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Taxonomic clarification of Silenedawoensis (Caryophyllaceae): synonymization with S.batangensis and reinstatement of S.longiuscula. Taxonomic石竹科石竹的澄清:与石竹同义并恢复石竹。
IF 1.3 3区 生物学
PhytoKeys Pub Date : 2025-06-03 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.257.153202
Feng Yang, Huan-Chong Wang
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Exploration of Hiptage (Malpighiaceae) diversity in Vietnam reveals a new species with wingless fruits. 越南马蹄莲科(malpipiiaceae)多样性的Exploration揭示了一种无翅果实新种。
IF 1.3 3区 生物学
PhytoKeys Pub Date : 2025-06-02 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.256.148573
Mai Thi Xuan Lam, Marie-Stella Jagou, Giang Quoc Van, Florent Martos, Truc Thi Ngoc Nguyen, Truong Van Do, Rafael Felipe de Almeida, Hoa Dang Tran, Khoa Dang Tran, Giang Thi Nguyen, Dong Phuong Tran, Ky Huynh, Jean-Noël Rivière, Mathieu Rouget, Diep Quang Dinh, Anh Tuan Le, Xuan Thi Trinh, Jean-Philippe Deguine, Pierre Lefeuvre
{"title":"Exploration of <i>Hiptage</i> (Malpighiaceae) diversity in Vietnam reveals a new species with wingless fruits.","authors":"Mai Thi Xuan Lam, Marie-Stella Jagou, Giang Quoc Van, Florent Martos, Truc Thi Ngoc Nguyen, Truong Van Do, Rafael Felipe de Almeida, Hoa Dang Tran, Khoa Dang Tran, Giang Thi Nguyen, Dong Phuong Tran, Ky Huynh, Jean-Noël Rivière, Mathieu Rouget, Diep Quang Dinh, Anh Tuan Le, Xuan Thi Trinh, Jean-Philippe Deguine, Pierre Lefeuvre","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.256.148573","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.256.148573","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Hiptage</i> (Malpighiaceae) is a genus almost exclusively native to Asia, with a single species, <i>Hiptagebenghalensis</i>, being a noxious invasive plant in several areas of the world and particularly threatening the native flora of the Mascarene Islands. Whereas 17 <i>Hiptage</i> species have been reported from Vietnam, there is currently no available genetic information that could be used to confirm the species diversity in the country. Through a study combining phylogenetic and morphological analyses of newly-collected samples and herbarium specimens, we were able to accurately identify five <i>Hiptage</i> species in Vietnam. One of these, <i>Hiptageaptera</i>, represents a species new to science. Specimens of the new species show white to slightly pink petals, erect to forward-curved petals, eight tiny calyx glands and wingless fruits, a unique feature within this genus. Our results strongly support Vietnam as one of the diversity centres of the <i>Hiptage</i> genus with 18 species out of the 48 species. Although we could not determine the source of introduction of <i>Hiptage</i> in the Mascarenes Archipelago, our findings highlight the genetic similarity of all <i>Hiptagebenghalensis</i> samples collected in its secondary distribution areas, suggesting a probable single introduction. This is consistent with historical reports dating the plant's introduction to the Mascarenes to the 18<sup>th</sup> century.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"256 ","pages":"221-238"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12149886/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144267026","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}
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Phylogenetic position, supplementary description and phytochemical analysis of Camelliahekouensis (Theaceae), a critically endangered tree native to Hekou, Yunnan, China. 云南河口一种濒危乔木——山茶科山茶树(camelliia hekouensis) Phylogenetic位置、补充描述及植物化学分析。
IF 1.3 3区 生物学
PhytoKeys Pub Date : 2025-05-29 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.256.149481
Dongwei Zhao, Guiliang Zhang, Shixiong Yang
{"title":"Phylogenetic position, supplementary description and phytochemical analysis of <i>Camelliahekouensis</i> (Theaceae), a critically endangered tree native to Hekou, Yunnan, China.","authors":"Dongwei Zhao, Guiliang Zhang, Shixiong Yang","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.256.149481","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.256.149481","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Camellia</i> harbors unique diversity along Sino-Vietnamese border. Some species of them are under threat due to human activity. <i>Camelliahekouensis</i>, a native of Hekou, Yunnan, China, was once considered extinct as the previously known \"last living tree\" died in 2024. Fortunately, 11 in-situ and 32 ex-situ trees have been protected and propagated by the staff of Hekou Administration Branch of Dawei Mountain National Nature Reserve in Yunnan with their great unpublicized efforts. Molecular phylogenetic analysis suggests that <i>C.hekouensis</i> is nested in the main clade CI of <i>Camellia</i> and forms a clade with <i>C.corallina</i>, <i>C.gracilipes</i> and <i>C.pubicosta</i>, which are generally distributed in Vietnam. Morphological characters of the capsule and seed of <i>C.hekouensis</i> are supplementally described. The leaves of <i>C.hekouensis</i> contain 1.18 mg/g theobromine, which disagrees with the previous chemotaxonomic claim. Though the economic and ecological values are little known for <i>C.hekouensis</i>, the species should be conserved and propagated effectively and promptly to prevent extinction.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"256 ","pages":"185-195"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12142216/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144249197","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}
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Taxonomic clarifications, a new combination, and three new species of Neotropical Rinorea (Violaceae). Taxonomic新热带堇菜属的澄清、一个新组合及三新种。
IF 1.3 3区 生物学
PhytoKeys Pub Date : 2025-05-29 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.256.144950
Saúl E Hoyos-Gómez, Harvey E Ballard, Ricardo Callejas Posada, Gregory A Wahlert
{"title":"Taxonomic clarifications, a new combination, and three new species of Neotropical <i>Rinorea</i> (Violaceae).","authors":"Saúl E Hoyos-Gómez, Harvey E Ballard, Ricardo Callejas Posada, Gregory A Wahlert","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.256.144950","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.256.144950","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Based on findings of revisionary studies of Neotropical <i>Rinorea</i>, we propose several taxonomic novelties and clarifications in this study, including the description of three new species, a new combination, the placement of three species in synonymy, and updated descriptions of two poorly known species from South America. One of the new species, <i>Rinoreaidarragae</i>, is described from Mesoamerica and belongs to R.sect.Rinorea. The two other new species are from South America and are placed in R.sect.Pubiflorae: <i>Rinoreacardenasii</i> occurs in the region of the western edge of the Guiana Shield in Colombia, and <i>Rinoreapabongonzaleziorum</i> is from the Amazon Basin in Colombia and Venezuela. Rinorealindenianavar.fernandeziana is elevated to the rank of species, and <i>Rinoreacordata</i>, <i>R.antioquiensis</i>, and <i>R.hymenosepala</i> are synonymized under <i>R.laurifolia</i>, <i>R.squamata</i>, and <i>R.ulmifolia</i>, respectively. Finally, we provide updated descriptions of <i>Rinoreadeflexa</i> from Ecuador and Peru and <i>Rinoreabicornuta</i> from Colombia and Brazil. For the three new species, we provide descriptions, illustrations, distribution maps, and preliminary conservation assessments based on IUCN Red List categories and criteria.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"256 ","pages":"151-174"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12142210/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144249198","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}
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A new species Erythrotrichiabohanensis sp. nov. (Erythropeltales, Rhodophyta) from the coast of China. A中国沿海的新种Erythrotrichiabohanensis sp. nov.(红藻门,红藻门)。
IF 1.3 3区 生物学
PhytoKeys Pub Date : 2025-05-29 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.256.145842
Bingxin Huang, Yue Chu, Yuan Gao, Yanguang Zhong, Meina Chen, Chang Sun, Lanping Ding
{"title":"A new species <i>Erythrotrichiabohanensis</i> sp. nov. (Erythropeltales, Rhodophyta) from the coast of China.","authors":"Bingxin Huang, Yue Chu, Yuan Gao, Yanguang Zhong, Meina Chen, Chang Sun, Lanping Ding","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.256.145842","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.256.145842","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Erythrotrichia</i> (Erythropeltales, Rhodophyta) is a group of widely distributed marine epiphytic algae. With the advancement of molecular biology in recent years, the classification of this genus has undergone significant changes, revealing several morphologically indistinguishable cryptic species. In this study, we collected species of <i>Erythrotrichia</i> from the Bohai Sea coast of China, proposed a new species-<i>Erythrotrichiabohanensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> based on laboratory culture, morphological observation and molecular phylogenetic analysis. Phylogenetic analyses, including <i>rbc</i>L and SSU gene sequence analyses, demonstrated that <i>Erythrotrichiabohanensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> clusters into an independent branch with high Maximum Likelihood (ML) bootstrap values and Bayesian Inference phylogenies (BI) posterior probabilities. The new species is characterized by an unbranched, filamentous thallus and exhibits both asexual and sexual reproduction. The main morphological differences of the new species are primarily reflected in its sexual reproduction process. The carpogonium and spermatium are formed by the expansion and division of vegetative cells, and fertilization occurs outside the thallus. The establishment of this new species underscores the cryptic species diversity within this taxon and implies that additional morphological, molecular, and genetic information is essential for more precise species identification.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"256 ","pages":"175-184"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12142218/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144249196","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}
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Three new species of Pleurothallis (Orchidaceae) from Costa Rica and Panama, with a note on asexual reproduction by prolification in Pleurothallidinae. Three哥斯达黎加和巴拿马凤尾兰属(兰科)新种,附凤尾科无性繁殖的记录。
IF 1.3 3区 生物学
PhytoKeys Pub Date : 2025-05-29 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.256.140316
Adam P Karremans, Franco Pupulin, John Gange, Diego Bogarín
{"title":"Three new species of <i>Pleurothallis</i> (Orchidaceae) from Costa Rica and Panama, with a note on asexual reproduction by prolification in Pleurothallidinae.","authors":"Adam P Karremans, Franco Pupulin, John Gange, Diego Bogarín","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.256.140316","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.256.140316","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Three new species of <i>Pleurothallis</i>, each exhibiting prolific vegetative growth, are described from Costa Rica and western Panama. Prolification refers to the development of a vegetative bud from the axil of a bract within the floral meristem, a frequent condition in the Pleurothallidinae, where it manifests as a new ramicaul developed from the apex of a previous ramicaul. Prolification can be either constitutive or facultative, the latter occurring mostly under stress-induced, non-optimal growing conditions. The three new species are found at high elevations, between 1400 and 2550 m, in humid, dense, mossy conditions on the Talamanca range, where they naturally produce prolific growths on the ramicaul apex that sever from the plant with time. <i>Pleurothallismatrisilvae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> superficially resembles <i>P.bothros</i>, but may be distinguished by the prolific habit, thin ramicauls, typically bearing 1-2 open flowers, the longer flower segments, the lanceolate petals, and the black flecks on the pedicel, ovary, and external surface of the sepals. <i>Pleurothallispridgeoniana</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is similar to <i>P.vinealis</i> but distinguished by the significantly shorter plants and ramicauls, the much smaller yellow flowers with a rose to purple suffusion, and the triangular-ovate lip with glandular margins and lacking a central sulcus. <i>Pleurothalliswinkeliana</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, closely resembles <i>P.longipetala</i>, but differs by the occasionally prolific plant that produces clumps of ramicauls, the comparatively broader, cordate leaves with overlapping basal lobes, the smaller flower, and the pendent lip, perpendicular to the column.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"256 ","pages":"197-220"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12142217/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144249199","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}
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Primulalongipes subsp. bayburtensis Sefali, Yapar & Demir (Primulaceae): A new taxon from north-eastern Anatolia, Türkiye. Primulalongipes无性系种群。bayburtensis Sefali, Yapar & Demir(报春花科):安那托利亚东北部一个新分类群,[j]。
IF 1.3 3区 生物学
PhytoKeys Pub Date : 2025-05-23 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.256.150268
Abdurrahman Sefalı, Yakup Yapar, İbrahim Demir, Bayram Yurtvermez, Ali Murat Keser
{"title":"<i>Primulalongipes</i> subsp. <i>bayburtensis</i> Sefali, Yapar & Demir (Primulaceae): A new taxon from north-eastern Anatolia, Türkiye.","authors":"Abdurrahman Sefalı, Yakup Yapar, İbrahim Demir, Bayram Yurtvermez, Ali Murat Keser","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.256.150268","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.256.150268","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The new taxon, Primulalongipessubsp.bayburtensis Sefali, Yapar & Demir, <b>subsp. nov.</b> (Primulaceae) is described and illustrated from Bayburt Province, Türkiye. It is morphologically assigned to Primulasect.Crystallophlomis based on its long scapes, lanceolate and denticulate leaf with long petiole and hairless habit, fruits longer than calyx and covered by farina on the scape. This new taxon is similar to <i>Primulalongipes</i> and P.nivalissubsp.turkestanica; it can also be easily distinguished by its calyx divided ratio, thurm flowers (unwidened corolla tube shape and length) and capsules (length) futures.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"256 ","pages":"141-150"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12125606/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144199877","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}
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Cardaminemangshanensis, a new species of Brassicaceae from limestone landform in Southern Hunan, China. 中国湘南石灰岩地貌十字花科一新种Cardaminemangshanensis。
IF 1.3 3区 生物学
PhytoKeys Pub Date : 2025-05-21 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.256.153110
Ang Liu, Xiong Li, Guo-Xing Deng, Jun Chen, Zan Liu, Xun-Lin Yu, Lei Wu
{"title":"<i>Cardaminemangshanensis</i>, a new species of Brassicaceae from limestone landform in Southern Hunan, China.","authors":"Ang Liu, Xiong Li, Guo-Xing Deng, Jun Chen, Zan Liu, Xun-Lin Yu, Lei Wu","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.256.153110","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.256.153110","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Cardaminemangshanensis</i>, a new species, is described and illustrated from the limestone landform in southern Hunan, China. The new species is similar to <i>C.macrophylla</i>, but differs from the latter in having more prominent tubers, shorter plant height (10-25 cm vs. 30-95 cm), fewer cauline leaves (3-4 vs. 3-18), crenate leaf margin (vs. serrate), fewer flowers (4-10 vs. 10-30), an earlier flowering period (late February to mid-March vs. April to June) and a shorter growth cycle (ca. 4 months vs. ca. 8 months). Following the IUCN Red List Criteria, <i>C.mangshanensis</i> is assessed as 'Vulnerable, VU B2ab(ii)'.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"256 ","pages":"131-139"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12120493/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144182445","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}
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Two new tuberous species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Guangxi, China. Two广西海棠属(海棠科)块茎新种。
IF 1.3 3区 生物学
PhytoKeys Pub Date : 2025-05-21 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.256.145725
Renchuan Hu, Jinye Zhou, Ziyi Zhao, Kedao Lai, Yannong Wu, Daike Tian
{"title":"Two new tuberous species of <i>Begonia</i> (Begoniaceae) from Guangxi, China.","authors":"Renchuan Hu, Jinye Zhou, Ziyi Zhao, Kedao Lai, Yannong Wu, Daike Tian","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.256.145725","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.256.145725","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two new tuberous species of <i>Begonia</i> (Begoniaceae), <i>Begoniaangustibracteata</i> D.K.Tian & R.C.Hu and <i>B.baishishanensis</i> R.C.Hu & D.K.Tian from Guangxi of China are described with illustrations. <i>Begoniaangustibracteata</i> has sparsely hairy green leaves, undivided placenta, and a small bracteole at the top of the pedicel of pistillate flower. <i>Begoniabaishishanensis</i> has sparsely hispidulous and unlobed leaves, bilaminate placenta and early flowering in March. The differences of these two new species are compared with their allied species, <i>B.fimbristipula</i> and <i>B.danxiaensis.</i> Their conservation status is assessed according to Guidelines for Using IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"256 ","pages":"119-129"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12120498/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144181460","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}
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Heathers (Erica, Ericaceae) of Madagascar: taxonomy, evolution, ecology and uses. 马达加斯加的Heathers (Erica, Erica科):分类、进化、生态学和用途。
IF 1.3 3区 生物学
PhytoKeys Pub Date : 2025-05-20 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.256.141375
Jan Hackel, Andriantsilavo H I Razafimanantsoa, Vincent Porcher, Michael D Pirie
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