A new marine benthic diatom belonging to the genus Xenobennettella Witkowski & Riaux-Gobin is described from the coastal waters of Easter Island, Rapa Nui, Polynesia, South Pacific. The newly proposed species, Xenobennettella moai sp. nov.
Rubus kashmiricus (Rosaceae), is described here as a new species from the Kashmir Himalaya, India. The species is distinct from its closely allied species R. niveus in possessing pedately-pinnate leaves on primocanes, 7–9-foliate with an ob…
A new species of Senecio, S. indoludens, is described based on specimens from the montane habitats of the Baba budangiri-Mullayanagiri ranges in Karnataka, India. For a long time, this taxon has been misidentified as S. ludens, and the pres…
The history of Sprengel’s Jaegeria bellidioides has been shrouded in nomenclatural uncertainty, with different authors ascribing it to morphologically distinct taxa. Through the examination of protologs, relevant type material, and digital
Vanda youyangensis, a new species of Orchidaceae, is described from plants collected in Youyang, Chongqing, China. This new species is akin to Vanda falcata subsp. richardsiana (Christenson) Motes (= V. richardsiana (Christenson) L.M.Gardin…
Thaumatocaryon is a small genus of South American Boraginaceae with only three accepted names. This genus, along with Moritzia, comprises a monophyletic lineage called Moritziinae. During a review of herbarium specimens, we found morphologi…
The genus Phaeotremella Rea was proposed in 1912 to accommodate Phaeotremella pseudofoliacea Rea. However, the proposal to establish this genus was not supported by the scientific community for over a century until the Tremellomycetes were
Eugenia velutifolia Mazine & Sobral was described in 2019, based on specimens collected in Cerrado of São Paulo state. The species was evaluated as Critically Endangered (CR), occupying an Extent of Occurrence of 18,575 km². At the time of
This study reports Phragmidium gansuensis, a novel rust fungus species collected in Gansu Province, China, based on micromorphological characteristics and molecular data. This species is distinguished from morphologically similar taxa occur…
A new species of Psammogeton (Apiaceae) is described from the Western Himalaya, Jammu & Kashmir, India. The new taxon shows morphological affinity to P. biternatus and P. tyleri, but can be clearly distinguished by a combination of characte…
Hoya sinagtala Brillo, Cabactulan & Rodda sp. nov. (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) from the Philippines is described. When sterile, it resembles several species of Hoya section Acanthostemma, but its flowers make it readily distinguishable b…
Scutellaria guilinensis (Lamiaceae), a new species from the limestone area in Guangxi, China is described and reported. The new species is similar to S. axilliflora and S. incisa in having pyramidal habit, solitary and axillary flowers, ped…