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New combinations in Neotropical Thelypteridaceae
288 new combinations of Neotropical Thelypteridaceae taxa are proposed in order to recognize monophyletic genera, based on the results of the most recent molecular phylogeny of th…
Sommera cusucoana, a new species of Rubiaceae from Honduras
Sommera cusucoana Lorence, D. Kelly & A. Dietzsch, sp. nov., (Rubiaceae), a new species from Honduras, differs from the other Mesoamerican Sommera species by the combination of la…
Reinstatement of the Loyalty Islands Sandalwood, Santalum austrocaledonicum var. glabrum (Santalaceae), in New Caledonia
Sandalwoods encompass 19 species restricted to southeast Asia and the Pacific. The species Santalum austrocaledonicum Vieill. (Santalaceae) is endemic to New Caledonia (Grande-Ter…
Corrigenda: A revision of infrageneric classification in Astelia Banks & Sol. ex R.Br. (Asteliaceae)
No abstract is available for this corrigendum.
Dendrochilum hampelii (Coelogyninae, Epidendroideae, Orchidaceae) traded as ‘Big Pink’ is a new species, not a hybrid: …
In 2013, an unidentified species of Dendrochilum appeared in cultivation under the commercial trade name ‘Big Pink’. Using sequences of the nuclear ribosomal ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 region…
SIFlore, a dataset of geographical distribution of vascular plants covering five centuries of knowledge in France: Resu…
More than 20 years ago, the French Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle1(MNHN, Secretariat of the Fauna and Flora) published the first part of an atlas of the flora of France at a…
New nomenclature combinations in the green alder species complex (Betulaceae)
The name Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC., based on Betula viridis Chaix (1785), has traditionally been attributed to green alders although it is based on a later basionym. Alnus alnobet…
Cornus × elwinortonii and Cornus × rutgersensis (Cornaceae), new names for two artificially produced hybrids of big-bra…
Big-bracted dogwoods (Cornus sp.) are well-known plants in North America and eastern Asia where they occur as wild, generally spring-flowering understory trees. They are also popu…
Two new species of Hoya R.Br. (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) from Borneo
Two new Hoya R.Br. species from Borneo are described and illustrated. The first, Hoya ruthiae Rodda was collected in Sabah on Bukit Baturong, a limestone outcrop. It is one of the…
A new species of Centaurea sect. Pseudoseridia (Asteraceae) from north-eastern Turkey
Centaurea ziganensis Yüzb., M. Bona & İ. Genç, a new species is described and illustrated from Gümüşhane province, NE Turkey. The new species grows in rocky places on the south fa…
Revision of the fern genus Orthiopteris (Saccolomataceae) in Malesia and adjacent regions
A taxonomic revision of the Old-World representatives of the fern genus Orthiopteris is presented. We recognize eight species, one of which is newly described (Orthiopteris samoen…
Typification and taxonomic status re-evaluation of 15 taxon names within the species complex Cymbella affinis/tumidula/…
Specimens belonging to the C. affinis / C. tumidula / C. turgidula species complex have many taxonomic problems, due to their high morphological variability and lack of type desig…
A revision of infrageneric classification in Astelia Banks & Sol. ex R.Br. (Asteliaceae)
Systematic investigations and phylogenetic analyses have indicated that Astelia, as currently circumscribed, is paraphyletic, with Collospermum nested within it. Further, A. subge…
Bolanthus turcicus (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Turkey
A new species Bolanthus turcicus Koç & Hamzaoğlu, sp. nov. was discovered on Hasan Mountain (Turkey, Aksaray province) where it grows on volcanic stony slopes and alpine steppe. i…
The resurrection of Neohattoria Kamim. (Jubulaceae, Marchantiophyta): a six decade systematic conflict resolved through…
The systematic placement of Frullania herzogii has been contentious since its description six decades ago. Over the years it has been interpreted as either a member of the genus F…
Eremogone (Caryophyllaceae): new combinations for Old World species
Twenty-one new combinations in Eremogone (Eremogoneae, Caryophyllaceae) are proposed to accommodate placement of all Old World taxa of Arenaria subg. Eremogone and Eremogoneastrum…
The correct name for a section of Ludwigia L. (Onagraceae)
In 1953, Hara provided new combinations for many sectional and species names when he combined Jussiaea L. with Ludwigia L., and at the time, Ludwigia sect. Oligospermum (Micheli) …
The correct name in Oenothera for Gaura drummondii (Onagraceae)
In 2007, Wagner and Hoch proposed the new name Oenothera xenogaura W.L.Wagner & Hoch for the species then known as Gaura drummondii (Spach) Torrey & A. Gray (non O. drummondii Hoo…
Lectotypification of names of Himalayan Brassicaceae taxa currently placed in the genus Cardamine
Lectotypes of twenty-eight names of taxa currently recognized or synonymized in Cardamine are designated as part of the work on the account of the genus for the Pan-Himalayan Flor…
Preliminary phylogenetic analysis of the Andean clade and the placement of new Colombian blueberries (Ericaceae, Vaccin…
The blueberry tribe Vaccinieae (Ericaceae) is particularly diverse in South America and underwent extensive radiation in Colombia where many endemics occur. Recent fieldwork in Co…
Five new synonyms in Epimedium (Berberidaceae) from China
Five new synonyms in Chinese Epimedium are designated in the present paper. Epimedium chlorandrum is treated as a synonym of E. acuminatum; Epimedium rhizomatosum as a synonym of …
Grassroots e-floras in the Poaceae: growing GrassBase and GrassWorld
GrassBase and GrassWorld are the largest structured descriptive datasets in plants, publishing descriptions of 11,290 species in the DELTA format. Twenty nine years of data compil…
Psephellus vanensis (Asteraceae), a new species from east Turkey
A new species, Psephellus vanensis A.Duran, Behçet & B.Dogan (Asteraceae) from Anatolia, Turkey, is described and illustrated. The species grows on the serpentine stony field of t…
Dataset of Phenology of Mediterranean high-mountain meadows flora (Sierra Nevada, Spain)
Sierra Nevada mountain range (southern Spain) hosts a high number of endemic plant species, being one of the most important biodiversity hotspots in the Mediterranean basin. The h…
Notes on the genus Chionolaena in Colombia with a new species Chionolaena barclayae (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae)
A new species and a new record for Chionolaena are recorded from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia adding to the two species of the genus already known from that mountain com…
A new species of Cyanea (Campanulaceae, Lobelioideae), from the Ko‘olau Mountains of O‘ahu, Hawaiian Islands
Cyanea konahuanuiensis Sporck-Koehler, M. Waite, A.M. Williams, sp. nov., a recently documented, narrowly endemic species from the Hawaiian Island of O‘ahu, is described and illus…
Report on botanical nomenclature—Vienna 2005. XVII International Botanical Congress, Vienna: Nomenclature Section, 12–1…
PrefaceThis is the official Report on the deliberations and decisions of the ten sessions of the Nomenclature Section of the XVII International Botanical Congress held in Vienna, …
Species delimitation and recognition in the Pediomelum megalanthum complex (Fabaceae) via multivariate morphometrics
Pediomelum is a genus endemic to North America comprising about 26 species, including the megalanthum complex, which consists of P. megalanthum and its varieties retrorsum and meg…
Phylogenetic relationships of Zieria (Rutaceae) inferred from chloroplast, nuclear, and morphological data
Zieria Sm. (Rutaceae, Boronieae) is predominantly native to eastern Australia except for one species, which is endemic to New Caledonia. For this study, sequence data of two non-c…
Dr. Roberto Miguel Klein Herbarium (FURB), Blumenau, Southern Brazil
The premise of this study is to present the collection of the FURB herbarium, its collection area and type specimens, as well as its projects and contributions to the flora of the…
Synopsis of Nekemias Raf., a segregate genus from Ampelopsis Michx. (Vitaceae) disjunct between eastern/southeastern As…
The genus Nekemias (Vitaceae) was first recognized by Rafinesque in 1838. It has been treated as a synonym of Ampelopsis Michx. Recent phylogenetic studies suggest that Ampelopsis…
Melicope balgooyi Appelhans, W.L. Wagner & K.R. Wood, a new species and new record in Melicope section Melicope (Rutace…
Melicope balgooyi, a new species of Melicope (Rutaceae) is described. It is known only from the Austral Islands in the South Pacific (French Polynesia). However, it is not closely…
Two new genera, Hoffmannanthus and Jeffreycia, mostly from East Africa (Erlangeinae, Vernonieae, Asteraceae)
Two genera of Vernonieae subtribe Erlangeinae with Type A pollen, 5-ribbed achenes, and blunt-tipped sweeping hairs on the styles are described as new, Hoffmannanthus with one spe…
Viola kauaensis var. hosakae (Violaceae), a new variety of endemic Hawaiian violet
The Hawaiian endemic Viola kauaensis A. Gray has a broad distribution in bogs of Kaua`i and a limited distribution on mesic ridges in the Ko`olau Mountains of O`ahu. Based on diff…
Morphological analyses suggest a new taxonomic circumscription for Hymenaea courbaril L. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae)
Hymenaea is a genus of the Resin-producing Clade of the tribe Detarieae (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) with 14 species. Hymenaea courbaril is the most widespread species of the g…
Revision of endemic Marquesas Islands Bidens (Asteraceae, Coreopsideae)
During the preparation of the Vascular Flora of the Marquesas Islands four new species of Bidens (Coreopsideae, Asteraceae) have come to light and are described herein: B. woodii …
The use of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in the digitisation of herbarium specimen labels
At the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) the use of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to aid the digitisation process has been investigated. This was tested using a herbariu…
Pantoporate pollen in the Asteraceae (Vernonieae)
Pantoporate pollen, which occurs sporadically in the Monocots and Dicots, has now been found in Asteraceae in two apparently related genera of the tribe Vernonieae, Polydora Fenzl…
Rinorea niccolifera (Violaceae), a new, nickel-hyperaccumulating species from Luzon Island, Philippines
A new, nickel-hyperaccumulating species of Rinorea (Violaceae), Rinorea niccolifera Fernando, from Luzon Island, Philippines, is described and illustrated. This species is most si…
Dysaster cajamarcensis, a new shrubby genus and species of Astereae (Asteraceae) from Peru
Dysaster cajamarcensis is a spreading broad-leaved shrub named as a new genus and species of the tribe Astereae subtribe Hinterhuberinae collected in northern Peru. It has bisexua…
URJC GB dataset: Community-based seed bank of Mediterranean high-mountain and semi-arid plant species at Universidad Re…
The Germplasm Bank of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos was created in 2008 and currently holds 235 accessions and 96 species. This bank focuses on the conservation of wild-plant commun…
Tryonia, a new taenitidoid fern genus segregated from Jamesonia and Eriosorus (Pteridaceae)
The Neotropical fern genera Eriosorus and Jamesonia have long been thought of as close relatives. Molecular phylogenetic studies have confirmed this notion but have also revealed …
Sinfonevada: Dataset of Floristic diversity in Sierra Nevada forests (SE Spain)
The Sinfonevada database is a forest inventory that contains information on the forest ecosystem in the Sierra Nevada mountains (SE Spain). The Sinfonevada dataset contains more t…
An interactive key to the Chrysochromulina species (Haptophyta) described in the literature
We present a general overview of features and technical specifications of an original interactive key web application for the identification of Chrysochromulina species. The list …
The correct name for a subspecies of Oenothera fruticosa L. (Onagraceae)
In 1978 when Straley adopted the name Oenothera fruticosa L. subsp. glauca (Michx.) Straley for one of the two recognized subspecies of O. fruticosa it was the correct name for th…
Miconia bullotricha and M. hirtistyla, two new species of Miconia sect. Lima (Miconieae, Melastomataceae) from eastern …
We describe two new species in Miconia sect. Lima, Miconia bullotricha Bécquer & Majure and Miconia hirtistyla Majure & Judd, from eastern, Cuba. We also provide illustrations and…
A new species and a new combination in Phaeostemma (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae, Gonolobinae)
Phaeostemma surinamensis Morillo & Krings, sp. nov., a new species of Apocynaceae (Asclepiadoideae, Gonolobinae) is described and illustrated, and the new combination Phaeostemma …
Toward a monophyletic Cheilanthes: The resurrection and recircumscription of Myriopteris (Pteridaceae)
The fern genus Cheilanthes (Pteridaceae) has perplexed taxonomists for more than two centuries. Complex patterns of evolution involving rampant morphological convergence, polyploi…
A new species of Goniothalamus (Annonaceae) from Palawan, and a new nomenclatural combination in the genus from Fiji
A new species, Goniothalamus palawanensis C.C.Tang & R.M.K.Saunders, sp. nov. (Annonaceae), is described from Palawan, Philippines. Goniothalamus palawanensis is most closely rela…
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