Works on Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies
Published research works tagged with the topic “Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies”.
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Solms-laubachia garzeensis (Brassicaceae), a new species from the Hengduan Mountains of Sichuan Province, China
A new species of the genus Solms-laubachia was discovered in the Hengduan Mountains region of Sichuan Province, China, and it has been described and illustrated. Morphologically, …
Astragalus wuqiaensis (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae, Astragaleae), a new species from Xinjiang, China
During an extensive botanical survey in Ulugqat Township, Wuqia County, Xinjiang, China—a region along the country’s western border that remains significantly understudied—Astraga…
A commented checklist and key for the genus Carex (Cyperaceae) in Peru
Carex is one of the most species-rich genera of vascular plants worldwide and it is a dominant element in cold and temperate regions. However, its diversity in South America…
Call a spade a spade: taxonomy and distribution of Pelobates, with description of a new Balkan endemic
The genomic era contributes to update the taxonomy of many debated terrestrial vertebrates. In an accompanying work, we provided a comprehensive molecular assessment of spadefoot …
One new genus Najas (Hydrocharitaceae) and four new vascular plant records for Kosovo: Lycopodium, Najas and two Cyperu…
Targeted field surveys, during the 2025 vegetative period, across a range of natural habitats revealed four vascular plant taxa previously unconfirmed for the flora of Kosovo: Lyc…
First record of Diplotaxis kohlaanensis (Brassicaceae) for the eastern African flora with taxonomical and phytogeograph…
Diplotaxis (Brassicaceae) is a genus widely distributed in the temperate areas of Europe, Asia and Africa, reaching its greatest diversity in NW Africa, Cape Verde and the Mediter…
Reproductive biology and conservation status of Leopoldia mira, Muscari sandrasicum and M. serpentinicum (Asparagaceae)
Leopoldia mira, Muscari sandrasicum and M. serpentinicum are endemic grape hyacinth species restricted to serpentinous and calcareous habitats in south-western Anatolia, Türkiye. …
Anchusella cretica (Boraginaceae): a new genus and species record for the flora of Kosovo (Southeast Europe)
Anchusella cretica (Boraginaceae) is recorded for the first time in Kosovo and represents a new genus and species for the national flora. This range extension improves the knowled…
Notulae to the Italian native vascular flora: 20
In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, and exclusions to the Italian a…
The ledge plant communities in a limestone cave of the Apuan area: identification and survey by UAV technology
The Apuan Alps are a mountain range in the north-west of Tuscany, part of the Tuscan Sub-Apennines. The particular geomorphology, exposure, and biogeographic location create a div…
Notes on the distribution, ecology, associated vegetation and conservation status of Gymnadenia (Orchidaceae) in Kosovo
Four species of Gymnadenia are native to Kosovo: G. conopsea, G. frivaldii, G. nigra, and G. odoratissima. In this study, field expedition data, phytosociological relevés, herbari…
New distribution records of the alien plant – Sicyos angulatus L. (Cucurbitaceae) from Georgia
The invasion of alien plants into the territory of Georgia started in ancient times and continues today. Sicyos angulatus L., a species of North American origin, is an example of …
Important plant areas (IPAs) in the Fergana Valley (Central Asia): The Bozbu-Too-Ungortepa massif
This paper discusses identifying Important Plant Areas (IPAs) in one of the most densely populated regions of Central Asia—the Fergana valley. The recognition of IPA sites is an a…
Important plant areas (IPAs) in the Fergana Valley (Central Asia): The badlands of the northern foothills
Here, we aimed to identify important plant areas (IPAs) in the Fergana Valley, one of the most densely human-populated regions in Central Asia with a diverse array of endemic and …
First record of Platyceps rhodorachis (Jan in de Filippi, 1865) from the Alay Mountains, southern Kyrgyzstan
We report recent observations of Platyceps rhodorachis (Jan in de Filippi, 1865) from Kyrgyzstan and the first species record from the Alay Mountains. It represents an important r…
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…
Oxytropis jamsranii (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae, Astragaleae), a new species of section Xerobia from Mongolia
The genus Oxytropis L. (Fabaceae) comprises over 600 accepted species, ranking amongst the largest in the family. Nearly 100 Oxytropis taxa have been reported from Mongolia, spann…
Orychophragmus yangii sp. nov. (Brassicaceae), a new species from Shaanxi, China
A new species, Orychophragmus yangii sp. nov., from the Loess Plateau of Shaanxi Province, China, is described and illustrated. This species differs clearly from all other Orychop…
Primula longipes subsp. bayburtensis Sefali, Yapar & Demir (Primulaceae): A new taxon from north-eastern Anatolia, Türk…
The new taxon, Primula longipes subsp. bayburtensis Sefali, Yapar & Demir, subsp. nov. (Primulaceae) is described and illustrated from Bayburt Province, Türkiye. It is morphologic…
Prunus zhuxiensis (Rosaceae), a new species from Hubei, China
In the present paper, we describe a new species, Prunus zhuxiensis (P. subg. Cerasus), from Hubei, China, based on long-term field observations. This species closely resembles P. …
Morphological and phylogenetic analysis approach to three new species and a new section of Astragalus (Fabaceae) from M…
Astragalus L. is the largest genus worldwide, comprising more than 3,100 species belonging to 250 sections. In Mongolia, approximately 130 species, including 15 endemic and 25 sub…
Rorippa daguanensis (Brassicaceae), a new species from eastern China
Rorippa daguanensis W.Zhang & K.Zhao (Brassicaceae), a new species from Anhui and Hubei Provinces of eastern China, is described. Its floral morphology resembles R. dubia, with it…
Tilia saxatilis (Malvaceae), a new species from limestone areas of Guangxi, China
Tilia saxatilis Z.C.Lu & W.B.Xu, a new species was discovered in limestone areas of Guangxi, China. The morphology shows that T. saxatilis is similar to T. tuan Szyszyl., but diff…
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…
Carex qingyuanensis (Cyperaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China
Carex qingyuanensis, a new species of Cyperaceae from Guangdong Province, China, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to Carex peliosanthifolia…
An account of the genus Cistanche (Orobanchaceae) in Iraq and taxonomic considerations in the Middle East
Species limits in the genus Cistanche are poorly understood, despite the plants’ long history of use in traditional herbal medicine and food across their range. Here we present a …
A new species of Veronica (Plantaginaceae) from Western Iran
A new species, Veronica kurdistanica (Plantaginaceae), is described and illustrated. It grows on limestone cliffs in mountainous alpine areas of western Iran (Kurdistan province).…
A new species of Atriplex (Amaranthaceae) from the Indian subcontinent
A new subshrubby C4-species from the lowlands and foothills of India, Pakistan and SE Afghanistan, Atriplex pseudotatarica, is described and illustrated. Previously, it was incorr…
Silene isabellae (Caryophyllaceae), a new campion species from serpentine soils of Albania
The new species Silene isabellae is described and illustrated from the Skënderbëut mountain range of central Albania. It grows on the ultramafic mountain slopes around Qafë Shtamë…
Astragalus bashanensis (Leguminosae), a new species from Central China
A new species Astragalus bashanensis, from western Hubei Province, Central China is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to Astragalus sinicus and…
Allium sunhangii – a new species from section Brevidentia F.O.Khass. & Iengal. (Amaryllidaceae) from Southern Pamir-Al…
A new species, Allium sunhangii sp. nov., of the Middle Asiatic section Brevidentia F.O.Khass. & Iengal., (subgenus Allium, tribe Allioideae, Amaryllidaceae) is described. The spe…
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…
Hemilophia cardiocarpa (Brassicaceae), a new species from Yunnan, southwest China
Hemilophia cardiocarpa (Brassicaceae), the sixth species of the Chinese endemic genus Hemilophia, is described and illustrated. This plant is found in the Jiaozishan Mountains in …
A new species of Ranunculus (Ranunculaceae) from Western Pamir-Alay, Uzbekistan
New data on the phylogeny of four rare and endemic species of Ranunculus L. sect. Ranunculastrum DC. of western Pamir-Alai, one of which is new to science, have been obtained. Ran…
Pulvinatusia (Brassicaceae), a new cushion genus from China and its systematic position
The new genus and species Pulvinatusia xuegulaensis (Brassicaceae) are described and illustrated. The species is a cushion plant collected from Xuegu La, Xizang, China. Its vegeta…
Carex malipoensis (Cyperaceae), a new species from southeast Yunnan, China
Carex malipoensis, a new species from southeast Yunnan, China, is here described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to C. trichophylla in sect. Euprepes, but differs f…
Smelowskia sunhangii (Brassicaceae), a new species from China, with a re-evaluation of the S. tibetica complex
Smelowskia sunhangii, from Qinghai and Tibet (China), is described and illustrated. Morphological and molecular data indicate that S. sunhangii is closely related to Smelowskia ti…
Taxonomic Identity of Carpinus dayongina Franchet (Betulaceae)
Carpinus polyneura and C. dayongina are recognised as separate species in Flora of China. In this study, the results of an examination of literature, morphological comparison and …
Octoblepharum peristomiruptum (Octoblepharaceae) a new species from the Neotropics
Octoblepharum peristomiruptum, a new species of moss in the family Octoblepharaceae from Panama and Brazil, is described and illustrated. The new species is characterised by plant…
Typification of 23 names in Eriobotrya (Maleae, Rosaceae)
As part of a comprehensive systematic study on the genus Eriobotrya and its close relatives from the E & SE Asia, new typifications of 23 names are presented here, along with some…
Linum aksehirense (sect. Dasylinum, Linaceae), a new species from Central Anatolia (Turkey)
Linum aksehirense (Linaceae) is described as a new species known from the slopes of the Sultan Mountains in the Akşehir district of Konya in Central Anatolia (Turkey). It is most …
Zahora, a new monotypic genus from tribe Brassiceae (Brassicaceae) endemic to the Moroccan Sahara
Zahora ait-atta Lemmel & M.Koch, a new species from the Moroccan Sahara, is described and documented here and constitutes a monotypic new genus. The new taxon belongs to the tribe…
Rhamnella brachycarpa (Rhamnaceae), a new species from Hainan Island, China
Rhamnella brachycarpa Z. Qiang Lu & Y. Shuai Sun, a new evergreen woody species from Hainan Island, is described and illustrated. The specimens of this new species have previously…
Camelina neglecta (Brassicaceae, Camelineae), a new diploid species from Europe
Camelina neglecta is described as a new diploid species and its relationship to the other diploids of the genus and to the somewhat superficially similar tetraploid C. rumelica an…
Haplophyllum ermenekense (Rutaceae), a new species from Turkey
A new species of Haplophyllum, Haplophyllum ermenekense (Rutaceae) is described and illustrated in line drawing. It grows on stony slopes of Ermenek town, Karaman province, in sou…
Eutrema nanum (Brassicaceae), a new species from Chola Shan, Southwest China
Eutrema nanum, a new high-elevation (4500–4600 m) species from Chola Shan, Sichuan (Southwest China), is described and illustrated. It is similar morphologically to E. nepalense b…
Thirty-two new and noteworthy floristic records from north-eastern Greece
The vascular flora of Greece comprises no less than 6,705 vascular plant taxa (species and subspecies, including established aliens) in an area of 131,957 km2. The phytogeographic…
New records in non-native vascular plants of Russian Lapland
The non-native vascular plants of Murmansk Region (European Russia) are under active investigation towards the compilation of the first complete checklist. This work is part of th…
Species conservation profile and amended distribution of Cousinia knorringiae (Asteraceae), a narrow endemic of the Wes…
Cousinia knorringiae Bornm. (Asteraceae) belongs C. to sect. Subappendiculatae Tschern., a group of the species-rich and taxonomically difficult genus. This species is narrowly di…
Additions to the “Martian Flora”: new botanical records from the Mars Desert Research Station, Utah
The Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) is a Mars-simulation campus set in a Martian planetary analogue in southern Utah. Despite a long history of astrobiology research, collecti…