{"title":"Rediscovery of Strobilanthes pothigaiensis (Acanthaceae) in the Agasthyamalai Hills (Southern Western Ghats, India) After 50 Years","authors":"Sinjumol Thomas, A. K. Pradeep, Bince Mani","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70039","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Strobilanthes pothigaiensis</i> was originally described by Gopalan and Chithra in 2008, but they based the new proposed species on collections made by J. Joseph from Agasthyamalai in 1973. Since then, the species has never been recorded. As part of the ongoing studies on <i>Strobilanthes</i>, we rediscovered this elusive taxon in Agasthyamalai after 50 years. Morphologically, <i>S. pothigaiensis</i> is similar to <i>S. kunthiana</i> from which it differs in having a cylindrical stem with close nodes (vs. quadrangular stem with distant nodes in <i>S. kunthiana</i>), ovate lamina with an entire margin (vs. elliptic to obovate lamina with serrate margin in <i>S. kunthiana</i>), narrow spikes (vs. broad spikes in <i>S. kunthiana</i>), and a glabrous ovary apex (vs. pubescent ovary apex in <i>S. kunthiana</i>).</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146129829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sandip Kisan Gavade, Laurentius Josephus Gerardus (Jos) van der Maesen, Manoj Madhwanand Lekhak
{"title":"Taxonomic Notes on Rhynchosia meeboldii: A New Synonym for R. harae (Fabaceae)","authors":"Sandip Kisan Gavade, Laurentius Josephus Gerardus (Jos) van der Maesen, Manoj Madhwanand Lekhak","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70040","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A detailed study of the key characters employed in distinguishing <i>Rhynchosia meeboldii</i> from <i>R. harae</i> has led to the conclusion that the two taxa are conspecific and the two names are to be considered as heterotypic synonyms, the binomial <i>R. harae</i> having nomenclatural priority. This new synonym is supported by a detailed comparison of taxonomic features and other morphological evidence, as well as the distribution areas of the putative taxa. Furthermore, the study confirms that morphological traits of size and thickness of leaflets, apex of calyx lobes and hairs are critical for the identification of this species complex.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146129868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Additions to the Grasses (Poaceae) of Hong Kong, China","authors":"Siu Kwan Wong, Ho Lam Wang, Hiu Yan Wong","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70038","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Five new additions to the grasses (Poaceae) of Hong Kong are reported: <i>Megathyrsus trichocladus</i>, <i>Panicum bisulcatum</i>, <i>Paspalum mandiocanum</i>, <i>Pseudoraphis sordida</i> and <i>Sporobolus diandrus</i>. This is the first time the species <i>M. trichocladus</i> is reported in China, and the first time the genus <i>Pseudoraphis</i> is recorded in Hong Kong. Full descriptions, analytical plates and notes on the ecology of each species are provided.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146135907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the Identity of Passiflora From India: First Asian Record of P. gracilis (Passifloraceae, Subgenus Decaloba)","authors":"Pranav Arun Gorle, Mairaj Ahmad, Vijay Vishnu Wagh","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70037","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Passiflora gracilis</i> J.Jacq. ex Link, belonging to the subgenus <i>Decaloba</i> (Passifloraceae), is documented for the first time from Asia, based on specimens collected from the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, India. This report provides a detailed morphological description, supported by photographic evidence, illustrations and taxonomic notes to aid in easy identification. The discovery represents the first confirmed occurrence of <i>P. gracilis</i> in the Asian subcontinent, thereby extending the known geographical range of the species.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146130312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ophiorrhiza mizoramensis (Rubiaceae)—A New Species From Mizoram, India","authors":"Renthlei Lalnunfeli, Lucy Lalawmpuii, Pochamoni Bharath Simha Yadav, Subbiah Karuppusamy, Paulraj Selva Singh Richard","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70036","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A new species, <i>Ophiorrhiza mizoramensis</i>, is described from Murlen National Park, Mizoram, India. This species is closely allied to <i>O. gajureliana</i> Bawri & Baro, <i>O. ripicola</i> Craib and <i>O. ochroleuca</i> Hook.f., but can be differentiated by several characters, including 10–19 pairs of lateral leaf veins, a petiole up to 6 cm long; persistent ovate stipule; a pubescent, peduncled biparous helicoid cyme inflorescence reaching up to 12 cm in length; dark purplish-pink corolla tube up to 1.8 cm long; and oblanceolate stigma lobes about 14 mm in length. To enhance the understanding of this newly described species, comprehensive documentation has been provided, which includes a detailed morphological description, phenology, distribution, ecology, conservation status, comparative analysis of morphological features with closely allied species along with illustration and color photographs. The new species is evaluated and provisionally assessed as “Critically Endangered (CR-D)” according to recent red list IUCN criteria.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146130212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Taxonomy and Ecology of Selected Endemic and Endangered Species of Cinnamomum Schaeff. From the Western Ghats, India","authors":"Mohandass Aiswarya Bharathi, Varghese Sneha, Karuppasamy Kalaiselvan, Palanivel Venkatesh, Raju Ramasubbu","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70033","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Cinnamomum</i> is a member of evergreen aromatic trees and shrubs belonging to Lauraceae. It is reported to have approximately 250 valid species, from tropical and subtropical regions of Southeast Asia, South Asia, East Asia, and Australasia/Oceania. They are economically important trees; leaf extracts are used to treat wounds, fever, intestinal worms, headaches, and menstrual problems and also have higher antimicrobial activity. It was also effective in wound healing treatment. About 49 species have been reported in India, along with 31 endemic species. They are also cultivated as landscape plants due to their enormous economic and medicinal value. <i>Cinnamomum</i> can be characteristically differentiated by its morphological features, including evergreen trees or shrubs, opposite and trinerved or alternate and innerved leaves, paniculate or cymose inflorescences, trimerous flowers, and nine fertile stamens in three whorls. The systematic account of Lauraceae has been notorious due to asynchronous flowering behavior, imperfectly known species, overlapping variation, and parallel evolution of morphological characters. However, limited attempts have been undertaken on the taxonomy and ecology of <i>Cinnamomum</i> in India. This manuscript provides a detailed account of taxonomic description, distributional status, ecology, economic importance, threats, and conservation efforts of nine endemic and threatened species, <i>Cinnamomum chemungianum</i>, <i>C. filipedicellatum</i>, <i>C. gamblei</i>, <i>C. macrocarpum, C. malabatrum, C. perrottetii</i>, <i>C. riparium</i>, <i>C. travancoricum</i>, and <i>C. walaiwarense</i> from the Western Ghats of India.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146139805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Taxonomic Revision of Genus Shangwua Wang et al. (Asteraceae) in India","authors":"Shruti Kasana, Arun Kumar Pandey","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70035","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Shangwua</i> is an alpine genus with high medicinal value. However, despite its taxonomic and medicinal significance, there is a conspicuous lack of awareness and published information on <i>Shangwua</i> in the Indian context. Additionally, the lack of accurate understanding of the species identity has hampered the reliability of distribution records. Therefore, in this study, we have analyzed 22 names ascribed to three taxa of the genus <i>Shangwua</i> in India and examined more than 70 collections including fresh collections and herbarium specimens to fill the existing gaps in this genus. In this work, we have provided detailed descriptions, complete nomenclature details with type information; a list of synonyms, identification keys, geographical distributions, etc. for each taxon. We have also clarified the inconsistencies in the distribution record of all the taxa.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146122853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Begonia watsonii (Begoniaceae): A New Species From Sikkim, India","authors":"Norbu Sherpa, Palzor Thendup Lepcha, Geetamani Chhetri, Rajib Gogoi","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70032","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Begonia watsonii</i> (Begoniaceae), a new species belonging to <i>Begonia</i> section <i>Platycentrum</i>, is described and illustrated from Sadam-Tarey Bhir spur in Namchi district, Sikkim, India. Detailed description, comparative morphology with the allied species, and photograph plates are provided to facilitate the identification of the species.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"136 4","pages":"377-383"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145772320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Orchid Flora of Hong Kong II: Rediscovery of Zeuxine membranacea in Hong Kong","authors":"Kit Shan Wong, In Luk, Pankaj Kumar","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70030","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Zeuxine membranacea</i> has been rediscovered from Hong Kong after a gap of almost 50 years. A color plate has been provided with notes on taxonomy, history, and flowering phenology. This species is assessed as Critically Endangered at the regional level owing to observed and inferred decline in area of occurrence, number of locations, number of mature individuals, and quality of habitat.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"136 4","pages":"363-369"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145772346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nilesh A. Madhav, Arun N. Chandore, Kumar Vinod C. Gosavi
{"title":"Coix lacryma-jobi var. puellarum (Poaceae: Panicoideae): A New Record for Indonesia","authors":"Nilesh A. Madhav, Arun N. Chandore, Kumar Vinod C. Gosavi","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70029","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Coix lacryma-jobi</i> var. <i>puellarum</i> (Balansa) E.G. Camus & A. Camus (Poaceae: Panicoideae) is recorded for the first time from Indonesia based on a herbarium specimen deposited at Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Netherlands, Leiden. Key to the varieties of <i>C. lacryma-jobi</i> L., distributional notes, and information on the ecology of <i>C. lacryma-jobi</i> var. <i>puellarum</i> are provided in the present communication.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"136 4","pages":"359-362"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145772711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}