Phytotaxa - 54, 2012

Contents:

A new species of Pyropia (Rhodophyta, Bangiaceae), from the Pacific coast of Mexico, based on morphological and molecular evidence
LUZ ELENA MATEO-CID, ANGELA CATALINA MENDOZA-GONZÁLEZ, JHOANA DÍAZLARREA, ABEL SENTÍES, FRANCISCO F. PEDROCHE & JUAN DIEGO SÁNCHEZ HEREDIA

Two new species of Nitzschia (Bacillariophyta) from shallow wetlands of Peninsular India
B. ALAKANANDA, M. K. MAHESH, PAUL B. HAMILTON, G. SUPRIYA, B. KARTHICK & T. V. RAMACHANDRA

Establishment of Rosa sect. Caninae subsect. Orientales (Rosaceae) and the recognition of an unusual variety of Rosa vanheurckiana from eastern Anatolia, Turkey
KIT TAN, HASAN YILDIRIM & JERZY ZIELIŃSKI

Primulina hochiensis var. rosulata (Gesneriaceae) a new variety at an entrance of a limestone cave from Guangxi, China
FANG WEN, GUO-LE QIN, YI-GANG WEI, GUI-YOU LIANG & BO GAO

Small-sized and discoid species of the genus Cocconeiopsis (Bacillariophyta) on Holothuria atra (Juan de Nova, Mozambique Channel)
CATHERINE RIAUX-GOBIN & ANDRZEJ WITKOWSKI

Gomphonema yaominae sp. nov. Li, a new species of diatom (Bacillariophyta) from lakes near Yangtze River, China
ZHIJUN GONG & YANLING LI

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Taiwania - 56 (3-4), 2011

Taiwania - 56 (3), 2011


Contents:

The Maturation of Skulls in Postnatal Risso’s Dolphins (Grampus griseus) from Taiwanese Waters
Ing Chen, Lien-Siang Chou, Yen-Jean Chen and Alastair Watson

Geographic Distribution of Lilium Philippinense Baker (Liliaceae) in the Cordillera Central Range, Luzon Island, Philippines
Teodora D. Balangcod, Virginia C. Cuevas, Inocencio E. Buot and Ashlyn Kim D. Balangcod

Nest-site Selection of the Greater Painted Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis) in Fallow Fields of I-Lan, Taiwan
Yu-Hsun Hsu and Lucia Liu Severinghaus

Conservation Priorities for Tree Ferns (Cyatheaceae) in Sri Lanka
R. H. G. Ranil, D. K. N. G. Pushpakumara, T. Janssen, C. R. Fraser-Jenkins and D. S. A. Wijesundara

A New Genus of Himalayan Caprifoliaceae
Prashant K. Pusalkar

Records of Ranunculus longicaulis and R. pseudohirculus (Ranunculaceae) from Nepal
Andrey S. Erst and Alexander P. Sukhorukov

A New Species of Brachystelma R.Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae – Ceropegieae) from India
B. Ravi Prasad Rao, K. Prasad, B. Sadasivaiah, S. Khadar Basha, M.V. Suresh Babu and P.V. Prasanna

A New Species of Murdannia Royle (Commelinaceae) from Northern Western Ghats of India
Mayur Nandikar and R. V. Gurav

A New Species and a New Record of Hedychium J. König (Zingiberaceae) from Thailand
Chayan Picheansoonthon and Pornpimon Wongsuwan

A New Variety of Hemiboea (Gesneriaceae) from Limestone Areas in Guangxi, China
Yu-Song Huang, Wei-Bin Xu, Ri-Cheng Peng and Yan Liu

Myxomycetes of Taiwan XXII. The Genus Trabrooksia
Chin-Hui Liu, Jong-How Chang and Ya-Fen Chen

Frullania evelynae (Frullaniacae, Marchantiophyta) – a Very Rare Species from Mizoram, India
S. K. Singh and H. A. Barbhuiya

Some Critical Notes on Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R. Br. var. africana (P. Beauv.) J.K. Morton (Lamiaceae)
M. Venkat Ramana, P.V. Prasanna, P. Venu and Avishek Bhattacharjee

Liparis atrosanguinea Ridl. (Orchidaceae), a New Orchid Addition to India from Andaman & Nicobar Islands
R. Sumathi, J. Jayanthi and K. Karthigeyan

Globba wardii (Zingiberaceae) – a Very Rare Species, New Record for India
S. K. Singh and Ramesh Kumar

Correction for Taiwania Volume 56, No. 2 (2011)


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Taiwania - 56 (4), 2011


Contents:

Study on Seed Morphogenesis of Orobanchaceae in Taiwan
Jao-Shien Che and Shu-Chuan Hsiao

Ecophysiological Traits of Leaves of Three Marsilea Species Distributed in Different Geographical Regions
Tai-Chung Wu and Wen-Yuan Kao

Myxomycetes of Taiwan XXIII. The Genera Diachea and Didymium
Chin-Hui Liu and Jong-How Chang

The Merosporangiferous Fungi from Taiwan (VIII): Two New Records of Coemansia (Kickxellales, Kickxellomycotina)
Shu-Cheng Chuang and Hsiao-Man Ho

Puccinia reynoldsii sp. nov. on Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae) from Burma
Maung Mya Thaung
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A New Species of Corydalis DC. (Fumariaceae) from Kashmir, North-west Himalaya, India.
Gh Hassan Dar, S. T. Koul, A. R. Naqshi, Anzar A Khuroo and Akhtar H Malik

A new species and subspecies of Carex L. (Cyperaceae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India
Manas Bhaumik and M. K. Pathak

Newly Discovered Native Orchids of Taiwan (IV)
Tsan-Piao Lin and Wei-Min Lin

Comments on the Typification of Bauhinia ornata var. kerrii (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae)
S. Bandyopadhyay

Lectotypification of Senecio biligulatus W. W. Sm.
Vinay Ranjan, Anant Kumar and S. C. Srivastava

Exormotheca tuberifera (Marchantiophyta, Exormothecaceae) from the Western Ghats of Kerala, India
C. N. Manju, P. R. Nikesh and K. P. Rajesh

Thuidium recognitum (Hedw.) Lindb. var. delicatulum (Hedw.) Warnst - a Moss New to Indian Bryoflora
Virendra Nath, Pooja Bansal and A. K. Asthana

Chrysosplenium japonicum (Saxifragaceae), Newly Recorded from Taiwan
Tian-Chuan Hsu, Shih-Wen Chung and Yuen-Chun Cheng

Index to Authors
Editorial Office

Index to Subjects
Editorial Office

Index to Scientific Names

Reviewers and Translators


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South African Journal of Botany - 78, 2012

Contents:

Editorial Board

Publisher's note

Inclusion of the Cape genus Anisothrix in the Namibian-centred genus Pentatrichia (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae) based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis
E.S. Klaassen, N.G. Bergh

Medicinal plants used for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections by lay people in northern Maputaland, KwaZulu–Natal Province, South Africa
H. De Wet, V.N. Nzama, S.F. Van Vuuren

Cytology and embryology of the pompom weed, Campuloclinium macrocephalum (Eupatorieae, Asteraceae)
G.E. Farco, M.M. Sosa, M. Dematteis, A. Fernández

Fruit nutritional composition and non-nutritive traits of indigenous South African tree species
A.-L. Wilson, C.T. Downs

Antibiofilm activity and post antifungal effect of lemongrass oil on clinical Candida dubliniensis isolate
S. Taweechaisupapong, P. Ngaonee, P. Patsuk, W. Pitiphat, W. Khunkitti

The isolation of high quality RNA from the fruit of avocado (Persea americana Mill.)
A.T. Djami-Tchatchou, C.J. Straker

A comparative study of desiccation responses of seeds of Asian Evergreen Oaks, Quercus subgenus Cyclobalanopsis and Quercus subgenus Quercus
K. Xia, M.I. Daws, F.R. Hay, W.-Y. Chen, Z.-K. Zhou, H.W. Pritchard

Knysna Turacos (Tauraco corythaix) do not improve seed germination of ingested fruit of some indigenous South African tree species
A.-L. Wilson, C.T. Downs

Nectar properties of the sunbird-pollinated plant Impatiens sakeriana: A comparison with six other co-flowering species
M. Bartoš, Š. Janeček, E. Padyšáková, E. Patáčová, J. Altman, M. Pešata, J. Kantorová, R. Tropek

Changes of xylem hydraulic efficiency and native embolism of Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb. seedlings under different drought stress conditions and after rewatering
M. Ayup, X. Hao, Y. Chen, W. Li, R. Su

Effect of smoke-derived butenolide priming treatment on pepper and salvia seeds in relation to transplant quality and catalase activity
I. Demir, I. Ozuaydin, F. Yasar, J. Van Staden

Enhancing seedling growth of Jatropha curcas—A potential oil seed crop for biodiesel
H.A. Abdelgadir, M.G. Kulkarni, M.P. Arruda, J. Van Staden

Physiomorphological response of rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium spp.) to irrigation frequency
B.K. Eiasu, J.M. Steyn, P. Soundy

Dracoscirpoides (Cyperaceae) — A new genus from Southern Africa, its taxonomy and floral ontogeny
A.M. Muasya, M. Reynders, P. Goetghebeur, D.A. Simpson, A. Vrijdaghs

Uptake and translocation of heavy metals by medicinal plants growing around a waste dump site in Pretoria, South Africa
J.O. Olowoyo, O.O. Okedeyi, N.M. Mkolo, G.N. Lion, S.T.R. Mdakane

Role of calcium in alleviating effect of salinity on germination of Phragmites karka seeds
A. Zehra, B. Gul, R. Ansari, M.A. Khan

Uncovering the cycad taxa (Encephalartos species) traded for traditional medicine in Johannesburg and Durban, South Africa
S.R. Cousins, V.L. Williams, E.T.F. Witkowski

Sodium nitroprusside, ferricyanide, nitrite and nitrate decrease the thermo-dormancy of lettuce seed germination in a nitric oxide-dependent manner in light
Z. Deng, S. Song

A revision of the Combretum vendae complex
N. Hahn

Unisexual flowers as a robust synapomorphy in Cariceae (Cyperaceae)? Evidence for bisexual flowers in Schoenoxiphium
B. Gehrke, A. Vrijdaghs, E. Smets, A.M. Muasya

The cost of being specialized: Pollinator limitation in the endangered geophyte Brunsvigia litoralis (Amaryllidaceae) in the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa
S. Geerts, A. Pauw

Traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in Gindeberet district, Western Ethiopia
S. Zerabruk, G. Yirga

Microculture effects on leaf epidermis and root structure in Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra
M. Moyo, J.F. Finnie, J. Van Staden

A revision of the genus Dolichos (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae, Phaseoleae), including Lesotho and Swaziland
A.N. Moteetee, B.-E. Van Wyk

Three-dimensional reciprocity: A new form of tristyly in South African Oxalis (Oxalidaceae) species and its implications for reproduction
S.S. Turketti, K.J. Esler, L.L. Dreyer

Influence of salinity and temperature on seed germination rate and the hydrotime model parameters for the halophyte, Chloris virgata, and the glycophyte, Digitaria sanguinalis
H. Zhang, L.J. Irving, Y. Tian, D. Zhou

Molecular cloning and expression characteristics of a novel MAPKKK gene, GhCTR1, from cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
F. Yu, R. Guo, C. Wu, H. Li, X. Guo

Activity of South African medicinal plants against Listeria monocytogenes biofilms, and isolation of active compounds from Acacia karroo
M.A. Nyila, C.M. Leonard, A.A. Hussein, N. Lall

Antibacterial activity, cytotoxicity and chemical constituents of Hydnora johannis roots
S. Yagi, F. Chrétien, R.E. Duval, S. Fontanay, M. Maldini, S. Piacente, M. Henry, Y. Chapleur, D. Laurain-Mattar

Overexpression of Suaeda salsa stroma ascorbate peroxidase in Arabidopsis chloroplasts enhances salt tolerance of plants
K. Li, C.-H. Pang, F. Ding, N. Sui, Z.-T. Feng, B.-S. Wang

Seasonal variation in the cyclooxygenase inhibitory activities of four South African medicinal bulbs
B. Ncube, J.F. Finnie, J. Van Staden

In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of some Tunisian vegetables
H. Edziri, S. Ammar, L. Souad, M.A. Mahjoub, M. Mastouri, M. Aouni, Z. Mighri, L. Verschaeve

A morphological re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of the genus Pellegriniodendron (Harms) J. Léonard (Leguminosae–Caesalpinioideae–Detarieae) and its inclusion in Gilbertiodendron J. Léonard
M. de la Estrella, J.A. Devesa, J.J. Wieringa

Pelargonium saxatile (Geraniaceae: Section Hoarea), a new species from the southwestern Cape, South Africa, and a key to the species of the P. dipetalum group
J.C. Manning, P. Goldblatt

Germination dimorphism in Suaeda acuminata: A new combination of dormancy types for heteromorphic seeds
H.-L. Wang, L. Wang, C.-Y. Tian, Z.-Y. Huang

Seed dispersal and seed banks in Aloe marlothii (Asphodelaceae)
C.T. Symes

Metalasia namaquana (Asteraceae–Gnaphalieae), a new species from the Kamiesberg (South Africa)
P.O. Karis, N.A. Helme

Optimisation of pollen viability tests for Acacia podalyriifolia and two ploidys of Acacia mearnsii
S.L. Beck-Pay

Improved tolerance toward low temperature in banana (Musa AAA Group Cavendish Williams)
J.Z. Zhang, Q. Zhang, Y.J. Chen, L.L. Sun, L.Y. Song, C.L. Peng

Overexpression of the acerola (Malpighia glabra) monodehydroascorbate reductase gene in transgenic tobacco plants results in increased ascorbate levels and enhanced tolerance to salt stress
H.A. Eltelib, Y. Fujikawa, M. Esaka

Genetic homogeneity of in vitro raised plants of grapevine cv. Crimson Seedless revealed by ISSR and microsatellite markers
A. Nookaraju, D.C. Agrawal

Transient gene expression assays in rose tissues using a Bio-Rad Helios® hand-held gene gun
B. Kuriakose, E.S. Du Toit, A. Jordaan

Searsia species with affinity to the N-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor
A.K. Jäger, D.M. Knap, B. Nielsen, G.I. Stafford, J. Van Staden

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