Dymphna Wiegmans, Keith Larson, Jan Clavel, Lore Hostens, Jasmine Spreeuwers, Amber Pirée, Ivan Nijs, Jonas J. Lembrechts
{"title":"Historic disturbance events overruled climatic factors as drivers of ruderal species distributions in the Scandinavian mountains","authors":"Dymphna Wiegmans, Keith Larson, Jan Clavel, Lore Hostens, Jasmine Spreeuwers, Amber Pirée, Ivan Nijs, Jonas J. Lembrechts","doi":"10.1111/njb.04382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04382","url":null,"abstract":"The contemporary interaction of climate and disturbance drives vegetation composition and species distribution shifts, making their respective roles difficult to disentangle. This study describes the long‐term ruderal plant species distributions along the ‘Rallarvägen' in Abisko, subarctic Sweden. This trail currently serves as a hiking trail but was initially created as a construction road for a railroad from 1898 to 1903 and is paralleled by the E10 Highway since 1982.Using vegetation and climate data from 1903, 1913, 1983, and 2021, we found that warm‐adapted ruderal plant species were common along the Rallarvägen shortly after railroad construction in the early 20th century. Interestingly, many of these native and non‐native ruderals with relatively high temperature affinity that were present in 1903 and 1913 have since disappeared and have not reappeared, despite the substantial increase in regional temperature in recent decades.In addition, the historical disturbances have had long‐lasting effects on the current spatial distribution of the ruderal vegetation. Most ruderals still reside close to the railroad tracks and are progressively filtered out with increasing distance from anthropogenically disturbed introductory points, such as train stations, where they peak in species richness – a process we term ‘horizontal directional ecological filtering', in parallel to the established concept of ‘directional ecological filtering' along elevational gradients.The historical record of ruderal plant species in the region, influenced by a century‐old railroad construction, emphasizes the importance of knowing a system's disturbance history for understanding current vegetation dynamics and anticipating its future in a changing climate.","PeriodicalId":54716,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Botany","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141510814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new species of Baorangia (Boletaceae, Boletales) from a sacred grove in India","authors":"Salna Nanu, T. K. Arun Kumar","doi":"10.1111/njb.04357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04357","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:italic>Baorangia albostipitata</jats:italic> sp. nov. from India is proposed based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic data. The species is characterized by a pinkish pileus with yellowish pileal margin, whitish pileal context that changes to pale blue very slowly on bruising or cut, yellowish hymenophore without any color change on bruising or cut, whitish stipe that changes to bright orange when bruised, and subglobose to ellipsoid basidiospores. Detailed descriptions, macrophotographs, illustrations and comparisons with similar species are presented.","PeriodicalId":54716,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Botany","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141510815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Didymocarpus janakiae (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the eastern Himalayas, India","authors":"S. B. Rhuthuparna, Vinita Gowda","doi":"10.1111/njb.04353","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04353","url":null,"abstract":"We describe a new species, <jats:italic>Didymocarpus janakiae</jats:italic> Rhuthuparna & V.Gowda from the eastern Himalayas of India. We provide a detailed description of the species' morphology, diagnostic characters, and colour photographs to support its classification as a new taxon. The new species shows morphological affinities with <jats:italic>D. middletonii</jats:italic> Souvann., Soulad. & Tagane, <jats:italic>D.cinereus</jats:italic> D.Don, and <jats:italic>D. punduanus</jats:italic> var. <jats:italic>pulchrus</jats:italic> (C. B. Clarke) Su.Datta & B.K.Sinha. It is similar to <jats:italic>D. middletonii</jats:italic> in its calyx shape but can be distinguished by its glabrous calyx and glandular hairy corolla (versus calyx sparsely covered with multi‐cellular hairs and glabrous corolla). Similarly, it resembles <jats:italic>D. punduanus</jats:italic> var. <jats:italic>pulchrus</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>D. cinereus</jats:italic> D.Don in the shape and purplish colour of the corolla, but <jats:italic>D. janakiae</jats:italic> can be distinguished from these two species by its urceolate calyx (versus campanulate), and longer calyx tube (6.7–10.4 mm versus ca 6 mm in <jats:italic>D. cinereus</jats:italic> and 3–6 mm in <jats:italic>D. punduanus</jats:italic> var. <jats:italic>pulchrus</jats:italic>). Currently <jats:italic>D. janakiae</jats:italic> is only known from its type locality, therefore we assess it as Critically Endangered as per the IUCN guidelines.","PeriodicalId":54716,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Botany","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141510853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bupleurum milamense sp. nov. (Apiaceae) from Milam Valley, Western Himalaya, India","authors":"Khooshboo Yadav, Sunil Kumar Singh, Ravindra Kumar, Versha, Poushali Dey, P. Agnihotri","doi":"10.1111/njb.04244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04244","url":null,"abstract":"A new species, Bupleurum milamense (Apiaceae) is described from the alpine forest region of the Milam Valley, Uttarakhand, India. The new species is similar to B. gracillimum Klotzsch in the nature of the plant, leaf shape, number of bracts, shorter umbel rays, number, shape and size of bracteoles, bracteoles shorter than the flowers, and number of flowers per umbellules, However, it significantly differs by having an erect stem position, in the number of umbel rays, fruit shape and size, and number of vallecular and commissural vittae. A detailed description, photographs, distribution map, and a comparison with allied species are provided.","PeriodicalId":54716,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Botany","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141350757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Petrocosmea arunachalense: a new species of Gesneriaceae from Northeast India","authors":"K. Chowlu, Akshath Shenoy, Ajit Ray","doi":"10.1111/njb.04423","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04423","url":null,"abstract":"Petrocosmea arunachalense, a new species of Gesneriaceae, is described and illustrated from West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The new species is similar to P. nanchuanensis, and P. parryorum, but differs from the former in having much bigger, lanceolate ovate to lanceolate elliptic leaves, uniformly entire margins, more numerous lateral veins, inflorescence with long peduncles, short pedicels, and more numerous flowers, striated corolla, hairy filaments and number of staminodes, and from the later by more numerous leaves per plant, texture of leaves, uniformly entire margins, more numerous lateral veins, green calyx, corolla colour and striation, and colour of the hairs on the filaments. The new species is assessed as Data Deficient according to the IUCN Red List criteria.","PeriodicalId":54716,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Botany","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141352279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Iris cangshanensis (Iridaceae), a new species from southwest China","authors":"Xianfeng Jiang, Ying Yang, Jinfeng Liu, Yanping Xie","doi":"10.1111/njb.04400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04400","url":null,"abstract":"A new species of Iris, Iris cangshanensis, was discovered in Cangshan Nature Reserve, Dali City, Yunnan Province, China. Morphologically, I. cangshanensis shares several key features with species in Iris subg. Crossiris, including prominent crests and stout rhizomes, but it is easily distinguished from other Iris species by its unique crest, dark purple spots on the falls, erect standards recurved to the style branches, and slightly fimbriate tips of the style branches. Phylogenetic analysis including 115 related species based on matk/trnk and trnL‐F sequences indicates that I. cangshanensis forms a distinct clade, and reveals a strong genetic connection between I. cangshanensis, the Iris tectorum complex and Iris latistyla. Overall, both morphological and phylogenetic evidence strongly support the classification of I. cangshanensis as a newly discovered species. A comprehensive description of this species is provided, including a detailed illustrations and photographs, geographical distribution, habitat and ecology, as well as its IUCN conservation status.","PeriodicalId":54716,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Botany","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141352948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The ontogeny of flowers and inflorescences in the andromonoecious annual Iranian endemic Dicyclophora persica (Apiaceae)","authors":"Mozafar Bagherzadeh Homaee, Yousef Ajani","doi":"10.1111/njb.04198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04198","url":null,"abstract":"Species of Apiaceae, despite uniform floral structure, show great variation in floral morphs and sexual distribution. In the present study, the ontogeny of the diclinous flowers within the cage‐shaped inflorescences of the andromonoecious Dicyclophora persica Boiss. was studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), to determine if they follow the same ontogenetic processes. The development of an interesting, unusual club‐like organ in the center of the umbel was also studied. Our findings show that the floral organs in diclinous flowers follow the same pattern. Petals initiate in a clockwise direction, while stamens form in a helical pattern. The perfect central sessile flower in the umbellet, despite sepal suppression, was synchronized with inner staminate flowers in the initiation of petals, stamens, and carpels. In staminate flowers, two prominent sepals initiate after the inception of the stamens. Ovules only get aborted in the late stages. The club‐like organ initiates from a naked receptacle that has no resemblances to umbellets or flowers. In perfect flowers, the delayed initiation and prolonged spatial constraints are caused by bracts and massive staminate flowers which suppress the sepals and make them sessile. Considering the ovule suppression, staminate flowers may be adapted to prevent the perfect flowers from being exposed to extreme environmental conditions.","PeriodicalId":54716,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Botany","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141381618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new species of Bistorta (Polygonaceae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India","authors":"Monalisa Das, S. S. Dash","doi":"10.1111/njb.04303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04303","url":null,"abstract":"The new species Bistorta arunachalensis (Polygonaceae) is described and illustrated from Arunachal Pradesh, India. A detailed description, photographs, comparison of morphological characteristics with closely allied species and a diagnostic key to the Indian species of Bistorta are provided for easy identification.","PeriodicalId":54716,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Botany","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141266113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Akanksha S. Jeswani, Shrirang Ramchandra Yadav, Manoj M. Lekhak
{"title":"A new Senecio (Asteraceae) from the Anjaneri Hills of Nashik, India","authors":"Akanksha S. Jeswani, Shrirang Ramchandra Yadav, Manoj M. Lekhak","doi":"10.1111/njb.04366","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04366","url":null,"abstract":"A new species of <jats:italic>Senecio</jats:italic> (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), <jats:italic>Senecio anjanericus</jats:italic> is described and illustrated from the Anjaneri Hills of Nashik district, Maharashtra, India, based on morphological and cytogenetical studies. The species resembles <jats:italic>Senecio bombayensis</jats:italic>, but differs from it in small size of the ligules, presence of conspicuous foliose supplementary bracts and dense indumentum on stem. The somatic chromosome number was observed to be 2n = 2<jats:italic>x</jats:italic> = 20, with all the chromosomes exhibiting median region centromeres. A detailed morphological description, illustration and karyotypic features of the new species are provided.","PeriodicalId":54716,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Botany","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141193428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exacum indicum sp. nov. (Gentianaceae), a new saprophytic species from India","authors":"M. K. Pathak, Manas Bhaumik","doi":"10.1111/njb.04342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04342","url":null,"abstract":"A new species, <jats:italic>Exacum indicum</jats:italic> M.K. Pathak and Bhaumik, (Gentianaceae) is described and illustrated based on collections made from the core zone of the Dihang Dibang Biosphere Reserve in Dibang Valley district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. The new species is close to <jats:italic>Exacum nanum</jats:italic> Klack.","PeriodicalId":54716,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Botany","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141193446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}