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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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