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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 10d

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘽𝙞𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙢 𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙖-𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙢, from Iraq with smaller size and a narrow, deep brown-purple spathe limb; known only from a single locality. Clarifies species limits in the 𝘉. 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮 group and highlights the unique endemism of northern Iraqi Araceae: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 13d

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙚𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗽. 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨 from central Anatolia, Turkey. This rare inland taxon from sandy Fırat River soils adds to the infraspecific diversity of blue-flowered fenugreeks, clarifying 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 variation in Anatolia: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Trigonella coerulescens subsp. harputensis

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BioOne @bioone.bsky.social · 15d

Discover #biodiversity conservation research, featuring articles from Adansonia @publimnhn.bsky.social, Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social, and Annals of the Entomological Society of America @entsocamerica.bsky.social.

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 20d

𝘾𝙤𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮𝙣𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙚 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘾. 𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘾. 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙨. Re-examined type material shows shared traits: three keels (one hidden in a basal sac), a saccate lip base, and long pseudobulbs. Clarifying Asian orchid taxonomy: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 25d

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 from central Anatolia, Turkey, distinct by its coriaceous bulb tunics, clustered bulbs and smaller capsules. Considered Critically Endangered, highlighting central Anatolia’s importance as an 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮 biodiversity hotspot: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 26d

𝙃𝙚𝙙𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙘𝙝𝙧𝙮𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙪𝙘𝙪𝙢 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 as a species and first record for China (Yunnan). Year-round flowering and diploid cytology set it apart—promising also for ornamental breeding: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

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BioOne @bioone.bsky.social · Sep 17

Spotlight on #S2O pilot partner @anbf.bsky.social, from the Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board, publishing #research in systematics, #evolution, phylogeography, taxonomy and nomenclature of #plants and #fungi, and more.

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · Sep 5

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘆𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘺𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴, from Yunnan’s rainforested ravines: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · Sep 4

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻: 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘮 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦, a violet-petalled endemic of pistachio woodlands in Fars Province: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · Aug 15

The 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚, from limestone cliffs in northern Lebanon, has fewer than 500 known plants. A stark reminder of the urgent need to protect habitats in biodiversity-rich yet fragile Mediterranean landscapes: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · Aug 14

𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗿𝘂𝗯, 𝙋𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙖, has been described. Known only from Sarawak and last collected over 100 years ago, it highlights the hidden biodiversity in herbaria and the unexplored riches of Borneo’s forests: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Drawing of Psychotria acutifolia leaves and inflorescences

Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · Jul 28

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗵𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗯, 𝘙𝘩𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘨𝘺𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, highlights the role of the Hengduan Mountains as a biodiversity hotspot and a cradle of alpine endemism! doi.org/10.5735/085....

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BioOne @bioone.bsky.social · Jul 25

Discover #paleobotany research in the latest BioOne Vista - free to read through August 15th. Featuring research from Ameghiniana, @anbf.bsky.social, @mobotgarden.bsky.social, @CSIROPublishing, The Bryologist, @cdnsciencepub.bsky.social, Castanea, and more.

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · Jul 25

𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀—𝘐. 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢 & 𝘐. 𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘪—using historic specimens from LE & Kew. Stabilizing plant names and supporting floristic and phylogenetic research in one of the world's most diverse angiosperm genera! doi.org/10.5735/085....

Lectotypification of Two Names in Impatiens (Balsaminaceae)

Lectotypes are designated for the names Impatiens brachycentra Kar. & Kir. and I. lemannii Hook.f. & Thomson.

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · Jul 24

𝗧𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮: 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘺𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢 Peck (1911) renamed 𝘋. 𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢, honoring mycologist C.H. Peck, due to earlier use of the name by Hollós (1907). doi.org/10.5735/085....

Diplodia peckiana, a Replacement Name for D. polygonicola Peck (Botryosphaeriaceae)

We propose a new name Diplodia peckiana A. Parihar & Hembrom to replace the illegitimate D. polygonicola Peck, which is a later homonym of D. polygonicola Hollós.

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · Jul 18

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 for 𝘈𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 and 𝘋𝘳𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘢 clarify longstanding taxonomic issues in Caryophyllaceae. Precision matters in plant nomenclature! doi.org/10.5735/085....

Lectotypification of Arenaria neelgherrensis and Drymaria villosa (Caryophyllaceae)

A lectotype is designated for Arenaria neelgherrensis Wight & Arn. based on the protologue and type material. A previous incorrect lectotypification of Drymaria villosa Schltdl. & Cham. is revised and a new lectotype is designated.

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · Jul 17

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗚𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀: 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 (Lauraceae) grows in the evergreen forests of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Another gem from this biodiversity hotspot! doi.org/10.5735/085....

Pale yellow inflorescences of Litsea robiana male plant.

Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · Jul 16

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮𝘀: 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘬𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘦, alpine aster with pale yellow nodding heads, is now described as a distinct species. Named after the first woman Director General of CSIR, it highlights the Eastern Himalayas as a key biodiversity hotspot. doi.org/10.5735/085....

Composite showing habit and flower of Cremanthodium kalaiselviae; left panel displays an entire plant with a single nodding, pale yellow flower on a maroon-purple, hairy stem surrounded by broad, toothed basal leaves; right panel shows a close-up of the bell-shaped flower with finely textured petal surfaces.

Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · Jul 1

𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙨 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽: Names like 𝘗. 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘢 and 𝘗. 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢 are all just 𝘗. 𝘧𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘢. Decades of confusion caused by male plant morphology: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Notes on Philonotis (Bartramiaceae, Bryophyta) 18. Ranges of P. calcarea and P. seriata, and new synonyms of P. fontana

Records of Philonotis calcarea, P. fontana, P. lutea and P. seriata (Bartramiaceae) in section Philonotis in W. Mitten's Musci Indiae orientalis are revisited and discussed. The specimens of P. calcar...

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · Jun 27

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆: 𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘬𝘪𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, described from Assam, stands out for its leaf traits and lack of cystoliths. Known from a single sanctuary. doi.org/10.5735/085....

Understory plant with glossy, ovate leaves and scattered small white flowers, growing among leaf litter in shaded forest floor.

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · Jun 27

𝘾𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙪𝙢 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱: 𝘊. 𝘮𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 replaces a misapplied name, while 𝘊. 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴 is synonymised with 𝘊. 𝘵𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘮. Typification work from Myanmar: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Revisiting the Taxonomy of Myanmar Endemics Cinnamomum lucens and C. tavoyanum (Lauraceae)

Cinnamomum lucens Miq. is synonymised under C. tavoyanum Meisn. and the latter name is lectotypified. Cinnamomum myanmarense Chakrab. & Anand Kumar, nom. nov. is proposed for C. tavoyanum sensu Koster...

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · Jun 23

𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱: 𝘔𝘺𝘰𝘹𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴 was too broad—𝘔. 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘴 is revived, and a new Ecuadorian species described: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Close-up of Myoxanthus alex-hirtzii flowers; two dark reddish-brown flowers are tightly clustered, each with a helmet-shaped dorsal sepal and striped lateral sepals extending outward.

Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · Jun 3

𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀
Typification of 𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘺𝘶𝘴𝘢, a forgotten name for 𝘑. 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴, and Black Sea botanical history. Read more: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Nomenclatural Notes on Conifer Names Published by George Gordon and Christian Von Steven

A literature survey conducted to establish the date of valid publication of the name Pinus pithyusa revealed a series of publications on conifer plants authored by George Gordon, published during 1841...

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · Jun 2

A new species of 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢 from karst mountain rocks of Vietnam: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Purple tubular flower with yellow stripes.

Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · May 28

Lectotypes for 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘶𝘮 𝘴𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘬𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 and 𝘗𝘺𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘶𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

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