Cassini's Compositae genera: A nomenclatural and taxonomic assessment

Work on the Global Compositae Checklist has highlighted uncertainties and errors in the nomenclatural parameters of many genera and subgenera described by Henri Cassini. Problems concern rank (subgenus vs. genus); type designation; correct place of valid publication; alternative names; and other miscellaneous issues. An annotated list with correct nomenclatural information for 391 generic names or designations is provided, including types (newly designated here for 17 names) and one new combination (Gyptis tanacetifolia). The current taxonomic disposition of Cassini's genera and the accepted names for the listed typonyms are consistently mentioned. The familiar names Felicia and Chrysopsis, already conserved, are threatened by unlisted earlier synonyms, and currently used Fulcaldea turns out to be illegitimate. Proposals to deal with these problems by conservation are being presented separatel

Typification Of Wunderlichia (compositae: Mutisieae)

The genus Wunderlichia Riedel ex Benth. is lectotypified, and Wunderlichia mirabilis Riedel ex Baker is also lectotypified. The typification is briefly discussed.53410111012Baillon, H.E., Sur un Wunderlichia du Brésil (1881) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris, 1, pp. 285-286Baker, J.G., Wunderlichia in Compositae IV. Helianthaceae, Helenoideae, Anthemidieae, Senecionideae, Cynaroidfae, Ligulatae, Mutisiaceae (1884) Fl. Bras., 6 (3), p. 343. , C. F. P. von Martius (ed.), Fleischer, Lipsiae & MonachiiBarroso, G.M., Maguire, B., A review of the genus Wunderlichia (Mutisieae, Compositae) (1973) Revista Brasil. Biol., 33 (3), pp. 379-406Bentham, G., Wunderlichia in Compositae (1873) Genera Plantarum, 2 (1), p. 489. , G. Bentham & J. D. Hooker, Reeve Sc Co., LondonFarr, E.R., Leussink, J.A., Stafleu, F.A.., Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 3. Pegaeopkyton - Zyzygium (1979) Regnum Veg., p. 102Greuter, W., Brummitt, R.K., Farr, E.R., Kilian, N., Kirk, P.M., Silva, P.C., NCU-3. Names in current use for extant plant genera (1993) Regnum Veg., p. 129Barrie, F.R., Burdet, H.M., Chaloner, W.G., Demoulin, V., Hawksworth, D.L., Jorgensen, P.M., Nicolson, D.H., McNeill, J., International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Tokyo Code) (1994) Regnum. Veg., p. 13

Three New Species Of Piptolepis (compositae: Vernonieae) From Minas Gerais, Brazil

Summary: Three new species of Piptolepis, P. campestris, P. monticola and P. schultziana, are described and illustrated from Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Diagnostic characters, descriptions and taxonomic comments on the species are given. Their affinities are assessed and IUCN threatened categories noted. © 2012 The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.6711118Baker, J.G., Compositae I. Vernoniaceae (1873) Flora Brasiliensis, 6 (2), pp. 5-180. , In: C. F. P. von Martius† & A. W. Eichler, Fried. Fleischer, Münich, Vienna, LeipzigBeauverd, G., Contribution a l'étude des Composées (suite VIII) (1913) Bull. Soc. Bot. Geneve, Ser. II, 5, pp. 239-244de Candolle, A.P., Vernoniaceae (1836) Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis, 5, pp. 9-103. , Treutel et Würtz, ParisHind, D.J.N., Flora of Grão-Mogol, Minas Gerais: Compositae (Asteraceae) (2003) Bol. Bot. Univ. São Paulo, 21 (1), pp. 179-234(2001) IUCN Red List Categories: Version 3. 1, , http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria/2001-categories-criteria, IUCN, Prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland and CambridgeJeffrey, C.F., Hind, D.J.N., The typification of Piptolepis Sch. Bip. (Compositae), nom. cons (1994) Taxon, 43, pp. 94-96Lessing, C.F., De synantheris herbarii regii berolinensis dissertatio prima. Vernonieae (1829) Linnaea, 4, pp. 240-356McNeill, J., Barrie, F.R., Burdet, H.M., Demoulin, V., Hawksworth, D.L., Marhold, K., Nicolson, D.H., Turland, N.J., (2006) International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Vienna Code). Regnum Veg, p. 146. , (eds)Robinson, H., Vernonieae (2006) The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, 8, pp. 149-174. , In: J. Kadereit & C. Jeffrey (vol. eds), (K. Kubitzki, series ed.), Springer. Berlin, Heidelberg, New YorkSaint-Hilaire, A., (1833) Voyage Dans Le District Des Diamants Et Sur Le Littoral Du Brésil, 1. , Librairie Gide, ParisSchultz-Bipontinus, C.H., Lychnophora Martius! und einige benachbarte Gattungen. Jahresber (1863) Pollichia, 20 (21), pp. 321-43

Recent developments in the study of compositae from Vietnam

The Compositae is one of the largest, most diverse and most important families in the flora of Vietnam. Several species of this family have been used as sources of natural material for food, in the production of herbicides, growth regulators, drugs in traditional and modem medicines, etc. Recent developments in chemical and botanical studies of some genera of Compositae from Vietnam: Artemisia, Ageratum, Blumea and Eupatorium, are discussed

Recent developments in the study of compositae from Vietnam

The Compositae is one of the largest, most diverse and most important families in the flora of Vietnam. Several species of this family have been used as sources of natural material for food, in the production of herbicides, growth regulators, drugs in traditional and modem medicines, etc. Recent developments in chemical and botanical studies of some genera of Compositae from Vietnam: Artemisia, Ageratum, Blumea and Eupatorium, are discussed

Lista das Plantas Vasculares de Catolés, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brasil

Este trabalho trata do levantamento das espécies de plantas vasculares da região de Catolés, na Chapada Diamantina, BA. O local de estudos localiza-se entre os municípios de Abaíra e Piatã, entre as latitudes 13°13'S e 13°25'S, e as longitudes 41°37' e 41°59'W, englobando uma área de aproximadamente 880 km' acima de 1.000m s.n.m., incluindo o Pico do Barbado (2.033 m), com vegetação predominantemente de campo rupestre. A presente lista compreende 1713 espécies, distribuídas em 142 famílias, das quais sobressaem-se as Compositae (179 espécies), Leguminosae (161 espécies), Melastomataceae (105 espécies), Orchidaceae (76 espécies), Rubiaceae (60 espécies), Eriocaulaceae (55 espécies), Myrtaceae (53 espécies), Verbenaceae (49 espécies), Euphorbiaceae (48 espécies) e Gramineae (48 espécies). O cálculo de riqueza de espécies na área resultou em 689 para Catolés, ao passo que, para o Pico das Almas, o número encontrado foi de 509. Isto sugere que, independentemente do diferente tamanho da amostragem, a área de Catolés apresenta maior diversidade tanto de espécies como de gêneros, do que aquela observada para a Flora do Pico das Almas