Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Laurence Dorr

Research Botanist and Curator of Botany (Malvaceae)
Department / Division
Education
  • Ph.D., University of Texas Austin
  • B.A., Washington University (St. Louis)
  • M.A., University of North Carolina
Research Interests

Systematic Biology: Systematics of Malvales, especially tropical taxa formerly ascribed to Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae; systematics of Ericaceae, focusing on tropical African and Malagasy taxa. Biocomplexity: Flora of the northern Andes, including the preparation of a manual of the vascular flora of the Parque Nacional Guaramacal, Venezuela; floristic accounts of Malvales and Ericaceae for neotropical and paleotropical flora projects. History of Science: Botanical exploration of Madagascar and neighboring islands in the Indian Ocean; 19th-century natural history in the United States.

Publications
Journal Article
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Wurdack, Kenneth J. 2024. "Re-evaluating monotypic Eleutherostylis from New Guinea and the Moluccas and its inclusion in Grewia (Malvaceae, Grewioideae)." PhytoKeys, 237 91–102. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.237.114105.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2023. "Typification of Linnaean names in the Grewioideae (Malvaceae)." Taxon, 72, (1) 173–178. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12799.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2023. "Typification of three Linnaean names in the Byttnerioideae (Malvaceae)." Taxon, https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12893.
  • Colli‐Silva, Matheus, Pirani, José Rubens, and Dorr, Laurence J. 2023. "(2950) Proposal to conserve the name Cacao sylvestris (Theobroma sylvestre) (Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae) with a conserved type." Taxon, 72, (2) 438–440. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12925.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2022. "A new species of Hibiscus (Malvaceae, Malvoideae) from Guyana." Phytokeys, (214) 1–6. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.214.91586.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2022. "Typification of two Linnaean names in Helicteres (Malvaceae: Helicteroideae)." Taxon, https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12859.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2022. "Typification of Linnaean names in the Malvoideae (Malvaceae)." Taxon, https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12860.
  • Canelón, Daniela S., Niño, Santos M., Dorr, Laurence J., and Caraballo-Ortiz, Marcos. 2022. "Dendrophthora kuijtiana (Santalaceae: Visceae), una nueva especie y adiciones para el género en Venezuela." Brittonia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-022-09734-8.
  • Carvalho-Sobrinho, Jefferson, Yoshikawa, Vânia Nobuko, and Dorr, Laurence J. 2021. "Notes on Brazilian Pachira (Malvaceae, Bombacoideae) II: Additional typifications and new synonymies." PhytoKeys, 186 53–72. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.186.71445.
  • Canelón, Daniela S., Niño, Santos M., Dorr, Laurence J., and Caraballo-Ortiz, Marcos. 2020. "Two new species of Dendrophthora (Viscaceae) from the Venezuelan Andes." PhytoKeys, 140 1–10. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.140.48865.
  • Carvalho-Sobrinho, Jefferson, da Mota, Aline C., and Dorr, Laurence J. 2020. "A new species of Eriotheca (Malvaceae, Bombacoideae) from coastal areas in northeastern Brazil." Phytokeys, (167) 31–43. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.167.57840.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Wurdack, Kenneth J. 2020. "Indo-Asian Eriolaena expanded to include two Malagasy genera, and other generic realignments based on molecular phylogenetics of Dombeyoideae (Malvaceae)." Taxon, https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12370.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2019. "Mary and William Pool and their (mostly her) Malagasy lichen and plant collections." Archives of Natural History, 46, (1) 134–138. https://doi.org/10.3366/anh.2019.0561.
  • Jiménez‐Mejías, Pedro, Martinetto, Edoardo, Soldano, Adriano, and Dorr, Laurence J. 2019. "The problematic history of the name Carex elata All. (Cyperaceae) and its neotypification." Taxon, 68, (3) 580–583. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12088.
  • Nino, Santos Miguel and Dorr, Laurence J. 2019. "Una nueva especie de Hedyosmum (Chloranthaceae) para los Andes de Venezuela." Harvard Papers in Botany, 24, (2) 269–273. https://doi.org/10.3100/hpib.v24iss2.2019.n12.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2018. ""You'll Hear the Music in the Bell" - Stanwyn Gerald Shetler (1933-2017)." Taxon, 67, (1) 229–230. https://doi.org/10.12705/671.34.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2018. "(2665) Proposal to conserve the name Apeiba tibourbou (Malvaceae: Grewioideae) with a conserved type." Taxon, 67, (6) 1229–1229. https://doi.org/10.12705/676.34.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Alford, Mac H. 2018. "The Identity and Typification of Valliera Triplinervis (Salicaceae)." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 12, (1) 129–131. https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v12.i1.921.
  • Dorr, Laurence J., Romero-Hernández, Carolina, and Wurdack, Kenneth J. 2018. "A new large-flowered species of Andeimalva (Malvaceae, Malvoideae) from Peru." PhytoKeys, (110) 91–99. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.110.29376.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Wurdack, Kenneth J. 2018. "A new disjunct species of Eriolaena (Malvaceae, Dombeyoideae) from Continental Africa." PhytoKeys, 111 11–16. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.111.29303.
  • Jiménez-Mejías, Pedro and Dorr, Laurence J. 2018. "The quinquín sedges: Taxonomy of the Carex phleoides group (Cyperaceae)." Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 103, (4). https://doi.org/10.3417/2018125.
  • Kishor, K. C., Nandikar, Mayur D., and Dorr, Laurence J. 2018. "(2643) Proposal to conserve the name Grewia asiatica (Malvaceae : Grewioideae) with a conserved type." Taxon, 67, (5) 1034–1035. https://doi.org/10.12705/675.19.
  • Kishor, K. C., Nandikar, Mayur D., and Dorr, Laurence J. 2018. "(2644) Proposal to conserve the name Grewia tiliifolia against G. damine (Malvaceae: Grewioideae)." Taxon, 67, (5) 1036–1037. https://doi.org/10.12705/675.20.
  • Nino, Santos Miguel and Dorr, Laurence J. 2018. "Dos Nuevas Especies de Piper (Piperaceae) de los Andes de Venezuela." Harvard Papers in Botany, 23, (1) 9–13.
  • Carvalho-Sobrinho, Jefferson and Dorr, Laurence J. 2017. "A new combination and taxonomic notes in Pseudobombax Dugand (Malvaceae)." PhytoKeys, 85 27–30. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.85.13930.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2017. "Two innovations in Mexican Malvaceae." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 11, (1) 25–28.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Gulledge, Rose A. 2017. "(55) Request for a binding decision on whether Briquetastrum Robyns & Lebrun (Lamiaceae) and Briquetiastrum Bovini (Malvaceae) are sufficiently alike to be confused." Taxon, 66, (1) 216–216. https://doi.org/10.12705/661.35.
  • Dorr, Laurence J., Stauffer, Fred W., and Rodriguez, Leyda. 2017. "Albert Mocquerys in Venezuela (1893-1894): A commercial collector of plants, birds, and insects." Harvard Papers in Botany, 22, (1) 17–26. https://doi.org/10.3100/hpib.v22iss1.2017.n5.
  • Rouhan, Germinal, Dorr, Laurence J., Gautier, Laurent, Clerc, Philippe, Muller, Serge, and Gaudeul, Myriam. 2017. "The time has come for Natural History Collections to claim co-authorship of research articles." Taxon, 66, (5) 1014–1016. https://doi.org/10.12705/665.2.
  • Schuettpelz, Eric, Frandsen, Paul, Dikow, Rebecca B., Brown, Abel, Orli, Sylvia S., Peters, Melinda, Metallo, Adam, Funk, Vicki Ann, and Dorr, Laurence J. 2017. "Applications of deep convolutional neural networks to digitized natural history collections." Biodiversity Data Journal, 5 e21139. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e21139.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2015. "Flowering plants of the Western Ghats." Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 53, (4) 367–368. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12163.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Carvalho-Sobrinho, J. G. 2015. "On the Identity of Sterculia Laxiflora Rusby (Malvaceae: Sterculioideae)." Phytoneuron, 45 1–4.
  • Stergios, Basil, Caracas, Ramon, Dorr, Laurence J., and Nino, Santos M. 2015. "A new species of Puya (Bromeliaceae) from the Venezuelan Andes." Acta Botanica Venezuelica, 38, (2) 159–168.
  • Wen, Jun, Ickert-Bond, Stefanie, Appelhans, Marc S., Dorr, Laurence J., and Funk, Vicki Ann. 2015. "Collections-based systematics: opportunities and outlook for 2050." Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 53, (6) 477–488. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12181.
  • de Carvalho-Sobrinho, Jefferson G., Ramella, Lorenzo, de Queiroz, Luciano P., and Dorr, Laurence J. 2014. "Towards a revision of Pseudobombax Dugand (Malvaceae- Bombacoideae): typification of names published by E. Hassler and R. Chodat in the related genus Bombax L." Candollea, 69, (1) 93–99.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2014. "The correct author citation of the combination Eriolaena quinquelocularis (Malvaceae: Dombeyoideae) and typification of its basionym." Taxon, 63, (6) 1340–1341. https://doi.org/10.12705/636.2.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Stergios, Basil. 2014. "Four new species of Andean Pilea (Urticaceae), with additional notes on the genus in Venezuela." Phytokeys, (42) 57–76. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.42.8455.
  • Campbell, Lisa M. and Dorr, Laurence J. 2013. "A synopsis of Harperocallis (Tofieldiaceae, Alismatales) with ten new combinations." Phytokeys, 21 37–52. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.21.4859.
  • de Carvalho-Sobrinho, Jefferson G., de Queiroz, Luciano P., and Dorr, Laurence J. 2013. "Does Pseudobombax have prickles? Assessing the enigmatic species Pseudobombax endecaphyllum (Malvaceae: Bombacoideae)." Taxon, 62, (4) 814–818. https://doi.org/10.12705/624.30.
  • Marhold, Karol, Stuessy, Tod, Agababian, Mariam, Agosti, Donat, Alford, Mac H., Crespo, Ana, Crisci, Jorge V., Dorr, Laurence J., Ferencová, Zuzana, Frodin, David, Geltman, Dmitry V., Killian, Norbert, Linder, H. Peter, Lohmann, Lucia G., Oberpreler, Christoph, Penev, Lyubomir, Smith, Gideon F., Thomas, Wayt, Tulig, Melissa, Turland, Nicholas, and Zhang, Xian-Chun. 2013. "The future of botanical monography: Report from an international workshop, 12-16 March 2012, Smolenice, Slovak Republic." Taxon, 62, (1) 4–20.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2012. "Apeiba trombetensis (Malvaceae: Grewioideae), a new species from northern Brazil." Brittonia, 64, (4) 374–380. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-012-9251-3.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2012. "A new combination in Chusquea (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)." Phytoneuron, 23 1–2.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2012. "Diospyros foliosa: the correct name for D. elliptica, and new combinations in Fijian and Samoan Diospyros (Ebenaceae)." Kew Bulletin, 66, (4) 633–635. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-011-9313-9.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2012. "Lectotypification of Maximilianea triphylla S.F. Blake (Bixaceae)." Phytoneuron, 2012-9 1–3.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Cheek, M. R. 2012. "The identity and typification of Pimia Seem. (Sterculiaceae)." Kew Bulletin, 66, (4) 629–631. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-011-9312-x.
  • Stauffer, F. W., Stauffer, J., and Dorr, Laurence J. 2012. "Bonpland and Humboldt specimens, field notes, and herbaria; new insights from a study of the monocotyledons collected in Venezuela." Candollea, 67, (1) 75–130.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2011. "(2041) Proposal to conserve the name Hibiscus simplex (Firmiana simplex) (Malvaceae) with a conserved type." Taxon, 60, (6) 1781–1782.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2011. "Trichospermum lessertianum comb. n., the correct name for the Cuban species of Trichospermum (Malvaceae, Grewioideae) also found in Mexico and Central America." Phytokeys, 2 17–22.
  • Skema, C. and Dorr, Laurence J. 2011. "Nesogordonia tricarpellata (Dombeyaceae), a new species from Madagascar that compels modification of the morphological circumscription of the genus." Phytokeys, 2 9–15.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2010. "In Memoriam Armand Rakotozafy (1932-2009): Malagasy Botanist and Herbarium Curator." Taxon, 59, (2) 670–671.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2010. "[Review of]: Malagasy nature: Journal International sur l’histoire naturelle de Madagascar et des îles voisines (Mascareignes, Seychelles et Comores)." Taxon, 59, (4) 1313–1314.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2010. "“Muy poco se sabe de los resultados”: Francis E. Bond’s expedition to the Paria Peninsula and Delta of the Orinoco, Venezuela (1911)." Archives of Natural History, 37, (2) 292–308. https://doi.org/10.3366/anh.2010.0010.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Wiersema, John H. 2010. "Proposals to reject twelve names emanating from Loefling's Iter Hispanicum (1758), Ayenia sidiformis (Malvaceae), Cofer (Symplocaceae), Cruzeta and C. hispanica (Amaranthaceae), Edechia inermis and E. spinosa (Rubiaceae), Justicia putata (Acanthaceae), Menais and M. topiaria (? Boraginaceae), Muco (Capparaceae), Samyda parviflora (Salicaceae), and Spermacoce suffruticosa (Rubiaceae)." Taxon, 59, (4) 1280–1282.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Wiersema, John H. 2010. "Names of American vascular plants published in Loefling's Iter Hispanicum (1758) and its German translation (1766)." Taxon, 59, (4) 1245–1262.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Wiersema, John H. 2010. "Typification of names of American species of vascular plants proposed by Linnaeus and based on Loefling's Iter Hispanicum (1758)." Taxon, 59, (5) 1571–1577.
  • Skema, Cynthia and Dorr, Laurence J. 2010. "Dombeya gautieri (Dombeyaceae), a remarkable new species from Madagascar." Kew Bulletin, 65, (2) 305–310. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-010-9212-5.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2009. "Review of: City of trees: the complete field guide to the trees of Washington, D.C., by Melanie Choukas-Bradley." Taxon, 58, (2) 686.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2009. "(045-047) Proposals regarding epithets derived from acronyms." Taxon, 58, (2) 667–668.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2009. "x Chiranthomontodendron: the correct nothogeneric name for the artificial hybrid Chiranthodendron x Fremontodendron (Malvaceae: Malvoideae)." Taxon, 58, (4) 1357–1358.
  • Dorr, Laurence J., Pilz, George E., and Boggan, John K. 2009. "The transfer of types from the Escuela Agrícola Panamericana to the U.S. National Herbarium in 1956 by Louis O. Williams." Taxon, 58, (3) 993–1001.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Stergios, B. 2009. "A new species of Schefflera (Araliaceae) from the Venezuelan Andes." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 3, (2) 605–608.
  • Dorr, N. G. and Dorr, Laurence J. 2009. "Two journeys: Six years in Siberia and ten hours in Alaska. Review of: Sea Cows, Shamans, and Scurvy: Alaska’s First Naturalist: Georg Wilhelm Steller, by Ann Arnold." Taxon, 58, (1) 237–238.
  • Wurdack, Kenneth J. and Dorr, Laurence J. 2009. "The South American genera of Hemerocallidaceae (Eccremis and Pasithea): two introductions to the New World." Taxon, 58, (4) 1122–1132.
  • Almeda, F. and Dorr, Laurence J. 2006. "Miconia amilcariana (Melastomataceae: Miconieae), a new species from the Venezuelan Andes with notes on the distribution and origin of dioecy in the Melastomataceae." Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 57, (19) 549–555.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2006. "New combinations in Erica (Ericaceae: Ericoideae) from the high mountains of East Africa." Novon, 16, (1) 56–58. https://doi.org/10.3417/1055-3177(2006)16[56:NCIEEE]2.0.CO;2.
  • Niño, S. M., Clark, L. G., and Dorr, Laurence J. 2006. "Una nueva especie de Chusquea (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) de la Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela." Brittonia, 58, (1) 46–51. https://doi.org/10.1663/0007-196X(2006)58[46:UNEDCP]2.0.CO;2.
  • Stauffer, F. W., de Stefano, R. Duno, Dorr, Laurence J., Jacquemond, F., and Fumeaux, N. 2006. "Contribución del Dr. José Mara Vargas a las ciencias botánicas en Venezuela." Acta Botánica Venezuelica, 29, (1) 135–164.
  • Niño, S. M., Dorr, Laurence J., and Stauffer, F. W. 2005. "Una nueva especie de Aiphanes (Arecaceae) de la Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 21, (3) 1599–1606.
  • Stergios, Basil and Dorr, Laurence J. 2005. "A new species of Anthurium sect. Calomystrium (Araceae) from the Venezuelan Andes." Acta Botánica Venezuelica, 27, (2) 95–101.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2004. "The identity of Sterculia lindensis Engl. (Sterculiaceae)." Kew Bulletin, 59, (1) 161–162.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2004. "A remarkable new species of Sterculia (Malvaceae: Sterculioideae) from Madagascar." Adansonia, 26, (2) 161–165.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2004. "Albert Mocquerys." The Society for the History of Natural History Newsletter, 80 10–11.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Wendt, T. 2004. "A new species of Mortoniodendron (Malvaceae sens. lat.) from the rain forests of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico." Lundellia, 7 44–52.
  • Stergios, Basil and Dorr, Laurence J. 2004. "Two new species of Bomarea (Alstroemeriaceae) from the Venezuelan Andes." Acta Botánica Venezuelica, 26, (1) 31–40.
  • Dorr, Laurence J., Nicolson, Dan H., and Overstreet, Leslie K. 2003. "Bibliographic notes on H. Stansbury's Exploration and survey of .../ Expedition to the valley of the Great Salt Lake." Archives of Natural History, 30, (2) 317–330.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Stergios, Basil. 2003. "A new species of Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae) from the Andes of Venezuela." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 20, (3) 1007–1013.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2001. "A new combination in the endemic Malagasy genus Helmiopsis (Malvaceae-Dombeyoideae)." Adansonia, sér.3,, 23, (1) 151–153.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2001. "The identity of Westphalina A. Robyns & Bamps (Tiliaceae)." Kew Bulletin, 56, (2) 497–499.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2001. "Notes on a wood collection from Madagascar." IAWA Journal, 22, (2) 203.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Niño, S. M. 2001. "Arthraxon (Poaceae: Andropogoneae) new to South America." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 19, (4) 1191–1193.
  • Barnett, L. C. and Dorr, Laurence J. 2000. "Validation of Nesogordonia holtzii (Malvaceae: Dombeyoideae)." Kew Bulletin, 55, (4) 985–988.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2000. "Joseph Andorfer Ewan (1909-1999)." Taxon, 49, (1) 107–112.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2000. "The Madagascar itineraries of the Rev. Richard Baron (1847-1907)." Scripta Botanical Belgica, 20 28.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Holland, D. 2000. "Bibliography of Joseph Andorfer Ewan (1909-1999)." Archives of Natural History, 27, (3) 307–334.
  • Dorr, Laurence J., Stergios, Basil, Smith, Adam R., and Cuello, A. 2000. "Catalogue of the vascular plants of Guaramacal National Park, Portuguesa and Trujillo states, Venezuela." Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, 40 1–155.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Whittemore, Alan T. 2000. "Ada Nesta Dunn Ewan (1908-2000)." Taxon, 49, (4) 817–818.
  • Aymard, C. G., Dorr, Laurence J., and Cuello, N. 1999. "Rudgea tayloriae (Rubiaceae), an unusual new species from the eastern slopes of the Venezuelan Andes." Novon, 9, (3) 315–317.
  • Bayer, C. and Dorr, Laurence J. 1999. "A synopsis of the neotropical genus Pentaplaris, with remarks on its systematic position within core Malvales." Brittonia, 51, (2) 134–148.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1999. "A new name in Begonia (Begoniaceae) from China." Harvard Papers in Botany, 4, (1) 265.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1999. "Byttneria cristobaliana (Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae), a new species from Bahia, Brazil." Kew Bulletin, 54, (4) 991–994.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1999. "A new combination in Croizatia (Euphorbiaceae)." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 18, (3) 831–836.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1999. "Tiliaceae." Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden, 75 1–1181.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1999. "Notes on Begonia (Begoniaceae) in the Venezuelan Andes." Harvard Papers in Botany, 4, (1) 253–264.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1999. "Sterculiaceae." Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden, 75 1–1181.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Oliver, E. G. H. 1999. "New taxa, names, and combinations in Erica (Ericaceae-Ericoideae) from Madagascar and the Comoro Islands." Adansonia, sér.3,, 21, (1) 75–91.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Oliver, E. G. H. 1999. "A new combination in Erica (Ericaceae) from Sao Tom,." Kew Bulletin, 54, (1) 235–236.
  • Jenny, M., Bayer, C., and Dorr, Laurence J. 1999. "Aethiocarpa reduced to Harmsia (Malvaceae, Dombeyoideae)." Taxon, 48, (1) 3–6.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1998. "John J. Wurdack - botanist, tropical explorer, and gardener." American Society of Plant Taxonomists Newsletter, 12, (1) 708.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1998. "S.B. Buckley." SHNH Newsletter, 61 7.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1998. "John J. Wurdack (1921-1998)." Taxon, 47, (4) 971–973.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1998. "John J. Wurdack, 1921-1998." Plant Science Bulletin, 44, (2) 41.
  • Walker, W. and Dorr, Laurence J. 1998. "A note on indigenous uses of Dypsis decaryi in southern Madagascar." Principes, 42, (3) 136–139.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1997. "A new species of Byttneria (Sterculiaceae) from Ecuador." BioLlania, Edición Especial, 6 305–309.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1997. "U. S. National Herbarium wood collection." Taxon, 46, (3) 594–595.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1997. "Wood collection data from U. S. National Herbarium now available electronically." Flora of North America Newsletter, 11 14.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1997. "Wood collection data from U.S. National Herbarium now available electronically." Herbarium News, 17, (1) 49–65.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1997. "Jean Prosper Abraham (1 January 1930-May 1996), Madagascar." Aetfat bulletin, 44 38.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1997. "Botanical libraries and herbaria in N. America. 4. The Samuel Botsford Buckley - Rebecca Mann Dean mystery." Taxon, 46, (4) 661–687.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1997. "S. B. Buckley and his European scientific contacts." 11th International Conference, The Society for the History of Natural History, 000.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Eichorn, S. K. 1997. "An annotated list of the publications of John J. Wurdack." BioLlania, Edición Especial, 6 1–33.
  • Dorr, Laurence J., Leigh, Egbert Giles, Jr., and Ganzhorn, J. U. 1997. "Jean Prosper Abraham (1930-1996)." Taxon, 46, (2) 377–379.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Stergios, Basil. 1997. "John J. Wurdack Festschrift." BioLlania, Edición Especial, 6 i–571.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Stergios, Basil. 1997. "Introduction." BioLlania, Edición Especial, 6 vii–viii.
  • Nicolson, Dan H., Stergios, Basil, and Dorr, Laurence J. 1997. "Plant taxa named for John. J. Wurdack." BioLlania, Edición Especial, 6 133–142.
  • Nicolson, Dan H., Stergios, Basil, and Dorr, Laurence J. 1997. "Plant taxa named by John J. Wurdack." BioLlania, Edición Especial, 6 35–65.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1996. "Ayenia saligna (Sterculiaceae), a new species from Colombia." Brittonia, 48, (2) 213–216.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1996. "Sterculiaceae (Cacao Family)." Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, 78 1–581.
  • Luteyn, James L., Judd, W. S., Vander Kloet, S. P., Dorr, Laurence J., Wallace, G. D., Kron, K. A., Stevens, P. F., and Clements, S. E. 1996. "Ericaceae of the southeastern United States." Castanea: The Journal of the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society, 61, (2) 101–144.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1995. "Plant collecting along the lower Orinoco, Venezuela: H. H. Rusby and R. W. Squires (1896)." Brittonia, 47, (1) 1–20.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1994. "A new name and a new combination in East African Erica (Ericaceae: Ericoideae)." Novon, 4, (3) 220.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1994. "Plants in peril, 21. Callirhoe scabriuscula." Kew Magazine, 11, (3) 146–151.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1994. "The vascular plant collections of R. S. Williams from Bolivia and Peru (1901-1902): Addenda et corrigenda." Brittonia, 46, (1) 62–65.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1994. "The identity and neotypification of Endosteira Turcz. (Rhizophoraceae)." Taxon, 43, (4) 639–640.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1994. "Review of: Flora Mesoamericana. Volumen 6. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae by G. Davidse et al." ASPT Newsletter, 8, (3) 13–14.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1993. "[Lectotypification of] Theobroma L. (Sterculiaceae)." Regnum Vegetabile, 127 1–100.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1993. "[Lectotypification of] Muntingia L. [Tiliaceae]." Regnum Vegetabile, 127 1–100.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1993. "Lectotypification of Cacao guianensis Aublet (Sterculiaceae)." Brittonia, 45, (1) 32–33.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Barrie, F. R. 1993. "Typification of the Linnaean names in Pyrola (Ericaceae, Pyroloideae)." Brittonia, 45, (2) 177–180.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Peterson, Paul M. 1993. "Typification of two Buckley grass names revisited: Muhlenbergia texana and M. monticola (Poaceae)." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 15, (4) 589–591.
  • Cruden, R. W. and Dorr, Laurence J. 1992. "A previously unrecognized Isidrogalvia (Liliaceae) from Bolivia." Brittonia, 44, (3) 368–369.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1992. ""That land of flowers, swamps and alligators": S. B. Buckley's 1843 trip up the St. Johns River, Florida." Brittonia, 44, (1) 1–13.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1992. "Validation of Pterygota amazonica (Sterculiaceae)." Taxon, 41, (1) 84–85.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1992. "The identity of Riddelia Raf. and notes on Corchorus L. (Tiliaceae)." Taxon, 41, (1) 80–83.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1992. "The Antananarivo Annual and Madagascar Magazine (1875-1900)." Huntia, 8, (2) 167–172.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1991. "The vascular plant collections of R. S. Williams from Bolivia and Peru (1901-1902)." Brittonia, 43, (4) 211–239.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1991. "Plants in peril, 16. Baudouinia rouxevillei." Kew Magazine, 8, (4) 197–202.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1991. "A striking, new species of Roupala (Proteaceae) from the Venezuelan Andes." Brittonia, 43, (4) 261–263.
  • Barnett, L. C. and Dorr, Laurence J. 1990. "A new, arborescent species of Byttneria (Sterculiaceae) from French Guiana." Brittonia, 42, (4) 271–275.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1990. "A revision of the North American genus Callirhoe (Malvaceae)." Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, 56 1–75.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1990. "A note concerning the typification of two plants described from Texas." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 14, (2) 309.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1990. "An expansion and revision of the Malagasy genus Humbertiella (Malvaceae)." Bull.Mus.Hist.Nat., Paris, 4 sér., sect.B, Adansonia, 12, (1) 7–27.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Barnett, L. C. 1990. "A new species of Hildegardia (Sterculiaceae) from Somalia." Kew Bulletin, 45, (3) 577–580.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Parkinson, P. G. 1990. "(969) Proposal to conserve the spelling 1320 Ravenala (Strelitziaceae)." Taxon, 39, (1) 131–132.
  • Bates, D. M., Dorr, Laurence J., and Blanchard, O. M., Jr. 1989. "Chromosome numbers in Callirhoe (Malvaceae)." Brittonia, 41, (2) 143–151.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Barnett, L. C. 1989. "A revision of Melochia sect. Physodium (Sterculiaceae) from Mexico." Brittonia, 41, (4) 404–423.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Hardyman, J. T. 1989. "HI-IAPT Portraits of botanists no. 103. Rev. William Ellis." Taxon, 38, (2) 331.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1988. "A nineteenth century botanical text-book in the Malagasy language." Archives of Natural History, 15, (2) 171–183.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1987. "Rev. Richard Baron's Compendium des Plantes Malgaches." Taxon, 36, (1) 39–46.
  • Goldblatt, P., Rudall, P., Cheadle, V. I., Dorr, Laurence J., and Williams, C. A. 1987. "Affinities of the Madagascan [sic] endemic Geosiris, Iridaceae or Geosiridaceae." Bull.Mus.Hist.Nat., Paris, 4 sér., sect.B, Adansonia, 9, (3) 239–248.
  • Rakotozafy, A., Dorr, Laurence J., and Gentry, A. 1987. "Conservation des plantes . Madagascar et importance internationale de la flore malgache." Occas.Pap.IUCN Species Survival Commiss.(SSC), 2 i–vi, 1.
  • Barnett, L. C. and Dorr, Laurence J. 1986. "A new species and variety of Dombeya (Sterculiaceae) from Madagascar." Bull.Mus.Hist.Nat., Paris, 4 sér., sect.B, Adansonia, 8, (4) 365–371.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1986. "Jean-Baptiste Duerinck (1809-1857) and his collections from the Middle Western United States." Bulletin du Jardin botanique national de Belgique, 56, (3) 397–416.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1986. "A new combination in Chimaphila (Ericaceae)." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 11, (4) 370.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Barnett, L. C. 1986. "The identity of Nephropetalum (Sterculiaceae)." Taxon, 35, (1) 163–164.
  • Goldblatt, P. and Dorr, Laurence J. 1986. "Chromosome number in the Sarcolaenaceae." Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 73, (4) 828–829.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Diggs, G. M.,Jr. 1985. "A new species of Comarostaphylis (Ericaceae, Arbuteae) from Tamaulipas, Mexico." Brittonia, 37, (4) 378–381.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Nixon, K. C. 1985. "Typification of the oak (Quercus) taxa described by S. B. Buckley (1809-1884)." Taxon, 34, (2) 211–228.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Olsen, J. 1983. "Lectotypification of Verbesina texana Buckl. (Asteraceae): A correction." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 10, (1) 82–85.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Neff, J. L. 1982. "Pseudomasaris marginalis nesting in logs in Colorado (Hymenoptera: Masaridae)." The Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 58, (2) 124–128.
  • Neff, J. L., Simpson, B. B., and Dorr, Laurence J. 1982. "The nesting biology of Diadasia afflicta Cress. (Hymenoptera: Anthrophoridae)." Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 55, (3) 499–518.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1981. "The pollination ecology of Zenobia (Ericaceae)." American Journal of Botany, 68, (10) 1325–1332.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1980. "Euphyes bimacula (Hesperiidae) in the southeastern coastal plain." Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 34, (4) 373–374.
Dataset
  • Dorr, Laurence J., Romero-Hernandez, C., and Wurdack, Kenneth J. 2018. [Dataset] A new large-flowered species of Andeimalva (Malvaceae: Malvoideae) from Peru. Compiled by Dorr, Laurence J. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.44dm150.
Book Chapter
  • Fernández-Alonso, J. L., Fryxell, P. A., and Dorr, Laurence J. 2016. "Malvaceae." In Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia 2. Bernal, R., Gradstein, S. R., and Celis, M. , editors. 1535–1570. Bogota: Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2015. "Firmiana." In Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droseraceae. Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editor. 190–245. New York; New York: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press. In Flora of North America; v.6.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2015. "Ayenia." In Flora of North America Volume 6 Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droseraceae. Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editor. 202–207. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Alverson, William S., Michel, Lia Rosy Chavex de, Dorr, Laurence J., Fryxell, Paul A., Krapovickas, Antonio, and Meneses Q., Rosa Isela. 2014. "Malvaceae." In Catalogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia, Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden. Jorgensen, P. M., Nee, M. H., and Beck, S. G., editors. 786–819. St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2012. "Malvaceae." In Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro and Strong, Mark T., editors. 496–529. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. 98 in Smithsoninan Contributions to Botany.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2011. "Muntingiaceae." In Flora de Antioquia, Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares. Piedrahíta, Á. Idárraga, Ortiz, R. del C., Callejas Posada, R., and Merello, M., editors. 640–641. Medellín, Colombia: Universidad de Antioquia. 2
  • Fernández-Alonso, J. L., Dorr, Laurence J., Piedrahíta, A. Idárraga, Merello, M., and Liesner, R. 2011. "Malvaceae." In Flora de Antioquia, Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares. Piedrahíta, A. Idárraga, Ortiz, R. del C., Callejas Posada, R., and Merello, M., editors. 577–594. Medellín, Colombia: Universidad de Antioquia. 2
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2009. "Zenobia (Ericaceae)." In Flora of North America, Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae . Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editor. 506–507. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2009. "Chimaphila, Orthilia, and Pyrola (Ericaceae)." In Flora Mesoamericana. Vol. 4, pt. 1. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. Davidse, Gerrit, Sousa S., Mario, Knapp, Sandra, and Chiang, Fernando, editors. 414–416. Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM).
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2009. "Xylococcus (Ericaceae)." In Flora of North America, Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editor. 404. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Bricker, J. S. and Dorr, Laurence J. 2008. "Muntingiaceae." In Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela. Hokche, O., Berry, P. E., and Huber, O., editors. 511. Caracas, Venezuela: Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela Dr. Tobias Lasser.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2008. "Tiliaceae." In Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela. Hokche, O., Berry, P. E., and Huber, O., editors. 642–645. Caracas, Venezuela: Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela Dr. Tobias Lasser.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2008. "Balsaminaceae." In Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela. Hokche, O., Berry, P. E., and Huber, O., editors. 266. Caracas, Venezuela: Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela Dr. Tobias Lasser.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2008. "Malvaceae." In Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela. Hokche, O., Berry, P. E., and Huber, O., editors. 458–464. Caracas, Venezuela: Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela Dr. Tobias Lasser.
  • Alverson, W. S., Dorr, Laurence J., and Steyermark, Julian A. 2007. "Bombacaceae." In Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Funk, Vicki Ann, Hollowell, Thomas H., Berry, P. E., Kelloff, Carol L., and Alexander, Sara N., editors. 220–223. Washington D. C.: Smithsonian Institution. In Contributions from the United States National Herbarium.
  • Cheek, M. and Dorr, Laurence J. 2007. "Sterculiaceae." In Flora of Tropical East Africa. Beentje, H. J. and Ghazanfar, S. A., editors. 1–134. London: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2007. "Sterculiaceae." In Catálogo anotado e ilustrado de la flora vascular de los Llanos de Venezuela. Duno de Stefano, R., Aymard, G., and Huber, O., editors. 680–684. Caracas, Venezuela: FUDENA-Fundación Empresas Polar-FIBV.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2007. "Tiliaceae." In Catálogo anotado e ilustrado de la flora vascular de los Llanos de Venezuela. Duno de Stefano, R., Aymard, G., and Huber, O., editors. 686–688. Caracas, Venezuela: FUDENA-Fundación Empresas Polar-FIBV.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2007. "Bombacaceae." In Catálogo anotado e ilustrado de la flora vascular de los Llanos de Venezuela. Duno de Stefano, R., Aymard, G., and Huber, O., editors. 402–404. Caracas, Venezuela: FUDENA-Fundación Empresas Polar-FIBV.
  • Dorr, Laurence J., Fryxell, P. A., and Jansen-Jacobs, M. J. 2007. "Malvaceae." In Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Funk, Vicki Ann, Hollowell, Thomas H., Berry, P. E., Kelloff, Carol L., and Alexander, Sara N., editors. 393–396. Washington D. C.: Smithsonian Institution. In Contributions from the United States National Herbarium.
  • Dorr, Laurence J., Jansen-Jacobs, M. J., and Meijer, W. 2007. "Tiliaceae." In Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Funk, Vicki Ann, Hollowell, Thomas H., Berry, P. E., Kelloff, Carol L., and Alexander, Sara N., editors. 538–539. Washington D. C.: Smithsonian Institution. In Contributions from the United States National Herbarium.
  • Dorr, Laurence J., Smith, D. A., and Steyermark, Julian A. 2007. "Elaeocarpaceae." In Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Funk, Vicki Ann, Hollowell, Thomas H., Berry, P. E., Kelloff, Carol L., and Alexander, Sara N., editors. 284–285. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. In Contributions from the United States National Herbarium.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Wasshausen, Dieter C. 2007. "Begoniaceae." In Catálogo anotado e ilustrado de la flora vascular de los Llanos de Venezuela. Duno de Stefano, R., Aymard, G., and Huber, O., editors. 387–389. Caracas, Venezuela: FUDENA-Fundación Empresas Polar-FIBV.
  • Tang, Y., Gilbert, M. G., and Dorr, Laurence J. 2007. "Sterculiaceae." In Flora of China: Hippocastanaceae through Theaceae. Wu, X., Raven, Peter H., and Deyuan, H., editors. 302–330. St. Louis: Science Press, Beijing/Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
  • Tang, Y., Gilbert, M. G., and Dorr, Laurence J. 2007. "Tiliaceae." In Flora of China: Hippocastanaceae through Theaceae. Wu, X., Raven, Peter H., and Deyuan, H., editors. 240–263. St. Louis: Science Press, Beijing/Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
  • Tang, Y., Gilbert, M. G., and Dorr, Laurence J. 2007. "Bombacaceae." In Flora of China: Hippocastanaceae through Theaceae. Wu, X., Raven, Peter H., and Deyuan, H., editors. 299–301. St. Louis: Science Press, Beijing/Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
  • Tang, Y., Gilbert, M. G., and Dorr, Laurence J. 2007. "Malvaceae." In Flora of China: Hippocastanaceae through Theaceae. Wu, X., Raven, Peter H., and Deyuan, H., editors. 264–298. St. Louis: Science Press, Beijing/Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2006. "Sterculiaceae." In Checklst das plantas do Nordeste Brasileiro. Barbosa, M. R. de Vasconcellas, editor. 148–149. DF: Ministrio de cincia e tecnologia, Braslia.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2006. "Tiliaceae." In Checklst das plantas do Nordeste Brasileiro. Barbosa, M. R. de Vasconcellas, editor. 150. DF: Ministrio de cincia e tecnologia, Braslia.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Berry, P. E. 2005. "Tiliaceae and newly segregated Muntingiaceae." In Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana 9. Berry, P. E., editor. 342–343.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Meijer, W. 2005. "Tiliaceae." In Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana 9. Berry, P. E., editor. 343–362.
  • Dorr, Laurence J., Stergios, Basil, and Niño, S. M. 2005. "The Ramal de Guaramacal in the Venezuelan Andes." In Plant Conservation: A Natural History Approach. Krupnick, Gary A. and Kress, W. John, editors. 72–76.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2004. "Commersonia bartramia (L.) E. D. Merrill var. tahitensis L. J. Dorr." In Flore de la Polynésie française, vol. 2. 179–183, fig. 22.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1999. "Exploración botánica en el Parque Nacional Guaramacal." In Parque Nacional Guaramacal. Cuello, A. N. L., editor. 61–63. Caracas: UNELLEZ-Fundación Polar.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1997. "[Additions and corrections to:] M. Jansen-Jacobs, Malvaceae." In Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Boggan, John K., editor. 128–130. Washington, DC: Biological Diversity of the Guianas Program, Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1997. "Sterculiaceae." In Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). 2nd ed. Boggan, John K., Funk, Vicki Ann, Kelloff, Carol L., Hoff, M., Cremers, G., and Feuillet, Christian, editors. 199. Biological Diversity of the Guianas Program, Smithsonian Institution.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Berendsohn, W. G. 1997. "Dicotyledonae: Malvales. 170 Elaeocarpaceae. 172 Tiliaceae. 173 Malvaceae. 174 Bombacaceae. 175 Sterculiaceae." In Listado Básico de la Flora Salvadorensis. Berendsohn, W. G., editor. 1–27. In Cuscatlania 1(10).
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1995. "Pyroloideae." In Ericaceae - Part II, The Superior-Ovaried Genera (Monotropoideae, Pyroloideae, Rhododendroideae, and Vaccinioideae p.p.). Luteyn, James L., editor. 28–53.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1995. "Buckley, Samuel Botsford (1809-1884)." In Taxonomic Literature. Supplement III: Br-Ca. Stafleu, F. A. and Mennega, E. A., editors. [i]–vi, 1; 550. In Regnum Vegetabile.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1993. "Sterculiaceae." In Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Biological Diversity of the Guianas Program. Boggan, John K., Funk, Vicki Ann, Kelloff, Carol L., Hoff, M., Cremers, G., and Feuillet, Christian, editors. 262–263. Washington, DC: Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1993. "Sterculiaceae." In Checklist of the Plants of Guyana. Boggan, John K., Funk, Vicki Ann, Kelloff, Carol L., Hoff, M., Cremers, G., and Feuillet, Christian, editors. 172–173. Biological Diversity of the Guianas Program.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1993. "Sterculiaceae." In Checklist of the Plants of Surinam. Boggan, John K., Funk, Vicki Ann, Kelloff, Carol L., Hoff, M., Cremers, G., and Feuillet, Christian, editors. 153–154. Biological Diversity of the Guianas Program.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1993. "Sterculiaceae." In Checklist of the Plants of French Guiana. Boggan, John K., Funk, Vicki Ann, Kelloff, Carol L., Hoff, M., Cremers, G., and Feuillet, Christian, editors. 156–157. Biological Diversity of the Guianas Program.
  • Dorr, Laurence J., Barnett, L. C., and Rakotozafy, A. 1989. "Madagascar." In Floristic Inventory of Tropical Countries: The Status of Plant Systematics, Collections, and Vegetation, plus Recommendations for the Future. Cambell, D. and Hammond, H. D., editors. 236–250.
Book Review
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2015. [Book review] "Toward the open waters: Exploration of the Ungava Peninsula." Taxon, 64, (1), 192–193.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2011. [Book review] "Austin Paul Smith: the life of a natural history collector and horticulturist." Taxon, 60, (1), 305.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2011. [Book review] "A pride of Panamanian guide books, review." Taxon, 60, (5), 1536–1537.
  • Schmid, R. and Dorr, Laurence J. 2009. [Book review] "TL2/TL2S done!: 15 volumes 1976-2009, 11,227 pages, about 37,600 entries." Taxon, 58, (2), 689–671.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2008. [Book review] "Contributions to the history of herpetology." Taxon, 57, (3), 1033–1034.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2006. [Book review] "William Stimpson&#39s journal from the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, 1853-1856." Taxon, 55, (2), 550–551. https://doi.org/10.2307/25065620.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2003. [Book review] "Generic Tree Flora of Madagascar." Bioscience, 53, (7), 678–680.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2002. [Book review] "Memoirs of the life and botanical travels of André Michaux, by J.P.F. Deleuze, and André Michaux in Florida,." Taxon, 51, (3), 604–605.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2002. [Book review] "The Leguminosae of Madagascar, by D. Du Puy et al., and Generic tree flora of Madagascar,." Taxon, 51, (4), 834–835.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2001. [Book review] "The plants of Mount Oku and the Ijim Ridge, Cameroon." Taxon, 50, (1), 304–305.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2001. [Book review] "Changing plant life of La Frontera." Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 39, (3), 538.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2001. [Book review] "Histoire du Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza á Antananarivo (Tananarive)-Madagascar." Taxon, 50, (3), 970–971.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2001. [Book review] "Field guide to the ericas of the Cape Peninsula." Taxon, 50, (1), 310.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2001. [Book review] "Tulipo Mania." Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 39, (3), 358.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2000. [Book review] "The journals of the Lewis &amp Clark Expedition. Vol. 12. Herbarium of the Lewis &amp Clark Expedition." Taxon, 49, (3), 620–621.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2000. [Book review] "Naturalistas del Istmo de Panamá." Taxon, 49, (2), 339.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2000. [Book review] "Inventaire floristique de la Réserve Spéciale de Manongarvio (nord-ouest de Madagascar)." Taxon, 49, (2), 338–339.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2000. [Book review] "Plantes utiles des hautes terres de Madagascar." Taxon, 49, (4), 845.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1999. [Book review] "Várzea: Diversity, development, and conservation of Amazonia&#39s whitewater floodplains." Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 37, (2), 354.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1999. [Book review] "Clave para los árboles de los llanos de Venezuela basada en características vegetativas." Taxon, 48, (2), 434–435.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1998. [Book review] "Kalanchoe (Crassulacées) de Madagascar and Plantes médicinales de Madagascar." Taxon, 47, (1), 231–233.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1998. [Book review] "Flore et Végétation de Madagascar." Taxon, 47, (3), 783–784.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1998. [Book review] "Guide to the Ewan Papers compiled." Taxon, 47, (2), 533.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1998. [Book review] "Retracing Major Stephen H. Long&#39s 1820 Expedition: The Itinerary and Botany." Plant Science Bulletin, 44, (1), 23–24.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1998. [Book review] "Guide to the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution (rev. &amp enlarged)." Taxon, 47, (1), 209.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1995. [Book review] "Pharmacopées de l&#39Alaotra by Z. Rabesa and Pharmacopées de l&#39Ambongo et du Boina." Taxon, 44, (1), 117–118.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1995. [Book review] "Electronic Style: A Guide to Citing Electronic Information." Taxon, 44, (3), 478.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1995. [Book review] "Dictionnaire de Biographie Mauricienne." Taxon, 44, (1), 119–120.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1995. [Book review] "Index of Garden Plants." American Society of Plant Taxonomists Newsletter, 9, (2), 60–61.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 1994. [Book review] "The European Discovery of the Indian Flora." Brittonia, 46, (4), 372–373.
Book
  • Dorr, Laurence J. 2014. Flora of Guaramacal (Venezuela): Monocotyledons. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Botany, 100. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.19382812.100.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Nicolson, Dan H. 2009. Taxonomic Literature, Ed. 2. A selected guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. Supplement VIII: Fres-G. Ruggell, Liechtenstein: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G. In Regnum Vegetabile.
  • Dorr, Laurence J. and Nicolson, Dan H. 2008. Taxonomic literature, Ed. 2. A selected guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. Supplement VII: F-Frer, Stuessy, T. F. and Stadler, F., editors. Ruggell, Liechtenstein: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G. In Regnum Vegetabile.
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