 8110 (Holotype RB; isotypes CEPEC, US). PARATYPES: BRASIL: Bahia: Municipio de Mucugé, a 3 km ao S de Mucugé. Na estrada que vai par Jussiape. Elev. ca. 1000 m. Uncommon shrubs 1% meters tall, flowers lavender. R.M.King, S.Mort, T.S.dos Santos & J.Hage 8157 (CEPEC, US); Municipio de Mucugé. Estrada que liga Mucugé cam Andarai a 11 kms de primeiro. Elev. 1150 m. Shrub one meter tall, flowers pink, mostly in bud. 27 July 1979. R.M.King, S.Mort, T.S.dos Santos & J.Hage 8171 (CEPEC, US). The species is most distinctive in the larger size of the flower parts and the densely glanduliferous achenes which lack setae. The number of flowers in the head is less than any other species of the genus, but the number of setae in the pappus is greater. The apical cells of the pappus setae are unmodified, while those of the longer setae in L. blanchetii are congested and obtuse. In LZ. duartet the longer pappus setae have apical cells that are often enlarged with rounded ends. The number of flowers in the heads of the new species are not quite as variable as the cited span of numbers implies. The type and King 8171 tend to have 18 flowers in the head while King 8157 tends to have 12. The anther appendages of the type specimen have proved so fragile that none could be prepared intact. Inspection of the less mature paratypes showed their appendages were not fragile but were shorter. Under the compound microscope a zone of tissue is seen that may represent an area of persisting intercalary growth at the base of the appendage which may add to the length of the appendage as the flower matures. Ultimately, at full maturity, the zone appears to wither allowing the appendage to dehisce. Such fragile appendages have not been noticed in other species of the Asteraceae. LASIOLAENA SANTOSII R. M. King and H. Robinson, sp. nov. Plantae fruticosae ad 1 m altae ascendentiter interdum fasciculate ramosae. Caules leniter angulati et striati dense flaccide tomentosi. Folia spiraliter inserta, petiolis ca. 7 m longis leniter demarcatis; laminae anguste obovatae ca. 15-20 mm longae et 5-6 mm latae base anguste acuminatae margine superne multo minute serrulatae apice breviter acutae supra glandulo- punctatae et dense minute puberulae subtus plerumque in areolis flaccide tomentosae in nervis et nervulis glandulo-punctatis, nervis secundariis numerosis valde ascendentibus, anastomosis densis. Inflorescentiae in ramis terminales pauci-capitatae subumbellatae, ramis ca. 10-15 mm longis dense tomentellis. Capitula in ramis solitaria late campanulata ca. 6 mm alta et plerumque 6-8 mm lata; squamae involucri 30-40 leniter subimbri- 1979 King & Robinson, Genus Lasiolaena 469 catae 2-3-seriatae lineari-lanceolatae 3-5 mm longae ad 1 mm latae superne purpurascentes apice anguste acutae herbaceae extus glandulo-punctatae et flaccide tomentellae; receptacula distincte conica sparse puberula. Flores 45-65 in capitulo; corollae lavandulae ca. 4 mm longae in faucibus et lobis sparse glandulo- punctatae, tubis ca. 1.3 mm longis, lobis 0.8-0.9 m longis et 0.5 mm latis; thecae antherarum ca. 1 mm longae; appendices antherarum quadratae ca. 0.25 mm longae et latae margine integrae. Achaenia ca. 2 mm longa dense breviter setifera et glandulifera; setae pappi 25-27 plerumque 2.5-3.5 mm longae superne saepe purpurascentes, cellulis apicalibus argute acutis non deformibus. Grana pollinis ca. 23 jm in diam. TYPE: BRASIL: Bahia: Municfpio de Rio de Contas. Pico das Almas, a 18 kms NW de Rio de Contas. Elev. 1600-1850 m. Shrub one meter tall, flowers pink. 24 July 1979. R.M.King, S.Mori, T.S.dos Santos & J.Hage 8138 (Holotype RB; isotypes CEPEC, US). Lastolaena santosti is notable for the distinctive form of tomentum which consists of flaccid thin-walled hairs. The hairs are collapsed when dry and they are often matted into small plate-like sheets. The other three species of the genus all have a denser tomentum of contorted, slender, firm-walled cells. The comparatively thin tomentum covers the undersurface of the leaves unevenly and the darker glanduliferous veins can be seen. The upper surface of the leaves also has glandular-punctations, a feature not evident in the other species. The leaves of L. santosit are also distinctive in their sharper apices and the fine serrulation of the upper margin. Literature Cited Baker, J. G. 1876. Compositae II. Eupatoriaceae. In Martius, Flora Brasiliensis. 6 (2): 181-374. King, R. M. and H. Robinson 1972. Studies in the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). XCVI. A new genus, Lastolaena. Phytologia 24 (3): 185-186. Acknowledgement We would like to thank the following people for their help in the project. Dr. Dourimar Nunes de Moura, Superintendent for International Cooperation, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvemento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) Brasilia, Dr. Paulo Alvin, Director of Research, and Dr. Scott A. Mori, Curator of the Herbarium, both of the Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau (CEPEC), Itabuna. 470 PHYTOLOGIA Vol. 44, No. 7 | : \ ASTERACEAE of BAHIA, BRAZIL i No. 8119 ASTOI “AM .M. King H. Robinson HOLOTYPE frio de Rao de Contras Pao das Almas a aoent a x nece Robert M King, Seotr A. Me Lastolaena morit R. M. King & H. Robinson, Holotype, Jardim Botanico, Rio de Janeiro. Photos by Victor E. Krantz, Staff Photographer, National Museum of Natural History. 1979 King & Robinson, Genus Lasiolaena ASTERACEAE of BAHIA. BRAZIL Lastolaena santosii R. M. King & H. Robinson, Holotype, Jardim Botanico, Rio de Janeiro. 471 472 PEBY £.0L O06 bid Vol. 44. No. 7 7 MPriiiiiilililiiliilitiiliiiliitit itty tee SREREOGHERERSEUREGEEREBRZES Lastolaena enlargements of leaves and heads. Top. L. mortt. Bottom. L. santostt. NOTES ON NEW AND NOTEWORTHY PLANTS. CXXXII Harold N. Moldenke GEUNSIA FARINOSA £. SERRATULA Mold., f. nov. Haec forma a forma typica speciei laminis foliorum margine distincte irregulariterque serrulata. This form differs from the typical form of the species in hav- ing its leaf-blades marginally very distinctly, although irregu- larly, serrulate, especially on the upper half. The type of the form was collected by Y. Fox (SAN.57700) along tractor trail 1963 in the Longgun area, Sg. Sakong Kechil, Sandakan Bay, Sandakan District, Sabah, Malaysia, on May 12, 1967, and is deposited in my personal herbarium. STACHYTARPHETA RHOMBOIDALIS var. PUBERULA Mold., var. nov. Haec varietas a forma typica speciei ramis ramulisque lamin- isque foliorum utrinque puberulis recedit. This variety differs from the typical form of the species chiefly in having its branches, branchlets, and leaf-blades de- cidedly puberulent and the lower leaves often shortly petiolate. The type of the variety was collected by Gates & Estabrook (no. 69) in sandy soil on rocky campo near a stream on east- facing hillside of exposed layered sedimentary rock and shallow soil, 1500 m. altitude, at Chapada dos Veadeiros, 5 km. east of Alto Paraiso, lat. 14° S., long. 47° W.. Goias, Brazil, on Janu- ary 26, 1979, and is deposited in the herbarium of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan. The collectors describe the plant as a loosely branched shrub to 1 m. tall, the corollas deep-purple with transparent dots, the style purple, and the stigma green. TEIJSMANNIODENDRON PTEROPODUM f£. CRISTATUM Mold., f. nov. Haec forma a forma typica speciei alis petiolorum permagnis latissime cristatis recedit. This form differs from the typical form of the species in hav- ing the wings on its petioles very much and quite uniformly en- larged in the form of a crest, the crest extending from the apex to the base of the petiole and about 5 cm. wide at the midpoint. The type of the form was collected by G. Mikil (SAN.37769) along a stream in primary forest on a steep valley side, Sg. So- sopodon, Penampang District, Sabah, Malaysia, at about 800 feet altitude, on December 16, 1963, and is deposited in my personal herbarium. VERBENA CAROLINA var. HIRSUTA (Mart. & Gal.) Mold., stat. nov. Verbena hirsuta Mart. & Gal., Bull. Acad. Brux. 11 (2): 321. 1844. 473 ADDITIONAL NOTES ON THE GENUS VITEX. XV Harold N. Moldenke VITEX DONIANA Sweet Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 44: 386, 389, & 416-417. 1979. Recent collectors describe this species as a tree, 3 to over 25 m. tall, often single-stemmed, or a middle-sized or very large shrub, often solitary; trunk 30--100 cm. in diameter at breast height; wood soft, light; sap colorless; bark rough; branchlets glabrous; leaves "5-lobed" [i.e., composed of 5 leaflets], very dark-green above, grayish beneath, glabrous; inflorescence "cov- ered with rusty-brown hairs"; flowers in dense axillary cymes, hairy, "on long pedicels [i.e., peduncles] in leaf-axils"; fruit "the size of a cherry", green with lighter patches or white spots when immature, blackish-purple when ripe, edible. The chromosome number is reported by the Manguenots (1962) as 2n = 32. Gossweil- er calls the plant a "wet hydrophyte". The corollas are said to have been "white" by Den Outer (19720, "yellowish or white with blue-purple corolla-lobes" by Hutchinson & Dalziel (1936), and "petals dirty-white inside with a blue lip" by Williams (1949). It is said to have been "blue to mauve" on Reckmans 1409 and "white, upper petal purple" on Richards 25816. Siwunmi (1973) describes the pollen as follows: "Pollen grains isopolar, radially symmetrical; 3-colpate; lobate-oblate spher- Oidal JY 25.7 t_ Bo25 022.2 pm). Sexine subtectate. NPC: 343. Colpi ca. 17.6% 1.4pm long, width ca. 1.4¢ 0.1m. Apocolpium diameter 8.0%0.lpm. Exine 2.0 ym thick (thinner at the colpi). Sexine reticulate, reticulation finer at apocolpia than at meso- colpia. Muri 0.42 O.lym wide, distinctly simplibaculate. Lu- mina 0.7% 0.1mm wide. Tectal part of muri 0.6% 0.lym, baculate zone 0.5% 0.lwm, foot layer 0.9% 0.1 wm thick", based on Jos 1965. Recent collectors have encountered V. doniana in dry gulches, on wooded savannas and secondary savannas in mesophyll forests, at the edges of sandy bushland, on riverbanks and lake shores, in the riverine forest belt, in gallery forests and light forests on heavy loam, on shrubby savannas, in hard stony soil in open park- lands, and in gullies in Brachystegia woodlands, at 700--1900 m. altitude, flowering in January and February and from April to No- vember, fruiting from January to April and in August. Greenway (1973) describes it as dominant in mixed but mainly compound- leaved Brachystegia microphylla wood on hillsides. Kershaw (1967) says that in Nigeria, according to Keay (1948), this species grows in open woodlands with Lophira alata, Terminalia glaucescens, Daniella oliveri, Hymenocardia acida, Detarium senegalense, and Afzelia africana as the characteristic species of trees. He also 474 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 475 lists it as found in the Isoberlinia-Parinari and Monotes-Parinari associations, as well as in the fringing woodlands with Pterocar- pus erinaceus, more characteristic of the southern Guinea zone in Nigeria, but widespread in the northern zone where it is valued by the natives for its edible fruit. Irvine (1970) asserts that it occurs in the grass savannas as well as in deciduous and secondary forests in Ghana, thriving especially in very dry and gravelly soil. Lawton (1978) tells us that it is a member of the "chipya ecological group of species growing in an open habitat where dry season fires are intense." Hutchinson & Dalziel (1936), including V. divaricata Baker in the synonymy, record V. doniana from savanna forests and/ open country from "Senegal to N. Nigeria and Lagos Colony! Also in Fernando ro: Extends to E. Sudan, Upper Nile Land, and E. Africa; also Congo Ba- sin and Angola." Crowfoot (1928) records it from northern and central Sudan, Gillett (1970) from Kenya, Paradis & Hougnon (1977) from Dahomey, Giirke (1895) from the Comoro Islands, Amico (1967) from Zambezia in Mozambique, Bouquet (1967) from the Republic of Congo, and Astle (1968) from Zambia. Drar (1970) records it from Bahr El Ghazar, Sudan, citing his nos. 1069 & 1607; Gameel (1971) also lists it from Sudan. Chapman (1962) refers to it as "widespread, common" in Nyasaland. Rein (1911) says that it "Kommt in den siidlichen Gegenden des weissen und blauen Nils und am Sobat vor, ein grosser Baum mit fiinfteiligen Blattern, weissen, sehr leichten Holz." Hyland (1969) lists it as cultivated in Maryland, based on U. S. Dept. Agr. Pl. Invent. 307744 from Nigeria. Sweet (1826) and Loudon (1832) report it introduced into cultivation in England from Sierra Leone in 1824. It is worth noting that Tackholm & Elsayed 86 and s.n. [23/6/ 1961] and s.n. [22/11/1961] have extraordinarily long petiolules, while Staner 1405 exhibits leaflets that are apically very much acuminate-pointed. Gossweiler 9168 has insect-galled leaves. Begemann (1969) describes the tree and its wood as follows: "Ein sehr grosser Baum mit breit-ausladender Krone, der Hohen tber 25 m und Durchmesser zwischen 40 und 100 c/m erreicht. Der Schaft hat hohe Wurzelanlaufe und ist nur selten gerade und zylindrisch gewachsen. -- Die Rinde ist sehr diinn bis diinn und hellbraun bis gelblich-grau. -- Splint und Kernholz gehen in einander tiber und sind nur schwach zu unterscheiden. Der Split ist etwa 4 bis 6 c/m breit und gelblich-grau, wogegen das Kernholz im frischen Zustande cremefarben ist, spater auf hellbraun iibergehend. Jahresringe sind mit blossem Auge kaum zu erkennen. Das Holz hat hdufig Silikat- Einlagen und keinen besonderen Geschmack oder Geruch. Die Struk- tur ist durchweg drehwlichsig, die Textur ziemlich grob un ungleich- missig. Das Holz schwindet stark und gilt als bedingt dauerhaft, wenn es nicht standig dem Wechset zwischen Feuchtigkeit und Trocken- heit ausgesetzt wird. Es ist mittelschwer, hart, fest und nur sehr wenig elastisch. Die Trocknung bedarf grosser Sorgfelt, da eine starke Tendenz zum Reissen und Werfen besteht. Im trockenen Zu- stande ist das Standvermégen im allgemeinen gut. Durch den Kris- tallgehalt des Holzes ist die Bearbeitung erschwert und erfordert einen grésseren Kraftaufwand. Werkzeuge stumpfen schnell. —- 476 P BaksTrOub Gstod é Vol. 44, No. 7 Trotzdem ldsst sich das Holz maschinell und von Hand gut bearbeiten. Gehobelte Flachen werden durch den Drehwuchs erst mit Nachbearbeit- ung glatt und haben matten Glanz. Die Oberfldchtenbehandlung be- reitet keine Schwierigkeiten. Es empfiehlt sich, Schrauben und Nagel zur Vermeidung von Rissbildung vorzubohren. Holzverbindung- en mit Leim oder Zapfen sind leicht herzustellen und haltbar. Auch schil- und messerfuhig. -- Spezifischen Gewicht um -.52 bein 15% Feuchtigkeitsgehalt. Verwendung: Fir Aussenzwecke, wie auch als Bau- und Konstruktionsholz wenig zu empfehlen; gut geeignet ftir Bau- und Mébelschreinerei, als Kisten- un Bindholz, Mittellagen, ftir die Sperrholz-Industrie u.4. -- Das Holz f4llt inwendig nicht sehr ast- rein aud. Handel: Trotz ausreichendem Vorkommen in den Wuchsgebieten, hat das Holz bisher im Import noch keine Bedeutung erlangt." Jaeger & Moldenke (1975) refer to V. doniana as "Le plus grand des Vitex de 1'Afrique Occidentale", growing to 25 m. tall, and found "du SéneZal au Cameroun; trés répandi en Afrique tropicale de préférence en savane et en terrain découvert". Among the common and vernacular names applied to this tree, its fruit, and/or its wood as reported by recent collectors and authors are\the following: ."abisoa", "“abis(wa)", "ada", “adaga”, "atetewa 4 "“sfua"', VYakposso” ,~“anago", “anecho",, "aranga”, “black plum’, "boume", "bugink", "bulgelwa", "chinkamba", "dagomba", "dinya", "Don's chaste-tree", "dunya", "dyakossi", "edi", “ekarukei", "ewe", "ios M£6","£opiti, "£641ti",, "“Eonejiti",. “eidjiko", “heifokoaees "ingari", "kalembe", "kazonga", "Kenya oak", "koro", "koro ba", "koto", "koto", "kratschi", “kukpweli", “kurain", "kurnyuk", “iedo”, "lubai", "meru", "meru oak", "mfifya", "mfudu", "mfuru", "mfurulegea", "mfuru ya mtoni", "mfuu", "mgwobe", "mkhulu", "mkunungu", "mpulu", "mpuro", "m'purro", "mufudu", "mufufu", “mufuru", "mufutu", "muholu", "muhomozi", "mukarukei", "munyamazi", "mutahuru", "muviru", "muvuru", "narenga", "npindimbi", "nrindimbi", "nya", "nyarina", "odogo", "of6n", “omufutu", “omuvyero", “ori", "orli", "“oyelo", "panyero", "samanibir", "so", “sod",,."sokoro", ."tschaudjo",."uoli",. “yuele > and "zeitun". Volkens (1909) speaks of the inflorescences as white and comments that "Aus den schwarzen, glatten, essbaren, kugligen Friichten und den jungen Bl&ttern wird Tinte gekocht", the species inhabiting "Galleriewdldern, Baumsteppen und auf Farmen" and being "weit ver- breitet. Das weisse, mittelschwere Holz diirfte sich besonders fiir M6bel gut eignen. In Oberguinea werden Schiffsplanken und Furniere daraus gemacht, die Eingeborenen benutzen es fiir Bootsrippen". Bur- kill (1966) says that the fruits are "said to be used as a substi- tute for tea and coffee in tropical Africa". This is also claimed by Rein (1911). Irvine (1961) provides the longest discussion of the economic uses of this species, saying that "The flowers and fruits attract bees; hives are often put in the branches. It is specially planted in N. T., the leaves being used for stock.....Also planted in vil- lages [in]...N. Nigeria....for the edible fruits and young leaves, used as a pot herb. A Sweetmeat (Hausa alewa) made from these and other fruits, and a black molasses or beverage (e.g. tea substitute in Sudan) can be prepared from them. Ink also made from young 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 477 leaves or fruit or sometimes bark, gum added. Bark and roots used to prepare a cloth dye (for Adink(a)ra cloths) are cut up, boiled with iron slag as mordant; poured into another pot, and boiled till thick; egg or sugar then added. The bark is a substitute for soap in S. Leone......lhe fruit-pulp is said to contain oil...... The timber is whitish to light brown, darkening later; it rather resembles teak and is of medium weight and straight grain, nails well, and is said to be durable. It is used in housebuilding, furniture, boxes, crates, bowls, stools, shelves, and in Uganda for knife-handles, chairs, and trumpets. A favourite wood for making log beehives. It is useful for firewood; and the ashes for soap-making -(S. Leone....).....dried leaves...medicinal...A decoc- tion of pounded roots is used in Fr. Guinea for stomach troubles.. A decoction of the root-—bark is recommended as a drink or for baths and is used on the Iv. Coast for children with rickets...... The bark is used in various Iv. Coast remedies for leprosy and sterility. A bark decoction is used as a gargle....The bark is used in W. Ashanti for stomach complaints. The bark and leaves are sometimes given for diarrhoea and dysentery....The leaves are used by the Moshi on the Iv. Coast to keep crocodiles from water holes. A leaf decoction is drunk, or used as an enema for dysenteric diarrhoea.....A leaf infusion is given for colds in Guinea.....The pounded leaves are applied to the body as a febri- fuge.....The tender leaves are chewed, or an infusion of leaves and bark are used medicinally in Ghana. The fruits are used in N. Nigeria for constipation....and are sometimes given for diar- rhoea and dysentery. In S. Leone they are considered good for conditions due to A and B avitaminosis, associated with sores at the corners of the mouth and eyes, and sometimes in advanced cases, with paralytic symptoms.....Loranthus growing on this tree is used in N. Nigeria for leprosy.....In Katanga (B. Congo) the tree is said to be used to induce conception...." Dale & Greenway (1961) aver that the edible fruit is "sweet, mealy, somewhat resembling a prune in taste. Wood white or yellow-white to pale brown, darkening in age, even and straight in grain, fine and uniform in texture, soft, moderately durable, easy to work with tools; it smooths reasonably but does not take a polish, nails satisfactorily and does not split, tenons, mor- tises, recesses and moulds well; weight about 53 1b. per cu. ft. air dry. The timber has some resemblance to teak, and is used locally in West Africa for boat timbers (ribs, etc.), for small canoes, house-building and so on. It is suitable for uses to which poplars and deals are put, for interior fitting boxes, crates, shelving, low-grade furniture, etc. It must not be ex- posed to damp, and is not suitable for purposes calling for great strength." Irvine (193) reports that in Gold Coast the species is used for firewood, dye, ink, and the edibility of its fruit. Williams (1949) found the fruit being eaten by children in Zanzibar and the wood employed there for laths, roof-building, planks, canoe-outriggers, and guitars. Thomas (1972) records its use in treating yellow fever. Altschul (1973), Alain (1974), Giirke (1895), and Watter & Breyer-Brandwijk (1962) all comment 478 PEZ.TOL OG i248 Vol. 44, No. 7 on the edibility of the fruit. Tanner reports the species used in Tanzania to treat cases of prolonged labor during childbirth. Sabine (1824) comments that although the fruit is edible, it is inferior in quality to that of both the yellow and sugar plums of tropical Africa. Schweinfurth (1874) reports that the "sweet, olive-shaped fruit is relished exceedingly by natives of central Africa’. Uphof (1968) repeats that the fruit is the size of an olive and much esteemed. "A gum is used for compounding Mallam's ink; also considered an antidote for arrow poison. Leaves used as a substitute for tea in Trop. Afr." Watt & Breyer-Brandwijk (1962) claim that in Zambia V. doniana is used as a remedy for anemia and the root for gonorrhoea. Rein (1911) says that "Die harten Friichte werden gerdstet und augfekocht als Ersatz fur Tee und Kaffee genossen". Irvine (1930) reports the fruit sold in native markets in Ghana. Hansford (1961) reports V. doniana as a host for the fungus, Meliola cookeana var. viticis (Hansf.) Hansf. in Uganda, based on the type collection of the fungus, Hansford 799, and M. cook- eana Speg. in Sierra Leone, based on Deighton 564, 987, 1551, & 1766. Cohic (1969) found it to be host to the insects, Aleuro- tuberculatus nigeriae Mound, A. gambiae Gameel, and Bemisia hancocki Corbett. Roberts (1969) reports it as host to the larvae of the lepidopteron, Bunaea alcinoé (Stoll) and the beetle, Premnobius cavipennis Eichhoff in Nigeria. Baker (1900) separates his various taxa, now regarded by most authors as being conspecific, as follows: 1. leaves usually S-feltlolates is sssiies ccstisccvascvoes¥, Goma la. Leaves usually 5-foliolate. 2. lé@aflets, not corlacedusess cestsscssccesscsovee eV. GEWEVEEEs 2a. Leaflets coriaceous. 3. Corolla-tube as long as the calyx.............V. cuneata. 3a. Corolla-tube longer than the calyx.......V. cienkowskii. As being typical of V. doniana he cites Heudelot 379 from Sene- gal. As typical of V. dewevrei he cites Dewevre s.n. from Lower Congo; of C. cuneata he lists Thonning s.n. from Upper Guinea, and as typical of V. cienkowskii he cites Barter 1108, Millen 118, Rowland s.n., Scott Elliot 5211, and Vogel 67 from Upper Guinea, Cienkowsky s.n., Heughlin s.n., Schweinfurth 1307 & 1890, Scott Elliott 7179, and Speke & Grant 81 from Nile Land, Smith s.n. from Congo, Welwitsch 5633, 5645, & 5746 from Angola, Kirk 1 from Zanzibar, Hildebrandt 1123 from Tanganyika, Kirk 40 from Mozambique, and Buchanan 80, Kirk s.n., Meller 5,and Scott s.n. from Nyasaland. Good & Exell (1930) cite their nos. 5376 & 5376a from Angola and 6305, 7851, 8652, & 9168 from Portuguese Congo, asserting that the tree grows in wet situations and on riversides, often in company with Canthium schimperianum. They note that it is "Wide- spread in Tropical Africa". Palhinha (1947), speaking of an un- identified species of Vitex in Portuguese Congo, says that "Esta planta parece-me bastante proéxima, sefiao idéntida, a Vitex cune- ata Sch. et Thonn., e igualmente afim da Vitex Cienkowski Kotschy et Peyr., da qual difere pelas folhas maiores e inflorescéncias | um pouco menores e mais fracas." 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 479 Roberty (1954) refers to V. doniana as "forme la plus commune” in West Africa "surtout prés des riviéres ou marais. Trés vari- able, 4 formes principales" -- after which he lists, apparently as "forms", V. barbata Planch., V. chrysocarpa Planch., "V. doni- ana s.s.", and V. grandifolia Giirke, but I regard these as four separate and distinct species. To include them all under Vitex doniana would most certainly render that taxon “"trés variable"! Dale & Greenway (1961) cite Dale 3115, Graham 25 & 2226, and Napier 5329 from Kenya. Hutchinson & Dalziel (1936) cite Berter 1108, Chevalier 2769, Chipp 463, 727, & 744, Dalziel 350, Heude- lot 379, Lely P.134, Millen 118, Milne s.n., Pobéguin 682, Rowland S.n., Scott Elliot 5211, Warnecke 156, and Yates 59. Lewalle (1972) cites his no. 608; Astle (1968) cites his no. 2718 from Zambia; Amico & Bavazzano (1968) cite their no. 455; Cufodontis (1962) cites Kuls 256, 281, & 473. DeWildeman (1914) cites Hom- blé 318 as the type of his V. homblei; Irvine (1930) cites Ir- vine 151 & 194 from Ghana. The Don s.n. from Sierra Leone and Heudelot s.n. from Senegambia cited by Hooker & Bentham (1849) are most certainly V. doniana, Material of V. doniana has sometimes been misidentified and distributed in some herbaria as V. madiensis Oliv. On the other hand, the Angil 2774, Lewalle 2200, Lowe 2049, Reekmans 2702, Richards 25816, Tanner R.T.1758, 4272, & 4488, and Vigne 3541, all distributed as typical V. doniana, are regarded by me as representing var. parvifolia (Engl.) Mold., while Drar & Mahdi 1607 is not verbenaceous. Additional citations: SIERRA LEONE: G. Don s.n. [Mo. Bot. Gard. photo A.851] (N--photo of type, W--photo of type); Gledhill DH.577 (Mu); Jaeger 1401 (Ac), 1756 (Ac), 9258 (1d). LIBERIA: J. T. Baldwin 10989 (W--2672784, W--2672785). TOGO: Warnecke 156 (Mu--3857). NIGERIA: Blum 2502 (Ws). ZAIRE: Gerard 2504 (Mu); Louis 12487 (N), 12562 (W--2091094); W. Robyns 1144 (W-- 1942516); Staner 1405 (W--2091224); Taton 7395 (Mu). BURUNDI: Reekmans 1409 (E--2209171), 1414 (E--2209177). UGANDA: Bagshawe 813 (W--1505799). TANZANIA: Tanga: Tanner 4804 (Ba). ANGOLA: Kongo: Gossweiler 9168 (W--1373601). Lunda: Gossweiler 14109 (W--2074458). ZAMBIA: Evrard 3951 (Mu); E. A. Robinson 3938 (Mu). MALAWI: Brass 17074 (W--2061955); J. Buchanan 194 (W--806717). CULTIVATED: Egypt: Drar s.n. [12/1/1960] (Gz); Tackholm & Elsay- ed 86 (Gz, Gz), sen. [23/6/1961] (Gz, Gz), sen. [14/11/1961] (Gz), sen. [22/11/1961] (Gz, Gz); Tackholm & Mahdi s.n. [17/5/1967] (Gz, Gz). VITEX DONIANA var. PARVIFOLIA (Engl.) Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 107--108. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 224, 231, 234, 247, & 252 (1971) and 2: 715, 716, 924, & 968. 1971; Mold., Phytologia 28: 442 & 452 (1974) and 44: 386. 1979. Recent collectors describe this plant as a "small shrub" or as a small or large spreading tree, 5--20 m. tall, much branched, with a thick bole and dense rounded crown, giving thick cover, the stem single, upright, the bark gray, rough, lined or corruga- ted, the sap.colorless, the wood white, soft to cut, with a 480 Pit? OL Ota Vol. 44, No. 7 brown "slip", the leaflets 5, coriaceous, dark or glossy bright- green, the flowers aromatic, the calyx with pale-brown indumentun, and the fruit (immature?) pale-green. They have found it growing near lakes, in "abercorn" gardens, in light forests on sandy loam soil, in open parkland on hard stony soil, in light forests on hillsides with gravel and loam soil, and “in deep shade in well- grown Brachystegia woodland with luxuriant rich undergrowth con- taining evergreen shrubs", at 500--2165 m. altitude, flowering in September and November, fruiting in February, March, May, and November. Watmough speaks of it as "occasional" in Zambia. The corollas are said to have been "mauve" on Tanner R.T.1758, "violet" on Reekmans 2702, "pale yellow-mauve" on Richards 21451, "white to pale-mauve" on Lewalle 2200, and “white, upper petal purple" on Richards 25816. According to Tanner the bark of this tree is used in the treat- ment of leprosy in Tanzania. Material has been misidentified and distributed in some herbaria as typical V. doniana Sweet, V. am- boniensis Giirke, and V. madiensis Oliv. Additional citations: SUDAN: Blue Nile: Kassas, Mobarak, Fadlal- lah, Omar, & Osman E.1035 (Gz, Gz). Bahr El Ghazal: Drar & Mahdi 1069 (Gz). GHANA: Vigne 3541 (N). NIGERIA: Lowe 2049 (N). BU- RUNDI: Lewalle 2200 (W--2595398); Reekmans 2702 (E--2200855). TANZANIA: Tanga: Richards 25816 (Mu, N); Schlieben 1282 (Mu); Tan- ner R.T.1758 (Ba, Ca--183319, N), 4272 (Ba), 4488 (Ba). ZAMBIA: Angils 2774 (N); Richards 21451 (E--1836522); Richardson & Living- stone s.n. [30 October 1960] (Au--220301); Watmough 209 (Mu). CULTIVATED: Sudan: Drar & Mahdi 138 (Gz). VITEX DRYADUM S. Moore Additional bibliography: Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 39 (2): 320. 1913; Mold., Phytologia 15: 241--242. 1967; Mold., Fif th Suum,./1 = 252° (1971). and ‘2: 924. 1971. The type of this species, Swynnerton 1062, from Gazaland, Mo- zambique, in the British Museum herbarium has been photographed by the Missouri Botanical Garden as their type photograph number A. 854. It is possible that V. oxycuspis var. mossambicensis Mold. may belong here. Additional citations: MOZAMBIQUE: Gazaland: Swynnerton 1062 [Mo. Bot. Gard. photo A.854] (Gz--photo of type, N--photo of type). VITEX DUBOISII Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 212. 1967; Mold., Sirth Summ, 12.231 (1971). and 2: 924, L971. VITEX DUCKEI Huber Synonymy: Vitex duchei Huber, in herb. Additional bibliography: H. N. & A. L. Mold., Pl. Life 2: 57. 1948; Mold., Phytologia 16: 499. 1968; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 1/79 (197%) “and ‘2s, 9242 1972 Recent collectors describe this species as a shrub, 80 cm. tall, and have found it growing in sandy soil of capoeira, flowering in June. The corollas are said to have been "purple and white" on Campbell & al. P.22554. Material has been misidentified and dis- 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 481 tributed in some herbaria as "Bignoniaceae". Additional citations: BRAZIL: Amaz6nas: Prance, Pena, Allen, & Ramos 2706 (S). Para: Campbell, Ongley, Ramos, Monteiro, & Nelson P.22554 (Ld, N, N); M. Silva 1634 (N). VITEX DUCLOUXII Dop Additional bibliography: Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 56 (2): 286. 19373; H. N. & A. L. Mold., Pl. Life 2: 57. 1948; Mold., Phytologia 15: 242. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 290 (1971) and 2:°924. (1971. VITEX EBERHARDTII Dop Additional bibliography: Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 56° (2): 286. 1937:'H. N. & A. Le. Moid., Pl. Life 2: 5/7. 19465 Mold, Phytologia 15: 242. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 303 (1971) and 2: S24 1972. VITEX ELAKELAKENSIS Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 242. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 263 (1971) and 2: 924. 1971. VITEX ELMERI Mold., Phytologia 38: 307--308. 1978. Synonymy: Vitex elmari Mold., Biol. Abstr. 65: 6769, sphaln. 1978. Bibliography: Mold., Biol. Abstr. 65: 6769. 1978; Mold., Phyto- logia 38: 307--308. 1978; Hocking, Excerpt. Bot. A.33: 86. 1979. Collectors have found this tree in flower in February. Material has been misidentified and distributed in some herbaria as the very closely related Vitex negundo L. Citations: PHILIPPINE ISLANDS: Luzon: Elmer 5611 (N--type); £. D. Merrill 3627 (N); Pancho & Apolinario 285 (Au--11005); Roth- dauscher s.n. [Manilla, 1879] (Mu--1516, Mu--1517, Z). VITEX EPIDICTYODES Mildbr. Additional bibliography: Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 57 (2): 402. 1938; Mold., Phytologia 15: 242. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 232, 238, & 250 (1971) and 2: 716 & 924. 1971; Mold., Phy- tologia 31: 388. 1975. Recent collectors refer to this species as a shrub, 3 m. tall, the (immature?) fruit green, and have encountered it on savannas and wooded savannas, at altitudes of 900 to 1200 m., fruiting in December. Material has been misidentified and distributed in some herbar- ia as V. madiensis ssp. milanjiensis (Britt.) White. Additional citations: BURUNDI: Reekmans 1391 (E--2209172), 2204 (E--2209186). VITEX ERIOCLONA H. J. Lam Synonymy: Vitex erioclona Lam. ex Uphof, Dict. Econ. Pil Bt. 2, 545, sphalm. 1968. Additional & emended bibliography: H. J. Lam, Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz, ,ser. 3, 3: 48 & 51. 1921; Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. 482 P. Bet PVOrL 0:62 A Vol. 44, No. 7 Jahresber. 53 (1): 1076. 1932; Uphof, Dict. Econ. Pl., ‘ed. 2; °545, 1968; Mold., Phytologia 15: 242. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 328 (1971) and 2: 716. & 924. 1971. Uphof (1968), crediting this species to Lamarck, says of it: "Tree. Indonesia, esp. the Poso region. Wood easy to work, durable; keeps a long time when in contact with the soil; used for making small vessels". VITEX EXCELSA Mold. Additional bibliography: H. N. & A. L. Mold., Pl. Life 2: 43. 1948; Mold., Phytologia 15: 242. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 179 (1971) and 2: 924. 1971; Mold., Biol. Abstr. 64: 2433. 1977; Mold., Phytologia 35: 277 (1977) and 36: 33. 1977. VITEX EXCELSA var. PETIOLATA Mold., Phytologia 35: 277. 1977. Bibliography: Mold., Biol. Abstr. 64: 2433. 1977; Mold., Phy- roleeia 35: 277.,41977). apd: 36: 33.. 1977. Collectors describe this plant as a "tree 111.5 feet tall", with a trunk diameter of 36 inches, and have encountered it at 150 m. altitude, flowering in August. The corollas are said to have been "lilac" in color on Ardstegui V.123, a collection said to have been taken from the type tree. The immature leaves are strikingly similar to those of V. panshiniana Mold. A vernacular name reported is "quinilla colorada". Citations: PERU: Loreto: Ardéstegui V.75 (N--type, W--2825839-- isotype), V.123 [field no. 104.1] (N, W--2825838). VITEX FARAFANGANENSIS Mold. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 242. 1967; Mold., Fifth. Summ. 1: 263 (1971) and 2: 924. 1971. VITEX FERRUGINEA Schum. & Thonn, Additional synonymy: Viter fosteri Aubréville, Ann. Acad. Sci. Colon. 9: 237, sphalm. 1938. Additional & emended bibliography: Schum. & Thonn. in Schum., Beskr. Guin. Pl. 62. 1827; Hook. f. & Benth. in Hook., Niger Fl. 487. 1849; Buek, Gen. Spec. Syn. Candoll. 3: 501. 1858; J. G. Ba- ker in Thiselt.-Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 316 & 324--325. 1900; Hutchins. & Dalz, Fl. W.x.Trop. Afr.,) eds: 15. 220275 & 276.495 Aubréville, Ann. Acad. Sci. Colon. 9: 257. 1938; H. N. & A. L. Mold., Pl. Life 2: 60. 1948; Kerharo & Bouquet, Pl. Méd. Tox. Céte Iv. 234. 1950; Metcalfe & Chalk, Anal. Dicot. 1036, fig. 248 H. 1950; Irvine, Woody Pl. Ghana 762--763. 1961; S. & G. Mangue- not, Rev. Cytol. Biol. Veg. 25: 411--447. 1962; Huber in Hutchins. & Dalz., Fl. W. Trop. Afr., ed. 2, 446--448. 1963; Ornduff, Reg. Veg. 50: 86 & 121. 1967; Mold., Phytologia 16: 499. 1968; Bolkh., Grif, Matvej., & Zakhar., Chrom. Numb. Flow. Pl., imp. 1, 717. 1969; Roberts, Commonw. Forest. Inst. Oxf. Paper 44: 38 & 199. 1969; Gadella, Act. Bot. Neerl. 19 (3): 433. 1970; Gillett, Numb. Check-list Trees Kenya 47. 1970; Anon., Biol. Abstr. 52: 89. 1971; Mold.,. Fifth Summ. 1: 216, 220-—223, 232,:234, 8.245) (9739 and 2: 717 & 924. 1971; Mold., Phytologia 23: 420 & 437. 1972; 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 483 Bolkh., Grif, Matvej., & Zakhar., Chromos. Numb. Flow. Pl., imp. 2, 717. 1974; Kooiman, Act. Bot. Neerl. 24: 462. 1975; Mold., Phy- tologia 34: 261 (1976) and 44: 408. 1979. Additional illustrations: Metcalfe & Chalk, Anat. Dicot. 1036, fig. 248 H. 1950. Recent collectors and authors describe this plant as a tree to 60 feet tall, softly rusty-pubescent, the leaves digitate, the petioles densely rusty-pubescent; leaflets 5--7, sessile, 4 inches long, 2 inches wide; flowers small, borne in cymes, densely pubes- cent outside; corollas small, pubescent outside; fruits globose, 1/3 inch in diameter. The corollas are said to have been "white" on Becquaert 17 and "blue/cream" on Malima 19. The species has been found growing on savannas, flowering in July. Irvine (1961) gives its distribution as from the Ivory Coast to Ghana. Kerharo & Bouquet (1950) assert that in the Ivory Coast it enters into a composition used to treat trypanosomiasis, reporting the local names, "kpépésson", "mbolé", and "paintou". The Manguenots (1962), as well as Bolkhovskikh and his associ- ates (1974), give the chromosome number for the species (as V. fosteri) as 2n = 32. Gadella (1970) -- whose surname is mis- spelled "Gadelia" in the Biological Abstracts reference (1971) -- reports the chromosome number for V. ferruginea as 2n = 32, based on Versteegh & Den Outer 562 from Ivory Coast. He also cites seedling material, Van Steenbergen 205, both collections deposited in the Wageningen herbarium Roberts (1969) reports the following insects as attacking Vitex ferruginea in Nigeria: Doliopygus erichsoni, D. interpositus, Platypus hintzi, P. spinulosus, and Pycnatmon cribrata. Of the last-mentioned he says: "Larvae of this species feed on Vitex fer- ruginea,trees of all ages being attacked. They live singly between two leaves held together with silk. At Ibadan larval development takes at least 16 days and the pupal period from 12 to 17 days. Larvae were found in February, June, September, and November." It is of interest to note that Hutchinson & Dalziel (1931) kept V. ferruginea and V. fosteri as separate species [although later combined by Huber (1938)], distinguishing them from each other as follows: 1. Leaves tomentose or densely pubescent beneath.......V. fosteri. la. Leaves glabrous or thinly pubescent or minutely tomentellous BOROSER ¢ oc 2 6:ce dire ee Eins waddle Wee 2d Od wees Se WERE ee ae eee ipen Additional citations: ZAIRE: Becquaert 17 (W--1659331); Corbis- ier-Baland 1293 (Gz, Gz, N); Lebrun 1478 (W--2091172). TANZANIA: Tanga: Malima 19 (Ld). VITEX FISCHERI Giirke Additional & emended bibliography: J. G. Baker in Thiselt.-Dyer, Fl. Trop... Afr. 5: 317 & 330—-331. 1900; H. N. & A. L. Mold., Pi. Life 2: 59. 1948; Dale, Descrip. List Introd. Trees Uganda 70. 1953; Snowden, Grass Comm. Mtn. Veg. Uganda 94. 1953; Dale & Green- way, Kenya Trees Shrubs 592 & 595. 1961; Langsdale-Br., Osmoston, & Wils., Veg. Uganda 115 & 118. 1964; Mold., Phytologia 15: 242--243. 1967; Gillett, Numb. Check-list Trees Kenya 47. 1970; Mold., Fifth 484 Poet eh OCs A Vol. 44, No. 7 Summ. 1: 234, 238, & 242 (1971) and 2: 924. 1971; Mold., Phytolo- gia 44 389. 1979. Recent collectors describe this species as a tree, 20 feet tall, with a single stem, the bark rough, and the sap clear, and have encountered it in sandy soil of grassland, at 4000 feet al- titude, fruiting in May. Tanner reports that the roots are “used for infertility in women and for pain below the ribs". He reports the vernacular name, "mhunda", in Tanzania. Girke (1895) refers to the species as a tree or shrub with rather long-petiolate leaves and 5 lanceolate-oval glabrous leaflets. Dale & Greenway (1961) assert that it grows in wet savannas at 4000 to 6000 feet alti- tude in Kenya, where it is know as "mkhulu", "moholu", "mohutu", and "mufutumwe". Langsdale-Brown and his associates (1964) en- countered it in undifferentiated semi-deciduous thickets and in Albizzia-Chlorophora forests in Uganda. Baker (1900) cites Scott-Elliot 7252 & 7411 from Uganda and Fischer 476 and Stuhlmann 3394, 4137, & 4183 from Tanzania. Additional citations: TANZANIA: Tanga: Shantz & Tanner 4235 (Tu--129104); Tanner R.T.4252 (Ba). VITEX FLAVA Ridl. Additional bibliography: Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 57 (2): 404. 1938; Mold., Phytologia 15: 243. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 328 (1971) and 2: 925. 1971. This species is based on Haviland 2025 from "along the path to Tegora", Sarawak, collected on December 20, 1892. The collector speaks of the plant as a small tree with yellow corollas. Ridley (1929) notes that "This is most nearly allied to V. longisepala King, of the Malay Peninsula, but that is densely hairy all over, whereas this plant is almost completely glabrous with merely a little deciduous pubescence, the bracts are much smaller and the sepals and corolla are covered with yellow glands as is the ovary and the leaves on both sides". VITEX FLAVENS H.B.K. Additional & emended synonymy: Vitex flavens Kunth apud Spreng. in L., Syst. Veg., ed. 16, 2: 757. 1825. Vitex flavens Humb.é Kunth apud D. Dietr., Syn. Pl. 3: 612. 1843. Additional bibliography: Spreng. in L., Syst. Veg., ed. 16, 2: 757. 1825; D. -Dietr., Syn. -Pl. 3: 612. 18433 Schau. ,»Linnaea Ze: 484. 1847; Buek, Gen. Spec. Syn. Candoll. 3: 501. 1858; H. N. & A. L. Mold., Pl. Life 2: 80. 1948; Braga, Pl. Nordest., ed. 2, 338. 1960; Macbr., Fieldiana Bot. 13 (5): 692, 694, & 695. 1960; Mold., Phytologia 16: 499--500. 1968; Mold., Résumé Suppl. 16: 29. 1968; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 91, 120, 137, 144, & 179 (1971) and 2: 217, 727, & 925. 1971; Mold. in Woodson, Schery, & al., Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 60: 131, 135--136, & 148. 1973; Lépez-Palacios, Revist. Fac. Farm. Univ. Andes 17: 50--51. 1976; Soukup, Biota 11: 20. 1976; Mold., Phytologia 44: 412. 1979. Recent collectors describe this species as a tree or small tree, 5--26 m. tall, the trunk "1 cm. in diameter at breast height" [doubtless a very young tree or a typographical error for 1 dm.], 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 485 the bark gray, with many deep longitudinal furrows, and the leaves opposite and compound, and have found it growing in dry upland scrub and on "low semi-arid hills back of beach", at alti- tudes of sealevel to 466 m., flowering in December. The corol- las are said to have been "purple" on Dodson & Thien 1644 and these collectors report the vernacular name, "pechinche", from Ecuador. Braga (1960) describes V. flavens as an "Arvore com félhas com- postas, digitadas, de flores vistosas, em racemos, sendo o fruto uma pequena drupa, 4-locular. Boa madeira." He regards V. pan- shiniana Mold. as a synonym and calls the species "mama de cachorro". Lépez—Palacios, in a personal communication to me, says: "No he tenido oportunidad de examiner los tipos de Vitex cymosa Bert. y Vitex flavens HBK., pero el material que se les asigna en los herbarios es tan similar, que hace pensar que son coespecificos o que el material ha sido mal interpretado. Téngase en cuenta esta observacién para futuros trabajos en esta género." Macbride (1960) reports the wood of V. flavens used for con- struction, at least in Ecuador. He cites only Tessmann 3247, 4492, & 4587 from Loreto, Peru, giving its overall distribution as "To Colombia and Amazonian Brazil". Material of V. flavens has been misidentified and distributed in some herbaria as Godmania sp. and Tabebuia sp. Additional citations: COLOMBIA: Huila: Little 9137 (N). ECUA- DOR: Guayas: Dodson & Thien 1644 (Ws, Z). VITEX FLORIBUNDA Legris Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 15: 243 (1967) and 17: 10 & 21. 19683; Mold., Fifth Summy 1:°279 (1971) and-2: 925. 1971: VITEX FLORIDULA Duchass. & Walp. Synonymy: Vitex floridula “Duchass. & Walp. ex Walp.' Bultman & Southwell, Biotropica 8 (2): 79. 1976. Additional bibliography: Mold., Phytologia 16: 500. 1968; Mold., Résumé Suppl. 16: 4. 1968; Gibson, Fieldiana Bot. 24 (9): 234. 1970; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 91 (1971) and 2: 925. 1971; Mold. in Woodson, Schery, & al., Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 60: 131, 135, & 148. 1973; Bultman & Southwell, Biotropica 8 (2): 79, 92, & 93. 1976; Mold., Phytologia 44: 409. 1979. Illustrations: Pittier, Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 18: 171. 1916. Recent collectors describe this species as a tree, 20 m. tall, the trunk 12 inches in diameter at breast height, "mostly decid- uous", and have found it in flower in April. They record for it the vernacular name, "cuajado", from the Panama Canal Zone. Gen- try reports the young fruit eaten by the local inhabitants in Panama. The corollas are said to have been "purplish-blue" on Gentry 4963. The Seibert 1535, distributed as V. floridula, actually is V. parviflora A. L. Juss. apud 486 P H.¥sT-O.L 0.048 A Vol. 44, No. 7 Additional citations: PANAMA: Panama: A. Gentry 4963 (N). VITEX FROESII Mold. Additional bibliography: H. N. & A. L. Mold., Pl. Life 2: 60. 1948; Mold., Phytologia 15: 243. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 179 (L971) and. 25. 925_.2971, VITEX GABUNENSIS Giirke Additional & emended bibliography: J. G. Baker in Thiselt.- Dyer , Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 317 & 327. 1900; Mold., Phytologia 15: 243. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 226 (1971) and 2: 925. 1971. Baker (1900) cites only the type collection of this species, Soyaux 163, from Gabon. VITEX GAMOSEPALA W. Griff. Additional synonymy: Vitex nn. 15, 16 Hook. f. & Thoms. ex C. B. Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 588, in syn. 1885. Vitis gamosepala Henderson ex Mold., Résumé Suppl. 3: 42, in syn. 1962. Vitex gamopetala Griff. ex Mold., Fifth Summ. 2: 717, in syn. 1971. Additional & emended bibliography: W. Griff., Notul. Pl. Asiat. 4: 178 & 764. 1854; Benth. in Benth. & Hook. f., Gen. Pl. 2 (2): 1154. 1876; C..B. Clarke in Hook. £., Fl. Brit. India 4: °586i6 588. 1885; Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 39 (2): 320. 1913; Lam & Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz., ser. 3, 3: 48. 1921; S. Moore, Journ. Bot. Lond. 63: Suppl. 81. 1925; Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 47 (2): 246 (1927) and 60 (2): 576. 1941; H..N. & A. Le Mold., Pl. Life 2: 67 & 82. (19485 ‘Sureaia| Dict. Econ. Prod. Malay Penins. 2: 2278. 1966; Mold., Phytologia 15: 243. 1967; Chan & Teo, Chem. Pharm. Bull. Tokyo 17: 1284-- 1286. 1969; Farnsworth, Pharmacog. Titles 5 (4): xii & item 4122 (1970) and 5, Cum. Gen. Ind. 1971; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 298, 306, & 328 (1971) and 2: 710, Fis, ¢738,27235.03k6 7320S 1971; Mold., Phytologia 23: 438 (1972), 34: 266 (1976), and 36: E| «Oe a ep a Recent collectors describe this species as a tree or small tree, 4--8 m. tall, or as a treelet, 3 m. tall, the branches pen- dent, the flowers asymmetric, the sepals yellow, and the fruits round, 3/4 inch in diameter, l-seeded, green or red when immature, and have found it growing along trails in disturbed evergreen forests and in the transition zone between deciduous and ever- green forests, at altitudes from sealevel to 330 m., flowering in December, January, and April, fruiting in January, April, and July. The corollas are said to have been "yellow" on Larsen & Larsen 33421 and on Seesink & Santisuk 4960, while on Stone 8931 they are described as "outside covered with tiny round yellow glands, tube within violet with white hairs". Bentham (1876) says of V. gamosepala: "insignis est calyce 3- fido, lobis rigidis erectis obtusis, 2 anticis tubo aequilongis, tertio postico duplo longiore; corolla normalis, fructus deest". Clarke (1885) says that "The corolla as well as the inflorescence shows the affinity to V. vestita". Burkill (1966) lists the ver- 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 487 nacular names, "léban nasi" and "1&ban pachat" [meaning, respect- ively, leech's léban and cooked-rice léban], "pelong" [probably an error for Microstemon], "s€tulang" [in common with some other small trees, usually with hard wood], and "sulong chong", in Mala- ya. He describes the species as "A small tree found in Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and Borneo; in the Peninsula it is apparently throughout. The vernacular names suggest that the wood is hard, but nothing precise is on record regarding it". ; Griffith 6065 is a cotype of Lam's var. typica and, indeed, may actually be the type collection of the species, although the original description by Griffith does not cite a number. It is cited by Clarke (1885) as V. gamosepala [p. 588] and as V. coria- cea C. B. Clarke [now known as Teijsmanniodendron coriaceum (C. B. Clarke) Kosterm.] [on p. 586] -- perhaps the number represents a mixture. Clarke cites for V. gamosepala only Griffith 6065 and Maingay 1202 from Malacca. In view of certain confusion regarding to the application of Griffith's name it may be of value to repeat his original descrip- tion here: "Arbor. mediocris. Fol. trifoliata, foliolis lanceola- tis acuminatis venatio apocyneoid. Cymis axillaribus foliis multo brevior. Cal. tubo brevi bilabiat. labio super majore integro inferiore bipartito extus. Cor. tubo anguste infundibulif. glandulosus calyce fere duplo longior, bilabiat., labio super. bifido erecto reflexo infer. 3-lobo, annulus pilorum ad medium tubi. Stam. 4 vix didynama, filam. subulatis robustis basi pubes- cent. Stylus longitud. stamin., stigma bifidum subaequal. Anth. biloculares narrow horse-shoe-shaped, filam. inserti in sinus. Cells not quite all along the inner margins of the curve, so that the anthers are mucronate at the base. See Fig. II. Pl. CCCCXLV- Ets * Cor. extus glandulosa, in aestivat. the up- per lip is outermost, lower lip middle lobe innermost. Hab. Mal- acca at Ching Rhingull. Obs. The upper lip of the calyx which is glandular outside, is made up of 3, it often presents faint obso- lete traces of composition, sometimes decided, The venation is too irregular to decide the point. In this respect it differs from Vitex, but not always unless indeed the anthers and stigma or fruit present corresponding differences." It should be noted that the plate referred to in the above description in Griffith's "Notulae" (1854) and not appearing therein is undoubtedly the pl. 448, fig. 2, in his "Icones" of the same year. The former work is sometimes erroneously cited as having been published in "1851". The Boeea 7155, 7184, 7245, 7532, 7784, 7821, 7°71, & 8126, distributed as typical V. gamosepala, actually all represent var. kunstleri King & Gamble instead. Additional & emended citations: THAILAND: Larsen & Larsen 33421 (Ac, Z), 34054 (Ac, Ld); Seesink & Santisuk 4960 (Ac). MA- LAYA: Malacca: W. Griffith 6065, in part (Mu-—-694--cotype, N-- cotype, N--photo of cotype, Pd--cotype, S--cotype, Ut--11513-- cotype, Z—-cotype, Z--photo of cotype), S-n- [Malacca] (Mu--695-- cotype, Pd--cotype). Selangor: Hardial & Sidek 400 (N); B. C. Stone 8931 (K1--20593). 488 P BF -B. AlS. 220, (S248. 2870; Barros, Matos, Vieira, Sousa, & Madeiros, Journ. Pharm. Pharmacol. 22: 116--122. 1970; Farnsworth, Pharmacog. Titles 5 (11): xviii & item 14903 (1970) and 5, Cumul. Gen. Ind. 1971; Mold., Fifth. Sen. hs 179 CEST) aed. 22 Lig 918, & 82501197 Peckolt (1904) says of this species: "In den Staaten Alag6as, Pernambuco und Rio de Janeiro corkommend. Volksnamen: Gerimato, Girimato, Jeramataia, Jeramataia miuda, korrumpierte Tubybenen- nungen. Die lanzettlichen Blatter des Strauches als Resolvens und gertihmt bei habitueller Verstopfung". Braga (1960) says: "Jaramataia....Arvore. Félhas opostas, digitadas, 3--5 folfolos obovais alongados, pubescentes. Flores pedunculadas, roxas, em pequenos cimos axilares densos. Drupa carnosa, 4-locular. Félhas calmantes, anti-reumaticas. Conhecida também por Tamanca e Tamanqueira." His statement that the leaves are 3--5-foliolate is remarkable; all specimens seen by me have them merely 1-folio- late and they are so described by Schauer in his original descrip- tion. It is very probably that Braga's description is based on a misidentification. Material of V. gardneriana has been misidentified and distribu- ted in some herbaria as Aegiphila sp. Additional citations: BRAZIL: Ceara: Allemao 1179 (P). State undetermined: Clausen s.n. (P). VITEX GAUMERI Greenm. Additional synonymy: Vitis gaumeri Greenm. ex Mold., Résumé Suppl. 16: 30, in syn. 1968. Vitex gaumeri Green ex Kribs, Comm. For. Woods, ed. 3, 161, sphalm. 1968 Additional & emended bibliography: Pittier , Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 20: 483 & 486. 1922; Roys, Tulane Univ. Mid. Am. Res. Ser. Publ. 2: [Ethno-bot. Maya] 221, 257, 300, & 326. 1931; Yuncker, Field Mus. Publ. Bot. 9: 330. 1940; H. N. & A. L. Mold., Pl. Life 2: 60. 1948; Kribs, Comm. For. Woods, ed. 2, 161, fig. 473 (1959) and ed. 3, 161, fig. 473. 1968; Mold., Phytologia 16: 500 (1968) and 17: 28. 1968; Mold., Résumé Suppl. 16: 3, 13, & 30. 1968; Pennington & Sarukhdn, Man. Ident. Arb. Trop. 370--371. 1968; Ech- enique-Manrique, 25 Maderas Trop. Mex. 191--198 & [234]. 1970; Gibson, Fieldiana Bot. 24 (9): 234--235, fig. 47. 1970; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 77, 81, 82, 84, & 374 (1971) and 2: 593, 717, 718, 726, 732, & 925. 1971; Mold., Phytologia 23: 416. 1972; Altschul, rugs Foods 246. 1973; Menninger, Color Sky 47. 1975; Molina R., Ceiba 19: 96. 1975; Mold., Phytologia 34: 252 (1976) and 44: 409. 1979. Additional illustrations: Kribs, Comm. For. Woods, ed. 2, 161, fig. 473 (1959) and ed. 3, 161, fig- 473. 1968; Pennington & Sar- ukhan, Man. Ident. Arb. Trop. 370 & 371. 1968; Echinique-Menrique, 25 Maderas Trop. Mex. [197] & 198. 1970; Gibson, Fieldiana Bot. 24 C9)2 2355) Gigs: 4761970. Recent collectors describe this species as a shrub or tree, 3-- 30 m. tall, the trunk 10--65 cm. in diameter at breast height; 490 PHYTOL OG TA Vol. 44, No. 7 bark gray, lightly fissured, sometimes scaly, the slash green un- der hard bark, the soft bark yellow, fibrous; wood cream-color, with a light astringent odor; branches ascending, tetragonal when young; leaves decussate-opposite, the leaflets dark-green above, gray or grayish-green beneath; flowers very fragrant, visited by many species of insects; the [immature] fruit green or dark-green, drupaceous, "axillary". They have encountered it in forests in general and more particularly in pine and open pine forests, both low and high forests, as well as in high evergreen forests with Terminalia amazonia, Dialium guianense, Calophyllum brasiliense, Manilkara zapota, Swietenia macrophylla, Aspidosperma cruentus, Reedia macrantha, Nectandra spp., and Brosimum spp. They have found it growing in thickets, along small streams in pastures, in secondgrowth, in low forests bordering lakes, in clearings and along the edges of rivers, in tintal, and along streams through Byrsonima-Curatella savannas, at 300--1100 m. altitude, flowering from May to August, and fruiting in January, May, June, and August to November. The corollas are said to have been "blue" on Contreras 855, 2336, 5388, & 5658, Davidse & Pohl 2133, Dwyer 12598 & 12753, Ma- tuda 3905, Molina R. 5459, Molina R. & Molina 25766, and Ortiz 1044, "bluish" on Contreras 9707, "bluish-purple" or "“blue-purple" on Lundell 15887 and Lundell & Lundell 7321, “lilac" on Penning- ton & Sarukhan 9618, "violet" on Chavelas & al. 2980, and "laven- der-blue, one lobe larger and darker blue" on Croat 23540. Moreno speaks of "latex blanco", but as far as I know true la- tex in unknown in this genus. The Molinas describe the species as “common in river thickets" in Honduras; Shepherd refers to it as an "occasional canopy tree on mesic sites" in Campeche, Mexico. Pennington & Sarukhan say "Corteza lisa, finamente fisurado, pardo amarillente". Bequaert reports the leaves employed as a horse fodder. Roys (1931) says that V. gaumeri is "A tree 30 to 50 feet high.....It is very handsome and puts forth a blue flower from which bees gather honey [nectar]. The shade of this tree is very salubrious......[it has] white wood....The Maya texts prescribe a decoction of the leaves as a bath to cure asthma....malaria...and chills. The crushed leaves are poulticed on ulcers and abscesses «eee--[the vernacular name] x-kom-yaxnic, applied to Solanum ama- zonicum Ker indicated a real or fancied resemblance to the yaxnic or Vitex gaumeri....Ruellia tuberosa L. is called x-cabal-yaxnic because its blossom resembles that of yaxnic or Vitex gaumeri." Wood characteristics are given in detail by Echenique-Manrique (1970), while Kribs (1968) describes them as follows: "Color uni- form light grayish brown or yellowish brown, or with darker zones which correspond with the growth zones. Luster medium. Odor and taste not distinct. Moderately hard and heavy, sp. gr. 0.64--0.72 (air dry); weight, 40 to 45 lbs. per cu. ft. Grain usually inter- locked which produces a ribbon figure on the radial. Texture fine. Growth rings distinct and due to thicker walled fibers at end of ring. Vessels barely visible without lens on the cross section; evenly distributed, solitary and in radial groups of 2--3; tang. diam. 85u to 178u, av., 128u; lumina sometimes with tyloses; pits 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 491 alternate, small, diam. 4u--5u. Fibers libriform with medium thick walls. Parenchyma vasicentric 1-—-3 cells wide, occasional- ly short aliform, and diffuse. Rays visible without lens on the cross section; heterogeneous type III; multiseriates 2--5 cells wide, mostly 3--4 cells and up to 40 cells high; uniseriates scarce; vessel-ray pits round to oval, minute. Ripple marks ab- sent. Gum ducts absent. Uses and source of supply agricultural implements and vehicles, sporting and athletic goods (polo stick heads, golf club heads, mallets, etc.); tool handles and cattle yokes. British Honduras, Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico." Yuncker (1940) describes the species as a "Tree about 15 meters tall and 35 cm. in diameter. Leaves palmately compound, the leaflets densely hairy beneath, entire; flowers small, deep blue, with pleasant odor, in paniculate clusters. In open for- ests on semi-arid highland near the village of Las Flores, at 180 meters altitude" [in Atlantida, Honduras]. Gibson (1970) comments that "V. gaumeri is much like V. hemsleyi Briq. of Mexico, but differs in its much heavier indument and smaller flowers". The fruits are galled on Contreras 1639 & 6088. Recent vernacular names reported for V. gaumeri include "crucillo", "dachnik" [=green ear], "fiddlewood", "jocote de mico", "nichté", "ya'axnik", "yashcabté", "y'ashnik", and "yaxnic". Pennington & Sarukhan (1968) note that "Se encuentra restringi- da a la vertiente del Golfo desde el centro de Tab[asco] hasta la peninsula de Yucatan, formando parte del estrato superior de Sel- vas medianas subperennifolias y subcaducifolias asociada con Brosimum alicastrum, Manilkara zapota, Bursera simaruba, Astronium graveolens, Pouteria unilocularis, etc. siempre a altitudes meno- res a los 500 m. y en suelos derivados de materiales calizos, som- eros y de buen drenaje superficial. Usos. En la actualidad do se usa su madera pues presenta inconvenientes tales como rajarse con relativa facilidad. Podria usarse en un futuro para fabricar par- quet." Gibson (1970) cites only Whitford & Stadtmiller 74. Material of V. gaumeri has been misidentified and distributed in some herbaria as V. pyramidata B. L. Robinson and as Godmania aesculifolia (H.B.K.) Standl. Additional citations: MEXICO: Campeche: Chavelas P. & Pérez J. ES.789 (Mi, Mi); Matuda 3905 (Ws); Pennington & Sarukhan K.9625 (N); Shepherd 50 (Mi, Ws). Chiapas: Chavelas P., Alanis, & Rosas ES.2980 (Mi); Pennington & Sarukhan K.9166 (N), K.9618 (N). Quin- tana Roo: Moreno 140 (N). Yucatan: Enriquez 493 (W--2597466); A. Gentry 535 (Ws), 538 (Ws); Lundell & Lundell 7321 (Au--192504, N, Ws). GUATEMALA: El Petén: Contreras 855 (Au--228053, Ld), 1639 (Ld--278540, Ld, Ld, W--2558710), 2336 (Au--228025, Ld, Ld), 2526 (Au--228020, Ld, N), 5388 (Au--254003, Ld, Ld), 5658 (N), 5836 (Au--254199, Ld, Ld, Mi), 6088 (Ld--278534, Ld, Ld, W--2558712), 9707 (Ld, Ld, W--2795352); C. L. Lundell 15887 (Ld, N), 15983 (Ld), 16079 (Ld); Ortiz 1044 (Ws), 1153 (N), 1259 (N). BELIZE: Croat 23540 (N); Dwyer 10834 (N), 12598 (Lc, N, W--2742191), 12753 (N); Dwyer & Liesner 12196a (W--2800216); Gentle 2528 (Tu--35170); A. Gentry 8267 (N), 8511 (N); Poole & Watson 1017 (Ld, Ld); Proctor 492 rE COL OSTA Vol. 44, No. 7 30250 (Ld). HONDURAS: Choluteca: Harmon & Fuentes 5987 (N, Ws); Hazlett 999 (E--2162966); A. Molina R. 5459 (W—2572523). Comay- agua: Molina R. 8468 (ld), 14304 (N). Copan: Hernandez M. & Her- nandez R. 5197 (Z). El Paraiso: Davidse & Pohl 2133 (N); Molina R. 14482 (N, N). Morazan: Molina R. & Molina 25766 (N). Santa Barbara: A. Molina R. 21980 (N). VITEX GEMINATA H. H. W. Pearson : This taxon is now treated by me as V. harveyana f. geminata (H. H. W. Pearson) Mold., which see. VITEX GIGANTEA H.B.K. Additional & emended synonymy: Vitex gigantea Humb. apud Spreng. in L., Syst. Veg., ed. 16, 2: 756.1825. Vitex gigantea Humb. & Kunth apud D. Dietr., Syn. Pl. 3: 611. 1843. Vitex gigan- tea Kunth apud Goyena, Pl. Nicarag. 1: 569. 1911. Vitex gigantia HeB.K. ex Mold., Phytologia 23: 438, in syn. 1972. Additional & emended bibliography: Steud., Nom. Bot. Phan., ed.v1l, 865. 18213. Spreng.,\in Li, Syst. Vege; eds. 16,) 2%. 756¢ 1625; Sweet,. Hort. Brit., ed. 2, 416.: 18303: Loud,, Hort. Beit ed,.(2 57-551. £6323. Sweet, Hort. Brit. , ed..3, 551. 1639: Di_ ieee Syne PL.» 93601643; Schau. in A. DCi ,t Prodr, 21: 686..,.caaee Buek, Gen. Spec. Syn. Candoll. 3: 501. 1858; Macbr., Field Mus. Publ. Bot. 13 (5): 692, 694, & 696. 1960; Acosta-Solis, Divis. Fitogeogr. Ecuad. 27, 57, 60, & 66. 1968; Mold., Phytologia 16: 500. 1968; Mold., Résumé Suppl. 16: 29. 1968; H. Weber in Fittkau, Illies, Klinge, Schwabe, & Sioli, Biogeogr. Ecol. S. Am. 2: [Van Oye, Monog. Biol. 19:] 488. 1968; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 137, 144, & 374 (1971) and 2: 717 & 925. 1971; Mold., Phytologia 23: 418 & 438. 1972; Molina R., Ceiba 19: 96. 1975; Zimmerm. & Ziegler in Zimmerm. & Milburn, Transp. Pl. 1 [Pirson & Zimmerm., Encycl. Pl. Physiol.', ser «-25) 1}: 503.°:19753: Mold. , Phytologia 34:25), 427 1976; Soukup, Biota 11: 20. 1976; Mold., Phytologia 36: 33 (1977) and 44: 412,. 1979. Recent collectors describe this species as a tree, 5--25 nm. tall, the trunk to 30 cm. in diameter, the flowers with a slight perfume, and the fruit at first green, finally black, edible. They have encountered it in dense forests, dry tropical woods, and wet subtropical forests, from near sealevel to 1000 m. alti- tude, flowering from October to December, fruiting in January, February, and September. The corollas are said to have been "light bluish-violet" on Asplund 18198 and "lilac" on Mexia 6177. Vernacular names recently reported for the species are "giant chaste-tree", "moconto", "pechicha". and "pechiche". Macbride (1960) says of it: "Noted by authors as a beautiful tree with globose crown, the wood very hard; originally from Guayaquil. Obviously very closely related to V. cymosa Bert. and V. flavens HBK.; the Peruvian specimens with young leaves are sparsely puber- ulent above and Moldenke thinks it is not certain that they are the same species". He cites only Mexia 6177 and Tessmann 4723. Vargas notes "frutas capsulas [surely an error in observation!], su madera usado en ebanisteria y su fruto en dulces". 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 493 Mexia reports that during anthesis the tree is almost leafless, has "good hard wood". and is "common" in Loreto, Peru. Of his no. 4261 Lépez-Palacios says: "en crecimiento y esteril". Loudon (1832) avers that it was introduced into cultivation in England from Ecuador in 1826. Molina (1975) lists it as cultivated in Honduras. Goyena (1911) describes rather well a plant which he calls Vitex gigantea as growing on the Grand Sabana in Nicaragua, but this seems most unlikely -—- it is more likely that the plant which he saw was either V. cooperi Standl. or V. kuylenii Standl. Macbride (1960) distinguishes the Peruvian species of Vitex known to him as follows: 1. Inflorescence usually a dm. long or longer and rather panicu- late or dichotomous-cymose. 2. Calyx sub-bilabiate, nearly 5.5 mm. long; cymes supra-axil- LAL V sie w cle i sos sjeeiale, here wise We wile pda a'de.6 bles ee ee. alanine ee Pree 2 2a. Calyx 5-dentate or -lobate, 2--3 mm. long; cymes axillary or also terminal. 3. Peduncles about as long as or longer than the petioles.... V. compressa. 3a. Peduncles much shorter than the petioles. 4. Leaflets 5; petioles often ampliate at apex...V. cymosa. 4a. Leaflets 3--7; petioles slender, not or little ampli- SOE. viel rd ds dy aead seen ws ane h esa ee sieeve Seu Lea. la. Inflorescence more or less simply cymose. 5. Cymes mostly 3-flowered; calyx tubular-funnelform, to 2 cm. POM tee = ond Wile whe OS want bide kale e ae ta ald uee area ain ain jee er 5a. Cymes at least mostly or often many-flowered; calyx small. 6. Peduncles shorter than the petioles; calyx canescent. 7. Leaflets long-petiolulate; calyx in fruit lax, mucro- CLODALC Ji ass tele 5 om ewes cw im Het saws cid kl eS 7a. Leaflets subsessile or short-petiolulate; fruit en- closed in the dentate fruiting calyx......V. gigantea. 6a. Peduncles longer than the petioles. 8. Calyx gray, obsoletely dentate...........V. orinocensis. 8a. Calyx flavescent, obviously dentate.........V. flavens. Acosta Solis (1968) cites Acosta Solis 6452, 13007, & 15821 from Ecuador. Material of V. gigantea has been misidentified and distributed in some herbaria as V. cymosa Bert., Tabebuia sp., and Bignoniaceae. Additional citations: ECUADOR: El Oro: Escobar 804 (Ld). Guayas: A. Gentry 10034 (N). Morona Santiago: Little, Ortega U., Samaniego V., & Vivar C. 481 (ld). Napo: Loépez-Palacios 4261 (Ld). PERU: Loreto: Mexia 6177 (Au--122925, Ba). Tumbes: Vargas Alvarez 1 (N, Ws), 32 (N, Ws). CULTIVATED: Ecuador: Asplund 18198 (Ld, N; W--2652444). VITEX GIORGII DeWild. Additional bibliography: H. N. & A. L. Mold., Pl. Life 2: 61. 1948; Mold., Phytologia 15: 244. 1967; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 232 (1971). nd 22° 925... 1971. VITEX GLABRATA R,. Br. Additional & emended synonymy: Vitex cunninghamii Schau. apud C. 494 PH? TOD O69 A Vol. 44, No. 7 B. Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 588, in syn. 1885. Vitex leucoxylon Schau. ex C. B. Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 588, in syn. 1885 [not V. leucoxylon Blanco, 1895, nor Le; 1829, nor L. fs, 1791, nor Naves, 1918, nor Roth, 1956, “nor Roxb., 1856, nor Wall., 1847, nor Willd., 1832]. Vitex leucoxylon F, &. © Frain, Beng. Fi. imp. 1, 833, in syd. 1903... Vitae glabratus R. Br. ex K. Schum. & Lauterb., Nachtr. Fl. Deutsch. Sidsee 370. 1905. Vitex glabratus K. Sch. ex K. Schum. & Lau- terb., Nachtr. Fl. Deutsch. Sitidsee 370, in syn. 1905. Vitex pentaphylla Merr., Philip. Journ. Sci. Bot. 4: 320--321. 1909 [not V. pentaphylla Lamb., 1940, nor Pavon, 1940, nor Sessé & Moc., 1940]. Vitex nitida Merr., Philip. Journ. Sci. Bot. 7: 343--344. 1912. Vitex leucoxylon Kurz ex Troup, Silvicult. Indian Trees 2: This am eyns: £921. Additional & emended bibliography: R. Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Hold, tmp. LyeSlZ £1810): and iep. 2, [Tele 1619: ‘512. a8 Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 14: 813. 1826; Wall., Numer. List [48], nos. 1749 & 1751. 1829; D. Dietr., Syn. Pl. 3: 61LE, 16435 Walp., Repert. Syst. Bot. 4: 86. 1845; Schau. in A. DC., Prodr. 11: 690--692 & 695. 1847; Buek, Gen. Spec. Syn. Candoll. 3: 501 & 502. 1858; Benth. & Muell., Fl. Austral. 5: 31 & 68. 1870; R. Schomb., Fl. S. Austral. 52. 1875; Ceron, Cat. Pl. Herb. Manila 133. 1892; Prain, Beng. Pl.,. imp. 1, 832 & 833.. 1903; K. Schum. @ Lauterb., Nachtr. Fl. Deutsch. Sudsee 362 & 369--370. 1905; Bran- dis, Indian Trees, imp. 1, 505. 1906; Fedde & Schust., Justs Bot. Jahresber. 40 (2): 336. 1915; Heyne, Nutt. Plant. Nederl. Ind., ed. 1, 4: 113--114. 1917; H. Hallier, Meded. Rijks Herb. Leid. 37: 48 & 54. 1918; Kirtikar & Basu, Indian Med. Pl., ed. 1, 1936 & 1941--1942. 1918; H. J. Lam in Lam & Bakh., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz., ser. 3, 3: 49 & 50. 1921; Troup, Silvicult. Indian Trees 776 & 777. 1921; Gamble, Man. Indian Timb. 298 & 542. 1922; Haines, Bot. Bihar Orissa, ed. 1, 4: 7ilL, &.713. 19225 Ridl 7 3a Malay Penins. 2: 634. 1923; Janssonius, Mikrogr. Holz. 4: 754, 758, 762--764, 767, & 824--827. 1926; Béjaud, Essenc. Forest. Camb. 348. 1928; Kanjilal, Das, Kanjilal, & De, Fl. Assam 3: 480, 485, & 561. 1939; Janssonius, Key Javan Woods 54. 1952; Petelot, Pl. Méd. Cambod. Laos Vietn. 2 [Archiv. Recherch. Agron. Past. Vietn. 18]: 248 (1953) and 4: 171, 225, 257, & 289. 1954; R. Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl., imp. 3, 512. 1960; Haines, Bot. Bihar Or- issa, ed. 2, 2: 745 & 747--748. 1961; Prain, Beng. Pl., imp. 2, 2: 621, 622, & 1012. 1963; Backer & Bakh., Fl. Java 2: 604--605. 1965; Burkill, Dict. Econ. Prod. Malay Penins. 2: 2277--2279. 1966; Basak, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 10: 256. 1968; Hocking, Ex- cerpt. Bot. A.13: 569. 1968; Mold., Phytologia 16: 500--502 (1968) and 17: 8, 10, 12, 13, 21, & 32. 1968; Mold., Résumé Suppl. 16: 9. 1968; Uphof, Bict. Econ. Pi., ed. 2, 545. 1968; Kao & Ver ma, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 11: 410. 1969; Sawyer & Chermsir., Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 23: 126. 1969; Beard, West Austr. Pl., ed. 12, 113. 1970; Brandis, Indian Trees, imp. 2, 505. 1971; Long & Lakela, Fl. Trop. Fla. 739 & 961. 1971; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 269, 279, 284, 298, 303, 306, 318, 319, 328, 331, 333, 33e5) ee & 374 (1971) and 2: 603, 714, 716, 718, 720--722, 724, 725, & 925. 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 495 1971; Rativanich & Dietrichs, Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 24: 147. 1971; Mold., Phytologia 23: 413 & 438. 1972; Townsend, Kew Bull. 27: 148. 1972; Meld., Phytologia 28: 445. 1974; Kooiman, Act. Bot. Neerl. 24: 462. 1975; Long & Lakela, Fl. Trop. Fla., ed. 2, 739 & 961. 1976; Mold., Phytologia 34: 267. 1976; Fundter & Wisse, Meded. Landbowshogsch. Wagen. 77 (9): 205 & 206. 1977; Mold., Phytologia 44: 224 & 329. 1979. Backer & Bakhuizen van den Brink (1965) describe this species as follows: Young branches densely short-hairy; leaflets 3--5, rarely 6, elliptic-oblong-obovate, acuminate, glabrous on the up- per surface (excl. the large veins), pubescent beneath (especially in the primary vein-axils); median leaflet 11--31 cm. by 4--13 1/2 cm., on a 1--3 mm. long petiolule, the other leaflets smaller, on shorter petiolules; petioles 7--17 cm. long; corolla-tube villous inside (at and above the insertion of the stamens), without a ring of hairs near the base, 5--7 mm. long; corolla and calyx outside without glands; filaments villous on their lower halves, rather far exserted; corolla yellowish-white; median segment of lower lip blue-violet; cymes solitary, 7--22 cm. long (inclusive of the peduncles); pedicels 1/2 -- 5 mm. long; drupes (color?) 1 1/2 -—- 2 1/2 cm. long. They assert that in Java it occurs in mixed for- ests, especially in humid localities, flowering there from July to December. Troup (1921) says of Vitex glabrata: "A large deciduous tree with 5-foliate leaves. Bark smooth, white. Wood grey, moderately hard, close-grained, durable, of good quality, used for cart- wheels. Assam, Chittagong, Burma, Andamans; also in the Rajmahal hills, very local (Haines). This is a common and conspicuous tree in the upper mixed deciduous forests of Burma, and is also fairly common in certain types of lower mixed forests, preferring well- drained ground; it is a common companion of teak. Flowers, April- June; fruits, June-July. The fruit is a drupe about 0.5 in. long. Growth, according to Gamble, averaging 6 rings per inch of radius, giving a mean annual girth increment of 1.05 in." Janssonius (1926) describes the structure of the wood and its characters in great detail. The 5-foliolate form described by Troup, above, and other writers, is probably what I call f. bombacifolia (Wall.) Mold; true V. glabrata, as seen in Australia, is normally at least mostly 3-foliolate. Basak (1968) reports the species from West Bengal on the basis of Basak 243, stating that it occurs also in Cachar, Assam, and Bihar, and that Prain (1903) records it from East Bengal and Chit- tagong [Bangladesh]. He claims that his record is the first from West Bengal [India]. Burkill (1966) says that V. glabrata is "found from north-eastern India to northern Australia; in the [Malayan] Peninsula it is un- known south of Penang. The timber is used for cart-wheels, and de- serves attention for furniture and other purposes.....It is moder- ately hard, tough, close-grained, and grey. Indian Forest officers have proposed the name Yoma wood for it, for marketing purposes. It is sometimes used in Java, and is highly valued in Celebes....,. Mrs. Collins says that the fruit gathered quite ripe is eaten in Siam, and taste a little like dried prunes". Rativanich & Dietrichs 496 PE@TOA OG A Vol. 44, No. 7 (1971) aver that in Thailand the bark is used as an astringent and to treat stomach disorders and diarrhea. Uphof (1968) reports that the "wood is much in demand by the natives [of the Malayan Archipelago] for the construction of houses, for boards and house- hold utensils". Petelot (1953) tells us that "D'aprés Béjaud.... au Cambodge, 1'écorce fait l'objet d'une exploitation intense. Le fruit et l'eCorce entrent dans la composition de masticatoires". He claims that the species occurs throughout southern Indochina, as well as in India, Malaysia, and Australia. Lam (1921) separates V. nitida Merr. [based on Klemme 19546 from Mindanao] from V. glabrata R. Br. as follows: in V. nitida the cymes a¥Fe only in large terminal panicles, while in V. glab- rata they are "axillary, also in the axils of the lower leaves, sometimes composed to a long, interrupted, leafy, terminal pan- icle". It would seem that this is not a tenable distinction, at least at the specific level, although a varietal or form status may be in order. Most authors regard V. bombacifolia Wall. and V. pallida Wall. as identical to typical V. glabrata, but I regard them as probably worthy of at least form status and they are discussed hereinafter. Hallier (1918) cites for V. glabrata only Pierre 1838 from Co- chinchina, Merrill 9330 from Palawan, and Forbes 3784 from Timor, but gives the species’ overall distribution as Assam, Chittagong, Burma, Siam, Cochinchina, Kedah, Penang, Java, northeastern New Guinea, northern Australia, and Queensland. Clarke (1885) gives the distribution of V. glabrata as "From S. Assam and Cachar to Malacca, frequent". He comments that "The typical V. glabrata, R. Br., has leaves usually 3-foliolate and rounder more glabrate leaflets and fewer-flowered corymbs than the Indian tree; but some of the examples of V. Cunninghamii ap- pear identical with Silhet specimens". It should be noted that the name, Vitex cunninghami, was published on page 691, not "690" as stated by Clarke, in DeCandolle's Prodromus, volume 11 (1847) and is there written with a single terminal "i". It is also worth noting that Brown's original description (1810) is cited as "1827" by various authors, including Kanehira & Hatusima (1942), Lam (1924), Lam & Bakhuizen (1924), and in earlier installments of the present series by myself. This date is apparently erroneous. Schumann (1905), in describing his V. helogiton, from New Guinea, notes that "Ich habe diese Pflanze friiher mit V. glabratus R. Br. identifiziert; sie ist aber vor allem durch die Grdésse der Blatter, ferner durch die Gestalt derselben und die Form der Bliiten verschieden, wenn sie ich auch von den mir bekannten Ar- ten am nuchsten kommt". I am inclined to agree with him that V. glabrata, as currently treated in floras and manuals, in- cludes several quite disparate elements, including the one he has described, probably worthy of at least varietal or form rank in addition to the ones hereinafter listed. Merrill's Philippine material may prove the same as Schumann's New Guinean forn. According to Bentham, V. glabrata, at least in Australia, has the petioles over 2 inches long, the petiolules 1/2 to 3/4 inch 1979 Moldenke, Notes on Vitex 497 long, and the flowers in loose, dichotomous, axillary cymes, while V. acuminata R. Br. has the petioles shorter than the leaflets, the petiolules very short or only to 1/4 inch long, and the flowers in thyrsoid panicles that are terminal or in the uppermost axils only. Recent collectors have described this species as a shrub or low spreading to large tree, 6.5--20 m. tall, the canopy 8 n. wide, the bole to 8 m. tall, the trunk 23--66 cm. in diameter at breast height, to 90 cm. in girth, the bark hard, light-brown to gray, brownish-gray, or yellowish-gray, smooth or rough and flaky, finely and closely furrowed, peeling off in thin strips, the un- der bark brown, the inner bark straw-colored, the wood white or cream-color, the heartwood brown, the leaflets discolorous, light- or dark-green, shiny above, dull beneath, the stamens purple, and the fruit small, ovoid to more or less globular, shiny, light- green when young, purple or dark-purple to black when ripe, edible. They have found it growing in thickets, on foreshores, in evergreen or lowland rainforests, on sandy creekbanks, and in dry sclerophyll scrub, in sandy or lateritic soil, at 90--2000 m. altitude, flowering from April to July, as well as in October and November, and fruiting in June, July, September, and October. The corollas are said to have been "white" on Lazarides 6975 and Phusomsaeng 238, “white with purple tinge" on Specht 1076 [and so described also by Beard (1970)], "white with purple hairs, base of upper petal-lobe yellow" on Geesink & Santisuk 4976, "creamy- purple" on Katik NGF.37870, and "pale-violet" on Kostermans 23907. Geesink & Santisuk report the species "common at evergreen for- est edge on hillslopes" in Thailand; Kostermans refers to it as "common" in Java; Sawyer & Chermsirivathana (1969) describe it as infrequent to common in Thailand; Specht found it in mixed open forests at the base of sandstone scarps in Australia. lLazarides avers that it “occurs on fringe of creek channels with Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Arundinella nepalensis", while Wilson encounter- ed it "on sandstone hills, mainly outcrops, with low trees of Owenia sp. and Terminalia sp." Vernacular names recently reported include "ashual", "bandi- kari", "bhodia", "bihbool", "cay den", "gentileng", "goda", "sohera", "horina", “kaping-asing", "khai-nao", "laban ketileng tileng", "langa-thang-thang", "ma", "pani-amora", "popoul ach sat", "popoul tuk", "serlung-baphang", and "xo con". Color slides or photographs accompany at least some herbarium specimens of Adams 872, Geesink & Santisuk 4976, and Lazarides 6975. Schumann & Hollrung (1889) cite only Hollrung 672 & 708 from New Guinea and Schumann & Lauterbach (1900) cite the same collec- tion, describing the species as a tree 15 to 25 m. tall, with white, violet-veined corollas, "bisher aus Nordaustralien bekannt". Material of V. glabrata has been misidentified and distributed in some herbaria as V. acuminata R. Br., V. littoralis Decne., and V. quinata (Lour.) F. N. Will. On the other hand, the R. A. Perry 1052, distributed as V. glabrata, is actually V. acuminata R. Br., while Béjaud 519 is V. glabrata var. poilanei Mold., M. Ramos s.n. 498 PHS 0 .L.0:6,24 Vol. 44, No. 7 [Herb. Philip. Bur. Sci. 23485] and Sulit s.n. [Philipp Nat. Herb. 14407] are V. quinata (Lour.) F. N. Will. and Elmer 11602 and Kane- hira 2022 are V. quinata var. puberula (H. J. Lam) Mold. Additional citations: BANGLADESH: C. B. Clarke 20089 (Pd); King's Collector 407 (Mu--3800). BURMA: Upper Burma: Kingdon-Ward 22501 (Go). THAILAND: Geesink & Santisuk 4976 (Ac); Phusomsaeng 238 (Ac). PHILIPPINE ISLANDS: Culion: S. S. Ponce s.n. [Herb. Philip. Forest. Bur. 28904] (W--1262380). Luzon: Ahern 110 (W-- 445108). Mindanao: W. I. Hutchinson s.n. [Herb. Philip. Forest. Bur. 11245] (W--706282); D. P. Miranda s.n. [Herb. Philip. Forest. Bur. 20771] (W--1238733); Razon s.n. [Herb. Philip. Forest. Bur. 23671] (W--1293392); R. S. Williams 2949 (W--708173, W--708174). Mindoro: M. Ramos s.n. [Herb. Philip. Bur. Sci. 39371] (W-- 1376030). Palawan: E. D. Merrill 9330 (W--902574); Sulit s.n. [Philip. Nat. Herb. 12507] (W--2376198). MARIANA ISLANDS: Guam: Rodin 794 (W--1968684). GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS: Java: Koorders 10129? (Pd); Kostermans 23907 (Ac). LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS: Timor: Herb. Neth. Ind. For. Serv. BB.23954 (N). NEW GUINEA: Papua: Katik NGF.37970 (Mu, W--2740694). West_Irian: Herb. Neth. Ind. For. Serv. BB.25755 (N). AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory: Adams 872 (Ai); Beens & Spence BS.30 (Ai--9851); Byrnes & Maconochie 1001 [Herb. North. Terr. 24004] (Ld); Cunningham 256 (N); Lazar- ides 6975 (Ai); Letts 60 (Ai--8346), 8348 (Ai); Specht 1076 (W-- 2125145); I. B. Wilson 180 (Ai). VITEX GLABRATA £. BOMBACIFOLIA (Wall.) Mold., Phytologia 44: 329. 1979. Additional & emended synonymy: Vitex nn. 10 and 18 Hook. f. & Thoms. ex C. B. Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 588, in syn. 1885. Vitex leucoxylon Roth ex Mold., Phytologia 5: 382, in syn. 1956 [not V. leucoxylon Blanco, 1895, nor F. I., 1903, nor Kurz, 1921, nor L., 1829, nor L. £., 1781, nor Naves, 1918, nor Schau., 1893, nor Span., 1856, nor Wall., 1847, nor Willd., 1832]. Additional & emended bibliography: Voigt, Hort Suburb, Calc. 469. 1845; W. Griff., Notul. 4: 740 & 764. 1854; Buek, Gen. Spec. Syn. Candoll. 3:'501 & 502. 1858; K. Schum, & Hollr., ¥1., Base. Wilhelmsl. 121. 1889; Haines, Bot. Bihar Orissa, ed. 1, 4: 713. 1922; Petelot, Pl. Med. Cambod. Laos Vietn. 2: 248 (1954) and 4: 171. 1954; Haines, Bot. Bihar Orissa, ed. 2, 2: 747. 19613; Mold., Phytologia 16: 500--502 (1968) and 17: 8, 12, 13, & 21. 1968; Mold., Resume Suppl. 16: 9. 1968; Mold., Fifth Summ. 1: 269, 279, 284, 303,..& 374.(1971). and 2274, 716,720, 7254:% 925... dee Mold., Phytologia 23: 438 (1972) and 44: 329. 1979. This taxon is usually regarded as identical to typical V. gla- brata R. Br., but as Clarke (1885) points out: "The typical V. glabrata.....has leaves usually 3-foliolate and rounder more glab- rate leaflets and fewer-fld. corymbs....The typical V. bombaci- folia, Wallich (Vitex n. 18, Herb. Ind. Or. H. £. & T.)iseewenee the leaflets mostly 5, large and broad". He also notes that "V. Pallida, Wallich (Vitex n. 10, Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. & T.), has smaller, more hairy leaflets, and short peduncles". [to be continued] New Names in Senna P. Mill. and Chamaecrista Moench (Leguminosae Caesalpinioideae) precursory to the Chihuahuan Desert Flora H. S. Irwin & R. C. Barneby New York Botanical Garden At the Legume Conference held at Kew in 1978 we proposed the dismemberment of Cassia sens. lat. into three genera Cassia L. (sens. restr.), Senna P. Mill. and Chamaecrista Moench. Implementing this taxonomic decision, which will entail an unfortunately large number of new combinations, we here transfer to the appropriate genus those species which will soon be described in the Chihuahuan Desert Flora, currently in preparation under the editorship of Dr. M. C. Johnston at Austin. SENNA P. Miller S. BAUHINIOIDES (A. Gray) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia bauhinioides A. Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 180. 1850. S. COVESII (A. Gray) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia covesii A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. 7: 399. 1868. S. CROTALARIOIDES (Kunth) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia crotalarioides Kunth, Mimoses pl. 40. 1822 & p. 132. 1823. S. DEMISSA (Rose) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia demissa Rose, Contrib. U.S. Nat. Herb. 10: 97. 1906. S. DEMISSA (Rose) var. RADICANS (Irwin & Barneby) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia demissa var. radicans Irwin & Barneby, Sida 6 (1): 9. 1975. S. DURANGENSIS (Rose) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia durangensis Rose, Contrib. U.S. Nat. Herb. 10: 98. 1906. S. DURANGENSIS (Rose) var. ISELYI (Irwin & Barneby) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia durangensis var. iselyi Irwin & Barneby, Sida 6 (1): 11. 1975. S. HIRSUTA (Linnaeus) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia narSita Lint.s. Sp.°Pl.. 376. 1753. S. HIRSUTA (Linnaeus) var. GLABERRIMA (M. E. Jones) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia leptocarpa var. glaberrima M. E. Jones, Contrib. W. Bot. 12: 7. 1908. 499 500 Cie CH. FuUC TOL 86 tL aA Vol. 44, No. 7 . LINDHEIMERANA (Scheele) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia lindheimerana Scheele, Linnaea 21: 457 ('Lindheimeriana'). 1848. . MENSICOLA (Irwin & Barneby) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia mensicola Irwin & Barneby, Sida 6 (1): 11. 1975. . MONOZYX (Irwin & Barneby) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia monozyx Irwin & Barneby, Sida 6 (1): 16. 1975. . ORCUTTII (Britton & Rose) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Peiranisia orcuttii Britton & Rose, N. Amer. Fl. 23 (4): 267. 1930. . PILOSIOR (Macbride) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia bauhinioides var. pilosior B. L. Robinson ex Macbride, Contrib. Gray Herb. n. ser. 59: 27. 1919. C. pilosior (Macbride) Irwin & Barneby, Sida 6 (1): 10. 1975. . PUMILIO (A. Gray) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia pumilio A. Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 180. 1850. . RIPLEYI (Irwin & Barneby) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia ripleyi Irwin & Barneby, Sida 6 (1): 13, fig. 1. 1975. . WISLIZENI (A. Gray) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia wislizeni A. Gray, Pl. Wright. 1: 60. 1852. . WISLIZENI (A. Gray) var. PAINTERI (Britton & Rose) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Palmerocassia painteri Britton ex Britton & Rose, N. Amer. Fl. 23 (4): 254. 1930. Cassia wislizeni var. painteri (Britton & Rose) Irwin & Barneby, Sida o (1): 16. “1975. . WISLIZENI var. VILLOSA (Britton & Rose) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Palmerocassia villosa Britton ex Britton & Rose, N. Amer. F1l.~23 (4): 254. 1930. Cassia wislizeni var. villosa (Britton & Rose) Irwin & Barneby, Sida 6 (1): 16. 1975. CHAMAECRISTA P. Miller GREGGII (A. Gray) Pollard ex A. Heller var. POTOSINA (Britton & Rose) Irwin & Barneby, stat. nov. Ch. potosina Britton & Rose, N. Amer. Fl. 23 (5): 283. 1930. GLANDULOSA (Linnaeus) Greene var. PARRALENSIS (Irwin & Barneby) Irwin & Barneby, stat. nov. Cassia parralensis Irwin & Barneby, Sida 6 (1): 18. 1975. 1979 Irwin & Barneby, New names 501 CH. NICTITANS (Linnaeus) Greene var. MENSALIS (Greenman) Irwin & Barneby, comb. nov. Cassia leptadenia var. mensalis Greenman, Proc. Amer. Acad. 41: 238. 1905. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Our revisionary work with Leguminosae tribe Cassieae is Supported by National Science Foundation grant DEB 7818365 to New York Botanical Garden. CORRECTION TO MAESA (MYRSINACEAE) IN MICRONESIA By F. R. Fosberg and Marie-Héléne Sachet Due to an unfortunate editorial error in our article on Micronesian Maesa (Phytologia 44: 363, 1979) the texts of pages 365 and 366 were reversed. To correct this the page numbers 365 and 366 should be reversed. As the article now reads the last part of the treatment of Maesa canfieldiae is on page 366 instead of p. 365; the treatment of M. carolinensis is on p. 366 instead of 365. M. carolinensis var. carolinensis begins on p. 366 and continues on page 365; M. carolinensis var. kusaiensis is on p. 365 instead of 366; M. carolinensis var. subsessilis starts on p. 365 and continues on page 367. 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Cronin, Jr., 236 pp., 45 b/w photos & 2 maps. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts 02107. 1979. S10. 95 . The Arun Valley Wildlife Expedition with 14 primary scientists and 40 different workers at the maximum began in 1972 "to learn something about one remote place" through the skills of an or- nithologist (the author), a herpetologist, a mammalogist, two botanists, knowledgeable Sherpas, etc. This ecological study includes the plant and animal life as it appears at different elevations in this great river valley in the northeastern part of Nepal and the life of the village people. All this makes for in- teresting descriptions of things done and observed as well as the Himalaya scenery. Stellaria decumbens is mentioned as the high- est growing flowering plant in the world. A yeti's footprints were pictured at a high camp. As in all underdeveloped countries, there is now the very serious pregnant problem of more people and less food and less fuel with concomitant irreversible de- struction of forests and monsoon leached soils. A bird and a mammal list and a bibliography are given. Those young and old who like reading about far away places, natural history, and biologi- cal adventures will enjoy this book. "PLANTS" edited by Daniel B. Ward as Volume 5 of "Rare and En- dangered Biota of Florida" series edited by Peter C. H. Pritchard, xxix & 175 pp., 90 b/w fig. & 336 maps. Univer- sity Presses of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611. 1978. paper bound. For 69 endangered, 55 threatened, 44 rare and 2 special con- cern plants the ranges are described and mapped in this state by counties and in the Americas involved. Clear-cut line drawings and descriptions, habitats and ranges, specialized and/or unique characteristics, and bases for status classification and recom- mendations for survival. The plants of special concern are the coast-line building, nourishing detritus-producing, nursery and rookery providing mangroves, Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle. Since this and the companion studies have been supported by the Florida Audubon Society, the Florida Defenders of the En- vironment, the State of Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commis- sion, and the Florida Cooperative Extension Service, hopefully several of the recommendations, despite real estate development, will become realities of the future. 504 BPE YT oe? Oe tt Vol. 445, Nor? "THE SCIENTIST'S THESAURUS -- A Treasury of the Stock Words of . Science", Fourth Edition compiled & edited by George F. Stef- fanides, v & 156 pp., 8 b/wtab. Author published, 66 Lourdes Drive, Fitchburg, Massachusetts 01420. 1978. $3.00 paperbound. "The greatest service of the Greek and Latin tongues in scien- tific terminology [is that] they give us specific, unchanging terms the meanings of which all scientists can understand and use from time to time and from country to country." On over a hun- dred pages key words or their parts are given with their English applications so that the book can be used as in reviewing earlier school training in the classical languages, or in personal piecemeal or regular course study. The author urges the reintro- duction of Latin and Greek into the school curricula. This study can be very useful. It is a pity that more careful proof reading was not done. "TRAVELS IN ALASKA" by John Muir, xiii & 328 pp., 12 b/w photo. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts 02107. 1979. $5.95 paperbound reprint. How good it is to have this inexpensive republication available when interests (conservational/developmental) in Alaska, in moun- taineering (and mountaineers) and in Muir and fellow naturalists are on the increase. This edition includes the trips of 1879, 1880 and 1890 as first published in 1914. This wonderfully de- scriptive writing appeals to all ages and ever so many interests. This edition has an introduction by Edwin Way Teale who reports that Muir "was so absorbed in his delight in the wilderness that he hardly seemed aware of danger or of physical hardship. How thrilled, cool, far-transported from the hot city I felt as a youngster reading the local library copy!" "THE EDGE OF THE SEA" by Rachel Carson, x & 276 pp., 162 b/w fig., 3 maps, 4 plates. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Mass. 02107. 1979. $4.95 paperbound reprint. This republication in inexpensive form still has all the beauty of the Bob Hines' accurate sketches of the life torms at the sea edge and the beauty of the famous author's word pictures and the appreciative accurate observations of plants and animals of the rocky shores, the sand beaches and the coral edge . The Atlantic coast of the United States has all of these. "To understand the shore........[we must] sense the long rhythm of earth and sea that Sculptured its land forms and produced the rock and sand of which it is composed,.......and sense the surge of life beating always at its shores." Still a lovely book. ‘ Index to authors in Volume Forty-four Bastey, vu. EK. 129 Barneby, R. C., 418, 499 Barroso, G. M., 451 cfeak, Fe Des 35L Fosberg, F. R., 362, 502 Hartman, R., 313 Hawksworth, F. G., 129 Hocking, G. M.,. 33 Irwin, H. S., 499 Rages Be Moy 19, O4, BOL, B55. 463, 466 Btusoce, EB. A.'s F, 12S 29 Lopez-Figueiras, M., 89 timer, CC, A, 164 Boluenke. A. Le, 127, F725 3153 365, 421, 502 Metdenke, H. N., 92, LED Te : Moldenke, H. N. cont. 1. les. 134, 139, IAL IAs, Zee ee 328, 329, 354.385, 433, Are Newline. i. Lin hae Ola See Miezeoda, CC. Jos 307, 317 Oswald, F. W., 419 Eobinson, H., 65, 70," 79, O95 251, £210, 2a0, Jar, 300. ese 436, 442, 451, 455, 463, 466 Sachet, M.-H., 362, 502 Saint John, H., 323 Saten, LL. Bo, 233 Steyermark, J. A., 321 Wasshausen, D. C., 233 Weber, W. A., 313 Wunderiin, EK. P... 525 Zander, R. H., 177 Index to supraspecific scientific names in Volume Forty-four Abies, 130 Abuta, 13-15 Acacia, $3, 10/7, 116, it7, 220, 3505,.511, 3105 “300 Acaena, 137 Acanthaceae, 60, 94 Acantholippia, 328 Acanthus, 47 Acarospora, 172 Acer, 55 Aceraceae, 55 Adenanthera,. 380 Adenolobus, 326 Aeginetia, 55 Aegiphila, 215, 489 Aesculus, 54 Affonsea, 309, 311 Afzelia, 474 Agave, 43, 107 Ageratinae, 463 Ageratum, 36, 463 Agnus castus, 143, 219, 225, 339 Agrariae, 201 Agrianthus, 79, 451, 463 Albizia, 307-312, 377-380 Albizzia, 220, 309, 484 Aleurites, 339 Aleurotrachelus, 221 Aleurotuberculatus, 478 Allasia, 143 Alliaceae, 54 Allium, 39, 54 Alloispermum, 270, 274, 425-428, 430-433 Alnus, 55 Alsioideae, 213 Alternanthera, 40 Amblygonocarpus, 409 Amelanchier, 107 Ammiaceae, 219, 223 Amolinia, 85 Amphigymnia, Andropogon, Anemone, 421 Angiospermae, 33, 34, 42, 50 90, 91 120 505 506 Annonaceae, 310 Anoectangium, 193 Anomospermeae, 11 Anomospermum, 15 Aphelandra, 60, 61 Apontia, 107 Apteron, 243 Aralia, 54 Araliaceae, 54 Archidendron, 311 Arenaria, 313, 314 Aristida, 39 Arrabidaea, 222 Arrojadocharis, 451, 463-465 Arrojadoa, 463 Arundinella, 497 Aspidosperma, 490 Aspilicia, 172 Asteraceae, 65, 70, 74, 79, 80, BL,’ 84,°06, 25/7, 266, 270, 274, 260, 287, 300, $25, 431, 436, 438, 442, 451, 454, 455, 457, 459, 463, 465, 466, 468- 471 Astronium, 491 Avicennia, 315, 503 Axillares, 219, 225 Ayapana, 74 Baccharis, 107 Bacteria, 42 Bahianthus, 79, 451 Baitlionia, 125, 135, 137, 146 Barbula, 177-214 Barklya, 325 Barleria, 93 Bartlettina, 84-86 Bauhinia, 220, 325, 326 Bauhinieae, 325 Bauhiniinae, 326 Begonia, 55, 59, 233-256 Begoniaceae, 55 Begoniastrum, 243 Bemisia, 338, 478 Berberidaceae, 54 Berberis, 54 Bernardia, 107 Betula, 55 Betulaceae, 53, 55 Bignoniaceae, 221-223, 359, 412, 481 Blumea, 302 Boletaceae, 44 TU2YrTOeLteectra Boletus, 44 Boraginaceae, 105 Borassus, 220 Bouchea, 94, 102, 112-116 Bouteloua, 94 Bouvardia, 107 Brachystegia, 474, 480 Brassicaceae, 53 Brosimum, 99, 491 Bryoerythrophyllum, 184, 214 Bryopsida, 177 Bryum, 201 Buchnera, 120 Buddleia, 221, 333 Buddleiaceae, 221 Buddlejaceae, 53 Bunaea, 478 Bursera, 491 Butyrospermum, 219, 220 Byrsonima, 490 Cadieae, 325 Caesalpinaceae, 48 Caesalpinia, 48 Caesalpiniaceae, 379 Caesalpinioideae, 325, 499 Calceolaria, 137 Calea, 270-279, 425-427, 432, 433, 436-441 Calliandra, 311 Callicarpa, 219 Calochortus, 39 Calophyllum, 490 Canna, 99 Cannabis, 60 Canthium, 351, 478 Carex, 39 Carissa, 93 Carmichaelia, 135 Carneorubescens, 48 Carum, 223 Caryomene, 11, 15 Caryophyllaceae, 314 Casparya, 242, 243 Cassia, 48, 93, 499-501 Cassieae, 501 Cedrelinga, 311 Celtis, 99 Cembroides, 129 Ceratodon, 214 Cercideae; 325-327 Cercidinae, 326 Cercis, 107, 326 Vol. 44, No. 7 1979 Cercospora, 221, 338 Chamaecrista, 499-501 Chascanum, 112-116, 333 eniorisg, 220 Chlorophora, 484 Chondrodendron, 11 Choscanum, 115 Christisonia, 55 Chromocystoteae, 48 Chrysanthemum, 47 Chrysomallum, 143, 219, 220 Ciferriella, 220 Cincinnobolus, 100 Cistanche, 55 Citharexylon, 136 Citharexylum, 124 Cladoxylon, 222 Clerodendron, 318 Clerodendrum, 221, 318, 333 Clibadium, 280-286 Cofassus, 401, 403 Combretum, 220, 388 Commelina, 54 Commelinaceae, 54 Commiphora, 117 Compositae, 86, 266, 277, 283, 302, 431, 446, 464, 469 Convolutae, 179, 183, 192, 210 Convolvulaceae, 140 Corchorus, 99 Cordia, 107 Coreanthemum, 79 Cornaceae, 33, 54 Cornus, 54 Corylus, 218 Critoniopsis, 445 Crossidium, 203, 204 Crossopteryx, 388 Croton, 107 Crysomallum 143 Cuneifoliae, 203 Cupania, 381, 382 Curarea, 11, 12 Curatella, 490 Cyanotis, 54 Cymbidium, 46 Cynareae, 445, 446 Cynometra, 48 Cyperaceae, 42 Cytisus, 134 Daniella, 474 Dasylirion, 107 Decachaeta, 85, 86 Index 507 Delonix, 48 Dendrobium, 57 Desmatodon, 204 Desmodium, 100 Detarium, 474 Deutzia, 218 Diacranthera, 80. 81 Dialeurodes, 221 Dialium, 48, 490 Dicotyledoneae, 40 Dicranales, 212 Didymodon, 178. 198, 209-211 214 Dioscorea, 43 Diostea, 123-126, 134-140 Dipsaceae, 55 Dipsacus, 55 Dipterocypsela, 443, 444 Dipyrema, 140 Dipyrena, 139-141 Disciphania, 40, 418 Doliopygus, 483 Doratometra, 238 Dracula, 164, 165 Duranta, 328 Dyschoriste, 94 Eitenia, 455-457, 459-462 Elaeagnaceae, 54 Elaeagnon, 225 Elaeagnus, 54 Endomycorrhiza, 409 Enterolobium, 309, 311 Epacridaceae, 140 Epacris, 140 Ephedra, 137, 333 Ephialum, 143 Ephielis, 143 Epilobium, 319 Epimedium, 54 Equisetophyta, 39 Eremanthus, 446 Eremosis, 445 Eriocaulon, 123, 134, 384 Erythradenia, 85 Erythrina, 19-29, 31, 32, 37 Escherichia, 336 Eubarbula, 182 Eubryales, 212 Eucalyptus, 224, 358, 390, 497 Eupatoriaceae, 469 Eupatorieae, 74, 79-81, 84-86, 451, 452, 455, 459, 463; °464, 466, 469 508 Eupatoriopsis, 455, 460 Eupatorium, 80, 84-87, 451, 463 Eupetalum, 243 Euphorbia, 137 Euphorbiaceae, Euvitex, 225 Eysenhardtia, 107 Fabaceae, 325 Fabales, 327 Fagaceae, 33 Falconiformes, Fallaces, 209 Fallaciformes, Ficus, 421 Flacourtiaceae, 53 Fungi, 38, 42 Fuscoboletinus, 44 Galinsoga, 425, 427-429, 431, 434 Galinsoginae, 425, 429, 430 Garovaglioideae, 212 Gaylussacia, 120 Geissopappus, 270 Gelala, 19 Geunsia, 473 Glandularia, 138 Globimetula, 385 Glomerulosae, 219 Glossocalyx, 219 Glossocarya, 221 Gobenia, 239 Godmania, 412, 485, 491 Goodeniaceae, 53 Graciles, 209, 210 Gramineae, 42 Griffonia, 325, 326 Guayania, 85 Gymnospermae, 33, 50 Gymnostomum, 197, 211 Haematoxylon, 48 Harpachne, 93 Hebeclinium, 84-86 Hedera, 54 Helenium, 120 Heliantheae, 70, 74, 257, 256, 200, 2/0, 2/4, . 2380, AZo, 431, 436, 430 Helianthinae, 257 Helianthopsis, 257-259 Helianthus, 257-259, 262-268, 419, 420 Heliconia, 99 219, 222 af 210 Pay TO. LOG) 2 Vol. 44, No. 7 Helicopogon, 182 Hemidesmus, 351 Heterocypsela, 442-445, 447-449 Hierobotana, 141-143 Hilaria, 94 Hippocastanaceae, 54 Hippophae, 54 Hippuridaceae, 54 Hippuris, 54 Holigarna, 356 Holoschaemus, 333 Hopea, 351 Husnotiella, 184, 212 Huszia, 243 Hyalis, 139 Hydrogonium, 178, 188, 193, 198, 199, -2i0 Hymenocardia, 474 Hymenocordia, 408 Hymenostylium, 199 Hyophila, 200, 202 Hyophiladelphus, 178, 201, 210 Hyparrhenia, 219, 220 Imeria, 79 Indigofera, 93 Inga, 309, 311 Ingeae, 307, 311 Tsoberlinia, 475 Jatropha, 107 Juglans, 107 Juncus, 39 Junellia, 141, 215 Kingianthus, 70-75, 77, 78 Koenigia, 52 Labiatae, 102 Lagerstroemia, 356 Lamiaceae, 102 Laniculatae, 219 Lantana, 215, 333, 384 Lardizabala, 137 Larrea, 107 Lasiolaena, 451, 466-472 Leccinum, 44 Leguminales, 327 Leguminosae, 33, 310, 326, S27, 379, 499 Leighia, 258, 264 Leonotis, 93 Lepsia, 238 Leptobryum, 189, 192 Leptonia; 47, 48 Leptosphaeria, 220, 338 1979 Leucas, 93 Leucodontaceae, 213 Lichenes, 89 Lilium, 36 wappia, 224,-125, 1365 138, 328, 384 Liquidambar, 45 Lithophyllum, 33 Litothamnus, 79, 80, 82, 83 Lobelia, 120 Lobeliaceae, 120 Lomatozoma, 457-459, 461- 472 Lophira, 474 Loranthus, 477 Luisierella, 201 Lychnophora, 445, 446 Lychnophorinae, 442, 443, 446 Lychnophoropsis, 443 Lycopodophyta, 39 Lycurus, 94 Lysiloma, 311, 377, 378 Lythraceae, 53 Maesa, 362-369, 502 Mahonia, 54 Mailelou, 143, 348 Mail-elou, 348, 358 Mail-eloa, 348 Malachra, 99 Malvaviscus, 99 Manilkara, 351, 490, 491 Martyniaceae, 53 Masdevallia, 166-169 Mastixia, 223 Mastixiaceae, 223 Matayba, 381-383 Mattfeldanthus, 292, 292 Meionanthera, 239 Melampodiinae, 283 Meliaceae, 222 Meliola, 220, 478 Meliosma, 54 Menispermaceae, 11, 13, 15, 17, 418 Mentha, 373 Mertzelia, 100 Messua, 351 Metradorea, 221 Micrococcus, 336 Microstemon, 487 Mimosa, 107 Mimosaceae, 310, 379 Mimosoideae, 307, 310, 379 Index Mischodon, 352 Mithrudatea, 143 Monactis, 70-78, 258, 266 Monetes, 475 Morinda, 403 Morinia, 209, 214 Morithamnus, 451, 452, 454 463 Mortonia, 107 Moultonia, 358 Muhlenbergia, 94 Murdannia, 54 Musci, 212-214 Mutisieae, 445, 446 Mycosphaerella, 220 Myrica, 37 Myrsinaceae, 54, 362, 369, 502 Nassauvia, 137 Nectandra, 490 Neogoniolithon, 33 Neosparton, 136, 138 Nephandra, 143 Nephrandra, 143 Nerium, 345 Nolina, 174 Nothofagus, 137, 319 Ochradenus, 54 Ocotea, 40 Oidium, 100 Oldfieldia, 219 Oligomeris, 54 Olivia, 220 Olysnium, 40 Opuntia, 107 Orchidaceae, 42, 45, 57, 164 Ormocarpum, 93 Orobanchaceae, 55 Orobanche, 55 Orthomene, 16 Ostryopsis, 218 Owenia, 497 Oxalidaceae, 53 Oxalis, 137 Oxystegus, 209 Pachysperma, 379 Paepalanthus, 215, 384 Paliurus, 333, 345 Palmerocassia, 500 Paludocybe, 47 Pancratium, 421 Paniculatae, 219, 225 510 PR Tero: L' OSes Panicum, 220 Panopsis, 322 Papilionaceae, 42 Papilionoideae, 325 Pappea, 93 Parinari, 475 Parmelia, 90, 91 Parmeliaceae, 89, 90 Parmotrema, 89-91 Parnassiaceae, 53 Parthenium, 107 Pauletia, 48 Peiranisia, 500 Peltophorum, 48 Pennisetum, 93 Pentanisia, 93 Perezia, 107 Perlebia, 48 Peronema, 219 Peteravenia, 84-86 Petitia, 219 Petraeovitex, 219 Petrea, 328, 339, 396 Phacelia, 137 Phania, 463 Phoma, 220, 338 Phragmanthera, 385 Phragmites, 319, 333 Phryma, 102, 108 Phrymaceae, 102, 108, 109 Phyllachora, 398, 411, 415 Phyllanthus, 220, 392 Phymatotrichum, 221, 338 Phytolacca, 53 Pilderia, 238 Pinaceae, 129 Pinophyta, 39 Pinus, 107; 129-133 Piptocarpha, 300-306 Piqueria, 463 Pistaciovitex, 143 Pisum, 107 Pithecellobium, 308-312, 377- 380 Pithecoseris, 443 Pittosporaceae, 55 Pittosporum, 55 Platanus, 421 Platycarpum, 321 Platypus, 483 Pleurostigma, 114 Pleurothallidinae, 164 Pleurothallis, 170, 171 Pleurotus, 221 Pleuroweisieae, 214 Pluteus, 38 Pohlia, 214 Polygala, 93 Polygonaceae, 52 Polypodiophyta, 39 Porolithon, 33 Porphyrellus, 44 Potamogeton, 39, 54 Potamogetonaceae, 53 Pottiaceae, 212-214 Pouteria, 491 Praxelinae, 455 Premna, 221, 333 Premnobius, 478 Pritzelia, 239 Priva, 92-100, 140 Prosopis, 107, 411 Proteaceae, 321 Pseudocarpidium, 219 Pseudocrossidium, 177-179, 181, 183, 185, 187, 169, 191, 195, 197, 199, 201, ‘203—2ae Pseudosamanea, 309, 311, 377, 378, 380 Pseudostellaria, 313, 314 Pseudostifftia, 442-447, 449, 450 Psilogine, 143 Psilogyne, 143 Psychotria, 222 Pteridium, 292, 298 Pteridophyta, 34, 40, 42 Pterobryaceae, 212 Pterocarpus, 475 Puccinia, 100, 101 Pucciniastrum, 221 Pycnatmon, 483 Pyrostoma, 219 Quercus, 107 Ratonia, 381 Reedia, 490 Reseda, 54 Resedaceae, 54 Revolutae, 203 Rhizophora, 315, 503 Rhoeo, 54 Rhus, 107 Rosaceae, 33 Rossmannia, 243 Vol. 44, No. 7 L979 Roupala, 321, 322 Rubiaceae, 221, 222 Rudbeckia, 120 Ruellia, 490 Ruizpavonia, 243 Ruppia, 54 Ruppiaceae, 54 Rutaceae, 221 Sabal, 174 Sabazia, 426-431 Sabia, 54 Sabiaceae, 54 Salicaceae, 33 Salzx, 225 Salvia, 102, 107 Samanea, 309, 311, 378 Sapindaceae, 381, 383 Sapium, 220 Sarcostephana, 418 Sassea, 242 Scabiosa, 55 Scheelea, 411 Schefflera, 54 Scheidweileria, 238 Sciadotenia, 11-13 Scirpus, 39 Scleria, 403 Scrophulariaceae, 120 Selloa, 431 Semibarbula, 185, 188 Semibegoniella, 242 Senecio, 107 Senna, 499, 500 Senophyllum, 182 Serianthes, 311 Setcreasea, 54 Sideroxylon, 356 Simsia, 257, 266 Sisyrinchium, 40, 137 Solanum, 36, 38, 43, 107, 490 Sophoreae, 325 Spartium, 135 Spermatophyta, 40, 49 Spiranthes, 120 Sporobolus, 100 Stachytarpheta, 114, 473 Staurothele, 172 Stellaria, 313, 314, 503 Stereosperma, 143 Stereospermum, 223, 359 Stevia, 107 Stifftia, 300, 302, 445 Index Sit Streblotrichum, 183, 185, 186, 188, 194 Strigiformes, 372 Strophanthus, 43 Strychnos, 1-8, 10 Stylodon, 118-121 Stylotrichum, 451, 463 Svensonia, 111-117, 333 Swietenia, 490 Syncretocarpus, 258 Syngonanthus, 215, 384 Syrrhopodontales, 212 Tabebuia, 485 Tamarindus, 48 Tamarix, 334 Tamonea, 95 Tanaecium, 413 Teijsmanniodendron, 219, 221- 223, 473, 487 Telitoxicum, 13 Terminales, 219 Terminalia, 220, 474, 490, 497 Tetraclea, 328 Tetraphis, 214 Teucrium, 102 Thelypteris, 403 Thymelaeaceae, 53 Tillandsia, 107 Tinosporeae, 418 Tortula, 182, 185, 186, 193, 194, 199, 201-207, 209, 212, 214 Trapa, 55 Trapaceae, 55 Tricarpha, 428 Trichostomum, 185, 198, 200, 209 Triclisieae, 11 Tridax, 425, 429-431, 435 Tripinna, 143 Tropaeolum, 13/7 Tuerckheimia, 208, 209, 214 Tulipa, 421 Tylopilus, 44 Ulmaceae, 33 Umbelliferae, 53 Unguiculatae, 182 Uredo, 398 Utricularia, 319 Valeriana, 137 Valsa, 338 Vanda, 57 SLZ P Be = Loe A Vol. 44, He. Vavaea, 222 Vites, 225 Verbena, 94, 95, 101, 102, 105- Vitex, 134, 143, 145, 147, 149, P07 sy tle, 283.9 039) 120, See, 151, 153,155, 157, TS9o eee 125, 134, 136=1395 242," S205 163, 216, 217-225, ‘227, 22a 329, 473 231, 329-361, 384-417, 474- Verbenaceae, 53, 139, 141, 143, 492 2k9, 333 Verbesina, 70 Vernonia, 65-69, 287-299, 444- 446 Vernonieae, 65, 287, 300, 442, 445, 446 Verrucaria, 172 Vetex, 143, 348 Viouieta, 2517, 258,, 203, 264, Viticeae, 219 Viticipremna, 219, 221, 222, 404 : Vitis, 218, 222, 413, 486, See Vizella, 221 Wageneria, 239 Wallaceodendron, 311 Wallrothia, 219, 223 Walrothia, 143 266 Viguieropsis, 257 Viola, "223, 323, 324 Violaceae, 223 Viridiflavipes, 47 Virulenta, 36 Viscum, 62 Vitaceae, 218, 222 Viter, 143, 482 Washingtonia, 174 . Wilsonia, 140, 141 Wulffia, 280 Yucca, 39, 40, 107, 174 Zaluziana, 70 Zapania, 95, 105 Zappania, 95 Zebrina, 54 Zinjanthropus, 394 Publication dates Volume 43, No. 5 September 6, 1979 Volume 44, No. 1 --- August 14, 1979 Volume 44, No. 2 --- August 25, 1979 Volume 44, No. 3 --- September 13, 1979 Volume 44, No. 4 --- October 9, 1979 Volume 44, No. 5 --- October 29, 1979 5 aT vi P rom J + 6 ¢ 3 _ Baten th. ee ake a) ‘ ; sty Rik ae eal & v j ” yrs h 1 ¥ if hse a a hake i eM, a del i se “ M4 ria * ps \e / & ye ; Luge 4 Per f ‘ ". fn Ld _- d a * i { acca 4 i oi Wee ¥ yh . ut ’ ri fi neh t Me i Ay Vi Ke Te as OMe A Ai . are ra re ve Pee PA es pa i pa) sf | mse we hic, ‘: i) ; d 4 4 ae We F "ha i3' ’ y 4 7 ‘ A i Ui - , * aa f pe fas ‘ j es * i F: i . 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