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Chec List What Survived from the PLANAFLORO Project
Check List 10(1): 33–45, 2014 © 2014 Check List and Authors Chec List ISSN 1809-127X (available at www.checklist.org.br) Journal of species lists and distribution What survived from the PLANAFLORO Project: PECIES S Angiosperms of Rondônia State, Brazil OF 1* 2 ISTS L Samuel1 UniCarleialversity of Konstanz, and Narcísio Department C.of Biology, Bigio M842, PLZ 78457, Konstanz, Germany. [email protected] 2 Universidade Federal de Rondônia, Campus José Ribeiro Filho, BR 364, Km 9.5, CEP 76801-059. Porto Velho, RO, Brasil. * Corresponding author. E-mail: Abstract: The Rondônia Natural Resources Management Project (PLANAFLORO) was a strategic program developed in partnership between the Brazilian Government and The World Bank in 1992, with the purpose of stimulating the sustainable development and protection of the Amazon in the state of Rondônia. More than a decade after the PLANAFORO program concluded, the aim of the present work is to recover and share the information from the long-abandoned plant collections made during the project’s ecological-economic zoning phase. Most of the material analyzed was sterile, but the fertile voucher specimens recovered are listed here. The material examined represents 378 species in 234 genera and 76 families of angiosperms. Some 8 genera, 68 species, 3 subspecies and 1 variety are new records for Rondônia State. It is our intention that this information will stimulate future studies and contribute to a better understanding and more effective conservation of the plant diversity in the southwestern Amazon of Brazil. Introduction The PLANAFLORO Project funded botanical expeditions In early 1990, Brazilian Amazon was facing remarkably in different areas of the state to inventory arboreal plants high rates of forest conversion (Laurance et al. -
Revision of the Lauraceae I
719 Revision of the Lauraceae I by A.J.G.H. Kostermans (Utrecht). List of abbreviations: Lam. = Herb. Lamarck (Paris) Herbaria M. = Miinchen B = Brussels Ms. = Meissner Herbar. (New York) Br. = Brit. Museum NY. = New York = Bs. = Herbier Boisskr (Geneve) P. Paris C. = Herb. Cosson (Paris) R. = Rio de Janeiro D. = Berlin-Dahlem St. = Stockholm Dr. = U. Herb. Drake (Paris) = Utrecht DC. = Herb. De Candolle (Geneve) W. = Wien Ws. = Dl. — Herb. Delessert (Geneve) Smithsonian Instit. F. = Field Museum (Chicago) (Washington. D. C.) G. = Gottingen Other abbreviations Gr. = Gray Herb. (Cambridge, Ar. = Arowaccan language (Dutch Mass. U.S.A.) Guiana) H. M. G. Mus. B. W. = = Herb. Goeldi Boschwezen (Forestry Bureau) H. R. = Herb. Rio de Car. Caraibic J. Janeiro = language I. = Koloniaal Instituut (Amsterdam) N. E. = Negro English (Dutch Guiana) K. Sar. Saramaccan = Kjobnhavn = language (Dutch Kw. = Kew Guiana) L. = Leiden S. D. = Surinam Dutch The literature and cited in this — if not synonyms, monograph are, men- tioned otherwise, — verified by myself. All specimens mentioned are identified or verified by myself. I wish best thanks the directors of the above mentioned to express my to herbaria for their great assistance. The specimens from Dutch Guiana have not yet been distributed. ACRODICLIDIUM Nees Acrodiclidium Nees, Laur. Disp. Progr. (1833), p. 13; id., Syst. Laur. Gen. (1836), p. 266; Endl., (1837), p. 319, n. 2042; id., Ench. Pl. II (1841), p. 197; Dietrich, Synops. (1840), p. 1332; Phaner. Steudel. Spach, Hist. nat. Véget., X (1841), p. 471; Nomencl. ed. Gen. 2 (1841), p. 21; Meissn., I (1836—43), p. 326, Diet. univ. -
Sinopse Taxonômica Da Família Lauraceae No Estado Do Rio De Janeiro, Brasil
Acta bot. bras. 19(3): 563-572. 2005 Sinopse taxonômica da família Lauraceae no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Alexandre Quinet¹ Recebido em 13/07/2004. Aceito em 07/01/2005 RESUMO – (Sinopse taxonômica da família Lauraceae no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil). O presente trabalho consiste de uma sinopse taxonômica dos gêneros da família Lauraceae no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Constatou-se a ocorrência de cerca de 109 espécies distribuídas em 16 gêneros: Aniba Aubl., Aiouea Aubl., Beilschmiedia Nees, Cassytha L., Cinnamomum Schaeff., Cryptocarya R. Br., Endlicheria Nees, Licaria Aubl., Mezilaurus Kuntze ex Taub., Nectandra Rol. ex Rottb., Ocotea Aubl., Persea Mill., Phyllostemonodaphne Kosterm., Pleurothyrium Nees, Rhodostemonodaphne Rohwer & Kubitzki e Urbanodendron Mez. Foi elaborada uma chave para identificação dos gêneros, fornecidos descrições e comentários sobre cada um deles, com distribuição geográfica, número de espécies no Brasil e no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, como também é disponibilizada uma lista preliminar das espécies ocorrentes no Estado. Palavras-chave: taxonomia, sinopse, Lauraceae, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil ABSTRACT – (Taxonomic synopsis of the family Lauraceae in the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil). The present work consists of a taxonomic synopsis of the genera of the family Lauraceae in the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. It was verified the occurrence of about 109 species of 16 genera: Aniba Aubl., Aiouea Aubl., Beilschmiedia Nees, Cassytha L., Cinnamomum Schaeff., Cryptocarya R. Br., Endlicheria Nees, Licaria Aubl., Mezilaurus Kuntze ex Taub., Nectandra Rol. ex Rottb., Ocotea Aubl., Persea Mill., Phyllostemonodaphne Kosterm., Pleurothyrium Nees, Rhodostemonodaphne Rohwer & Kubitzki, Urbanodendron Mez. A key was elaborated for identification of genera, and also descriptions and comments on each one of them, with geographical distribution, number of species in Brazil and in the Rio de Janeiro State, and a preliminary list of the species that occur in the State. -
Phylogeny and Historical Biogeography of Lauraceae
PHYLOGENY Andre'S. Chanderbali,2'3Henk van der AND HISTORICAL Werff,3 and Susanne S. Renner3 BIOGEOGRAPHY OF LAURACEAE: EVIDENCE FROM THE CHLOROPLAST AND NUCLEAR GENOMES1 ABSTRACT Phylogenetic relationships among 122 species of Lauraceae representing 44 of the 55 currentlyrecognized genera are inferredfrom sequence variation in the chloroplast and nuclear genomes. The trnL-trnF,trnT-trnL, psbA-trnH, and rpll6 regions of cpDNA, and the 5' end of 26S rDNA resolved major lineages, while the ITS/5.8S region of rDNA resolved a large terminal lade. The phylogenetic estimate is used to assess morphology-based views of relationships and, with a temporal dimension added, to reconstructthe biogeographic historyof the family.Results suggest Lauraceae radiated when trans-Tethyeanmigration was relatively easy, and basal lineages are established on either Gondwanan or Laurasian terrains by the Late Cretaceous. Most genera with Gondwanan histories place in Cryptocaryeae, but a small group of South American genera, the Chlorocardium-Mezilauruls lade, represent a separate Gondwanan lineage. Caryodaphnopsis and Neocinnamomum may be the only extant representatives of the ancient Lauraceae flora docu- mented in Mid- to Late Cretaceous Laurasian strata. Remaining genera place in a terminal Perseeae-Laureae lade that radiated in Early Eocene Laurasia. Therein, non-cupulate genera associate as the Persea group, and cupuliferous genera sort to Laureae of most classifications or Cinnamomeae sensu Kostermans. Laureae are Laurasian relicts in Asia. The Persea group -
Isolation and Identification of Cyclic Polyketides From
ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF CYCLIC POLYKETIDES FROM ENDIANDRA KINGIANA GAMBLE (LAURACEAE), AS BCL-XL/BAK AND MCL-1/BID DUAL INHIBITORS, AND APPROACHES TOWARD THE SYNTHESIS OF KINGIANINS Mohamad Nurul Azmi Mohamad Taib, Yvan Six, Marc Litaudon, Khalijah Awang To cite this version: Mohamad Nurul Azmi Mohamad Taib, Yvan Six, Marc Litaudon, Khalijah Awang. ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF CYCLIC POLYKETIDES FROM ENDIANDRA KINGIANA GAMBLE (LAURACEAE), AS BCL-XL/BAK AND MCL-1/BID DUAL INHIBITORS, AND APPROACHES TOWARD THE SYNTHESIS OF KINGIANINS . Chemical Sciences. Ecole Doctorale Polytechnique; Laboratoires de Synthase Organique (LSO), 2015. English. tel-01260359 HAL Id: tel-01260359 https://pastel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01260359 Submitted on 22 Jan 2016 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF CYCLIC POLYKETIDES FROM ENDIANDRA KINGIANA GAMBLE (LAURACEAE), AS BCL-XL/BAK AND MCL-1/BID DUAL INHIBITORS, AND APPROACHES TOWARD THE SYNTHESIS OF KINGIANINS MOHAMAD NURUL AZMI BIN MOHAMAD TAIB FACULTY OF SCIENCE UNIVERSITY -
Two New Species of Lauraceae from Espírito Santo, Brazil
TWo NeW SPeCIeS oF LAuRACeAe FRoM eSPíRITo SANTo, BRAzIL PEDRO LUÍS RODRIGUES DE MORAES,1, 2 TAMIRIS BIANCA FERNANDES,3 IGOR HENRIQUE FREITAS AZEVEDO,4 AND TIAGO DOMINGOS MOUZINHO BARBOSA5 Abstract. Two new species from the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest of Espírito Santo State, Licaria spiritusanctensis and Ocotea teresae, are described and illustrated. Their putative relationships within the respective genera are discussed. We also provide illustrations and comments on micromorphological and anatomical features of leaves of these new species, comparing them to those of congenerics and showing that they can be useful for recognition of different taxa. Keywords: leaf cuticle, leaf vascular bundle, Licaria, Ocotea, taxonomy In this study, two new species are described respectively published a synopsis of the genus, proposing its subdivision for Licaria Aubl. and Ocotea Aubl. The work is a by-product into smaller informal entities, which encompassed 29 groups of the treatment of the Lauraceae for the Flora of Espírito of species sharing morphological affinities, and 54 species Santo, Brazil. The descriptions and illustrations of the new treated singly. No subsequent monographic treatments of species are presented below, as well as a discussion on their these groups have been published, except for the study of possible relationships with congenerics. the Ocotea indecora (Schott) Mez group (Assis and Mello- Licaria is a Neotropical genus of about 65 species Silva, 2010). A synopsis of the Central American species was (Trofimov and Rohwer, 2018 [although 77 names are published by van der Werff (2002), but the South American currently in use by different authors]), distributed from species are still less well known (Moraes and van der Werff, southern Florida and Mexico to southern Brazil and Bolivia 2011; van der Werff, 2011). -
Angiosperms of Rondônia State, Brazil
Check List 10(1): 33–45, 2014 © 2014 Check List and Authors Chec List ISSN 1809-127X (available at www.checklist.org.br) Journal of species lists and distribution What survived from the PLANAFLORO Project: PECIES S Angiosperms of Rondônia State, Brazil OF 1* 2 ISTS L Samuel1 UniCarleialversity of Konstanz, and Narcísio Department C.of Biology, Bigio M842, PLZ 78457, Konstanz, Germany. [email protected] 2 Universidade Federal de Rondônia, Campus José Ribeiro Filho, BR 364, Km 9.5, CEP 76801-059. Porto Velho, RO, Brasil. * Corresponding author. E-mail: Abstract: The Rondônia Natural Resources Management Project (PLANAFLORO) was a strategic program developed in partnership between the Brazilian Government and The World Bank in 1992, with the purpose of stimulating the sustainable development and protection of the Amazon in the state of Rondônia. More than a decade after the PLANAFORO program concluded, the aim of the present work is to recover and share the information from the long-abandoned plant collections made during the project’s ecological-economic zoning phase. Most of the material analyzed was sterile, but the fertile voucher specimens recovered are listed here. The material examined represents 378 species in 234 genera and 76 families of angiosperms. Some 8 genera, 68 species, 3 subspecies and 1 variety are new records for Rondônia State. It is our intention that this information will stimulate future studies and contribute to a better understanding and more effective conservation of the plant diversity in the southwestern Amazon of Brazil. Introduction The PLANAFLORO Project funded botanical expeditions In early 1990, Brazilian Amazon was facing remarkably in different areas of the state to inventory arboreal plants high rates of forest conversion (Laurance et al. -
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Redbay (Persea Borbonia): Drifting Toward Oblivion Dr
Redbay (Persea borbonia): Drifting Toward Oblivion Dr. Kim D. Coder, Professor of Tree Biology & Health Care, Warnell School, UGA At the edge of streams, springs, and swamps hides the redbay tree. Redbay (Persea borbonia), with its evergreen aromatic leathery leaves, dark blue fruit hanging on into winter, and reddish bark, is a jewel among trees. The Native Americans found a host of medicinal uses for this medium sized tree. Early European Americans found the fine grained, highly polished wood to be perfect trim for bay boats and sailing ships. Southern gumbos require redbay leaf flavoring to be authentic. Now exotic pests threaten this unique American tree. This publication is designed to assist people understand the great variability and confusion regarding redbay taxonomy, its lineage, where it grows, its identifying characteristics, and stress problems. Scientific Choices The scientific name today for redbay is Persea borbonia, but that was not always the case. Redbay was first clearly identified in 1739 and taken for plant collections. Redbay has had a number of different scientific names. The genus and this species have many overlapping descriptions with various other species, varieties and forms, leading to taxonomic confusion. The genus name Persea was first used in 1601 and is a Greek derived name for a middle-Eastern or Persian tree with fruit growing from its stem. Over the years, this genus has been called many things including Persea (1601), Laurus (1731), Borbonia (1760), Farnesia (1763), Menestrata (1835), Tamala (1838), and Nothaphoebe (1898). Other early scientific names for redbay included Laurus caroliniensis (1731), Laurus borbonia (1753), Laurus axillaris (1789), Laurus elongata (1796), Borbonia caroliniensis (1825), Persea caroliniensis (1836), Tamala borbonia (1838), Tamala caroliniensis (1838), Nothaphoebe borbonica (1898), Persea littoralis (1903), Tamala littoralis (1913), Borbonia borbonia (1922), and Borbonia littoralis (1922). -
Notes on Florida's Endangered and Threatened Plants 1
NOTES ON FLORIDA'S ENDANGERED AND THREATENED PLANTS 1 Nancy C. Coile2 The Regulated Plant Index is based on information provided by the Endangered Plant Advisory Council (EPAC), a group of seven individuals who represent academic, industry, and environmental interests (Dr. Loran C. Anderson, Dr. Daniel F. Austin,. Mr. Charles D. D aniel III, Mr. David M . Drylie, Jr., Ms. Eve R. Hannahs, Mr. Richard L. Moyroud, and Dr. Daniel B. Ward). Rule Chap. 5B-40, Florida Administrative Code, contains the "Regulated Plant Index" (5B-40.0055) and lists endangered, threatened, and commercially exploited plant species for Florida; defines the categories; lists instances where permits may be issued; and describes penalties for vio lations. Copies of this Rule may be obtained from Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, P. O. Box 147100, Gainesville, Fl 32614-7100. Amended 20 September 2000, the "Regulated Plant Index" contains 415 endangered species, 113 threatened species, and eight commercially exploited species. Descriptions of these rare species are often difficult to locate. Florida does not have a single manual covering the flora of the entire state. Long and Lakela s manual (1971) focuses on the area south of Glades County; Clewell (1985) is a guide for the Panhandle; and Wunderlin (1998) is a guide for the entire state of Florida but lacks descriptions. Small (1933) is an excellent resource, but must be used with great care since the nomenclature is outdated and frequently disputed. Clewell (1985) and Wunderlin (1998 ) are guides with keys to the flora, but lack species descriptions. Distribution maps (Wund erlin and Hansen, 200 0) are available over the Internet through the University of South Florida Herbarium [www.plantatlas.usf.edu/]. -
Phylogeny and Historical Biogeography of Lauraceae: Evidence from the Chloroplast and Nuclear Genomes Author(S): Andre S
Phylogeny and Historical Biogeography of Lauraceae: Evidence from the Chloroplast and Nuclear Genomes Author(s): Andre S. Chanderbali, Henk van der Werff, Susanne S. Renner Source: Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Vol. 88, No. 1 (Winter, 2001), pp. 104-134 Published by: Missouri Botanical Garden Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2666133 . Accessed: 11/09/2011 12:55 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. Missouri Botanical Garden Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.jstor.org PHYLOGENY Andre'S. Chanderbali,2'3Henk van der AND HISTORICAL Werff,3 and Susanne S. Renner3 BIOGEOGRAPHY OF LAURACEAE: EVIDENCE FROM THE CHLOROPLAST AND NUCLEAR GENOMES1 ABSTRACT Phylogenetic relationships among 122 species of Lauraceae representing 44 of the 55 currentlyrecognized genera are inferredfrom sequence variation in the chloroplast and nuclear genomes. The trnL-trnF,trnT-trnL, psbA-trnH, and rpll6 regions of cpDNA, and the 5' end of 26S rDNA resolved major lineages, while the ITS/5.8S region of rDNA resolved a large terminal lade. The phylogenetic estimate is used to assess morphology-based views of relationships and, with a temporal dimension added, to reconstructthe biogeographic historyof the family.Results suggest Lauraceae radiated when trans-Tethyeanmigration was relatively easy, and basal lineages are established on either Gondwanan or Laurasian terrains by the Late Cretaceous. -
Seeds and Plants Imported
Issued March 30, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. WILLIAM A. TAYLOR, Chitf of Bureau. INVENTORY OF SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED BY THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN SEED AND PLANT INTRODUCTION DURING THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 1 TO JUKE 30, 1915. (No. 43; Nos. 40389 TO 40895.) WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING CPPIOE. Issued March 30,1918. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. WILLIAM A. TAYLOR, Chief of Bureau. INVENTORY OF SEEDS AND PUNTS IMPORTED OFFICE OF FOREIGN SEED AND PLANT INTRODUCTION DURING THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1915. (No. 43; Nos. 40389 TO 40895. ) WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING CFFIOE, 191& BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. Chief of Bureau, WILLIAM A. TAYLOR. Associate Chief of Bureau, KARL F. KBLLERMAN. Officer in Charge of Publications, J. E. ROCKWELL. Chief Cleric, JAMBS E. JONES. FOREIGN SEED AND PLANT INTRODUCTION. SCIENTIFIC STAFF. David Fairchild, Agricultural Explorer in Charge. P. H. Dorsett, Plant Introducer, in Charge of Plant Introduction Field Stations. B. T. Galloway, Plant Pathologist, in Charge of Plant Protection and Plant Propagation. Peter Bisset, Plant Introducer, in Charge of Foreign Plant Distribution. Frank N. Meyer, Wilson Popenoe, and F. C. Reimer, Agricultural Explorers. H. C. Skeels, S. C. Stuntz, and R. A. Young, Botanical Assistants. D. A. Bisset, R. N. Jones, P. G. Russell, and Glen P. Van Eseltine, Assistants. Robert L. Beagles, Superintendent, Plant Introduction Field Station, Chico, Cal. E. O. Orpet, Assistant in Plant Introduction, Chico, Cal. Edward Simmonds, Superintendent, Plant Introduction Field Station, Miami, Fla. John M. Rankin, Superintendent, Yarrow Plant Introduction Field Station, Rockville, Md.