Novon is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal and publishes short articles whose primary purpose is the establishment of nomenclature in vascular plants and bryophytes.

CONTENTS OF NOVON 1(1)

Panicum sciurotoides, a New Species of Panicum (Poaceae: Paniceae) from America. Fernando O. Zuloaga and Osvaldo Morrone

A New Species of Williamodendron (Lauraceae) from Southern Brazil. Henk van der Werff

Rorippa beckii (Brassicaceae), a New Species from Bolivia. Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz

Chlorospatha kressii (Araceae), a New Compound-leaved Species from Choco Department, Colombia. Michael H. Grayum

Herpetacanthus stenophyllus (Acanthaceae), a New Species from Costa Rica. Jorge Gomez-Laurito and Michael H. Grayum

Hernandia lychnifera (Hernandiaceae), a New Species from Coastal Ecuador. Michael H. Grayum and Nelson A. Zamora

A New Species of Guadua, G. ciliata (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae), from Venezuela and Brazil. Ximena Londono and Gerrit Davidse

A New Species of Guadua, G. calderonia (Poaceae: Bambuseae), with Notes on the Genus in Bahia, Brazil. Ximena Londono and Emmet J. Judziewicz

Quiotania: A New Genus of Apocynaceae--Apocynoideae from Northern Colombia. James L. Zarucchi

A New Species of Parahancornia Ducke (Apocynaceae: Plumerioideae: Carisseae) with Comments on the Genus. James L. Zarucchi

Nomenclatural Changes and Range Extension in Leiothrix flavescens (Bong.) Ruhl. (Eriocaulaceae). Ana Maria Giulietti and Nancy Hensold

Rudgea monofructus (Rubiaceae), an Unusual New Species from Costa Rica. Charlotte M. Taylor, Jorge Gomez-Laurito and John Dwyer