New bulb papers in BOTHALIA
J.E. Shields (Thu, 19 Dec 2002 15:13:45 PST)

Hi all,

The October 2002 issue of BOTHALIA (vol. 32, no. 2) just arrived
here. There are three articles of interest to bulbophiles.

The lead paper is a revision of the genus Daubenya by John Manning and A.M.
van der Merwe. There is a color photo and a black and white line drawing
of each of the eight species now assigned on the basis of DNA analysis to
this genus: DD. comata, namaquensis, marginata, zeyheri, alba, capensis,
stylosa, and aurea. All are winter-growing plants from the western edge of
the central plateau of southern Africa. There is also a brief but
enlightening discussion of the higher taxonomy of the Hyacinthaceae fo the
world. J.C. Manning and A.M. van der Merwe, "Systematics of the genus
_Daubenya_ (Hyacinthaceae: Massonieae)." BOTHALIA 32:2, pp. 133-150
(October 2002).

A new species of Lachenalia is described in this issue: L. valeriae from
Namaqualand. Its closest relatives are listed as LL. framesii and
carnosa. It is found in the Succulent Karoo biome in northwestern
Namaqualand. G.D. Duncan and T.J.
Edwards, "Hyacinthaceae--Massonieae. A new species of _Lachenalia_ from
Namaqualand, South Africa." BOTHALIA 32:2, pp. 190-192 (October 2002).

Finally, the species Cyrtanthus smithae is clarified and a Lectotype (in
this case, a watercolored drawing from 1837) is defined. J.P. Rourke,
"Amaryllidaceae. The typification of _Cyrtanthus smithiae_ Watt ex
Harv." BOTHALIA 32:2, pp. 197-199 (October 2002).

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Jim Shields
in central Indiana

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