{"title":"A New Distribution Record of Typhonium inopinatum Prain (Araceae) From Nepal, With Notes on Its Distribution and Ecology","authors":"Sudeep Rai, Rijan Ojha","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70146","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A narrowly distributed aroid, <i>Typhonium inopinatum</i> Prain, previously known only from India and Myanmar, is now reported from Nepal. This study extends its distribution into the central Himalaya and suggests its potential occurrence in the Eastern Himalaya. Detailed morphological descriptions, color images, and ecological notes are provided. Additionally, images of all the <i>Typhonium</i> species occurring in Nepal and their taxonomic key are provided. We further discuss the distribution, species association, and habitat preference of <i>T. inopinatum.</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":"148753899","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":"Integrative Taxonomy and Climatic Niche of Oenothera laciniata Hill From Pakistan","authors":"Saraj Bahadur, Musadiq Manzoor, Najla Begum, Aqsa Noor, Mushtaq Ahmad, Muhammad Saleem Khan","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70144","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Oenothera laciniata</i> Hill (Onagraceae), cutleaf evening primrose, is a rarely reported species from Pakistan using integrative taxonomy. First field collections from Swabi revealed diagnostic characters including deeply lobed leaves, yellow ephemeral flowers, elongated floral tubes, and cylindrical capsules. Chloroplast <i>rbcL</i> sequences confirmed identity. Global records show a broad but discontinuous distribution across North America, Europe, and East Asia, with sparse occurrences in Africa, South America, Australia, and South Asia, including eight verified records from Pakistan. Climatic analyses showed a narrow temperature niche (mean 17.69°C ± 3.41 SD; range 3.08°C–26.20°C), with a strong latitudinal relationship (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.133), while longitudinal influence was weak (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.003). Hydroclimatic analyses revealed a broader precipitation niche (mean 735.84 mm ± 385.58 SD; range 149–2917 mm), with occurrences in semi-arid to sub-humid regions, avoiding extreme arid and hyper-humid environments. Precipitation variation was governed by longitude (adjusted <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.100). These findings suggest that although the species possesses high dispersal capacity, its realized distribution remains structured by temperature and precipitation constraints. This study expands Pakistan's floristic diversity, provides the confirmed record of <i>O. laciniata</i> from South Asia, and highlights the importance of combining taxonomy with DNA barcoding for documenting overlooked alien species.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148752566","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}
Gabriel Marcusso Marcusso, Leonardo Biral, Layon Oreste Demarchi, Charles Eugene Zartman, Elsie Franklin Guimarães
{"title":"Piper longiapiculatum (Piperaceae), a New Species From the Brazilian Amazon\u0000 Piper longiapiculatum (Piperaceae), uma Nova Espécie da Amazônia Brasileira","authors":"Gabriel Marcusso Marcusso, Leonardo Biral, Layon Oreste Demarchi, Charles Eugene Zartman, Elsie Franklin Guimarães","doi":"10.1002/fedr.70143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70143","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In order to address the many lacunae in Amazonian <i>Piper</i> taxonomy and geography, we performed a field expedition in the Serra do Divisor National Park (Acre state, Brazil), resulting in the discovery of a new species, <i>Piper longiapiculatum</i>, herein described and compared to morphologically similar taxa. Illustration, photos, and a distribution map are presented. <i>Piper longiapiculatum</i> is diagnosed as a shrub with a stem puberulous to glabrescent, leaves with an elliptic lamina, base asymmetrical or symmetrical, with cordate-lobed and apex acute to acuminate, with secondary veins arising up to the upper third of the midrib, inflorescence short and thick, with apex apiculate, and floral bracts crescentic-shaped. It is solely known from the type locality by a unique specimen growing in the understory of lowland dense ombrophilous forests (<i>terra firme</i>). Its conservation status is categorized as Data Deficient (DD).</p>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"137 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/fedr.70143","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148752526","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}