Two new species of the diatom genus 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 have been discovered in Lake Qinghai, northwestern China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

After more than fourteen years of advancing research on biological invasions, we have published our 100th issue! 🌎 🔗 blog.pensoft.net/2025/09/29/a...

𝑅𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑝𝑢𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑟, a new species in the gesneriad family from Guangdong Province, China, is described and illustrated. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

A new species in the orchid genus 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑚 is described and illustrated from the cloud forests of northwestern Ecuador. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Two new species of 𝐻𝑒𝑑𝑦𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑠 are described and illustrated from Yunnan and Guangxi, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

This paper resolves longstanding taxonomic confusion by confirming 𝐴𝑛𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠 as the correct name for plants previously misidentified as 𝐴. 𝑝𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑎 and 𝐴. 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑠. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

𝑀𝑒𝑙ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑎 𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑎, a new species in the mallow family, is described and illustrated from Somalia. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑎 𝑐𝑢𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠, a new species of Crassulaceae from southern Xizang, is described and illustrated based on molecular and morphological evidence. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

𝑃𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑚 𝑤𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒, a new species in the carrot family (Apiaceae), is described from the Wuling Mountains in Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

𝐷𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑢𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑖, a new bamboo species is described and illustrated from Yunnan, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Researchers describe and illustrate 𝐶𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠, a new species in the heather family from Morona-Santiago, Ecuador. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

🗨️ "The UN Pact for the Future should include #biodiversity as a core pillar: not only of #environmental #sustainability, but of #equity, security, and inter-generational justice." Our team also demonstrates how our #research #infrastructures collectively contribute to the the #Kunming-Montreal GBF.

Fieldwork and herbarium review resurrect 𝐶𝑦𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑟𝑎 𝑘𝑖𝑝𝑎ℎ𝑢𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠 as a distinct endangered species endemic to Maui, previously overlooked as a hybrid. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt... @ehroalson.bsky.social

𝐷𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑦𝑐𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑠, a new scaly woodfern species from northern Vietnam, is described. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

𝐴𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑥𝑢𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑖, a new species from Gansu Province, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological and phylogenetic evidence. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

A new species of bonnet orchid, discovered in upper montane cloud forests of southern Ecuador and northern Peru, is described and illustrated. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Researchers provide a regional taxonomic account for three Uvarieae genera in New Guinea, describing four new species. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt... @jeniferclopes.bsky.social

𝑆𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑚 𝑠ℎ𝑢𝑛ℎ𝑢𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒, a new species in the Crassulaceae is described and illustrated from Hunan, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

𝑆𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎 𝑐𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑎, a new cave-dwelling species in the mint family is described and illustrated from Lingyun County, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

New Guinea is the largest tropical island, boasting a fantastic biodiversity that is still being described. In this paper, we described four new species of Annonaceae, one of which is broadly distributed in the island and was first collected 100 years ago! phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/1456...

Researchers analysed the complete chloroplast genomes of 28 species from the 𝐻𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑦𝑠𝑢𝑚-𝐴𝑛𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠-𝑃𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑢𝑚 clade of the tribe Gnaphalieae, providing valuable insights on their phylogenetics and plastome evolution. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Researchers clarify the taxonomy of 𝑆𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎 in China, synonymising 𝑆. 𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑖𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑎 and 𝑆. ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑢𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠 under 𝑆. 𝑟𝑢𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑎, and confirming 𝑆. 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑔𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑖 as a distinct species based on detailed morphology and fieldwork. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Researchers describe and illustrate a new species in the primrose family from Hunan, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

A newly recorded species in China, 𝐺𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑎 𝑙𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑎, has been reassigned to the Stephanosphaerinia clade of Chlamydomonadales based on morphological and phylogenetic evidence. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

A new species in the Brassicaceae, from the Loess Plateau of Shaanxi Province, China, is described and illustrated. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑜 𝑦𝑎𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠 is described as a new species in the daisy family from Tianquan County, western Sichuan, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Researchers describe and illustrate 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑚𝑒𝑎 𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑧ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠, a new species in the gesneriad family from Sichuan Province, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Literature review on the taxonomic importance of seed micromorphology in the genus 𝐼𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑠: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Five genera and nine species, including one new combination, are recognised in a taxonomic revision of Polygalaceae in Taiwan. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Researchers formally reinstate 𝑃𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑦𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑎 as a distinct species within the genus 𝐶𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑦𝑎, recognising three synonyms. doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Densely packed flowers in a cincinnus, tubular bracteoles & linear labella define 𝐻𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑤𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑎 (Zingiberaceae). This study reinstates the genus, reclassifying 76 species from 𝐴𝑙𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑎. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

𝐿𝑦𝑔𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑝𝑎𝑙𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚 subsp. 𝑝𝑢𝑠𝑘𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑚, a new subspecies of the Hartford fern, is described from the eastern USA. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Researchers describe and illustrate two new species in the custard apple family (Annonaceae) from the Peruvian Amazon, both known from only two collections. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt... @larschatrou.bsky.social @ugent-botany.bsky.social @luizhhziul.bsky.social

Researchers describe and illustrate a new species in the buttercup family from Guizhou, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Two new species of 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛𝑒𝑎 are described from the Colombian Andes based on recent field expeditions and herbarium research. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Yes, even Roman emperors cared about naming things. 🏛️ Marcus Aurelius said: “Tell yourself its proper name.” Wise advice for rare plants! 🌱 Two little-known species of #Annonaceae from Peru now formally described by @larschatrou.bsky.social, @luizhhziul.bsky.social et al.: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

𝐺𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑎 sect. 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑚𝑎 is revised for Thailand with descriptions, illustrations, and a species key provided, along with notes on distributions, ecology, phenology, preliminary conservation assessments, and more. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Molecular and morphological data support the 'Carolinensis' clade of 𝐴𝑙𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑎 as a distinct evolutionary lineage. Researchers reinstate 𝐻𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑤𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑎 as the generic name for this clade. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

An assessment of the floristic diversity and conservation status of plants across Togo reveals 498 species across 337 genera and 92 families, and emphasises a need for ongoing floristic monitoring and targeted conservation strategies in the country. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Testing on Australian Asteraceae, researchers evaluate the capability of Large Language Models at extracting morphological data from taxonomic descriptions. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt... @anschmidtlebuhn.bsky.social

Revisiting Acalypha medicinal interest: ethnobotany, experimental studies, and the implications of taxonomic misuse pitfalls. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/arph... @phytokeys.pensoft.net

𝐵𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑖𝑢𝑧ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑔𝑜𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠, a new riparian shrub in the barberry family, is described from northern Sichuan, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...  #Berberidaceae

Researchers confirm 𝑁𝑒𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑎 𝑑𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑢𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠 as a new species of Rosaceae from Guizhou province, southwest China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

🤝 This week, we welcomed very special guests from the #Vietnam Academy of #Science and #Technology at our headquarters in Sofia to discuss #scholarlypublishing & our future collaborations! 📸 Our CEO & founder Prof Dr Lyubomir Penev signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Prof Dr Thai Hoang.

This updated checklist of the vascular plants of Myanmar consists of 14,020 species in 2,701 genera and 292 families. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Researchers present a molecular DNA phylogeny investigating 123 species of the subtribe Sporobolinae. They describe a new genus with two species, erect two new sections within Sporobolus, and make three new combinations. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

𝐷𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚, a new fern species in Athyriaceae, is described and illustrated from southern Yunnan, China.  🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

From the Cordillera del Cóndor in Ecuador, a new species of 𝐶𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑎 with nearly tubular leaves is described and illustrated.  🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Researchers present 𝑀𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑚𝑒𝑎 𝑛𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Vietnam. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

A new filmy fern species has been discovered in Thailand and is presented alongside two new records of the genus 𝐷𝑖𝑑𝑦𝑚𝑜𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑚 in the country. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...