Cyrtandra argentii, a new species of Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) from the Philippines, and a review of the C. villosissima group

Cyrtandra argentii Olivar, H.J.Atkins & Muellner sp. nov., endemic to the Philippines and named after George Argent, is herein described and illustrated. Collections associated with this new species are often confused with three other species, namely C. ferruginea Merr., C. villosissima Merr., and C. hirtigera H.J.Atkins & Cronk. Distinguishing characters including keys, updated descriptions, distribution maps, and photos of live specimens are provided to aid identification of the four species. Following the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria, C. argentii sp. nov. is considered to be Near Threatened (NT) due to its distribution in a zone susceptible to anthropogenic pressure and the lack of any formal protection.

Dracula irmelinae, a new species in the subtribe Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae) from the Western Andes of Colombia

Lankesteriana ◽

10.15517/lank.v20i2.41823 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nicolás Peláez ◽

Gary E. Meyer ◽

Ubiel Rendon-Jaramillo ◽

Juan David Fernández ◽

Norberto López-Álvarez ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Endangered Species ◽

Small Area ◽

Conservation Status ◽

New Taxon ◽

International Union ◽

Western Cordillera ◽

Species Being ◽

A New Species ◽

A new species of Dracula (Pleurothallidinae: Orchidaceae) from Colombia is described, honoring Irmelin Indenbirken, mother of the actor and philanthropist Leonardo DiCaprio. D. irmelinae is phenotypically most similar to Dracula verticulosa, but differs in having larger and wider sepals that form a smoothly curved semicircular mentum behind the lip, an indumentum with dark red internal and external maculae and dense long pubescence on the internal sepal surfaces and bases of the tails. The geographic distributions of the two species also differ, with the new species being restricted to a small area in the western Cordillera of Colombia. The conservation status of the new taxon is assessed as Endangered (EN) according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria. Key words: Colombia, Dracula, endangered species, Pleurothallidinae, Western Andes

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

Blumea - Biodiversity Evolution and Biogeography of Plants ◽

10.3767/blumea.2020.65.02.03 ◽

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 ◽

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 titoevangelistae (sect. Baryandra, Begoniaceae) a new species from Catanduanes Island, the Philippines

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.282.4.4 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 282 (4) ◽

pp. 273 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

DANILO N. TANDANG ◽

ROSARIO R. RUBITE ◽

RAUL T. ANGELES JR. ◽

MARGARET C. DE GUZMAN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

The Philippines ◽

Leaf Margin ◽

Abaxial Surface ◽

International Union ◽

Acuminate Apex ◽

Dark Green ◽

Lobed Leaf ◽

Light Green ◽

Begonia titoevangelistae from Nahulugan Falls, Gigmoto, Catanduanes Island is described as a new species endemic to the Philippines. It resembles Begonia neopurpurea but is distinguished by the variegated leaves where the veins and midrib are dark green to almost black contrasting with light green interveins in the adaxial surface. In the abaxial surface, the veins are maroon contrasting with cream interveins, and its wide obliquely ovate leaf is elongated with shallowly undulate and minutely lobed leaf margin and long acuminate apex. Based on International Union for the Conservation of Nature red list criteria, B. titoevangelistae was assessed to be critically endangered, since it consists of one population with 300 individuals on a 100 m area around the waterfalls, which is being developed into a tourist spot.

Festuca albomontana (Poaceae), a new chasmophytic fescue from the Western Taurus Mountains (Antalya, Turkey)

Acta Botanica Croatica ◽

10.37427/botcro-2022-002 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 81 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Candan Aykurt ◽

Hüseyin Sümbül ◽

Burçin Çıngay ◽

Mertcan Gülben ◽

Evren Cabi ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

The Other ◽

The Black Sea ◽

International Union ◽

Closely Related Species ◽

Black Sea Region ◽

Anatomical Features ◽

Taurus Mountains ◽

A New Species ◽

A new species of Festuca from the Western Taurus Mountains (Antalya, Turkey) is described here and named F. albomontana. The new species can clearly be distinguished from the other species included in the F. alpina group by its leaf anatomical features. It has a geographically isolated position in the Western Tauruses whereas a closely related species, F. sommieri, is very local in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. It is suggested that it should be in the “critically endangered” threat category according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria. Observations on the ecology of the population are noted.

New Findings on Scrophularia sect. Mimulopsis (Scrophulariaceae) from Iran

Novon A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature ◽

10.3417/2019271 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 238-247

Author(s):

Massoud Ranjbar ◽

Narges Rahchamani

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Pollen Morphology ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Northern Iran ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

New Findings ◽

Tehran Province ◽

Micromorphological Characters ◽

Scrophularia dianatnejadii Ranjbar & Rahchamani, a new species from Tehran Province in northern Iran, is described and illustrated. It is closely related to S. amplexicaulis Benth. and shares with it some diagnostic morphological characters such as habit, plant indument, phyllotaxy, and corolla shape and color. Both species are placed in Scrophularia L. sect. Mimulopsis Boiss. Macro- and micromorphological characters of the two are examined and compared. Pollen morphology of these species is investigated using SEM. Detailed descriptions, illustrations, distribution maps, and conservation status of both species are provided.

A new species of Platypleura Amyot & Audinet-Serville (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Platypleurini) from Mindanao, the Philippines

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity ◽

10.1016/j.japb.2021.03.003 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Young June Lee

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

The Philippines ◽

Ahnea, a new genus from New Zealand (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), with description of a new species

The Canadian Entomologist ◽

10.4039/tce.2014.65 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 147 (4) ◽

pp. 381-389 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jong-Seok Park ◽

Christopher E. Carlton

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Zealand ◽

New Genus ◽

Key To Species ◽

Diagnostic Characters ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Line Drawings ◽

AbstractAhnea keejeongi Park and Carlton (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), a new genus and new species of New Zealand endemic beetle belonging to the supertribe Faronitae is described. Six previously described species are included to this genus and four species are synonymised as follow: Sagola dissonans Broun, 1921 and S. planicula Broun, 1921 under Ahnea ventralis (Broun, 1912); S. carinata Broun, 1912 and S. lineiceps Broun, 1921 under Ahnea lineata (Broun, 1893). A key to species, habitus photographs, line drawings of diagnostic characters, and distribution maps are provided.