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Nepenthes malayensis A.Amin, M.N.Faizal & Dome is described as a new species discovered from a montane forest in the eastern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The species is considered highly threatened since only a few individuals have been discovered within a limited area and almost all of them grow on humus-covered boulders scattered in the summit re...
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This paper is the fourth part of the taxonomic revision of the genus Phyllanthus in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. Here we treat Pseudogomphidium Ralim. & Cable sect. nov. consisting of nine species that we misplaced in the subgenus Gomphidium (Baill.) G.L.Webster in our previous paper. Two species are new to science: Phyllanthus razakamalalae ...
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Porophyllum woodii (Compositae: Heliantheae: Pectidinae), a new species from Prov. Burnet O’Connor, Departamento de Tarija, Bolivia, is described and illustrated. This new species is distinctive in that it is apparently the largest shrubby species in South America, with flowering plants up to 1.5 m tall, possessing alternate, long-linear, spreading...
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As part of a revision of the Argentinean species of Eriocaulaceae, seven names were identified that required typification. As a result, five names in the genus Eriocaulon L. are lectotypified and one is epitypified, and one name in the genus Syngonanthus Ruhland is lectotypified. A note about the inability to typify Eriocaulon arechavaletae is prov...
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Two new species of Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae), E. cormosum and E. vientianense, from Laos, are described and illustrated. Preliminary conservation assessments and vernacular names are provided.
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The bryophilous Bryostroma popei is a novel ascomycete that infects the pleurocarpous moss Leptodictyum riparium. The morphology of the new species is described, illustrated and compared to other species in the genus. A key to the nine species of Bryostroma is provided.
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A new species, Gymnostachyum morsei Y.F.Deng, is described from Guangxi, China. A morphological description, taxonomic comments, distribution and habitat data, preliminary conservation status, illustration, and key to Chinese species in the genus are provided. The new species grows on rocks in limestone hill forest. It is similar to G. subrosulatum...
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A synopsis of Plagiocheilus (Compositae: Astereae) is provided, giving full synonymy, type citations and the location of known types, together with relevant notes and commentary, and the currently accepted distribution of each taxon; the distribution of taxa is also tabulated. Six species are recognised, one containing three subspecies. A key to sp...
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A new ginger species, Sundamomum corrugatum from north east Sarawak is described. The species is easily recognised by its deeply corrugated leaves which at first glance might resemble Etlingera corrugata. The floral characters of the new species as well as of Amomum bungoense correspond well with the main characters circumscribing the genus Sundamo...
