scholarly journals Bouché’s star of Bethlehem, Ornithogalum boucheanum (Kunth) Asch. (Hyacinthaceae), a new species in flora of Croatia

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-195
Author(s):  
Dragica Purger ◽  
Sanja Kovačić ◽  
János Csiky
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Endangered Plants ◽  
Plant Area ◽  
Rare And Endangered ◽  
Number Of Individuals ◽  
A New Species

Abstract Populations of Bouché’s star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum boucheanum (Kunth) Asch., fam. Hyacinthaceae) were recorded on Bansko Hill (Baranja, Croatia) in 2007. Since this species has not been previously confirmed in Croatia, it should be treated as a new taxon in the country and included in the Flora Croatica Database. In this paper we present a short morphological description of O. boucheanum and diagnostic morphological characters for differentiation from the related O. nutans L. We suggested O. boucheanum be evaluated as a critically endangered (CR) species of the Croatian flora, considering the small number of individuals and the small extension of its population. The recording of its populations on the edge of the loess cliff in Bansko Hill a part of which belongs to the Important Plant Area and Natura 2000, confirms the significance of this unique habitat in preserving rare and endangered plants.

Allium schisticola, a new species with peculiar morphological characters and an unexpected phylogenetic position

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 450 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-256
Author(s):  
ALIREZA DOLATYARI ◽  
HAMID MOAZZENI ◽  
SAEIDE HOSSEINI ◽  
FRANK R. BLATTNER ◽  
REINHARD M. FRITSCH
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Flower Color ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Nuclear Ribosomal Dna ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Meiotic Chromosomes ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
A New Species

Allium schisticola is described from West Azarbaijan (Iran) as a new species. It is closely related to A. sabalense and A. sahandicum in having a similar flower color but differs by leaf, filament, and tepal characters. We investigated the phylogenetic relationship of the new species based on sequences of the chloroplast trnL-trnF and nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions in A. subg. Melanocrommyum compared with 109 accessions of this subgenus. Our results confirm its placement in A. subg. Melanocrommyum. However, the ITS tree showed that the new species should belong to A. sect. Melanocrommyum despite the fact that it represents many morphological characters of A. sect. Acanthoprason. Most peculiar for the new species are obtuse tepals broadest near the tip (vs. very narrowly lanceolate up to triangular tepals in A. sect. Acanthoprason), with adaxially inconspicuous median vein (vs. conspicuous median vein in sect. Acanthoprason). The new species is diploid with a chromosome number of 2n = 2x = 16. Karyotype features and meiotic chromosomes behavior are presented for the new taxon. A detailed morphological description, illustrations, and a distribution map of the new species are given.

Strobilomyces minor (Boletaceae), a new species associated with fagaceous plants in Central China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 397 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
LI-HONG HAN ◽  
KUAN ZHAO ◽  
CHAO LIU ◽  
HONG-LONG CHU ◽  
LI-ZHOU TANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Central China ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Bayesian Analyses ◽  
Gene Markers ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Strobilomyces minor, associated with host plants of Fagaceae, is introduced based on morphological and molecular studies. Strobilomyces minor is characterized by its small basidiomes, light yellowish brown appressed pyramidal scales on the pileus and stipe, large hymenophoral pores, and reticulate basidiospores with large meshes. Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian analyses based on four gene markers (rpb1, rpb2, tef1 and cox3) as well as morphological characters confirmed that this new taxon belongs to Strobilomyces and it is distinct from any known species. A morphological description with line drawings and SEM images for the species is provided.

scholarly journals Euglossa samperi n. sp., a new species of orchid bee from the Ecuadorian Andes (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1272 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
SANTIAGO RAMÍREZ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Orchid Bees ◽  
Orchid Bee ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
A New Species

A new species of orchid bee in the genus Euglossa is here described. Euglossa samperi n. sp. Ramírez occurs on the Pacific foothills of the Ecuadorian Andes. Based on morphological characters, this new taxon is assigned to the subgenus Glossurella, one of the most species-rich, yet poorly known groups of orchid bees.

A new species of Cycloramphus Tschudi (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from the Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos, Southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2737 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUIZ NORBERTO WEBER ◽  
VANESSA KRUTH VERDADE ◽  
RODRIGO DE DE OLIVEIRA LULA SALLES ◽  
ANTOINE FOUQUET ◽  
SERGIO POTSCH DE CARVALHO-E-SILVA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Skin Texture ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
A New Species

We report here the discovery of a new species of frog associated to the open areas of the highlands of the Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos. The new species, Cycloramphus organensis is characterized by a unique skin texture, medium size (maximum male and female SVL 26.4 mm and 33.3 mm respectively), dorsal surfaces uniformly brick red colored, uniformly areolate skin on dorsum, pupil horizontal, iris with a menisc on upper margin; no fleshy tubercles on eyelid, tympanic annulus concealed beneath skin, macroglands not visible externally, fingers and toes without fringes and webs; supernumerary palmar and plantar tubercles absent, nuptial spines absent. Despite the presence of an iris menisc, a character shared by frogs of both genera Cycloramphus and Zachaenus Cope, the combination of morphological characters is so unique that the allocation of the species to any of these genera remains ambiguous. Consequently, we used additional molecular-based phylogenetic analyses to ascertain the position of the new taxon. The new species proved to be embedded within the genus Cycloramphus.

scholarly journals A new species of Micryletta frog (Microhylidae) from Northeast India

PeerJ ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. e7012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhijit Das ◽  
Sonali Garg ◽  
Amir Hamidy ◽  
Eric N. Smith ◽  
S. D. Biju
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Ventral View ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Morphological Evidence ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Lower Lip ◽  
Mitochondrial Data ◽  
Moderate Elevation ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of frog in the microhylid genus Micryletta Dubois, 1987 from Northeast India based on molecular and morphological evidence. The new species, formally described as Micryletta aishani sp. nov., is phenotypically distinct from other congeners by a suite of morphological characters such as brown to reddish-brown dorsum; dorsal skin shagreened with minute spinules; snout shape nearly truncate in dorsal and ventral view; a prominent dark streak extending from tip of the snout up to the lower abdomen; ash-grey mottling along the margins of upper and lower lip extending up to the flanks, limb margins and dorsal surfaces of hand and foot; tibiotarsal articulation reaching up to the level of armpits; absence of outer metatarsal tubercles; and absence of webbing between toes. Phylogenetic relationships within the genus are inferred based on mitochondrial data and the new taxon is found to differ from all the recognised Micryletta species by 3.5–5.9% divergence in the mitochondrial 16S rRNA. The new species was found in the states of Assam, Manipur, and Tripura, from low to moderate elevation (30–800 m asl) regions lying south of River Brahmaputra and encompassing the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot. The discovery validates the presence of genus Micryletta in Northeast India based on genetic evidence, consequently confirming the extension of its geographical range, westwards from Southeast Asia up to Northeast India. Further, for nomenclatural stability of two previously known species, Microhyla inornata (= Micryletta inornata) and Microhyla steinegeri (= Micryletta steinegeri), lectotypes are designated along with detailed descriptions.

Kaempferia noctiflora (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Northern Thailand

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 316 (1) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
NATTAPON NOPPORNCHAROENKUL ◽  
THAYA JENJITTIKUL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Northern Thailand ◽  
Precocious Flowering ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Pure White

Kaempferia noctiflora, another precocious flowering species of Kaempferia subgen. Protanthium (Zingiberaceae) from Northern Thailand is described and illustrated. Pure white flowers with nocturnal anthesis and a tinged purplish red patch along the midvein of the upper surface of the leaves are the unique characters of this new taxon. The morphological characters of K. noctiflora are compared to closely related species and a key to Thai precocious flowering Kaempferia species is also provided.

Melanoleuca kashmirensis sp. nov. in subg. Urticocystis from Pakistan

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 434 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-100
Author(s):  
ZIA ULLAH ◽  
RUBAB KHURSHED ◽  
MUHAMMAD BINYAMIN KHAN ◽  
ISRAR AHMAD ◽  
SANA JABEEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Phylogenetic Data ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic Data

During this investigation, a new species of Melanoleuca subg. Urticocystis with urticiform cheilocystidia is proposed. The identification is based on morphological characters and molecular phylogenetic analyses using ITS and 28S sequences. A comparison of the morphological features and molecular phylogenetic data with the taxa of subg. Urticocystis confirms the identity of the species as a new taxon. The detailed descriptions, line drawings and phylogenetic results are given.

A new species from the temporary ponds of southwest Portugal: Helosciadium milfontinum

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 456 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-62
Author(s):  
EDUARDO CIRES ◽  
CARLA PINTO-CRUZ ◽  
HERMINIO S. NAVA ◽  
JOSÉ ANTONIO FERNÁNDEZ PRIETO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Molecular Analysis ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacers ◽  
Temporary Ponds ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Taxonomic Relationships ◽  
Threatened Plant ◽  
A New Species

The genus Helosciadium has six species of which three have been identified in Portugal: H. nodiflorum, frequent and abundant in much of the territory, and H. inundatum and H. repens, with a scattered distribution in Portugal. In the present study, a new species, Helosciadium milfontinum, a seriously threatened plant endemic, rare and scarce that grows in the temporary ponds of the Vicentinan Coastal District is described and illustrated. Morphological characters and molecular analysis of nuclear internal transcribed spacers (ITS) and plastid regions (matK, rps16-trnK and trnL-F) confirm the existence of this new taxon. Conservation status and taxonomic relationships of the new species are examined.

Allium urusakiorum (Amaryllidaceae), a new member of the Balkan clade of the section Oreiprason from European Turkey

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 275 (3) ◽  
pp. 228
Author(s):  
MINE KOÇYIĞIT ◽  
ALEXEY P. SEREGIN ◽  
NERIMAN ÖZHATAY ◽  
NIKOLAI FRIESEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Plastid Dna ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Turkish Flora ◽  
Molecular Dataset ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

The taxonomy of the Allium saxatile group (sect. Oreiprason) has been studied recently upon morphological and molecular data. New specimens collected from the European part of Turkey near the Istranca Mountains and identified as ‘A. saxatile’ proved to be a new species confirmed by sequences of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and two plastid DNA regions (rpl32–trnL and trnL–trnF) and supported by morphological characters. Allium urusakiorum, a new species from the A. saxatile group, is described here through living and herbarium specimens. It is the only species of the sect. Oreiprason in the country and seems to be an endemic species of the Turkish flora. Characteristics of the species include morphological description, identification key, molecular dataset, and karyotype (2n = 16).

Pentanema kurdistanicum (Inuleae, Asteraceae), a new species from subalpine cliffs of Kurdistan, Iran

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 253 (3) ◽  
pp. 223
Author(s):  
HOSEIN MAROOFI ◽  
HIVA GHADERI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Subalpine Zone ◽  
Number Of Individuals ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Pentanema, P. kurdistanicum is described and illustrated from Kurdistan, west of Iran. The new species was found scattered among rocks in the subalpine zone of S Marivan, in a low number of individuals. The new species is compared with the nearest allies, P. flexuosum and P. prasinurum. The phytochoria, morphological characters, ecology, conservation status, distribution map and phenology of the new species are presented.

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