Taxonomic novelties in New Guinea Uvarieae (Annonaceae): Revision of Pyramidanthe and new genus records of Desmos and Fissistigma [PDF]
PhytoKeysThe diversity of climbing Annonaceae in New Guinea, the world’s largest tropical island, remains poorly known. Here, we provide a regional taxonomic account for three genera of the Uvarieae tribe, two of which represent new genus records for the island ...
Zacky Ezedin, Jenifer C. Lopes
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Notes on Trochila (Ascomycota, Leotiomycetes), with new species and combinations [PDF]
MycoKeys, 2021 Studies of Trochila (Leotiomycetes, Helotiales, Cenangiaceae) are scarce. Here, we describe two new species based on molecular phylogenetic data and morphology.
Paula Andrea Gómez-Zapata +4 more
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Hidden treasures in the cabinets: an overlooked new species of Solanum (Solanaceae) from northeastern Brazil described almost two centuries after its first collection [PDF]
Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2023 As part of an ongoing treatment of species of the Brevantherum clade of Solanum, a new species from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil was discovered and is described here. Solanum helix Giacomin & Stehmann sp. nov.
Leandro Lacerda Giacomin +2 more
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Brazilian herbaria: an overview [PDF]
Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2020 Herbaria represent irreplaceable repositories of biodiversity and are used to answer questions about conservation, ecology, systematics, and other sciences.
André Luís de Gasper +5 more
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Nomenclatural changes in Onagraceae [PDF]
PhytoKeys, 2020 A new subspecies and two new combinations are proposed in Onagraceae. Ludwigia glandulosa Walter subsp. brachycarpa C.-I Peng, subsp. nov. is morphologically distinct from the typical subspecies, with smaller capsules and leaves, different seed coat, and
Peter C. Hoch, Kanchi Gandhi
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PhyloHerb: A high‐throughput phylogenomic pipeline for processing genome skimming data
Applications in Plant Sciences, 2022 Premise The application of high‐throughput sequencing, especially to herbarium specimens, is rapidly accelerating biodiversity research. Low‐coverage sequencing of total genomic DNA (genome skimming) is particularly promising and can simultaneously ...
Liming Cai +2 more
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Parasitic flowering plant collections embody the extended specimen
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 The widespread digitization of natural history collections, combined with novel tools and approaches is revolutionizing biodiversity science. The ‘extended specimen’ concept advocates a more holistic approach in which a specimen is framed as a diverse ...
Luiza Teixeira‐Costa +3 more
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The colonial legacy of herbaria [PDF]
Nature Human Behaviour, 2021 AbstractHerbarium collections shape our understanding of the world’s flora and are crucial for addressing global change and biodiversity conservation. The formation of such natural history collections, however, are not free from sociopolitical issues of immediate relevance.
Daniel S. Park +57 more
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Breaking the silence of the 500-year-old smiling garden of everlasting flowers: The En Tibi book herbarium [PDF]
, 2019 We reveal the enigmatic origin of one of the earliest surviving botanical collections. The 16th-century Italian En Tibi herbarium is a large, luxurious book with c.
Stefanaki, Anastasia +9 more
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Nomenclature and typification of Cathaya argyrophylla (Pinaceae) [PDF]
PhytoKeys, 2022 In 1958, Chun and Kuang described Cathaya Chun & Kuang as a new genus of Pinaceae. They included one fossil species, C. loehri (Engelh. & Kink.) Chun & Kuang and two extant species, C.
Chao Tan, David E. Boufford, Yong Yang
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