<i> Conamomum odorum </i> , a new species of Zingiberaceae  from central Vietnam

Conamomum odorum is described as a new species from Khanh Hoa Province, Central Vietnam. It is characterized by sweet smell, striate and narrowly elliptic leaf leaves with short petiole and ligule, ovoid congested inflorescence, pubescent calyx, cream corolla lobes, yellow, obovate and reflexed labellum with median red bands at base and hairy ovary. The new species is illustrated with detailed photographs of key characters and morphologically compared to its closest congeners C. piereanum and C. rubidum. A distribution map of the genus in Vietnam is provided.

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Thottea aroangensis, a new species of Aristolochiaceae from central Vietnam

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.513.1.5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 513 (1) ◽

Author(s):

TUAN ANH LE ◽

DIEN DINH ◽

QUOC TUAN DOAN ◽

QUANG HOA ANH NGUYEN ◽

SHUICHIRO TAGANE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Ground Level ◽

The Other ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Central Vietnam ◽

Perianth Tube ◽

A New Species

Thottea aroangensis T.A. Le, D. Dien & Tagane (Aristolochiaceae) is described based on the specimen collected from the A Roang commune, A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province, central Vietnam. This species is characterized by subshrub habit 70–90 cm tall, inflorescence at base of stem close to ground level, campanulate and obscurely lobed perianth ca. 2.6 cm long, inside of perianth tube with creamy white patches, and 20 stamens in 2 whorls, by which combination it is clearly distinguished from the other species of Thottea in Vietnam and its surrounding countries. Morphological descriptions, photographs, a distribution map, vernacular name, and preliminary conservation status are provided for T. aroangensis.

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A New Species of Justicia (Acanthaceae: Acanthoideae: Justicieae) from Northeastern Brazil

Systematic Botany ◽

10.1600/036364420x15862837791177 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 328-333

Author(s):

Camila Alcantara ◽

Gleison Soares ◽

Francisco de Assis Ribeiro dos Santos ◽

Marccus Alves

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Rio Grande ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Key To Species ◽

A New Species

Abstract—Justicia rubrobracteata, a new species from northeastern Brazil, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to J. aequilabris due to its shrubby habit, and terminal and axillary spicate inflorescences with red flowers. However, J. rubrobracteata is differentiated mainly by the shape and color of its bracts and bracteoles as well as an orangish macula in the corolla, and a torulose capsule. In addition, J. rubrobracteata is only known from northeastern Brazil, from the states of Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte, while J. aequilabris is widely distributed in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. A table with the main morphological characters of both species is included, as well as photographs, a key to species of Justicia for the states of Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte in northeastern Brazil, a distribution map of both species, and conservation data for the new species.

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A New Species of Turnera (Turneraceae, Passifloraceae s. l.) from the Brazilian Cerrado

Systematic Botany ◽

10.1600/036364420x16033963649309 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (4) ◽

pp. 826-832

Author(s):

Lamarck Rocha ◽

Maria Mercedes Arbo

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Brazilian Cerrado ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Sem Images ◽

Dark Blue ◽

A New Species

Abstract—Turnera macrosperma, a new species from the Brazilian Cerrado, is described and illustrated. The new species belongs to the series Turnera and can be characterized by the white petals with dark blue/violet basal spot and large seeds with papillose aril. SEM images, distribution map, and comments on taxonomy and morphology are presented.

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Turnera fasciculifolia (Turneraceae, Passifloraceae s. l.): A New Species From the Jalapão Region, Tocantins, Brazil

Systematic Botany ◽

10.1600/036364420x16033962925286 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (4) ◽

pp. 833-838

Author(s):

Lamarck Rocha ◽

Patrícia Luz Ribeiro ◽

Maria Mercedes Arbo

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Protected Area ◽

Extrafloral Nectaries ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Central Brazil ◽

Axillary Branches ◽

Revolute Margin ◽

A New Species

Abstract—We present a new species, Turnera fasciculifolia, from the Jalapão region, the largest continuous protected area of Cerrado in Tocantins State, in central Brazil. The new species belongs to Turnera series Leiocarpae, and it can be recognized by the linear ericoid leaves with revolute margin, generally without extrafloral nectaries, and the basal leaves of the young axillary branches gathered in fascicles. We provide a description, illustrations, a distribution map, and a comparison with T. genistoides and T. revoluta, which also have ericoid leaves.

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A new species of Ampulicomorpha Ashmead from Eocene French amber, with a list of fossil and extant Embolemidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of the world

BSGF - Earth Sciences Bulletin ◽

10.1051/bsgf/2020020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 191 ◽

pp. 20

Author(s):

Cédric Chény ◽

Elvis Guillam ◽

André Nel ◽

Vincent Perrichot

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Evolutionary History ◽

Western Europe ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Single Female ◽

Fossil Species ◽

The World ◽

Poor Group ◽

A New Species ◽

Eocene Amber

Embolemidae is a cosmopolitan but species-poor group of chrysidoid wasps with a scarce fossil record, despite a long evolutionary history since at least the Early Cretaceous. Here, the new species, Ampulicomorpha quesnoyensis sp. nov., is illustrated and described based on a single female found in Early Eocene amber of Oise (France). The new species is compared with the three other known fossil species of the genus, and a key to all fossil species of Ampulicomorpha is provided. This is the third European fossil species of Ampulicomorpha, which suggests that the genus was once well established in Western Europe while it is more widely distributed in the Eastern Palaearctic region today. A list of all fossil and extant Embolemidae of the world, as well as a map of their geographical distribution map, are provided.

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Beaucarnea olsonii (Ruscaceae), a new species of ponytail palm from southwestern Puebla, Mexico

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.286.1.2 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 286 (1) ◽

pp. 13

Author(s):

VANESSA ROJAS-PIÑA ◽

LEONARDO O. ALVARADO-CÁRDENAS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Endemic Species ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Deciduous Forests ◽

Central Mexico ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Southern Central ◽

Tropical Deciduous Forests ◽

A New Species

Beaucarnea olsonii is described and illustrated from tropical deciduous forests of SW Puebla, Mexico. The new species can be distinguished from other Beaucarnea species by its massively swollen base that abruptly tapers into slender branches, by its conspicuously long stigma, and by its pedicel articulation that occurs at 2/3 of the length of the pedicel below the flower. With this new addition, the total number of endemic species of Beaucarnea for Mexico increases to 10, making this country the greatest center of diversification and endemism for the genus. We also provide a distribution map and a conservation status recommendation for the new species, as well as a key to the Beaucarnea species of southern central Mexico.

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A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ba Na–Nui Chua Nature Reserve, Central Vietnam

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3760.4.3 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 3760 (4) ◽

pp. 539 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

NGO VAN TRI ◽

L. LEE GRISMER ◽

PHAM HONG THAI ◽

P. L. Wood, Jr.

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Nature Reserve ◽

Central Vietnam ◽

A New Species

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A new species, Agapetus kaengkrungensis (Trichoptera: Glossosomatidae) from Kaeng Krung National Park, southern Thailand with the distribution map of the genus in Thailand

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4965.2.12 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4965 (2) ◽

pp. 396-400

Author(s):

SOLOMON BOGA VADON ◽

PATTIRA PONGTIPATI ◽

PONGSAK LAUDEE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Southern Thailand ◽

A New Species

The male of a new species of caddisfly, Agapetus kaengkrungensis n. sp. (Glossosomatidae) is described and illustrated from Kaeng Krung National Park, Surat Thani Province, southern Thailand. Agapetus kaengkrungensis n. sp. is distinguished from other species by the characters of segment IX and inferior appendages. The distributions of the Agapetus spp. of Thailand are mapped and discussed.

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Tigridiopalma longmenensis (Melastomataceae), a new species from Guangdong, China

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.500.3.8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 500 (3) ◽

pp. 241-247

Author(s):

HUI-FENG WANG ◽

ZHENG-FENG WANG ◽

QIAO-MEI QIN ◽

HONG-LIN CAO ◽

XIAO-MING GUO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Chloroplast Genome ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Monotypic Genus ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Complete Chloroplast Genome ◽

Chloroplast Genomes ◽

A New Species

Tigridiopalma longmenensis, a new species from Guangdong, China, is described. This species differs from its ally, T. magnifica, by the polychasium consisting of scorpioid cymes, hypanthium with carinas on angles, and longer stamens with a conspicuously white or pink spur at the connective base of anther. A diagnosis and a distribution map of the two species are also provided. The complete chloroplast genome of T. longmenensis was reported here. Phylogenetic analyses based on complete chloroplast genomes from T. longmenensis and other 15 Melastomataceae species indicated that T. longmenensis is sister to T. magnifica. The discovery of T. longmenensis terminates Tigridiopalma as a monotypic genus.

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