{"title":"Revising the taxonomic status of Asystasia gangetica var. Krishnae Tandyekk., Pandur. & N. Mohanan (Acanthaceae)","authors":"Viswakumar Sujatha Deepa Lekshmi, Venugopalan nair Saradamma Anil Kumar","doi":"10.1002/fedr.202300020","DOIUrl":"10.1002/fedr.202300020","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The taxonomic status of <i>Asystasia gangetica</i> var. <i>krishnae</i> has been evaluated and compared with the closely resembling taxon <i>A. intrusa</i> (synonyms: <i>A</i>. <i>gangetica</i> subsp. <i>micrantha</i> and <i>A. micrantha</i>). The trait that differentiates the two taxa, as per reports, is the occurrence of vertical violet-black bands on the sides of anthers in the former taxon. The authors explain that var. <i>krishnae</i> could be the first report of <i>A</i>. <i>intrusa</i> for the country and suggest the possibility of neglecting the violet black bands in the previous descriptions of <i>A. intrusa</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"135 2","pages":"133-139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139390793","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":"The structure and vasculature in pollen cones of Taxus (Taxaceae, Gymnospermae) and its evolutionary significance","authors":"Veit Martin Dörken","doi":"10.1002/fedr.202300041","DOIUrl":"10.1002/fedr.202300041","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The pollen cone structure and vasculature of <i>Taxus baccata</i> and <i>T</i>. <i>wallichiana</i> were investigated in the context of comparative studies in other conifers. The results indicate that the simple, flower-like pollen cone of <i>Taxus</i> could be derived from an ancestral compound inflorescence as in <i>Cephalotaxus</i> and <i>Pseudotaxus</i>. In <i>Cephalotaxus</i>, each lateral flower-like structure represents an entire pollen cone, compared with a single perisporangiate microsporangiophore in <i>Pseudotaxus</i>. The microsporangiophores are exclusively perisporangiate in both <i>Pseudotaxus</i> and <i>Taxus</i>, but in <i>Pseudotaxus</i> they are inserted in the axil of a pherophyll. By a simple reduction of these pherophylls, the <i>Taxus</i> pollen cone is formed—a strongly reduced inflorescence with flowers reduced to perisporangiate microsporangiophores, which are inserted directly at the cone axis, without pherophylls. Thus, the perisporangiate <i>Taxus</i> microsporangiophores correspond to the axillary flowers in <i>Cephalotaxus</i> and <i>Pseudotaxus</i>. The <i>Taxus</i> flower results from a strong reduction of an ancestral <i>Cephalotaxus</i>-like flower type (lateral pollen cones), where all remaining hyposporangiate microsporangiophores have fused to a radial structure during evolution. Thus, perisporangiate <i>Taxus</i> microsporangiophores represent radial synangia and not peltate microsporophylls, suggesting that hyposporangiate microsporangiophores are the ancestral condition in Taxaceae s.l.</p>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"135 2","pages":"112-123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/fedr.202300041","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139159896","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":"Carya illinoinensis (Juglandaceae), new to the Italian alien woody Flora and second record for continental Europe","authors":"Duilio Iamonico, Gianluca Nicolella","doi":"10.1002/fedr.202300040","DOIUrl":"10.1002/fedr.202300040","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A woody alien species, <i>Carya illinoinensis</i> (Juglandaceae), is found in Rome (central Italy) along banks of river Tevere. The discovery represents the first record for Italy and the second one for the continental Europe. Description, distribution in Italy, phenology, and original photographs are provided. Moreover, the name <i>Juglans illinoinensis</i> (basionym of <i>C. illinoinensis</i>) is lectotypified on a Wangenheim's illustration (Table XVIII, Figure XXXXIII).</p>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"135 2","pages":"156-159"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139160343","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}
Nino Davitashvili, Sébastien Bétrisey, Zurab Janiashvili, Izolda Matchutadze, Gregor Kozlowski
{"title":"First description and conservation implications of a unique stand of the Caucasian wingnut in Lapankuri (Georgia)","authors":"Nino Davitashvili, Sébastien Bétrisey, Zurab Janiashvili, Izolda Matchutadze, Gregor Kozlowski","doi":"10.1002/fedr.202300031","DOIUrl":"10.1002/fedr.202300031","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Many north-temperate tree species survived glacial periods in small, low-density populations in refugia. These refugia are located in eastern and western North America, South Europe, East Asia, and western Asia. As a part of western Asia, Georgia harbors two main refugia: the Colchis in western Georgia and the eastern Great Caucasus, where many Cenozoic relict plants still exist. In this article, we report a new population of <i>Pterocarya fraxinifolia</i> (the Caucasian wingnut) which was discovered in the eastern Great Caucasus, near the village Lapankuri. The Lapankuri <i>P. fraxinifolia</i> stand is unique because the species grows not only in a narrow strip of riparian vegetation, but is also occurring in a broad band up to 100 m away from the river. <i>Pterocarya fraxinifolia</i> is dominant in the stand and is represented by large and old trees. Many other relict trees such as <i>Diospyros lotus</i> and <i>Juglans regia</i> are also present in the Lapankuri stand. Although some Cenozoic relict species are widely cultivated and naturalized in Central and Western Europe, natural stands of these plants provide the only evidence of their past growing conditions; therefore, conservation of this place is strongly advocated.</p>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"135 1","pages":"78-84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139216274","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}
Rashika Kafle, Sangeeta Rajbhandary, Til Kumari Thapa, Gaurav Parmar
{"title":"Odontostemma balfourianum (W.W.Sm.) Satish Chandra & D.S.Rawat and Stellaria depauperata Edgew., two new records of Caryophyllaceae for Nepal","authors":"Rashika Kafle, Sangeeta Rajbhandary, Til Kumari Thapa, Gaurav Parmar","doi":"10.1002/fedr.202300028","DOIUrl":"10.1002/fedr.202300028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Stellaria depauperata</i> has been found in Nepal, according to earlier investigations. However, upon closer examination, the specimens of <i>S. depauperata</i> that were collected from Nepal and deposited at various herbaria revealed that they belonged to <i>Odontostemma balfourianum</i> or another <i>Stellaria</i> species. Nevertheless, a small number of mislabeled <i>Stellaria</i> specimens upon careful examination turned out to be <i>S. depauperata</i>. Therefore, this study revealed the presence of <i>O</i>. <i>balfourianum</i>, and <i>S</i>. <i>depauperata</i> in Nepal. The taxonomic treatment, habitat, distribution, and images, have all been provided for both species. <i>Odontostemma balfourianum</i> can be easily distinguished from <i>S. depauperata</i> in having longer stem, petalous, and chasmogamous flowers.</p>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"135 1","pages":"69-75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139247748","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}
Umakant B. Deshmukh, Mukund B. Shende, Eanguwar Srinivas Reddy, Arvind J. Mungole
{"title":"Delgadoana, a new replacement name for Delgadoa F.S.Santos, Snak & L.P.Queiroz (Phaseolinae: Leguminosae)","authors":"Umakant B. Deshmukh, Mukund B. Shende, Eanguwar Srinivas Reddy, Arvind J. Mungole","doi":"10.1002/fedr.202300023","DOIUrl":"10.1002/fedr.202300023","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The name of a newly described monotypic genus of woody lianas, <i>Delgadoa</i> F.S.Santos, Snak & L.P.Queiroz from Bahia is an illegitimate name because of later homonym of fossil Pteridophyte genus <i>Delgadoa</i> Heer, and hence according to article 53.1 of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN), a new name <i>Delgadoana</i> U.B.Deshmukh, M.B.Shende, E.S.Reddy & Mungole is proposed here along with a new combination for <i>D. bambuicola</i> F.S.Santos, Snak & L.P.Queiroz.</p>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"135 1","pages":"76-77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139277488","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 combination in Ceropegia L. (Apocynaceae)","authors":"Anant Kumar","doi":"10.1002/fedr.202200050","DOIUrl":"10.1002/fedr.202200050","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A new combination, <i>Ceropegia ananthagiriensis</i>, is proposed here based on <i>Brachystelma ananthagiriense</i> (Apocynaceae).</p>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"135 1","pages":"67-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135725510","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}
Tarbej J. Shaikh, Raghunath L. Ghalme, Uday L. Chougule, Girish G. Potdar
{"title":"Capillipedium parviflorum and Hemisorghum venustum (Andropogoneane: Poaceae): Occurrence in India, notes on identity and typification","authors":"Tarbej J. Shaikh, Raghunath L. Ghalme, Uday L. Chougule, Girish G. Potdar","doi":"10.1002/fedr.202200040","DOIUrl":"10.1002/fedr.202200040","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The taxonomic identity and typification of <i>Hemisorghum venustum</i> (Thwaites) Clayton and <i>Capillipedium parviflorum</i> (R.Br.) Stapf. is discussed along with detailed descriptions, photographs, and notes. Morphological differences are presented for easy identification of both the species.</p>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"135 1","pages":"59-66"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135883315","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":"Potentilla thuringiaca Bernh. ex Link in Germany—A polyploid enigma","authors":"Thomas Gregor, Heiko Korsch, Juraj Paule","doi":"10.1002/fedr.202200046","DOIUrl":"10.1002/fedr.202200046","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Plants in German states Thuringia and Bavaria previously thought to belong to <i>Potentilla thuringiaca</i> belong to at least three different taxa. Most populations in Thuringia and Bavaria are rather uniform and have a ploidy of 2n = 10x. These populations belong to <i>P. thuringiaca</i> as originally described. A lectotype and an epitype are designated for <i>P. thuringiaca</i>. In an isolated range in Eastern Thuringia, we found octoploids (2n = 8x), which are characterized mainly by a higher number of flowering stems. These populations are described as <i>Potentilla saalae</i> T. Gregor & Korsch. Decaploid (2n = 10x) plants from a very small range in the Bavarian Rhoen with more rounded central leaves are probably of independent origin. The relationship of German <i>P. thuringiaca</i> populations to those in the Alps, the Balkans, the Carpathians, and Eastern Europe is unresolved.</p>","PeriodicalId":53662,"journal":{"name":"Feddes Repertorium","volume":"135 1","pages":"16-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135994330","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}