New Zealand Journal of Botany 2008

Volume 46/Number 1/March 2008

• Ranunculus ranceorum , a new name and rank for Ranunculus recens var. lacustris G.Simpson, an elusive, rarely seen buttercup of the Fiordland lakes, South Island, New Zealand PJ de Lange, BG Murray p. 1
• AFLPs reveal an absence of geographical genetic structure among remnant populations of pohutukawa ( Metrosideros excelsa , Myrtaceae) LM Broadhurst, AG Young, BG Murray p. 13
• The orthography of fungal names with specific and infraspecific epithets referring to New Zealand SR Pennycook p. 23
• Photosynthetic contribution of cotyledons in Cynoglossum divaricatum and Amaranthus retroflexus to early seedling development H Zhang, D Zhou, C Matthew, P Wang, W Zheng p. 39
• Environments during the Kaihinu Interglacial and Otira Glaciation, coastal north Westland, New Zealand NT Moar, RP Suggate, CJ Burrows p. 49
• Species relationships and genetic variations in Leucogenes (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) RD Smissen, I Breitwieser p. 65
• Phylogenetic position and relationships of Lobelia glaberrima (Lobeliaceae), a new alpine species from southern South Island (New Zealand) EB Knox, PB Heenan, AM Muasya, BG Murray p. 77
• Generic placement in Lobelia and revised taxonomy for New Zealand species previously in Hypsela and Isotoma (Lobeliaceae) PB Heenan, EB Knox, S Courtney, PN Johnson, MI Dawson p. 87

 

Book reviews

• "Natural history of Rangitoto Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand" edited by Mike D Wilcox Bruce D Clarkson (FREE ACCESS) p.101
• "Flowering plant families of the world" by V H Heywood, R K Brummitt, A Culham, and O Seberg PB Heenan (FREE ACCESS) p. 103

 

Volume 46/Number 2/June 2008

• Systematics of Sphagnum section Sphagnum in New Zealand: a microsatellie-based analysis EF Karlin, SB Boles, AJ Shaw p. 105
• Accumulation of pinitol and other soluble sugars in water-stressed phyllodes of tropical Acacia auriculiformis in northern Australia L-X Liu, S-M Xu, KC Woo, D-L Wang p. 119
• Genus Pimelea (Thymelaceae) in New Zealand !. The taxonomic treatment of seven endemic, glabrous-leaved species CJ Burrows p. 127
• New Zealand Gigartinaceae (Rhodophyta): resurrecting Gigartina grandifida endemic to the Chatham Islands WA Nelson, JES Broom p. 177
• Morphological variation and reproductive characteristics of wild giant taro ( Alocasia macrorrhizos , Araceae) populatoins in Vanuatu J Quero Garcia, A Ivancic, V Lebot p. 189
• Altitudinal patterns of vegetation, flora, life forms, and environments in the alpine zone of the Fiord Ecological Region, New Zealand AF Mark, S Porter, JJ Piggott, P Michel, JE Naue, T Maegli, KJM Dickinson p. 205
• Macrofossil evidence for pre-settlement vegetation of Central Otago's basin floors and gorges JR Wood, S Walker p. 239
• Checklist of dicotyledons, gymnosperms, and pteridophytes naturalised or casual in New Zealand: additional records 2004-06 PB Heenan, PJ de Lange, EK Cameron, BS Parris p. 257

 

Book review

• Euclid: Eucalypts of Australia CE Ecroyd p. 285 (FREE ACCESS)

 

Volume 46/Number 3/September 2008

• Genetic and morphological evidence for localised interspecific gene flow in Phormium (Hemerocallidaceae) RD Smissen, PB Heenan, GJ Houliston p. 287
• Assessing pollination and fruit dispersal in Fuchsia excorticata (Onagraceae) AW Robertson, JJ Ladley, D Kelly, KL McNutt, PG Peterson, MF Merrett, BJ Karl p. 299
• New observations on chromosome number variation in Hibiscus trionum s.l. (Malvaceae) and their implications for systematics and conservation BG Murray, LA Craven, PJ de Lange p. 315
• Chemical and morphological study of a putative hybrid between Luzuriaga radicans and L. polyphylla (Monocotyledoneae: Luzuriagaceae) S Teillier, A Urzua, HM Niemeyer p. 321
• The diploid nature of the Chilean Epipetrum and a new base number in the Dioscoreaceae J Viruel, J Segarra-Moragues, E Perez-Collazos, L Villar, P Catalán p. 327
• Hypnobartlettia fontana is an environmental form of Cratoneuropsis relaxa (Bryophyta: Amblystegiaceae) JE Beever, AJ Fife p. 341
• New records of microalgae from the New Zealand alpine zone, and their distribution and dispersal PM Novis, T Beer, J Vallance p. 347
• A test for phylogenetic conservatism in plant-pollinator relationships in Australian and New Zealand alpine floras JM Lord p. 367
• Homalanthus polyandrus (Euphorbiaceae) on Macauley Island, southern Kermadec Islands, with notes on that island's vascular flora JW Barkla, PJ Dilks, TC Greene, R Griffiths p. 373
• Plagianthus regius subsp. chathamicus (Malvaceae) - a new combination for a Chatham Islands endemic tree PJ de Lange p. 381

 

Book review

• "Flora of New Zealand Lichens" by D. J. Galloway G Kantvilas p. 391 (FREE ACCESS)

 

Volume 46/Number 4/December 2008

• Experimental crosses in Phormium confirm the lack of intrinsic barriers to interspecific hybridisation and the fertility of putative wild hybrids GJ Houliston, PB Heenan, RD Smissen p. 393
• Varietal differences and environmental effects of fibre extracted from phormium leaves and prepared for traditional Maori weaving W Harris, SM Scheele, GJ Forrester, K Te Kanawa, M Murray, E Pahewa p. 401

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