scholarly journals Vaccinium exiguum (Ericaceae, Vaccinieae), a new species from the ultramafic summit of Mt. Victoria, Palawan Island, Philippines

PhytoKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 179 ◽  
pp. 145-154
Author(s):  
Maverick N. Tamayo ◽  
Rene Alfred Anton Bustamante ◽  
Peter W. Fritsch
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The Third ◽  
Palawan Island ◽  
A New Species

Vaccinium exiguum from the ultramafic summit of Mt. Victoria, Palawan Island, Philippines is here described as a new species of Ericaceae. It closely resembles V. hamiguitanense but is distinct by having much shorter petioles and leaves, longer and glabrous calyx lobes with serrate lobe margins, a larger corolla with deeper sulcations, and longer stamens with spurs oriented laterally. Vaccinium exiguum represents the third Vaccinium species found on the Island of Palawan and 36th in the Philippines.

Sophianus palawanensis sp. nov., the first Isometopine (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Miridae) from the Philippines

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4996 (2) ◽  
pp. 392-400
Author(s):  
ARTUR TASZAKOWSKI ◽  
JUNGGON KIM ◽  
ALEKSANDER HERCZEK ◽  
SUNGHOON JUNG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Sem Micrographs ◽  
Palawan Island ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Sophianus palawanensis sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Miridae, Sophianini) is described from the Palawan Island in the Philippines. Photographs of the male habitus and genital structures, as well as detailed SEM micrographs of selected morphological structures, are presented. Trichobothrial patterns of Sophianini and their importance for the hypothesizing relationships within Isometopinae are discussed.  

A new narrow-leaved species of Capparis (Capparaceae) from central Palawan, Philippines

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 267 (2) ◽  
pp. 146 ◽  
Author(s):  
SILVIO FICI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Leaf Morphology ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Palawan Island ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Forest Habitats ◽  
Single Locality

A new species of Capparis, C. tagbanuorum, is described and illustrated from Palawan Island in the Philippines. It is known from a single locality in Mount Victoria, in forest habitats at medium elevation. The new species is characterized by a peculiar leaf morphology, with blade up to 9 times as long as wide, by the racemose inflorescence and by the size of the petals and the number and length of the stamens. The diagnostic characters are discussed and a key is given for the species of Capparis known from the Philippines.

scholarly journals Timonius eremiticus (Rubiaceae), a new species from the Philippines

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-106
Author(s):  
J.G. Chavez ◽  
C.I. Banag-Moran ◽  
U. Meve
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Palawan Island ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Iucn Criteria

Timonius eremiticus, a new species from Mount Pulgar, Palawan Island, the Philippines, is here described and illustrated. It is morphologically close to T. flavescens but is characterized by membranous to chartaceous leaves with 2–4 pairs of lateral nerves, ivory-white corolla, bracteate staminate inflorescences bearing bracteolate flowers, 5-petaled pistillate flowers, (sub)globose fruits that are round and not 4-angled, and pyrenes being obliquely radiated in cross-section of fruits. Timonius eremiticus is assessed as Critically Endangered following IUCN criteria.<br/> Buod (Wikang Filipino) Inilarawan at iginu hit sa lathalaing ito ang Timonius eremiticus na isang bagong espesye ng halaman na matatagapuan sa Bundok Pulgar sa pulo ng Palawan sa Pilipinas. Ito ay kawangis ng T. flavescens subalit natatangi dahil sa mga malalamad o malapapel nitong mga dahon na may dalawa o hanggang apat na pares ng nerbiyong lateral, kulay garing na mga talulot, brakteadong istaminate na mga inflorescence at bulaklak, mga pistiladong bulaklak na may limang talulot, (mala)bilugang mga bunga na hindi nakalundo sa apat, at mga pyrene na oblikong naka-radiate sa pahalang na hati ng mga bunga. Ang Timonius eremiticus ay itinataya rin na lubos nang nanganganib na maubos alinsunod sa mga pamantayan ng IUCN.

Begonia truncatifolia (Begoniaceae, section Baryandra), a new species from Palawan Island, the Philippines

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 458 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-222
Author(s):  
RENE ALFRED ANTON BUSTAMANTE ◽  
DANILO N. TANDANG ◽  
MC ANDREW K. PRANADA ◽  
YU PIN ANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Palawan Island ◽  
The Town ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Begonia sect. Baryandra with 2-locular ovary and cucullate abaxial wing from the town of San Vicente, Palawan is described and illustrated. The new species, B. truncatifolia, is diagnosed against the morphologically similar B. blancii. Both species are endemic to Palawan and are similar in having spathulate leaves, 4-tepaled staminate & pistillate flowers and bilocular ovaries, but B. truncatifolia is significantly different in being comparatively smaller in size (stipules, lamina and inflorescences) and having obtusely rounded to acute lamina apices. The new species is proposed Critically Endangered following the criteria set by the IUCN.

scholarly journals Three new and remarkable species of mosses from China and the Philippines

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benito C. Tan ◽  
Pang-juan Lin
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Hainan Island ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Palawan Island ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

Distichophyllum meizhii Tan & Lin and D. wanianum Tan & Lin (Hookeriaceae) collected from southwestern region of China are described as new to science. Also, Horikawaea redfearnii Tan & Lin is described as a new species based on collections from Hainan Island of China and Palawan Island of the Philippines. The sporophytic specimen of Horikawaea Nog. was collected for the first time and support a family placement in Pterobryaceae.

A new species of Tithaeidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) from Mindanao reveals contemporaneous colonisation of the Philippines by Sunda Shelf opiliofauna

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie M. Schmidt ◽  
Perry A. C. Buenavente ◽  
Darrell D. Blatchley ◽  
Arvin C. Diesmos ◽  
Mae L. Diesmos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Molecular Dating ◽  
Dispersal Ability ◽  
Sunda Shelf ◽  
The Family ◽  
Island Group ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
Palawan Island ◽  
A New Species

The Philippine archipelago harbours a remarkable diversity of harvestmen, with respect to both taxonomy and complexity of biogeographic origins. Among the armoured harvestmen (suborder Laniatores), six families of distantly related groups occur in this archipelago. Here, we describe a new species of the family Tithaeidae, Tithaeus odysseus sp. nov., discovered during a collecting campaign on the island of Mindanao. The description of this species expands the known distribution of the family and demonstrates another exception to the zoogeographic boundary known as Huxley’s Line which putatively separates the biota of the Philippines (excluding the Palawan island group) from the Sunda Shelf biota. Given the coincident distributions of Tithaeidae and the mite harvestman family Stylocellidae (Cyphophthalmi), a group renowned for its poor dispersal ability, we inferred phylogenetic relationships and divergence times of the Philippines lineages of both families by using a comprehensive molecular dating analysis of all Opiliones. The internal phylogeny of Tithaeidae mirrored the biogeography of Philippine Stylocellidae, showing a close affinity between the Philippine and Bornean species. Molecular dating showed contemporaneous colonisation of Mindanao by both families in the Cretaceous. We infer these patterns to reflect faunal connections between the southern Philippines and Borneo via the Zamboanga Peninsula. To render the genus Tithaeus monophyletic, we synonymise Metatithaeus with Tithaeus (new synonymy).

scholarly journals Taxonomic problems with Gynaikothrips and related genera (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae): the ficorum/uzeli complex and taxa endemic to Australia

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5023 (4) ◽  
pp. 537-554
Author(s):  
LAURENCE A. MOUND ◽  
DESLEY J. TREE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Pest Species ◽  
The Third ◽  
A New Species

Ten species from Australia in or related to the genus Gynaikothrips are discussed. Variation among specimens of the pest species on Ficus trees, the ficorum/uzeli complex, is examined with the conclusion that recognition of these two species remains questionable. Two species related to this complex are newly recorded from Australia, insulsus Priesner and luzonensis Priesner, and edentatus Priesner is placed as a syn.n. of ficorum. Two new Gynaikothrips are described, jasmini sp.n. and platypodae sp.n., and additamentus Karny is transferred from Gynaikothrips to Eilapinothrips gen.n. A new species of Agynaikothrips is described as the third known member of this genus, lorieni sp.n., and Liothrips umbratus Hood comb.rev. is returned to this original genus from Gynaikothrips. Two species described in Gynaikothrips from the Philippines, capitulatus Reyes and pedanus Reyes, are transferred to the genus Teuchothrips. The monobasic genus, Aiganothrips Bhatti, is considered a syn.n. of Gynaikothrips, and the monobasic genus, Jennythrips Bhatti, is considered a syn.n. of Liothrips.  

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