Browsing Plant Science by Author "Figueiredo, Estrela"

Browsing Plant Science by Author "Figueiredo, Estrela"

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  • (115–116) Proposals to eliminate the Latin requirement for the valid publication of plant names 
    Figueiredo, Estrela; Moore, Gerry; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959- (International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 2010-04)
    Article 36.1 in the International code of botanical nomenclature requires that, as from 1 January 1935, all names of new plant taxa (algae and fossils excepted) must be accompanied by a Latin description or diagnosis ...
  • The Acacia controversy resulting from minority rule at the Vienna Nomenclature Section : much more than arcane arguments and complex technicalities 
    Moore, Gerry; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela; Demissew, Sebsebe; Lewis, G.P. (Gwilym Peter); Schrire, Brian D.; Rico, Lourdes; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam); Luckow, Melissa; Kiesling, Roberto; Mario, Sousa S. (International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 2011-06)
    The arguments towards resolving the Acacia nomenclatural controversy put forth by Thiele & al. (2011) are reviewed and rebutted. We argue that a truly pragmatic and, moreover, defensible and equitable alternative to ...
  • Acacia, the 2011 Nomenclature Section in Melbourne, and beyond 
    Moore, Gerry; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela; Demissew, Sebsebe; Lewis, G.P. (Gwilym Peter); Schrire, Brian D.; Rico, Lourdes; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam) (International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 2010-08)
    This paper briefly reports on the developments surrounding the Acacia name conservation controversy since the Nomenclature Section meeting at the Seventeenth International Botanical Congress at Vienna in 2005. Actions taken ...
  • African herbaria support transformation on the continent 
    Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Roux, J.P. (Jacobus Petrus); Raven, Peter; Figueiredo, Estrela (Missouri Botanical Garden Press, 2011-07-15)
    The African Plants Initiative (API) was conceived as a web-based, electronic venture that would provide rapid access to images of type specimens of African plant names. This soon grew to also encompass images of living ...
  • Agave americana L. (subsp. americana) var. expansa (Jacobi) gentry (Agavaceae) naturalized in South Africa 
    Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela (British Cactus and Succulent Society, 2011)
    The Mexican Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. expansa (Jacobi) Gentry, a distinctive variety of the widely cultivated, blueleaved century plant, is here recorded as having become established in South Africa. A ...
  • Allioni's Aloe names (Asphodelaceae): nomenclature and typification 
    Guglielmone, L.; Gallo, L.; Meregalli, M.; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela (National Botanical Institute, 2009)
    The taxa belonging to the genus Aloe published in Synopsis methodica stirpium horti regii taurinensis (Allioni 1760) and in Auctarium ad synopsim methodicam stirpium horti regii taurinensis (Allioni 1773) were examined. ...
  • Aloe arborescens Mill. (Asphodelaceae) is spreading in Portugal 
    Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela (British Cactus and Succulent Society, 2009)
    Two species of Aloe L., Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. and A. arborescens Mill. have been recorded as naturalised in Portugal: A. vera as an occasional escape along the Algarve in the south, and A. arborescens from central coastal ...
  • Aloe in Angola (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) 
    Klopper, Ronell Renett; Matos, S.; Figueiredo, Estrela; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959- (National Botanical Institute, 2009)
    Botanical exploration of Angola was virtually impossible during the almost three-decade-long civil war. With more areas becoming accessible, there is, however, a revived interest in the flora of this country. A total of ...
  • Aloe maculata All. (Asphodelaceae) in the Free State Province, South Africa, and resurrection of ‘var. ficksburgensis’ 
    Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela; Klopper, Ronell Renett; Crouch, Neil R. (British Cactus and Succulent Society, 2012)
    Although morphologically variable and widely distributed in southern Africa, Aloe maculata All. is well defined by a suite of characters that includes maculate (spotted) leaves, flattopped inflorescences and uniformly ...
  • Aloe × Inopinata Gideon F.SM., N.R.Crouch & Oosth., (Asphodelaceae) [Aloe arborescens Mill. × Aloe chortolirioides A.Berger Var. Chortolirioides] : a nothospecies from the Barberton Centre of Endemism, Eastern South Africa 
    Smith, Gideon F.; Figueiredo, Estrela; Crouch, Neil R.; Oosthuizen, Delia; Klopper, Ronell Renett (Cactus and Succulent Society of America, 2016)
    The natural hybrid between Aloe arborescens Mill. and A. chortolirioides A.Berger var. chortolirioides (Asphodelaceae) is here formally described as a nothospecies, A. ×inopinata Gideon F.Sm., N.R.Crouch & Oosth. The ...
  • Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe 
    Figueiredo, Estrela; Paiva, Jorge; Stevart, T.; Oliveira, F.; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959- (National Botanical Institute, 2011)
    A catalogue of the flowering plants of the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe (Gulf of Guinea) is presented. Flowering plant diversity figures are updated to: 135 families (20 introduced), 624 genera (172 introduced), 1 104 ...
  • Aspects of the taxonomy of Aloe arborescens Mill. (Asphodelaceae : Alooideae) 
    Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Klopper, Ronell Renett; Figueiredo, Estrela; Crouch, Neil R. (British Cactus and Succulent Society, 2012)
    Taxonomic concepts in the morphologically variable Aloe arborescens Mill. are discussed. Previous approaches to the taxonomy of this species varied from describing aberrant material as new entities, using formal ...
  • August Wulfhorst (1861-1936) and his overlooked contributions on the flora of Angola 
    Figueiredo, Estrela; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Nyffeler, Reto (The Conservatory and Botanical Garden of the City of Geneva (CJBG), 2013-07-12)
    August Wulfhorst (1861-1936), a German missionary attached to the Rheinische Missionsgesellschaft, collected material in omupanda (Amboland, Uukuanyama), which is located in present-day Angola. In the past, botanical ...
  • The botany of the Cunene-Zambezi expedition with notes on Hugo Baum (1867-1950) 
    Figueiredo, Estrela; Soares, M.; Seibert, G.; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Faden, R.B. (National Botanical Institute, 2009)
    A record and discussion of the Cunene-Zambezi Expedition that took place in Angola from 1899 to 1900 is provided. Although the main aim of the expedition was to evaluate the economic potential of southern Angola, it also ...
  • Capacity building in taxonomy and systematics 
    Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela (International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 2009-08)
    Needs-driven capacity building is required as a matter of urgency to overcome the present lack of taxonomists and systematists who are skilled in natural history and collections. This must necessarily include the training ...
  • A checklist of Polygala (Polygalaceae) in the flora of southern Africa region with notes on types 
    Figueiredo, Estrela; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Paiva, Jorge (Magnolia Press, 2013)
    As part of a revision of Polygala in the Flora of Southern Africa region, the types of all the names relevant for the region were assessed. A catalogue of the names and their types is provided along with information on ...
  • Clarifying the application of the long-confused name Aloe commutata, and the establishment of Aloe ×commutata Tod. (Asphodelaceae) 
    Figueiredo, Estrela; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959- (British Cactus and Succulent Society, 2012)
    The taxonomic history and application of the long-confused name Aloe commutata Tod. is reviewed and clarified. The name had previously been variously included in the synonymy of Aloe macrocarpa Tod., A. maculata All. ...
  • The colonial legacy in African plant taxonomy 
    Figueiredo, Estrela; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959- (2010)
    The conservation of biodiversity is inescapably linked to taxonomy and systematics, the branches of science dealing with the identification, naming and classification of organisms. If there is no reliable and correct name ...
  • Conserving Acacia Mill. with a conserved type : what happened in Melbourne? 
    Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela (2011-10)
    We here document what happened in Melbourne, Australia, in July 2011, regarding the confirmation of the inclusion of Acacia Mill. with A. penninervis as its conserved type in the Vienna Code. The procedures followed by ...
  • The correct names for species of aloe sect. Chortolirion (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) 
    Klopper, Ronell Renett; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela; Grace, Olwen Megan; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam); Moore, Gerry; Lendemer, James; Tripp, Erin (International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 2013-12)
    The correct names and synonymy for species of Aloe sect. Chortolirion (A. Berger) Boatwr. & J.C. Manning (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) are provided. This treatment recognises four species in this section, namely A. welwitschii, ...