Arachniodes × tohtomiensis hyb. nov. (Dryopteridaceae) from Japan

Authors: Hori, Kiyotaka Country: Japan DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.269.176789 Published: Jan. 1, 2026 Source: PhytoKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Diploid · Topics: Fern and Epiphyte Biology, Bryophyte Studies and Records, Plant Diversity and Evolution

This study aims to characterize a hybrid of Arachniodes (Dryopteridaceae), A. × tohtomiensis, for which molecular evidence of its origin and detailed morphological descriptions are lacking. The genome composition of A. × tohtomiensis, clarified based on plastid DNA and MIG-seq analyses, indicates that it is a diploid hybrid of A. exilis and an undetected species. This origin was also supported by phylogenetic, STRUCTURE, principal component, and neighbor-net analyses. Based on these evidences, it is formally described as A. × tohtomiensis Shimura & Hori, hyb. nov. It is morphologically characterized by its yellowish-green laminae and erose-to-ciliate indusia.

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