Four new Curcuma species ( Zingiberaceae ) from Thailand are described here. fimbriata , C. micrantha and spathulata belong to subg. Hitcheniopsis while globulifera belongs the nominal . Each is compared morphologically closest detailed descriptions, colour plates information on their distribution, ecology, phenology uses provided. A preliminary IUCN conservation assessment of each these propos...

Molecular phylogenetic analyses of Macaronesian Lotus and related genera were conducted to assess their biogeographic history and taxonomy. Macaronesian Lotus, which are typically classified within one of two subgenera, Lotus subgenus Pedrosia or L. subg. Rhyncholotus, are diagnosed by the presence of a forked or toothed style and differences in corolla morphology. Maximum parsimony and Bayesia...

A cladistic analysis was carried out for a complex of 33 species of the genus Cryptocephalus that has been recognized for some time as monophyletic. 55 morphological adult characters have been used, with 119 character states. Analyses were performed using parsimony procedures as well as Bayesian inference. Further information about phylogenetic scenarios were obtained by combining the morpholog...

An examination of a series of collections from the coast of Natal, South Africa, has revealed the presence of two species of Martensia C. Hering nom. cons: M. elegans C. Hering 1841, the type species, and an undescribed species, M. natalensis sp. nov. The two are similar in gross morphology, with both having the network arranged in a single band, and with reproductive thalli of M. elegans usual...

Abstract A major fungal lineage of myxacioid taxa is centred around Cortinarius vibratilis . This shown by morphological and multigene molecular phylogenetic analyses the nrDNA ITS LSU, as well rpb1 rpb2 genes to form a well‐supported clade, here introduced new subgenus C. subg. Vibratiles consisting four sections various small clades. Two sections, sect. Microspermi Turcopedes , are also propo...

Traditionally phenology studies have been focused on changes through time, but there exist many instances in ecological research where it is necessary to interpolate among spatially stratified samples. The combined use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Geostatistics can be an essential tool for spatial analysis in phenological studies. Geostatistics are a family of statistics that d...