Willdenowia 34(2) - Abstracts
- Oberprieler, C.: On the taxonomic status
and the phylogenetic relationships of some unispecific Mediterranean
genera of Compositae-Anthemideae II. Daveaua, Leucocyclus
and Nananthea. Willdenowia 34: 341-350. ISSN
0511-9618; © 2004 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
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Sequences of the nrDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region
were analysed for 113 representative species of 59 genera of Compositae-Anthemideae
to ascertain the systematic position of the three unispecific
Mediterranean genera Daveaua, Leucocyclus and Nananthea.
Daveaua anthemoides is found to be a member of a well
supported clade of genera around the closely-knit Leucanthemum
group, being a candidate (together with Heteromera and Otospermum)
for a sister-group of this assemblage. For Leucocyclus formosus,
which was considered to be closely related to Anacyclus due
to its dorsiventrally flattened achenes, a position close to or even
among representatives of Achillea is demonstrated,
corroborating alleged relationships suggested by the flavonoid
complements of these genera. Nananthea perpusilla, hitherto
considered to be close to Anthemis due to its tetrasporic
embryo sac development, is found to be more closely related to Tripleurospermum,
which also shares the tetrasporic embryo sac and the indumentum of
basifixed hairs.
- Jury, S. L.: The Euro+Med treatment of Hedera
(Araliaceae) recent studies and a new name. Willdenowia
34: 351-352. ISSN 0511-9618; © 2004 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
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For the treatment of the Hedera taxa present in the
territories included in the Euro+Med PlantBase project a new name is
required and here validated, Hedera rhizomatifera, based on
Hedera helix subsp. rhizomatifera.
- Peruzzi, L. & Cesca, G.: Chromosome
numbers of flowering plants from Calabria, S Italy, II.
Willdenowia 34: 353-360. ISSN 0511-9618; © 2004 BGBM
Berlin-Dahlem.
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Chromosome numbers of nine taxa from nine families of Calabrian
angiosperms are reported: Aizoon hispanicum 2n = 32,
Aristida adscensionis subsp. coerulescens 2n = 22,
Galium palaeoitalicum 2n = 20, Lavandula multifida
2n = 22, Ludwigia palustris 2n = 16, Menyanthes
trifoliata 2n = 54, Ranunculus fontanus 2n = 48, Salsola
oppositifolia 2n = 72, Soldanella calabrella 2n = 40.
The reports for Aizoon hispanicum, Aristida adscensionis
subsp. coerulescens, Lavandula multifida and Salsola
oppositifolia are the first from Italian populations. Mitotic
metaphase microphotographs and drawings are presented for all taxa
studied. Brief comments are given on karyotype morphology,
cytogeography and relationships of selected taxa.
- Danin, A.: Arundo (Gramineae) in
the Mediterranean reconsidered. Willdenowia 34: 361-369. ISSN
0511-9618; © 2004 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
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Finding the recently described Arundo hellenica in Italy
initiated a study on the identity of taxa related to A. plinii,
in the field, in the literature and in several herbaria. According
to the somewhat preliminary results, besides A. donax with
nodding leaves, three species with upright leaves are proposed for
recognition in the Mediterranean. Their distribution and ecology are
still incompletely known. A. plinii in its original sense is
shown to be a 1-2 m high riparian plant, so far confirmed to occur
in N Italy, S France and, perhaps, NE Spain. A. mediterranea is
described as a new species for the illegitimately named A.
mauritanica of Desfontaines, which has hitherto been erroneously
recorded as “A. plinii” and is a caespitose reed
with 1-5 m long obliquely erect culms that branch already in the
first year; it grows on alluvial clayey soils or high river terraces
along temporary water courses of N Africa, Israel, Cyprus, Greece,
Crete, Lebanon and possibly other East Mediterranean countries. A.
collina, including the recently described A. hellenica,
is the lowest (0.5-2 [-3] m) and most drought resistant Arundo of
the Mediterranean and forms monotypic grasslands on clay in
badlands, on hill slopes up to 300 m, on sides of newly constructed
roads, etc. and is currently known to occur in S Italy, mainland
Greece and Crete.
- Dinter, I. & Greuter, W.: Silene
rothmaleri (Caryophyllaceae), believed extinct, rediscovered at
Cabo de São Vicente (Algarve, Portugal). Willdenowia 34:
371-380. ISSN 0511-9618; © 2004 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
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Silene rothmaleri, described in 1956 by Pinto da Silva
based on a single herbarium specimen collected in 1945, has been
considered as extinct following unsuccessful searches at its locus
classicus, the Ponta de Sagres. At nearby Cabo de São
Vicente, a small population of at least 10 individuals exists,
discovered in spring 2000 and more leisurely studied in 2004. The
macro and micromorphology of the revenant species are described and
illustrated.
- Turland, N., Phitos, D., Kamari, G. &
Bareka, P.: Weeds of the traditional agriculture of Crete.
Willdenowia 34: 381-406. ISSN 0511-9618; © 2004 BGBM
Berlin-Dahlem.
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The goal of this research project was to carry out a thorough
floristic survey of weeds in the traditional agriculture of the
South Aegean island of Crete, Greece. Fieldwork was carried out by
the authors from 2.4.-7.5.2003. Fifty cultivated localities were
surveyed, at which 2455 plant records and 483 herbarium gatherings
were made. Living material was collected for cytological
investigation at UPA. A relational database of the results
(localities, taxa observed, herbarium specimens, living material)
was created and is placed online as an electronic supplement. The
collections and observations were critically evaluated, and a
catalogue of the taxa recorded at each locality is provided here.
Distributional notes are provided on significant records and
selected weed species that are indicators of (obligate to)
traditional agriculture.
- Didukh, Y., Romo, A. & Boratyñski,
A: On five rare vascular plant species reported from Crimea, Ukraine.
Willdenowia 34: 407-410. ISSN 0511-9618; © 2004 BGBM
Berlin-Dahlem.
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New localities on the Crimean Peninsula of the rare species Trifolium
grandiflorum, Holosteum marginatum, Minuartia pseudohybrida and
M. wiesneri are reported. Their presence on Crimea is thus
confirmed and their known distribution range extended. Maps of the
Crimean distribution of these species are given. Minuartia
hybrida subsp. turcica is excluded from the flora of
Crimea.
- Van der Maesen, L. J. G. & Akoègninou,
A.: Notulae Florae Beninensis 3. Botanical collectors in Benin.
Willdenowia 34: 411-420. ISSN 0511-9618; © 2004 BGBM
Berlin-Dahlem.
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A list of botanists who have worked in Benin and made collections
is provided. Biographical data, the number of samples gathered and
the herbaria where the collections are deposited are given, so far
as known. It becomes apparent that only few botanists have collected
larger numbers of samples and that in Europe only few herbaria house
a good collection from Benin.
- Wörz, A. & Duman, H.: Eryngium
trisectum (Apiaceae, Saniculoideae), a new species from Turkey.
Willdenowia 34: 421-425. ISSN 0511-9618; © 2004 BGBM
Berlin-Dahlem.
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During the fieldwork for a monograph of the genus Eryngium,
a new species was found. It is described as E. trisectum and
illustrated. Only one locality, a serpentine habitat in the Central
Taurus region of Turkey, is known thus far. The new species belongs
to E. sect. Palmito and is closest related to the
calcicolous E. palmito. For this section, a key to its now
five species and a table of the most important features are
presented.
- Hand, R. (ed.): Supplementary notes to the
flora of Cyprus IV. Willdenowia 34: 427-456. ISSN
0511-9618; © 2004 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
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Focussing again on the chorology of vascular plants in Cyprus,
the present notes summarize contributions by various authors. This
instalment includes data on 164 taxa. Chenopodium striatiforme
and C. strictum are new for the island. Taxonomic
considerations result in the validation of the new combination Hedera pastuchovii
subsp. cypria. Lactuca triquetra, a remarkable but
much neglected endemic of Cyprus and Lebanon, is discussed as
regards its taxonomy, distribution and ecology; its chromosome
number (2n = 18) is given for the first time.
- Raus, Th. & Scholz, H.: Contribution to
the flora of Cyprus: a new species of Crypsis (Poaceae).
Willdenowia 34: 457-462. ISSN 0511-9618; Ó 2004 BGBM
Berlin-Dahlem.
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Crypsis hadjikyriakou is described as a new species from
the Troodos range of Cyprus and illustrated. Its relationship with
other species of the genus is discussed and ecological data about
its habitat are given.
- Eren, Ö., Gökçeoglu, M. &
Parolly, G.: The flora and vegetation of Bakirli Dagi (Western Taurus
Mts, Turkey), including annotations on critical taxa of the Taurus
range. Willdenowia 34: 463-503. ISSN 0511-9618; © 2004
BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
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A monograph of Bakirli Dagi, the northern summit range of the
eastern Beydaglari in the Western Taurus Mts, Turkey, is given. It
includes an annotated floristic catalogue of 539 taxa and a survey
of the high mountain vegetation. For eight taxa considerable
distribution range extensions are reported. Seventeen taxa are new
records for the Flora of Turkey grid C3. Distribution maps are
presented for Helichrysum plicatum subsp. isauricum
and Poa akmanii. Minuartia dianthifolia s.l. is
revised; its subsp. cataonica and subsp. kurdica are
sunk in synonymy of the 'type' subspecies. Two taxa, M.
dianthifolia var. longipetala and M. ×antalyensis
are described as new to science. The diagnosis of the recently
described Arabis lycia is amended for carpological characters. The
flora in general is characterised as rich in endemics (28.2 %) of
chiefly E Mediterranean (montane) origin and enhanced proportions of
E Mediterranean and Irano-Anatolian chorotypes as mono or
biregionals, reflecting the position of the study area at the
coastal face of the Taurus, which is situated at the intersection of
Mediterranean and Irano-Turanian territories. In spite of increasing
human impact by skiing and cattle-breeding, the zonation of the
subalpine vegetation belts remained chiefly intact, whereas the
oreal forests have been largely replaced by xerophytic secondary
dwarf shrub communities. A total of 13 asylvatic plant communities
(in phytosociological terms) are distinguished in altitudes between
1800-2547 m, each briefly treated in site-ecological and
symmorphological respects and classified syntaxonomically. Due to a
taxonomically necessary correction, the combination Aethionemo
lycii-Laserpitietum petrophili subass. arabidetosum lyciae
is made. A vegetation profile of Bakirli Dagi has been established,
showing additionally the distribution of the different chorotypes
within the communities along an altitudinal transect.
- Dulamsuren, C., Kamelin, R. V., Cvelev, N.
N., Hauck, M. & Mühlenberg, M.: Additions to the flora of the
Khentej, Mongolia, 2. Willdenowia 34: 505-510. ISSN 0511-9618;
© 2004 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
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Nineteen records of vascular plant species are added to the known
flora of the phytogeographical region Khentej in northern Mongolia.
Of these, six species and one subspecies, i.e., Calamagrostis
×kuznetzovii, Cystopteris sudetica, Dryopteris expansa, Poa
skvortzovii, Pyrola minor, Spiraea dahurica and Calamagrostis
inexpansa subsp. micrantha are new to Mongolia.
- Caluff, M. G. & Sánchez, C.:
Novelties in Thelypteris subg. Goniopteris
(Thelypteridaceae, Pteridophyta) in Cuba. Willdenowia 34:
511-523. ISSN 0511-9618; © 2004 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
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Four new species and one new subspecies are described from Cuba:
Thelypteris minutissima, T. crassipila, T. jarucoensis, T.
leonina and T. sclerophylla subsp. latifolia.
New records for Cuba are T. abrupta, T. alata and T.
alata var. subpinnata, the latter name being a new
combination validated here.
- Gonçalves, E. G.: Philodendron
cardosoi, a new species of Araceae from Brazil.
Willdenowia 34: 525-527. ISSN 0511-9618; © 2004 BGBM
Berlin-Dahlem.
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Philodendron cardosoi is described as a species new to
science and illustrated. It is a member of P. subg. Philodendron
sect. Polytomium and is so far only known from the type
locality in the southeast of the Brasilian state of Pará.
- Peter, G.: The genus Isostigma
(Asteraceae, Heliantheae) in Paraguay, with a key to the species
of the genus. Willdenowia 34: 529-537. ISSN 0511-9618; ©
2004 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
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The genus Isostigma, which is restricted in its
distribution to eastern South America, ranging from Brazil to N
Argentina, is revised for Paraguay and eight species are recognized
to occur. I. herzogii is reported for the first time from this
country (Dept. of Boquerón) and the presence of I.
hoffmannii is confirmed (Depts of Boquerón and Chaco);
both species are described and illustrated and their distribution is
mapped. The other species in Paraguay are I. acaule, I.
crithmifolium, I. dissitifolium, I. peucedanifolium, I. riedelii
and I. speciosum. A key to all 13 species of Isostigma is
provided.
- Mandeel, Q. & Aptroot, A.: Lichens of
Bahrain. Willdenowia 34: 539-542. ISSN 0511-9618; © 2004
BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
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The desert regions of Bahrain island were surveyed for lichens.
Although only seven, all crustose, species were found, most of them
occurred in all or most of the investigated areas. The presence of
one lichenicolous fungus species, Intralichen christiansenii,
is also recorded.
- Seaward, M. R. D., Sipman, H. J. M.,
Schultz, M., Maassoumi, A. A., Haji Moniri Anbaran, M. & Sohrabi,
M.: A preliminary lichen checklist for Iran. Willdenowia 34:
543-576. ISSN 0511-9618; © 2004 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
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An evaluation of literature and recent collections made by
Iranian researchers resulted in a list of 396 species of lichenized
fungi and eight species of lichenicolous or allied fungi for Iran.
Of these, 97 species are new for Iran while some species not
confirmed by recent collections are doubtful. Pertinent literature
references and, for the newly reported species, locality and
collection data are presented.
- Jahn, R. & Kusber, W.-H.: Algae of the
Ehrenberg collection 1. Typification of 32 names of diatom taxa
described by C. G. Ehrenberg. Willdenowia 34: 577-595. ISSN
0511-9618; © 2004 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
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The present paper is the first in a series of papers typifying
names of algae taxa, which Ehrenberg described as new, and
illustrating the type specimens. In this paper, 32 diatom names from
18 genera in current use are typified, 58 infrageneric diatom names
are evaluated. Diploneis atmosphaerica and Odontella
rhomboides are validated as new names. Seven specimens are
designated as the types for names of the genera Brebissonia,
Gomphonema, Microtabella, Petrodictyon, Raphoneis, Rhopalodia,
Zygoceros. Four names are attached to specimens that are either
not available or not identifiable because of girdle band view or
unrecognizable drawings. Three names are heterotypic synonyms of
taxa described earlier. In addition, this paper presents an update
on the organization of the Ehrenberg collection after it has been
modernized through funds of the AlgaTerra project.
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