Two new species of Heliotropium L. (Boraginaceae) from Saudi Arabia

Two new species of Heliotropium L. (Boraginaceae, subfam. Heliotropioideae), growing in sandy loam soils in Jizan, south-west Saudi Arabia, Heliotropium chaudharyanum Al-Turki, Omer & A. Ghafoor and Heliotropium jizanense Al-Turki, Omer & A. Ghafoor, are described and illustrated. The relationships of the new species within the small-flowered Heliotropium europaeum L. species group are discussed. Notes on distribution and habitat are provided, together with a map.     

Materials for Chinese Galium L. (Rubiaceae)

This paper presents an introduction to the materials for Chinese Galium Linn. (Rubiaceae). Thirteen species and eight varieties are recorded in the paper. Among these, two species and two varieties are new, eleven species and five varietiesare new to China, and one variety is a new grade.