Reviews

This is the second volume of a revision of Tabernaemontana (Apocynaceae). The volume covers the New World species (44) and the genus Stemmadenia (10 species). This part of the revision of Tabernaemontana comes up to the high standards set in the first volume [see the review by Leenhouts, Blumea 38 (1993) 230], Besides a key to all New World species of Tabernaemontana, 11 keys for the species of: Mexico and Central America, Cuba, Jamaica, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, the three Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, and a key for Stemmadenia are given. All species are fully described. As in the first volume, the general chapters are few and short.