Acta Botanica 33. (1987)

1987 / 3-4. szám - BORHIDI ATTILA: Studies in Rondeletieae (Rubiaceae) X. New combinations of Central American taxa

Acta Botanica Hungarica 33 (3—4),pp. 301—303 (1987) STUDIES IN RONDELETIEAE (RUBIACEAE) X. NEW COMBINATIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICAN TAXA A. Borhidi INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND BOTANY, HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES H-2163, VÁCRÁTÓT, HUNGARY (Received: 15 March 1987) A taxonomic review of the Central American Rondeletia species was carried out according the criteria proposed in the “Studies in Rondeletieae (Rubiaceae) III” of the same author published in the Acta Botanica Hungarica 28: 65—71 (1982). Twenty­­eight taxa of the genus Rondeletia are to be transferred into the genera Rogiera Planch, and Arachnothryx Planch., respectively. The proposed new combinations are the follow­ing: Rogiera aprica (Lundell) Borhidi comb, nova — Mexico, Basionym.: Rondeletia aprica Lundell Contrib. Univ. Mich. Herb. 7: 52. 1942. Rogiera backhousii (Hook, f.) Borhidi comb, nova — Honduras, Basionym.: Rondeletia backhousii Hook. f. Bot. Mag.III. 33. tab.6290.1877. Rogiera brachystantha (Standi, et Steyerm.) Borhidi comb, nova — Guatemala, Basionym.: Rondeletia brachystantha Standi, et Steyerm. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Chicago Ser. Bot. 23: 25. 1943. Rogiera chiapasensis (Standi.) Borhidi comb, nova — Mexico, Basionym.: Rondeletia chiapasensis Standley Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Chicago Bot. Ser. 22: 54 1940. Arachnothryx brenesii (Standi.) Borhidi comb, nova — Costa Rica, Basionym.: Rondeletia brenesii Standley Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Chicago Bot. Ser. 18: 1370. 1938. Arachnothryx buddleioides (Benth.) Planch, var. aspera (Kirkbr.) Borhidi comb, nova — Central America, Basionym.: Rondeletia buddleioides var. aspera Kirkbride Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 55: 378. 1968. Arachnothryx chinajensis (Standi, et Steyerm.) Borhidi comb, nova — Guate­mala, Basionym.: Rondeletia chinajensis Standi, et Steyerm. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Chicago Bot. Ser. 23: 254. 1947. Arachnothryx cordovana (Standi, et Steyerm.) Borhidi comb, nova — Guatemala, Basionym.: Rondeletia cordovana Standi, et Steyerm. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Chicago Bot. Ser. 23: 26. 1943. Arachnothryx edwardsii (Standi.) Borhidi comb, nova — Honduras, Basionym.: Rondeletia edwardsii Standi. Trop. Woods No. 37: 31 1934. Acta Botanica Hungarica 33, 1987 Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest

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