Two new species of Pterostylis (Orchidaceae; Orchidoideae) from the Sunset Country, Victoria, Australia

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 500 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-165
Author(s):  
NOUSHKA REITER ◽  
WILLIAM KOSKY ◽  
MARK CLEMENTS
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Traits ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Vegetation Community ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Rare Taxa ◽  
Two New Species

In northwestern Victoria, Australia, the Pterostylis (Orchidaceae) section Oligochaetochilus ‘rufa group’ comprises several little studied and poorly collected taxa. We surveyed populations of the rufa group in the Sunset Country, collecting information on the habitat and vegetation community. Fourteen sites were surveyed for plants with affinities to P. biseta and P. exelsa. We measured 23 morphological traits for each of 31 field-collected and seven herbarium specimens from this area. Multivariate analyses were undertaken, with cluster analysis and ordination performed on range-standardised data. Three distinct groups were present in both an ordination and dendrogram, with key diagnostic characters relating to the labellum. These groups were compared against other morphologically similar species of Pterostylis. Our analyses confirmed one of these groups as P. biseta, which is widespread in northwestern Victoria, and two as previously undescribed, putatively rare taxa, described here.

On the taxonomy of the genus Sidonis Mulsant, stat. nov. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Chnoodini) with descriptions of new species from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4350 (3) ◽  
pp. 500
Author(s):  
JULISSA M. CHURATA-SALCEDO ◽  
LUCIA M. ALMEIDA ◽  
GUILLERMO GONZÁLEZ ◽  
ROBERT D. GORDON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Generic Status ◽  
Two New Species

The subgenus Sidonis Mulsant, 1850 is elevated to generic status and two new species from Brazil are described and illustrated: Sidonis bira sp. nov. and Sidonis biguttata sp. nov. New geographic distribution records are provided. In addition, lectotypes of Sidonis consanguinea (Mulsant, 1850) and S. guttata (Sicard, 1912) are designated. Illustrations of diagnostic characters from five of six species of the genus, comments on the differences from similar species and a key to all recognized taxa are included.  

Description of two new species of Dima Charpentier, 1825 from China (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dendrometrinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4526 (4) ◽  
pp. 589
Author(s):  
YONGYING RUAN ◽  
ROBIN KUNDRATA ◽  
ELISKA SORMOVA ◽  
LU QIU ◽  
MENGNA ZHANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Zhejiang Province ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Strongly Convex ◽  
Two New Species

Dima guizhouensis Ruan, Kundrata & Qiu sp. nov. and Dima xiaolongi Ruan, Kundrata & Qiu sp. nov. are described from Guizhou and Hunan Provinces in China, respectively. Both species are easily distinguishable from most of their congeners by having a strongly convex pronotum and relatively long elytra with carinate interstria VI. The only superficially similar species is D. tianmuensis Qiu & Kundrata in Qiu et al. (2018) from Zhejiang Province. Habitus and main diagnostic characters are figured for both new species, and their systematic placement is discussed. The discovery of these species brings the total number of Dima species in China to 13. 

scholarly journals Two new species of Henckelia (Gesneriaceae) from Southeastern Yunnan, China

PhytoKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 130 ◽  
pp. 151-160
Author(s):  
Lei Cai ◽  
De-Tuan liu ◽  
Pin Zhang ◽  
Zhi-Ling Dao
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Two New Species

Two new species of Gesneriaceae, Henckelia nanxiheensis Lei Cai & Z.L.Dao, sp. nov. and H. multinervia Lei Cai & Z.L.Dao, sp. nov. from southeastern Yunnan, China, are described with color photos. The diagnostic characters of the two new species, together with photographs, detailed descriptions, distribution and habitat, as well as comparisons with morphologically similar species, are also provided.

scholarly journals Two new species of Passalus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Passalidae) from the western Brazilian Amazon with comments on the taxonomic limits of the subgenera

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Bevilaqua ◽  
Claudio Ruy Vasconcelos da Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Western Region

Passalus Fabricius, 1792 is the largest genus of Passalidae and presents great diversity in South America, mainly in the Amazon region. Currently this complex and heterogeneous genus is subdivided into three subgenera: P. (Pertinax) Kaup, 1869, P. (Mitrorhinus) Kaup, 1871, and P. (Passalus). Herein, two new species of Passalus from the western region of the Brazilian Amazon, a diverse but poorly studied area, are described and illustrated. The new species Passalus (Pertinax) deuterocerus sp. nov. and Passalus (Passalus) cleidecostae sp. nov. are compared with similar species occurring in nearby regions. Also, the diagnostic characters used to define the subgenera and sections of Passalus are summarized.

Ceropegia chuakulii sp. nov. (Asclepiadoideae, Apocynaceae) from eastern Thailand

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 425 (5) ◽  
pp. 269-278
Author(s):  
MANIT KIDYOO ◽  
AROONRAT KIDYOO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Traits ◽  
Corolla Tube ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
A New Species

Ceropegia chuakulii is a new species from eastern Thailand. Illustrations, photographs and comparison of diagnostic characters to the morphologically similar species, C. acicularis Kidyoo are provided. These two species are characterized by erect stems, needle-like leaves, one–flowered sessile inflorescences and spathulate corolla lobes that are connate at tips. Ceropegia chuakulii is, however, clearly distinguished from C. acicularis by its ovoid to globose corolla tube, corolla lobes being as long as corolla tube, deeply bifid interstamial corona lobes with triangular-lanceolate segments. In addition, the analyses of quantitative morphological traits of flowers also strongly supported the distinctiveness of the new species.

scholarly journals Eremitis clarkiae and E. vinacea (Poaceae, Bambusoideae): two new species of herbaceous bamboos endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil increase the diversity of the genus in this hotspot

2021 ◽  
Vol 154 (3) ◽  
pp. 470-482
Author(s):  
Fabrício Moreira Ferreira ◽  
Cassiano A. Dorneles Welker ◽  
Reyjane P. Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Coastal Forests ◽  
Conservation Assessment ◽  
Herbaceous Bamboos ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Southern Bahia ◽  
Type Population

Background and aims – We here describe two new species of Eremitis from Bahia, Brazil, and compare them with morphologically similar species. We also provide illustrations, photos, a distribution map, and notes on habitat and conservation status of the new species.Material and methods – This study was based on fieldwork, analysis of herbarium specimens, and literature review. Specimens collected were analyzed and photographed during fieldwork and observed in cultivation in a greenhouse. The conservation assessment is based on field observations and spatial analyses, following the IUCN guidelines and criteria.Results – Eremitis clarkiae sp. nov. occurs in southern Bahia and has been collected only twice, in the municipality of Floresta Azul. The new species is similar to E. jardimii and E. robusta, both also endemic to Bahia, but can be distinguished by several vegetative and reproductive structures longer than those observed in these species, such as leafy culms, ligules, decumbent culm inflorescences, and pedicels of the staminate spikelets of the staminate whorls. Eremitis vinacea sp. nov. was collected in three localities in southern Bahia, but only the type population was found during recent field trips, in the municipality of Camacã. It is similar to E. afimbriata, a species endemic to Espírito Santo state, being differentiated by its leaf sheaths with persistent fimbriae (vs absent), leaf blades with green adaxial surface (vs bluish green with a blue iridescence), and a single inflorescence on decumbent culms (vs multiple). Both new species are endemic to the Bahian Coastal Forests subregion and should be considered Critically Endangered (CR), according to the IUCN guidelines and criteria.

Two New Species of Aira (Poaceae) from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-84
Author(s):  
Llorenç Sáez ◽  
Javier López-Alvarado ◽  
Pere Fraga ◽  
Regina Berjano ◽  
M. Ángeles Ortiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
New Species ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Diploid Species ◽  
Balearic Islands ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Chromosome Counts ◽  
Two New Species

Abstract—Two new diploid species, Aira minoricensis and Aira hercynica, are described and illustrated, along with chromosome counts, risk assessment, distribution and habitat, phenology, and comparisons with morphologically similar species. A comparative table and a key for the species of Aira for the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands are provided to assist in the identification of these overlooked species, and their relationships to other taxa are discussed.

Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from the Western Ghats, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 334 (3) ◽  
pp. 233 ◽  
Author(s):  
BINCE MANI ◽  
SINJUMOL THOMAS ◽  
S. JOHN BRITTO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Pollen Morphology ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Species Conservation ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Western Ghats

Impatiens saulierea and I. josephia, two new species, are described from the Western Ghats, India. The former is collected from Kakkayam, Kozhikode and the latter from Idukki, Kerala. A detailed description of both taxa along with diagnostic characters between allied species, conservation status, pollen morphology and colour photographs are provided.

Two new species of Craterellus (Cantharellaceae) from tropical India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 346 (2) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
C. BIJEESH ◽  
A. MANOJ KUMAR ◽  
K.B. VRINDA ◽  
C.K. PRADEEP
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Gene Region ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Rdna Gene ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Kerala State

Two unusual species of Craterellus have been collected numerous times from the evergreen tropical forests in Kerala State, India. The species Craterellus albostrigosus and Craterellus inusitatus are described as new based on morphological and phylogenetic analyses of nrLSU-rDNA gene region. Complete morphological descriptions, photographs and comparisons with similar species are provided as well as a key to the known species of Craterellus from India.

Two new species in the Ficinia indica complex (Cyperaceae, tribe Cypereae) from South Africa

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 295 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
ALUWANI A. TSHIILA ◽  
SAMSON B.M. CHIMPHANGO ◽  
JAN-ADRIAAN VILJOEN ◽  
A. MUTHAMA MUASYA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Region Growing ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Cape Floristic Region ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Ecological Features ◽  
Dichotomous Key ◽  
As Species ◽  
Two New Species

Unclear boundaries between species hinder identification in the field and in herbaria, especially in species groups that can only be distinguished on the basis of subtle morphological and ecological features. One such taxon is Ficinia indica, widespread in the Greater Cape Floristic Region, growing on deep sandy soils between sea level and 1000 m elevation. Within its range, several phylogenetically related and morphologically similar species co-occur or occupy distinct habitats. Studies in herbaria show species in the Ficinia indica complex to be largely misidentified based on the use of qualitative information. Here, we investigate whether the six taxa recognized, based on one or a few characters, are supported as distinct species based on multivariate analysis of macro-morphological data. Two of the taxa were mostly separated whereas the other four taxa overlapped in multivariate space, but all the taxa could be distinguished using a single or a combination of morphological and ecological characters. We uphold the four previously recognized taxa (Ficinia argyropus, F. elatior, F. indica, F. laevis) as species, describe two new species (F. arnoldii and F. montana), and provide a dichotomous key for their identification.

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