Works on Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics

Blaps is the most species-rich genus in the subtribe Blaptina (Tenebrionidae, Blaptinae), with 205 described species. In this study, we reconstructed a preliminary phylogenetic tr…

We propose the genus Flospes gen. nov. for two new species, Flospes guangxiensis sp. nov. and Flospes viridipennis sp. nov., obtained from Guangxi and Hainan provinces, China, res…

We report on new findings of nearly 50 species that represent four families of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea, which were collected during an expedition to western Tajikistan that …

Timmia is a small moss genus with only eight currently accepted species. However, the boundaries and taxonomic status of some taxa remain uncertain and controversial, which has si…

Columnea puipuiense R.Rojas & Vásquez, sp. nov., and Columnea valenzuelai, R.Rojas & Vásquez, sp. nov., two new species of Gesneriaceae endemic to the Bosque de Protección Pui Pui…

Ongoing field expeditions in Ecuador and herbarium research have resulted in the discovery of a new species and the stabilization of two names in Napeanthus (Gesneriaceae). Napean…

Vietnamosasa is a small paleotropical woody bamboo genus of the Bambusa-Dendrocalamus-Gigantochloa (BDG) complex with unresolved interspecific relationships. It grows in the dry d…

A newly discovered species of the paleotropical woody bamboo subtribe Bambusinae (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), Cochinchinochloa salta V.T. Tran, from coastal areas of Phu Yen Province,…

During a 2016 field course in the Cerro Candelaria Reserve in the Pastaza Valley on the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes, three new species of Glossoloma (Gesneriaceae) were…

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…

The article contains information on five species and three hybrids (Potamogeton × acutus, Potamogeton × pseudolacunatus, Stuckenia chakassiensis × S. macrocarpa) of vascular plant…

This study presents the first chromosome counts for Italy for Cephalaria joppensis (Rchb.) Coult. (Caprifoliaceae), a cryptogenic species occurring in southern Italy. The first ch…

Lupinus gredensis is generally treated as an endemic species to the Iberian Peninsula, with some occurrences reported for the eastern Mediterranean, considered to be the result of…

In this contribution, new chromosome data obtained on material collected in Italy are presented. It includes the first count for Dianthus carthusianorum subsp. tenorei, Helosciadi…

This paperwork provides data on the endemic taxa Epimedium alpinum subsp. albanicum Kit Tan, Shuka & Hallaçi, which is observed and identified for the first time for the territory…

In this contribution, new chromosome data obtained on material collected in Italy are presented. It includes the first counts for Hieracium glanduliferum s.str. and H. tenuiflorum…

In this contribution, new chromosome data obtained on material collected in Italy are presented. It includes counts for Centaurea aegusae, Hieracium racemosum subsp. lucanum, H. a…

In this contribution, new chromosome data obtained on material collected in Italy are presented. It includes three chromosome counts from two taxa endemic to Southern Italy (Centa…

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 …

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…

Based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence, we confirmed that some bamboo collections from Guangxi, China, represent a new species of Indosasa. The new species, na…

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…

The Huancabamba Depression in Neotropical South America, a natural barrier between the Northern and Central Andes, serves as a refuge for high levels of angiosperm diversity. Howe…

Dendrocalamus wazibii (Bambusoideae), a new bamboo species is described and illustrated from Cangyuan County, Yunnan, China. Based on careful comparison of morphological and gener…

Pterocarya serrata C.K.Schneid., originally described in 1912, has long been treated as a synonym of Cyclocarya paliurus (Batal.) Iljinsk. in Plants of the World Online (POWO). Ba…

A new species, Adesmia ephedroides, discovered in a restricted area of the coastal mountain range within the Valparaíso Region, Chile, is here described. Molecular phylogenetic an…

Melocalamus is a genus of paleotropical woody bamboos distributed in Southeast Asia, characterised by its complex taxonomic history. Currently, the taxonomic status of several spe…

A new species, Cyphocarpus perennis sp. nov., endemic to the Andes of the Atacama Desert of Chile is here described. Based on new nrDNA ITS sequence data, phylogenetic analyses pl…

Fargesia nana (Bambusoideae), a new bamboo species is described and illustrated from Wuding County, Yunnan, China. Based on careful comparison of morphological features and molecu…

Arundinella mainlingensis (Poaceae), a new species from Xizang, China is described and illustrated. This new species forms a sister group relationship with A. yunnanensis on the m…

Sasa rubrovaginata is transferred to Yushania based on morphological and molecular evidence. The lectotype for S. rubrovaginata is designated. Besides, a revised description of th…

Indosasa gigantea is a bamboo with great economical value, but its generic designation has been controversial for a long time. This study aims to ascertain whether I. gigantea bel…

A new hexaploid species of fine-leaved fescue from Festuca sect. Festuca (Festuca silana Ardenghi, Pallanza & Foggi, sp. nov.) endemic to the Sila plateau is described. The new ta…

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…

Morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses clearly revealed that Chimonobambusa damingshanensis should be a member of the genus Sinosasa, rather than Chimonobambusa, …

The family of grasses (Poaceae) is one of the most diverse plant families, with the tribe Stipeae representing an ecologically significant group of more than 600 species primarily…

A new bamboo species, Bambusa rushunii, from Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province, China, is described and illustrated in this paper. The new species resembles B. gibba and B. dissi…

A new species of Nasa ser. Alatae (Urban & Gilg) Weigend from Northern Peru is described and illustrated. Nasa katjae sp. nov. was at first encountered by an observation on iNatur…

A new species of the aroid genus Typhonium Schott has been discovered in Eastern Nepal. This species, named Typhonium morangense R.Ojha & S.Rai, is described based on comparative …

The genus Tulipa L., belonging to the Liliaceae family, has significant economic, horticultural, and ecological importance and is culturally revered in various regions worldwide. …

Rubus tingzhouensis C.An & G.C.Lin, a newly-defined species within the family Rosaceae from Fujian Province, China, is formally described and illustrated here. R. tingzhouensis is…

Ptilagrostis (false needlegrass) is a genus of high-mountain grasses distributed in Central and North-East Asia, as well as in North America. The phylogenetic position of the genu…

A new species from China, Elymus multiramosus Y.C. Zhang, sp. nov. is described and illustrated herein, based on morphological characters and molecular phylogenetic analysis. The …

A new species, Leucheria peteroana sp. nov., endemic to a restricted area of the Andes of Central Chile, is here described. Using newly sequenced nDNA and cpDNA data, the phylogen…

The diversity of Rubus in South America is much understudied and a taxonomic framework needs to be established as a basis for future revisionary and phylogenetic work. Our review …

Yersinochloa nianheana sp. nov. from Vietnam is described and illustrated. It is found in southern Vietnam, where it occurs at an elevation of 1400–1500 m in Voi Mountain, Duc Tro…

Neomicrocalamus and Temochloa are closely-related genera for which ‘inflorescence’ structures were incompletely understood and difficult to reconcile. After re-examining the inflo…

A new bamboo species, Yushania dezhui, from Kunming, Yunnan, China is described and illustrated in this paper. The new species used to be misidentified as Y. polytricha. Based on …

Carex section Junciformes is one of the most diverse groups of the genus in South America, consisting of approximately 30 species. Here we describe a new species, Carex recondita,…