Works on Plant Diversity and Evolution
Published research works tagged with the topic “Plant Diversity and Evolution”.
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Novelties on the genus Vaccinium (Ericaceae) from Hainan, China: a new species and a new record for the country
Here we describe a new species, Vaccinium pseudopubicalyx, and report a new record for the flora of China, V. viscifolium, both from Hainan Province. Vaccinium viscifolium also re…
Selaginella wuyishanensis (sect. Tetragonostachyae, Selaginellaceae), a new species from East China and its phylogenet…
A new spikemoss species, Selaginella wuyishanensis, is described and illustrated based on materials collected from Fujian Province, East China. The new species can be distinguishe…
Monograph of Doselia (Solanaceae), a new hemiepiphytic genus endemic to the northern Andes
A new genus, Doselia A.Orejuela & Särkinen, gen. nov., is described in the tribe Solandreae (Solanaceae) consisting of four species of hemiepiphytic lianas endemic to the premonta…
A new species of Cinnamomum (Lauraceae) from southwestern China
Field investigations in Guizhou, China, in 2020 resulted in the discovery of an unknown species of Lauraceae. Morphological studies revealed that it is a new species of Cinnamomum…
Oreocharis guangwushanensis, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Sichuan Province, China
A new species of Oreocharis, O. guangwushanensis from the Sichuan Province of south-western China, is described and illustrated here. This new species has a pink corolla that is d…
Micromorphological leaf epidermal traits as potential taxonomic markers for infrageneric classification of Oxytropis (…
The characteristics of the leaf epidermis have proven to be useful criteria to support taxonomic studies within Fabaceae. However, there are few systematic studies on the taxonomi…
Lepisorus medioximus (Polypodiales, Polypodiaceae), a new species from Shan State of Myanmar
A new species of the species-rich fern genus Lepisorus (Polypodiales, Polypodiaceae) has been found to occur in Shan state, Myanmar. Lepisorus medioximus is described based on mor…
Thesium muasyae (Santalaceae), a new species from the limestone fynbos of the Overberg, South Africa
Thesium muasyae, a new species of the family Santalaceae, is described and illustrated. This species has unique morphological and ecological characters, differentiating it from ot…
Polypleurum chinense (Podostemaceae), a new species from Fujian, China, based on morphological and genomic evidence
We describe Polypleurum chinense, a new species of Podostemaceae from Yunxiao County, Fujian Province, China, based on morphological and molecular data and the genus Polypleurum i…
Primula xinningensis (Primulaceae), a new species from karst caves in Hunan, China
Primula xinningensis Wei Zhang bis & J.W.Shao, a new species from Hunan Province, China, is described. Its leaf morphology is similar to the P. merrilliana complex and flower morp…
Thylacopteris minuta (Polypodiaceae), a new fern species from Myanmar
The genus Thylacopteris is a small, phylogenetically isolated genus belonging to the fern family Polypodiaceae. This study describes a new species, Thylacopteris minuta, based on …
Molecular, chromosomal, and morphological evidence reveals a new allotetraploid fern species of Asplenium (Aspleniacea…
Asplenium jiulianshanense, a new tetraploid fern species of the A. normale complex (Aspleniaceae) from Jiulianshan National Nature Reserve, southern Jiangxi, China is described an…
New Species of Virola (Myristicaceae) from South America
With about 70 species Virola, is the largest genus of Myristicaceae in the Neotropics, the genus ranked in the top ten genera of abundance across Amazonia. Ten new species are pro…
Johnstonella punensis (Boraginaceae), a new species endemic to the dry Puna of Chile
In an earlier molecular phylogenetic study, a sample of what was originally identified as Cryptantha hispida (Boraginaceae) from Chile, grouped with species of the genus Johnstone…
Isotrema putalengense, a new species of Aristolochiaceae from northern Vietnam and two new combinations in Isotrema
Isotrema putalengense Luu, Q.B.Nguyen & H.C.Nguyen is described as a new species from northern Vietnam. It looks most morphologically like I. wardianum but is distinguishable by a…
Primulina nana (Gesneriaceae), a new species from eastern Guangxi, China
Primulina nana C.Xiong, W.C.Chou & F.Wen, a new species of Gesneriaceae from limestone areas of Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated here. It morphologically resembles P. …
Two new pendulous epiphytic Columnea L. (Gesneriaceae) species from the Chocó forests of the Northern Andes
Exploratory field expeditions to the Chocó forests in the northwestern slopes of the Ecuadorian and Colombian Andes resulted in the discovery of two new species of Columnea (Gesne…
Aster quanzhouensis (Asteraceae), a new riparian species from eastern China
Aster quanzhouensis sp. nov. (Asteraceae) from Fujian, eastern China, is described and illustrated. It grows on rocks in the riparian zone. Morphological, cytological and molecula…
A new species and new records of Solanum (Solanaceae) from Colombia
We describe a new species of the Geminata clade of Solanum from Colombia and provide new distributional records for two additional Solanum species, recorded here for the first tim…
Paracladopus chiangmaiensis (Podostemaceae), a new generic record for China and its complete plastid genome
The genus Paracladopus was established based on the type species P. chiangmaiensis in 2006. The two Paracladopus species are distributed in Thailand and Laos; however, neither of …
Taxonomic revision of the peculiar genus Xylopodia (Loasaceae) with a new species from Argentina and Bolivia demonstra…
Loasaceae subfam. Loasoideae are a nearly exclusively American plant group with a center of diversity in Peru. Numerous new taxa have been described over the past decades; one of …
Relationships among Calibrachoa, Fabiana and Petunia (Petunieae tribe, Solanaceae) and a new generic placement of Arge…
Calibrachoa Cerv., Fabiana Ruiz & Pav., and Petunia Juss. form a clade within tribe Petunieae (Solanaceae). Phylogenetic studies of Petunieae, either as part of a family-wide anal…
Primula longipilosa (Primulaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China
Primula longipilosa from SW Yunnan, China, is described as a species new to science and illustrated. The systematic placement of this new species is also discussed based on an nrI…
Tectaria danangensis (Tectariaceae), a new fern species from Vietnam
A new fern species, Tectaria danangensis (Tectariaceae) from Vietnam, which had long been misreported as T. crenata, is described and illustrated. The new species resembles T. poi…
Actinostephanus (Gesneriaceae), a new genus and species from Guangdong, South China
Actinostephanus, a new genus from southern China, is described and colorfully illustrated with a single species, A. enpingensis. This new genus is morphologically most similar to …
Elsholtzia zhongyangii (Lamiaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China
Elsholtzia zhongyangii (Lamiaceae), a new species from Sichuan Province, China, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to E. feddei f. feddei, bu…
Orobanche ingens (Orobanchaceae) – a poorly known species of the Greater Caucasus: taxonomic problems, distribution, h…
Orobanche ingens is an endemic species from the Caucasus, especially the Greater Caucasus, parasitising on large Apiaceae (usually Heracleum). This species was misclassified over …
Oreocharis phuongii (Gesneriaceae), a new species from central Vietnam
Oreocharis phuongii, a new species of Gesneriaceae from central Vietnam, is described and illustrated here. The new species is most similar to O. longifolia by sharing peduncles u…
Impatiens liupanshuiensis (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Guizhou, China
Impatiens liupanshuiensis (Balsamianceae), belonging to I. subgen. Impatiens, is recognised as a new species from Guizhou, China and it is described and illustrated. It is morphol…
Torreya dapanshanica (Taxaceae), a new species of gymnosperm from Zhejiang, East China
Torreya dapanshanica X.F.Jin, Y.F.Lu & Zi L.Chen, a new species endemic to central Zhejiang, East China, is described and illustrated. This new species is most similar to T. jiulo…
Impatiens bijieensis (Balsaminaceae), a new species from karst plateau in Guizhou, China
Impatiens bijieensis X.X. Bai & L.Y. Ren, sp. nov. from northwest Guizhou Province, China, is described and illustrated. This new species is distributed discontinuously in Jiulong…
An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Taita Hills, Eastern Arc Mountain
Taita Hills forests are an ecological island within the Tsavo plains and are the northern-most part of the Eastern Arc Mountains in southeast Kenya. They are highly fragmented for…
Nicotiana gandarela (Solanaceae), a new species of ‘tobacco’ highly endangered from the Quadrilátero Ferrífero in Braz…
Nicotiana gandarela Augsten & Stehmann (Solanaceae), sp. nov., a small ’tobacco’ known only from one locality at Serra do Gandarela, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is descr…
A natural hybrid of Sindora (Fabaceae, Detarioideae) from Singapore
Sindora × changiensis L.M.Choo, Loo, W.F.Ang & K.Er is a new hybrid from the subfamily Detarioideae in Fabaceae. This is the first reported instance of natural hybridisation in Si…
Two new species of Drymonia (Gesneriaceae) from Northwestern South America, including the discovery of the longest flo…
Two new species, Drymonia intermedia Clavijo & J.L.Clark, sp. nov. and D. longiflora J.L.Clark & Clavijo, sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae, Columneinae), are described from the western Ande…
Silene vanchingshanensis (Caryophyllaceae) a new species from Southwest China
Silene vanchingshanensis (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Fanjingshan Mountain in Guizhou (southwest China) is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to S. …
Pitcairnia abscondita (Pitcairnioideae, Bromeliaceae), a hidden novelty from north-western Jalisco, Mexico
Pitcairnia abscondita sp. nov., known until now only from the Municipalities of Cabo Corrientes, Mascota, Puerto Vallarta, San Sebastián del Oeste and Talpa de Allende in the Stat…
Capparis (Capparaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia, including a new species and two new varieties
As part of the Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Project, a species checklist of the genus Capparis in Peninsular Malaysia is presented here with a total of 11 species, two subspecies …
Valeriana praecipitis (Caprifoliaceae), a species new to science and endemic to Central Chile
The species Valeriana praecipitis (Caprifoliaceae), new to science and endemic to the Ñuble Region, Central Chile, is formally described. Morphological data support its placement …
Molecular and morphological evidence for a new species of Pogostemon (Lamiaceae) from Hainan Island, China
Pogostemon hainanensis, a new species of Lamiaceae from Hainan Island, China, is described. The phylogenetic position of the new species within Pogostemon was investigated based o…
The rediscovery of Carya poilanei (Juglandaceae) after 63 years reveals a new record from China
Despite having been first published in 1941, Carya poilanei (A.Chev.) J.-F.Leroy is only known from three collections in Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. It has not been recollected si…
A new species (Begonia giganticaulis) of Begoniaceae from southern Xizang (Tibet) of China
Begonia giganticaulis, a huge new species in Begonia sect. Platycentrum of Begoniaceae from southern Xizang (Tibet) of China, is described. Morphologically, it is mostly similar t…
A new combination in Pseudolappula (Boraginaceae, Rochelieae) based on morphological, molecular and palynological evid…
Lappula sinaica was recently transferred to the monotypic genus Pseudolappula based on phylogenetic studies, while the related species, L. occultata, has remained in the genus Lap…
Primulina scutellifolia, a new species of Gesneriaceae from southern Vietnam
Primulina scutellifolia is described as a new species from Khanh Hoa Province, southern Central Vietnam. It is distinct in the genus in having scutellate leaves that make it a hig…
Phelypaea boissieri f. lutea (Orobanchaceae), a peculiar new form from Turkey and typification of the name of this spe…
The genus Phelypaea includes three holoparasite species with one of the most intense red flowers among all plants worldwide. So far, there are few references to other colour taxa …
Notes on Brazilian Pachira (Malvaceae, Bombacoideae) II: Additional typifications and new synonymies
The typification and status of the names of 14 species of Pachira (Malvaceae: Bombacoideae) found in Brazil are discussed, including type material from Brazil, the Guianas, Colomb…
Coleus (Lamiaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia including two new species
In Peninsular Malaysia, Coleus is represented by five species. Two, C. hairulii Kiew and C. rafidahiae Kiew, are new species. Both are narrowly endemic and restricted to limestone…
Morphological and molecular evidence reveals three new species of Lithocarpus (Fagaceae) from Bidoup-Nui Ba National P…
Three new species, Lithocarpus bidoupensis Ngoc & Tagane, L. congtroiensis Ngoc & Yahara, and L. hongiaoensis Ngoc & Binh are described from Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park, Central H…
Glossoloma wiehleri (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the northwestern Andes of Ecuador
A new species of Glossoloma is described from the western Andean slopes of the Pichincha Province in northern Ecuador. Glossoloma wiehleri J.L.Clark & Tobar is differentiated from…
Primulina silaniae sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae) from the limestone area of Guizhou Province, China
Primulina silaniae X.X.Bai & F.Wen, a new species of Primulina Hance (Gesneriaceae) from the limestone area of Wangmo County, Guizhou Province, is described and illustrated. The n…