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Ferdinand Schur's taxa of Iridaceae, their revision and effective typification of names Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Viktor O. Nachychko, Ivan M. Danylyk, Clemens Pachschwöll, Andrei Stoie
A taxonomic and nomenclatural account on taxa of Iridaceae proposed by Ferdinand Schur, a famous investigator of the flora of Transylvania (present‐day Romania), is presented. Types are designated for 12 names, namely lectotypes for Crocus banaticus var. niveus, C. exiguus, Iris fieberi var. monantha, I. × binata, I. × cucullata, I. pseudocyperus, I. transsilvanica, I. sibirica var. salina, and neotypes
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Aspidistra pentagona (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae), a new species from northern Vietnam Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Leonid V. Averyanov, Khang Sinh Nguyen, Hans‐Juergen Tillich, Tatiana V. Maisak, Valeria V. Shvanova
This paper continues the publication of Aspidistra species newly discovered in the flora of Vietnam. It includes an illustrated description of A. pentagona, found in the northern part of the country. Detailed analytical color illustrations, data on morphology and ecology, phenology, tentative relationships, distribution and expected conservation status are provided for the discovered species.
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Successful restoration of alpine plant communities depends on habitat type Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Eline Risberget, Dagmar Hagen, Erik T. Aschehoug
Alpine ecosystems are under increasing pressure from land‐use change and road construction, resulting in habitat fragmentation and declines in biodiversity and ecosystem function. Ecosystem restoration can mitigate the impacts from human land‐use change by assisting the recovery of natural ecosystems. We developed an assessment framework using established international standards and monitored alpine
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Dressed for the occasion! Ecotypic divergence, phenotypic plasticity and taxonomic value of capitulum characters of Scorzoneroides autumnalis (Asteraceae) Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Gróa Valgerður Ingimundardóttir, Torbjörn Tyler, Nils Cronberg, Mikael Hedrén, Stefan Andersson
Scorzoneroides autumnalis is a highly polymorphic perennial with several described infraspecific taxa, largely differing in involucre colour and indumentum intensity. Here, we examine the role of ecotypic divergence and phenotypic plasticity in shaping large‐scale geographical variation in these characters. We collected phenotypic data from herbarium specimens and garden‐grown plants of S. autumnalis
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Two decades of dune slack restoration in North Wales: diversity, community and habitat specialists Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Nicola Johansen, Michelle Davis, Paul A. Ashton
Humid dunes slacks are a highly threatened habitat, listed as vulnerable in the EU habitat red list. Accelerated successional processes in dune systems have resulted in the loss and degradation of ideal conditions for specialist dune slack species, hence the need for conservation management. We investigated the restoration of a dune slack in North Wales, UK, where vegetation and soil removal to 10
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Untangling the taxonomy and geographic distribution of Quararibea floribunda (Malvaceae: Malvoideae) Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Carlos Daniel M. Ferreira, José Fernando A. Baumgratz, Massimo G. Bovini
Quararibea floribunda, a species endemic to Brazil, is poorly studied taxonomically, and little is known about its ecology and conservation status. Since its publication in 1842, only a few studies have reported on its morphological circumscription, thus remaining as a complex in the taxonomy of Quararibea. In addition, little is known about its geographic distribution, which, according to most authors
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Myriospora molybdina comb. nov. and the identity of Acarospora hysgina Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Martin Westberg, Mats Wedin, Måns Svensson
The nomenclature and taxonomy of Acarospora molybdina is revised using morphological and molecular data. The new combination Myriospora molybdina is proposed and Acarospora hysgina is recognized as a distinct species while A. brunneola is reduced to synonymy with A. hysgina. In its new circumscription M. molybdina is an arctic species, in Scandinavia only occurring in northernmost Norway. Further localities
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Syzygium crystalliferum (Myrtaceae), a new tree species from Carranglan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines and lectotypification of Eugenia purpuriflora Elmer Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Jayson A. Mansibang, Leonardo C. Udasco, Abigail L. Garrino, Jamie Ann M. Aumentado, Mark Gregory Q. Rule, John Patykowski
A new species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from Carranglan, Nueva Ecija, Luzon, Philippines – Syzygium crystalliferum is described and illustrated here as species new to science. Syzygium crystalliferum is similar to S. purpuriflorum by having sessile leaves, cordate base, terminal inflorescence, large flowers and free perianth lobes. However, it is unique in pustules in dried leaves and inflorescence,
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Novel finding of Paulownia fortunei endophytic rhizobia in China Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Han Ren, Wei Ding, Chengqun Lv, Yufan Luo, Zhenfei Chen, Junfan Chen, Xu Sun
Previous research has mainly focused on breeding, timber supply, and physiological–biochemical characteristics of Paulownia fortunei. However, there has been limited attention given to its endophytic rhizobia and its potential benefits for plant growth due to a lack of knowledge about the existence of root nodules. In this study, we isolated nine bacterial strains from the root nodules after occasionally
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Phylogenetics of Cruckshanksia and Oreopolus (Rubiaceae) based on nuclear and plastid DNA sequences Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Paola Jara‐Arancio, Claudia Scognamillo, Paula Vidal, Mary T. Kalin‐Arroyo
Cruckshanksia Hook. & Arn. and Oreopolus Schltdl. Rubiaceae (Rubioideae – Coussareeae), endemic genera of Chile and Andean Argentina, have historically been highly taxonomically unstable. Molecular analyses have confirmed Oreopolus as the sister group of Cruckshanksia; however, the relationships among its species are still not resolved because previous studies have not considered all species of the
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Bonomyces pakistanensis (Pseudoclitocybaceae, Agaricales), a new species from Pakistan Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Urooj Ashraf, Najam-ul-Sehar Afshan, Abdul Nasir Khalid
Based on morphological and molecular data, Bonomyces pakistanensis is described as a new species found in coniferous forests of Pakistan. Several collections of Bonomyces were made during mycological field trips conducted in different coniferous forests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Detailed macro- and micro-morphological descriptions and phylogenetic analyses of ITS and LSU sequence data support
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Fritillaria yalcinii (Liliaceae), a new species from southeastern Turkey Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Mehmet Maruf Balos, Cahit Çeçen, Mehtap Tekşen, Hasan Yıldırım, Veysel Sonay
Fritillaria yalcinii (Liliaceae) is described as a new species from Diyarbakır Province, southeastern Turkey. It is superficially similar to F. carica, F. forbesii, F. minima, F. minuta, F. mughlae and F. sibthorpiana, but differs in several morphological characters, such as leaves, perigon, nectary, filament, stigma and anther. Diagnostic characteristics, a comprehensive description, photographs,
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Boesenbergia ashihoi (Zingiberaceae), a new species from northeast India Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Suparna Debnath, Sameer Patil, Deepu Vijayan
A new species of Boesenbergia, B. ashihoi Suparna, Sameer Patil & V.Deepu is described from Lumdiengsai, Meghalaya, India. Boesenbergia ashihoi resembles B. siphonantha (King ex Baker) M.Sabu, Prasanthk. & Škornick. and B. tillandsiodes (Baker) Kuntze in bearing a small globular rhizome, long-petioled leaves, horn-like spike and anther connectives without crest, but differs in having elliptic leaves
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A new species and a new combination in Protoperidinium sect. Oceanica (Peridiniales, Dinophyceae) from Vietnamese waters Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Luom Tan Phan, Maxim Krakhmalnyi, Ha Thi Thuy Le, Van Thi Le Tran, Hue Thi Minh Tran, Duyen Thi Ngoc Huynh, Behrouz Zarei Darki, Aleksandr Krakhmalnyi
A new heterotrophic dinoflagellate, Protoperidinium vietnamicum sp. nov. is described from the coastal waters of Vietnam. It is characterized by an elongated, pentagonal to pyriform body in ventral and dorsal view, with moderate dorsoventral compression. Epitheca is tapering into a robust apical horn, which is shorter than the antapical horns. Cingulum is equatorial, descending by about 0.50–0.75 of
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Pollen morphology of Norwegian hybrids of Sorbus Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Heidi Lie Andersen, Nirmala Dhakal, Hoda Houshiar Parsian, Per Harald Salvesen, Anne Elisabeth Bjune
The genus Sorbus s.l. consists of small to medium-sized trees primarily found in coastal areas, with three European hotspots of diversification: Fennoscandia, south-east Europe and the British Isles. Taxonomic classification of Sorbus s.l. in Europe is still unresolved, and this study aims to address this issue by examining the pollen morphology of various Sorbus hybrids. Pollen morphology of 16 specimens
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Bulbophyllum gopalianum (Orchidaceae), a new species from Mizoram (India), the westernmost region of the Indo-Myanmar biodiversity hotspot Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Mal Sâwmliana, Khyanjeet Gogoi, Jeewan Singh Jalal, Pankaj Kumar
A new species, Bulbophyllum gopalianum, is described from the montane sub-tropical forest of Mizoram (India) in the westernmost area of the Indo-Myanmar biodiversity hotspot. The new species belongs to the section Lemniscata and shows close morphological affinity to B. suavissimum and B. shanicum. A detailed description, diagnosis, phenology, taxonomic notes and conservation assessment are presented
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Euploca wightiana (Heliotropiaceae), a new species from South India Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Anna Ancy Antony, P. Javad, Anphi Antony
Euploca wightiana P.Javad & Ancy sp. nov., a new species of the family Heliotropiaceae is described from the Coimbatore district of South India. Morphologically, it is close to Euploca marifolia but differs in having erect (versus prostrate) habit, stem woody throughout (versus stem woody only at base) with dense hairs (versus sparsely hairy), oblong leaves (versus lanceolate) with obtuse apex (versus
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Mollinedia lorencei (Monimiaceae, Laurales), a new species endemic to the Atlantic Forest in the state of Bahia, Brazil Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Lucas Borges de Lima, Danilo Alvarenga Zavatin, Ariane Luna Peixoto, Paulo Takeo Sano, Elton John de Lírio
We provide a description and illustration of Mollinedia lorencei, sp. nov. The species exhibits morphological similarities and is compared to both M. lamprophylla and M. dolichotricha. Furthermore, we provide comments on the taxonomy, ecology, geographic distribution and conservation status of this new species.
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Peatland restoration in Norway – evaluation of ongoing monitoring and identification of plant indicators of restoration success Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Magni Olsen Kyrkjeeide, Mari Jokerud, Anne Catriona Mehlhoop, Linn Marie Foldnes Lunde, Marte Fandrem, Anders Lyngstad
Norway launched a national action plan on wetland restoration in 2016. So far, 90% of the restoration effort has been on peatland restoration, with about 140 mires restored so far. There are three main restoration goals stated in the action plan: 1) limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, 2) climate adaptation and 3) improved ecological condition. Quantifying the outcome of the restoration actions is
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Tragopogon davutii-turanii: a new species of Tragopogon from Anatolia Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Mutlu Gültepe, Serdar Makbul, Murat Erdem Güzel, Zeynep Türker, Kamil Coşkunçelebi
A new salsify species, Tragopogon davutii-turanii, is described from Anatolia based on micro-/macro-morphological and molecular evidence. The new species is morphologically similar to T. vvedenskyi and T. abbreviatus, but differs from T. vvedenskyi mainly in ligule colour and from T. abbreviatus by achene characters and number of phyllaries. In contrast to morphological similarities, based on the phylogenetic
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Two new species of Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae, sect. Polymeres) from Pantabangan-Carranglan Watershed Forest Reserve, Luzon Island, Philippines Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Abigail L. Garrino, Jayson A. Mansibang, Jamie Ann M. Aumentado, Yu Pin Ang, Leonardo C. Udasco, Jean Marie Diego, John Charles Altomonte, Maverick N. Tamayo, Liezel M. Magtoto, Rene Alfred Anton Bustamante
Two new species of Bulbophyllum, B. barcelonae and B. pelseri are described here from the Pantabangan-Carranglan Watershed Forest Reserve, Luzon Island, Philippines. Bulbophyllum barcelonae resembles B. charisae, but differs by having smaller vegetative parts, ovate petals with a rounded apex, and a labellum with two ridges that are strongly angled outwards the adaxial surface, rounded proximal crests
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Andrographis theniensis (Acanthaceae), a new species from the southern Western Ghats of India Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Subbiah Karuppusamy, Pochamoni Bharath Simha Yadav
Andrographis theniensis Karupp. and Bharath (Acanthaceae), a new species from the Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary of the southern Western Ghats, is described and illustrated here. A detailed description, illustration, color photographs, a table of comparisons to allied species, an identification key and IUCN conservation status are provided here for easy recognition of the new species.
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Pinellia discolor: a new cryptic species distinguished from P. cordata in mainland China Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Mei-Qian Chen, Ning Xu, Jian-Min Man, Rui Luo
Pinellia cordata (Araceae) is a perennial herb species distributed in China and Japan. Several studies have shown that there are two types of this species, and chromosome counts have shown irregular variation among populations. In this study, we investigated the morphological characteristics, established the chromosome number in root tips, reconstructed phylogenetic relationship based on whole chloroplast
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Microclimate explains little variation in year-round decomposition across an Arctic tundra landscape Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Jonathan von Oppen, Jakob J. Assmann, Anne D. Bjorkman, Urs A. Treier, Bo Elberling, Signe Normand
Litter decomposition represents a major path for atmospheric carbon influx into Arctic soils, thereby controlling below-ground carbon accumulation. Yet, little is known about how tundra litter decomposition varies with microenvironmental conditions, hindering accurate projections of tundra soil carbon dynamics with future climate change. Over 14 months, we measured landscape-scale decomposition of
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Nothapodytes burmanica (Icacinaceae), a new species from Kachin State, Myanmar Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Si-Ke Shen, Hong-Bo Ding, Yun-Hong Tan
Nothapodytes burmanica Y.H.Tan & S.K.Shen, sp. nov. (Icacinaceae) from Kachin State, Myanmar is described and illustrated. It belongs to Nothapodytes due to the lorate hairy petals being connate at the base and a fleshy foliaceous disk divided into five leaflike lobes. Morphological and phylogenetic evidence indicates that it is close to N. pittosporoides. Morphologically, both species have oblanceolate
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Ophiorrhiza ravifolia (Rubiaceae), a new endemic species discovered in Naga-Kabasalan Protected Landscape (NKPL), Zamboanga Peninsula, southwestern Philippines Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Mark Arcebal K. Naive, Grecebio Jonathan D. Alejandro
Continued extensive field exploration in Zamboanga Peninsula (Philippines) revealed a new endemic Ophiorrhiza species, which is herein described from Naga-Kabasalan Protected Landscape (NKPL) of Zamboanga Sibugay. The species is unique among Philippine Ophiorrhiza by having leaf lamina with gray to silver gray abaxial surface. The new species is morphologically similar to O. pubescens and O. erythropilosa
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Petrocosmea wangii sp. nov. and Petrocosmea yei sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae) from Yunnan, China Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Meng-Qi Han, Cheng Liu, Ji-Dong Ya, Yan-Xiong Gong, Jie Cai
Two new species of Petrocosmea (Gesneriaceae), P. wangii M.Q.Han, J.Cai & J.D.Ya from Shiping County and P. yei M.Q.Han, C.Liu & Y.X.Gong from Mojiang and Zhenyuan Counties, Yunnan Province, China, are described and illustrated.
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Correction to: “Two new species of Petrocosmea (Gesneriaceae) from Yunnan, China” Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Hong Jiang, Meng-Qi Han, Zhen Dong, Zhou-Dong Han, Yan Liu
Jiang, H. et al. 2020. Two new species of Petrocosmea (Gesneriaceae) from Yunnan, China. Nordic Journal of Botany, 38 (12), e02847 https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.02847 In Figure 3 of the above article, the images for parts E and E2 were duplicated. The author has replaced the correct image for part E in the newly submitted plate, as shown below. Figure 3 Open in figure viewerPowerPoint Petrocosmea chiwui
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A new variety of Commelina L.(Commelinaceae) from Eastern Ghats of Peninsular, India Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Pasupuleti Sivaramakrishna, Pulicherla Yugandhar, Lal Ji Singh
Commelinabadamica var. palkondensis P. Sivaramakrishna, P. Yugandhar and L.J. Singh, var. nov. (Commelinaceae), a remarkable new variety from Palkonda hills of Eastern Ghats of Peninsular Indiais described and illustrated. It is apparently similar to C. badamica var. badamica in habitat ecology and general morphology, but differs in features like presence of a 2–3-nerved ligule, lower cincinnus with
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Carolus tomentosus, a new species of Malpighiaceae endemic to northeastern Brazil Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Rafael Felipe de Almeida, Thais Alves-Silva, Isa Lucia de Morais
Carolus currently comprises seven accepted species endemic to seasonally dry forests or rainforests of Central and South America. After unusual populations of Carolus were discovered in the States of Bahia, Minas Gerais and Piauí, we describe it as a new species. This study was based on the analysis of type specimens, protologues, field photographs and herbarium sheets of all its accepted species.
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The correct name for Desmodium rotundifolium Baker in Desmodiastrum (Desmodieae: Fabaceae) Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Ramalingam Kottaimuthu
Meibomia bakeriana Kuntze is the earliest legitimate species name available for Baker's illegitimate Desmodium rotundifolium. Alysicarpus rotundifolius Dalzell ex Prain and Desmodium ritchiei Sanjappa are illegitimate superfluous names for the same species, whereas Desmodiastrum rotundifolium (A.Pramanik and Thoth.) Sanjappa cannot be used because of the lack of priority. H. Ohashi and K. Ohashi published
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Taxonomic studies of Araceae in Myanmar VI: Amorphophallus mirabilis – a new species and a new record for the genus Amorphophallus Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Mark Arcebal K. Naive, Khant Zaw Hein, Michael Serebryanyi, Wilbert Hetterscheid
Amorphophallus mirabilis is herein described and illustrated from Hpa-an District, Kayin State, Myanmar. A detailed description, colour plates, phenology, and a provisional conservation status are provided. In addition, A. napalensis is reported as a newly recorded species for Myanmar. With the discovery of the new species and A. napalensis, Myanmar now holds 17 Amorphophallus species.
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Psammogeton hirsutus (Apiaceae; Pimpinelleae), a new species from India Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Bachan Lal Bhellum, Rani Magotra
Psammogeton hirsutus Bhellum and Magotra (Apiaceae), a novel species collected from the lowlands of Jammu and Kashmir, north-west India's subtropical region, is described and illustrated. Psammogeton hirsutus resembles one its close relatives P. canescens and P. shivalikense; however, it differs significantly in terms of the plant being hirsute, sheaths of leafbases, ciliate peduncle degree of pubescence
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Dianthus sylvestris subsp. sylvestris as a promising candidate for phytostabilization of copper-contaminated post-mining sites in Alpine ecosystems Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Filip Pošćić, Fabrizio Ginaldi, Claudio Ferfuia, Igor Pasković, Alicja Babst-Kostecka
The lack of remediation of inactive mine sites is a serious global concern, as they pose risks to the environment, human health, and safety. The potential of Dianthus sylvestris subsp. sylvestris to remediate post-mining sites contaminated with copper (Cu) at high altitudes, which is a challenging task for most management strategies, was explored in this study. More than 1300 mg Cu kg−1 in shoots were
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Astragalus nordizensis (Fabacaea), a new species from Van province (Türkiye) belonging to section Hymenostegis Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Mehmet Fırat
Astragalus nordizensis Fırat (sect. Hymenostegis Bunge), is described as a new species from Gürpınar district of Van province, Türkiye. From the morphological point of view, the new species appears to be most similar to Astragalus zohrabi Bunge and A. rubrostriatus Bunge, but it differs in several morphological characters including peduncle indumentum, inflorescence shape, leaf and flower, fruit and
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Pollination biology of a rare serpentine plant, Japonolirion osense (Petrosaviaceae) Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Daichi Funamoto
Petrosaviales is an early diverging monocot order that includes only two genera with distinct nutritional modes, namely the autotrophic Japonolirion and mycoheterotrophic Petrosavia. A rare serpentine plant endemic to Japan, Japonolirion osense is the only species of this genus. Although Petrosavia species are known to produce seeds by autonomous self-pollination, the mating system and flower visitors
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Fimbristylis pachmarhiensis (Cyperaceae), a new species from central India Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Mujaffar Shaikh, Arjun Prasad Tiwari, Ram Lakhan Singh Sikarwar
A new species, Fimbristylis pachmarhiensis (Cyperaceae), is described and illustrated from Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh, India. This new species bears resemblance to its closest morphological relatives, F. aestivalis and F. griffithii, but differs from both by a combination of characters, primarily including its slender culm, exceptionally lax inflorescence, cylindrical
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Novelties in Phyllanthus sect. Phyllanthus subsect. Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae): two new species, two new synonyms, and a lectotype Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Alícia Marques Torres, Marcos José da Silva
An ongoing taxonomic work on Phyllanthus subsect. Phyllanthus, resulting from the analysis of protologues and the study of approximately 2000 collections, including all types, historical collections, and observations in the field, led us to describe two new species (P. lobatus and P. platystigma), and to propose the synonymization of P. mimicus and P. bolivianus under P. niruri, as well as establish
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The Iranian enigmatic endemic Salvia majdae (Lamiaceae): its taxonomic status based on floral ontogeny Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Mahtab Shahraki, Iraj Mehregan, Yousef Ajani, Younes Asri
Since the first description of Salvia majdae (syn. Zhumeria majdae) in 1967, its taxonomic status has remained an enigma within Salvia senso lato due to its unusual characters, in particular the floral structure. Based on recent molecular phylogenetic data, two defensible opinions on its status have been proposed. Here, we studied the floral development of this species using scanning electron microscopy
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Studies of Asian ‘Calliandra' lead to expansion of Sanjappa (Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae) Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Mats Thulin
The genus Sanjappa, previously with the single species S. cynometroides in southern India, is expanded to include S. umbrosa, comb. nov., in northeastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and China (Yunnan) and S. vietnamica, sp. nov., in southern Vietnam. Sanjappa differs from Thailentadopsis, its sister genus in the Zapoteca clade, by having leaves with extrafloral nectaries in the form of sessile (versus
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Erysiphe neelamensis, a new powdery mildew fungus (Ascomycota: Erysiphaceae) from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Irsa Zafar, Najam-Ul-Sehar Afshan, Abdul Nasir Khalid
A new powdery mildew species, Erysiphe neelamensis, was found on Celtis eriocarpa in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. The identification was based upon morpho-anatomical features and results of a molecular sequence analysis. This species is morphologically distinguished from phylogenetically allied Erysiphe species by having chasmothecia with fewer, shorter appendages and a small number of asci and
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Jurinea stenocarpa (Asteraceae, Cardueae), a new species from the north-west of Iran Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Mansour Mirtadzadini, Firouzeh Bordbar, Mahmoud Bidarlord
Jurinea stenocarpa, is described as a new species based on morphological characters. This species is a mountainous Irano-Turanian element distributed in the north-west of Iran, –the Azarbaijan region. Specimens of this species were collected from Aqdagh (type location) and Talesh Mountains in Ardabil Province, Pir-Saqqa Mountain in Eastern Azarbaijan Province. The taxonomic position of the new species
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Gynodioecy of Origanum vulgare ssp. gracile (Lamiaceae) in Tajikistan Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Vladimir N. Godin, Aleksey Yu. Astashenkov, Vera A. Cheryomushkina, Kobil A. Bobokalonov
Gynodioecy has been identified to occur in the herbaceous polycarpic Origanum vulgare ssp. gracile growing in Tajikistan and is here described in detail for the first time. The investigated populations of O. vulgare ssp. gracile form two types of flowers, perfect and pistillate, on different individuals. In pistillate flowers, stamens are represented by staminodes. The size of many parts of the corolla
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Stachytarpheta meninii (Verbenaceae), a new micro-endemic and threatened species from the Diamantina Plateau in Minas Gerais state, Brazil Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Pedro Henrique Cardoso, Diego Rafael Gonzaga, Marcelo Trovó
Stachytarpheta is mainly distributed in Brazil, where the knowledge of species richness is still in progress. Here, we describe S. meninii, a new micro-endemic species from the Diamantina Plateau, Espinhaço Range. It is a shrub that can reach up to 1.8 meters in height, with abundant pedicellate glandular trichomes, viscous, aromatic leaves, inflorescences with oblong-triangular bracts, and blue corollas
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Flooding drives tropical dry forest tree community assembly in Southeast Brazil Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Denise Moura Madeira, Renan de Soldi Matzner, Vinvivenci Filipe Pereira de Lima e Silva, Giuliano Barcelos, Cleber Rodrigo de Souza, Lucélia Rodrigues Santos, Felipe De Carvalho Araújo, Michael de Oliveira Alves Braga, Lidiany Carolina Arantes da Silva, Rafaella Tavares Pereira, Ana Lívia de Carvalho Rodrigues, Vinicius Andrade, Rubens Manoel dos Santos
In this study, we characterized and compared vegetation types associated with geomorphological units susceptible to distinct flooding levels. Differences in vegetation are related to landform variations. We aimed to 1) characterize the vegetation structure and quantify community compositional differences among landforms and 2) compare landforms soil characteristics and how these correlate with the
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Astragalus roseocephalus, a new species of section Poliothrix from Pakistan Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Amjad Khan, Amir Sultan, Sayed Afzal Shah
A new species, Astragalus roseocephalus sp. nov., is described and illustrated. It is known from Islamabad Capital Territory (Margalla hills), Rawalpindi district, Hazara and Kashmir. It belongs to Astragalus section Poliothrix Bunge. Morphologically, it is closely related to Astragalus leucocephalus Benth., but differs in height, presence of connate stipules, opposed to free lateral stipules in A
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New species and new record of the genus Poa L. (Poaceae, Pooideae, Poeae) from India Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Sangam Sharma, Dileshwar Prasad, Shubham Jaiswal, Priyanka Agnihotri
Poa sachensis, a new species from the Sach Pass, Western Himalaya, is described and illustrated. It is a member of P. subg. Ochlopoa sect. Alpinae, and closely allied to P. alpina, but differs from the latter by its lower glume one-nerved, callus scantly hairy, lemma (3.87–) 4.18–4.54 (–4.65) mm long, purplish, surface between nerves glabrous, palea proliferate and keels ciliate 1/2nd to 1/3rd part
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Eragrostis shrirangii sp. nov. (Poaceae) from Uttar Pradesh, India Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Tushar Anilrao Lohit, Vijay Vishnu Wagh
Eragrostris shrirangii (Poaceae), a new species from the Agra district of Uttar Pradesh, India, is described and illustrated. A morphological comparison of E. shrirangii and the closely related species E. henryi and E. minor is provided. In addition, habitat details, a distribution map and the conservation status of the new species are given.
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A new Malaxis (Orchidaceae: Malaxidinae) from the Campos de Altitude of the Atlantic rainforest in southern Brazil Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-22 Thiago Faria dos Santos, Eric de Camargo Smidt
Malaxis ybytus is proposed as a new species from the wetlands of the Campos de Altitude of the Atlantic rainforest of south Brazil, Serra do Araçatuba\Papanduva mountain chain. It is described, illustrated, and compared with other similar species. The new species is similar to Malaxis cipoensis and Malaxis sertulifera, but it is recognised by its flat to slightly conduplicate leaves, densely congested
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Viola pendulipes (Violaceae), a new species from Guangdong Province, China Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Yan-Shuang Huang, Xin-Yu Jia, Qiu-Gen Zeng, Wei-Liang Wen, Qiang Fan
Viola pendulipes (Violaceae), a new myrmecochous species from Baiwan Nature Reserve of Guangdong Province in China, is described and illustrated. Morphologically the new species is most similar to V. nanlingensis, but it is easily distinguished by having truncate or cuneate leaf base (versus cordate leaf base), robust rhizome with short internodes (versus slender rhizome with long internodes), curved
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Cylindrolobus gaoligongensis sp. nov. (Orchidaceae, Podochileae) from Yunnan, China, and improved description of C. arunachalensis Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Ji-Dong Ya, Hong Jiang, Zheng-Jun He, Qin-Chang Liao, Yan-Hui Zhao, Jie Cai, Hong Wang, Zhi Xiong
A new species of Cylindrolobus (Orchidaceae), C. gaoligongensis from the Gaoligong Mountain, northwestern Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to C. arunachalensis and C. gloensis, but can be distinguished from them by having orange to pink and triangular-ovate lip mid-lobe with mucronate apex, front margin of lateral lobes yellow to white and with short glandular
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Effects of forest roads on vegetation biodiversity and soil characteristics in Hyrcanian forests Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Afshin Arjmand, Hadi Kiadaliri, Farid Kazemnezhad, Majid Eshagh Nimvari
As one of the main components of forest operations and sustainable management, forest roads affect the vegetation communities around the road. In this study, the effects of the edge of forest roads were investigated to understand the changes caused by the network of forest roads on the Hyrcanian forest ecosystem in northern Iran. In order to investigate the impact of forest roads on the biodiversity
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Molecular evidence to support the transfer of Enteromorpha ovata to genus Ulva and evaluate its divergence using multi-locus time-calibrated phylogeny Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Sachin G. Rathod, Mudassar Anisoddin Kazi, Vaibhav A. Mantri
Ulva has received considerable attention since its merger with tubular Enteromorpha (Linnaeus) Nees based on molecular evidence. Nevertheless, several nomenclatural and taxonomic proposals concerning tropical and subtropical species are still pending in want of investigations based on the altered circumscription and criteria of genetic diversity. Enteromorpha ovata Thivy et Visalakshmi ex H. Joshi
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Selection of efficient ectomycorrhizal fungi for improved growth, biomass and nutrient uptake of Shorea robusta seedlings Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Jitender Kumar, Narender Singh Atri
Shorea robusta Gaertn. (sal) forests are rapidly decreasing across India owing to the low survival rate and establishment of their seedlings. Because of this, the present study identified ectomycorrhizal (ECM) associates of S. robusta and the role they play in increasing the growth and efficiency of nutrient uptake by the mycorrhizal roots of this plant. During the field survey we identified, collected
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Annotated checklist of Indonesian Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Nanda Utami, I Putu Gede P. Damayanto
Impatiens is a genus of flowering plants widely distributed in Indonesia, with a high level of endemism. Some studies about on Impatiens have been conducted in Indonesia and several new species have recently been proposed, however, a list of all Indonesian Impatiens species has never been provided. Here, such a checklist of the Indonesian Impatiens species is presented to provide a comprehensive and
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Flowering shift due to climate warming in cool temperate Japan Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Akio Imamura
Biological processes can be disrupted by global climate warming, causing phenological mismatching and mistiming. On Hokkaido Island (Japan), which has a cool temperate climate, warmer and shorter winters affect plant flowering phenology. Rapid changes in flowering phenology suggest that shorter winters will result in earlier flowering. Flowering phenology patterns were recorded for nine years (2013–2021)
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Resurrection of the genus Camelinopsis (Brassicaceae, tribe Thlaspideae); with introduction of a new species Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Moslem Doostmohammadi, Atefeh Ghorbanalizadeh, Shokouh Esmailbegi Kermani
The ditypic genus Camelinopsis was recently subsumed into Pseudocamelina. However, we here show that the type species of the genus, Camelinopsis campylopoda is distinct from Pseudocamelina, and should be recognized as a separate genus. The second species C. kurdica, however belongs to the genus Pseudocamelina. Camelinopsis differs from Pseudocamelina mainly by its subglobose to broadly obovoid, slightly
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A new species of Indigofera (Fabaceae) from India – Indigofera jodpurensis Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 B. L. Bhellum, Shayat Kumar Dhar, Rani Magotra
Indigofera jodhpurensis sp. nov. (Fabaceae), which grows in arid places and wasteland near the edge of Jodhpur in the direction of Pali, Rajasthan, India, is described. Although the species is similar to Indigofera cordifolia and I. jaisalmerica, it differs from these in having profusely hairy juvenile twigs, various types of trichomes on leaf surfaces, sub-sessile flowers, straightened mucro at the
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Discovery through citizen science III: Cryptocoryne zamboangensis (Araceae), a new water trumpet discovered in Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Mark Arcebal K. Naive, Suwidji Wongso, Ariel Paglalunan, Edilberto Ponteras, Niels Jacobsen
Cryptocoryne zamboangaensis, is described as a new water trumpet species discovered by citizen scientists in the streams of Zamboanga del Norte, southwestern Philippines. It resembles C. aponogetifolia in having a spathe tube longer than spathe limb, but differs significantly by its ovate, densely verrucose bright purple limb with a narrow collar. A preliminary analysis of the conservation status and
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Crotolaria nicobarica (Fabaceae): a new species from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India Nord. J. Bot. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Fouziya Saleem, Lal Ji Singh, Shweta Subramaniam, Arun K. Pandey
Crotalaria nicobarica, a new species from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India is described and illustrated along with conservation status. This new species closely resembles C. lunulata Heyne ex Wight and Arn., C. paniculata Willd. and C. ramosissima Roxb. which occurs in western and eastern peninsular India and occupies forest edges and cut-slopes of hillocks, but the new species is distinct in morphology