Julio Antonio Lombardi

São Paulo State University | Unesp · Department of Botany

The new species Chionanthus monteazulensis, from Minas Gerais State, Brazil, is here described and illustrated. It differs from somewhat similar C. fluminensis by the inflorescence size, two stamens (vs. four), the smaller and orbicular or wide-elliptic blades, and the smaller petals and fruits.

We present the best sampled phylogenetic analysis of Celastrales, with respect to both character and taxon sampling, and use it to present a natural classification of the order. Parnassiaceae are highly supported as sister to Celastraceae; we recognize both families as distinct. Pottingeria is highly supported as a member of Celastraceae. We recogn...

A Floresta Nacional do Tapajós (Flona Tapajós) é uma unidade de conservação (UC) de uso sustentável criada através do Decreto n° 73.684, de 19 de fevereiro de 1974. Delimitada a oeste pelo rio Tapajós e a leste pela rodovia BR-163, ao longo de sua história sua área original foi modificada diversas vezes, possuindo atualmente 527.319 hectares locali...

Aves e plantas apresentam uma ampla variedade de interações ecológicas. Neste contexto, no presente livro procuramos ilustrar algumas dessas relações por meio de fotografias originais obtidas na Estação Ecológica de Itirapina, SP. Esta unidade de conservação, situada na região central do estado de São Paulo e sob o Domínio do Cerrado, abriga cerca...

Aristolochia holostylis has long been construed as constituting a single widespread and variable species, ranging across Paraguay, Bolivia, and Brazil. However, our morphological analysis shows that populations in Bolivia, Paraguay and western Brazil differ by several constant characters of the perianth and indumentum from those in northeastern Bra...

The Atlantic Forest (AF) is globally known as a hotspot of biodiversity, with high levels of endemism and richness. However, within the AF, different localities may differ in their diversity values; in Southeastern Brazil, the mountainous region of Espírito Santo state is one of these highly biodiverse areas. Here, we present the first comprehensiv...

We examined the impact of successive alignment quality‐control steps on downstream phylogenomic analyses. We applied a recently published phylogenomics pipeline that was developed for the Angiosperms353 target‐sequence‐capture probe set to the flowering plant order Celastrales. Our final dataset consists of 158 species, including at least one exemp...

Cloud forests usually occur at high-altitude sites of the Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil, albeit scattered and fragmented along the mountain tops. In this habitat, the vegetation occurs at low-temperature conditions and is usually provided by additional water sources that arise due to the horizontal precipitation of the frequent fogs. Together w...

The Neotropical Region (NR) is one of the areas with the most plant diversity globally, and its richness of vascular epiphyte (VE) species is higher than Africa and Asia combined. This richness is a consequence of the heterogeneous climate and geological history of the region, both factors also being responsible for the plant distribution patterns....

Salacia juradoi (Celastraceae), a new species of tree from the forest remnants of Guayaquil in coastal Ecuador, is here described and illustrated, and the affinities with closely morphologically related taxa is commented. The conservation status of Salacia juradoi is here assessed as Endangered. The PDF is available in this link: https://www.biot...

Peritassa formidolosa, the new species here described, differs from other species of Peritassa Miers by its unique combination of characters: anthers dehiscent by longitudinal slits, inconspicuous connectives, and campanuliform flowers. This new taxon is included into Peritassa because of these characteristics: anther dehiscence mode and short-tubu...

A new species of bromeliad, Acanthostachys calcicola, a third taxon for the genus, is here described. A. calcicola was discovered during field work in the limestone outcrops of south-eastern Tocantins, central Brazil. It is most similar to A. strobilacea, but differs from it in petal colour and length, and exserted stamens and pistil. A conservatio...

Peperomia calcicola is here described as a new species from the Atlantic Forest of São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil. The species was found on limestone outcrops in the understory of rainforest in the Alto Ribeira State Tourist Park (PETAR). It is characterized by the unique combination of pilose to pubescent stems and leaves, the leaves 7–9-ner...

Two new species of the genus Anthurium are described from the Serra do Brigadeiro State Park, in the Atlantic Forest region, southeastern Brazil. Anthurium atrovinosum was found from 1450 to 1720 m and A. brigadeiroense from 1260 to 1650 m. Although they are sympatric species, A. atrovinosum reaches higher elevations, while A. brigadeiroense can be...

One new species of Salacia (Celastraceae, Salacioideae) with pedunculate inflorescences from Puebla, Mexico, is described: S. pueblana Lombardi. It is distinguished by its flat, canaliculate disc, papillose sepals, and flowers that dry yellowish-green. It resembles S. multiflora (Lam.) DC. subsp. multiflora by its slender branched inflorescence, bu...

No official abstract (nomenclatural proposal). The name Tontelea attenuata Miers (1872) is proposed for conservation against the earlier name Maytenus amygdalina Turcz. (1858) (Hippocrateaceae / Celastraceae s.l.). The name Tontelea attenuata is lectotypified (third step). The holotype of Maytenus amygdalina(one specimen mounted on two sheets, KW00...

Based on a recent collection, we present the rediscovery of Peperomia crypticola C. DC., a rare species only known from eastern Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. This species was now found in western Rio de Janeiro, more than 200 km apart and more than hundred years after the original description. An emended description, distribution map, color ph...

We report the first record of Oziroë argentinensis (Asparagaceae) for Brazil, previously known from Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina. The plant was collected in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, growing between limestone rocks, and is the first record of any species of Oziroë on this substrate.

During a floristic study, carried out in the Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira (PETAR), in São Paulo state, Southeastern Brazil, Peperomia bernhardiana, a poorly known species of Atlantic Forest, has been collected. We present an emended description of the species based on the recently collected specimens and provide color photographs of fr...

The species of Marantaceae described by Édouard Morren are cultivated due to the ornamental value of their leaves. On account of the widely use of these names for horticultural purposes, the taxa proposed by Morren were reviewed. A total of ten lectotypes, seven epitypes and six neotypes are designated, as well as three lectotypes and two neotypes...

A new South American species of Salacia (Celastraceae, Salacioideae) found in Colombia and Venezuela, Salacia fugax Lombardi & M.Serna is described here. It is characterized by its indument, small long acuminate leaves with short petioles, branched inflorescences, flowers with an annular-pulvinate disk, and small pyriform fruits. This new species r...

Chionanthus is a genus from the plant family Oleaceae that is characterized by the presence of small calyces, 4-lobed corollas with petals arranged in pairs and held together by the filament bases, less commonly with a very short tube, two stamens in most species, and drupaceous fruits. As part of ongoing taxonomic studies of the Neotropical Oleace...

We report here the first record of Zinowiewia (Celastraceae) for the Brazilian flora, based on a specimen of Z. australis collected in Serra do Surucutus, at 1000-1400 m, Roraima state, in the basin of the Rio Branco and subsequently the Rio Negro, the latter being the largest tributary of the Amazon River. This novelty will be added to the Brazili...

Maytenus species are distributed in the New World from Argentina to the U. S. A. The genus delimitation has been controversial, especially in relation to the inclusion of Gymnosporia. Maytenus has been treated in a broad sense such that it was considered widely distributed in tropics and subtropics worldwide. Even in its current restricted circumsc...

The Vitaceae species registered for the areas of canga at Serra dos Carajás, Pará State. Morphological descriptions, illustrations, distribution, and comments are given. Four species of Cissus were found in the region: C. apendiculata, restricted to the states of Maranhão, Pará, and Tocantins, and the widely distributed C. erosa, C. tinctoria, and...

Resumo Este estudo apresenta as espécies de Celastraceae registradas para as áreas de canga da Serra dos Carajás, estado do Pará, incluindo descrição morfológica, ilustrações e comentários. Foram encontradas quatro espécies para a região: Anthodon decussatum, liana amplamente distribuída pelo neotrópico; Cheiloclinium hippocrateoides, liana restrit...

A taxonomic treatment of the Oleaceae from Bahia, Brazil, is present as a contribution to the knowledge of the flora of the state. Four species of the genus Chionanthus are recognized: C. crassifolius, C. filiformis, C. micranthus and C. parviflorus. The taxonomic treatment consists of an identification key, descriptions, comments, illustrations an...

The moist grassland phyto-physiognomy associates with the Cerrado biome near springs and streams, and in areas with shallow groundwater. This vegetation has a very typical flora, due the particular soil conditions that restrict and select species. The main objective of this study was to record the species of vascular plants in moist grassland in Fa...

The Jalapão region located in the east of the state of Tocantins, central Brazil is the largest continuous area of protected cerrado, a hotspot of biodiversity. Here we present a new species of Dioscorea, found in dry soils in sandy open cerrado vegetation within the limits of two protected areas. This species differs from other similar species by...

Resulting from our taxonomic study of the genus Maytenus, we were faced with the necessity to synonymize three species: M. lagoensis with M. gonoclada; M. andicola with M. apurimacensis; and M. longipes with M. sieberiana. Lectotypes are elected when appropriate for these species and comments about the synonyms and lectotypifications are provided....

The private owned conservation area of RPPN Paiol Maria includes 76 ha of montane forest located at the municipality of São Lourenço da Serra, São Paulo State, belongs to the biodiversity corridor of the Serra do Mar, and is located at the northern part of Ribeira valley. This study was carried out during the period of June 2010 to September 2011 a...

Vitaceae Juss. is a family of 15 genera and about 750 species mainly distributed in tropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, the neotropics, and the Pacific islands, with a few genera [ Vitis Linnaeus (1753: 202), Parthenocissus Planchon [1887: 447(–448)], Ampelopsis Michaux (1803: 159), and Nekemias Rafinesque (1838: 87)] occurring in temperat...

An updated inventory of Brazilian seed plants is presented and offers important insights into the country’s biodiversity. This work started in 2010, with the publication of the Plants and Fungi Catalogue, and has been updated since by more than 430 specialists working online. Brazil is home to 32,086 native Angiosperms and 23 native Gymnosperms, sh...

A new species of Maytenus has been discovered in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The new taxon, Maytenus nemorosa, occurs mostly in ombrophilous rain forests at an elevation of 500 m to 1200 m. Maytenus nemorosa resembles M. gonoclada but differs from it by possessing oblong-elliptical leaves with entire margins and larger fruits with thicker perica...

Phylogenetic studies based on plastid and nuclear data (Soejima & Wen 2006, Wen et al. 2007, Ren et al. 2011, Nie et al. 2012, Rodrigues et al. 2014) have shown that Ampelopsis Michaux (1803: 159) and Cissus Linnaeus (1753: 117) (Vitaceae) are paraphyletic genera.

A recent molecular based phylogeny (Borchsenius et al. 2012) redefined the genus Goeppertia Nees (1831: 337) to include all the subgenera of Calathea Meyer (1818: 6) proposed by Schumann (1902) with the exception of C. subgenus Calathea Körnicke (1862: 112). As a result, several species of Calathea recently described were transferred to Goeppertia...

Priogymnanthus saxicolus Lombardi, a new species of Oleaceae, is described and illustrated. It is distinguished by the unique combination of persistently villose abaxial leaf surface, short congested inflorescences, and nearly sessile flowers, which do not match the characteristics of the other two species of Priogymnanthus.

The recently published monograph (Lombardi, 2014) on the Celastraceae (Hippocrateoideae and Salacioideae) contained two items that need correction, neither of which affects the validity of the published names of the species under the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code) (McNeill et al., 2012).First, Prion...

Two new species of Brazilian Maytenus are described and illustrated. Maytenus chapadensis is endemic to northern Goiás state, where it occurs in the cerrado vegetation. The species has quadrangular, sub-winged young twigs, elliptic to obovate ascending leaves, and cymose inflorescences with a reduced peduncle. Maytenus mucugensis occurs in the Chap...

This paper describes Keraunea capixaba, the second known species of Keraunea (Convolvulaceae), native to the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest. It is easily distinguished from the only other known species of the genus by its almost complete hairlessness, bigger calyx and corolla lobes, longer corolla tube, and inflorescence type.

Premise of research. The Neotropical family Cyclanthaceae is one of five families of the order Pandanales, which includes some misfit taxa that are morphologically highly anomalous. In the taxonomically isolated genus Cyclanthus, which is sister to all other Cyclanthaceae, individual flowers are not readily distinguishable. Instead, flowers are rep...

Widespread in the tropics, Cissus includes more than 300 species with great morphological diversity. Of the 78 species found in the New World, 64 grow in South America. This paper investigates phylogenetic relationships within Cissus, focusing on the South American species, insufficiently sampled in previous studies. Both plastid (trnL intron, trnL...

Abstract— A new species of Celastraceae, Maytenus megalocarpa, is described and illustrated. The species is known from only a small number of collections from eastern Brazil, in the Atlantic Rainforest of Bahia and Minas Gerais states. It is considered endangered given the rapid deforestation of this biome. The species is readily distinguished fro...

Field surveys, cultivation tests and literature examination allowed to clarify the identity and morphological distinction of Lepismium lineare and L. warmingianum. A diagnostic key for the Lepismium species in Brazil is also provided.

A new species of Maytenus is described and illustrated. Maytenus psammopliila is apparently endemic to the state of Bahia, where it grows in the sandy soils of dunes in ‘caatinga’ physiognomy. This species is recognized by its cylindrical or slightly flattened young twigs with lenticels, small ovate coriaceous leaves and inflorescences, reduced cym...

Eschweilera nana is pollinated by a guild of pollinators consisting of mostly bees. Effective pollinators are large bees able to force their way into the closed androecium to access nectar. The morphology of the flowers diminishes self pollination and promotes cross-pollination. Although many pollinators make diurnal visits to the flowers, fruit se...

The occurence of carbonatic rocks defines a typical type of relief, called karst, that, by its geomorphology and hydrology, usually differs from the surrounding landscape. In the upper São Francisco river basin, some striking remnants of vegetation associated to karst can be found, which are locally knwon as "Mata de Pains". In this region, a mosai...

Floristic sampling was carried out in Serra do Japi Biological Reserve, Jundiaí, state of São Paulo, Brazil, including physiognomies of semideciduous montane forest, a type of forest formation within the Atlantic Forest domain. Six hundred and sixty one species distributed in 129 families were recorded; the ten most diverse phanerogam families were...

Floristic sampling was carried out in Serra do Japi Biological Reserve, Jundiaí, state of São Paulo, Brazil, including physiognomies of semideciduous montane forest, a type of forest formation within the Atlantic Forest domain. Six hundred and sixty one species distributed in 129 families were recorded; the ten most diverse phanerogam families were...

"Mata da Pavuna" is a fragment of Seasonal Semideciduous Forest located in a canyon characterized by rocky outcrops and shallow soil, in Botucatu municipality, São Paulo state. We collected fertile vascular plants and identified them to the lowest possible taxonomic level. We found 386 species in 84 families; Fabaceae was the most diverse family wi...

Floral nectaries have contributed to the systematics of different taxonomic groups. Since those of the neotropical genera included in subfamily Salacioideae—Cheiloclinium Miers, Peritassa Miers, Salacia L. and Tontelea Aubl.—have different forms and positions, we explored their anatomy to delimit more precisely the genera of subfamily Salacioideae....

Este trabalho é resultado do estudo da família Celastraceae na Reserva Biológica Municipal da Serra do Japi, Jundiaí, SP. Está inserido dentro do projeto intitulado “Florística Vascular da Reserva Biológica Municipal da Serra do Japi, Jundiaí, SP”, que, entre outras atribuições, procura elaborar uma lista florística das espécies coletadas e gerar d...

Chionanthus parviflora (Oleaceae), a new species of tree known from the moist forests of Bahia and Espirito Santo States, Brazil, is described and illustrated. Chionanthus parviflora (Oleaceae), urna nova espécie arbórea ocorrente nas florestas úmidas dos estados da Bahia e do Espirito Santo, Brasil, é descrita e ilustrada.

The present study aimed to evaluate on Artemia salina the citotoxicity of twenty-two extracts from five species of the genus Lychnophora and one species of the genus Lychnophoriopsis. The extracts solubilized in DMSO and prepared at the final concentrations of 100, 250, 375, 500 and 600 μg mL-1 were added to tubes containing Artemia salina nauplii...

Abstract—Maytenus s. l. (including Gymnosporia) is a morphologically diverse genus of about 300 species that is widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics of both the Old and New Worlds. Its delimitation has been extensively debated and despite the segregation of Gymnosporia, Maytenus s. s. remains a heterogeneous, polyphyletic group. To deli...

In South America, the family Vitaceae is represented by 65 species divided into 2 genera: Cissus contains 64 species, whereas Vitis consists of only 1 species. Recent studies on the Neotropical Cissus reveal that with regard to species delimitation, trichome types and the morphology of fruits and seeds are more important than the traditionally used...

Lychnophora passerina (Asteraceae), popularly known as "arnica," is used to treat inflammation, pain, rheumatism, contusions, bruises and insect bites in Brazilian traditional medicine. The anti-inflammatory activity of crude ethanolic extract of aerial parts of L. passerina and its ethyl acetate and methanolic fractions had their abilities to modu...

A total of 24 extracts from 14 plant species collected at the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and belonging to five botanical families (Annonaceae, Apocynaceae, Ochnaceae, Polygonaceae and Vitaceae) was screened for cytotoxicity in cultured Vero cells and for antiviral activity against human herpes virus type 1 (HSV-1), vaccinia virus (VACV) and mur...

Ethanol extracts of eighteen Bignoniaceae species have been evaluated by the MTT assay for cytotoxicity in Vero cells and for antiviral activity against Human herpes virus type 1, Vaccinia virus and murine Encephalomyocarditis virus. Among such species, seven are reported to be of traditional medicinal use No cytotoxicity was observed for most of t...

The current classification systems recognize Salacioideae as a monophyletic group within Celastraceae. Nonetheless, some divergences exist for genera: in some cases, most species of the subfamily have been included in only two genera; in others, these genera have been subdivided. This study characterizes the leaf anatomy of 31 species of the subfam...

To evaluate the antiviral activity of Bignoniaceae species occurring in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ethanol extracts of different anatomical parts of bignoniaceous plant species have been evaluated in vitro against human herpesvirus type 1 (HSV-1), vaccinia virus (VACV) and murine encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) by the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiaz...

The phylogeny of Celastraceae subfamily Salacioideae (ca. 255 species in the Old and New World tropics) and tribe Lophopetaleae (ca. 29 species in southern Asia and the Austral-Pacific) was inferred using morphological characters together with plastid (matK, trnL-F) and nuclear (ITS and 26S rDNA) genes. Brassiantha, a monotypic genus endemic to New...

This paper describes three new species of Salacioideae Cheiloclinium and Salacia (Celastraceae) from South America: C. brevipetiolatum Lombardi is characterized by its very short, only 5 mm long petioles; S. krigsneri Lombardi is distinguished by its dichasium (inflorescence) with shortened lateral branches, a unique feature among neotropical speci...

Resumo São propostas para Salacioideae (Celastraceae) sul-americanas quatro novas combinações: Peritassa myrsinoides (A.C.Sm.) Lombardi, P. nectandrifolia (A.C.Sm.) Lombardi, P. petiolata (A.C.Sm.) Lombardi e Tontelea passiflora (Vell.) Lombardi.

São descritas para a região Mesoamericana três novas espécies de Salacia L. do Panamá (Celastraceae, Salacioideae). Salacia macrocremastra Lombardi é caracterizada pelos seus pedicelos muito longos de até 50 mm, flores grandes de até 19 mm diâm., e folhas elípticas, levemente buladas e de base arredondada. Salacia mennegana J. Hedin ex Lombardi dis...

A ocorrência de Abolboda poarchon Seub. é documentada para o Estado de São Paulo, com base em coletas realizadas no município de Itirapina. O trabalho apresenta a descrição detalhada de A. poarchon e A. pulchella, espécies simpátricas, com características diagnósticas e distintivas para o reconhecimento das mesmas no campo.The occurrence of Abolbod...

(Confirmation of occurrence of Abolboda poarchon Seub. (Xyridaceae) in Sao Paulo State, Brazil). The occurrence of Abolboda poarchon in Sao Paulo State is documented, based on collections from Itirapina municipality, This paper presents a detailed description of the sympatric species, A. poarchon and A. pulchella, emphasizing some diagnostic featur...

Meliosma chartacea Lombardi (Sabiaceae), uma nova espécie sudeste do Brasil é descrita para Minas Gerais e Espírito Santo, esta espécie é caracterizada pelas pétalas internas inteiras, pecíolos muito curtos (geralmente com menos do que 1 cm), venação broquidódroma e pela margem inteira das folhas. É apresentada uma chave para a determinação das esp...

The distinction between pearl bodies (or pearl glands) and food bodies (FBs) is not clear; neither is our understanding of what these structures really represent. The present work examined the ontogenesis, structure, ultrastructure and histochemical aspects of the protuberances in Cissus verticillata, which have been described since the beginning o...

São descritas para a bacia amazônica três novas espécies de Salacia L. (Celastraceae, Hippocrateoideae) com inflorescências fasciculadas, S. acevedoi Lombardi a qual se distingue pelos estames pequenos com filetes curtos, disco conado ao ovário e pelo tamanho dos frutos; S. negrensis Lombardi difere pelo hábito, características e forma das folhas,...

A nova espécie Peritassa manaoara Lombardi é distinta de todas as outras espécies de Peritassa Miers pelo seu estigma trilobado único. A inclusão deste taxon novo em Peritassa foi baseada na característica das anteras com lóculos não confluentes e disco nectarífero livre da parede do ovário, isso coloca essa espécie aparte daquelas incluídas em Ton...

Publicação que apresenta os resultados do Projeto BIOTA/FAPESP com conteúdo científico, inusitado, para embasar as decisões a serem tomadas pela Secretaria de Meio Ambiente. Assim nasceram as “Diretrizes para a Conservação e Restauração da Biodiversidade no Estado de São Paulo”. Vários cientistas, especialistas em flora, fauna e ecologia da paisage...

Extracts from Lychnophora species are traditionally used in Brazil as anti-inflammatory, and to treat bruise, pain and rheumatism. The ethanolic extract of aerial parts of five species of Lychnophoras and one specie of Lychnophoriopsis were examined for the antinociceptive (hot-plate and writhing tests) and anti-inflammatory (carrageenan-induced pa...

The potential antihypertensive activity of Brazilian plants was evaluated in vitro by its ability to inhibit the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). Forty-four plants belonging to 30 families were investigated. Plants were selected based on their popular use as antihypertensive and/or diuretics. The following plants presented significant ACE inhib...

We surveyed the bat communities of a large Atlantic Forest reserve in the state of Minas Gerais, SE Brazil, the Parque Estadual do Rio Doce (PERD), over a period of ten months, collecting data on diet and reproduction of their bat species. We recorded bats using ground-level mist-nets erected in several environments within the park, and searched fo...

RESUMO Os campos rupestres sobre canga são um ambiente peculiar e freqüente na região do Quadrilátrero Ferrífero, Minas Gerais. Sua vegetação, associada a afloramentos hematíticos, apresenta uma série de adaptações morfológicas e fiosiológicas, assim como alto grau de endemismo. Foi realizado um leventamento florístico, restrito às fanerógamas, e u...

This is a floristic survey of Myrtaceae in the Serra do Caraça, Minas Gerais. Fifty two species were found belonging to 12 genera - Myrcia with 17 species, Eugenia with nine, Campomanesia and Myrciaria with five species each, Psidium with four, Siphoneugena with three, Blepharocalyx, Calyptranthes, Marlierea and Myrceugenia with two species each, a...

Ethanol extract from Arrabidaea triplinervia leaves showed in vitro activity (ED100 5.0 mg/ml) against trypomastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas; disease. Bioactivity-directed fractionation of this extract led to the isolation of ursolic and oleanolic acids as trypanocidal compounds besides pomolic acid (not tested) and al...

Twenty-two extracts from five Lychnophora species and one Lychnophoriopsis species, traditionally used in Brazil as analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and to treat bruise and rheumatism were examined for the inhibition of xanthine oxidase (XO), the enzyme that catalyses the metabolism of hypoxanthine and xanthine into uric acid. Sixteen extracts were te...

The composition of Piper vicosanum Yuncker leaf essential oil from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Parque Estadual do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil) was investigated. GC and GC/MS analysis of the oils from samples of two populations led to the identification of 64 constituents amounting over 93% of the total oil. The composition was dominated by mo...

Tontelea fuliginea differs from other species whose stamens alternate with undivided stigma-lobes by its profusely ramified, many flowered, and densely dirty-brown puberulous inflorescences. This paper also provides a synopsis and key of the group of species with alternate stamens and 3-lobed stigmas with undivided lobes (T. attenuata group). Four...

Tontelea fuliginea differs from other species whose stamens alternate with undivided stigma-lobes by its profusely ramified, many flowered, and densely dirty-brown puberulous inflorescences. This paper also provides a synopsis and key of the group of species with alternate stamens and 3-lobed stigmas with undivided lobes (T. attenuata group). Four...

Chionanthus greenii Lombardi, a new species of Oleaceae, is described and illustrated. It is distinguished by the unique combination of strigose indument, short congested inflorescences, small corolla lobes and reniform anthers, which do not match any described South American species.