Pallavi B. Dhal, Anishya, Sachchidanand Tripathi, Rajkumari Sanayaima Devi
{"title":"Nomenclatural Notes on the Genus Meyna (Rubiaceae, Vanguerieae) With Lectotypification of Five Names","authors":"Pallavi B. Dhal, Anishya, Sachchidanand Tripathi, Rajkumari Sanayaima Devi","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70169","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The lectotypification of five names in the genus <i>Meyna</i> (<i>M. spinosa</i>, <i>M. tetraphylla</i>, <i>M. velutina</i>, <i>M. grisea</i>, and <i>M. pubescens</i>) is presented. Further, we clarified the nomenclature of the genus name, originally published by Robyns in his monograph <i>Tentamen Monographiae Vangueriae Generumque Affinium</i>. A comprehensive taxonomic treatment of the genus <i>Meyna</i>, along with a diagnostic key at species rank, is also provided.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149205513","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":"Anatomical Signatures in Fruits and Roots of Bunium and Elwendia (Apiaceae): Implications for Systematics and Adaptation","authors":"Hero Rahimi, Himan Rahimi, Seyed Abdulmajid Ayatollahi, Yousef Emamipoor, Farkhondeh Rezanejad","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70175","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70175","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Bunium</i> and <i>Elwendia</i> include species such as Black Zira (<i>Elwendia persica</i>, syn. <i>Bunium persicum</i>), valued for their seeds and tuberous roots. We provide an anatomical assessment of fruits, seeds, and tuberous roots in four species—<i>E. persica</i>, <i>E. cylindrica</i>, <i>E. caroides</i>, and <i>B. paucifolium</i>—using microtomy, histochemistry, and morphometrics. Embryo size differed significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.0001), ranging from 0.33 mm in <i>B. paucifolium</i> to 0.55–0.86 mm in <i>Elwendia</i>. <i>B. paucifolium</i> was monocotyledonous, whereas <i>Elwendia</i> species were polycotyledonous, with two to four cotyledons. During fruit maturation, vascular bundles expanded, while secretory canals widened and elongated, with the vascular-to-secretory ratio increasing from 0.40 to 0.56. <i>E. persica</i> had the largest secretory canals, whereas <i>E. caroides</i> had reduced canals and lignified vascular bundles. Tuberous roots exhibited radial architecture, with alternating canal-rich and canal-free cortical parenchyma. Larger roots developed additional apical buds and corresponding vascular systems, which progressively differentiated from small, weakly developed structures into distinct systems that converged with the main vascular system toward the lower root. Seeds stored lipids and proteins without detectable starch, whereas tuberous roots accumulated starch. These findings identify anatomical characters relevant to systematic differentiation and reveal functional organization of reproductive and storage organs.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149205517","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":"A New Variety of Agapetes praeclara Marquand (Ericaceae) From India","authors":"Jadumoni Saikia, Bikas Das, Parthapratim Konwar, Dipanwita Banik","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70173","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A new variety of a smaller leaved and red flowered species <i>Agapetes praeclara</i> Marquand (Ericaceae) is described from Siang valley, Arunachal Pradesh, India. The new variety is distinguished from the typical variety of <i>Agapetes praeclara</i> in having glandular hairy pedicel with hairs 0.2–0.7 mm long, spirally arranged and with larger hyaline hairs 0.5–0.7 mm long forming a collar at the apex of the pedicel, articulated to the base of the calyx and having shorter lengths of leaves, pedicel, corolla and style. The new variety is presented with morphological diagnosis, type, description, photoplates and taxonomic notes. A table on comparison of the key distinguishing morphological features of the new variety along with very closely related ecalcarate species of the genus <i>Agapetes</i> is also provided.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149205526","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}
Mohammad Reza Abdollahi, Laurent Gautier, Farrokh Ghahremaninejad
{"title":"Typification and Distribution of the Two Asian Species of Hertia (Asteraceae)","authors":"Mohammad Reza Abdollahi, Laurent Gautier, Farrokh Ghahremaninejad","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70170","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The species <i>Hertia angustifolia</i> (DC.) Kuntze and <i>Hertia intermedia</i> (Boiss.) Kuntze are lectotypified. The designated lectotypes are kept at the Geneva herbarium (G-DC and G-BOIS, respectively). These lectotypifications maintain the current taxonomic concept of the names. Distribution maps are presented for these two species. The previously reported occurrence of <i>H. angustifolia</i> in Pakistan is shown to be based on misidentified material referable to <i>H. intermedia</i>. Consequently, <i>H. angustifolia</i> is here regarded as endemic to Iran.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149205524","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":"Lithocarpus auriculatus (Hickel & A. Camus) Barnett (Fagaceae): A New Record for the Flora of India from the Eastern Himalayas","authors":"Alishis Rai, Monoranjan Chowdhury","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70171","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Lithocarpus</i> Blume is one of the largest genera of Fagaceae and is distributed mostly in tropical to temperate forests. Evidence on the occurrence of <i>L. auriculatus</i> (Hickel & A. Camus) Barnett, a Vulnerable species from the Kalimpong Himalayas of West Bengal, India was documented and marks the distributional range beyond the previously reported regions of Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam in Southeast Asia.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149205514","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}
Sara Kazemi, Marzieh Beygom Faghir, Soheyla Parsapanah
{"title":"Palynological Study of Some Species of the Genus Alchemilla L. in Iran; With Emphasis on Its Systematic Implications for Infrageneric Classification","authors":"Sara Kazemi, Marzieh Beygom Faghir, Soheyla Parsapanah","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70161","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this study, the pollen characteristics of 12 species, belonging to six sections: <i>Erectae</i> Fröhner, <i>Ultravulgares</i> Fröhner, <i>Alchemilla</i>, <i>Pubescentes</i> Buser, <i>Splendentes</i> Buser, and <i>Alpinae</i> Buser ex Camus, were investigated using light and scanning electron microscopy. To obtain complete pollen data of <i>Alchemilla</i> species in Iran, several characteristics were also evaluated for 18 species from the previous study. The results of this supplementary investigation led to the clarification of various aspects of pollen characteristics of the genus <i>Alchemilla</i> in Iran. An identification key based on pollen diagnostic characters was provided. The pollen morphology datasets from a total of 30 species were subjected to cluster analysis (CA), principal component analysis (PCA) for quantitative traits, and principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) for qualitative traits. In the multivariate analysis of quantitative traits, the boundaries of the sections were generally vague, indicating overlap of pollen traits among most species. On the other hand, the PCoA results divided the studied species into six groups belonging to six sections, showing a clear multivariate space without overlap. This study also briefly discusses the evolutionary concept of pollen traits in the Rosoideae subfamily.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149146916","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":"Corrigendum to “Four in One: Phylogeny Unravels the Cryptic Lineages in Jatropha heynei, an Endemic Tuberous Geophyte From India”","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70166","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 <span>Yadav, S.</span>, <span>V. Bhatia</span>, and <span>U. Senthilkumar</span>. <span>2026</span>. “ <span>Four in One: Phylogeny Unravels the Cryptic Lineages in <i>Jatropha heynei</i>, an Endemic Tuberous Geophyte From India</span>.” <i>Feddes Repertorium</i> <span>137</span>: e70150.\u0000 </p><p>In Figure 1 (Map) of the “Materials and Methods” section, in the legend “green triangle, <i>J. umashaankerii</i> and blue circle, <i>J. narasimhanii</i>” was incorrect. These should have read: “green triangle, <i>J. narasimhanii</i> and blue circle, <i>J. umashaankerii</i>”.</p><p>We apologize for this error.</p>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/fedr.70166","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149146952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rediscovery of Primula tanneri (Primulaceae) From Sikkim, India","authors":"Dharmit Lepcha, Arun Chettri, Harsh Singh","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70163","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Primula tanneri</i> King, a rare species of the Eastern Himalaya, has been recollected after nearly 70 years. A detailed description of the species, a distribution map, and field photographs are provided to facilitate identification. This is assessed as Data Deficient (DD) tentatively due to the non-availability of complete information about its distribution and abundance.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149027815","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}
Pasupuleti Sivaramakrishna, Pulicherla Yugandhar, Mayank D. Dwivedi, Sheikh Abdul Shakoor
{"title":"Molecular Systematics of the Genus Portulaca L. (Portulacaceae) in India","authors":"Pasupuleti Sivaramakrishna, Pulicherla Yugandhar, Mayank D. Dwivedi, Sheikh Abdul Shakoor","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70164","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In India, the genus <i>Portulaca</i> L. (Portulacaceae) is represented by 12 species. Based on the morphological and molecular data, the taxonomic identity of <i>Portulaca suffruticosa</i> Wight and Arn. and the reinstatement of <i>P. laljii</i> P. Sivaramakrishna and P. Yugandhar have been discussed along with a taxonomic description. Distribution maps and a key to species have been provided. This study not only helps resolve the long-standing ambiguity surrounding their identity but also facilitates precise identification for future research.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149027816","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":"Typification of Five Names of Indian Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) Published by R.H. Beddome","authors":"S. K. Ujwala, K. M. Prabhukumar","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70145","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper addresses the typification of five names in the genus <i>Impatiens</i> (Balsaminaceae) described by Colonel R. H. Beddome between 1858 and 1874. Original material corresponding to the untypified names <i>Impatiens akka</i> Bedd., <i>I. ballardii</i> Bedd., <i>I. crenata</i> Bedd., <i>I. gracilis</i> Bedd., and <i>I. tenuis</i> Bedd. were traced. Lectotypes are designated here after the critical analyses of protologues and examination of original materials, in accordance with Article 9.3 of the <i>Madrid Code</i>. The results indicates that only one name is currently accepted, whereas the remaining four represent heterotypic synonyms of previously established taxa. The typifications proposed here fix the application of these names and contribute to improved nomenclatural clarity in Indian <i>Impatiens</i>.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148754150","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}