!!!Contents of APG 57(1) Acta Phytotax. Geobot., Volume 57 (1), April 28, 2006 http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jsps/APG/APG57-1.jpg *Kato, M. **Taxonomic studies of Podostemaceae of Thailand. 2. Subfamily Podostemoideae with ribbon-like roots and subfamily Tristichoideae ....1 *H¸«£kkinen, M. **''Musa barioensis'', a new ''Musa'' species (Musaceae) from northern Borneo ....55 *Okada, H. **A new species of ''Aridarum'', Schismatoglottideae, Araceae from the Muller Range, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia ....61 *Ibaragi, Y. **''Arundinella riparia'' subsp. ''brachyaristata'' Ibaragi (Gramineae), a new rheophytic grass from Shikoku, Japan ....65 *Takano, A. & H. Nagamasu **A new species, ''Etlingera palangkensis'' (Zingiberaceae) from Borneo ....75 *Gale, S., A. Maeda & N. Kuroiwa **Observation on the phenology and reproductive success of the critically endangered ''Nervilia nipponica' (Orchidaceae) in Kochi Prefecture, Japan ....81 *Terada, Y. & M. Takamiya **Cytological and genetic study of two putative hybrids and their parents of ''Athyrium'' (Woodsiaceae; Pteridophyta) in Yakushima Island, southwestern Japan ....95 Short communication *Sakai, S. & H. Nagamasu **Notes on inflorescence structure of ''Boesenbergia'' (Zingiberaceae) ....107 Published April 28, 2006 The Japanese Society for Plant Systematics