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includes the following new combination and new variety: Dioscorea multijlora Mart. var. 

 concepcionis (Dioscorea concepcionis Chod. & Hassl.), and D. guaranitica Chod. & Hassl. var. 

 Balansae. — J . M. Greenman. 



1318. Sampaio, A. J. de. Ipomaea Glaziovii. U. Damm. Rev. Mus. Paulista, Sao 

 Paulo 10: 231-244. 7 PI. 1918. — The author presents a detailed account of Ipomaea Glaziovii 

 U. Damm. and contrasts this species with /. sinuata Ort. to which it appears to be most 

 closely related. — J. M. Greenman. 



1319. Silveira, Alvaro da. O Mandapuca (Ciposia Mandapuca Alv. Silv.) Novo genero 

 das Myrtaceas. Rev. Mus. Paulista, Sao Paulo 10: 153-159. 1 pi. 1918. — Ciposia Manda- 

 puca is described and illustrated as a new genus and species of the Myrtaceae from Brazil. — 

 J. M. Greenman. 



1320. Sudre, H. Conspectus systematicus Hieraciorum Europae. [Systematic conspectus 

 of Hieracium of Europe.] Bull. Soc. Etud. Sci. Angers. 47: 1-56. 1918. — The present con- 

 spectus is an outline of the author's treatment of Hieracium giving the subgenera, sections, 

 species, and varieties with synonyms, but without bibliography and descriptions. — J. M. 

 Greenman. 



1321. Takeda, Hibayoshi. Notes on far eastern plants. I-VI. Bot. Mag. T6ky6 

 32: 194-203. Fig. 1-47. 1918. — New facts, records and remarks on a few far eastern plants are 

 briefly stated. The plant which has long been known as Gaultheria pyroloides is not con- 

 specific with the Indian G. pyroloides, and should be called G. Miqueliana sp. nov. The writer 

 says that Parnassia alpicola and P. simplex are not distinct species, and proposes to arrange 

 them as Parnassia alpicola Mak. var. evoluta Tak. and P. alpicola var. simplex Hay. & Tak. 

 The chief points of difference of the three forms of Cnidium ajanense Drude are briefly stated. 

 Distribution of Vitis Coignetiae var. glabrescens Nak. and occurrence of Parnassia palustris 

 var. alpina Drude in Japan is reported. — T. Matsumoto. 



1322. Valeton, Th. New notes on the Zingiberaceae of Java and Malaya. Bull. Jard. 

 Bot. Buitenzorg II, 27: 1-166. PI. 1-30. 1918.— The present paper embodies the author's 

 results of further extended studies on the Zingiberaceae of the Malayan Archipelago. The 

 genera treated are Curcuma, Gastrochilus, Kaemferia, and Zingiber. A rather large num- 

 ber of new species is described and a few new combinations are made; a list of these follows: 

 Curcuma colorata, C. euchroma, C. ochrorhiza, C. soloensis, C. brog, C. Mangga Val. & v. 

 Zijp, C. Heyneana Val. & v. Zijp, C. phaeocaulis, C. Lorzingii, C. longispica, C. sylvatica, 

 Gastrochilus Lorzingii, G. apiculatum, G. striatum, G. latilabrum, G. laxijlorum, G. gracile, 

 G. Kunstleri (Curcuma Kunstleri Bak.), Kaempferia rotunda L. var. concolor, Hapochlorema 

 decus-sylvae (Kampferia decus-sylvae Hall), Zingiber aromaticum, Z. litlorale (Z. Zerumbet 

 Sm. var. littoralis Val.), Z. papuanum, Z. Ottensii, Z. acuminatum var. borneensis, Z. acu- 

 minatum var. acutibracteata, Z. Lorzingii, Z. macroglossum, and Z. pachystachys. — J. M. 

 Greenman. 



1323. Zimmermann, Walther. Mitteilungen zur Orchiaceras-Gruppe aus Baden. [Con- 

 tribution to the Orchis-Aceras group from Baden.] Mitt. Bad. Land. Naturkunde und Natur- 

 schutz, Freiburg. N. S. 1: 21-31. 1 pi., 1 text fig. July 20, 1919.— This article is con- 

 cerned with a discussion of hybrids between Orchis and Achras. — J. M. Greenman. 



