Works on Plant Diversity and Evolution
Published research works tagged with the topic “Plant Diversity and Evolution”.
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Lysimachia fenghwaiana (Primulaceae), a new species from Hunan Province, China
A new species, Lysimachia fenghwaiana G.Hao & H.F.Yan (Primulaceae), from Hunan Province, China, is described and illustrated. This new species belongs to Lysimachia subgen. Lysim…
Aeschynanthus smaragdinus F.Wen & J.Q.Qin (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Yunnan Province, China
Aeschynanthus smaragdinus F.Wen & J.Q.Qin, a new species of Gesneriaceae from the monsoon rain forest in Mangbang township, Tengchong City, Yunnan Province, China, is described an…
Taxonomic notes on the genus Deutzia (Hydrangeaceae) from Central China
Based on examination of syntype specimens deposited at P, the lectotype for the name Deutzia setchuenensis Franch. is designated here. By consulting literature and specimen record…
A new, disjunct species of Bahiana (Euphorbiaceae, Acalyphoideae): Phytogeographic connections between the seasonally …
Bahiana is expanded from 1 to 2 species with the description of B. occidentalis K. Wurdack, sp. nov. as a new endemic of the seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTFs) of Peru. The d…
A taxonomic revision of Keraunea, including three new species and its phylogenetic realignment with Ehretiaceae (Borag…
Keraunea is an enigmatic genus of lianescent shrubs endemic to Brazil and found within the Caatinga and Mata Atlântica phytogeographic regions. When first published, Keraunea was …
Commelina danxiaensis (Commelinaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China
Commelina danxiaensis (Commelinaceae), a remarkable new species from Mount Danxia, Guangdong Province, China, is described and illustrated. This species is similar to C. communis …
Licaria ramiroi (Lauraceae), a new species from Western Mexico
Licaria ramiroi, a species endemic to western Mexico, is described and illustrated. The ascription of the new species to Licaria is analysed. It is classified in the subgen. Licar…
Glossoloma magenticristatum (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the Cordillera Oriental of the Colombian Andes
A narrowly endemic new species of Glossoloma is described from the Cordillera Oriental of the northern Andes, in the Colombian departments of Caquetá and Huila. Glossoloma magenti…
Primula wolongensis (Primulaceae), a new species of the primrose from Sichuan, China
This paper describes and illustrates a new species of Primulaceae, Primula wolongensis sp. nov. from Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan Province, China. It is very rare and…
Raphiocarpus taygiangensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from central Vietnam
Raphiocarpus taygiangensis, a new species of Gesneriaceae family discovered in Tay Giang District, Quang Nam Province, Central Vietnam, is here described and illustrated. The new …
Begonia fimbristipula subsp. siamensis (sect. Diploclinium, Begoniaceae), a new taxon of the megadiverse genus endemic…
The genus Begonia has not only been recognised to be one of the mega-diverse plant genera but also as one found to comprise many undiscovered species. In particular, the increase …
Solanum scalarium (Solanaceae), a newly-described dioecious bush tomato from Judbarra/Gregory National Park, Northern …
A new species of functionally dioecious bush tomato of Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum is described. Solanum scalarium Martine & T.M.Williams, sp. nov., is a member of the taxonomi…
Aphyllorchis periactinantha (Orchidaceae, Neottieae), a new mycoheterotrophic species from peninsular Thailand
A new orchid species from southern Thailand, Aphyllorchis periactinantha, is described and illustrated. The novelty is characterized by the subactinomophic flowers, the concave la…
Lysimachia coriacea (Primulaceae, Myrsinoideae), a new species from Chongqing, China
A new species, Lysimachia coriacea, from Chongqing, China, is described and illustrated. It is assigned to subgen. Lysimachia sect. Nummularia ser. Paridiformes and resembles L. p…
Quercus mangdenensis, a new species of Quercus (Fagaceae) from Kon Tum Province, Vietnam
Quercus mangdenensis Binh & Ngoc, sp. nov. (Fagaceae) is newly described from Mang Den Town in the central highland of Vietnam. The new species is characterized by lanceolate to o…
Microchirita minor (Gesneriaceae), a new species from north-western Vietnam
Microchirita minor (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the limestone area in Son La Province, north-western Vietnam, is described here. The new species resembles M. hamosa, but it …
Three new species of Elatostema (Urticaceae) from Thailand
Three new species of Elatostema (Urticaceae) from Thailand, E. kaweesakii Triyutth. & L.F.Fu, sp. nov., E. rubricaule Triyutth. & L.F.Fu, sp. nov. and E. saxatile Triyutth. & L.F.…
A new species of Diplostephium (Asteraceae, Astereae) from the Atacama Desert, Chile
A new species, Diplostephium paposanum S.T.Ibáñez & Muñoz-Schick, sp. nov., is described for Chile, extending the southern distribution of the genus. Its position within the genus…
Impatiens chenmoui (Balsaminaceae), a new species from southern Yunnan, China
Impatiens chenmoui (Balsaminaceae), a new species from southern Yunnan, China, was described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular evidence. This new species is mor…
Argostemma ehuangzhangense (Rubiaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China
Argostemma ehuangzhangense, a new Rubiaceae species from E’huangzhang Nature Reserve, Guangdong Province, China, is here described and illustrated. A morphological comparison betw…
Begonia parvibracteata, a new species in Begonia sect. Platycentrum (Begoniaceae) from Guangxi of China, based on mo…
The previously reported begonias in a limestone forest of Guangxi mainly belong to Begonia sect. Coelocentrum Irmscher. In this article, we described and illustrated a new species…
Oreocharis polyneura, a new species of Gesneriaceae from southern Yunnan, China
Oreocharis polyneura, a new species from southern Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to O. rhytidophylla by having more obvious lateral vei…
A new species of Hibiscus (Malvaceae, Malvoideae) from Guyana
Hibiscus marioniae Dorr, sp. nov. is described and illustrated. It evidently is restricted to central Guyana, northeast of the Kanuku Mountains near the Rewa River, a tributary of…
Coptis huanjiangensis, a new species of Ranunculaceae from Guangxi, China
Coptis huanjiangensis, a new species of Ranunculaceae distributed in the valleys of Jiuwanshan National Natural Reserve in Huanjiang county (Guangxi, China), is described and illu…
Oreocharis qianyuensis, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Southwest, China based on morphological and molecular evide…
Oreocharis qianyuensis, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Southwest, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological comparisons and molecular phylogenetic analyses. P…
Three new species of Polycarpaea (Caryophyllaceae) from Kerala, South India
Three new species of Polycarpaea, Polycarpaea barbellata, P. ebracteata and P. psammophila, are described from the Palakkad district of Kerala, India. The new species are allied t…
Wikstroemia fragrans (Thymelaeaceae, Daphneae), a new species from Mount Danxia, China based on morphological and mole…
A new species, Wikstroemia fragrans (Thymelaeaceae, Daphneae), from Danxiashan National Park, Shaoguan, Guangdong of China is described and illustrated. It is similar to the sympa…
A new species of Encelia (Compositae, Heliantheae, Enceliinae) from the southern Baja California Peninsula
Here, we describe and illustrate Encelia balandra sp. nov., a new species of Compositae from the Baja California Peninsula. It is rare and known only from the rocky hills around P…
Paraphlomis hsiwenii (Lamiaceae), a new species from the limestone area of Guangxi, China
The indumentum of nutlets is shown to be of phylogenetic importance in previous molecular phylogenetic studies of Paraphlomis, a genus of Lamiaceae with approximately 30 species d…
Further clarification on Androsace mollis Hand.-Mazz. (Primulaceae), with a description of a new species of Androsace
The syntypes (H.R.E. Handel-Mazzetti 8896 and H.R.E. Handel-Mazzetti 9280) of Androsace mollis Hand.-Mazz. are identified as two separate taxa based on critical examinations of he…
Impatiens yunlingensis (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China
Impatiens yunlingensis S.X. Yu, Chang Y. Xia & J.H. Yu (Balsaminaceae), a species new to science discovered in Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated here, along with its phy…
Impatiens hambaeksanensis (Balsaminaceae), a new species from South Korea
A new species Impatiens hambaeksanensis from Gangwon-do, South Korea, is described and illustrated, based on its morphology and distribution. I. hambaeksanensis is different from …
Polygonatum praecox (Asparagaceae), a new species from mid-eastern China revealed by morphological and molecular evid…
A new species, Polygonatum praecox Y.F.Hu & J.W.Shao (Asparagaceae), is described and illustrated. This species is similar to P. cyrtonema, P. odoratum and P. caulialatum, but can…
Two new species of Miersia and their phylogenetic placements alongside the recently described M. putaendensis (Gillies…
Two new species of the Chilean endemic genus Miersia (Gilliesieae, Allioideae, Amaryllidaceae) are described, M. stellata and M. raucoana, alongside morphological descriptions, a …
Smithia yehii (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae), a new species from Taiwan
A new species of Smithia Aiton, S. yehii C.M.Wang, Chih Y.Chang & Y.H.Tseng, sp. nov. from the wetlands of Taiwan is reported in this article. This species was mistakenly identifi…
Monopyle glutinosa (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes
Exploratory field expeditions to the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes resulted in the discovery of a new species of Monopyle (Gesneriaceae). Monopyle glutinosa J.L.Clark & K…
Mosla dadoensis (Lamiaceae), a new species from the southern islands of South Korea
Mosla dadoensis (Lamiaceae), a new species from the southern islands of South Korea, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to M. chinensis, but …
Flora of Cameroon – Annonaceae Vol 45
Annonaceae is a major pantropical family with 113 genera and about 2550 species. Cameroon is one of the most biodiverse countries in Africa but its flora remains incompletely know…
Breynia hiemalis (Phyllanthaceae, Phyllantheae), a new species from Yunnan, south-west China
Breynia hiemalis Huan C. Wang & Feng Yang (Phyllanthaceae), of sect. Cryptogynium (Müll.Arg.) Welzen & Pruesapan in subg. Breynia, is described from Yunnan, south-west China. It i…
A new species of Quercus genus (Fagaceae) from Son Tra Peninsula, Central Vietnam
A new species, Quercus sontraensis Ngoc, Binh & Son is described from Son Tra Nature Reserve, Son Tra Peninsula, Central Vietnam. We examined the morphology and constructed a high…
Campanula luzhijiangensis (Campanulaceae), a new species from Yunnan, southwest China
Campanula luzhijiangensis (Campanulaceae: Campanuleae) is described and illustrated as a new species from Yunnan, southwest China. The new species is mainly characterized by its r…
The systematic position of puzzling Sino-Himalayan Lophocolea sikkimensis (Lophocoleaceae, Marchantiophyta) is identif…
Lophocolea sikkimensis, a little-known Sino-Himalayan species, was collected in North Vietnam and its taxonomic position was identified by molecular genetic techniques. The specie…
Boliviadendron, a new segregate genus of mimosoid legume (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade) narrowly ende…
Phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequence data sampling all species of Leucochloron alongside representatives of genera of the Inga and Albizia clades of the larger ingoid clade of mi…
Phylogeny and classification of the Australasian and Indomalayan mimosoid legumes Archidendron and Archidendropsis (Le…
The morphologically variable genus Archidendron is the second largest mimosoid legume genus from the Indomalayan-Australasian region, yet it has not been well represented in phylo…
Spiradiclis liboensis (Rubiaceae), a new species from limestone mountain areas in Guizhou, China
Spiradiclis liboensis L. Wu & W. J. Liu, a new species in tribe Ophiorrhizeae of Rubiaceae from limestone mountain areas of Guizhou, south-western China, is described and illustra…
Hymenasplenium tholiformis (Aspleniaceae), a new fern species from southeastern Xizang, China based on morphological a…
A new species of Aspleniaceae, Hymenasplenium tholiformis sp. nov., is described from Medog County in southeastern Xizang, China. The new species is morphologically similar to H. …
Ardisia whitmorei (Primulaceae-Myrsinoideae), a new species from north east of Peninsular Malaysia
Ardisia whitmorei Julius & Utteridge, sp. nov. (Primulaceae-Myrsinoideae), a member of Ardisia subgenus Stylardisia on account of the style protruding from the closed petals prior…
Paraphlomis jinggangshanensis (Lamiaceae), a new species from Jiangxi, China
Paraphlomis jinggangshanensis (Lamiaceae), a new species from Jiangxi Province, China, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to P. intermedia, b…
Erythroxylum austroguangdongense (Erythroxylaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China
Erythroxylum austroguangdongense (Erythroxylaceae), a new species from Guangdong Province, China, is described and illustrated. This new species is morphologically most similar to…