New bulb papers in BOTHALIA

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
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