BlumeaPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.3767/blumea.2023.68.02.02
G. Thijsse, D.J. Mabberley, P. Baas
{"title":"Exploring the Leiden ‘Van Royen herbarium’: History and scientific significance of the herbarium specimens of Adriaan (1704–1779) and David van Royen (1727–1799)","authors":"G. Thijsse, D.J. Mabberley, P. Baas","doi":"10.3767/blumea.2023.68.02.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3767/blumea.2023.68.02.02","url":null,"abstract":"The dried plant collection, now known as the ‘Van Royen herbarium’, was assembled by Adriaan and David van Royen, successive Leiden professors of botany in the period 1729–1799. The significance of this herbarium is partly due to the fact that Linnaeus was able to study Adriaan’s collections extensively when he stayed in The Netherlands, such that it must have influenced, to some extent, his subsequent publications, notably Species Plantarum (1753). In this review we track the complex history of the herbarium and follow its physical housing through time. Poor storage conditions in the 18th and 19th centuries may account for the loss of an unknown number of specimens originally in the herbarium. The history of the herbarium of Nicolaas Meerburg, head gardener in the Leiden botanical garden from 1774–1814, where he had worked from 1752, is closely connected with that of the Van Royens, and is also discussed here. We explore the composition of the ‘Van Royen herbarium’ and document who contributed to it. Altogether 80 plant collectors or original herbarium owners are identified. For example, there is a substantial set of specimens collected by Carl Peter Thunberg in Japan and many specimens from the Cape region of South Africa, which must have been gathered by him during his first stay there. Another large set is that collected by Johann Gerhard König in Ceylon (nowadays Sri Lanka) and there are many specimens from the collections of Albrecht von Haller and Sébastien Vaillant. The herbarium contains several seed collections used for Joseph Gaertner’s De Fructibus (listed in Appendix 4) and also many specimens assembled by Adriaan van Royen for his Ericetum Africanum project. Last, but not least significant among the rest, there are specimens cut out of a book herbarium owned by Jacob Breyne with plants collected by Carolus Schweiker (or Sweiker) around Montpellier (France) in 1666. Information necessary for the correct attribution of specimens is presented, complete with information enabling attribution of individual specimens to their original owners. Example barcodes of specimens from individual contributors and their handwriting(s) can be found in Appendix 3. Brief details of the life and work of Adriaan and David van Royen is given in Appendices 1 and 2. The significance of the herbarium for the typification of Linnaean and other species names is discussed.","PeriodicalId":55349,"journal":{"name":"Blumea","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135501423","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}
BlumeaPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.3767/blumea.2023.68.02.03
J. Scholten
{"title":"An updated identification guide to the species of Amorphophallus (Araceae): new synonyms and a set of global dichotomous keys","authors":"J. Scholten","doi":"10.3767/blumea.2023.68.02.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3767/blumea.2023.68.02.03","url":null,"abstract":"This work presents updated dichotomous keys to the Amorphophallus ( Araceae ) species of the world based on morphological characters of the inflorescence. It is a compilation of data derived from herbarium specimens, living specimens, protologues, and following papers outlining taxonomic updates to the genus. Three new synonyms are proposed and a general key including 239 species of Amorphophallus distributed across the African, Asian, and Australian continents is included. Ten additional subkeys are provided by geographical subregion, making identification streamlined if the locality of the specimen is known. The aim of this paper is to make identification of Amorphophallus species accessible through a single manuscript, serving not only the research sector, but also citizen science. This guide provides a rapid and accurate means of species identification, directly benefiting data collection and assisting in species conservation.","PeriodicalId":55349,"journal":{"name":"Blumea","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135953832","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}
BlumeaPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.3767/blumea.2023.68.02.01
M. Oulo, A.P.M. van der Zon, M.S.M. Sosef
{"title":"New combinations in and typification of tropical African species of Urochloa (incl. Brachiaria) (Poaceae)","authors":"M. Oulo, A.P.M. van der Zon, M.S.M. Sosef","doi":"10.3767/blumea.2023.68.02.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3767/blumea.2023.68.02.01","url":null,"abstract":"Detailed morphological and molecular research has led to the conclusion that the majority of the species of the genus Brachiaria have to move to the much smaller genus Urochloa . Although many of the necessary new combinations were made, in Africa a fair number of accepted species still do not yet have a name within Urochloa . Following work on West Africa, Central Africa and Madagascar, this paper now provides these new combinations for the remaining sub-Saharan African species, as well as a full synonymy for all East African ones, including typification. In total, the paper deals with 40 species, for 12 of these new combinations are created, while 55 lectotypes and one neotype of both accepted names and synonyms are designated.","PeriodicalId":55349,"journal":{"name":"Blumea","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135358661","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}
BlumeaPub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.66.01.05
W. D. Wilde, B. Duyfjes
{"title":"Canthium obscurum W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes, sp. nov., a new name for a widespread, wrongly interpreted species (Vanguerieae-Rubiaceae)","authors":"W. D. Wilde, B. Duyfjes","doi":"10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.66.01.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.66.01.05","url":null,"abstract":"A widespread Canthium species of upland northern Thailand, Laos, and China, known erroneously as C. parvifolium (described from India) or C. horridum (described from Java) is formally described as a new species Canthium obscurum. A photograph of fruiting twigs and line drawings of the flower are added. Canthium parvifolium is lectotypified by a herbarium specimen in P.","PeriodicalId":55349,"journal":{"name":"Blumea","volume":"98 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80747226","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}
BlumeaPub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.65.03.08
K. Pradheep, K. J. John, Preeti Singh, R. S. Rathi, A. Pandey
{"title":"A new subspecies and new records of Trichosanthes (Cucurbitaceae) for India, and notes on T. khasiana","authors":"K. Pradheep, K. J. John, Preeti Singh, R. S. Rathi, A. Pandey","doi":"10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.65.03.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.65.03.08","url":null,"abstract":"In India, knowledge of the geographic distribution of Trichosanthes species is inadequate, largely due to the lack of revisionary work. Based on field observations, collected specimens and data from herbarium specimens, this paper describes a new taxon – T. dunniana subsp. clarkei from Sikkim and northern hill districts of West Bengal in northeastern India; and presents the first confirmed records of three southeast Asian taxa, viz., T. dunniana subsp. dunniana and T. wallichiana subsp. subrosea from northeastern India, and T. tricuspidata from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The name T. khasiana has been lectotypified, and Indochinese T. inthanonensis has been reduced under it. The southern Chinese Trichosanthes subrosea is transferred at reduced rank as T. wallichiana subsp. subrosea, while T. tridentata has been reduced to synonymy of this subspecies. Furthermore, we provide an updated distribution map with confirmed occurrences of these taxa in India, critical taxonomic notes and additional taxonomic characters.","PeriodicalId":55349,"journal":{"name":"Blumea","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75609758","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}
BlumeaPub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.66.01.02
M. Kiehn, E. Temsch, L. A. Pernausl, M. Hofbauer, G. Chen, S. Vajrodaya, J. Schinnerl
{"title":"New chromosome counts and other karyological data for members of the Stemonaceae","authors":"M. Kiehn, E. Temsch, L. A. Pernausl, M. Hofbauer, G. Chen, S. Vajrodaya, J. Schinnerl","doi":"10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.66.01.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.66.01.02","url":null,"abstract":"Chromosome numbers and other karyological data for ten Stemona species and for Stichoneuron caudatum are presented, including first reports for Stemona burkillii, S. involuta, S. mairei and S. phyllantha. All investigated taxa of Stemona exhibit n = x =7 (2n =14) chromosomes. For Stichoneuron caudatum an earlier count revealing 2n =18 is confirmed. The observed chromosome lengths range between 0.9 and 6.9 μm (largest chromosome in Stichoneuron caudatum). Additionally, the genome sizes of seven Stemona species and of Stichoneuron caudatum are reported. The obtained results are compared with literature data and discussed.","PeriodicalId":55349,"journal":{"name":"Blumea","volume":"77 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86324037","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}
BlumeaPub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.65.03.06
L. Perrie, B. Parris, C. Chen, D. Ohlsen, P. Brownsey
{"title":"Asplenium alleniae (Aspleniaceae), a new fern species from Borneo and New Guinea","authors":"L. Perrie, B. Parris, C. Chen, D. Ohlsen, P. Brownsey","doi":"10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.65.03.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.65.03.06","url":null,"abstract":"A new species, Asplenium alleniae, is described from high elevation habitats in Sabah (Malaysia) and Papua New Guinea. Previous phylogenetic analyses of chloroplast loci determined that A. alleniae was most closely related to A. pauperequitum from New Zealand. Asplenium alleniae differs from A. pauperequitum most obviously by the acuminate apices of its longer pinnae. The combination of pinnate fronds with few pairs of primary pinnae and dark red-brown axes distinguishes A. alleniae from superficially similar species of Asplenium in Malesia. Asplenium alleniae is provisionally assessed as Endangered.","PeriodicalId":55349,"journal":{"name":"Blumea","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87406424","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}
BlumeaPub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.65.03.07
N. Gabel, R. Wise, G. Rogers
{"title":"Distribution of cystoliths in the leaves of Acanthaceae and its effect on leaf surface anatomy","authors":"N. Gabel, R. Wise, G. Rogers","doi":"10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.65.03.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.65.03.07","url":null,"abstract":"Cystoliths are large outgrowths of cell wall material and calcium carbonate with a silicon-containing stalk found in the leaves, stems and roots of only a handful of plant families. Each cystolith is contained within a cell called a lithocyst. In leaves, lithocysts may be found in the mesophyll or the epidermis. A study by Koch et al. (2009) reported unique, indented features on the surface of superamphiphilic Ruellia devosiana (Acanthaceae) leaves which the authors named ‘channel cells’. We report herein that such ‘channel cells’ in the Acanthaceae are actually lithocysts containing fully formed cystoliths in which only a portion of the lithocyst is exposed at the epidermis, forming a leaf epidermal impression. Intact leaves and isolated cystoliths from 28 Acanthaceae species (five in the non-cystolith clade and 23 in the cystolith clade) were examined using light and scanning electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis. All 23 members of the cystolith clade examined contained cystoliths within lithocysts, but not all showed leaf epidermal impressions. In four species, the lithocysts were in the leaf mesophyll, did not contact the leaf surface, and did not participate in leaf epidermal impression formation. The remaining 19 species had lithocysts in the epidermis and possessed leaf epidermal impressions of differing sizes, depths and morphologies.","PeriodicalId":55349,"journal":{"name":"Blumea","volume":"147 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86110923","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}
BlumeaPub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.66.01.06
P. Pelser, F. Brambach, J. Mansibang, H. Schaefer, R. Kiew, J. Barcelona
{"title":"New combinations and names for some Philippine vascular plants","authors":"P. Pelser, F. Brambach, J. Mansibang, H. Schaefer, R. Kiew, J. Barcelona","doi":"10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.66.01.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3767/BLUMEA.2021.66.01.06","url":null,"abstract":"New names and new combinations are presented for 29 Philippine species in the families Acanthaceae, Aspleniaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Gesneriaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae, Oleaceae, Thelypteridaceae, Urticaceae, and Vitaceae. Seventeen names are lectotypified.","PeriodicalId":55349,"journal":{"name":"Blumea","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84305426","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}