New species of Alternaria from Marathwada (India)

Summary The paper deals with two new species ofAlternaria, Alternaria nyctanthi onNyctanthes arbortristis Linn. andAlternaria tropaeoli onTropaeolum majus L.     

New species of the genus Zygnemopsis (Zygnematales,Chlorophyceae) from India

Three new species of the genus Zygnemopsis (Skuja) Trans. 1934 (Z. benghalensis sp. nov.; Z. pseudolahaulensis sp. nov., and Z. scrobiculata sp. nov.) are described from West Bengal, India.     

A new species ofLiparis (Orchidaceae) from India

Liparis indiraii spec. nova from India is close toL. alata A. Rich. andL. atropurpurea Lindl.     

A new species ofThottea (Aristolochiaceae) from India

Thottea ponmudiana sp. nova from Kerala (India) can readily be distinguished from its closest allyTh. siliquosa and all the other known species of the genus by its yellow flowers with purple eyes, deeply lobed perianth with strongly reflexed margins, uniseriate stamens united in three bundles and strongly 4-angled, green, glabrescent fruits.     

A new species of Litsea (Lauraceae) from India

Litsea beei, a new species of Lauraceae from India is described and illustrated. The new species is allied to the Burmese-Malayan species L. myristicaefolia.     

An undescribed species of Drechslera (Dematiaceae) from India

Drechslera boeremae sp. nov. is described from India, having been isolated from the leaf-spot lesions of Portulaca oleracea L., a commonly grown vegetable.Contribution No. 555 from the Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology.     

A new species of Memecylon (Melastomataceae) from India

Memecylon sivadasanii , a new species of Melastomataceae from India is described and illustrated. The new species is allied to M. angustifolium and M. rivulare.     

A new species of Ceropegia (Asclepiadaceae) from India

Ceropegia schumanniana , a new species belonging to Asclepiadaceae is described from the Western Ghats of India.     

Two new species in Memecylon (Melastomataceae) from India

Two new species in Memecylon, M. kollimalayana and M. bremeri , of Melastomataceae are described here with illustrations from the Kollihills of Salem District in Tamil Nadu, India.     

A new species of Sporobolus (Poaceae) from southeastern India

A new species of Sporobolus, S. hajrae , from coastal Tamil Nadu in southern India is described and illustrated.     

New species of Halacaridae (Acari) from New Zealand

Abstract

Seven new taxa of marine mites (Halacaridae) are described from the marine littoral zone of northern and southern New Zealand: Agauopsis novaezelandiae, A. luxtoni, Halacarellus lubricus, Copidognathus lubricus, Simognathus glaber, S. glareus, and Rhombognathus novaezelandicus. A list of halacarid species known from New Zealand waters is added.     

A new species of Polyalthia (Annonaceae) from Meghalaya, India

A new species, Polyalthia meghalayensis (Annonaceae) is described with illustrations from the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, India.