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The rediscovery of a semi-slug : Coloniconcha prima Pilsbry, 1933 (Gastropoda, Pleurodontidae) from Hispaniola
(2010)
The semi-slug Coloniconcha prima Pilsbry, 1933 is redescribed and its anatomy is described for the first time. The taxonomic position of this species within the Pleurodontidae is being discussed.
An integrative study of species distribution modelling and conservation genetics : Magnolia in Hispaniola
(2023)
On the island of Hispaniola, five endemic species of Magnolia occur, all of which are threatened with extinction. Little is known about their distribution and genetic health, hampering targeted conservation actions. The ...
Studies in the Panaeolus papilionaceus complex (Agaricales, Galeropsidaceae) : two new species discovered in the Dominican Republic and Australia
(2024)
Dominican and Australian collections morphologically assignable to the “Panaeolus papilionaceus complex” were studied using morphological and molecular (nrITS) data. Two new species are described: P. pantropicalis from the ...
Fungus flora of the Dominican Republic. IX. Some unrecorded polyporoid, corticioid and clavarioid fungi
(2024)
Two polyporoid (Heterobasidion irregulare, Perenniporia inflexibilis), two corticioid (Eichleriella tenuicula, Stecchericium seriatum) and five clavarioid (Clavulinopsis corniculata, Phaeoclavulina eumorpha, Phaeoclavulina ...
Second report of coprinoid fungi (Psathyrellaceae, Agaricales) in the Dominican Republic
(2024)
Continuing the study of coprinoid fungi of the Dominican Republic (see Angelini, Voto & Alvarado 2023), two more taxa are reported with morphological and molecular data: Coprinopsis nivea, with a peculiar set of spore ...
Uso del nombre Consolea microcarpa versus Consolea picardae (Cactaceae), para una especie endémica de la Española
(2018)
Existe la duda sobre el uso del nombre correcto de una especie endémica de La Española, Consolea microcarpa (K. Schum.) E.F. Anderson. La mayoría de las más recientes publicaciones usan el sinónimo, C. picardae (Urb.) ...
Pleistocene aridification underlies the evolutionary history of the Caribbean endemic, insular, giant Consolea (Opuntioideae)
(2021)
Premise: The Caribbean islands are in the top five biodiversity hotspots on the planet; however, the biogeographic history of the seasonally dry tropical forest (SDTF) there is poorly studied. Consolea consists of nine ...
The 1932 expedition of David Fairchild to the Caribbean on board Utowana : botanizing in Beata, Saona, Trinidad, Tobago, and Tortola islands
(2022)
[English] Research conducted in the Archive and Library of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, the U.S. National Archives, and the U.S. National Herbarium allowed us to reconstruct field work performed by David Fairchild ...
Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae). XIII. Systematics of Miconia subcompressa, a Hispaniolan endemic comprised of three eco-geographic subspecies
(2015)
The pattern of morphological variation in Miconia subcompressa, a species endemic to the mountains of southern Hispaniola, is assessed by a consideration of numerous herbarium specimens (many collected by the authors) and ...
Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae). XIV. Species of Miconia section Sagraea that occur in the Greater Antilles and additionally in the Lesser Antilles and/or continental regions
(2018)
The systematics of three species of Miconia sect. Sagraea from the Greater Antilles, which also occur in the Lesser Antilles and/or continental regions, is investigated. These taxa, representing lineages of likely independent ...