Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 22:43:59 +0900 From: ss66428 <ss66428@hongo.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg885$foo@default> Subject: More new species from Australia
To all,
Just a quick note to announce that Allen Lowrie has just published
two more papers on new CPs of Australia. One is on a new species of Utric
from SW Western Australia. It's called U.paulineae and is similar to
U.benthamii and U.dichotoma. A key and drawing are included.
The second paper is a taxonomic revision of Byblis in N Australia.
He reduces his recent B.liniflora subsp.occidentalis to synonymy under
B.filifolia Planch. (what an unfortunately similar name to 'liniflora',
huh?). Also, he publishes two new species: B.aquatica (=B.liniflora "Darwin")
and B.rorida, which he had previously confused with B.lin.occ. (=B.filifolia)
and which has amazingly unique and large sessile glands as well as very long
glands on the sepals. In fact sepal indumentum and the relative length
between anthers and filaments seem to be the most important characteristics
in distinguishing between these 4 species (although there are several others
like plant size, flower color, seed size, etc.). Also included is a key, 4
distribution maps, a very good table with morphological comparisons, as well
as the usual fantastic Lowrie line drawings. Very interesting.
The references are the following for anyone interested:
Lowrie, A. 1998. A new species of Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae) from the
south-west of Western Australia. Nuytsia 12(1): 37-41
Lowrie, A. & Conran, J.G. 1998. A taxonomic revision of the genus Byblis
(Byblidaceae) in northern Australia. Nuytsia 12(1): 59-74
For Jan Schlauer - Latin descriptions are on pages:
38 - U.paulineae 62 - B.aquatica 70 - B.rorida
The following quote may also interest you Jan:
"_Byblis filifolia_ Planch. (Planchon 1848:305-306)._Type:_ North west coast
of New Holland [Australia], no date, _Bynoe s.n._ in Herb.Hook.(_lecto_. here
designated: K); single specimen on shared sheet, labelled "_B.filifolia_ N.W.
Coast, Australia. no date, _Bynoe s.n._" in Herb.Hook. (_isolecto:_ K).
Best Wishes,
Fernando Rivadavia
Tokyo, Japan
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