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Osodendron gen. nov. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae), a new genus of mimosoid legumes of tropical Africa
The genus Osodendron is here newly described to accommodate three species and one subspecies of African mimosoid legumes. These taxa have previously been included by several autho…
A new generic circumscription of Hydrochorea (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade) with an amphi-Atlantic dis…
Hydrochorea and Balizia were established to accommodate four and three species, respectively, that were previously included in different ingoid genera, based primarily on differen…
Re-establishment of the genus Pseudalbizzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade): the New World species form…
Following recent mimosoid phylogenetic and phylogenomic studies demonstrating the non-monophyly of the genus Albizia, we present a new molecular phylogeny focused on the neotropic…
On the taxonomic affinity of Albizia carbonaria Britton (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae-mimosoid clade)
Recent phylogenomic analyses placed Albizia carbonaria Britton as the sister-group of the two currently known species of Pseudosamanea Harms, clearly outside Albizia section Arthr…
Phylogenomic assessment prompts recognition of the Serianthes clade and confirms the monophyly of Serianthes and its r…
The Indo-Pacific legume genus Serianthes was recently placed in the Archidendron clade (sensu Koenen et al. 2020), a subclade of the mimosoid clade in subfamily Caesalpinioideae, …
Revisiting the phylogeny and taxonomy of the Pithecellobium clade (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) with new generic circ…
We present the most complete molecular phylogeny to date of the Pithecellobium clade of subfamily Caesalpinioideae. This neotropical group was informally recognised (as the Pithec…
Dilemmas in generic delimitation of Senegalia and allies (Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade): how to reconcile phylogeno…
Senegalia comprises 219 species distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Two sections are currently recognised withi…
Misleading fruits: The non-monophyly of Pseudopiptadenia and Pityrocarpa supports generic re-circumscriptions and a ne…
Generic delimitation in Piptadenia and allies (mimosoid legumes) has been in a state of flux, particularly caused by over-reliance on fruit and seed morphology to segregate specie…
Mezcala – a new segregate genus of mimosoid legume (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade) narrowly endemic to…
Recent results have demonstrated that the genus Desmanthus is non-monophyletic because the genus Kanaloa is nested within it, with a single species, Desmanthus balsensis placed as…
Disintegration of the genus Prosopis L. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade)
Robust evidence from phylogenomic analyses of 997 nuclear genes has recently shown, beyond doubt, that the genus Prosopis is polyphyletic with three separate lineages, each with a…
Re-circumscription of the mimosoid genus Entada including new combinations for all species of the phylogenetically nes…
Recent phylogenomic analyses of 997 nuclear genes support the long-held view that the genus Entada is congeneric with Elephantorrhiza. Entada is resolved as monophyletic only if t…
Reinstatement of Ticanto (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae) – the final piece in the Caesalpinia group puzzle
A recent molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Caesalpinia group demonstrated that it comprises 26 genera, but the recognition of a putative 27th genus, Ticanto, remained in doub…
Phylogenomic analysis of 997 nuclear genes reveals the need for extensive generic re-delimitation in Caesalpinioideae …
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae with ca. 4,600 species in 152 genera is the second-largest subfamily of legumes (Leguminosae) and forms an ecologically and economically important group…
A new phylogeny of Rumex (Polygonaceae) adds evolutionary context to the diversity of reproductive systems present in …
Rumex is one of about 50 genera in the knotweed family, Polygonaceae. The genus comprises about 200 species with bisexual, or more commonly, unisexual flowers, with the species di…
Hymenophyllum chamaecyparicola (Hymenophyllaceae), a new filmy fern species from Taiwan
Hymenophyllum chamaecyparicola T.C.Hsu & Z.X.Chang, a new filmy fern species (Hymenophyllaceae) has been described from Taiwan and illustrated based on morphological and phylogene…
Reinstatement of species rank for Grimmia limprichtii (Bryophyta, Grimmiaceae) based on molecular and morphological da…
The genus Grimmia Hedw. has been considered taxonomically difficult because of its great morphological variability, and its treatments by different specialists have led to incongr…
Rungia fangdingiana (Acanthaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China
Rungia fangdingiana, a new species of Acanthaceae from Guangxi, China is described and illustrated. This new species belongs to Rungia sect. Rungia, and resembles R. sinothailandi…
A new classification of C4- Atriplex species in Russia, with the first alien record of Atriplex flabellum (Chenopodiac…
For a long time, the systematics of Atriplex was based solely on morphological characters and leaf anatomy. The latest worldwide phylogenetic study of Atriplex significantly impro…
Chrysanthemum dabieshanense, a new name for Chrysanthemum vestitum var. latifolium (Asteraceae, Anthemideae)
Recent phylogenetic analyses have revealed that Chrysanthemum vestitum var. latifolium and C. vestitum var. vestitum were placed in different clades based on their chloroplast gen…
Nomenclatural notes of Sabina convallium var. microsperma (Cupressaceae)
The name Sabina convallium var. microsperma W.C.Cheng & W.T.Wang was not validly published when it was first described in 1975, but was validated in 1978 at the same time as the s…
Euonymus aquifolium (Celastraceae): Rediscovered in flowering with respect to its taxonomy, nomenclature, and rarity
A small population of Euonymus aquifolium (Celastraceae) with flowering plants was discovered more than 100 kilometers away from its type locality. The incomplete original descrip…
First record of functional underground traps in a pitcher plant: Nepenthes pudica (Nepenthaceae), a new species from N…
Nepenthes pudica, a new species from North Kalimantan, Indonesia, is described and illustrated. The species belongs to the N. hirsuta group (sensu Cheek and Jebb 1999) but exhibit…
Resurrection of Passiflora acuminata DC. and synonymization of P. tolimana Harms, P. gleasonii Killip, P. metae M. Bon…
Within the very uniform series Laurifoliae, Passiflora acuminata (treated as a synonym of P. laurifolia in the Flora of China), P. tolimana, P. gleasonii and P. metae appear parti…
Typification of six names in Camellia (Theaceae)
Six names in Camellia or its synonym Thea, including Camellia reticulata f. simplex, C. symplocifolia, Thea forrestii, T. lanceolata var. stenophylla, T. megacarpa and T. yunnanen…
Pollen morphology of the genera Hidalgoa and Dahlia (Coreopsideae, Asteraceae): implications for taxonomy
Hidalgoa and Dahlia are two closely related genera in Asteraceae, tribe Coreopsideae whose limits need to be clarified. Pollen morphology has been useful for delimitation at the g…
Systematic reinstatement of the Sumatra endemic species Mangifera sumatrana Miq. (Anacardiaceae)
Mangifera sumatrana Miq. is an endemic species from Sumatra. The taxonomic status of M. sumatrana remains unclear and is currently treated as a synonym of M. laurina. The present …
An updated checklist of liverworts and hornworts of Malaysia
An updated checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of Malaysia accepts 773 species and 31 infraspecific taxa of liverworts, in 120 genera and 40 families, and 7 species of hornw…
Mazus danxiacola (Mazaceae), a distinct new species endemic to Danxia landform in Jiangxi Province, eastern China
Mazus danxiacola, a new species endemic to Danxia landform in east Jiangxi Province, eastern China, is described and illustrated. The systematic placement of this new species was …
A new species of Prunus subgen. Cerasus from Central China
A new species, Prunus wangii Q.L.Gan, Z.Y.Li & S.Z.Xu from western Hubei, Central China is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to P. clarofolia Schneid. and P…
A revision of the “spiny solanums” of Tropical Asia (Solanum, the Leptostemonum Clade, Solanaceae)
The Leptostemonum Clade, or the “spiny solanums”, is the most species-rich monophyletic clade of the large cosmopolitan genus Solanum (Solanaceae) and represents almost half the s…
Fordiophyton tereticaule (Melastomataceae), a new species from China
A new species, Fordiophyton tereticaule, from China, is described and illustrated here based on morphological and molecular evidence. It is morphologically similar to F. faberi in…
Taxonomy of the weed species of the genus Echinochloa (Poaceae, Paniceae) in Southwestern Europe: Exploring the confus…
The taxonomy of Echinochloa, a predominantly tropical to warm-temperate genus of 40–50 species, including some of the world’s worst weeds, is still poorly understood. This is beca…
Taxonomy of Dianthus (Caryophyllaceae) – overall phylogenetic relationships and assessment of species diversity based …
In this study, we present an overall phylogenetic framework for Dianthus using four plastid regions (matK-trnK-psbA, rpl32-trnL, trnQ-rps16) and nuclear ITS and a species-level ch…
Re-establishment of Silene neglecta Ten. (Caryophyllaceae) with taxonomic notes on some related taxa
Silene neglecta has been misunderstood and confused with S. nocturna, although several morphological characters (petal shape, calyx indumentum, hairiness of stamen filaments, seed…
Three new species of Bredia (Sonerileae, Melastomataceae) from the Sino-Vietnamese border area
Bredia bullata, B. enchengensis, and B. nitida (Sonerileae, Melastomataceae), three species occurring in Sino-Vietnamese limestone karst regions, are described as new. Molecular p…
A phylogenetic and morphological study of the Tectaria fuscipes group (Tectariaceae), with description of a new species
The fern species Tectaria fuscipes and morphologically similar species, which are common in tropical and subtropical mainland Asia, constitute a taxonomically confusing group. To …
The history and typification of Lilium brownii A.Lemoinier (Liliaceae)
The Chinese Lilium brownii has been much confused with the Japanese endemic species Lilium japonicum. In this paper, it is shown that L. brownii was introduced to England at least…
The Identity of Rubus pekinensis Focke and R. crataegifolius Bunge (Rosaceae)
A critical examination of specimens, with literature and a field survey have shown that Rubus pekinensis is conspecific with R. crataegifolius. Their morphological variations rang…
A phylogeny of the Triraphideae including Habrochloa and Nematopoa (Poaceae, Chloridoideae)
To investigate the evolutionary relationships among species of the tribe Triraphideae (including two monotypic genera, Habrochloa and Nematopoa), we generated a phylogeny based on…
Rediscovery of Gasteranthus extinctus L.E.Skog & L.P.Kvist (Gesneriaceae) at multiple sites in western Ecuador
We report the rediscovery of the Critically Endangered cloud forest herb Gasteranthus extinctus, not seen since 1985. In 2019 and 2021, G. extinctus was recorded at five sites in …
Vaccinium bangliangense, a new species of Ericaceae from limestone areas in Guangxi, China
Vaccinium bangliangense, a new species from limestone areas in Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically most similar to V. pseudotonkinense and V. sciap…
Taxonomic revision of the southern African species of the genus Cynoglossum L. (Boraginaceae)
The aim of the study is to provide a revision of the genus Cynoglossum in southern Africa. The genus is taxonomically problematic within the family Boraginaceae, due to the morpho…
Nomenclatural notes and typification of three synonyms of Camellia (Theaceae)
All the known generic synonyms of Camellia are summarized with their types clarified. Camelliastrum and Desmitus are lectotypified and Salceda is neotypified. “Kailosocarpus” and …
Flora of Mongolia: annotated checklist of native vascular plants
In this study, we critically revised and updated the checklist of native vascular plants of Mongolia. The checklist comprises 3,041 native vascular plant taxa (2,835 species and 2…
Typification of five plant names described based on specimens collected by Józef Warszewicz in Central and South Ameri…
Józef Warszewicz (1812–1864) was one of the first Polish naturalists to explore the flora of the tropical New World. During two expeditions to Central and South America (1844–1850…
Leaf epidermal micromorphology of Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) from China and its systematic significance
Leaf epidermal characteristics are important for phylogenetic and taxonomic studies of many plants, but there is currently insufficient such data for this application in Zingiber …
A new species and new combination in basally flowering Vietnam Costaceae
Cheilocostus candidus sp. nov. (Costaceae), a basally flowering spiral ginger with cream white flowers from southern Vietnam, is described and illustrated here. A new combination,…
Taxonomic identity of Corydalis lidenii (Papaveraceae)
Corydalis microflora and C. lidenii are recognised as separate species in “Flora of China” and the latest plant list. However, based on the examination of type specimens and field…
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