Dorr, Laurence
Research Botanist and Curator of Botany (Malvaceae)
0000-0001-7157-363X
Dorr, Laurence
Research Botanist and Curator of Botany (Malvaceae)
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.
Background And Education
Education And Training
Awards And Honors
- Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Award, conferred by Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Awards, 2018
Research And Grants
Co-principal Investigator On
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Carvalho-Sobrinho, Jefferson, da Mota, Aline C., and Dorr, Laurence J. 2024. "Eriotheca paganuccii (Bombacoideae, Malvaceae), a new endangered species from montane forests in the Atlantic Forest of Bahia, northeastern Brazil." PhytoKeys, 243 215–230. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.243.125708. 2024
- Canelón, Daniela S., Dorr, Laurence J., and Niño,Santos, M. 2024. "Dos Nuevas Especies de Oxalis (Oxalidaceae) de Los Andes de Venezuela." Harvard Papers in Botany, 29, (1). https://doi.org/10.3100/hpib.v29iss1.2024.n5. 2024
- Oliver, E. G. H., Forshaw, Nigel, Oliver, Inge M., Volk, Fritz, Schumann, A. W. S., Dorr, Laurence J., Hoekstra, Rendert D., Musker, Seth D., Nürk, Nicolai M., Pirie, Michael D., and Rebelo, Anthony G. 2024. "Genus Erica: An identification aid version 4.00." PhytoKeys, 241 143–154. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.241.117604. 2024
- 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. 2024
- 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. 2023
- Niño, Santos M., Dorr, Laurence J., and Canelón, Daniela S. 2023. "Ouratea chepelii (Ochnaceae), una Nueva Especie y Aspectos Fitogeográficos del Género en la Región Andina de Venezuela." Harvard Papers in Botany, 28, (2) 703–709. https://doi.org/10.3100/hpib.v28iss2.2023.n6. 2023
- Dorr, Laurence J. 2023. "Typification of Linnaean names in the Grewioideae (Malvaceae)." Taxon, 72, (1) 173–178. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12799. 2023
- Dorr, Laurence J. 2023. "Typification of three Linnaean names in the Byttnerioideae (Malvaceae)." Taxon, https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12893. 2023
- 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. 2022
- 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. 2022
- Dorr, Laurence J. 2022. "Typification of Linnaean names in the Malvoideae (Malvaceae)." Taxon, https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12860. 2022
- Dorr, Laurence J. 2022. "Typification of two Linnaean names in Helicteres (Malvaceae: Helicteroideae)." Taxon, https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12859. 2022
- 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. 2021
- 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. 2020
- 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. 2020
- 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. 2020
- 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. 2019
- 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. 2019
- 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. 2019
- 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. 2018
- 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. 2018
- 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. 2018
- 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. 2018
- 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. 2018
- 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. 2018
- 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. 2018
- 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. 2018
- 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. 2018
- 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. 2017
- 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. 2017
- 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. 2017
- 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. 2017
- 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. 2017
- Dorr, Laurence J. 2017. "Two innovations in Mexican Malvaceae." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 11, (1) 25–28. 2017
- 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. 2015
- 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. 2015
- 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. 2015
- Dorr, Laurence J. and Carvalho-Sobrinho, J. G. 2015. "On the Identity of Sterculia Laxiflora Rusby (Malvaceae: Sterculioideae)." Phytoneuron, 45 1–4. 2015
- 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. 2014
- 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. 2014
- 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. 2014
- 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. 2013
- 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. 2013
- 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. 2013
- 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. 2012
- 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. 2012
- Dorr, Laurence J. 2012. "A new combination in Chusquea (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)." Phytoneuron, 23 1–2. 2012
- 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. 2012
- Dorr, Laurence J. 2012. "Lectotypification of Maximilianea triphylla S.F. Blake (Bixaceae)." Phytoneuron, 2012-9 1–3. 2012
- 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. 2012
- Dorr, Laurence J. 2011. "(2041) Proposal to conserve the name Hibiscus simplex (Firmiana simplex) (Malvaceae) with a conserved type." Taxon, 60, (6) 1781–1782. 2011
- 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. 2011
- 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. 2011
- 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. 2010
- Dorr, Laurence J. 2010. "In Memoriam Armand Rakotozafy (1932-2009): Malagasy Botanist and Herbarium Curator." Taxon, 59, (2) 670–671. 2010
- 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. 2010
- 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. 2010
- 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. 2010
- 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. 2010
- 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. 2010
- Dorr, Laurence J. 2009. "(045-047) Proposals regarding epithets derived from acronyms." Taxon, 58, (2) 667–668. 2009
- 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. 2009
- 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. 2009
- 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. 2009
- 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. 2009
- 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. 2009
- Dorr, Laurence J. 2009. "x Chiranthomontodendron: the correct nothogeneric name for the artificial hybrid Chiranthodendron x Fremontodendron (Malvaceae: Malvoideae)." Taxon, 58, (4) 1357–1358. 2009
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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. 2014
- 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. 2009
- 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. 2008
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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. 2016
- 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. 2015
- 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. 2015
- 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. 2014
- 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. 2012
- 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 2011
- 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 2011
- 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). 2009
- 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. 2009
- 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. 2009
- 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. 2008
- 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. 2008
- 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. 2008
- 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. 2008
- 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. 2007
- 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. 2007
- 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. 2007
- 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. 2007
- 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. 2007
- 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. 2007
- 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. 2007
- 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. 2007
- 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. 2007
- 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. 2007
- 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. 2007
- 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. 2007
- 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. 2007
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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. 2018
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Review
- Dorr, Laurence J. 2015. [Book review] "Toward the open waters: Exploration of the Ungava Peninsula." Taxon, 64, (1), 192–193. 2015
- Dorr, Laurence J. 2011. [Book review] "A pride of Panamanian guide books, review." Taxon, 60, (5), 1536–1537. 2011
- Dorr, Laurence J. 2011. [Book review] "Austin Paul Smith: the life of a natural history collector and horticulturist." Taxon, 60, (1), 305. 2011
- 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. 2009
- Dorr, Laurence J. 2008. [Book review] "Contributions to the history of herpetology." Taxon, 57, (3), 1033–1034. 2008
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