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Two new species of Anthurium sect. Urospadix (Araceae) endemic to the restinga vegetation of Bahia, Brazil
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Phytotaxa 100: The rise of a major journal in systematic and taxonomic botany.
Today, the 23rd of May, is the 305th birthday of Carl Linnaeus—father of plant taxonomy and founder of the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. To join international celebrations of his birthday, we publish Phytotaxa 100, at the same time marking an important milestone in the history of this journal of...Zhang, Zhi-Qiang ; Esser, Hans-Joachim ; Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.
Nomenclature, Phytotaxa 100, Taxonomic botany, Phytotaxa, and New species
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Notes on the genus Gymneia (Lamiaceae: Ocimeae, Hyptidinae) with two new species from Brazil.
Two new species of Gymneia from Brazil, G. moniliformis and G. chapadensis are described and illustrated, and details of habitat and conservation status included. Morphological relationships to other species of the genus are given, and inflorescence structure of the genus discussed.Harley, R. M.
Chapada dos Veadeiros (Brazil), Brazil, Hyptis, Gymneia moniliformis, New species, Gymneia chapadensis, Serra do Cachimbo (Brazil), Taxonomy, and Cyme morphology
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A new species of Byttneria sect. Crassipetala (Malvaceae, Byttnerioideae) from Eastern Amazonia.
Byttneria (Malvaceae, Byttnerioideae) is a Pantropical genus known for its variable growth forms—ranging from shrubs to lianas—and complex floral structures. In this study, we describe a new species, Byttneria filifolia Gerace & Colli-Silva, from B. sect. Crassipetala, found in the Eastern Amazon rainforest of Brazil, specifically in Pará, and Mato...Gerace, Samuele ; Colli-Silva, Matheus
Amazonia, Alpha-taxonomy, Northern Brazil, New species, Byttneria filifolia, Malvales, and Brazil
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Myrcianthes (Myrtaceae) revisited: a new species, a new synonym, a lectotypification and an overview of its wood anatomy.
Myrcianthes is a New World genus of Myrtaceae (Tribe Myrteae) with 38 currently accepted species that was monographed in 1992. This paper proposes a new species, Myrcianthes cruciata from Northeastern Brazil (Bahia, Ceará and Sergipe), the synonymization of M. cavalcantei under M. fragrans and the lectotypification of the former name.... -
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Daemonorops komsaryi (Arecaceae)—a new rattan from the Bird’s Head Peninsula, Indonesian New Guinea.
Daemonorops komsaryi (Arecaceae), a new species of rattan from the Bird’s Head Peninsula in West Papua, Indonesia, is described and illustrated. This species closely resembles D. calapparia, but is distinguished by having more than 60 leaflets on each side of the leaf rachis, and in having slender, rigid, long blackish-brown...Maturbongs, Rudi A. ; Dransfield, J. ; Mogea, J. P.
Daemonorops komsaryi, Indonesia, New species, and Bird’s Head Peninsula (Indonesia)
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Bulbostylis albidostricta (Abildgaardieae, Cyperaceae): a new sedge species from Angola.
Bulbostylis albidostricta Veltjen & Goetgh. is presented as new species of Bulbostylis (Cyperaceae) from Angola. It is a small, elegant sedge species characterised by a slender creeping rhizome, a single terminal spikelet, glumes with a translucent margin and white velate nutlets. The species is described and illustrated, and differences with...Veltjen, Emily ; Browning, Jane ; Goetghebeur, Paul ; Larridon, Isabel
Cyperaceae, New species, Angola, and Bulbostylis albidostricta
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Suillus marginielevatus, a new species and S. triacicularis, a new record from Western Himalaya, Pakistan.
Suillus marginielevatus sp. nov. and S. triacicularis are reported from Himalayan moist temperate forests of Pakistan in association with conifers. Morphologically S. marginielevatus is close to S. sibiricus, S. granulatus and S. intermedius but it can be distinguished by uplifted pileus margin and curved stipe with no ring at all...Sarwar, Samina ; Saba, Malka ; Khalid, Abdul N. ; Dentinger, Bryn T. M.
Suillus marginielevatus, Pakistan, Suillus triacicularis, Phylogenetics, New species, and New records
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Another New Thai Argyreia Species (Convolvulaceae).
A new species of Argyreia (Convolvulaceae) from Thailand is described and illustrated: A. albiflora. The morphological distinctions of this new species and its relationships with allied species are discussed. Micromorphological evidence is presented using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and light microscopy (LM) demonstrating that microscopic features of the upper leaf...Staples, George W. ; Traiperm, Paweena ; Chow, Janeny
Thailand, Micromorphology, Plant morphology, Argyreia, Argyreia albiflora., and New species
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Nepenthes barcelonae (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Luzon, Philippines.
Nepenthes barcelonae is described as a new species in sect. Insignes, where it is unique in the inset mouth and the dichromic upper pitchers (first-produced pitchers red, later-produced pitchers green) which are also dimorphic. This is a newly recorded phenomenon in the genus: the first produced (primary upper pitchers) are...Cheek, Martin ; Tandang, Danilo N. ; Pelser, Pieter B.
Luzon (Philippines), New species, Philippines, Nepenthes barcelonae, and Endangered species
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Five new South American species of Myrcia s.l. (Myrtaceae).
Five new species of Myrcia s.l. are described and illustrated: Myrcia ascendens (related to Myrcia densa), Myrcia attenuata (related to Myrcia bicolor), Myrcia costeira (related to Myrcia bicarinata), Myrcia rupestris (related to Myrcia lenheirensis) and Myrcia subterminalis (related to Myrcia bicolor). The new species occur in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest... -
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A new and unusual amphistomatic species of Tibouchina (Melastomeae, Melastomataceae) from Brazil.
Tibouchina rosanae, a new species of Melastomataceae (Melastomeae) from the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, is described, illustrated and compared to its putative closest allied. It is characterized mainly by the inflorescence that is lax. Tibouchina rosanae is an amphistomatic species, and the presence of stomata on the adaxial leaf...Guimarães, Paulo José Fernandes ; Woodgyer, Elizabeth M.
New species, Amphistomatic species, Brazil, Tibouchina, Taxonomy, and Tibouchina rosanae
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Systematic Treatment of American Trichilia (Meliaceae).
The neotropical species of Trichilia are revised. The last major treatment of the group was published in 1981 and 3500 additional collections are examined for the present study. Eighty-one species are recognized, a key to the species is provided, all names are typified and descriptions of all species are given....Pennington, Terence D.
Central America, South America, Trichilia, Geographical distribution, New species, New subspecies, and Neotropics
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A new species of Gomesa (Oncidiinae, Orchidaceae) from inselbergs in Brazilian caatinga: morphological and karyological evidence.
We describe a new species of Gomesa (Oncidiinae, Orchidaceae), Gomesa caatingana, with restricted distribution on caatinga inselbergs in Paraíba and Pernambuco States, Brazil. Morphological and karyological characters of the new species were compared with those of Gomesa flexuosa, which is morphologically the most closely related species. Differences in geographical distribution,... -
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A new species of Diplycosia (Ericaceae) from Mount Jaya, western New Guinea.
Diplycosia puradyatmikai, a new species of Ericaceae, is described from Mount Jaya in the Indonesian province of Papua, western New Guinea. A detailed description, illustration, and comparisons with the similar species D. kosteri are provided. -
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A new species of Plinia (Myrtaceae) from the Bahia Atlantic Forest.
The Brazilian Atlantic Forest is one of the most diverse biomes in the world. The state of Bahia includes an important portion of the central corridor of Atlantic Forest that runs along the Brazilian coast. Myrtaceae is a dominant family of trees in this biome, and among its genera, Plinia...Stadnik, Aline ; da Costa Souza, Marcelo ; Lucas, Eve ; Roque, Nádia
Endemism, Bahia (Brazil), New species, Tupinambá, Atlantic Forest, Taxonomy, Plinia ybotyrype, and Pliniinae
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Ipomoea noemana (Convolvulaceae) a new species from Ancash eastern slope in Peru.
Ipomoea noemana, a new species of Ipomoea endemic to the Marañón river area in Peru and known from a single population, is described and illustrated. Its relationship with other species of Ipomoea is discussed in the light of its morphology and molecular analysis of DNA barcode sequences.Jara, Enoc ; Muñoz-Rodríguez, Pablo ; Wood, John R. I. ; Beltrán, Hamilton
Peru, Convolvulaceae, New species, Ipomoea noemana, Ancash (Peru), Marañon area (Peru), Endemism, and Storage roots
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Notes on lichenicolous Pleosporales, with two new species, Didymocyrtis azorica and Pseudopyrenidium epipertusariae (Phaeosphaeriaceae).
The identity and phylogenetic placement of some lichenicolous Pleosporales were studied using morphological and molecular data. Two new species are described, Didymocyrtis azorica on Hypotrachyna rockii, from the Azores, and Pseudopyrenidium epipertusariae on Pertusaria pertusa, from Spain in oceanic montane woods, with a Phoma-like asexual state. This is the second...Etayo, J. ; Pino-Bodas, R.
Fungi, Pseudopyrenidium epipertusariae, Ascomycota, Didymocyrtis azorica, Lichenicolous Pleosporales, Taxonomy, and New species
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The genus Callitriche (Plantaginaceae: Callitricheae) in South America.
Callitriche is a sub-cosmopolitan plant genus occurring throughout temperate regions of both hemispheres, including the peri-Antarctic islands, with 78 species worldwide. Records of Callitriche include frequent and extensive misidentification due to a combination of factors including a lack of taxonomic and nomenclatural clarification before the mid-20th century. This work aims...Lansdown, Richard V. ; Hassemer, Gustavo
Overlooked species, South America, Callitriche, Typification, Nomenclature, Taxonomy, and New species
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Six new species of Maesa (Primulaceae) from Papua New Guinea.
Six new species of Maesa (Primulaceae-Maesoideae) from Papua New Guinea, namely M. angustibracteolata, M. aurulenta, M. brassii, M. oblanceolatifolia, M. pusilliflora and M. prolatifructa are described and illustrated based on observations from herbarium specimens; the taxonomic affinities of each species are also discussed.Sumanon, Pirada ; Eiserhardt, Wolf L. ; Balslev, Henrik ; Utteridge, Timothy M. A.
Papuasia, Myrsinaceae, Papua New Guinea, New species, Maesa, Malesia, Taxonomy, and Ericales
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Hyptis lavoisierifolia, a new species from the noteworthy Hyptis subsect. Pachyphyllae (Lamiaceae—Hyptidinae) endemic to Chapada dos Veadeiros region, Goiás, Brazil.
Hyptis is a genus with about 151 species that belongs to subtribe Hyptidinae, a monophyletic and predominantly Neotropical group from Lamiaceae. The genus has gone through a series of taxonomic changes, especially sectional, since the early 19th century. Hyptis sect. Eriosphaeria subsect. Pachyphyllae, recent reestablished as subsection, is composed, until... -
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A new and possibly carnivorous species of Crepidorhopalon (Linderniaceae) from Mozambique.
The new species Crepidorhopalon droseroides from Mozambique is described and illustrated. It represents the third strict Mozambique endemic in Linderniaceae, and it differs from all known species of Crepidorhopalon in the long sticky glandular hairs. The hypothesis that the species may be carnivorous is discussed. The Conservation Status is preliminarily...Fischer, Eberhard ; Wursten, Bart ; Darbyshire, Iain
Taxonomy, IUCN Red List, Crepidorhopalon droseroides, Mozambique, Endemics, Philcoxia, New species, and Carnivory
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Taxonomic notes on Thrixspermum (Orchidaceae: Aeridinae), with five new species from Thailand.
Five new species of Thrixspermum (Orchidaceae) are described from Thailand, two from sect. Dendrocolla: T. alboluteum (South-West floristic region), T. praetermissum (East); and three from sect. Thrixspermum: T. simile (South-East), T. flammeum (East), T. polystictum (East). Descriptions, illustrations, notes on distribution, ecology, phenology, conservation status, and morphological comparisons with allied...Toolmal, Nopparut ; Suddee, Somran ; Culham, Alastair ; Utteridge, Timothy ; Schuiteman, André
Taxonomy, Aeridinae, Thailand, Section Thrixspermum, Thrixspermum, New species, and Section Dendrocolla
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Bulbophyllum wiratnoi (Orchidaceae), a new species of section Epicrianthes from Indonesian New Guinea.
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Gastrodia pushparaga (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae, Gastrodieae), a new species from Sri Lanka.
N/AGopallawa, Bhathiya ; Perera, Amila ; Madola, Indrakheela ; Yakandawala, Deepthi ; Kumar, Pankaj …
Sri Lanka, Gastrodieae, Gastrodia pushparaga, Monocots, Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae, and New species
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The Nepenthes micramphora (Nepenthaceae) group, with two new species from Mindanao, Philippines.
The N. micramphora group is erected to accommodate the species N. micramphora, N. abgracilis sp. nov. and N. cid sp. nov. from submontane habitats in Mindanao, Philippines. An overview of the genus in the Philippines is presented in the context of recent discoveries. The greater taxonomic importance of pitcher characters... -
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A new species of Ternstroemia (Pentaphylacaceae) from La Amistad Binational Park and World Heritage Property, Costa Rica and Panama.
Ternstroemia amistadensis Q. Jiménez & D. Santam., a new tree species from La Amistad International Park in Costa Rica and Panama, is described and illustrated. Ternstroemia amistadensis is assessed as Near Threatened, It may be may be distinguished from other species in the genus based on its obovate, coriaceous and... -
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Re-establishment of Pithecellobium subglobosum in Colombia and Venezuela (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae, tribe Ingeae).
Pithecellobium subglobosum is re-established as a species and P. concinnum and P. larense are referred to its synonymy. A critical analysis of type specimens of Pithecellobium section Pithecellobium from the Neotropic as well as many other herbarium collections shows that P. subglobosum is a morphologically distinct species related to P.... -
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Madhuca kanchanaburiensis (Sapotaceae), a new species from Thailand.
A new species of Madhuca from Thailand, M. kanchanaburiensis is described and illustrated. The species appears most similar to M. malaccensis and M. punctata, but differs in having conspicuous secondary veins toward the leaf margin, woolly filaments and longer corolla. The vernacular name and conservational status of this endemic species...Chantaranothai, Pranom ; Kunasit, Pongsakorn ; Kladwong, Pornchai
Thailand, Eudicots, New species, Madhuca kanchanaburiensis, Sapotoideae, Endemic, and Kanchanaburi (Thailand)
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Lophopetalum tanahgambut, a new endemic giant tree species from peat swamp forest of Sumatera, Indonesia, with the first pseudoverticillate leaf arrangement in genus Lophopetalum (Celastraceae).
A new large tree species from peat swamp forest of Sumatera, Indonesia is described here with new notes on vegetative characters for the genus. Colour plates, as well as distribution, habitat, phenology, uses and observation notes are provided. -
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A tribute to resistance: Eugenia quilombola (Myrtaceae), a new species with multilocular anthers from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil.
Eugenia quilombola, a new species restricted to the northern portion of the Atlantic Forest is here described. Its sheets were previously misidentified as Eugenia umbrosa and this misquoting name have been used in scientific collections and publications until now. After 10 years of studies and discussions about its identity, Eugenia... -
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Handroanthus abayoy, a new species of Bignoniaceae endemic from Bolivia.
Handroanthus abayoy is a new species endemic to the southern region of the department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Morphologically the most similar species to H. abayoy is H. selachidentatus, both species are part of Tabebuia group II according to the classification proposed by Grose & Olmstead (2007). However, the two...Tabebuia group 2, Handroanthus abayoy, Bolivia, New species, Eudicots, and Endemic species
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Lysimachia kraduengensis (Primulaceae), a new species from northeastern Thailand.
A new species of Primulaceae from Thailand, Lysimachia kraduengensis, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to L. engleri, L. lancifolia, L. laxa and L. sikokiana in having solitary and axillary flowers, a yellow corolla, relatively long pedicels and basifixed anthers. The new species can be distinguished by the...Lysimachia, Eudicots, Molecular phylogeny, Thailand, Ericales, New species, Indo-China, Taxonomy, and Loei Province (Thailand)
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Revisions in Nepenthes following explorations of the Kemul Massif and the surrounding region in north-central Kalimantan, Borneo.
An expedition to the highest peak of the Kemul Massif located a number of different Nepenthes taxa, including the type populations of N. fusca Danser and N. mollis Danser (Nepenthaceae), neither of which have been observed in situ since they were first collected from Kemul in 1925. Studies of the...Eudicots, Nepenthaceae, New species, Indonesia, Non-core Caryophyllales, Taxonomy, and Malesia
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Myrcia excelsa (Myrtaceae), a new species from Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Myrcia De Candolle (1827: 401) (Myrciinae, Myrteae, Myrtaceae) is represented by 101 species in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo (Santos et al. 2020). In addition, a new endemic species is here proposed based on a unique combination of morphological features. Morphological terminology follows Radford et al. (1974) and Lucas...Gaem, Paulo Henrique ; Fernandes, Thiago ; Sampaio Valdemarin, Karinne ; Lucas, Eve ; Mazine, Fiorella Fernanda
Espírito Santo (Brazil), Eudicots, Myrtaceae, Myrcia excelsa, Brazil, and New species
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Two new species of Pontederia L. (Pontederiaceae Kunth) to South America.
Two new species of Pontederia are here described and illustrated. Pontederia gigantea is similar to P. sagittata by its sagittate leaf blade, but the first one presents blue flowers while the second one has whitish to pinkish flowers. Besides that, P. gigantea is endemic to Brazil, occurring in small populations...Sousa, Danilo J.L. ; Siqueira, Gabriela B. ; Giulietti, Ana Maria
South America, South American flora, Aquatic plant, Identification key, Commelinales, Pontederia, and New species
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Cortinarius ochrolamellatus (Agaricales, Basidiomycota): a new species in C. sect. Laeti, with comments on the origin of its European-Hyrcanian distribution.
Geographic distributions of mushroom-forming fungi usually remain elusive because of the scarcity of occurrence data. However, the increasing number of environmental and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) root tip DNA sequences deposited in public repositories provides a unique opportunity to expand our knowledge about fungal geographic distributions, even at the intercontinental scale. Here,... -
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A new species of Chamaecrista sect. Absus (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil, with Notes on Leaf Anatomy.
A new species of Chamaecrista was found in the Serra do Espinhaço region in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, during an expedition to study the taxonomy of this genus. Chamaecrista sempreviva Fort.-Perez & L.C. Zeferino sp. nov. is herein described, illustrated, and assigned to Chamaecrista sect. Absus. Comments about... -
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Taxonomic study of the fern genera Abrodictyum C.Presl and Trichomanes L. (Hymenophyllaceae, Polypodiidae) in the western Indian Ocean, and description of a new Abrodictyum species for Madagascar.
Recent studies on both genera Abrodictyum and Trichomanes (Hymenophyllaceae) in western Indian Ocean (Madagascar and neighbouring islands) resolved many taxonomic problems and led to the identification of new species. We propose here to finalize the taxonomic revision of both genera for the region, by completing and combining an expanded rbcL...Dubuisson, Jean-Yves ; Bauret, Lucie ; Grall, Aurélie ; Senterre, Bruno ; Said, Ahamada H. …
Trichomanes, New species, Abrodictyum, Indian Ocean, Taxonomy, and Madagascar
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Two New Species of Myrcia (Myrtaceae) from Brazil.
Two new species of Myrcia from the Brazilian Cerrado are described: Myrcia occulta and Myrcia matogrossensis. Notes on species morphology, phenology and conservation status are provided as well as illustrative plates and distribution maps.Faria, Jair E. Q. ; Lucas, Eve J. ; Sobral, Marcos
Myrcia occulta, IUCN, Endangered species, Myrcia matogrossensis, Conservation status, Cerrado biome, and New species
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Aloe belitsakensis (Asphodelaceae): a new species from north-western Madagascar.
Madagascar is a major centre of diversity for the leaf-succulent genus Aloe Linnaeus (1753: 319) accounting for roughly a third of Aloe species (Carter et al. 2011). Approximately 128 species and 161 taxa are known from the region and all are restricted to Madagascar (Rakotoarisoa et al. 2014) and/or the...Rakotoarisoa, Solofo E. ; Grace, Olwen M.
Aloe belitsakensis, New species, Phenology, Descriptors, Conservation status, and Madagascar