A new species of Alectryon Gaertn. (Sapindaceae) endemic to the Fijian archipelago is described as A. vitiensis Buerki, Lowry, Munzinger & Callm. based on morphological and molecular evidence. It can easily be distinguished from the two congeners currently known from Fiji by its smaller leaves, subsessile leaflets, apetalous flowers, and crested fruits. A phylogenetic analysis using ITS sequenc...

Buah merupakan komoditas holtikultura yang memiliki peran penting dalam sistem pertanian di Indonesia. Metode digunakan penelitian ini pendataan secara menyeluruh terhadap tanaman buah pada zona nusantara meliputi nama ilmiah, famili, dan asal tanaman. Hasil buah, menunjukkan terdapat 40 jenis Kebun Raya Banua, dengan famili Anacardiaceae, Annonaceae, Clusiaceae, Dillaniaceae, Ebenaceae, Euphor...

We describe the environment effects on the amount and quality of resources collected by Melipona rufi ventris Lepeletier in the Atlantic Forest at Ubatuba city, São Paulo state, Brazil (44o 48’W, 23o 22’S). Bees carrying pollen and/or nectar were captured at nest entrances during 5 min every hour, from sunrise to sunset, once a month. Pollen loads were counted and saved for acetolysis. Nectar w...