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October 1983 Vol
October 1983 Vol. VIII No. 10 Department of interior. U.S. Fish and wildlife Service Technical Bulletin Endangered Species Program, Washington, D.C. 20240 and announced its intention to propose Two Florida Mammals Listed as listing the two rodents. Endangered in Emergency Rule Reasons for Emergency Action An emergency rule listing as Endan- their range in southern peninsular Flor- In June 1983, the Rural Electrification gered two small mammals known only ida, have been lost to development, and Administration (REA) requested imme- from one area in the Florida Keys was this habitat type is now one of the most diate consultation with the Service on a published by the Service on September limited and jeopardized ecosystems in proposed loan to the Florida Keys Elec- 21 and took effect immediately (F.R. Florida. The hammocks of north Key tric Cooperative for construction of a 9/21/83). The Key Largo woodrat (A/eo- Largo represent some of the best remain- substation that would provide increased toma floridana smalli) and Key L^rgo ing tracts, but they are the proposed site delivery of electricity to northern Key cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus for a large number of residential tracts. A Largo. Such consultation is required allapaticola) are jeopardized by the loss section of new water pipeline now under Section 7 of the Endangered Spe- of their forest habitat to residential and extends into the area, and is expected to cies Act because the REA is a Federal commercial development. An emergency accelerate the pace of residential, com- Continued on page 4 determination was necessary to allow mercial, and recreational development. -
Elsholtzia (Lamiaceae) in Thailand
Blumea 59, 2015: 209–214 www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea RESEARCH ARTICLE http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651915X688696 Elsholtzia (Lamiaceae) in Thailand B. Bongcheewin1, P. Chantaranothai 2, A. Paton3 Key words Abstract The genus Elsholtzia (Lamiaceae) in Thailand is revised in preparation for the Flora of Thailand treat- ment. Eight species are found in Thailand, three of which, E. blanda, E. kachinensis and E. pilosa, are lectotypified. Elsholtzia Elsholtzia griffithii and E. penduliflora are recorded for Thailand for the first time. lectotypification revision Published on 9 July 2015 taxonomy Thailand INTRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION AND ECOLOGY Elsholtzia Willd. belongs to the tribe Elsholtzieae of the subfami- Elsholtzia is mostly found in northern Thailand in open dry wood- ly Nepetoideae (Harley et al. 2004).There are c. 40 species in land or forest margins, mostly above 600 m altitude. Several the genus distributed predominantly in temperate and tropical species are found in cultivated areas. Elsholtzia blanda is a Asia, cultivated in Europe and North America. In South East widespread species distributed from the Himalaya, South East Asia, seven species from Vietnam (Phuong 1995, 2000, Budan t- Asian mainland and Sumatra. Elsholtzia beddomei is restricted sev 1999), five species from Indo-China (Doan 1936) and three to limestone in Tenasserim range and Doi Chiang Dao. Four species from Malesia (Keng 1969) have been published. species, i.e. E. griffithii, E. kachinensis, E. penduliflora and There have been few published works which cover Elsholtzia in E. stachyodes seem to be introduced from southern China Thailand. In 1971, Murata (1971) published a precursor account by ethnic groups as most collections are collected from home for Thai Lamiaceae, including E. -
Lamiales Newsletter
LAMIALES NEWSLETTER LAMIALES Issue number 4 February 1996 ISSN 1358-2305 EDITORIAL CONTENTS R.M. Harley & A. Paton Editorial 1 Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, UK The Lavender Bag 1 Welcome to the fourth Lamiales Universitaria, Coyoacan 04510, Newsletter. As usual, we still Mexico D.F. Mexico. Tel: Lamiaceae research in require articles for inclusion in the +5256224448. Fax: +525616 22 17. Hungary 1 next edition. If you would like to e-mail: [email protected] receive this or future Newsletters and T.P. Ramamoorthy, 412 Heart- Alien Salvia in Ethiopia 3 and are not already on our mailing wood Dr., Austin, TX 78745, USA. list, or wish to contribute an article, They are anxious to hear from any- Pollination ecology of please do not hesitate to contact us. one willing to help organise the con- Labiatae in Mediterranean 4 The editors’ e-mail addresses are: ference or who have ideas for sym- [email protected] or posium content. Studies on the genus Thymus 6 [email protected]. As reported in the last Newsletter the This edition of the Newsletter and Relationships of Subfamily Instituto de Quimica (UNAM, Mexi- the third edition (October 1994) will Pogostemonoideae 8 co City) have agreed to sponsor the shortly be available on the world Controversies over the next Lamiales conference. Due to wide web (http://www.rbgkew.org. Satureja complex 10 the current economic conditions in uk/science/lamiales). Mexico and to allow potential partici- This also gives a summary of what Obituary - Silvia Botta pants to plan ahead, it has been the Lamiales are and some of their de Miconi 11 decided to delay the conference until uses, details of Lamiales research at November 1998. -
The Framework Species Approach to Forest Restoration: Using Functional Traits As Predictors of Species Performance
- 1 - The Framework Species Approach to forest restoration: using functional traits as predictors of species performance. Thesis submitted in accordance with the requirements of the University of Liverpool for the degree of Doctor in Philosophy by Hannah Betts July 2013 - 2 - - 3 - Abstract Due to forest degradation and loss, the use of ecological restoration techniques has become of particular interest in recent years. One such method is the Framework Species Approach (FSA), which was developed in Queensland, Australia. The Framework Species Approach involves a single planting (approximately 30 species) of both early and late successional species. Species planted must survive in the harsh conditions of an open site as well as fulfilling the functions of; (a) fast growth of a broad dense canopy to shade out weeds and reduce the chance of forest fire, (b) early production of flowers or fleshy fruits to attract seed dispersers and kick start animal-mediated seed distribution to the degraded site. The Framework Species Approach has recently been used as part of a restoration project in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park in northern Thailand by the Forest Restoration Research Unit (FORRU) of Chiang Mai University. FORRU have undertaken a number of trials on species performance in the nursery and the field to select appropriate species. However, this has been time-consuming and labour- intensive. It has been suggested that the need for such trials may be reduced by the pre-selection of species using their functional traits as predictors of future performance. Here, seed, leaf and wood functional traits were analysed against predictions from ecological models such as the CSR Triangle and the pioneer concept to assess the extent to which such models described the ecological strategies exhibited by woody species in the seasonally-dry tropical forests of northern Thailand. -
Rhamnaceae) Jürgen Kellermanna,B
Swainsona 33: 43–50 (2020) © 2020 Board of the Botanic Gardens & State Herbarium (Adelaide, South Australia) Nomenclatural notes and typifications in Australian species of Paliureae (Rhamnaceae) Jürgen Kellermanna,b a State Herbarium of South Australia, GPO Box 1047, Adelaide, South Australia 5001 Email: [email protected] b The University of Adelaide, School of Biological Sciences, Adelaide, South Australia 5005 Abstract: The nomenclature of the four species of Ziziphus Mill. and the one species of Hovenia Thunb. occurring in Australia is reviewed, including the role of the Hermann Herbarium for the typification of Z. oenopolia (L.) Mill. and Z. mauritiana Lam. Lectotypes are chosen for Z. quadrilocularis F.Muell. and Z. timoriensis DC. A key to species is provided, as well as illustrations for Z. oenopolia, Z. quadrilocularis and H. dulcis Thunb. Keywords: Nomenclature, typification, Hovenia, Ziziphus, Rhamnaceae, Paliureae, Paul Hermann, Carolus Linnaeus, Henry Trimen, Australia Introduction last worldwide overview of the genus was published by Suessenguth (1953). Since then, only regional Rhamnaceae tribe Paliureae Reissek ex Endl. was treatments and revisions have been published, most reinstated by Richardson et al. (2000b), after the first notably by Johnston (1963, 1964, 1972), Bhandari & molecular analysis of the family (Richardson et al. Bhansali (2000), Chen & Schirarend (2007) and Cahen 2000a). It consists of three genera, Hovenia Thunb., et al. (in press). For Australia, the genus as a whole was Paliurus Tourn. ex Mill. and Ziziphus Mill., which last reviewed by Bentham (1863), with subsequent until then were assigned to the tribes Rhamneae regional treatments by Wheeler (1992) and Rye (1997) Horan. -
David A. Rasmussen, 2 Elena M. Kramer, 3 and Elizabeth A. Zimmer 4
American Journal of Botany 96(1): 96–109. 2009. O NE SIZE FITS ALL? M OLECULAR EVIDENCE FOR A COMMONLY INHERITED PETAL IDENTITY PROGRAM IN RANUNCULALES 1 David A. Rasmussen, 2 Elena M. Kramer, 3 and Elizabeth A. Zimmer 4 Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 USA Petaloid organs are a major component of the fl oral diversity observed across nearly all major clades of angiosperms. The vari- able morphology and development of these organs has led to the hypothesis that they are not homologous but, rather, have evolved multiple times. A particularly notable example of petal diversity, and potential homoplasy, is found within the order Ranunculales, exemplifi ed by families such as Ranunculaceae, Berberidaceae, and Papaveraceae. To investigate the molecular basis of petal identity in Ranunculales, we used a combination of molecular phylogenetics and gene expression analysis to characterize APETALA3 (AP3 ) and PISTILLATA (PI ) homologs from a total of 13 representative genera of the order. One of the most striking results of this study is that expression of orthologs of a single AP3 lineage is consistently petal-specifi c across both Ranunculaceae and Berberidaceae. We conclude from this fi nding that these supposedly homoplastic petals in fact share a developmental genetic program that appears to have been present in the common ancestor of the two families. We discuss the implications of this type of molecular data for long-held typological defi nitions of petals and, more broadly, the evolution of petaloid organs across the angiosperms. Key words: APETALA3 ; MADS box genes; petal evolution; PISTILLATA ; Ranunculales. -
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. -
Seedling Growth Responses to Phosphorus Reflect Adult Distribution
Research Seedling growth responses to phosphorus reflect adult distribution patterns of tropical trees Paul-Camilo Zalamea1, Benjamin L. Turner1, Klaus Winter1, F. Andrew Jones1,2, Carolina Sarmiento1 and James W. Dalling1,3 1Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843-03092, Balboa, Ancon, Republic of Panama; 2Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-2902, USA; 3Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA Summary Author for correspondence: Soils influence tropical forest composition at regional scales. In Panama, data on tree com- Paul-Camilo Zalamea munities and underlying soils indicate that species frequently show distributional associations Tel: +507 212 8912 to soil phosphorus. To understand how these associations arise, we combined a pot experi- Email: [email protected] ment to measure seedling responses of 15 pioneer species to phosphorus addition with an Received: 8 February 2016 analysis of the phylogenetic structure of phosphorus associations of the entire tree commu- Accepted: 2 May 2016 nity. Growth responses of pioneers to phosphorus addition revealed a clear tradeoff: species New Phytologist (2016) from high-phosphorus sites grew fastest in the phosphorus-addition treatment, while species doi: 10.1111/nph.14045 from low-phosphorus sites grew fastest in the low-phosphorus treatment. Traits associated with growth performance remain unclear: biomass allocation, phosphatase activity and phos- Key words: phosphatase activity, phorus-use efficiency did not correlate with phosphorus associations; however, phosphatase phosphorus limitation, pioneer trees, plant activity was most strongly down-regulated in response to phosphorus addition in species from communities, plant growth, species high-phosphorus sites. distributions, tropical soil resources. -
Reassignment of Species of Paraphyletic Junellia S. L. to The
Reassignment of Species of Paraphyletic Junellia s. l. to the New Genus Mulguraea (Verbenaceae) and New Circumscription of Genus Junellia: Molecular and Morphological Congruence Author(s): Nataly O'Leary, Yao-Wu Yuan, Amelia Chemisquy, and Richard G. Olmstead Source: Systematic Botany, 34(4):777-786. 2009. Published By: The American Society of Plant Taxonomists URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1600/036364409790139691 BioOne (www.bioone.org) is an electronic aggregator of bioscience research content, and the online home to over 160 journals and books published by not-for-profit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses. Your use of this PDF, the BioOne Web site, and all posted and associated content indicates your acceptance of BioOne’s Terms of Use, available at www.bioone.org/page/terms_of_use. Usage of BioOne content is strictly limited to personal, educational, and non-commercial use. Commercial inquiries or rights and permissions requests should be directed to the individual publisher as copyright holder. BioOne sees sustainable scholarly publishing as an inherently collaborative enterprise connecting authors, nonprofit publishers, academic institutions, research libraries, and research funders in the common goal of maximizing access to critical research. Systematic Botany (2009), 34(4): pp. 777–786 © Copyright 2009 by the American Society of Plant Taxonomists Reassignment of Species of Paraphyletic Junellia s. l. to the New Genus Mulguraea (Verbenaceae) and New Circumscription of Genus Junellia : Molecular and Morphological Congruence Nataly O’Leary, 1,4 Yao-Wu Yuan, 2,3 Amelia Chemisquy, 1 and Richard G. Olmstead 2 1 Instituto de Botánica Darwinion, Labardén 200, San Isidro, Argentina 2 Department of Biology, University of Washington, Box 355325 Seattle, Washington 98195 U.S.A. -
ISTA List of Stabilized Plant Names 7Th Edition
ISTA List of Stabilized Plant Names th 7 Edition ISTA Nomenclature Committee Chair: Dr. M. Schori Published by All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be The Internation Seed Testing Association (ISTA) reproduced, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted Zürichstr. 50, CH-8303 Bassersdorf, Switzerland in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior ©2020 International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) permission in writing from ISTA. ISBN 978-3-906549-77-4 ISTA List of Stabilized Plant Names 1st Edition 1966 ISTA Nomenclature Committee Chair: Prof P. A. Linehan 2nd Edition 1983 ISTA Nomenclature Committee Chair: Dr. H. Pirson 3rd Edition 1988 ISTA Nomenclature Committee Chair: Dr. W. A. Brandenburg 4th Edition 2001 ISTA Nomenclature Committee Chair: Dr. J. H. Wiersema 5th Edition 2007 ISTA Nomenclature Committee Chair: Dr. J. H. Wiersema 6th Edition 2013 ISTA Nomenclature Committee Chair: Dr. J. H. Wiersema 7th Edition 2019 ISTA Nomenclature Committee Chair: Dr. M. Schori 2 7th Edition ISTA List of Stabilized Plant Names Content Preface .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Symbols and Abbreviations .......................................................................................................................... -
Reconstructing the Basal Angiosperm Phylogeny: Evaluating Information Content of Mitochondrial Genes
55 (4) • November 2006: 837–856 Qiu & al. • Basal angiosperm phylogeny Reconstructing the basal angiosperm phylogeny: evaluating information content of mitochondrial genes Yin-Long Qiu1, Libo Li, Tory A. Hendry, Ruiqi Li, David W. Taylor, Michael J. Issa, Alexander J. Ronen, Mona L. Vekaria & Adam M. White 1Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, The University Herbarium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1048, U.S.A. [email protected] (author for correspondence). Three mitochondrial (atp1, matR, nad5), four chloroplast (atpB, matK, rbcL, rpoC2), and one nuclear (18S) genes from 162 seed plants, representing all major lineages of gymnosperms and angiosperms, were analyzed together in a supermatrix or in various partitions using likelihood and parsimony methods. The results show that Amborella + Nymphaeales together constitute the first diverging lineage of angiosperms, and that the topology of Amborella alone being sister to all other angiosperms likely represents a local long branch attrac- tion artifact. The monophyly of magnoliids, as well as sister relationships between Magnoliales and Laurales, and between Canellales and Piperales, are all strongly supported. The sister relationship to eudicots of Ceratophyllum is not strongly supported by this study; instead a placement of the genus with Chloranthaceae receives moderate support in the mitochondrial gene analyses. Relationships among magnoliids, monocots, and eudicots remain unresolved. Direct comparisons of analytic results from several data partitions with or without RNA editing sites show that in multigene analyses, RNA editing has no effect on well supported rela- tionships, but minor effect on weakly supported ones. Finally, comparisons of results from separate analyses of mitochondrial and chloroplast genes demonstrate that mitochondrial genes, with overall slower rates of sub- stitution than chloroplast genes, are informative phylogenetic markers, and are particularly suitable for resolv- ing deep relationships. -
Annuals/Tende Abutilon 'Dwarf Red' 9 Sun/Pt.Shade Really a Red Orange, but Nonetheless a Richly Colored Floriferous Flowering Maple Which Is Quite Compact at 15-18"
Annuals/Tende Abutilon 'Dwarf Red' 9 sun/pt.shade Really a red orange, but nonetheless a richly colored floriferous flowering maple which is quite compact at 15-18". We like how it tolerates light frosts and continues to dazzle into November. 4" $10.00 Abutilon pictum 'Gold Dust' 8 pt.shade Mottled gold and green foliage on upright bushy plants, with salmon-orange flowers all year long. A great container plant! 4" $9.00 Abutilon 'Snowfall' 9 sun/pt.shade Pure white bells throughout the year,on bushy upright growing plants. Very bridal like apperance. Pinvh bamk regularly for more compact habit. 4" $10.00 Abutilon 'Victorian Lady' 9 sun/pt. shade This is the quite rare double form of flowering maple with pink flowers that resemble just opening old-fashioned rosebuds. It is difficult to propagate and so we must limit one per customer. Upright habit. 4" $12.00 Abutilon x 'Souvenier de Bonn'' 8 pt.sh/shade Striking white edged maple leaves, salmon bell-flowers veined with crimson and a sturdy upright habit make this is a great choice for large standards. 4" $10.00 Aeonium arboreum 'Scwarzkopf' 10 sun Shiny almost black fleshy leaved rosettes are born on sturdy stems that become tree-like with age. A must have specimen if you collect succulents. 4" $9.00 Alternanthera 'Gail's Choice' 8 sun/pt shade Dark maroon 1" wide leaves on sprawling stems and a vigorous habit distinguish this form of "Calico Plant". Great in pots, we also combined this with Lysimachia nummularia aurea (Golden Creeping Jenny) in our low lying wet soil are for an all summer show.