New taxa ofRubiaceae-Rubieae from Iran

Asperula sect.Oppositifoliae is validated. 2 new species ofAsperula and 7 new species and 1 variety ofGalium from Iran are described, discussed in respect to their affinities and illustrated. 2 subspecies are raised to species rank.     

New taxa from the Venezuelan Guayana

Seven new taxa, mainly from the Guayana Highland of Venezuela, are described. These include four new species (Cottendorfia atrorosea, Navia emergens, Navia ovoidea, and Pitcairnia nematophora) and one new variety (Cottendorfia brachyphylla var. angustior) of Bromeliaceae, one new species (Swartzia cowanii) of Leguminosae, and one new species (Marlierea pudica) of Myrtaceae.     

New taxa of Asteraceae from southern Mexico

Fieldwork in connection with the project to document the flora of the Mixteca Alta region, northwestern Oaxaca, Mexico, has resulted in the discovery of the following taxa: Verbesina calzadae and Viguiera grammatoglossa var. huajuapana (Heliantheae); Sinclairia manriquei (Liabeae); and Psacalium schillingii (Senecioneae).     

New taxa from Cerro Marahuaca,Venezuela

Two new species,Siphocampylus tillettii (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae) andDuidaea marahuacensis (Asteraceae), are described from the summit of Cerro Marahuaca, Venezuela. These constitute the first records of any species known from the summit of this sandstone tepui.     

New taxa of Jurassic bivalve mollusks from Iran

A new subgenus, Isognomon (Semignomon), and eight new species Isognomon (Semignomon) tabasicum, Arcomytilus nudus, Plagiostoma immensum, Pinna Alborzica, Trigonia plana, Protocardia razavii, Corbula jurassica, and Ceratomya persica are described from the Jurassic of Iran.     

New taxa of Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae from Bahia,Brazil

Brodriguesia santosii, gen. & sp. nov., from the coastal rain forest of Bahia, is described, illustrated and compared with nearly related genera of the tribe Detarieae. In addition, three new species, Arapatiella emarginata (the second species of the genus), Swartzia oblata, S. pinheiroana and one new variety, Goniorrhachis marginata var. bahiana, are presented.     

Festuca karadagensis,a New Grass from Iraq

A new fescue (Festuca karadagensis) has been described from Iraq. It differs from other taxa of the sect.Ovinae, especially by its big spikelets, very rough leaves and hirtulous rhachila.     

Some New and Rare Freshwater Algae from Iraq

One new species of Sphaeroplea (S. bourrellyii Islam), and six taxa, hitherto unrecorded from Iraq, namely, Dichotomosiphon tuberosus (A. Br.) Ernst, Johannesbaptistia pellucida (Dickie) Taylor & Drouet, Microcoleus chthonoplastes Thuret ex Gomont, M. lacustris (Rab.) Farlow, Gloeotrichia longiarticulata G. S. West, and Ammatoidea (?) normanni W. & G. S. West are described and illustrated.     

New taxa in Commelinaceae

Two new names are published: Gibasis venustula subsp. robusta D. R. Hunt and Tradescantia poelliaeT). R. Hunt.     

New taxa of heliconia (Heliconiaceae) from Ecuador

Three new species (Heliconia fredberryana H. litana, andH. lutheri) and one new subspecies (H. obscura ssp.dichroma) from Ecuador are described, illustrated, and discussed.     

发酵甜高粱汁耐高浓度酒精酵母菌的选育

采用负染色计数法从非自然诱变菌株中成功地选育了一株以C4植物甜高粱汁做基质发酵生产液体生物燃料(酒精)的酵母菌株,产酒率最高达12.80%(V/V).     

New Rugosa taxa from the Middle Devonian Subpolar Urals

New coelenterate taxa of the subclass Rugosa from the Middle Devonian of the western slope of the Subpolar Urals, the genus Syvjuphyllum (with the type species S. sokolovi gen. et sp. nov.) and the species Cosjuvia yushkini sp. nov., are described.     

New taxa of compositae (Eupatorieae) from Brazil

A new genus and speciesMonogereion carajensis and a new species ofAgeratum, A. glomemtum, are described from Para, Brazil. The relationships of the new genus and species are discussed.     

New taxa in Commelinaceae

Two new names are published: Gibasis venustula subsp. robusta D. R. Hunt and Tradescantia poelliaeT). R. Hunt.     

New tuber-bearing Solatium taxa from Bolivia and northern Argentina

Six new Solarium taxa, from Bolivia and northern Argentina, belonging to Solarium section Petota , are described.