A new species of understory palm of the genus Chamaedorea (Arecaceae: Arecoideae) from Costa Rica

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 436 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-84
Author(s):  
ALFREDO CASCANTE-MARÍN ◽  
FRED MULLER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Small Population ◽  
Red List ◽  
Central Pacific ◽  
Southern Central ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
A New Species

Chamaedorea vanninii Cascante & Muller (Arecaceae, Chamaedoreeae) from the Central Pacific region of Costa Rica, Southern Central America, is described and illustrated. This new species is characterized by its orange ripe fruits with a conspicuous echinulate-medusoid epicarp. It is related to C. robertii which possesses black and smooth fruits. In addition, the androecium of staminate flowers of C. vanninii is composed of a single whorl of three stamens. This new species belongs to subgenus Chamaedoropsis and is provisionally considered as an endemic species and Critically Endangered (IUCN Red List criteria) because of its restricted geographic range and small population.

scholarly journals Chiococca grandiflora (Rubiaceae), a new species from Northern Mexico

PhytoKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 73-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
David H. Lorence ◽  
Thomas R. Van Devender ◽  
George M. Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
A New Species

The new species Chiococcagrandiflora Lorence & T.Van Devender from Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico differs from its congeners by its larger, showy white flowers in compact cymes of 3–9, and infundibuliform corollas 16–20 mm long with tubes 13–17 mm long and lobes 3–3.5 mm long. Its distribution, habitat, and relationships are outlined. The conservation status for this species is estimated to be Endangered (EN) based on IUCN Red List Criteria.

A new species of small, long-snouted Hypogeophis Peters, 1880 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Indotyphlidae) from the highest elevations of the Seychelles island of Mahé

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4450 (3) ◽  
pp. 359 ◽  
Author(s):  
SIMON T. MADDOCK ◽  
MARK WILKINSON ◽  
DAVID J. GOWER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Nuclear Gene ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Global Distribution ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Gene Sequences ◽  
The Third ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
A New Species

A new species of indotyphlid caecilian amphibian, Hypogeophis montanus sp. nov., is described based on a series of specimens from the Seychelles island of Mahé, collected from two localities in 2013 and 2015. The new species most closely resembles the Seychelles (Mahé) endemic H. brevis in being short (maximum known total length in life ca. 110 mm) and long snouted, but differs by having more vertebrae, a relatively smaller head, and substantially distinct mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences. Hypogeophis montanus sp. nov. is known from higher elevations (718–731 m) than H. brevis (ca. 350–650 m), and its elevationally restricted distribution on a single small island likely renders it threatened under IUCN Red List criteria. Hypogeophis montanus sp. nov. is the third species of small and long-snouted caecilian reported from the Seychelles. Along with H. brevis and H. pti, H. montanus sp. nov. is among the smallest known species of caecilian and possibly has the smallest global distribution. 

Begonia tinuyopensis (sect. Petermannia, Begoniaceae), a new species from Zamboanga Del Norte, Philippines

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 516 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-107
Author(s):  
KEAN ROE F. MAZO ◽  
LOWELL G. ARIBAL ◽  
RENE ALFRED ANTON BUSTAMANTE ◽  
YU PIN ANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Terminal Inflorescence ◽  
Entire Plant ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
A New Species

Begonia tinuyopensis is described and illustrated as a new species from Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. This new species resembles B. mearnsii by having a decumbent stem, scattered hairs over the entire plant, terminal inflorescence bearing 2 staminate tepals and 5 pistillate tepals. However, Begonia tinuyopensis is distinct by having sparse pilose (vs. matted with long brown hairs) stems, ovate (vs. suborbicular to subreniform) leaves and glabrous (vs. densely pubescent) ovary. We assign B. tinuyopensis as Endangered (EN) following IUCN Red List Criteria.

Begonia kekarmonyingensis (Begoniaceae), a new species from Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 494 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-272
Author(s):  
MOMANG TARAM ◽  
DIPANKAR BORAH ◽  
MARK HUGHES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Begonia sect. Platycentrum, B. kekarmonyingensis, from Kekar Monying, a place of historical significance in Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India is illustrated and described. It is allied to B. cathcartii and B. menglianensis, and morphological similarities and differences between the species are discussed. It has been assessed as Vulnerable according to IUCN Red List criteria.

A new grass frog with rupicolous tadpoles from northern Zambia (Anura: Ptychadenidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4462 (3) ◽  
pp. 349
Author(s):  
ALAN CHANNING ◽  
FRANK WILLEMS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Near Threatened

We describe a new species of Ptychadena from Mutinondo Wilderness in northern Zambia. It has rupicolous tadpoles that develop in a film of water. The species is distinguished on morphology, advertisement call and DNA sequences from other grass frogs and was found to be most closely related to P. broadleyi. It has no contrasting longitudinal bands on the posterior thigh, the foot is longer than half SVL, it has no light triangle on the snout, three phalanges of the fourth toe free of web and the snout has no skin folds. The species should be considered Near Threatened in terms of the IUCN Red List criteria given its limited extent of occurrence and population size. 

Two new species of Monstera (Araceae: Monsteroideae) from Costa Rica

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 461 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-194
Author(s):  
MARCO CEDEÑO-FONSECA ◽  
THOMAS B. CROAT ◽  
ALEJANDRO ZULUAGA ◽  
MICHAEL MITTERMEIER ◽  
MARIO A. BLANCO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Northwestern Part ◽  
Cordillera Central ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
Cordillera De Talamanca

Two species of Monstera, apparently endemic to Costa Rica, are newly described and illustrated. Monstera juliusii occurs in the southern Costa Rican portion of the Cordillera de Talamanca at 1600–2250 m, and has been confused with M. standleyana in herbaria. Monstera monteverdensis occurs in the Guanacaste and Tilarán cordilleras, and the northwestern part of the Cordillera Central, at 500–2300 m, and has been confused with M. epipremnoides, M. lentii and M. lechleriana in herbaria. Phenology and suggested conservation categories according to the IUCN Red List criteria are indicated for both new taxa.

The Maugean Skate, Zearaja maugeana sp. nov. (Rajiformes: Rajidae)  — a micro-endemic, Gondwanan relict from Tasmanian estuaries

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1494 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER R. LAST ◽  
DANIEL C. GLEDHILL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
South America ◽  
Brackish Water ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
A New Species

A new species of rajin skate, Zearaja maugeana sp. nov., is described on the basis of specimens from two estuaries in remote southwestern Tasmania. The species, known locally as the Maugean Skate, has been assessed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals based on its rarity and very narrow geographic range. It is also one of the few skates worldwide to occur mainly in brackish water. The Maugean Skate belongs to a group of anatomically conservative, Dipturus-like skates conforming to the currently unrecognized genus Zearaja Whitley. This ancient group, with a Gondwanan lineage possibly dating back to the Cretaceous, contains at least two other species: Z. nasuta from New Zealand and Z. chilensis from South America. The skeletal morphologies of the Zearaja species are compared with typical Dipturus skates and their phylogenetic position discussed.

scholarly journals Astragalus wulingensis (Leguminosae), a new species from Hunan China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 159 (4) ◽  
pp. 279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaxiang Li ◽  
Xunlin Yu
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
Close Relatives ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Astragalus Linn. (Leguminosae) from Wuling Mountain of Hunan province, China, Astragalus wulingensis Jia X. Li & X. L. Yu sp. nov. is described, illustrated, and compared with its close relatives. It belongs to section Lotidium Bunge, subgen. Astragalus Bunge. The new species is endemic to Wuling Mountain in NW Hunan Province and has limited populations and vulnerable habitat. Astragalus wulingensis is assessed as Critically Endangered (CR B2c) according to IUCN Red List criteria.

A new species of Hypericum (Hypericaceae) from Southern Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 192 (4) ◽  
pp. 290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cleusa Vogel Ely ◽  
Ilsi Iob Boldrini ◽  
Sérgio Augusto de Loreto Bordignon
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Forest Biome

In this article we describe and illustrate Hypericum austrobrasiliense, a new species endemic to the grasslands of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biome and restricted to Southern Brazil. This distinctive species is classified as Endangered based on IUCN Red List criteria.

scholarly journals Taxonomic studies on the genus Isotrema (Aristolochiaceae) from China: I. I. cangshanense, a new species from Yunnan

PhytoKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 ◽  
pp. 115-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Xin Zhu ◽  
Hai Lei Zheng ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
Yong Qian Gao ◽  
Jin Shuang Ma
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Western Yunnan ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
Taxonomic Studies ◽  
A New Species

Isotrema cangshanense X.X.Zhu, H.L.Zheng & J.S.Ma, a new species from western Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated here. It is similar to I. utriforme, I. forrestianum, I. cucurbitoides and I. obliquum The major differences between them are outlined and discussed. A detailed description, along with line drawings, photographs, habitat and distribution, as well as a comparison to morphologically similar species, is also provided. Meanwhile, the new taxon is assessed as Vulnerable (VU D2), according to the IUCN Red List criteria.

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