PhytoKeysPub Date : 2025-03-31eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.254.136085
Mat Yunoh Siti-Munirah, Shakri Mohamad Alias
{"title":"<i>Thismiaaliasii</i> (Thismiaceae), a new species from Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia.","authors":"Mat Yunoh Siti-Munirah, Shakri Mohamad Alias","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.136085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.254.136085","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new mycoheterotrophic species, <i>Thismiaaliasii</i>, is described and illustrated. This species inhabits a hill dipterocarp forest in mountains of eastern Peninsular Malaysia. <i>Thismiaaliasii</i> differs from other <i>Thismia</i> species by the following features: tepals equal in size and shape with different length of their appendages, appendages of the outer tepals shorter than those of the inner tepals (3.5 mm vs. ca. 26-32 mm long), stamen supraconnective at apex with three long filiform appendages and two acute appendages, and the margins of individual connectives abaxially raised into a conspicuous rib. With respect to floral morphology, <i>T.aliasii</i> should be placed to Thismiasubsect.Odoardoa. According to the categories and criteria of the IUCN Red List, <i>T.aliasii</i> is provisionally classified as Critically Endangered (CR).</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"254 ","pages":"175-188"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11976305/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143812149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"<i>Pyruszhaoxuanii</i> (Rosaceae), A new pear species from Danxiashan Mountain, Guangdong, China.","authors":"Xiao-Wei Yi, Ying-Yu Wu, Qiang Fan, Fang Chen, Zai-Xiong Chen, Bin-Bin Liu, Cui-Ying Huang","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.138039","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.138039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Pyruszhaoxuanii</i> is described as a new species from Guangdong Province, China, within the genus <i>Pyrus</i>, specifically under P.subg.Pashia. Although it shares morphological similarities with <i>P.calleryana</i>, <i>P.zhaoxuanii</i> can be distinguished by its uniquely small, obovate, leathery leaves, which have an obtuse apex and short petioles. A phylogenetic analysis based on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) indicated that <i>P.zhaoxuanii</i> forms an independent branch within <i>Pyrus</i> and is categorized in the Oriental clade, P.subg.Pashia. Currently, this species has only been recorded in the Danxiashan National Nature Reserve. Considering its potential distribution and population size, we recommend classifying this species as Least Concern (LC) according to the IUCN Red List classifications and criteria.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"254 ","pages":"161-173"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11971636/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143796042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Resolving a nearly 95-year-old enigma: Transfer of the little-known Japanese moss <i>Arctoaschistioides</i> to <i>Kiaeriafalcata</i> (Rhabdoweisiaceae, Bryophyta).","authors":"Wen-Zhuan Huang, Jia-Yi Zheng, Xin-Rui Xia, Xin-Yin Ma, Tian-Xiong Zheng, Yu-Huan Wu","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.141498","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.141498","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Taxonomic uncertainties regarding rare species often impede effective biodiversity conservation. One such taxonomic uncertainty is the 95-year-old mystery surrounding <i>Arctoaschistioides</i> (Broth. ex Ihsiba) Ihsiba. Since its initial publication in 1929, this species has not been subjected to any further discoveries and is, thus, classified as \"doubtful taxa\" or \"insufficiently known taxa\" to date. Assessing the taxonomic status of this species is essential for determining whether a conservation strategy should be implemented. In this study, we examined the holotype of <i>A.schistioides</i> and treated this species as a new synonym of <i>Kiaeriafalcata</i> (Hedw.) I.Hagen, a widely distributed species in the Northern Hemisphere, by providing detailed description, illustration and taxonomic notes. Our findings not only resolve this long-standing mystery, but also enhance our understanding of Japanese mosses and the global distribution of bryophytes.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"254 ","pages":"151-159"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11971638/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143796045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhytoKeysPub Date : 2025-03-26eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.254.148438
Warren L Wagner, Stephen G Weller
{"title":"A realigned taxonomy for the <i>Schiedeakauaiensis</i> - <i>S.perlmanii</i> species pair (Caryophyllaceae) based on recent collections and new analyses that require nomenclatural changes for both species.","authors":"Warren L Wagner, Stephen G Weller","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.148438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.254.148438","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Kaua'i species <i>Schiedeakauaiensis</i> H. St. John was previously characterized by a geographical range including a number of Napali Coast valleys and the Limahuli, Wainiha, and Manoa valleys in the northern part of the island whereas the closely related <i>S.perlmanii</i> W. L. Wagner & Weller occurs in the Anahola area and on Ha'upu on the windward (eastern) side of Kaua'i. The primary characteristic distinguishing them is a subshrub habit for <i>S.kauaiensis</i> vs a vining habit in <i>S.perlmanii</i>. In several localities from northern Kaua'i including Limahuli, Wainiha, and Manoa valleys, populations were known only from herbarium specimens but were included within <i>S.kauaiensis</i> in part because these localities were closest to the Napali Coast valleys, which encompasses the remainder of the range of the species. Recent field work resulting in discovery of new populations and cultivation of plants from Limahuli and Manoa has shown that plants from these three northern localities do not represent <i>S.kauaiensis</i> but rather fit with <i>S.perlmanii</i>. Two of the collections from this northern area are the types of <i>S.wichmanii</i> H. St. John and <i>S.kauaiensis</i>. Since these names were published earlier, we must adopt here the earliest name, <i>S.kauaiensis</i>, for the plants formerly known as <i>S.perlmanii</i> leaving the species from the Napali Coast valleys without a name and described here as a new species, <i>S.napaliensis</i> W. L. Wagner & Weller.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"254 ","pages":"113-123"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11966141/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143780855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhytoKeysPub Date : 2025-03-26eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.254.144891
Zi-Yuan Li, Bao-Huan Wu, Shang Qu, Le-Shan Du, Hai-Ou Liu, He-Xiang Duan, Fei-Fei Li, Wen-Hui Liu
{"title":"<i>Camelliashuangbaiensis</i> (Theaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China.","authors":"Zi-Yuan Li, Bao-Huan Wu, Shang Qu, Le-Shan Du, Hai-Ou Liu, He-Xiang Duan, Fei-Fei Li, Wen-Hui Liu","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.144891","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.144891","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new species of the genus <i>Camellia</i> (Theaceae), <i>Camelliashuangbaiensis</i> G.P.Yang & B.H.Wu, <b>sp. nov.</b>, from the central region of Yunnan Province of China is described. <i>Camelliashuangbaiensis</i> is morphologically similar to <i>C.mileensis</i> and <i>C.hongkongensis</i>, but it can be distinguished by its smaller leaves with an ovate, abaxially tomentose lamina, and 14-16 bracteoles and sepals.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"254 ","pages":"143-149"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11966142/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143780852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhytoKeysPub Date : 2025-03-26eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.254.135362
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Andrea Chaspuengal-Morales, Francisco Fajardo-Gutiérrez, Nora H Oleas
{"title":"Typification of names of <i>Weinmannia</i> (Cunoniaceae) of species described by José Cuatrecasas from Colombian collections.","authors":"Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Andrea Chaspuengal-Morales, Francisco Fajardo-Gutiérrez, Nora H Oleas","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.135362","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.135362","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We propose 18 new lectotype designations for names of <i>Weinmannia</i>, five of which are second-step typifications involving four inadvertent first-step lectotype designations, and 13 of them are designations of one single duplicate at the herbarium where deposited. José Cuatrecasas described all, but one, of the taxa from collections made in Colombia. We clarify the lectotypification for <i>Weinmanniaparvifoliolata</i> Cuatrec. Finally, we propose one lectotype designation for <i>W.cochensis</i> described by Georg Hieronymus.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"254 ","pages":"87-98"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11966139/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143780858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"<i>Primulinananlingensis</i> (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the Limestone Karst of Guangdong, China.","authors":"Jin-Chu Luo, Yuan-Qiu Li, Ya-Li Li, Ming-Zhao She, Yang-Jin Zeng, Fa-Guo Wang, Hong-Feng Chen","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.145138","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.145138","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Primulinananlingensis</i>, a new species of Gesneriaceae from the Karst of Guangdong, China, is described and illustrated. This species is morphologically similar to <i>P.versicolor</i>, but can be distinguished by its larger crenate-margined leaves, fewer flowers per cyme and overall cyme number, ovate-lanceolate bracts with shallow serrations, calyx lobes with 1-3 teeth per side, stamens densely glandular at base and tip and pistil densely glandular-puberulent. It also resembles <i>P.pengii</i>, but has significant differences in its longer corolla, pale yellow corolla colour and ovate-lanceolate bracts. Phylogenetic analyses with ITS and <i>trn</i>L-F sequences revealed that <i>P.nanlingensis</i> is sister to <i>P.versicolor</i> and <i>P.pengii</i>, but isolated from its morphological relatives. The phylogenetic and morphological relationships with similar species are discussed, including detailed descriptions, photographs and distribution information. According to the IUCN Red List Criteria, the new species is assessed as Near Threatened [NT].</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"254 ","pages":"99-111"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11966145/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143780853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Taxonomic treatment on <i>Garciniasopsopia</i> (Section Brindonia, Clusiaceae) in Thailand, with a new synonym and three lectotypifications of its synonyms.","authors":"Chatchai Ngernsaengsaruay, Pichet Chanton, Weereesa Boonthasak, Nittaya Mianmit, Tharnrat Kaewgrajang","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.147960","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.147960","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Garciniasopsopia</i> belongs to the section Brindonia in the family Clusiaceae. The fruits, young shoots and leaves are edible and have a sour taste. Morphological description and illustrations are provided, along with notes on distribution, habitats and ecology, phenology, a preliminary conservation assessment, etymology, vernacular names, uses and specimens examined. <i>Garciniamckeaniana</i> is a newly-synonymised name under <i>G.sopsopia</i>. Three synonyms of <i>G.sopsopia</i> are here lectotypified, including <i>G.paniculata</i>, <i>G.rhumicowa</i> and <i>G.mckeaniana</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"254 ","pages":"125-141"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11966146/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143780857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhytoKeysPub Date : 2025-03-24eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.254.140929
Ang Liu, Jian-Jun Zhou, Lei Wu, Xun-Lin Yu
{"title":"<i>Carexyankouensis</i>, a new species of Cyperaceae from limestone landform in northern Guangdong, China.","authors":"Ang Liu, Jian-Jun Zhou, Lei Wu, Xun-Lin Yu","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.140929","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.140929","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Carexyankouensis</i>, a new species of Cyperaceae (CarexsectionRhomboidales) from the limestone landform in northern Guangdong, China is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to <i>C.brevicuspis</i> C. B. Clarke, but differs in having shorter culms (10-15 cm vs 20-55 cm) and spikes (1-1.5 cm vs 3.7-7 cm), leaves wider (15-20-35 mm vs 5-10 mm) and lighter colored (pale green or yellow-green vs dark green), nutlet beak oblique (vs erect or slightly curved), and slightly thickened (vs thickened) style base. Following the IUCN Red List Criteria (IUCN 2024), <i>Carexyankouensis</i> is assessed as 'Data Deficient (DD)'.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"254 ","pages":"77-85"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11959286/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143764638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhytoKeysPub Date : 2025-03-21eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.254.139616
Yi-Fan Wang, Zi-Rui Guo, Sven Landrein, Joyce G Onyenedum, Shuai Liao
{"title":"<i>Aristolochiazhuhaiensis</i>, a self-supporting new species of Aristolochiaceae from Guangdong, China and notes on <i>Aristolochiathwaitesii</i>.","authors":"Yi-Fan Wang, Zi-Rui Guo, Sven Landrein, Joyce G Onyenedum, Shuai Liao","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.139616","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.254.139616","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A self-supporting new species of Aristolochiaceae, <i>Aristolochiazhuhaiensis</i> Y.Fan Wang & Z.R.Guo, is described and illustrated from Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China. Morphologically, this species exhibits vegetative characters, including leaf blade shape and growth form, that are similar to <i>Aristolochiathwaitesii</i> Hook., the only other known taxon in Aristolochiasubg.Siphisia in Asia that is non-twining and self-supporting, native to southern Guangdong, particularly the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. However, <i>A.zhuhaiensis</i> can be readily distinguished from <i>A.thwaitesii</i> by its unique floral morphology. The new species features a campanulate to funnel-shaped calyx limb densely covered with porcelain-white granular pustules. In contrast, <i>A.thwaitesii</i> has an elongated, concave tubular calyx limb with an adaxial surface that transitions from purple to pale yellow or white towards the apex, densely covered with recurved fleshy prickles. <i>Aristolochiazhuhaiensis</i> is endemic to Zhuhai City and has not been observed elsewhere. Detailed illustrations, photographic plates, a distribution map, a digitized holotype voucher specimen, a comparative table, and an identification key are provided to facilitate the differentiation of <i>A.zhuhaiensis</i> from <i>A.thwaitesii</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"254 ","pages":"61-76"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11953732/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143754116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}