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Kengiochloa, a new bamboo genus to accommodate the morphologically unique species, Pseudosasa pubiflora (Poaceae)
Pseudosasa was confirmed as polyphyletic by recent phylogenetic analyses, with Chinese species of Pseudosasa distantly related to those from Japan. Among the Chinese species of Ps…
Solved at last: The Philippine endemic Psychotria philippensis is a synonym of Scyphiphora hydrophylacea (Rubiaceae, S…
Psychotria philippensis (Rubiaceae) was described by Chamisso and Schlechtendal in 1829, was the first Psychotria name published for the Philippines and is currently considered a …
Thismia kenyirensis (Thismiaceae), a new species from Taman Negeri Kenyir, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia
A new mycoheterotrophic species, Thismia kenyirensis Siti-Munirah & Dome from Peninsular Malaysia, is described and illustrated. Thismia kenyirensis differs from other previously …
Taxonomy and nomenclature of Abutilon albidum (Malvaceae, Malvoideae), a cryptic Saharo-Canarian species recently redi…
Abutilon albidum, a cryptic Saharo-Canarian species, was thought to have been last collected in 1945 in Tenerife by E.R. Sventenius. In 2019, it was rediscovered in the same area.…
An updated classification of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
Based on recent achievements in phylogenetic studies of the Brassicaceae, a novel infrafamilial classification is proposed that includes major improvements at the subfamilial and …
The molecular phylogenetic position of Harpagocarpus (Polygonaceae) sheds new light on the infrageneric classification…
In the context of the molecular phylogeny of Polygonaceae, the phylogenetic positions of most genera and their relationships have been resolved. However, the monotypic genus Harpa…
New insights into the phylogenetic relationships of Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) and allied taxa in subtrib…
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) is native to East Asia, but has been introduced to the West where it is a noxious invasive weed. Taxonomically, Japanese knotweed is placed…
Veronica hongii (Plantaginaceae), a new species from Central China
A new species Veronica hongii, from western Hubei Province, Central China is described and illustrated. The species is morphologically similar to V. henryi Yamazaki, but mainly di…
Gastrodia bawanglingensis (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae), a new species from Hainan Island, China
Gastrodia bawanglingensis, a new species of Orchidaceae from Hainan Island, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to G. theana, G. albidoides and G. a…
The correct name for an Aquilegia (Ranunculaceae) hybrid of the parentage Aquilegia flavescens × A. formosa
Aquilegia × miniana (J.F.Macbr. & Payson) Cronk, hybr. & stat. nov. is the correct name for the hybrid Aquilegia flavescens S.Watson × A. formosa Fisch. & DC. var. formosa. In 191…
Comprehensive molecular and morphological analysis of Brachystemma calycinum and Stellaria ovatifolia in the tribe Als…
Over the course of the recent decade, the composition of Alsineae has been drastically changed by means of molecular phylogeny. However, the genus Brachystemma has not been sample…
Liparis tianchiensis (Orchidaceae), a new species from Gansu, China
Liparis tianchiensis (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae), a new species from Wenxian County, Gansu Province, China, is described and illustrated, based on morphological characters. Lipa…
A taxonomic revision of Cynanchum thesioides (Apocynaceae) with two new synonyms
Cynanchum thesioides, a species widely distributed in north-eastern Asia, is revised to include two new synonyms: Vincetoxicum sibiricum f. linearifolium, described from Shandong,…
Castanopsis corallocarpus (Fagaceae), a new species from Royal Belum (Perak) in Peninsular Malaysia
A new species from the Fagaceae family, Castanopsis corallocarpus Tan & Strijk, is described from Royal Belum State Park in Peninsular Malaysia. Here, we provide technical illustr…
Sinosenecio pingwuensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new species from northern Sichuan, China
Sinosenecio pingwuensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new species from Pingwu county in northern Sichuan, China, is described and illustrated. This species is distinguished in Sino…
Three new species of Mitrephora (Annonaceae) from Thailand
Three new Mitrephora species (Annonaceae), M. langsuanensis sp. nov., M. sirindhorniae sp. nov. and M. sukhothaiensis sp. nov., are described from Thailand. Mitrephora langsuanens…
Sinosenecio minshanicus (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new species from south-eastern Gansu and northern Sichuan, China
Sinosenecio minshanicus (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new species from south-eastern Gansu (Wenxian and Zhugqu counties) and northern Sichuan (Pingwu county), China, is described a…
Systematics of the Trembleya sensu stricto clade of Microlicia (Melastomataceae, Lavoisiereae)
A systematic monograph of the Trembleya s.s. clade is presented, a Brazilian endemic lineage of Melastomataceae comprising 11 species and currently recognised as part of Microlici…
Gastrochilus heminii (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae), a new species from Sichuan, China, based on molecular and morpholo…
Gastrochilus heminii (Orchidaceae), a new orchid species from Sichuan Province, Southwest China, is described and illustrated. It morphologically resembles G. affinis and G. yei, …
Nomenclature and typification of Cathaya argyrophylla (Pinaceae)
In 1958, Chun and Kuang described Cathaya Chun & Kuang as a new genus of Pinaceae. They included one fossil species, C. loehri (Engelh. & Kink.) Chun & Kuang and two extant specie…
Inflorescences of Fargesia angustissima T.P. Yi and Yushania pauciramificans T.P. Yi (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) shed ligh…
The taxonomy of the Sino-Himalayan alpine bamboos is controversial due to their complex evolutionary history and further complicated by the scarcity of inflorescence. Here, we sup…
Morphological diversity of pistil stigmas and its taxonomic significance of representatives of holoparasitic Orobancha…
The stigma is the terminal part of the carpel which receives pollen during the pollination process. Although the role of the stigmas in pollination is the same for all angiosperms…
Corrigendum: García N, Cuevas C, Sepúlveda JE, Cádiz-Véliz A, Román MJ (2022) Two new species of Miersia and their phy…
According to Escobar (2012), there are two kinds of floral appendages around the staminal tube or urn in Miersia: 1) the upper pair of appendages are of staminal origin and 2) the…
Morphological and molecular evidence reject conspecificity of Malagasy and Mascarene Parablechnum (Polypodiopsida, Ble…
Under the current treatment of the Blechnaceae, only one species of the fern genus Parablechnum is recognised in the western Indian Ocean, often referred to as P. marginatum. Two …
A new synonym of Enkianthus perulatus (Ericaceae) in East Asia, based on morphological and molecular evidence
Enkianthus calophyllus was once treated as a synonym of E. serrulatus. However, field observations indicate that E. calophyllus is distinct from E. serrulatus but resembles E. per…
Phalaenopsis medogensis (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae, Vandeae), a new species from Xizang, China
A new species of Orchidaceae, Phalaenopsis medogensis, from Motuo, Xizang, is described and illustrated based on morphological characters and molecular phylogenetics analysis. Mol…
The floral morphology of four Chinese Bambusa species (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) previously described only from vegetativ…
Due to their specialised flowering biology where frequent or even annual flowering is uncommon, reproductive materials of bamboos are not always available, so hampering taxonomic …
Pimpinella saxifraga subsp. rupestris (Apiaceae) – taxonomy and nomenclature of stenoendemic taxon from Karkonosze Mou…
Pimpinella saxifraga subsp. rupestris (Apiaceae) grows in a glacial cirque (Karkonosze Mountains, Sudetes, Poland) on a basalt substrate. Specimens of this species were first coll…
Integrating morphological and genetic limits in the taxonomic delimitation of the Cuban taxa of Magnolia subsect. Tala…
An accurate taxa delimitation, based on a full understanding of evolutionary processes involved in taxa differentiation, can be gained from a combination of ecological, morphologi…
Hemipilia avisoides (Orchidaceae), a new species from Sichuan Province, China
A new orchid species, Hemipilia avisoides, is described from Songpan County and Maoxian County, Sichuan Province, China. Morphologically, H. avisoides is most similar to H. hui, b…
Morphological, ecological, and molecular phylogenetic approaches reveal species boundaries and evolutionary history of…
Species delimitation within the genus Goodyera is challenging among closely related species, because of phenotypic plasticity, ecological variation, and hybridization that confoun…
Phedimus daeamensis (Crassulaceae), a new species from Mt. Daeam in Korea
Phedimus individuals from Mt. Daeam, once referred to as Phedimus sikokianus, exhibit certain morphological characters that are unique within the genus. Phedimus is one of the mos…
Resurrection of Pleurospermum lecomteanum H.Wolff (Apiaceae) based on molecular and morphological evidence
The taxonomic placement of Pleurospermum lecomteanum, previously synonymized with Pleurospermum wilsonii, was carefully examined using herbarium specimens and molecular evidence. …
Molecular and morphological evidence reveals a new fern species of Hymenasplenium (Aspleniaceae) from south and southw…
Hymenasplenium obtusidentatum, a new fern species of the H. excisum subclade of Hymenasplenium (Aspleniaceae) from south and southwestern China was described. Molecular phylogenet…
Hemiboea kaiyangensis, a new species of Gesneriaceae endemic to Guizhou, China
A new species of Gesneriaceae from Guizhou, China, Hemiboea kaiyangensis sp. nov., is described and illustrated. We investigated its phylogenetic position and relationships with 1…
Lectotypification of Cycas debaoensis (Cycadaceae)
The type of Cycas debaoensis Y.C.Zhong & C.J.Chen (Y.C.Zhong 8762) consists of nine duplicates in PE. Our new investigation of the type collection suggests that the type includes …
Akhania, a new genus for Salsola daghestanica, Caroxylon canescens and C. carpathum (Salsoloideae, Chenopodiaceae, Ama…
Genus Salsola s.l. was recently split into several genera of different phylogenetic placements within Salsoloideae, but both taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships of some parts…
Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on Rubus davidianus Kuntze and R. viburnifolius Franch
Critical examinations of specimens, with literature reviews, have shown that Rubus davidianus is conspecific with R. lambertianus. Therefore, we treat R. davidianus as a new synon…
Thismia limkokthayi (Thismiaceae): A new mycoheterotrophic species from Genting Highlands in Pahang, Malaysia
Thismia limkokthayi, a distinct mitriform species of the mycoheterotrophic genus Thismia, is described and illustrated. It was found at a locality in the upland areas of Genting H…
Hydrangea marunoi (Hydrangeaceae), a new species from Osumi Peninsula, southern Japan
Hydrangea marunoi Tagane & S. Fujii, from the Kimotsuki Mountains in the Ohsumi Peninsula, southern Japan, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to H. altern…
Schiedea haakoaensis, a new facultatively autogamous species of Schiedea sect. Mononeura (Caryophyllaceae) from the …
In 2016 during a survey for potential fencing of the Ha‘akoa unit on windward Mauna Kea, Hawai‘i Island (Hawaiian Islands) a single plant of the genus Schiedea was discovered. No …
Phylogenomic and morphological evidence reveal a new species of spider lily, Lycoris longifolia (Amaryllidaceae) from …
Lycoris longifolia, a new species from China, was described and illustrated here. Our phylogenomic evidence based on whole plastomes strongly supported the separate phylogenetic p…
Characterization of the plastome of Physalis cordata and comparative analysis of eight species of Physalis sensu stric…
In this study, we sequenced, assembled, and annotated the plastome of Physalis cordata Mill. and compared it with seven species of the genus Physalis sensu stricto. Sequencing, an…
Liparis macrosepala (Orchidaceae), a new species from southwest China with its phylogenetic position
A new orchid species, Liparis macrosepala, is illustrated and described from Yunnan Province, China, based on morphological and molecular analyses. This plant is characterised by …
A revision of Lycianthes (Solanaceae) in Australia, New Guinea, and the Pacific
The genus Lycianthes (Dunal) Hassl. (Solanaceae) has in the past been treated as a section of the large genus Solanum L., but is more closely related to Capsicum L. The eighteen s…
Monograph of Ceratozamia (Zamiaceae, Cycadales): an endangered genus
Ceratozamia (Zamiaceae, Cycadales), is a member one of the most endangered seed plant groups. Species of Ceratozamia grow from near sea level up to 2,100 meters in Mexico and Meso…
The ECAT dataset: expert-validated distribution data of endemic and sub-endemic trees of Central Africa (Dem. Rep. Con…
In this data paper, we present a specimen-based occurrence dataset compiled in the framework of the Conservation of Endemic Central African Trees (ECAT) project with the aim of pr…
Resurrection of Drypetes nienkui (Putranjivaceae), endemic to Hainan, China
Drypetes nienkui (Putranjivaceae), described from Hainan, China, has long been treated as a synonym of D. indica. Both species belong to a distinctive group of Asian species chara…
Ficus motuoensis (Moraceae), a new species from southwest China
A new climbing species, Ficus motuoensis Zhen Zhang & Hong Qing Li in Moraceae from southwest China has been described and illustrated in this paper. The new species resembles F. …
Seed variability of Sisymbrium polymorphum (Murray) Roth (Brassicaceae) across the Central Palaearctic
This study presents the results of investigation of the micromorphology and variability of Sisymbrium polymorphum seeds collected in 49 localities in the core range and isolated p…
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