A new small-leaved species of Baccharis (Compositae- Astereae) from Ecuador

THREE NEW RECORDS OF COMPOSITAE FROM IRAN

Following 3 species of Compositaeare reported as new records to Iran: Cousinia pycnoloba, Lactuca dissecta and Launaea remotiflora. The collecting localities and their figures are given.

Relationships Among Astereae (Compositae) Genera Having X=6

Gymnanthemum koekemoerae (Compositae, Vernonieae), a new species from South Africa

A new species of Gymnanthemum (Compositae, Vernonieae) from South Africa is described. It can be distinguished from other species in the genus by the five-flowered capitula and widely obtuse leaf blades.

A new species of EnyalioidEs (Iguanidae: Hoplocercinae) from southwestern Ecuador

We describe a new species of Enyalioides from lowland cloud forests in southwestern Ecuador. This represents the third species in the genus known to occur west of the Andes in South America; the other two species are E. heterolepis and E. oshaughnessyi. Among other characters, the new species can be distinguished from other members in the genus by having small, keeled, paravertebrals; a series ...

A new species of Symplocos (Symplocaceae) from southern Ecuador

A new species from Ecuador, Symplocos limonensis, is here described and illustrated. It resembles Symplocos clethrifolia but differs by having larger leaves with evident (i.e., not concealed) areoles on lower surface, sessile inflorescences, smaller white corollas, and fewer stamens. The species is only known from three collections in the Andean forests of Morona-Santiago Province in southern E...