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NEW PAPER: Revisiting the taxonomy and nomenclature of Phyla, a small genus of Verbenaceae by Cardoso et al. The study recognises only two species of Phyla instead of previously five: P. betulifolia and P. nodiflora.
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NEW ISSUE: The cover of the October issue features the #succulent Euphorbia paraikalli from the article by De Jong et al. The plant was already collected in 2013, but only now described as a separate species from E. susan-homlesiae.
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Excited to welcome a passionate group of Arctic scientists to the 22nd International Tundra Experiment (ITEX) meeting at Nordens Ark, on Sweden’s stunning west coast!

We are pleased to officially open abstract submissions for the Tundra Transitions Special Issue at the 22nd ITEX Meeting, organised by @matsbjorkman.bsky.social, @annebeejay.bsky.social and NJB's Subject Editor @robertgbjork.bsky.social !

Read the full call: https://www.nordicjbotany.org/blog/call-abstracts-tundra-transitions
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: We are now inviting abstract submissions for the special issue Tundra Transitions -
Understanding Vegetation Change Across Scales and Systems.
Submit by 30th Nov via vist.ly/48ts3 or to [email protected]. Invited manuscripts should be submitted by 31st May 2026.

NEW PAPER: Oxytropis oyunmaae sp. nov. (Fabaceae) from Khuvsgul province, Mongolia by Baasanmunkh et al. The species epithet was selected in recognition of the outstanding contribution of Dr J. Oyunmaa to the study of the vascular plant diversity in Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia.
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NEW PAPER: Pinda mukherjeeana (Apiaceae), a new species from Maharashtra, India by Chappan et al. The species occurs along the margins of semi-evergreen forests at 400–800 m a.s.l. in shady places near roadsides and wet areas.
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NEW PAPER: Description of pistillate flowers and conservation status of two species of Mollinedia (Monimiaceae, Laurales) from the Brazilian Atlantic forest by Zavatin et al. The species M. ruschii is classified as Critically Endangered.
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NEW PAPER: Leaf anatomy of species of Calea sect. Lemmatium (Asteraceae) with a taxonomic emphasis by Monteiro et al. One distinguishing feature is the petiole contour varied from concave–convex, to plane-convex and circular.
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NEW ISSUE: The NJB September cover shows Passiflora quimiana, a new species from the Cordillera del Cóndor, described in the article by Kuethe et al.
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NEW PAPER: The micro-morphological characteristics of Hypodematium Kunze (Hypodematiaceae) from China and their significance in classification by Li & Li. The perispore ornamentation allowed division into six groups.
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Boswellia oropedionis (Burseraceae) sp. nov., a frankincense tree from Socotra, and notes on B. ameero and B. bullata by Thulin et al. The photo by Michael Weber shows the cliffs above the Socotra coastal plains. #OpenAccess
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NEW PAPER: Two new Argyreia (Convolvulaceae) species from the Western Ghats of India by Yadav and Kumbhar.
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NEW PAPER: Microlicia ciliatobracteata (Melastomataceae: Lavoisiereae), a new species from the state of Goiás, Brazil by Versiane et al.
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NEW PAPER: A new species of Pseudosperma and first record of P. aureocitrinum (Agaricales, Inocybaceae) from Pakistan by Faryad et al. The image shows P. khanspuricum.
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NEW PAPER: Taxonomic corrections and new records for vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan by Sennikov et al. The image shows Erodium ciconium found along the Uzun-Akhmat river, as the first country record in Kyrgyzstan.
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📢From today, all new submissions to NJB will be associated with an #OpenAccess licence and an APC upon publication.
If you submitted a manuscript before today, you will not be affected by the APC.
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NEW ISSUE: The NJB August issue is out with 20 great articles! The cover image features Carex fuliginosa, a rare mountainous species from the Subarctic and Subalpine Northern Hemisphere, from the #OpenAccess article by Koopman et al.
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📢We are excited to announce that from today, Jalil Noroozi will join <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nke3mcm3ttbk5q6l5rgoa5z7" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@saocousins.bsky.social‬ (EiC ecology) as new EiC for taxonomy! Jalil is taking over this role from Torbjörn Tyler, who has our deep gratitude for his long commitment to NJB. More about Jalil:
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In 1 week, we start our transition to becoming a Gold #OpenAccess journal! What does this mean?

➡️From 6 Aug, all 𝐧𝐞𝐰 submissions will be OA-licenced upon publication

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NEW PAPER: New species of Taraxacum from Norrbotten, northern Scandinavia by Räsänen et al. The image shows T. norrbottnicum, one of 20 newly identified species based on microsatellite DNA.
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