PhytoKeysPub Date : 2024-07-10DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.244.124565
Michael D. Pirie, D. Bellstedt, R. Bouman, Jaime Fagúndez, Berit Gehrke, M. Kandziora, Nicholas C. Le Maitre, Seth D. Musker, Ethan L Newman, Nicolai M. Nürk, E. G. H. Oliver, Sebastian Pipins, T. Niet, Félix Forest, Fernando Ojeda
{"title":"Spatial decoupling of taxon richness, phylogenetic diversity and threat status in the megagenus Erica (Ericaceae)","authors":"Michael D. Pirie, D. Bellstedt, R. Bouman, Jaime Fagúndez, Berit Gehrke, M. Kandziora, Nicholas C. Le Maitre, Seth D. Musker, Ethan L Newman, Nicolai M. Nürk, E. G. H. Oliver, Sebastian Pipins, T. Niet, Félix Forest, Fernando Ojeda","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.244.124565","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.244.124565","url":null,"abstract":"Estimates of the number of vascular plant species currently under threat of extinction are shockingly high, with the highest extinction rates reported for narrow-range, woody plants, especially in biodiversity hotspots with Mediterranean and tropical climates. The large genus Erica is a prime example, as a large proportion of its 851 species, all shrubs or small trees, are endemic to the Cape Floristic Region (CFR) of South Africa. Almost two hundred are known to be threatened and a further hundred are ‘Data Deficient’. We need to target conservation efforts and research to fill the most problematic knowledge gaps. This can be especially challenging in large genera, such as Erica, with numerous threatened species that are closely related. One approach involves combining knowledge of phylogenetic diversity with that of IUCN threat status to identify the most Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) species. We present an expanded and improved phylogenetic hypothesis for Erica (representing 65% of described species diversity) and combine this with available threat and distribution data to identify species and geographic areas that could be targeted for conservation effort to maximise preservation of phylogenetic diversity (PD). The resulting 39 EDGE taxa include 35 from the CFR. A further 32 high PD, data deficient taxa are mostly from outside the CFR, reflecting the low proportion of assessed taxa outside South Africa. The most taxon-rich areas are found in the south-western CFR. They are not the most phylogenetically diverse, but do include the most threatened PD. These results can be cross-referenced to existing living and seed-banked ex situ collections and used to target new and updated threat assessments and conservation action.","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141662207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhytoKeysPub Date : 2024-07-09eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.244.121759
Ang Liu, Jian-Jun Zhou, Xiong Li, Xun-Lin Yu, Lei Wu
{"title":"<i>Polygalaqii</i>, a new species of Polygalaceae from limestone landform in Southern Hunan, China.","authors":"Ang Liu, Jian-Jun Zhou, Xiong Li, Xun-Lin Yu, Lei Wu","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.244.121759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.244.121759","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Polygalaqii</i>, a new species, is described and illustrated from limestone landform in southern Hunan, China. The new species resembles <i>P.fallax</i> and <i>P.arillata</i> in flower structure of the plants, but readily differs from the latter two in having erect and shorter inflorescences (0.2-1cm VS 10-15cm VS 7-10cm), and fewer flowers (1-5 flowers VS 10-30 flowers VS 10-20 flowers), and the latter two have a later flowering period (late March to mid-April VS May to August VS May to October). And it is an extremely unique new species that will hibernate in the hot summer of July and August. Following the IUCN Red List Criteria, <i>P.qii</i> is assessed as 'Data Deficient (DD)'.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11252560/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141636438","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 : 2024-07-09eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.244.124260
Pornchai Kladwong, Pranom Chantaranothai
{"title":"Notes on <i>Strobilanthes</i> (Acanthaceae) with capitate inflorescences in Thailand.","authors":"Pornchai Kladwong, Pranom Chantaranothai","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.244.124260","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.244.124260","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Twenty-three species of <i>Strobilanthes</i> Blume with capitate inflorescences are enumerated in Thailand. <i>Strobilanthesphengklaii</i> Kladwong & Chantar., a new species from North-eastern Thailand, is described and illustrated. <i>Strobilanthespaniculiformis</i> J.R.I.Wood, <i>S.phyllostachya</i> Kurz and <i>S.squalens</i> S.Moore are new records in Thailand. <i>Strobilantheskerrii</i> Craib is reinstated, and S.evrardiivar.parviflora J.B.Imlay, <i>S.bombycina</i> J.B.Imlay, <i>Hemigraphishispidula</i> Craib and <i>Sericocalyxthailandicus</i> Bremek. are treated as new synonyms. 19 taxa are lectotypified. A key to species, taxonomic notes and photographs are provided as well as a preliminary conservation assessment and distribution maps.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11252561/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141634217","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 : 2024-07-05eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.244.121705
E Charles Nelson, Michael D Pirie, Dirk U Bellstedt
{"title":"Redefining the megagenus <i>Erica</i> L. (Ericaceae): the contributions of E. G. H. Oliver and I. M. Oliver (née Nitzsche) to taxonomy and nomenclature.","authors":"E Charles Nelson, Michael D Pirie, Dirk U Bellstedt","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.244.121705","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.244.121705","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The megagenus <i>Erica</i> L. (Ericaceae), as it is recognised today, includes 851 species of evergreen shrubs or small trees, the majority of which are endemic to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa. From the first descriptions in Linnaeus's <i>Genera plantarum</i>, a succession of authors ascribed the steadily accumulating numbers of known species to various of a total of 72 different genera. Until the latter half of the twentieth century, so called 'minor genera' such as <i>Philippia</i> Klotzsch and <i>Blaeria</i> L. were still recognised for many African species. The now uncontroversial inclusive circumscription of <i>Erica</i>, and a substantial proportion of its currently recognised species diversity, was conceptualised, described, and illustrated by the South African botanists E. G. H. ('Ted') Oliver and Inge M. Oliver in a succession of works published from 1964 to the present day. We review the historical development of generic delimitation in <i>Erica</i> <i>sens. lat.</i>, focusing on the contribution of the Olivers to the current state of systematic knowledge of the genus, and presenting an overview and complete lists of literature and of taxa that they authored.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11245645/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141617029","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":"Genetic and morphological evidence support the specific status of the endemic <i>Ericaandevalensis</i> (Ericales, Ericaceae).","authors":"Iván Rodríguez-Buján, Pilar Díaz-Tapia, Jaime Fagúndez","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.244.120914","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.244.120914","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Assessing the taxonomic status of closely related taxa is crucial in plant systematics and can have important implications for conservation and human plant use. <i>Ericaandevalensis</i> Cabezudo & Rivera is a metallophyte endemic species from highly metal-polluted soils of SW Iberian Peninsula, an area with a mining history going back more than 5,000 years. <i>Ericaandevalensis</i> is closely related to <i>Ericamackayana</i> Bab., a northern Iberian species also present in western Ireland. The status of <i>E.andevalensis</i> as a species or subspecies subordinated to <i>E.mackayana</i> is subject to debate. Here, we assessed the genetic and phenotypic relationship between both species, including the population structure of <i>E.andevalensis</i>. We used high throughput sequencing to determine genome-wide Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), and morphometric analyses from 35 reproductive and vegetative traits. The morphological analysis showed at least eight characters that can discriminate the two species, from which ovary hairiness and the size of leaf glandular hairs were the most informative. Genetic analyses showed that each species formed a monophyletic cluster with full support, separated by an interspecific genetic distance >4-fold higher than intra-specific distance. Population genetic analyses of <i>E.andevalensis</i> shows that populations are highly structured, with the Portuguese one as the most isolated and less variable. These results support the recognition of <i>E.andevalensis</i> as a distinct species with a highly constrained ecological requirements and a narrow geographic distribution, but with a limited gene flow between populations. We discuss the implications of these outcomes in conservation policies and potential uses of <i>E.andevalensis</i> such as decontamination of polluted soils.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11245639/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141617028","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 : 2024-07-02eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.244.120112
Sofie De Smedt, Ann Bogaerts, Niko De Meeter, Mathias Dillen, Henry Engledow, Paul Van Wambeke, Frederik Leliaert, Quentin Groom
{"title":"Ten lessons learned from the mass digitisation of a herbarium collection.","authors":"Sofie De Smedt, Ann Bogaerts, Niko De Meeter, Mathias Dillen, Henry Engledow, Paul Van Wambeke, Frederik Leliaert, Quentin Groom","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.244.120112","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.244.120112","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Worldwide, herbaria maintain collections of reference specimens representing global plant diversity. These collections are a valuable resource for fundamental botanical research and applied scientific research across various disciplines, and play a significant role in addressing major societal challenges such as biodiversity conservation. The digitisation of herbarium specimens and their online dissemination is one of the most important recent developments in the curation of these collections. Digitisation significantly enhances access to the collections for the research community and facilitates large-scale analysis of biodiversity data. Digitisation also provides a means for preserving the physical specimens, as it reduces the need for handling and transportation. Rapid technological developments have greatly accelerated the rate of databasing and digital imaging of collections. Meise Botanic Garden recently completed a six-year project to mass digitise its herbarium collections of about 3 million specimens mounted on sheets and through this process we have learned valuable lessons. We have captured our experience in 10 recommendations for other collection-holding institutions to take inspiration from as they start planning their own digitisation efforts. We also present case studies where we delve deeper into certain topics as examples.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11233984/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141580524","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 : 2024-07-01eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.244.122153
Bart Van de Vijver, Margaux Pottiez, Rémy Chavaux
{"title":"<i>Gomphonemavancampianum</i> sp. nov. (Gomphonemataceae, Bacillariophyceae), a new large <i>Gomphonema</i> species from Europe.","authors":"Bart Van de Vijver, Margaux Pottiez, Rémy Chavaux","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.244.122153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.244.122153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During a French biomonitoring survey of the lakes in the region Rhône-Méditerranée-Corse, a large, unknown <i>Gomphonema</i> taxon was observed in a lake in the vicinity of the City of Lyon (Département du Rhône, France), that could not be identified using the currently available literature. Detailed light and scanning electron microscopy investigations revealed the presence of two types of valves, one bearing a thick marginal crest and valves lacking the crest. Following comparison with similar, mostly tropical <i>Gomphonema</i> species, the unknown taxon is described as new: <i>Gomphonemavancampianum</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> Discriminating features of the new species include the peculiar valve shape resembling a Chinese spoon, the broad upper valve part with acuminate tip, the presence of shallow depressions in the axial area, distinctly punctate striae and the occasional presence of the marginal crest. The new species was observed in several samples collected in an oligo- to mesotrophic, calcium-carbonate rich lake with a high ecological quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11231574/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141582014","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":"A recircumscription of <i>Geocharis</i> (Zingiberaceae) as a result of the discovery of a new species in Sumatra, Indonesia.","authors":"Nurainas Nurainas, Witri Zulaspita, Thoriq Alfath Febriamansyah, Syamsuardi Syamsuardi, Axel Dalberg Poulsen","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.244.119306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.244.119306","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent fieldwork conducted in Sumatra resulted in unusual collections of the conspicuous ginger genus <i>Geocharis</i>, a genus that harbours a total of six species distributed in Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and the Philippines. After carefully reviewing types and protologues of existing taxa, we conclude that the recent collections represent a new species described here as <i>Geocharisglobosa</i>, which is similar to <i>G.aurantiaca</i>, <i>G.rubra</i> and <i>G.radicalis</i> by the flowers spreading evenly in all directions but differs from these by the less divided labellum and by the unstructured and smooth globose fruits. We provide a detailed description and a photographic plate as well as a preliminary Red List Assessment for the new species. With the new species added to <i>Geocharismacrostemon</i> and <i>G.radicalis</i>, the number of species in Sumatra hereby increases to three. A recircumscription of the genus is provided, taking into account the unusual fruit character of the new species.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11231570/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141580523","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":"Two new species of <i>Paraphlomis</i> (Lamiales, Lamiaceae) from limestone karsts in Guangdong Province, China.","authors":"Wan-Yi Zhao, Qin-Dai Xiong, Rang-Min Wu, You-Hong Zeng, Zhi-Bin Xie, Ya-Ping Chen, Qiang Fan","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.243.114415","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.243.114415","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Paraphlomisqingyuanensis</i> and <i>P.baiwanensis</i> (Lamiaceae), two new species from the limestone area in Guangdong Province, China, are described. Morphologically, both species belong to P.ser.Subcoriaceae C.Y. Wu & H.W. Li. A close relationship between the two new and <i>P.subcoriacea</i> was revealed by molecular phylogenetic analyses based on ETS and ITS. Further morphological and population genetic evidence indicated that they are distinct species in <i>Paraphlomis</i>. According to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, <i>P.qingyuanensis</i> and <i>P.baiwanensis</i> were assessed as Endangered (EN) and Deficient (DD), respectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224675/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141555255","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 : 2024-06-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.243.125708
Jefferson Carvalho-Sobrinho, Aline C da Mota, Laurence J Dorr
{"title":"<i>Eriothecapaganuccii</i> (Bombacoideae, Malvaceae), a new endangered species from montane forests in the Atlantic Forest of Bahia, northeastern Brazil.","authors":"Jefferson Carvalho-Sobrinho, Aline C da Mota, Laurence J Dorr","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.243.125708","DOIUrl":"10.3897/phytokeys.243.125708","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new species of <i>Eriotheca</i> (Bombacoideae, Malvaceae) from montane wet forests in the Atlantic Forest of Bahia, northeastern Brazil, is described and illustrated. It is known from only three populations situated between 750 m and 850 m in elevation on mountain summits and categorized as Endangered (EN) based on IUCN criteria. <i>Eriothecapaganuccii</i> is distinct from all congeners by the combination of coriaceous to strongly coriaceous leaves and remarkable few-seeded, globose to subglobose woody capsules that contain scanty kapok and the largest seeds known in the genus to date. The affinities of <i>E.paganuccii</i> to morphologically similar species as well as the importance of obtaining phenologically complete collections are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224664/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141555254","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}