Works on Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
Published research works tagged with the topic “Phytochemistry and Biological Activities”.
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Gentiana tingnongiana and G. shangwui, two new species of Gentiana (Gentianaceae) from the eastern Qinghai-Tibet …
Gentiana tingnongiana H.F.Cao & L.Zhang, sp. nov., and Gentiana shangwui H.F.Cao & L.Zhang, sp. nov., two new species of Gentianaceae from Sichuan, China, are described and …
Sedum xinchangense, a new species of Crassulaceae from Zhejiang, East China
Sedum xinchangense (Crassulaceae), a new species from Zhejiang, eastern China, is described with illustrations. The new species is morphologically similar to S. lungtsuanense and …
Gentiana daofuensis (Gentianaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China
Gentiana daofuensis, a new species of the family Gentianaceae, is described and illustrated here. Currently, this species is known only from Daofu County, Sichuan Province, China.…
The genus Gymnetron from China with description of pre-imaginal stages of G. miyoshii, G. auliense and G. vittipenne (C…
There are four species of Gymnetron in China recorded to date including G. miyoshii Miyoshi, 1922, G. villosipenne Roelofs, 1875, G. auliense Reitter, 1907 and G. vittipenne Marse…
Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals two new species and two new host records of Diaporthe (Diaporthales, Diaporthaceae…
Diaporthe species are globally distributed with a wide variety of plant hosts inhabiting diverse ecological niches and functioning as endophytes, saprobes and pathogens. Numerous …
New species of Diaporthe (Diaporthaceae, Diaporthales) from Bauhinia variegata in China
Diaporthe species are known as endophytes, saprobes and pathogens infecting a wide range of plants and resulting in important crop diseases. In the present study, four strains of …
Two new species of Diaporthe (Diaporthaceae, Diaporthales) associated with Camellia oleifera leaf spot disease in Haina…
Tea-oil tree (Camellia oleifera Abel.) is an important edible oil woody plant with a planting area over 3,800,000 hectares in southern China. Species of Diaporthe inhabit a wide r…
Sedum qingyuanense (Crassulaceae), a new species from Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
This study describes a new species of Sedum (Crassulaceae), Sedum qingyuanense sp. nov. discovered in Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, China. Morphologically, S. qingyuanense re…
Paraphlomis leigongshanensis (Lamiaceae), a new species from Guizhou, China
Paraphlomis leigongshanensis G.B. Jiang & W.H. Yao (Lamiaceae), a new species endemic to Leigong Mountain National Nature Reserve (Guizhou, China), is described and illustrated. M…
Taxonomic studies on Sanicula L. (Apiaceae) from China (V): Revision of the Sanicula serrata H. Wolff complex: morpholo…
Based on observations of living plants in the field and examination of herbarium specimens (including type materials), we demonstrate that Sanicula serrata var. serrata (Apiaceae)…
Two new species of Hedyotis L. (Rubiaceae) from Yunnan and Guangxi, China
Two new species, Hedyotis jinghongensis from Yunnan Province and H. austroguangxiensis from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, are described and photographed here. H. jinghonge…
Melhania orriana (Malvaceae, Dombeyoideae), a new species from Somalia
Melhania orriana Dorr, sp. nov., is described and illustrated. It is known only from central and southern Somalia at low elevations. The new species is morphologically similar to …
Sinocrassula cuonaensis (Crassulaceae), a new succulent species from Southern Xizang, China
Sinocrassula cuonaensis, a new species of Crassulaceae from southern Xizang, is described and illustrated based on molecular and morphological evidence. Phylogenetically, it is si…
Taxonomic studies on the genus Sanicula (Apiaceae) from China (IV): Clarification of morphology and distribution of S. …
Through field observations of living plants and the analysis of herbarium collections, including type material, it is demonstrated that Sanicula rugulosa can be distinguished from…
Sedum shunhuangense (Crassulaceae), a new species from Hunan, China
We describe and illustrate Sedum shunhuangense, a new species from Hunan, China. The species is morphologically similar to S. alfredii and S. yangjifengensis but differs in having…
Scutellaria cavicola (Lamiaceae), a new cave-dwelling species from Northwest Guangxi, China
Scutellaria cavicola C.Xiong, Z.Y.Wei & L.F.Fu, a new cave-dwelling species discovered in Lingyun County, Guangxi, China, was described and illustrated. The new species morphologi…
Paraphlomis anisochila (Lamiaceae), a new species from Hunan, China
Paraphlomis anisochila, a new species from the subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests of Hunan Province, southern China, is described and illustrated. Morphological comparison…
Synotis lhozhagensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new species from south-eastern Xizang, China, based on morphological …
Synotis lhozhagensis, a new species belonging to Senecioneae (Asteraceae), is described and illustrated herein after being discovered during biodiversity surveys in Lhozhag County…
Stellaria yabulaiensis (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Inner Mongolia, China
Stellaria yabulaiensis (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Inner Mongolia, China, is described and depicted with photographic illustrations. It is similar to S. bistyla, from wh…
Phylogenetic position, supplementary description and phytochemical analysis of Camellia hekouensis (Theaceae), a critic…
Camellia harbors unique diversity along Sino-Vietnamese border. Some species of them are under threat due to human activity. Camellia hekouensis, a native of Hekou, Yunnan, China,…
Sinocrassula obliquifolia (Crassulaceae), a new species from China
Based on a comprehensive morphological and molecular data analysis, we have confirmed and described a new species within the genus Sinocrassula, which is distributed in Sichuan Pr…
Lagerstroemia yangchunensis (Lythraceae), a new species from Guangdong, China
A new species from southern China, Lagerstroemia yangchunensis B.H.Wu & G.D.Chen, sp. nov., is described in the present paper. This species is morphologically similar to L. duperr…
Chelonopsis guchengensis, a new species of Lamiaceae from Hubei Province in Central China
Chelonopsis is a small genus endemic to East Asia. In this study, a new species, C. guchengensis, from Nanhe National Nature Reserve, Gucheng County, Hubei Province is described a…
A new species of Sedum (Crassulaceae) from eastern China based on morphological and molecular evidence
Sedum orientalichinense, a new species of Crassulaceae from eastern China, is described and illustrated here. Phylogenetic analysis based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) …
Schnabelia jiuzhaigouensis (Lamiaceae, Ajugoideae), a new species from Sichuan, China
Schnabelia jiuzhaigouensis C. Liu, F. Zhao & C.L. Xiang, a new species from north-eastern Sichuan, China, is described, based on both morphological and molecular phylogenetic evid…
Persicaria zhenaiguoi (Polygonaceae, Persicarieae), an overlooked new species from Dabie Mountains, central China
Persicaria zhenaiguoi Bo Li, a remarkable new species discovered from the summit of Tiantangzhai Peak of Dabie Mountains in Hubei Province, central China, is described and illustr…
A new species of Sedum (Crassulaceae, Saxifragineae) from Guangxi, China
A new species, Sedum guangxiense sp. nov., discovered in Guangxi Province, China, is described and illustrated. Molecular phylogenetic analyses and morphological differences indic…
Sinocrassula holotricha (Crassulaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China
A new species of crassulacean acid metabolism, Sinocrassula holotricha, is described based on specimen collected from Sichuan Province, Southwest China. The new species can be dis…
Acorus shannai (Acoraceae), a new species from Southern China
Acorus shannai (Acoraceae) is a commonly used seasoning in southern China. It was previously misidentified as A. macrospadiceus (Yamam.) F. N. Wei & Y. K. Li before. Through compa…
Sedum simingshanense (Crassulaceae), a new species from Zhejiang, East China
In this paper, Sedum simingshanense sp. nov. is described as a new species based on morphological and molecular analyses, and its taxonomic relationships are discussed. Morphologi…
Microtoena wawushanensis (Lamiaceae, Lamioideae): A new species from Sichuan, China
Microtoena wawushanensis, a new species from Sichuan, China, is described and illustrated here. The new species is closely related to M. moupinensis and M. prainiana, but differs …
Phylogenetic and taxonomic studies of six recently-described Stellaria species (Caryophyllaceae) from China, with an ad…
The phylogenetic studies of the tribe Alsineae (Caryophyllaceae) have revealed a clearer boundary between the genus Stellaria and related genera, primarily relying on the morpholo…
Carrierea leyensis, a new species of Salicaceae from limestone areas of Guangxi, China
Carrierea leyensis Z.C.Lu & W.B.Xu, a new species of Salicaceae was discovered from limestone areas of Guangxi, China. The morphology of C. leyensis is similar to C. dunniana, but…
Cardamine zhangjiajieensis, a new species of Brassicaceae in China
Cardamine zhangjiajieensis, a new species from Hunan Province, China, is described and illustrated. Cardamine zhangjiajieensis is similar to C. circaeoides. From the latter, C. zh…
Maesa flabellifera (Primulaceae), a new species from southeast Yunnan, China
Maesa flabellifera (Primulaceae-Maesoideae) from southeast Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated here. This new species belongs to the informal long corolla-tube species gro…
The Vitex trifolia complex (Lamiaceae) in the Philippines
The Vitex trifolia complex in the Philippines comprises economically important medicinal species, but its taxonomic status has become ambiguous due to numerous historical nomencla…
Metagentiana jiangyouensis, a new species of Metagentiana (Gentianaceae) from Sichuan, China
Metagentiana jiangyouensis, a new species of Gentianaceae from Sichuan, China, is described and illustrated. This new species is similar to Metagentiana villifera, but differs by …
Three new species of Isodon (Nepetoideae, Lamiaceae) from China
Three new species of Isodon (Lamiaceae) from China are described and illustrated, based on both morphological evidence and our recent phylogenomic studies of the genus. Isodon att…
Lysimachia ailaoshanensis (Primulaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China
A new species, Lysimachia ailaoshanensis is described and illustrated. In gross morphology it is evidently allied to subgen. Palladia sect. Chenopodiopsis and is most similar to L…
The genus Coleus (Lamiaceae) in Central Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi), with the descriptio…
The genus Coleus is revised for DR. Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, based on herbarium taxonomy. Ninety-five taxa are reported (89 species, 1 subspecies, 5 varieties). Fifteen new species…
A new species and a new record of Phlomoides (Lamiaceae) from Xizang, China
Phlomoides bomiensis, a new species in Bomi County, Xizang, China, was described and illustrated. In addition, Phlomoides longidentata, previously only known from Nepal and Bhutan…
Coptis austrogaoligongensis (Ranunculaceae), a new species from West Yunnan, China
Based on morphological and plastid data, we have described and confirmed that Coptis austrogaoligongensis distributed in Tongbiguan Provincial Nature Reserve, Yingjiang County, Yu…
Two new species of Paraphlomis (Lamiales, Lamiaceae) from limestone karsts in Guangdong Province, China
Paraphlomis qingyuanensis and P. baiwanensis (Lamiaceae), two new species from the limestone area in Guangdong Province, China, are described. Morphologically, both species belong…
Callicarpa yongshunensis (Lamiaceae): A new species from Hunan, China
This study provides detailed description of a newly-discovered Callicarpa yongshunensis Wen B. Xu, Xiao D. Li & Yan Ling Liu (Lamiaceae) species from Hunan, China. The species sha…
Gentiana mopanshanensis (Gentianaceae), a new species from Yunnan, southwest China
Gentiana mopanshanensis, a new species of the family Gentianaceae is here described and illustrated. This species is presently known only from the Mopanshan Mountain, Yunnan Provi…
Ajania flavida (Asteraceae, Anthemideae), a distinct new species from southwestern China
Ajania flavida, a new species from western Sichuan and eastern Xizang, China, is described and illustrated. It is readily assigned to A. sect. Ajania owing to its straw-colored, g…
Ophiorrhiza reflexa (Rubiaceae), a new species from a karst region in Guangxi, China
Ophiorrhiza reflexa, a new species from Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated in this study. It is morphologically similar to O. alatiflora due to the branched inflorescenc…
Isodon xiaoluzhiensis (Lamiaceae, Nepetoideae), a new species from Yunnan, southwest China
Isodon xiaoluzhiensis, a new species of the tribe Ocimeae in family Lamiaceae, is described and illustrated. The new species is known only from the type locality, Xiaoluzhi villag…
Molecular and morphological evidence for a new species of Stachys (Lamiaceae) from Hunan, China
Stachys yingzuijieensis, a new species from western Hunan, China, is described and illustrated. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on three nuclear ribosomal DNA loci (ETS, ITS…
Lysimachia cavicola (Primulaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China
Lysimachia cavicola (Subgen. Idiophyton, Primulaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China, is here described and illustrated based on morphological data. Although it shares similar…