Two new species of Paederia Linn., Paederia emeiensis Z. Y. Zhu et S. J. Zhu and P. changguan Z. Y. Zhu et S. J. Zhu, from Mountain Emei, Sichuan, China are described.

Docynia longiunguis Q. Luo et J. L. Liu, a new species of Docynia Dcne. from Xichang City, Sichuan, China, was described in this paper. The new species appears to be similar to Docynia indica (Will.) Dcne. and Docynia delavayi (Franch.) Schneid., but differs by having bigger flowers, 3.5-4 cm in...

Deherainia lageniformis Gómez-Laurito & N. Zamora, from Costa Rica, is described, illustrated, and compared with its closest relative. This species is 5-8 m tall, with many branches. It is closely related to D. matudae from which it differs particularly in having young leaves with a spine-like...

Botanical descriptions are given (in Chinese and Latin) of one new species of Indocalamus (I. chebalingensis) from Guangdong (China) and two new combinations, Arundinaria heterolodicula (formerly Oligostachyum heterolodiculum and Acidosasa heterolodicula) and A. orthotropoides (formerly ...

Botanical descriptions are given in Chinese and Latin, with brief notes in English on habitat/occurrence, for 8 new bamboo species from Sichuan: Bashania baoxingensis, Chimonobambusa tianquanensis, Fargesia brevistipedis, Fargesia incrassata, Qiongzhuea multigemmia [Qiongzhuea = Chimonobambusa],...

Latin and Chinese diagnoses are presented for this new Michelia species, M. guangxiensis, a tree which reaches a height of 5-10 m.

Chinese and latin diagnoses are presented for the new tree species Gordonia tiantangensis, growing in an evergreen broadleaf forest at 1800-2200 m above sea level at the Lancangjiang River Nature Reserve, Changning County, Yunnan Province, China, which reaches a height of 12-15 m.

Descriptions are given of two new taxa, Quararibea yunckeri subsp. sessiliflora (usually 6-15 m tall, but exceptionally 3-20 m tall), and Q. yunckeri subsp. veracruzana (6-12 m tall). The first subspecies is found in low- to mid-altitude forests of E. Veracruz and western Chiapas, Mexico and the...

A new species of the genus Campnosperma, previously considered to contain only a single species in Madagascar, is described from the Massif de Marojejy in northeastern Madagascar. Campnosperma parvifoliumsp. nov. differs from C. micranteium in its smaller leaves, with fewer secondary veins, and...

A botanical description is given of Bashania abietina sp. nov., from a holotype in Sichuan Province, China, on Mt. Yaozi (2500-3200 m altitude) under forest of Abies fabri. The bamboo is 0.5-2.5 m tall, and is similar in habit to B. faberi.