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Biodiversity science is improved when silent herbaria speak

Plants, People, Planet
Societal Impact Statement Herbaria in the Global South are critical yet underutilized resources for biodiversity science and are often absent from international databases and research networks.
Daniel A. Zhigila, Ryan J. Schmidt‐Knapik, Barbara M. Thiers, Suleiman D. Abdul, Salihu Abdullahi, Abdullahi A. AbdulRahaman, Emmanuel I. Aigbokhan, Gabriel A. Ajibade, Linus B. Ajikah, Ferdinand A. Akomaye, Abiodun E. Ayodele, Joseph J. Azila, Aliyu Babale, Abubakar Bello, Deborah M. Chukwuma, Emmanuel C. Chukwuma, Abubakar M. Dadile, Chimezie Ekeke, Iroka C. Finian, Abayomi E. Folorunso, Akanni T. Gbenga, Mohammed R. Haruna, Jemilat A. Ibrahim, Opeyemi S. Kolawole, Abubakar M. Liman, Ferdinand N. Mbagwu, Sunusi Namadi, Victor S. Njom, George I. Nodza, Felix I. Nwafor, Onyebuchi E. Nwankwo, Caleb D. Obadiah, Bamigboye S. Oloruntoba, Fatima B. J. Sawa, Yohanna C. Tumba, Musa Umar, Elizabeth N. Usen, Maryam M. Wabili, Charles C. Davis   +38 more
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Stauroneis xuhuiensis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta) from Guilin Park of Shanghai City, China

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
A novel species, designated as Stauroneis xuhuiensis sp. nov., has been identified and described from Guilin Park in Shanghai City, China. Utilizing both LM and SEM, detailed observations were conducted to document the size, morphology, and ultrastructural features of this new species. S. xuhuiensis sp. nov. is characterized by linear‐lanceolate valves
Zhi‐Ping Qian, Yi‐Chi Zhang, Qing‐Min You, Qin‐Cheng Wang, Quan‐Xi Wang, Pan Yu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Found but lost? The short-lived success of Crataegus coccinea L. (Rosales: Rosaceae) in north-eastern Sicily (Italy)

Natural History Sciences
Two exsiccata sampled at the end of the 19th century, and wrongly identified as Pyrus torminalis or Sorbus torminalis in the herbarium of Francesco Tornabene at Catania, belonged to a woody species never reported to occur in Sicily, Crataegus coccinea ...
Salvatore Pasta, Emilio Badalamenti
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Actively Engaging Student Visitors to Herbaria

, 2018
Not only are herbaria the foundation of botanical science, they are often the first, or even the only, access point students and visitors have to plant sciences.
Glaze, Amanda L., Schenk, John J., Mowbray, Rachel, Evans, Colleen   +3 more
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Revisiting the leaf anatomy of Hymenaea martiana: new insights from anatomical and histochemical techniques

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Hymenaea martiana, known as ‘jatobá', is used in folk medicine and has similarities with Hymenaea courbaril, making its recognition difficult. Although there are different pharmacological reports that attest to its bioactive potential, there are few studies with leaf extracts in H. martiana.
Catarina Silva Lima, João Victor da Costa Santos, João Gilberto Meza Ucella Filho, Josiane Silva Araújo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elymus arasbarani sp. nov. (Poaceae; Triticeae), genus Elymus sect. Elytrigia from Arasbaran, northwest Iran

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
During a biosystematics study of the Iranian species of the genus Elymus in 2022–2024 a new species for the genus Elymus L. was found in the Arasbaran region of northwest Iran. The new species is morphologically close to Elymus repens and Elymus elongatiformis but differs in terms of inflorescence shape, shape and size of glumes, and characteristics of
Negar Karimi, Hojjatollah Saeidi
wiley   +1 more source

Plants, people and their shared heritage: A comparative medicinal and wild food ethnobotany of Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians living in the Gjirokaster area, southern Albania

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina, Ani Bajrami, Mousaab Alrhmoun, Naji Sulaiman, Konstantinos Ntinas, Marjol Meço, Bledar Pulaj, Nektarios Aligiannis, Avni Hajdari, Andrea Pieroni   +9 more
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Looking backward to move forward: Enhancing metadata in scientific collections through interdisciplinary collaboration

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Early modern herbaria house important and useful data on historic environments. However, their contents are often inhospitable to scientific use. Despite this challenge, once their contents have been deciphered, such specimens present novel research opportunities.
Madeline E. White, Stephen A. Harris
wiley   +1 more source

Permit requirements, associated challenges and recommendations for biodiversity collections and research in South Africa

South African Journal of Science, 2021
Michelle Hamer, Karin Behr, Ian Engelbrecht, Leigh Richards   +3 more
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Herbarium collections and genetic resource documentation at the Agronomy Institute Cluj-Napoca

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 1983
The importance of voucher specimens in genetic resource documentation is briefly discussed and the scientific herbarium of the Agronomy Institute Cluj-Napoca is presented.
Attila T. SZABO
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