{"title":"The University of Tokyo's Conservation Work in the Ogasawara Islands","authors":"Atsushi Kawakita, Yoshiteru Komaki, Takefumi Tanaka, Takahito Ideno","doi":"10.1111/curt.12598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.12598","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The flora of the Ogasawara Islands is briefly described, and the causes of its decline are discussed. The conservation of endangered plants of Ogasawara since the 1980s by the Koishikawa Botanical Garden, The University of Tokyo, is detailed, with notes on the pollination biology of endemic species.</p>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"41 3","pages":"283-291"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/curt.12598","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142641971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"1118. Dendrocacalia crepidifolia (Nakai) Nakai","authors":"Hidetoshi Nagamasu, Masumi Yamanaka, Naoko Yasue","doi":"10.1111/curt.12597","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.12597","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The monotypic genus <i>Dendrocacalia</i> (Nakai) Nakai, with the species <i>Dendrocacalia crepidifolia</i> (Nakai) Nakai, a large shrub or small tree from the Bonin Islands or Ogasawara of Japan, is described and illustrated. Its ecology, pollination, dioecy and conservation are discussed; a detailed description is given. The species is now apparently restricted to the Haha-jima island group, where the largest number of populations exist on Haji-jima itself. Threats to its conservation are from two invasive trees, <i>Ficus microcarpa</i> and <i>Psidium littorale</i>.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"41 3","pages":"415-424"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142641972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"1108. Bulbophyllum boninense (Schltr.) J.J.Sm.","authors":"Tomohisa Yukawa, Yumi Yamashita, Kaoru Yoneda","doi":"10.1111/curt.12589","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.12589","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Bulbophyllum boninense</i> (Schltr.) J.J.Sm. is illustrated and described. It is endemic to the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, subtropical oceanic islands in the Pacific Ocean belonging to Japan. This species grows as an epiphyte on trunks and as a lithophyte on rocks in evergreen cloud forest. It can be distinguished from closely related species by the following characters: dull yellow perianth lobes, no threads or ornaments at the apex of sepal and petal, a ciliate and pustulate petal, and a long stelidium that is semicircular at the base and curved anteriorly.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"41 3","pages":"313-321"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142641655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"1115. Callicarpa glabra Koidz","authors":"Kazuya Takeda, Masumi Yamanaka, Diego T. Vasques","doi":"10.1111/curt.12590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.12590","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Callicarpa glabra</i> Koidz., described from the Bonin Islands in 1918, is illustrated. Its ecology and evolution are discussed along with the adaptive radiation of <i>Callicarpa</i> in the Bonin Islands. Oceanic island biota offer fascinating examples of evolution, but are also vulnerable to disturbance, so further efforts are needed to conserve the biodiversity of the Bonin Islands.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"41 3","pages":"377-383"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142641307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Brief history of the Koishikawa Botanical Gardens, The University of Tokyo","authors":"Jin Murata","doi":"10.1111/curt.12594","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.12594","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The history of the Koishikawa Botanical Gardens, The University of Tokyo, is briefly introduced with reference to the research of Ogasawara flora.</p>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"41 3","pages":"293-302"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/curt.12594","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142641308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fernando Vélez-Esperilla, Koji Takayama, Minako Takegami, Masumi Yamanaka
{"title":"1110. Hibiscus glaber Matsum. ex Nakai","authors":"Fernando Vélez-Esperilla, Koji Takayama, Minako Takegami, Masumi Yamanaka","doi":"10.1111/curt.12585","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.12585","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Hibiscus glaber</i> is a symbolically significant endemic species found exclusively on the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands. It is one of the main tree species in the natural forests of the island. This species is illustrated here, and its natural history, ecology, pollination, and cultivation are described.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"41 3","pages":"331-340"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142641300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Timothy M. A. Utteridge, Masumi Yamanaka, Yoshiteru Komaki, Atsushi Kawakita
{"title":"1112. Pittosporum beecheyi Tuyama","authors":"Timothy M. A. Utteridge, Masumi Yamanaka, Yoshiteru Komaki, Atsushi Kawakita","doi":"10.1111/curt.12592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.12592","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Pittosporum beecheyi</i> Tuyama, endemic to the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands is described and illustrated; the species is known only from the Hahajima Island group. Key characters for the recognition of this species include the hairy ovary, the solitary flowers with curved pedicels, and the pendulous globose fruits that dehisce into three valves.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"41 3","pages":"351-358"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142641301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"1116. Rhododendron boninense Nakai","authors":"Atsushi Kawakita, Yoshiteru Komaki, Takefumi Tanaka, Masumi Yamanaka","doi":"10.1111/curt.12593","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.12593","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Rhododendron boninense</i> Nakai, illustrated here, is a critically endangered endemic rhododendron from the Ogasawara Islands, whose population was once reduced to a single individual. Since the 1980s, Koishikawa Botanical Garden has made efforts to propagate and reintroduce this species to its original habitat, resulting in a current population of 60 mature plants and several natural seedlings. The pure white corolla, which lacks a nectar guide, is distinctive among related rhododendrons, suggesting that a pollinator shift occurred after colonisation of the Ogasawara Islands, where the ancestral pollinators are absent.</p>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"41 3","pages":"385-393"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/curt.12593","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142642336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"1109. Metrosideros boninensis (Hayata ex Koidz.) Tuyama","authors":"Ko Mochizuki, Kaoru Yoneda, Masumi Yamanaka","doi":"10.1111/curt.12591","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.12591","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We illustrate <i>Metrosideros boninensis</i> (Hayata ex Koidz.) Tuyama endemic to the Chichijima Island group of Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands with a detailed description and photographs of its natural habitat. Its pollination biology is discussed in relation to its floral traits with photographs of the pollinators.</p>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"41 3","pages":"323-330"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/curt.12591","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142642333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}