Mutlu Gültepe, Serdar Makbul, Murat Erdem Güzel, Zeynep Türker, Kamil Coşkunçelebi
A new salsify species, Tragopogon davutii-turanii, is described from Anatolia based on micro-/macro-morphological and molecular evidence. The new species is morphologically similar to T. vvedenskyi and T. abbreviatus, but differs from T. vvedenskyi mainly in ligule colour and from T. abbreviatus by achene characters and number of phyllaries. In contrast to morphological similarities, based on the phylogenetic tree obtained from nrDNA ITS sequences T.davutii-turanii is closely related to T. stenophyllus and T. coelesyriacus. Diagnostic characters, description, and conservation status of the new species, as well as micro- and macro-morphological features of its achenes and pollen grains, are provided.
根据微观/宏观形态学和分子证据,描述了产自安纳托利亚的一个沙参新种 Tragopogon davutii-turanii。vvedenskyi 和 T. abbreviatus 相似,但主要在叶舌颜色上与 T. vvedenskyi 不同,在瘦果特征和叶片数量上与 T. abbreviatus 不同。与形态上的相似性不同,根据 nrDNA ITS 序列得到的系统发生树,T. davutii-turanii 与 T. stenophyllus 和 T. coelesyriacus 关系密切。本文提供了该新种的诊断特征、描述和保护状况,以及其瘦果和花粉粒的微观和宏观形态特征。
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Jonathan von Oppen, Jakob J. Assmann, Anne D. Bjorkman, Urs A. Treier, Bo Elberling, Signe Normand
Litter decomposition represents a major path for atmospheric carbon influx into Arctic soils, thereby controlling below-ground carbon accumulation. Yet, little is known about how tundra litter decomposition varies with microenvironmental conditions, hindering accurate projections of tundra soil carbon dynamics with future climate change. Over 14 months, we measured landscape-scale decomposition of two contrasting standard litter types (Green tea and Rooibos tea) in 90 plots covering gradients of micro-climate and -topography, vegetation cover and traits, and soil characteristics in Western Greenland. We used the tea bag index (TBI) protocol to estimate relative variation in litter mass loss, decomposition rate (k) and stabilisation factor (S) across space, and structural equation modelling (SEM) to identify relationships among environmental factors and decomposition. Contrasting our expectations, microenvironmental factors explained little of the observed variation in both litter mass loss, as well as k and S, suggesting that the variables included in our study were not the major controls of decomposer activity in the soil across the studied tundra landscape. We use these unexpected findings of our study combined with findings from the current literature to discuss future avenues for improving our understanding of the drivers of tundra decomposition and, ultimately, carbon cycling across the warming Arctic.
枯落物分解是大气碳流入北极土壤的主要途径,从而控制地下碳的积累。然而,人们对苔原垃圾分解如何随微环境条件变化知之甚少,这阻碍了对未来气候变化下苔原土壤碳动态的准确预测。在 14 个月的时间里,我们在格陵兰西部的 90 个地块中测量了两种对比鲜明的标准枯落物(绿茶和路易波士茶)的景观尺度分解情况,这些地块涵盖了小气候和地形、植被覆盖和特征以及土壤特性的梯度。我们使用茶袋指数(TBI)方案来估算不同空间内枯落物质量损失、分解率(k)和稳定因子(S)的相对变化,并使用结构方程模型(SEM)来确定环境因素与分解之间的关系。与我们的预期不同的是,微观环境因素对观察到的废弃物质量损失、k 和 S 的变化几乎没有解释作用,这表明我们的研究中所包含的变量并不是所研究的苔原地貌中土壤中分解者活动的主要控制因素。我们利用这些意想不到的研究结果,结合现有文献的研究结果,来讨论未来的途径,以提高我们对苔原分解驱动因素的认识,并最终提高我们对整个变暖的北极地区碳循环的认识。
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Andrographis theniensis Karupp. and Bharath (Acanthaceae), a new species from the Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary of the southern Western Ghats, is described and illustrated here. A detailed description, illustration, color photographs, a table of comparisons to allied species, an identification key and IUCN conservation status are provided here for easy recognition of the new species.
{"title":"Andrographis theniensis (Acanthaceae), a new species from the southern Western Ghats of India","authors":"Subbiah Karuppusamy, Pochamoni Bharath Simha Yadav","doi":"10.1111/njb.04218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04218","url":null,"abstract":"<i>Andrographis theniensis</i> Karupp. and Bharath (Acanthaceae), a new species from the Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary of the southern Western Ghats, is described and illustrated here. A detailed description, illustration, color photographs, a table of comparisons to allied species, an identification key and IUCN conservation status are provided here for easy recognition of the new species.","PeriodicalId":54716,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Botany","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139501710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pinelliacordata (Araceae) is a perennial herb species distributed in China and Japan. Several studies have shown that there are two types of this species, and chromosome counts have shown irregular variation among populations. In this study, we investigated the morphological characteristics, established the chromosome number in root tips, reconstructed phylogenetic relationship based on whole chloroplast genomes, and elucidated biogeographic patterns based on data collected from the Chinese Virtual Herbarium (CVH) and the Plant Photo Bank of China (PPBC) for the two types of P. cordata, including type I (greenish leaf blade) and type II (colored leaf blade). We found stable significant differences in morphometric characteristics (color of the leaf blade abaxially, petiole, spathe and appendix) and the number of chromosomes. The results of the phylogenetic analysis showed that types I and II were located to different places in the evolutionary tree compared to the group. The distribution regions of these types of P. cordata were also slightly different in mainland China. These findings suggested that P. cordata should be divided into P. cordata (type I) and Pinellia discolor (type II, a cryptic species) and the latter is here described as a new species.
半夏(天南星科)是一种多年生草本植物,分布于中国和日本。多项研究表明,该物种有两种类型,不同种群之间的染色体数目也存在不规则的差异。本研究基于中国虚拟标本馆(CVH)和中国植物照片库(PPBC)收集的数据,研究了两种类型 P. cordata(包括 I 型(叶片绿色)和 II 型(叶片彩色))的形态特征,确定了根尖染色体数目,基于全叶绿体基因组重建了系统发育关系,并阐明了生物地理学模式。我们在形态特征(叶片背面颜色、叶柄、佛焰苞和盲肠)和染色体数目方面发现了稳定的显著差异。系统进化分析的结果表明,Ⅰ型和Ⅱ型在进化树中的位置与该组不同。这些类型在中国大陆的分布区域也略有不同。这些结果表明,虫草应分为虫草(Ⅰ型)和蝶形花(Ⅱ型,隐蔽种),并将后者描述为一个新种。
{"title":"Pinellia discolor: a new cryptic species distinguished from P. cordata in mainland China","authors":"Mei-Qian Chen, Ning Xu, Jian-Min Man, Rui Luo","doi":"10.1111/njb.04119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04119","url":null,"abstract":"<i>Pinellia</i> <i>cordata</i> (Araceae) is a perennial herb species distributed in China and Japan. Several studies have shown that there are two types of this species, and chromosome counts have shown irregular variation among populations. In this study, we investigated the morphological characteristics, established the chromosome number in root tips, reconstructed phylogenetic relationship based on whole chloroplast genomes, and elucidated biogeographic patterns based on data collected from the Chinese Virtual Herbarium (CVH) and the Plant Photo Bank of China (PPBC) for the two types of <i>P. cordata</i>, including type I (greenish leaf blade) and type II (colored leaf blade). We found stable significant differences in morphometric characteristics (color of the leaf blade abaxially, petiole, spathe and appendix) and the number of chromosomes. The results of the phylogenetic analysis showed that types I and II were located to different places in the evolutionary tree compared to the group. The distribution regions of these types of <i>P. cordata</i> were also slightly different in mainland China. These findings suggested that <i>P. cordata</i> should be divided into <i>P. cordata</i> (type I) and <i>Pinellia discolor</i> (type II, a cryptic species) and the latter is here described as a new species.","PeriodicalId":54716,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Botany","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139518703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nothapodytes burmanica Y.H.Tan & S.K.Shen, sp. nov. (Icacinaceae) from Kachin State, Myanmar is described and illustrated. It belongs to Nothapodytes due to the lorate hairy petals being connate at the base and a fleshy foliaceous disk divided into five leaflike lobes. Morphological and phylogenetic evidence indicates that it is close to N. pittosporoides. Morphologically, both species have oblanceolate or oblong leaf blades that are adaxially sparsely pubescent, but the new species is distinguished by its leaf base usually being oblique, and the paniculate inflorescence that has more numerous but smaller flowers with shorter petals. Phylogenetic results indicate that N. burmanica is deeply nested within the genus and forms a sister group of N. pittosporoides.
Nothapodytes burmanica Y.H.Tan & S.K.Shen, sp. nov. (Icacinaceae) 产自缅甸克钦邦。该植物属于 Nothapodytes,因为其多毛花瓣在基部合生,肉质叶状花盘分为五个叶状裂片。形态学和系统发生学证据表明,它与 N. pittosporoides 接近。从形态上看,这两个物种的叶片都倒披针形或长圆形,正面有稀疏短柔毛,但新物种的区别在于其叶基部通常偏斜,圆锥状花序的花朵数量更多,但花朵较小,花瓣较短。系统发育结果表明,N. burmanica 在该属中嵌套较深,是 N. pittosporoides 的姊妹群。
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Meng-Qi Han, Cheng Liu, Ji-Dong Ya, Yan-Xiong Gong, Jie Cai
Two new species of Petrocosmea (Gesneriaceae), P. wangii M.Q.Han, J.Cai & J.D.Ya from Shiping County and P. yei M.Q.Han, C.Liu & Y.X.Gong from Mojiang and Zhenyuan Counties, Yunnan Province, China, are described and illustrated.
{"title":"Petrocosmea wangii sp. nov. and Petrocosmea yei sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae) from Yunnan, China","authors":"Meng-Qi Han, Cheng Liu, Ji-Dong Ya, Yan-Xiong Gong, Jie Cai","doi":"10.1111/njb.04064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04064","url":null,"abstract":"Two new species of <i>Petrocosmea</i> (Gesneriaceae), <i>P. wangii</i> M.Q.Han, J.Cai & J.D.Ya from Shiping County and <i>P. yei</i> M.Q.Han, C.Liu & Y.X.Gong from Mojiang and Zhenyuan Counties, Yunnan Province, China, are described and illustrated.","PeriodicalId":54716,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Botany","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139463150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mark Arcebal K. Naive, Grecebio Jonathan D. Alejandro
Continued extensive field exploration in Zamboanga Peninsula (Philippines) revealed a new endemic Ophiorrhiza species, which is herein described from Naga-Kabasalan Protected Landscape (NKPL) of Zamboanga Sibugay. The species is unique among Philippine Ophiorrhiza by having leaf lamina with gray to silver gray abaxial surface. The new species is morphologically similar to O. pubescens and O. erythropilosa by having hairy overall morphology, but it is easily distinguished by having a creeping to decumbent habit and inconspicuous, membranous bracts. A detailed description, color photographs, phenology, geographical distribution, habitat and IUCN conservation status are provided in this paper.
在三宝颜半岛(菲律宾)继续进行广泛的野外勘探,发现了一个新的地方性Ophiorrhiza物种,在此描述该物种产自三宝颜锡布盖省的Naga-Kabasalan保护地(NKPL)。该物种的叶片背面呈灰色至银灰色,这在菲律宾 Ophiorrhiza 中是独一无二的。pubescens 和 O. erythropilosa 相似,但其匍匐至外倾的生长习性和不明显的膜质苞片很容易区分。本文提供了详细描述、彩色照片、物候、地理分布、栖息地和世界自然保护联盟(IUCN)保护状况。
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Pasupuleti Sivaramakrishna, Pulicherla Yugandhar, Lal Ji Singh
Commelinabadamica var. palkondensis P. Sivaramakrishna, P. Yugandhar and L.J. Singh, var. nov. (Commelinaceae), a remarkable new variety from Palkonda hills of Eastern Ghats of Peninsular Indiais described and illustrated. It is apparently similar to C. badamica var. badamica in habitat ecology and general morphology, but differs in features like presence of a 2–3-nerved ligule, lower cincinnus with single bisexual flower, glabrous ovary, elliptic anthers and ovoid-oblong or trapezoidal seeds. In addition to the description, habitat ecology, details on population distribution and the conservation status are also provided for the new variety.
Commelinabadamica var. palkondensis P. Sivaramakrishna, P. Yugandhar and L.J. Singh, var. nov. (Commelinaceae), 一个产自印度半岛东高止山脉 Palkonda 丘陵的显著新品种被描述和图示。badamica var. badamica 相似,但在特征上有所不同,例如有 2-3 叶舌,下部辛香果有单瓣两性花,子房无毛,花药椭圆形,种子卵球形长圆形或梯形。除描述外,还提供了该新品种的生境生态学、种群分布详情和保护状况。
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Hong Jiang, Meng-Qi Han, Zhen Dong, Zhou-Dong Han, Yan Liu
Jiang, H. et al. 2020. Two new species of Petrocosmea (Gesneriaceae) from Yunnan, China. Nordic Journal of Botany, 38 (12), e02847 https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.02847