PhytoKeys
@phytokeys.pensoft.net
Open-access, peer-reviewed journal in systematic botany.
Publishes new taxa, revisions, checklists, data papers & more from any geological age and any part of the world.
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Publishes new taxa, revisions, checklists, data papers & more from any geological age and any part of the world.
Published by @pensoft.net. Powered by ARPHA.
Website: phytokeys.pensoft.net
𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑚, a newly discovered cave fern from Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑚, a newly discovered cave fern from Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated.
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Researchers presents morphological evidence for the reinstatement of 𝐿𝑒𝑒𝑎 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑎, including its taxonomic description, illustration, distribution maps, notes on habitat, and conservation status
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November 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Researchers presents morphological evidence for the reinstatement of 𝐿𝑒𝑒𝑎 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑎, including its taxonomic description, illustration, distribution maps, notes on habitat, and conservation status
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#NewSpecies!
Balanophora xinfeniae
A newly discovered #balanophoraceae from #china!
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Balanophora xinfeniae
A newly discovered #balanophoraceae from #china!
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/8D91C8DC-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
#Phytokeys #BalanophoraXinfeniae
#FAIRdata
#OA #biology #ecology #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #flowers #plants
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
#NewSpecies!
Balanophora xinfeniae
A newly discovered #balanophoraceae from #china!
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/8D91C8DC-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
#Phytokeys #BalanophoraXinfeniae
#FAIRdata
#OA #biology #ecology #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #flowers #plants
Balanophora xinfeniae
A newly discovered #balanophoraceae from #china!
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/8D91C8DC-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
#Phytokeys #BalanophoraXinfeniae
#FAIRdata
#OA #biology #ecology #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #flowers #plants
𝐴𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑧𝑖𝑏𝑎𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠, a new species in the legume family, is described and illustrated from Shaanxi, China.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:53 AM
𝐴𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑧𝑖𝑏𝑎𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠, a new species in the legume family, is described and illustrated from Shaanxi, China.
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Two new species of 𝑀𝑖𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎, a genus of shrubs in the Melastomataceae family, have been discovered in the unprotected campo rupestre of western Chapada Diamantina, Brazil.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Two new species of 𝑀𝑖𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎, a genus of shrubs in the Melastomataceae family, have been discovered in the unprotected campo rupestre of western Chapada Diamantina, Brazil.
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Researchers describe 𝐵𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑎 𝑥𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑒, a newly discovered parasitic flowering plant in the family Balanophoraceae.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Researchers describe 𝐵𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑎 𝑥𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑒, a newly discovered parasitic flowering plant in the family Balanophoraceae.
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A newly discovered Colombian orchid faces 'foretold' extinction, despite being assessed as “Least Concern” according to the IUCN Red List.
Learn about the remarkable species and its Márquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
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Learn about the remarkable species and its Márquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
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Newly discovered orchid faces ‘foretold’ extinction
Inspired by its seemingly doomed fate, the Colombian species was named after the protagonist of Gabriel García Márquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A newly discovered Colombian orchid faces 'foretold' extinction, despite being assessed as “Least Concern” according to the IUCN Red List.
Learn about the remarkable species and its Márquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
@wcs.org @rdpalacio.bsky.social
Learn about the remarkable species and its Márquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
@wcs.org @rdpalacio.bsky.social
A newly discovered Colombian orchid faces 'foretold' extinction, despite being assessed as “Least Concern” according to the IUCN Red List.
Learn about the remarkable species and its Márquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
@wcs.org @rdpalacio.bsky.social
Learn about the remarkable species and its Márquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
@wcs.org @rdpalacio.bsky.social
Newly discovered orchid faces ‘foretold’ extinction
Inspired by its seemingly doomed fate, the Colombian species was named after the protagonist of Gabriel García Márquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold.
blog.pensoft.net
November 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A newly discovered Colombian orchid faces 'foretold' extinction, despite being assessed as “Least Concern” according to the IUCN Red List.
Learn about the remarkable species and its Márquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
@wcs.org @rdpalacio.bsky.social
Learn about the remarkable species and its Márquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
@wcs.org @rdpalacio.bsky.social
Documentation of leaf damage associated with 𝐸𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑝𝑡𝑢𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑎 fossils from the early Eocene Laguna del Hunco locality in Patagonia shows that this plant host was used by a wide array of insects and pathogens.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Documentation of leaf damage associated with 𝐸𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑝𝑡𝑢𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑎 fossils from the early Eocene Laguna del Hunco locality in Patagonia shows that this plant host was used by a wide array of insects and pathogens.
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This comprehensive nomenclator updates taxonomy, synonymy, and conservation data for 56 𝐷𝑟𝑦𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎 species and 19 infraspecific taxa.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:12 AM
This comprehensive nomenclator updates taxonomy, synonymy, and conservation data for 56 𝐷𝑟𝑦𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎 species and 19 infraspecific taxa.
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This study reclassifies several rare grass species into 𝑃𝑜𝑎, correcting misidentifications.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This study reclassifies several rare grass species into 𝑃𝑜𝑎, correcting misidentifications.
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𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑚 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑚, a new simple-leaved species of the Pteroidea clade, is described and illustrated from Peru.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:28 AM
𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑚 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑚, a new simple-leaved species of the Pteroidea clade, is described and illustrated from Peru.
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Researchers describe and illustrate a new nothogenus and nothospecies in the orchid subtribe Zygopetalinae, with a note on euglossine pollination.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Researchers describe and illustrate a new nothogenus and nothospecies in the orchid subtribe Zygopetalinae, with a note on euglossine pollination.
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𝐾𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑚𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑒 is proposed as a new algae species from soil of the Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan, as researchers conduct the first comparative evaluation of six species delimitation methods for the genus.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
𝐾𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑚𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑒 is proposed as a new algae species from soil of the Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan, as researchers conduct the first comparative evaluation of six species delimitation methods for the genus.
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𝑉𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑏𝑖𝑑𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒, a new species in the heather family from Vietnam and Laos is described and illustrated, with notes on 𝑉. 𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑖 and 𝑉. 𝑝𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑏𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
𝑉𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑏𝑖𝑑𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒, a new species in the heather family from Vietnam and Laos is described and illustrated, with notes on 𝑉. 𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑖 and 𝑉. 𝑝𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑏𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚.
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𝐶𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑥𝑖𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑎, a new species in the buttercup family from Zhejiang Province, China, is described and illustrated.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
𝐶𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑥𝑖𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑎, a new species in the buttercup family from Zhejiang Province, China, is described and illustrated.
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This paper presents new taxa and nomenclatural changes in the melastome genus 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This paper presents new taxa and nomenclatural changes in the melastome genus 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎.
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Researchers describe 𝑂𝑥𝑦𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑎𝑚𝑠𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑖, a striking new alpine legume species from Mongolia’s Ikh Bogd Mountains, and document the first Mongolian record of 𝑂. 𝑠𝑜𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑠𝑘𝑎𝑗𝑎𝑒.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Researchers describe 𝑂𝑥𝑦𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑎𝑚𝑠𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑖, a striking new alpine legume species from Mongolia’s Ikh Bogd Mountains, and document the first Mongolian record of 𝑂. 𝑠𝑜𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑠𝑘𝑎𝑗𝑎𝑒.
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Conferences are so exciting because we get to meet our happy authors - here are Martin Savov and Stefan Savov, who published their first PhytoKeys article three weeks ago!
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Conferences are so exciting because we get to meet our happy authors - here are Martin Savov and Stefan Savov, who published their first PhytoKeys article three weeks ago!
The mystery of 𝐴𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑛 is solved as researchers reveal its true origin is Mexico, not Cuba, correcting over a century of botanical misidentification and renaming it 𝐶𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑠.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The mystery of 𝐴𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑛 is solved as researchers reveal its true origin is Mexico, not Cuba, correcting over a century of botanical misidentification and renaming it 𝐶𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑠.
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Descriptions and illustrations are provided for two new species, one new record, and one new synonym of 𝐴𝑒𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑦𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 (Gesneriaceae) from China.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Descriptions and illustrations are provided for two new species, one new record, and one new synonym of 𝐴𝑒𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑦𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 (Gesneriaceae) from China.
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𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎 𝑥𝑖𝑛𝑗𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠, a newly discovered primrose species, is described from Guizhou, China.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎 𝑥𝑖𝑛𝑗𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠, a newly discovered primrose species, is described from Guizhou, China.
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Researchers describe 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑠𝑎 𝑓𝑖𝑚𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑎, a new bamboo species from Guangxi, China.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Researchers describe 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑠𝑎 𝑓𝑖𝑚𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑎, a new bamboo species from Guangxi, China.
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Researchers describe and illustrate 𝑀𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑡𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑖, a new species in the spurge family from the coastal areas of the south-central provinces of Vietnam.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Researchers describe and illustrate 𝑀𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑡𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑖, a new species in the spurge family from the coastal areas of the south-central provinces of Vietnam.
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