Recent fieldwork conducted in Sumatra resulted in unusual collections of the conspicuous ginger genus Geocharis , a genus that harbours a total of six species distributed in Sumatra, the Malay ...Peninsula, Borneo and the Philippines. After carefully reviewing types and protologues of existing taxa, we conclude that the recent collections represent a new species described here as Geocharis globosa , which is similar to G. aurantiaca , G. rubra and G. radicalis by the flowers spreading evenly in all directions but differs from these by the less divided labellum and by the unstructured and smooth globose fruits. We provide a detailed description and a photographic plate as well as a preliminary Red List Assessment for the new species. With the new species added to Geocharis macrostemon and G. radicalis , the number of species in Sumatra hereby increases to three. A recircumscription of the genus is provided, taking into account the unusual fruit character of the new species.
Two species of the genera Cnephalocotes Simon, 1884 and Peponocranium Simon, 1884: Cnephalocotes similis sp. n. and Peponocranium fallax sp. n. (Linyphiidae) from the north-eastern Ukraine are ...described and illustrated.
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A full description and detailed illustration are provided for the new species
Cynorkis prehsleri
Hermans & Sieder (Fig. 1.) from Northern Madagascar and it is compared with similar
Cynorkis
...from the region.
A new calcareous alga is described from the Norian limestones of Lime Peak, Yukon, Canada. The algae-bearing limestones were formed in a low-energy environment below the storm wave base, as indicated ...by the abundance of carbonate mud. Clypeina? pamelareidae n. sp. usually appears in the form of separate laterals scattered in the sediment. The laterals are pyriform, with the tip slightly curved upwards. Sometimes they are arranged around a non-calcified axial cavity. The lack of calcification of the connection between the main axis and the laterals led to the detachment and scattering of the latter in the sediment. The shape of the laterals and their arrangement are reminiscent of the genus Clypeina (Michelin). Still, the lack of completely preserved specimens leads us to attribute it with uncertainty to this genus. Almost certainly, the alga in question is individualised as a new distinct species, basically different from other Mesozoic or Cenozoic species of the genus, as well as from the only species of Clypeina known from the Triassic (Clypeina besici Pantic).
Species classified in Cordycipitaceae ( Hypocreales ) include multiple entomopathogenic fungi. Numerous changes have recently occurred in the nomenclature of cordycipitaceous fungi due to the single ...naming system proposed for pleomorphic fungi in 2011. Species of Cordycipitaceae are widely applied as herbal medicines, especially in Asian cultures. However, the diversity of Cordycipitaceae in Taiwan is based on relatively few literature records. Here we conducted a comprehensive survey of this family throughout the island of Taiwan and provided a glimpse of the diversity and distribution patterns. In addition, the present study reassesses the generic and species boundaries of Cordycipitaceae and finally provides an updated phylogenetic overview of Cordyceps and allied genera. Phylogenetic reconstructions using combined ITS, nrLSU, tef1-α , rpb1 , and rpb2 sequence data, along with morphological features, resulted in 10 novel species: Akanthomyces taiwanicus sp. nov. , Blackwellomyces taiwanensis sp. nov. , Cordyceps hehuanensis sp. nov. , C. locastrae sp. nov. , C. malleiformis sp. nov. , C. pseudorosea sp. nov. , C. siangyangensis sp. nov. , Samsoniella lasiocampidarum sp. nov. , S. yuanzuiensis sp. nov. , and Simplicillium salviniae sp. nov. ; and nine new records for Taiwan: A. kanyawimiae , A. muscarius , S. cardinalis , S. hepiali , B. lii , B. medogensis , C. lepidopterorum , C. neopruinosa , and Si. chinense . Furthermore, we provided DNA sequence data of the ex-type strains of C. ninchukispora for the first time and determined the species limits of the taxon. In addition, the present study proposed to synonymize B. staphylinidicola and C. jakajanicola under B. bassiana and C. lepidopterorum , respectively. Moreover, three species, C. roseostromata , C. kyushuensis , and C. shuifuensis , that clustered within the species clade of C. militaris are proposed to be synonymized under the latter taxon. To maintain the monophyly of Cordyceps , we propose to classify Parahevansia koratensis in Cordyceps , which makes the genus Parahevansia obsolete.
Summary
Passiflora fieldiana Tillett ex Vanderplank, a most spectacular passion flower, is fully described for the first time. Its history, distribution and cultivation are discussed.
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