Additíons and corrections to the mycological catalogue of Madeira (Portugal).

[EN] From the 164 col1ections of fungi obtained during our 2007 forays in Madeira, more than 30 species seem to be new to the previous catalogue. Among them we could mentíon the fol1owing ones: Bisporella citrina, Scutellinia setosa, Tuber puberulum, within the Ascomycota and Amanita aff. eliae, Chroogomphus fulmineus, Crepidotus applanatus, Galerina hypnorum, Gymnopilus picreus, Hygrocybe insipida, Hypholoma capnoides, Inocybe brunnea, Melanoleuca decembris, Phellinus ferruginosus, Pisolithus arhizus, Pluteus thomsonii, Ripartites metrodii, Russula paludosa and Stereum insignitum for the Basidiomycota. Two Myxomycota: Arcyria oerstedii and Trichiafavoginea are also included. As a result ofthis study, 32 new taxa have been included in the catalogue, compiling a total of 281 taxa identified by us in Madeira until now. Several other species not studied, for absence of the material, but kept through photograpphs are also listed.[ES] De las 164 colecciones de hongos recolectadas durante las excursiones realizadas en 2007 en Madeira, más de 30 especies parecen ser nuevas para el catálogo previo. Entre todas podríamos destacar como más interesantes las siguientes: Bisporella citrina, Scutellinia setosa, Tuber puberulum dentro de los Ascomycota. y Amanita aff. eliae, Chroogomphus fulmineus, Crepidotus applanatus, Galerina hypnorum, Gymnopilus picreus, Hygrocybe insipida, Hypholoma capnoides, Inocybe brunnea, Melanoleuca decembris, Phellinus ferruginosus, Pisolithus arhizus, Pluteus thomsonii, Ripartites metrodii, Russula paludosa y Stereum insignitum entre los Basidiomycota. Además se dan dos especies de Myxomycota: Arcyria oerstedii y Trichiafavoginea. Como resultado de este estudio, se añaden 32 especies más al catálogo anterior, alcanzando la cifra de 281 taxones los identificados por nosotros hasta ahora en Madeira. Otras especies, recolectadas durante las excursiones y fotografiadas, se incluyen en forma de listado.Peer reviewe

Holcus azoricus M. Seq. & Castrov. (Poaceae), a new species from the Azores Islands

A new species of Holcus L. (Poaceae), endemic to the Azores archipelago (Portugal), is described. The vegetative and reproductive structures were studied. The diagnostic characters were compared with those of closely related species. New chromosome counts in Holcus azoricus M. Seq. & Castrov. (2n = 35) and H. rigidus Hochst. (2n = 28) are included. A possible hybrid origin is hypothesized; the potential parents are H. lanatus L. and H. rigidus.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Holcus mollis L. var. parviflorus Parn. (Poaceae): an erroneous interpretation of abnormal morphology caused by fungi

During biometric studies it was observed that several specimens of Holcus mollis L. presented a peculiar but constant morphology caused by the presence of Tilletia holci (Westend.) J. Schrot. These changes in morphology were very clear in the spikelet where glumes were shorter and larger and both florets were awned. This morphology closely matches the description of Holcus mollis L. var. parviflora Parn. The type material was also infected with Tilletia holci. Taxonomic distinction of infected plants is not acceptable.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

New taxa to the flora of Madeira archipelago islands (Portugal)

73 new references for 72 taxa of vascular plant are here reported for the Madeira archipelago. 55 not previously recorded for Desertas Islands, 12 to Porto Santo Island and 6 for Madeira Island. Of the 72 taxa, 28 are xenophytes, and 10 are new taxa to the flora of the archipelago (of these 9 are xenophytes). Their native status, taxonomy and distribution are briefly discussed. Keywords: Madeira archipelago; vascular plants; new records; xenophytes.Se recogen 73 nuevas referencias incluyendo 72 taxones de plantas vasculares para el archipiélago de Madeira. 55 nuevos registros para las islas Desertas, 12 para la isla de Porto Santo y 6 para la isla de Madeira. De los 72 nuevos taxa, 28 corresponden a xenófitos, y 10 a nuevos táxones para el archipiélago (de los cuales 9 son xenófitos). Se discute brevemente la naturalidad, taxonomía y distribución.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Holcus pintodasilvae (Poaceae, Pooideae, Poeae), a new species from the Island of Madeira (Portugal), and notes on Macaronesian Holcus

A new species of Holcus L. (Poaceae), endemic to the island of Madeira (Portugal), is here described as H. pintodasilvae M. Seq. & Castrov. This new species is morphologically closely related to the Macaronesian endemics H. rigidus Hochst. ex Hochst. (Azores Archipelago) and H. mollis L. subsp. hierrensis Stierst. (El Hierro Island, in the Canary Islands) but differs by having the culm nodes light brown, the leaves with a glabrous sheath and subspreading lamina attenuated to an acuminate apex, the glumes blunt, shiny, glabrous (except in the minutely scabrous veins), the upper glume with proximal lateral veins, and the lemma of the upper floret with an awn ca. 4 mm, twice as long as the lemma. Chromosome counts in H. pintodasilvae are tetraploid (2 n = 28). Morphology, ecology, biogeog raphy, and conservation issues are discussed and related to other Macaronesian Holcus taxa. Holcus (totaling less than 20 individuals), and its IUCN conservation status is Critically Endangered (CR). A new specific status is proposed for H. mollis subsp. hierrensis, as H. hierrensis (Stierst.) Stierst. & M. Seq., based on its chromosome number and morphological identity.Descreve-se uma nova especie, Holcus pintodasilvae M. Seq. & Castrov., pertencente ao genero Holcus L. (Poaceae), endemica da Ilha da Madeira (Portugal). Morfologicamente proxima dos endemismos macaronesicos H. rigidus Hochst. ex Hochst. (Arquipelago dos Agores) e H. mollis L. subsp. hierrensis Stierst. (Ilha de Hierro, Arquipelago das Canarias) diferencia-se por possuir: nos de ; folhas com bainhas glabras i apice acumi nado; glumas brilhantes, muticas e glabras (excepto nas nervuras que se apresentam escabriusculas), gluma superior com as nervuras laterais proximais; lema da flor superior com arista ca. 4 mm (duas vezes da contagem de cromossomas de H. pintosilvae (2 n = 28). Discutem-se, e relacionam-se com outros taxa Macaronesicos do genero Holcus, aspectos relativos a morfologia, ecologia, biogeografia e conservagao. Holcus pintodasilvae foi encontrado em apenas tres populagoes (num total de menos de 20 indivfduos), sendo o seu estado de conservagao IUCN esta criticamente ameagado (CR). Propoe-se ainda a combinagao H. hierrensis (Stierst.) Stierst. & M.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Darwin, Hooker and Arruda Furtado and the palaeobotany of Azores: Rediscovering the first collections

The historical investigation of the palaeobotany of the Azores Islands led to the recent rediscovery of the leaf fos sils initially collected by Arruda Furtado in the late 19th century. Advised by Sir Charles Darwin and Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker to search for plant fossils, Arruda Furtado found the first specimens in São Miguel Island, and sent them to the UK for further identification. A recent search at the Natural History Museum, UK, revealed that from a total of sixteen specimens, only one specimen survived. In the same tray, two undescribed specimens from Furnas (São Miguel) were found. Here we describe and identify them as Woodwardia radicans, Laurus azorica and an unidentified fern. The taphonomy indicates that these fossils were preserved in a trachytic tuff, possibly related to the explosive episodes of the Furnas volcano, indicating that they could be late Pleistocene to Holocene in age. This report aims to highlight the potential of future palaeobotanical studies of the Azores Islands.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

La especie endémica de la laurisilva de Madeira, Goodyera macrophylla (Orchidaceae), está relacionada con orquídeas americanas

Macaronesian laurel forests harbour many herbs and laurophyllous trees with Mediterranean/European or Macaronesian affinities. Traditionally, the origin of these taxa has been explained by the relict hypothesis interpreting these taxa as relics of formerly widespread laurel forests in the European continent and the Mediterranean. We analysed the phylogenetic relationships of the Madeiran laurel forest endemic Goodyera macrophylla (Orchidaceae) using sequences from the nuclear ribosomal DNA Internal Transcribed Spacers (ITS) and plastid DNA regions. The results were incongruent, either the two Central American G. brachyceras and G. striata (ITS) or the North American G. oblongifolia (plastid DNA) were sister group to G. macrophylla. Nonetheless, biogeographic analyses indicated an American origin of this nemoral laurel forest plant in the two data sets. Molecular clock analyses suggest a colonisation of Madeira in the span of the upper Miocene/lower Pliocene to the Pleistocene. Although the relict hypothesis cannot be ruled out by our data when assuming extinction events on the European and northern African mainland, dispersal from Central or North America to the archipelago of Madeira is a much more likely explanation of the data.La laurisilva de la Macaronesia alberga muchos árboles laurófilos y hierbas con afinidades mediterráneo/europeas o macaronésicas. El origen de estos taxones se ha explicado por la hipótesis del bosque relicto que interpretaba estos taxones como relictos de bosques de laurel previamente extendidos en Europa y el Mediterráneo. Analizamos las relaciones filogenéticas de Goodyera macrophylla (Orchidaceae), especie endémica de la laurisilva de Madeira, utilizando secuencias del ADN ribosómico (ITS) y de regiones plastidiales. Los resultados fueron incongruentes: las dos especies de Centroamérica, G. brachyceras y G. striata, emergieron como grupo hermano de G. macrophylla en el análisis de ITS, mientras que G. oblongifolia, de Norteamérica, resultó hermana de G. macrophylla en el análisis plastidial. No obstante, los análisis biogeográficos indicaron un origen en norte america para G. macrophylla en los dos conjuntos de datos. Los análisis del reloj molecular sugieren una colonización de Madeira en el lapso del Mioceno superior/Plioceno inferior al Pleistoceno. Aunque nuestros datos no pueden descartar la hipótesis del bosque relicto, cuando se asumen eventos de extinción en Europa y norte de África, la dispersión desde Centro o Norteamérica al archipiélago de Madeira es una explicación mucho más probable de los datos

Multistage morphology-based license-plate location algorithm

This paper describes a new license-plate location algorithm using a sequential multistage approach, where each stage consists of a different sub-algorithm. All the proposed subalgorithms make use of morphological operations performed over both gray-scale and binary images. In order to ascertain the performance of the proposed algorithm, and to fairly compare it with license-plate location algorithms developed by other authors, a well-defined evaluation method is used. Results have shown that the proposed algorithm produces at least one accurate license-plate location hypothesis for 97.18% of 673 images acquired at a highway toll fence.ISCTE, Living Data, Brisa, S.A

Rediscovering of Chara braunii (Characeae, Charophyta) in Madeira (Macaronesian region, Portugal)

Chara braunii C.C. Gmelin (Characeae, Charophyta) was found in Madeira Island (Portugal) in a water channel in an agricultural area. This constitutes the first record of that species since 1944 in the Macaronesian region (Azores, Madeira and Canary archipelagos).Chara braunii C.C. Gmelin (Characeae, Charophyta) ha sido encontrado en un canal de riego de la isla de Madeira (Portugal) en una zona de intensa actividad agrícola. Se trata de la primera cita de esta especie desde 1944 en la región Macaronérica, formada por los archipiélagos de Azores, Madera y Canarias.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Evaluation of license-plate location algorithms

We propose a new evaluation method for license-plate location algorithms. As a first step towards a comparison of the algorithms described in the literature over the years, we have implemented some relevant algorithms with different approaches and compared them using the proposed evaluation method. The software used for evaluation and a set of annotated evaluation images are both readily available, making the reproduction of the presented results possible. The availability of both software and an evaluation set allows the results presented in this paper to be used as benchmarks when developing plate location algorithms.ISCTE, Living Data, Brisa, S.A