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 2(1)

A New Species of Dicranodontium (Musci: Dicranaceae) from Panama. Bruce Allen

Draba barclayana (Brassicaceae), a New Species from Colombia. Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz

Three New Species of Masdevallia (Orchidaceae) from South America. Carlyle A. Luer

Dos Nuevas Especies de Nototriche (Malvaceae) del Peru. Magda Chanco

Two New Species of Jungia (Compositae) from Peru. Gunnar Harling

Compositae of the Guayana Highlands---VI. Huberopappus maigualidae (Vernonieae), a New Genus and Species from Venezuela. John F. Pruski

Mosiera (Myrtaceae) in Mexico and Mesoamerica. Leslie R. Landrum

Three New Species and a New Combination in the Asclepiadaceae from the Venezuela Guayana. Gilberto Morillo

Transfer of Crinum nerinoides to Ammocharis (Amaryllidaceae). David J. Lehmiller

Two New Species of Aristida (Poaceae) from Brazil. Hilda Maria Longhi-Wagner

Guadua chacoensis (Poaceae: Bambuseae), its Taxonomic Identity, Morphology, and Affinities. Ximena Londono and Paul M. Peterson

Una Nueva Ayenia (Sterculiaceae) con Nectarios Foliares de Costa Rica. Carmen L. Cristobal, Nelson Zamora V. and Maria Mercedes Arbo

New Taxa of Lonchocarpus (Fabaceae: Milletieae) from the Venezuelan Guayana. Hans-Helmut Poppendieck

Cryosophila macrocarpa (Palmae), a New Species from Choco Department, Colombia. Randall J. Evans

New Species and New Combinations of Justicia (Acanthaceae) from the Venezuelan Guayana. Dieter C. Wasshausen