Dryopteris Lijianxiuii (Dryopteridaceae), a New Species From China

Dryopteris lijianxiuii X. J. Li, a new species of Dryopteris Adans. from Shandong, China, is described and illustrated. It is closer to D. lacera (Thunb.) O. Kuntze for its morphological and palynological characters of LM and SEM studies but differs by a number of characters, such as, the leaves rectangular roundlanceolate, apex acuminate, and without narrow sharply; sori ornamented in the upper or middle part of 1-3 pairs of pinnaes at the base of the leaf, and densely covered with the upper and middle pinnaes back; spore perispore with tuberculiform-rugulate protrusions, and surfaces with melting ice and snow ornamentation. The sp. nov. is described with LM and SEM characters of spore and fronds, compared with that of D. lacera (Thunb.) O. Kuntze and provided with photographs. Bangladesh J. Bot. 50(3): 747-753, 2021 (September) Special

Thilachium madagascariense (Capparaceae), a new species from eastern Madagascar with a key to the species of the genus

SummaryThilachium madagascariense Fici, a small tree characterised by 1-foliolate leaves with articulate petioles, leaf blades elliptic or narrowly obovate with base attenuate and apex acuminate, flowers in groups of 2 – 3 at the top of lateral twigs and a high number of stamens, is described and illustrated from forest habitats of eastern Madagascar. The new species is similar to T. laurifolium Baker, a species endemic to central and eastern Madagascar, differing in the longer leaves with acuminate apex, flowers conferted at the top of lateral twigs, shorter pedicels, higher number of stamens and shorter gynophore. Its affinities are discussed and an updated key is provided for all the species of the genus Thilachium.

Saussurea sagittifolia (Asteraceae, Cardueae), a new species from the Bashan Mountains region of China

Saussurea sagittifolia (Asteraceae, Cardueae), a new species from the Bashan Mountains region in China, is described and illustrated. This species belongs to Saussurea subg. Saussurea sect. Rosulescentes and is similar to S. oligocephala, but differs by its basal leaves triangular-ovate, margin with 8–15 pairs of small sharp teeth, apex acuminate, base with auricular protrusion (vs. basal leaves ovate to obovate-elliptic, margin sinuate or coarsely dentate, apex acute to obtuse, base cuneate-attenuate), cauline leaves more than 10, triangular, lanceolate, linear to subulate (vs. cauline leaves 2–4, linear).

A new species of Tashiroea (Melastomataceae, Sonerileae) from Guangxi, China

Tashiroea dayaoshanensis (Melastomataceae, Sonerileae), a species from northeastern Guangxi, China and previously often identified as Phyllagathis nudipes or P. oligotricha in Chinese herbaria, is described as new based on morphological and molecular data. Indumentum, leaf texture and surface sculpture, capsule morphology and molecular phylogenetic data strongly support the placement of T. dayaoshanensis within the Tashiroea clade which should be accommodated in Tashiroea. Morphology as well as sequence divergence of the nrITS region indicate that T. dayaoshanensis is well differentiated from other species in the same clade, and thus should be treated as a distinct species. Tashiroea dayaoshanensis is phylogenetically closest to Bredia sessilifolia but can be easily distinguished by its petiolate leaves (vs. sessile or subsessile), and crowned ovary (vs. uncrowned). It resembles P. nudipes and P. oligotricha in habit and stamen morphology but differs from both in its leaf apex acuminate (vs. acute to obtuse), connective ventrally tuberculate (vs. not tuberculate) and ovary crown exerted from calyx tube during young fruit stage (vs. not exerted).

Short Communication: Two new species and new record of Psydrax Gaertn. (Rubiaceae: Vanguerieae) in Borneo

Mahyuni R, Chikmawati T, Ariyanti NS. 2019. Short Communication: Two new species and new record of Psydrax Gaertn. (Rubiaceae: Vanguerieae) in Borneo. Biodiversitas 20: 2011-2015. Psydrax sabahensis Mahyuni and P. wongii Mahyuni are two new species endemic to Borneo proposed in this present study with descriptions, illustrations and map of distribution provided. Psydrax sabahensis has blades ovate to elliptic, with angle 60º to the midrib, tertiary venation conspicuous on both side, petiole length 10-13 mm long, inflorescence sub-umbellate and pedicels 23-27 mm long. Psydrax wongii has blade elliptic, with angle 45º to midrib, apex acuminate to caudate, secondary veins 3-4 pairs, tertiary venation inconspicuous on upper side and slightly wrinkled on lower surface. The presence of P. maingayi (Hook.f.) Bridson in Borneo, previously thought to be a Malay Peninsula endemic species, is also confirmed as a new record.

Moldenhawera congestiflora: a new species of Leguminosae from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Moldenhawera is a small genus of Caesalpinioideae (Leguminosae), characterized by biramous (T-shaped) trichomes, compoundly pinnate stipules, hypanthium absence, clawed petals, dimorphic androecium, and anther connective of the fertile stamen pubescent. Moldenhawera congestiflora, a new species from the Atlantic Forest in Bahia State, Brazil is described and illustrated. It is distinguished from other species of the M. sect. Brasilianae by the combination of its tree habit, leaves relatively long (rachis > 24 cm long), leaflets elliptic to oblong with apex acuminate, flower buds densely grouped at the inflorescence apex, flowers pentamerous, petal blades relatively small (6–8 × 4–5 mm), and base of fertile stamen villous. Additionally we provide a new identification key for the section Brasilianae.

Aspidistra luochengensis (Asparagaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China

Aspidistra louchengensis (Asparagaceae) is described and illustrated from limestone areas in northern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It is similar to A. obconica C.R.Lin & Yan Liu with the perianth obconical campanulate, stamens inserted at upper third of perianth tube, but it can be clearly distinguished by leaf blade narrower and longer, perigone lobes longer (6–8 mm), adaxial densely papillose and scabrous, apex acuminate and outcurved, and stigma upper surface slightly concave. This new species is only known from Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County in Guangxi, China.

A new variety of Panax (Araliaceae) from Lam Vien Plateau, Vietnam and its molecular evidence

A new variety of Panax, P. vietnamensis var. langbianensis is described from Lang Bian Mountain, Lam Vien Plateau in southern Vietnam. It is visually distinct from other two varieties of P. vietnamensis (var. vietnamensis, var. fuscidiscus) by having the shorter petiolules 8–11 mm long, leaflet apex acuminate, pedicels 0.4–0.6 cm, petals smaller, disk prominent, and styles typically 2 (or rarely 1). The recognition of the new variety is supported by the evidence of molecular sequence data from three markers (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2, 18S rRNA and partial matK) in addition to morphological consideration. The new variety is known only from one population from the locality where the type specimens were collected. The species occurs in an area of only approximately 1 km2 with a population size of approximately 100–200 individuals. Therefore it should be regarded as critically endangered (CBB2acb (ii,iii,v); C2a(i); E) according to the IUCN Red List Categories and criteria.

A new species of Bertolonia (Melastomataceae) from the Southeastern Brazilian Atlantic Forest

A new species of Bertolonia (Melastomataceae; Bertolonieae) endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest is described and illustrated. Bertolonia organensis is known from only one locality in the Serra dos Órgãos National Park, state of Rio de Janeiro. The main diagnostic characteristics that distinguish B. organensis are the leaves with bullate adaxial surface and foveolate abaxial surface, cordate base and seven acrodromous veins, petiole and hypanthium glandulose-punctate, setulose and setulose-glandulose, the external calyx lobes erect, thick, narrow-triangular, apex acuminate-glandulose, margin entire, not ciliate, and the anthers connective dorsally appendaged, trilobed or with an acute calcar. Comparisons with similar species, geographic distribution and habitat are presented for the new species, as well as a key to identify all Bertolonia taxa known from the state of Rio de Janeiro. Bertolonia organensis is classified as Critically Endangered (CR).

A new species of Amyris (Rutaceae) from southern Ecuador

A new species, Amyris karlitae, from southern Ecuador is described, illustrated and contrasted with closely related species. It is characterized by the following combination of characters: glabrous unifoliolate leaves with lamina elliptic, ovate-lanceolate or oblong-elliptic, 6–11 cm long, 4–6 cm wide, with apex acuminate or emarginate; secondary veins in 10–13 pairs, more or less convergent, inconspicuous, branched towards the margin; stamens 8, 4 short alternating with 4 longer. The new species grows in the semi-deciduous forests of southern Ecuador, between 1400 and 1700 m.