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Flora Malesiana Flora Malesiana
ISBN 90-71236-33-1
edited by C. Kalkman et al., published by Rijksherbarium / Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, The Netherlands, under the auspices of Foundation Flora Malesiana.
Contains taxonomic revisions of seven Flowering Plant families for Malesia, i.e. the area covering the countries Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, The Philippines, and Papua New Guinea.
Starting this volume, the subdivision of the volumes into parts will be abandoned. It has appeared that hardly anywhere, not even in libraries, the parts are bound together into the thick green volumes we were familiar with in the beginning of the project. Every issue, covering one or more families, will from now on be called a volume.
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W. Meijer
The family as here circumscribed covers the genera Mitrastema (1 species), Rafflesia (13), and Rhizanthes (2), all parasitic plants. The logo of Flora Malesiana is based on Rafflesia and is found on most of our publications.
The general part of the treatment covers 10 pages and includes paragraphs on palynology by R.W.J.M. van der Ham, and on phytochemistry by R. Hegnauer.
Family, genera, and Malesian species are described and annotated. Keys to the genera and species are given. Under Rafflesia a historical review of the discovery of this remarkable genus is given, and also a paragraph on ex situ cultivation. The name Rafflesia titan Jack is considered to be an incompletely known species.
One new combination is formally made, on p. 23: Rafflesia arnoldii R. Brown var. atjehensis (Koord.) Meijer, comb. et stat. nov. (Basionym: Rafflesia atjehensis Koord.)
Illustration is (apart from the cover photo) by 4 half-page colour photographs, 3 black/white photographs, and 8 line drawings mostly less than full-page.
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H. Riedl
This widespread family of over 2,000 species has only 77 species in Malesia of which 64 are indigenous, the remainder having been introduced for economical or ornamental use or as weeds. In Malesia 12 genera are represented, as follows: Borago (1 sp., cult.), Bothriospermum (1, intr.), Carmona (1, also cult.), Coldenia (1), Cordia (6 indig., 3 intr.), Cynoglossum (12 indig., 1 cult.), Ehretia (12), Heliotropium (6 indig., 5 intr.), Myosotis (1 indig., 1 intr.), Omphalodes (1, intr.), Rotula (1), Tournefortia (7), Trichodesma (2), Trigonotis (15). One dubious genus (Crucicaryum) is mentioned and one genus of uncertain afÞnities (Pteleocarpa) is treated fully.
The general part of the treatment covers 19 pages and includes paragraphs on vegetative anatomy by P. Baas, on palynology by R.W.J.M. van der Ham, and on phytochemistry and chemotaxonomy by R. Hegnauer.
The family, genera, and Malesian species are described and annotated. There are keys to the genera and species.
Illustration is by 14 line drawings, some of them full-page, and 4 photographs.
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Tseng-chieng Huang
A monogeneric family, possibly closest related to Hamamelidales or even belonging to that order. The only genus, Daphniphyllum, has 16 species in Malesia.
The general part of the treatment covers 6 pages and includes paragraphs on vegetative anatomy by P. Baas, on pollen morphology by R.W.J.M. van der Ham, and on phytochemistry and chemotaxonomy by R. Hegnauer.
The genus and its Malesian species are described and annotated; a key to the species is included.
The illustration contains a distribution map of the genus and its two sections, two photographs, and five (±) full-page line drawings.
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R.M.K. Saunders
A monogeneric family, closely related to Schisandraceae (see next entry), the two recognized as a separate order Illiciales. Of the only genus, Illicium, 7 species occur in Western Malesia and the Philippines.
The general part of the treatment consists of 11 printed pages and includes a paragraph on pollen morphology by R.W.J.M. van der Ham, and a paragraph on phytochemistry and chemotaxonomy also covering Schisandraceae by R. Hegnauer.
The genus and its Malesian species are described and annotated; a key to the species is included.
Illustration is by one full-page line drawing.
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R.M.K. Saunders
In this family two genera are distinguished, Kadsura and Schisandra. The former has 9 species in Malesia, the latter only 2.
The general part of the treatment consists of 6 pages and contains a paragraph on pollen morphology by R.W.J.M. van der Ham. Phytochemistry and chemotaxonomy are summarized in the treatment of Illiciaceae (see entry above).
The family, genera, and Malesian species are described and annotated; there are keys to the genera and species.
Illustration is by two full-page line drawings.
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B.A. Barlow
Of this predominantly tropical family 23 genera and nearly 200 species occur in the Malesian region, as follows: Amyema (59 species), Amylotheca (3), Barathranthus (2), Cecarria (1), Cyne (6), Dactyliophora (2), Decaisnina (21), Dendrophthoe (21), Distrianthes (1), Elytranthe (2), Helixanthera (11), Lampas (1), Lepeostegeres (9), Lepidaria (8), Loranthus (1), Macrosolen (24), Papuanthes (1), Scurrula (8), Sogerianthe (4), Taxillus (1), Thaumasianthes (1), and Trithecanthera (5).
The general part of the treatment consists of 20 pages and includes paragraphs on vegetative anatomy by P. Baas and L. van den Oever, and on pollen morphology by R.W.J.M. van der Ham. Phytochemistry and chemotaxonomy is treated for this family and Viscaceae together, see also next entry.
The family, the genera, and the Malesian species are described and annotated; for complete synonymy the reader is often referred to earlier publications by Danser or Barlow. There are keys to the genera and to the species; in the largest genus Amyema there are also some regional keys to the species. A key to Loranthaceae and Viscaceae, covering all Malesian taxa, is also included.
Illustration is by 32 line drawings, several full-page but often smaller, and by 15 photographs. The drawings are mostly redrawn from earlier publications.
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B.A. Barlow
This family, nowadays usually separated from the Loranthaceae, has far fewer species in Malesia, viz. 26, divided over 4 genera: Ginalloa (6 species), Korthalsella (5), Notothixos (6), and Viscum (9).
The general part of the treatment covers 9 pages and includes paragraphs on vegetative anatomy by P. Baas and L. van den Oever, and on pollen morphology by R.W.J.M. van der Ham. For phytochemistry the reader is referred to the pertinent paragraph under Loranthaceae, where both families are considered.
The family, the genera and the Malesian species are described and annotated. There are keys to the genera and to the species. A key to Loranthaceae and Viscaceae, covering all Malesian taxa, is also included.
Illustration is by six line drawings, mostly smaller than full-page, and by 7 photographs. The drawings are mostly redrawn from earlier publications.