Fred R. Barrie

Field Museum of Natural History · Department of Botany

A new species of Cremosperma Benth. is described from Panama, bringing the total for the country to three. One species, C. maculatum L. E. Skog, occurs in the province of Chiriquí and also in Colombia and Costa Rica; the second, C. veraguanum Wiehler, occurs in the provinces of Bocas del Toro, Coclé, and Veraguas; and the new species, C. colonense...

Chirita (?) lilacina Lem. is determined to be a species of the Neotropical genus Monopyle Benth., for which the combination M. lilacina (Lem.) L. E. Skog, Barrie & Boggan is proposed. Monopyle lilacina is native to the provinces of Chiriquí and Bocas del Toro in western Panama. A current description and distribution are provided for the species. Ch...

These data base treats the Appendices I-VII of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Shenzhen Code). It is online at: < https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/codes-proposals/>

The Special Committee on Publications Using a Largely Mechanical Method of Selection of Types (Art. 10.5(b)) (especially under the American Code) was established at the XVIII International Botanical Congress (IBC) in Melbourne in 2011, with the mandate to develop a list of works that are deemed to have followed the American Code and any similar cas...

Open-access online version - DOI: https://doi.org/10.12705/Code.2018

Wimmeria excoriata, a heretofore undescribed species from the dry forests of Central America, is described and illustrated. It may be distinguished from W. cyclocarpa by its obovate to oblanceolate leaves with rounded apices and larger flowers. It was treated as W. pubescens in the Flora of Nicaragua, but differs from that species in having larger...

Alsobia baroniae L. E. Skog & Barrie, a new species of Alsobia Hanst. (Gesneriaceae: Episcieae), is described from the karst region of central Belize. The new species is endemic to Belize, known from but a few collections, and is distinguished from the other three known species of Alsobia mainly by its larger leaves, 10-26 cm long, and its densely...

Valeriana vilcabambensis Sylvester & Barrie (Valerianaceae), here described and illustrated, is found as a common constituent of the herbaceous layer in humid, high-elevation montane forests of the Cordilleras Urubamba and Vilcabamba, Peru, which are inaccessible to grazing livestock and the spread of human-induced ground fires. The species is uniq...

Three previously unrecognized species of Quercus L. from Mexico and Central America are named and described here: Q. breedloveana Nixon & Barrie, Q. sarahmariae Nixon & Barrie, and Q. melissae Nixon & Barrie. Additionally, a lectotype is designated for the name Q. acutifolia Née, thereby stabilizing its application.

Aristolochia cordata Eastw. (1909), the name of an undercollected mexican species of conservation concern, is a later homonym of Aristolochia cordata L. (1759). It is renamed here as Aristolochia albopilosa M. González, S. González & Barrie.

The Special Committee on Publications Using a Largely Mechanical Method of Selection of Types (Art.10.5(b))(especially under the American Code) was established at the XVIII International Botanical Congress (IBC) in Melbournein 2011, with the mandate to develop a list of works that are deemed to have followed the American Code and any similar cases...

The Melbourne Congress of 2011 authorized a Special Committeeon Registration of Algal and Plant Names (including fossils), whichwas established the following year (Wilson in Taxon 61: 878–879.2012). Its explicit mandate was “to consider what would be involved inregistering algal and plant names (including fossils), using a procedureanalogous to tha...

The Special Committee on By-laws for the Nomenclature Section was established at the XVIII International Botanical Congress (IBC) in Melbourne in 2011, with the mandate to formalize the procedures by which changes to the Code are considered and voted upon by the Nomenclature Section, and to report to the XIX IBC in Shenzhen in 2017. With the wider...

The Special Committee on Registration of Algal and Plant Names (including fossils) was established at the XVIII International Botanical Congress (IBC) in Melbourne in 2011, its mandate being to consider what would be involved in registering algal and plant names (including fossils), using a procedure analogous to that for fungal names agreed upon i...

Five previously unrecognized species of Eugenia L. from the Caribbean lowland forest of Panama are named, described, and assigned IUCN conservation status here: E. arrhaphocalyx Barrie, I. Vergara & McPherson (EN), E. brachyblastiflora Barrie, C. Ramos & O. Ortiz (CR), E. donosoensis Barrie, C. Ramos & O. Ortiz (LC), E. roseola Barrie, C. Ramos & O...

Dates of validation of generic names initially published as names in subgenera or sections of Lejeunea(mainly by Spruce) in the period 1884–1893 are established. Consequences for the dates of validations of specific names are analysed. Names not validly published(both generic and specific names) in this period are also identified. A few species nam...

PrefaceThis is the official Report on the deliberations and decisions of the ten sessions of the Nomenclature Section of the XVII International Botanical Congress held in Vienna, Austria, from 12–16 July 2005. The meetings of the Section took place on these five consecutive days prior to the Congress proper. The Section meetings were hosted by the...

Haydenia M. P. Simmons (Celastraceae) is an illegitimate name because it is a later homonym of Haydenia Seward (Cyatheaceae). The genus is renamed Haydenoxylon M. P. Simmons and the three included species are renamed Haydenoxylon gentryi (Lundell) M. P. Simmons, H. haberianum (Hammel) M. P. Simmons, and H. urbanianum (Loes.) M. P. Simmons. The name...

Se describe e ilustra Alsobia chiapensis, una nueva especie de Gesneriaceae endémica de Chiapas, México. Esta especie se distingue de las otras 2 especies del género, A. dianthiflora y A. punctata, por presentar una corola más grande; cáliz linear-lanceolado, entero; pecíolo cuya longitud no rebasa una tercera parte de la lámina de la hoja y caract...

The lichenized basidiomycete known as Dictyonema interruptum is a widely distributed but rare, oceanic, western European species known from the British Isles, the Pyrenees, the Azores, and Madeira. Unfortunately, the name has never been validly published. The species was first described in the cyanobacterial genus Calothrix in 1833, which predates...

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Fieldwork and current research projects in Central and South America on the Gesneriaceae have shown that nomenclatural and taxonomic changes are needed. The Ecuadorian endemic species Columnea albovinosa (M. Freiberg) J. L. Clark & L. E. Skog is transferred from Dalbergaria Tussac. The name Pentadenia lutea M. Freiberg is synonymized with C. angust...

The Nomenclature Section held just before the 18th International Botanical Congress in Melbourne, Australia in July 2011 saw sweeping changes to the way scientists name new plants, algae, and fungi. The changes begin on the cover: the title was broadened to make explicit that the Code applies not only to plants, but also to algae and fungi. The new...

A new species, Eugenia haberie Barrie (Myrtaceae), is described from the Pacific slope in Guanacaste and Puntarenas provinces of Costa Rica. It may be distinguished from E. rhombea by characters of the leaves and flowers, especially the calyx. The species is apparently restricted to cliff edges at elevations of 1100 to 1350 meters.

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Preparation of a treatment of Eugenia (Myrtaceae) for the Flora Mesoamericana resulted in the discovery of many taxa heretofore undescribed. Here, 35 new species from all parts of Mesoamerica are described and illustrated: Eugenia belloi, E. breedlovei, E. cararaensis, E. cerrocacaoensis, E. chavarriae, E. cintalapana, E. cocosensis, E. coibensis,...

Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae is characterised by intra-and interfloral dichogamy. There are two distinct pat-terns: multicycle protandry and multicycle protogyny. Protogyny is almost completely restricted to New World genera. We determined the form of floral dichogamy for 198 species representing 36 of the 49 genera of Apioideae native to North Ame...

The 14 species of Plinia known from Mesoamerica are reviewed. Eight new species are described and illustrated: one from Nicaragua, P. nicaraguensis; two from Costa Rica, P. guanacastensis and P. moralesii; and five from Panama, P. cerrocampanensis, P. coclensis, P. darienensis, P. gentryi, and P. panamensis. One species, P. salamancana, is transfer...

Four species were discerned in a complex of Galphimia Cav. (Malpighiaceae) from the Pacific slope of Mexico. Three are newly described (G. arenicola, G. mexiae, and G. radialis). One is transferred from Thryallis L. (nom. rejic.) to Galphimia, and the new combination G. langlassei is proposed. The Neotropical genus Galphimia Cav. comprises ca. 20 s...

Se describen e ilustran siete nuevas especies de Valeriana, endémicas de México. Valeriana naidae Barrie es una enredadera dioica, sufrutescente, de hojas simples, similar a V. subincisa Benth. Valeriana otomiana Barrie, V. zapotecana Barrie, V. chiapensis Barrie, V. moorei Barrie y V. rzedowskiana Barrie son hierbas con raíces perennes. Valeriana...

Synechanthus, a genus of two species, is widely distributed from southern Mexico through Central America to the Pacific coast of Colombia and Ecuador Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate statistical methods, based on data taken from herbarium specimens, were used to examine morphological variation between and within species. The species are clea...

Turland, N. J. & Barrie, F. R. 2001. Family name listings modified in Appendix IIB of the Saint Louis Code . ‐ Taxon 50: 897–903. 2001. ‐ ISSN 0040‐0262. The Nomenclature Section of the XVI International Botanical Congress authorised the revision of Appendix IIB of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature . We provide a list of the entries...

The current techniques for fabricating planar laser targets and their components depend heavily on very accurate computer-controlled lathes, diamond turning and milling processes. The development of these processes has formed a science in themself, with novel techniques being developed continuously to keep up with the experimentalist's requirements...

This paper describes the processes developed for `micromachining' novel, three-dimensional structures into silicon wafer substrates. The structural detail and dimensions required are similar to those encountered in the manufacture of integrated circuits and consequently, the techniques of oxidation, photolithography, wet, and dry etching, and vacuu...

Lectotypes are designated for four of the six Linnaean names inPyrola. The names are applied now to species ofChimaphila, Moneses, Orthilia, andPyrola (Ericaceae, Pyroloideae).

Barrie, F. R., Jarvis, C. E. & Reveal, J. L.: The need to change Article 8.3 of the Code. — Taxon 41: 508–512. 1992. — ISSN 0040‐0262. Art. 8.3 was added to the International code of botanical nomenclature at the Berlin Congress to establish the minimum requirements for the formal designation of a lectotype or neotype and to invalidate the practice...

Todzia, C. A. & Barrie, F. R.: Neotypification of Curatella americana L. (Dilleniaceae). ‐ Taxon 40: 488–489. 1991. ‐ ISSN 0040‐0262. Since no original material of Curatella americana L. appears to have survived, the original Loefling collections being presumed lost, a neotype from near the region in which Loefling collected is designated. [Ass. Ed...

A neotype is designated for Valeriana scandens L. The relationship of Linnaeus' concept of the species to that of Loefling is discussed, as are questions concerning the authorship of the binomial.