Works on Plant Diversity and Evolution
Published research works tagged with the topic “Plant Diversity and Evolution”.
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Resolving the taxonomic enigma of Nesocaryum stylosum (Boraginaceae): phylogenetic evidence for its reclassification as…
The classification of Nesocaryum stylosum (Boraginaceae) has remained unresolved for nearly a century. This species is endemic to Isla San Ambrosio, a small island located approxi…
A new species of Echinodorus (Alismatales, Alismataceae) from the Chaco region with a waterlily soul
We describe Echinodorus nenufar, a new species from ephemeral aquatic environments in the dry Chaco region of northern Argentina and western Paraguay. This species is readily dist…
Columnea rubromarginata (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the western Andean slopes of Colombia and Ecuador
Field expeditions to the western Andean slopes of Colombia and ongoing herbarium research resulted in the discovery of a new species of Columnea (Gesneriaceae). Columnea rubromarg…
A new dioecious bush tomato, Solanum nectarifolium (Solanaceae), from the northern Tanami Desert, Northern Territory, A…
A new species of functionally dioecious bush tomato from the “Solanum dioicum + S. echinatum group” of Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum is described. Solanum nectarifolium Martine &…
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…
Middletonia tiepiana (Gesneriaceae), a new species from southern Vietnam
A new species of Middletonia (Gesneriaceae), M. tiepiana, is described from Nui Chua National Park in southern Vietnam. This is the third species of the genus recorded in Vietnam,…
Taxonomy, morphology and cytology of Micranthes virginiensis (Michaux) Small (Saxifragales, Saxifragaceae), new chromos…
Micranthes virginiensis (Saxifragaceae) is an herbaceous, flowering plant species native to eastern North America with a range extending from the Gulf of Mexico into Canada. This …
Mycetia saxicola (Rubiaceae), a new species with cauliflory from limestone areas in Yunnan, China, supported by morphol…
A new species exhibiting cauliflory within the tribe Argostemmateae (Rubiaceae), Mycetia saxicola Z.Q. Song & D.X. Xu, is described and illustrated from limestone areas in Yunnan,…
A new species of Clematis sect. Tubulosae (Ranunculaceae) from Zhejiang, East China
Clematis liana sp. nov., a new species of Ranunculaceae from Zhejiang and Anhui Provinces in eastern China, is described and illustrated. This species exhibits similarities in mor…
Taxonomic status of Orophea yunnanensis (Annonaceae), an endemic plant species in Yunnan, China
This study elucidates the taxonomic affinity of Orophea yunnanensis by considering whether it belongs to Orophea or Alphonsea. Integrating comparative morphological analysis of ty…
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…
A new synonym of Mussaenda (Rubiaceae) from Vietnam
Based on examination of type specimens and original literature, it has been determined that Mussaenda recurvata Naiki, Tagane & Yahara and Mussaenda reflexisepala Tao Chen & Duy a…
Argostemma sawmlianae (Rubiaceae, Argostemmateae), a new species from Northeast India under the Indo-Burma Hotspot
Argostemma sawmlianae (Rubiaceae), a new species from Mizoram, Northeast India, within the Indo-Burma hotspot, is described and illustrated. The species is compared with its allie…
Polystichum oligodontum (subg. Haplopolystichum, Dryopteridaceae), a new cave fern from Guangxi, China
Polystichum oligodontum (Dryopteridaceae), a new fern species in P. subg. Haplopolystichum from three karst caves in northwest Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. This s…
Resolving the taxonomy of Leea trifoliata (Leeaceae, Vitales): Reinstatement and typification
Leea trifoliata M.A.Lawson has long been considered conspecific with L. compactiflora Kurz. Detailed examination of live materials and herbarium specimens suggests that both speci…
Astragalus zibaishanensis sp. nov. (Fabaceae), a new species from Shaanxi, China
Astragalus zibaishanensis sp. nov. (Fabaceae) is described and illustrated from Shaanxi, China. This new species is similar to Astragalus monadelphus, A. xitaibaicus and A. neomon…
Two new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae) from unprotected campo rupestre in the western Chapada Diamantina, Bahi…
Microlicia D.Don (Melastomataceae, Lavoisiereae) is a genus of shrubs and subshrubs comprising nearly 300 species, primarily distributed across nutrient-poor, open habitats in Bra…
Balanophora xinfeniae (Balanophoraceae), a new species from Xizang, China
Balanophora xinfeniae C.L.Fu, M.Li & B.Xu, a new species discovered in Xizang, China, is described and illustrated here. Molecular phylogenetic analyses and morphological comparis…
Comparisons of insect and pathogen leaf damage on early Eocene Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) from Patagonia and extant Austral…
Australian forests and woodlands are dominated by the species-rich (> 700 spp.) genus Eucalyptus L’Hér. (Myrtaceae). Despite this modern-day dominance, the earliest macrofossil ev…
A nomenclator of Drymaria (Caryophyllaceae)
Drymaria (Caryophyllaceae) is here considered to contain 56 species plus 19 infraspecific taxa, excluding autonyms. In the current study, all effectively published names of Drymar…
Solanum stellaticalycinum, a new simple-leaved species of the Pteroidea clade from Peru (Potato Clade, Solanum, Solanac…
A new species from the montane forests in central Peru belonging to the Pteroidea clade of Solanum is described and illustrated. Solanum stellaticalycinum M.A.Cueva, Treviño & D.S…
Clematis danxiacola (Ranunculaceae), a new species from the Danxia landform area in Zhejiang Province, China
Clematis danxiacola, a novel species of Ranunculaceae discovered in the Danxia landform area of Zhejiang, China, is described and illustrated herein. This species exhibits morphol…
Vaccinium bidoupense (Ericaceae), a new species from Vietnam and Laos, with notes on V. petelotii and V. pseudobullatum
Vaccinium bidoupense, a new species of Ericaceae from the Central Highlands of Vietnam and their vicinity in Laos, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically…
Primula xinjingensis (Primulaceae), a new species from Guizhou, China
A new species, named Primula xinjingensis, has been described from north-eastern Guizhou, China. It belongs to the sect. Monocarpicae. The species resembles P. pellucida in having…
Two new species, one new record, and one new synonym of Aeschynanthus (Gesneriaceae) from China
Southwest China is a biodiversity hotspot, with numerous new Gesneriaceae species recently discovered there. Recent reports of new Aeschynanthus taxa and records from western Yunn…
Mallotus thinii (Euphorbiaceae), a new species discovered from the coastal areas of the south-central provinces of Viet…
Mallotus thinii Kim Thanh & V.S.Dang, a new species discovered in coastal areas of the south-central provinces of Vietnam, is described and illustrated here. This species is morph…
A new tree species from seasonally dry tropical forest in southern Ecuador, Spirotheca zapotillana sp. nov. (Malvaceae)…
A new species of Malvaceae, Spirotheca zapotillana, is described from the Equatorial Pacific region of South America. The species occurs in seasonally dry tropical forests of El O…
Dorobaea linearifolia (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a distinctive new species of the subtropical montane forests of centra…
Dorobaea linearifolia Montesinos & Pruski (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) is described as a new species from the humid subtropical montane forests of central Peru, specifically from the…
Lysimachia barcae (Primulaceae), a new endemic shrub from Wainiha, Kaua‘i, Hawaiian Islands
A new endemic species of Lysimachia from Kaua‘i, Hawaiian Islands, is described and illustrated with notes on its distribution, ecology, conservation status and phylogenetic relat…
Carlephyton sajoreciae (Araceae, tribe Arophyteae), a new species from Daraina, Northern Madagascar
Carlephyton sajoreciae is a new species of Araceae from northern Madagascar. It is distinguishable from the similar C. darainense mainly by the purple interior spathe, yellow spad…
Petrocosmea miechangensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China
A new species in Gesneriaceae, Petrocosmea miechangensis, is described from southeastern Yunnan, China. This species bears a resemblance to P. sericea in the shape of the adaxial …
Lysimachia speciosa (Primulaceae), a new species from Central China
A new species, Lysimachia speciosa, from western Hubei Province, Central China, is described and illustrated. The species is morphologically similar to L. deltoidea, especially va…
Raphiocarpus discolor (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China
Raphiocarpus discolor, a new species from Guangdong Province, China, is described and illustrated. This species is morphologically similar to R. bicallosus C.H.Nguyen, Aver. & F.W…
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 …
Pternopetalum wulingense (Apiaceae), a new species from the Wuling Mountains, China
Pternopetalum wulingense (Apiaceae) is described as a new species from the Wuling Mountains in Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality, China. Both phylogenetic analyses and d…
Dryopteris pycnolepis, a new fern species from northern Vietnam, with miscellaneous notes on Dryopteris sect. Splendent…
A new woodfern species, Dryopteris pycnolepis, is described from northern Vietnam. The new species differs mainly in having broadly lanceolate scales (versus ovate-lanceolate) on …
Taxonomic novelties in New Guinea Uvarieae (Annonaceae): Revision of Pyramidanthe and new genus records of Desmos and F…
The diversity of climbing Annonaceae in New Guinea, the world’s largest tropical island, remains poorly known. Here, we provide a regional taxonomic account for three genera of th…
Lysimachia nanshanensis (Primulaceae), a new species from southwest Hunan, China
Lysimachia nanshanensis, a new species of Lysimachia ser. Paridiformes discovered in Nanshan National Park of southwest Hunan, China, is described and illustrated. Morphologically…
Petrocosmea pengzhouensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Sichuan Province, China
A new species of Gesneriaceae, Petrocosmea pengzhouensis K.Huang & Z.X.Fu, sp. nov., from the Feilaifeng Scenic Area of Longmen Mountain National Geological Park (Pengzhou, Chengd…
A new Dichocarpum W.T.Wang & P.K.Hsiao (Ranunculaceae) species from Guizhou, China
A new species of Dichocarpum from Guizhou, China, is described and illustrated. Morphologically, it resembles D. auriculatum, D. trifoliolatum, D. basilare, D. franchetii, D. aris…
Two new rarely collected species of Annonaceae from the Peruvian Amazon
While preparing a taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genus Klarobelia Chatrou (Annonaceae), two species new to science – Klarobelia icoja S.Lara & Chatrou, sp. nov., and Malmea…
Two new species of Columnea (Gesneriaceae) from the Colombian Andes
Two new species of Columnea are described based on recent field expeditions and herbarium research. These species are unusual within Columnea for exhibiting a dorsiventral epiphyt…
Diplazium clivicolum (Polypodiales, Athyriaceae), a new fern species from southern Yunnan, China
A new species in Athyriaceae, Diplazium clivicolum (section Anisogonium) is described and illustrated from southern Yunnan, China. Diplazium clivicolum exhibits the greatest morph…
Metapetrocosmea navicularis, a new species of Gesneriaceae in Vietnam
Based on morphological comparisons, literature reviews, and molecular systematic studies, a new species from South Vietnam, Metapetrocosmea navicularis F.Wen, T.V.Do, Z.B.Xin & K.…
Sinojohnstonia henanensis (Boraginaceae), a new species from Henan, China
Sinojohnstonia henanensis, a new species from the Muzhaling Scenic Area in Henan Province, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to S. chekiangensis a…
Two new combinations of Middletonia (Gesneriaceae) in China
In 2016, systematic studies of the tribe Loxocarpinae A.DC. supported the establishment of the new genus Middletonia C. Puglisi. This study was based on inference and parsimony an…
Derris longiracemosa (Fabaceae), a new species from Thailand with extraordinary limestone adaptations and the longest i…
A new species of Derris Lour. (Fabaceae), Derris longiracemosa Boonprajan & Sirich., sp. nov., is described as the species bearing the longest inflorescences recorded in the genus…
A new species of Nototriche (Malvaceae, Malvoideae) from the high Andes of Ecuador
A new species of Nototriche (Malvaceae, Malvoideae) growing in the high Andes of Ecuador is described. Nototriche antisanensis E.J.Trujillo, Muriel, Espinel-Ortiz & Romol. is a cu…
Taxonomic revision of the Cyathula achyranthoides group (Amaranthaceae, Achyranthoids) in continental Africa and Madaga…
Desmochaeta (now Cyathula) achyranthoides was described from South America and reported to be a widespread tropical plant in both Africa and the Americas. A revision of herbarium …