The Genus Poinsettia (Euphorbiaceae) in Florida

The Genus Cerion (Gastropoda: Cerionidae) in the Florida Keys

The systematic relationships and phylogeography of Cerion incanum, the only species of Cerion native to the Florida Keys, are reviewed based on partial sequences of the mitochondrial COI and 16S genes derived from 18 populations spanning the range of this species and including the type localities of all four described subspecies. Our samples included specimens of Cerion casablancae, a species i...

An obligate pollination mutualism and reciprocal diversification in the tree genus Glochidion (Euphorbiaceae).

Highly coevolved pollination mutualism accompanied by reciprocal diversification has been known in only two plant genera, Ficus (Moraceae) and Yucca (Agavaceae), which are pollinated exclusively by obligate seed-parasitic wasps and moths, respectively. An additional, highly diversified, species-specific pollination mutualism between a monoecious tree genus, Glochidion (Euphorbiaceae), and a mot...

The plants of the genus Phyllanthus (Euphorbiaceae) are widely distributed throughout tropical and subtropical coun-

widely distributed throughout tropical and subtropical countries. They have been used in China, India, the Philippines, Nigeria, East and West Africa, the Caribbean, and Central and South America by traditional medicinal practitioners for the treatment of different types of diseases. Several therapeutic properties such as antipyretic, antibacterial, antiparasitic, antinocioceptive, and antivira...

Taxonomy of Short-Tailed Shrews (Genus Blarina) in Florida

Taxon 31(3): 535-539. August 1982 Systematic Status of the Genus Kleinodendron (euphorbiaceae)

The Euphorbiaceous genus Kleinodendron was described by Smith and Downs (1964) on the basis of specimens collected by Reitz and Klein in Santa Catarina province, Brazil. The authors noted that fruiting specimens had a resemblance in aspect to Actinostemon, but on the basis of the flowers proposed a new genus Kleinodendron, which they assigned to the tribe Clutieae sensu Pax and Hoffmann (1931)....