No. 2, September, 1920] TAXONOMY, VASC. PLANTS 309 



2371. Blakk, S. F. New South American spermatophytes collected by H. M. Curran. 

 Contrib. U. S. Nation. Herb. 20: 237-245. 1919. — The following new species and new dame 

 occur: Dorstenia anthurii folia, Coussdjion Curranii } Coccoloba cyclophylla, Ruprechtia o 



phylla, R. coriacca (Karst.) Blake, Triplaris euryplnjlla, T. laxa, Scliizolohivm parahybutn 

 (Veil.) Blake, G uarca racemiformis , Trichilin alia, T. Ciirranii, T. microdonta, T. triphylla, 

 Fischeria blcpharopelala, Macroscepis barbala. — S. F. Blake. 



2372. Blom, Caul. Lepidium bonariense L., Lepidium neglectum Thell., samt Rumex 

 salicifolius L. funna i Sverge. Bot. Notiser 1919: 181. 1919.— The first and the last of these 

 are recorded from ballast at Malmo, and the second one from Boras and Stockholm. — P. A . 

 Rydbcrg. 



2373. Chevalier, A. Quelqueslegumineuses d'Extreme-Orient utiles a repandre. [Some 

 legumes of Indo-China worthy of wider use.] Bull. Agric. Inst. Sci. Saigon 1: 87-92. 1919.— 

 Contains the new combination Mucuna cochinchincnsis (Lour.) A. Chev. based on Mar- 

 canlhus cochinchinensis Lour., the oldest valid name for Mucuna nivea W. & A. — E. D. Merrill. 



2374. Chevalier, A. Le pommier a cidre des hauts plateaux de l'lndochine. [The cider 

 apple of the high plateaus of Indo-China.] Bull. Agric. Inst. Sci. Saigon 1: 142-150. 1919.— 

 The utilization of the fruits of Pyrus Doumeri Bois is discussed and the species redescrib< j d. 

 — E. D. Merrill. 



2375. Chevalier, A. Une nouvelle variete de palmier Elaeis. [A new variety of the 

 Elaels palm.] Bull. Agric. Inst. Sci. Saigon 1: 154, 155. 1919. — Reduces Elaeis Poissmn 

 Annet to E. guineensis Aubl. as var. Poissoni (Annet) A. Chev. — E. D. Merrill. 



2376. Clute.WillardN. Phlox nomenclature. Amer. Bot. 25: 100, 101. Fig. 1. 1919. 

 — Eastern and western forms of Phlox divaricala appear to differ in the shape and size of the 

 flowers. The differences were noted long ago by Alphonso Wood who called the western var- 

 iety, Laphamii. The differences in the two forms have been ignored by systematists but it 

 is suggested that the western form be called Phlox Laphamii (Wood). — W. N. Clute. 



2377. Cremata, Merlino. Plantas meliferas. [Melliferous plants.) Revist. Agric. 

 Com. y Trab. 2: 140-152. 10 jig. 1919.— See Bot, Absts. 4, Entry 215. 



2378. De Candolle, Casimir. Begonlaceae Centrali-Americanae et Ecuadorenses. [Be- 

 goniaceae of Central America and Ecuador.] Smithsonian Misc. Collections 68 12 : 1-10. 1919. 

 — The following new species and new names appear, with Latin descriptions : Begonia Keller- 

 manii (Guatemala), B . fissurarum (B. leptophylla CDC. 190S, not Taub. 1896), B. stenoptera 

 (Costa Rica), B. garagara?ia, B. brevicyma, B. mucronistipula, B. uvana, B. mameiana, B. 

 villipeliola, B. cilibracteola, B. leptopoda, B. pubipedicella, B. serratifolia, B. chiriquina, 

 B. chepoensis , B. caudilimba, B. udisilvestris, B. parcifolia (Ecudaor). With the exceptions 

 noted, all these are described from Panama. — S. F. Blake. 



2379. Fernald, M. L. I. The unity of the genus Arenaria. II. The type of the genus 

 Alsine. III. The earlier names for Alsinopsis. IV. The American representatives of Arenaria 

 sajanensis. V. The specific identity of Arenaria groenlandica and A. glabra. VI. The Ameri- 

 can variations of Arenaria verna [Contrib. Gray Herb. Harvard Univ. New Series. — No. LVII]. 

 Rhodora 21: 1-22. 1919. — The subject-matter under the six separate titles deals with the 

 genus Arenaria which the author maintains in its broad sense. The following new combina- 

 tions, new names, and new species are published: Arenaria arenarioides (Cerastium arcnari- 

 oides Crantz), A. bryophylla (Ar. mxisciformis Edgew. & Hook, f., not Triana & Planch.), A. 

 Funkii (Alsine Funkii Jord.), A. cymifera (Alsine cymifera Rouy & Fouc.), A. iberica (Miv- 

 uartia dicholoma L., not ^4r. dichotoma Krock), A. caucasica (Alsine caucasica Boiss.), A. ana- 

 tolica (Alsine anatolica Boiss.), .4. Thcvenaei (Alsine Thevenaei Reut.), .4. attica (Alsine 

 attica Boiss.), A.sphagnoides (Sabulina sphagnoides Froel.), A.aizoides (Alsine aizoidcsBoisa.) , 



