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Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas

J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas, volume 3, number 2 (issn 1934-5259)
Publication date: 25 Nov 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Botanical Research Institute of Texas

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_{:: SYSTEMATICS :: BOTANICAL HISTORY ::}_{FLORISTICS, ECOLOGY, & CONSERVATION :: IN MEMORIAM ::}

_{:: BOOK REVIEWS & NOTICES :: INDEX TO NEW NAMES & NEW COMBINATIONS :: INDEX to VOLUME 3 ::}

SYSTEMATICS

^{Xyris spathifolia (Xyridaceae), a new xyrid from the Ketona Dolomite-Limestone glades of Alabama
Robert Kral and J. Mincy Moffett, Jr.—469}

^{Eriogonum cedrorum (Polygonaceae: Eriogonoideae), a new species from northwestern California}^{James L. Reveal and Roger Raiche—479}

^{A new narrowly endemic species of Dirca (Thymelaeaceae) from Kansas and Arkansas, with a phylogenetic overview and taxonomic synopsis of the genus
Aaron J. Floden, Mark H. Mayfield, and Carolyn J. Ferguson—485}

^{Two new combinations in Tryphane (Alsinaceae)}^{W.A. Weber and R.C. Wittmann—501}

^{Two new species of Solanum from Ecuador and new combinations in Solanum section Pachyphylla (Solanaceae)}^{Stephen R. Stern and Lynn Bohs—503}

^{Three new species of Solanum section Herpystichum (Solanaceae) from Ecuador
Eric J. Tepe and Lynn Bohs—511}

^{Stenaria sanchezii (Rubiaceae), a new and endangered species from Sonora, Mexico
David H. Lorence—521}

^{Muhlenbergia tarahumara (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae: Muhlenbergiinae), a new species from Chihuahua, Mexico
Paul M. Peterson and J. Travis Columbus—527}

^{Una nueva especie y novedades nomenclaturales en el género Meliosma (Sabiaceae)
J. Francisco Morales—535}

^{Estudios en las Apocynaceae neotropicales XXXVII: monografía del género Rhabdadenia (Apocynoideae: Echiteae)
J. Francisco Morales—541}

^{Estudios en las Apocynaceae neotropicales XXXVIII: tres nuevas especies de Mandevilla (Apocynoideae: Mesechiteae) para Colombia y Venezuela
J. Francisco Morales—565}

^{Studies of neotropical Compositae–II. A new combination in Chromolaena (Eupatorieae)
John F. Pruski—573}

^{Folia taxonomica 13. Passiflora curva (Passifloraceae), a new species from French Guiana in subgenus Passiflora supersection Coccinea
Christian Feuillet—577}

^{Folia taxonomica 14. Notes on Passiflora supersection Coccinea (Passifloraceae) from the Guiana Shield
Christian Feuillet and John Vanderplank—581}

^{Folia taxonomica 15. Five new species of Paradrymonia subgenus Paradrymonia (Gesneriaceae: Episcieae) from the Venezuelan Guayana
Christian Feuillet—583}

^{Folia taxonomica 16. Dilkea (Passifloraceae) 1. Epkia, a new subgenus and five new species from western Amazonia and the Guianas
Christian Feuillet—593}

^{A new species of Schefflera (Araliaceae) from the Venezuelan Andes
L.J. Dorr and Basil Stergios—605}

^{New species of Eugenia (Myrtaceae) from Ecuador
Maria Lúcia Kawasaki and Bruce K. Holst—609}

^{Revision of Bauhinia subgenus Phanera section Schnella (Cercideae: Caesalpinioideae: Fabaceae)}^{Richard P. Wunderlin and Richard M. Eilers—619}

^{Revision of Bauhinia subgenus Bauhinia section Pauletia series Ariaria (Cercideae: Caesalpinioideae: Fabaceae)}
^{Richard P. Wunderlin—629}

^{Eriogonum villosissimum (Polygonaceae: Eriogonoideae), a new species endemic to Acker Rock, Oregon}
^{James L. Reveal, Dana York, and Richard Helliwell—639}

^{Nomenclatural innovations in Phlox (Polemoniaceae), with updated circumscription of P. caespitosa, P. douglasii, P. missoulensis, and P. richardsonii}
^{James H. Locklear—645}

^{Validation of the name Symplocos pentandra (Symplocaceae)}
^{João Luiz M. Aranha Filho, Peter W. Fritsch, Frank Almeda, and Angela B. Martins—659}

^{Clarifications concerning the nomenclature and taxonomy of Oxypolis ternata (Apiaceae)}
^{Mary Ann E. Feist—661}

^{Neotypification of Artemisia carruthii (Asteraceae: Anthemideae)}
^{Caleb A. Morse and James L. Reveal—667}

^{A phylogeny of Arctostaphylos (Ericaceae) inferred from nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences}
^{Gregory A. Wahlert, V. Thomas Parker, and Michael C. Vasey—673}

^{The reinstatement of Beautempsia (Capparaceae) and a key to the genera of neotropical Capparaceae with variously stellate or peltate indumenta}
^{Xavier Cornejo and Hugh H. Iltis—683}

^{Revisión de las especies sudamericanas del género Schwartzia (Marcgraviaceae: complejo Norantea)}
^{Diego Giraldo-Cañas—691}

^{Again: taxonomy of yellow-flowered caulescent Oxalis (Oxalidaceae) in eastern North America}
^{Guy L. Nesom—727}

^{Clarification of the typification of Michaux names in eastern North American Vitis (Vitaceae)}
^{Connie Fisk and Alexander Krings—739}

^{Additional morphological measurements of Arceuthobium siskiyouense and A. monticola (Viscaceae)}
^{Robert L. Mathiasen and Carolyn M. Daugherty—741}

^{Additional observations about Phaseolus rotundatus (Fabaceae), an endemic bean species from western Mexico}
^{Jesús Salcedo C., Rogelio Lépiz I., Nora Castañeda A., César Ocampo N., and Daniel G. Debouck—751}

BOTANICAL HISTORY

^{Discovery of a Lewis and Clark grass collection, Poa secunda (Poaceae) sensu lato, at the herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew}
^{Jacques Cayouette, James L. Reveal, and Gary E. Moulton—763}

FLORISTICS, ECOLOGY, AND CONSERVATION

^{Pinus pinceana (Pinaceae), nuevo registro para el estado de Nuevo León, México}
^{Susana Favela Lara, Carlos G. Velazco Macías y Glafiro J. Alanís Flores—771}

^{Diversidad y distribución de las gramíneas (Poaceae) en el estado de Zacatecas}
^{Yolanda Herrera Arrieta y Armando Cortés Ortiz—775}

^{Lipocarpha micrantha (Cyperaceae), nueva cita para la flora de Argentina: micromorfología del fruto}
^{Priscila R. Van de Velde y M. Gabriela López—793}

^{Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield 1. An update to the Angiosperms}
^{Christian Feuillet—799}

^{Notes on the taxonomic history, rediscovery and conservation status of two endangered species of Ceropegia (Asclepiadaceae) from Sikkim Himalaya}
^{D.C. Nautiyal, S.K. Sharma, and M.K. Pandit—815}

^{Notes on the taxonomic history of two rare species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Sikkim Himalaya and their conservation}
^{D.C. Nautiyal, S.K. Sharma, and M.K. Pandit—823}

^{Status assessment of Eleocharis wolfii (Cyperaceae) in the United States}
^{Paul M. McKenzie, C. Theo Witsell, Loy R. Phillippe, Christopher S. Reid, Michael A. Homoya, Steven B. Rolfsmeier, and Caleb A. Morse—831}

^{Salvinia minima and S. oblongifolia (Salviniaceae) new to California, with notes on the S. auriculata complex}
^{Richard E. Riefner, Jr. and Alan R. Smith—855}

^{Sagina caespitosa (Alsinaceae) in Colorado, U.S.A.}
^{A.E. Porsild†, W.A. Weber, and R.C. Wittmann—867}

^{Erigeron bellioides (Asteraceae), new to Florida and the continental United States}
^{Randy L. Mears—869}

^{A floristic inventory of Marco Island (Collier County), Florida}
^{G.J. Wilder and B.J. Roche—873}

^{Thymelaea passerina (Thymelaeaceae) in South Dakota}
^{Grace Kostel—901}

^{Annotated list of Maryland grasses (Poaceae)}
^{Edward E. Terrell and Paul M. Peterson—905}

^{Floristic studies in north central New Mexico, U.S.A. The Tusas Mountains and the Jemez Mountains}
^{Brian Reif, Jill Larson, Brian F. Jacobs, B.E. Nelson, and Ronald L. Hartman—921}

^{Berberis repens (Berberidaceae) new again to the flora of Pennsylvania}
^{Jerry G. Chmielewski—963}

^{Bouteloua curtipendula var. tenuis (Poaceae: Cynodonteae), new to Texas and the United States and a key to B. curtipendula varieties}
^{Stephan L. Hatch, Maria Andrea Tomas, and Steven R. Archer—965}

^{Polygala cymosa (Polygalaceae) new to Texas}
^{Michelle Pollard, Jason R. Singhurst, and Walter C. Holmes—969}

^{Assessment of invasiveness and ecological impact in non-native plants of Texas}
^{Guy L. Nesom—971}

^{Additional family acronyms for vascular plants based on APG III}
^{Neil Snow—993}

IN MEMORIAM

^{Bruce Dale Parfitt, 7 November 1952-3 September 2009}^{Neil A. Harriman—995}

^{Howard L. Clark, 1941–2009}
^{Barney L. Lipscomb—996}

Book Reviews and Notices

^{By page~}
^{484, 500, 520, 526, 572, 638, 644, 690, 726, 750, 770, 872, 900, 904, 920, 962, 992}
^{By Author and Title~}
^{* VIEW * Judy Barrett. What Can I Do With My Herbs? How to Grow, Use & Enjoy These Versatile Plants}

^{* VIEW * John Tyler Bonner. The Social Amoebae: The Biology of Cellular Slime Molds}

^{* VIEW * C.T. Bryson and M.S. DeFelice (eds.). Weeds of the South}

^{* VIEW * Gina Donovan, Stephen D. Lange, and Adrian F. Van Dellen. Neches River User Guide}

^{* VIEW * Jim Endersby. Imperial Nature: Joseph Hooker and the Practices of Victorian Science}

^{* VIEW * Lawrence E. Estaville and Richard A. Earl. Texas Water Atlas}

^{* VIEW * Margaret B. Gargiullo. A Guide to Native Plants of the New York City Region}

^{* VIEW * Tatyana A. Lobova, Cullen K. Geiselman, and Scott A. Mori. Seed Dispersal by Bats in the Neotropics}

^{* VIEW * Jane Manaster. Pecans: The Story in a Nutshell}

^{* VIEW * Richard A. Minnich. California's Fading Wildflowers: Lost Legacy and Biological Invasions}

^{* VIEW * Lytton John Musselman. Figs, Dates, Laurel, and Myrrh: Plants of the Bible and the Quran}

^{* VIEW * Jerry A. Powell and Paul A. Opler. Moths of Western North America}

^{* VIEW * Paul E. Rothrock. Sedges of Indiana and the Adjacent States: The Non-Carex Species}

^{* VIEW * Stephen Shennan (eds.). Pattern and Process in Cultural Evolution}

^{* VIEW * G. Ledyard Stebbins, V.C. Hollowell, V.B. Smocovitis, and E.P. Duggan (eds.). The Ladyslipper and I}

^{* VIEW * Neal K. Van Alfen, George Bruening, and Jan E. Leach (eds.). Annual Review of Phytopathology, Volume 47}

^{* VIEW * Kevin Williams. Seed to Elegance: Kentia Palms of Norfolk Island}

^{* VIEW * F.O. Zuloaga, O. Morrone, and M.J. Belgrano (eds.). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur: Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay – Volumen 1, 2, and 3}

Index to new names and new combinations in J.Bot.Res.Inst.Texas 3(2), 2009

^{Xyris spathifolia Kral & Moffett, sp. nov.—472}

^{Eriogonum cedrorum Reveal & Raiche, sp. nov.—479}

^{Dirca decipiens A. Floden, sp. nov.—494}

^{Tryphane rubella (Wahlenb.) A. & D. Löve ex W.A. Weber., comb. nov.—501}

^{Tryphane rubella subsp. propinqua (Richardson) A. & D. Love ex W.A. Weber, comb. nov.—502}

^{Solanum manabiense S. Stern, sp. nov.—504}

^{Solanum zumbense Bohs, sp. nov.—506}

^{Solanum circinatum subsp. ramosum (Bohs) Bohs, comb. nov.—509}

^{Solanum diversifolium subsp. chloranthum (Rusby) Bohs, comb. nov.—509}

^{Solanum endopogon subsp. guianense (Bohs) Bohs, comb. nov.—509}

^{Solanum huilense Bohs, nom. nov.—509}

^{Stenaria sanchezii Lorence, sp. nov.—522}

^{Muhlenbergia tarahumara P.M. Peterson & Columbus, sp. nov.—528}

^{Meliosma isthmensis J.F. Morales, sp. nov.—537}

^{Mandevilla albifolia J.F. Morales, sp. nov.—565}

^{Mandevilla caquetana J.F. Morales, sp. nov.—567}

^{Mandevilla sancta-martae J.F. Morales, sp. nov.—569}

^{Chromolaena clematitis (DC.) Pruski, comb. nov.—573}

^{Passiflora curva Feuillet, sp. nov.—577}

^{Paradrymonia glandulosa Feuillet, sp. nov.—583}

^{Paradrymonia hamata Feuillet, sp. nov.—585}

^{Paradrymonia lutea Feuillet, sp. nov.—585}

^{Paradrymonia tepui Feuillet, sp. nov.—588}

^{Paradrymonia yatua Feuillet, sp. nov.—588}

^{Dilkea subg. Epkia Feuillet, subg. nov.—594}

^{Dilkea cuneata Feuillet, sp. nov.—595}

^{Dilkea lecta Feuillet, sp. nov.—597}

^{Dilkea ovalis Feuillet, sp. nov.—599}

^{Dilkea tillettii Feuillet, sp. nov.—599}

^{Dilkea vanessae Feuillet, sp. nov}^.^—602

^{Schefflera vanderwerffii Dorr & Stergios, sp. nov.—605}

^{Eugenia aequatoriensis M.L. Kawasaki & B.K. Holst, sp. nov.—609}

^{Eugenia castaneiflora M.L. Kawasaki & B.K. Holst, sp. nov.—611}

^{Eugenia crassimarginata M.L. Kawasaki & B.K. Holst, sp. nov.—611}

^{Eugenia longisepala M.L. Kawasaki & B.K. Holst, sp. nov.—614}

^{Eugenia pusilliflora M.L. Kawasaki & B.K. Holst, sp. nov.—616}

^{Bauhinia lilacina Wunderlin & Eilers, sp. nov.—621}

^{Bauhinia trichosepela (L.P. Queiroz) Wunderlin & Eilers, comb. nov.—627}

^{Bauhinia esmeraldasensis Wunderlin, sp. nov.—631}

^{Eriogonum villosissimum Reveal & D.A. York, sp. nov.—639}

^{Phlox austromontana subsp. jonesii (Wherry) Locklear, comb. et stat. nov.—645}

^{Phlox austromontana subsp. lutescens (S.L. Welsh) Locklear, comb. et stat. nov.—646}

^{Phlox condensata subsp. covillei (E.E. Nelson) Locklear, comb. et stat. nov.—646}

^{Phlox pilosa subsp. longipilosa (Waterf.) Locklear, comb. et stat. nov.—647}

^{Phlox richardsonii subsp. borealis (Wherry) Locklear, comb. nov.—647}

^{Phlox subulata subsp. setacea (L.) Locklear, comb. et stat. nov.—649}

^{Phlox villosissima subsp. latisepala (Wherry) Locklear, comb. nov.—649}

^{Symplocos pentandra (Mattos) Occhioni ex Aranha, comb. et stat. nov.—660}

^{Appunia longipedunculata (Steyerm.) Delprete, comb. nov.—809}

^{Appunia peduncularis (Kunth) Delprete, comb. nov.—809}