[Botany • 2024] Allium dinaricum (Amaryllidaceae) • A New Species of Allium sect. Codonoprasum from the Balkan Peninsula based on morphology and karyology

Allium dinaricum  Bogdanović, Anačkov, Ćato, Borovečki-Voska, Salmeri & Brullo, 

in Bogdanović, Anačkov, Ćato, Borovečki-Voska, Salmeri et Brullo, 2024. 

  DOI: doi.org/10.3372/wi.54.54302

 Abstract  

Allium dinaricum (Amaryllidaceae), a new species of A. sect. Codonoprasum from the NW Balkan Peninsula is described and illustrated. It is a late summer flowering geophyte occurring in several localities of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, where it usually grows in rupestrian calcareous stands from the coastal to mountain belts. The morphological traits, karyology (2n = 2x = 16), leaf anatomy, seed micromorphology and ecology of the new species are provided. Possible taxonomic relationships with other species occurring mainly in the E Mediterranean are also examined.

KEYWORDS: Allium, Allium dinaricum, Allium sect. Codonoprasum, Amaryllidaceae, Balkan Peninsula, Balkans, karyology, morphology, new species, taxonomy

Allium dinaricum – A: rupestrian growth habitat; B, D: inflorescences; C: habit.

 A–D: Krk Island, Surbova, 9 Sep 2023, photographs by S. Bogdanović.

Allium dinaricum Bogdanović, Anačkov, Ćato, Borovečki-Voska, Salmeri & Brullo, sp. nov. 

Holotype: Croatia, Mt Velebit, above Velike Brisnice, in calcareous rocky crevices along mountain path, ..., c. 800 m, 13 Sep 2023, S. Bogdanović & V. Lopac s.n. 

(ZAGR 78944!; isotypes: B!, BUNS!, CAT!, ZA!, ZAGR!).

– Allium fuscum var. gracile Anačkov, Takson. Horol. Roda Allium Srbiji: 132. 2009, nom. inval., not effectively published (Turland & al. 2018: Art. 30.9 and 32.1(a)).

Diagnosis — Allium dinaricum is similar to A. fuscum but differs from the latter in having outer bulb tunics slightly fibrous (vs coriaceous), stems often geminate (vs single), leaf cross-section semi-circular (vs flat), leaf blade narrower, with 2 prominent ribs, spathe valves usually shorter and erect (vs longer and divaricate or reflexed), inflorescence few-flowered (vs many-flowered), tepals smaller, outer stamen filaments shorter, annulus shorter, anther apex apiculate (vs rounded), and ovary smaller.

Etymology — The specific epithet refers to the Dinaric Alps, where the new species is distributed.

Sandro Bogdanović, Goran Anačkov, Sebastian Ćato, Ljiljana Borovečki-Voska, Cristina Salmeri, Salvatore Brullo. 2024. Allium dinaricum (Amaryllidaceae), A New Species of A. sect. Codonoprasum from the Balkan Peninsula based on morphology and karyology. Willdenowia. 54(2-3), 183-196. DOI: doi.org/10.3372/wi.54.54302 (30 October 2024)  

 

[Botany • 2022] Sternbergia mishustinii (Amaryllidaceae: Amaryllidoideae) • A New Species from the Mersin Province in southern Turkey

Sternbergia mishustinii  Zubov & Trias-Blasi, 

in Zubov, Trias Blasi et Mishustin, 2022. 

DOI: 10.1007/s12225-022-10013-8  

 Researchgate.net/publication/359614613 

Summary

Sternbergia mishustinii (Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllidoideae), a new species with hysteranthous leaves and mainly cleistogamous flowers, possibly endemic to the Mersin area (Cilician Plain, southern Turkey), is described and illustrated. Morphological differences between the new species and other related species are discussed. Photographs (habitat and morphology), a distribution map and a provisional conservation assessment are provided.

Key Words: Cilician Plain, cleistogamy, hysteranthous, Mediterranean flora

 Images of Sternbergia mishustinii in situ, Feb. 2019.
A habitat within Mediterranean garrigue community at type locality; B, C plants of S. mishustinii.

photos: R. Mishustin.

 Morphological features of seed grown and cultivated in Ukraine in adult plants of Sternbergia mishustinii vs S. colchiciflora.
 A fruiting plants in pots: S. colchiciflora (left pot, origin -Berezino, Odessa region, S Ukraine), S. mishustinii (right pot, ex locus classicus); B S. mishustinii plants lifted from pots: range of ages from seedlings to mature fruiting individuals (left to right); C fruiting plants lifted from pots with adventitious roots, basal sheaths, bulbs, leaves, scapes and capsules: S. colchiciflora (left three plants, origin -Berezino, Odessa region, S Ukraine), S. mishustinii (right two plants, ex locus classicus); D S. mishustinii bulb with a chasmogamous flower; E S. mishustinii bulbs with cleistogamous flowers; F S. mishustinii chasmogamous flower; G S. mishustinii ripening capsule; H seeds with strophioles (marked by arrows): S. colchiciflora (left side: ± C-shaped, origin -Berezino, Odessa region, S Ukraine), S. mishustinii (right side: ± Ç-shaped, ex locus classicus).

 photos: R. Mishustin.

Sternbergia mishustinii Zubov & Trias Blasi sp. nov. 

Etymology. Named after Mr Ruslan Mishustin, Ukrainian nature explorer, who found and collected its seeds in 1997 during a zoological trip in southern Turkey.

Dimitri Zubov, Anna Trias Blasi and Ruslan Mishustin. 2022. Sternbergia mishustinii (Amaryllidaceae): A New Species from the Mersin Province in southern Turkey. Kew Bulletin. DOI: 10.1007/s12225-022-10013-8 

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[Botany • 2020] Allium schisticola (Amaryllidaceae) • A New Species of Allium sect. Melanocrommyum from West Azarbaijan (Iran), with peculiar morphological characters and an unexpected phylogenetic position

 

 Allium schisticola R.M. Fritsch, Moazzeni & Dolatyari, 

in Dolatyari, Moazzeni, Hosseini, Blattner et Fritsch, 2020. 

DOI: doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.450.3.1 

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Abstract

Allium schisticola is described from West Azarbaijan (Iran) as a new species. It is closely related to A. sabalense and A. sahandicum in having a similar flower color but differs by leaf, filament, and tepal characters. We investigated the phylogenetic relationship of the new species based on sequences of the chloroplast trnL-trnF and nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions in A. subg. Melanocrommyum compared with 109 accessions of this subgenus. Our results confirm its placement in A. subg. Melanocrommyum. However, the ITS tree showed that the new species should belong to A. sect. Melanocrommyum despite the fact that it represents many morphological characters of A. sect. Acanthoprason. Most peculiar for the new species are obtuse tepals broadest near the tip (vs. very narrowly lanceolate up to triangular tepals in A. sect. Acanthoprason), with adaxially inconspicuous median vein (vs. conspicuous median vein in sect. Acanthoprason). The new species is diploid with a chromosome number of 2n = 2x = 16. Karyotype features and meiotic chromosomes behavior are presented for the new taxon. A detailed morphological description, illustrations, and a distribution map of the new species are given.

Keywords: Allium sabalense, Allium sahandicum, Iran, phylogeny, section Acanthoprason, subg. Melanocrommyum, Monocots

 Allium schisticola
  A-C: Cultivated plant at anthesis. D-F: Plants in their natural habitat; D: Plant in the fruiting stage; E: Close-up of fruits; F: Bulb; G: Seeds (Millimeter paper as background).

All photos by Hamid Moazzeni.

Allium schisticola R.M. Fritsch, Moazzeni & Dolatyari, sp. nov.

Alireza DOLATYARI, Hamid MOAZZENI, Saeide HOSSEINI, Frank R. BLATTNER and Reinhard M. FRITSCH. 2020. Allium schisticola, A New Species with peculiar morphological characters and an unexpected phylogenetic position. Phytotaxa. 450(3):246-256. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.450.3.1 

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[Botany • 2024] Hieronymiella peruviana (Amaryllidaceae: Amaryllidoideae) • A New Species and A New Generic Record for the Flora of Peru

Hieronymiella peruviana Huaylla, Slanis & Llalla, 

in Huaylla, Slanis et Llalla-Cordova. 2024.

DOI: doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2024.121.1209 

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Abstract  

Hieronymiella peruviana (Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllidoideae, Eustephieae), a new species from the Department of Moquegua in southern Peru, is described and illustrated. This species is distinguished by having winged staminal filaments with crisscrossed sickle-shaped appendages, grows on dry slopes in semi-arid areas with pumice soils near the Huaynaputina volcano. This is the first record of Hieronymiella for the Flora of Peru. Its conservation status is assessed.

Keywords: Biodiversity, conservation, Moquegua, South Peru, taxonomy  

 

Hieronymiella peruviana.
 A, Habit. B, Flower, lateral view. C, Longitudinal section of flower showing inner and outer tepals, stamens and gynoecium. D, Dorsal and lateral view of stamens. E, Style. F, Fruits. G, Front view of dehiscent fruit. H, Seed.

Drawn by N. Sánchez.

Hieronymiella peruviana.
A, Habitat with rocky soil and pumice stone. B, Habit. C, Inflorescence. D, Flower, frontal view. E, Flower, lateral view. F, Fruits. G, Mature capsule and seeds.

 (Photos A, F, G: H. Huaylla et al. 4813, MOQ; B, C, D, E: O. Llalla & A. Manchego 68, MOQ).

Hieronymiella peruviana Huaylla, Slanis & Llalla sp. nov. 

Diagnosis. Hieronymiella peruviana is similar to H. bedelarii, differing by having weakly spatulate external tepals and flat appendages on the winged staminal filaments which take the form of crossed sickles ( vs. lanceolate external tepals and broad appendages on the winged staminal filaments which take the form of lobes with a thick edge).  

   

Hibert Huaylla, Alberto C. Slanis and Olimpia Llalla-Cordova. 2024. Hieronymiella peruviana (Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllidoideae): A New Species and A New Generic Record for the Flora of Peru [Una nueva especie y primer registro del género para la flora del Perú]. Darwiniana, Nueva Serie. 12(1); 149–155. DOI: doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2024.121.1209

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[Botany • 2022] Allium sulaimanicum (Amaryllidaceae) • A new Allium species and section from Pakistan

 

Allium sulaimanicum N. Khan, A. Sultan et N. Friesen, 

in N. Khan, Friesen, Sultan, Fritsch, T. Khan et Ishaq, 2022.

DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1020440 

A new species, Allium sulaimanicum, is described from northern Balochistan and southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan based on morphological, molecular, and cytological studies. The new species is characterised by long runner-like cylindrical rhizomes of adult plants, cylindrical bulbs, linear leaves with minute soft hairs along veins, campanulate perigonium, and white to creamy white, ovate to elliptical, 4.5–5-mm-long acute tepals, with brownish to purplish nerves, stamens as long as to slightly longer than tepals, yellow to brick red anthers, hexagonal ovary, and white and papillate/warty along angles. The presence of long herbaceous rhizomes indicated serious isolation of the new species; hence, a new section Sulaimanicum is proposed to accommodate the new species. The new species is diploid with a chromosome number of 2n = 16. Detailed morphological description, illustrations, phylogenetic analyses based on sequences of plastid spacers (rpl32-trnL (UAG) and trnQ-rps16) and nuclear ITS, karyotype features, and a distribution map of the new species are provided.

Keywords: Sulaiman range, ITS, rpl32-trnL, phylogeny, chromosome

 Allium sulaimanicum.
(A, B) Inflorescence (C) Flower section with tepals and stamens (scale bar: c 1.5 mm) (D) seed (scale bar: c 1 mm)

 (Photos by Nazar Khan).

Allium sulaimanicum N. Khan, A. Sultan et N. Friesen sp. nov.  

Nazar Khan, Nikolai Friesen, Amir Sultan, Reinhard M. Fritsch, Tahir Khan and Kamran Ishaq. 2022. Allium sulaimanicum: A new Allium species and section from Pakistan. Front. Plant Sci. 13:1020440. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1020440 

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[Botany • 2024] Crinum andhricum (Amaryllidaceae) • A New Species from the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India

 

Crinum andhricum  

in Rasingam, Susmitha, Ranjana, Ranjithkumar et Arikrishnan. 2024. 

DOI: doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.671.2.10

 

Abstract

Crinum andhricum (Amaryllidaceae), a new species from the Northern Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh is described and illustrated. It is closely related to Crinum amoenum and C. stracheyi, but differs in its number of flowers per inflorescence, shape of the perianth lobes and filament length.

Dry deciduous forest, Eastern Ghats, Flora, Novelty, Monocots

Ladan Rasingam, Goparaju Susmitha, Jamuda Ranjana, Pasupula Ranjithkumar and Parthiban Arikrishnan. 2024. A New Species of Crinum (Amaryllidaceae) from the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India.  Phytotaxa. 671(2); 205-210. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.671.2.10

[Botany • 2024] Allium kubeysdaghense (Amaryllidaceae) • A New Species of Allium sect. Codonoprasum from Eastern Anatolia, Türkiye

Allium kubeysdaghense Balos & Sonay, 

in Sonay, Gül, Balos et Bagcı, 2024.

  dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijnls/issue/85939/1532537 

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 Researchgate.net/publication/383218912

Allium kubeysdaghense Balos & Sonay, Allium sect. a new species from Codonoprasum, described from Elazığ Province, eastern Turkey. It is morphologically similar to A. turcicum and A. turcicum subsp. fusciflorum in general shape and presence of long spathe valves. But it differs in papyrus-like outer tunic; flexible, purple or green petioles on the upper part of the leaves; leaf sheaths covering up to 2/3 of the total length of the scape; crescent-shaped leaf cross-section; leaf margins with 3 to 6 scabrous teeth; verrucose leaf surface; non waxy, cream or white bell-shaped perigone; different structure and shape of inner and outer tepals; reticulate ovary surface. This study includes a detailed description of the new species, photographs of the species, habitat and ecological characteristics, conservation assessment, significant morphological differences with related species, and seed micromorphology (SEM).

 

Elazığ, Karakoçan, Kovancılar, Palu, New onion, Sultan Kubeys Mountain

Allium kubeysdaghense Balos & Sonay sp. nov.

Etymology: The new species takes its name from Sultan Kubeys, which gave its name to Sultan Kubeys Mountain and where his tomb is located. Sultan Kubeys Mountain is located between the Kovancilar, Palu and Karakoçan districts, close to the Elazığ-Bingöl border. The new scientific Turkish name suggested according to the guides of Menemen et al., (2016; 2021) is "Kubeys soğanı", named in honor of Sultan Kubeys. 

Veysel Sonay, Emel Gül, Mehmet Maruf Balos and Eyup Bagcı. 2024. Allium kubeysdaghense, A New Species of Allium sect. Codonoprasum (Amaryllidaceae) from Eastern Anatolia, Türkiye. International Journal of Nature and Life Sciences. 8(2), 111-124.

  dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijnls/issue/85939/1532537  

Researchgate.net/publication/383218912_Allium_kubeysdaghense_a_new_species_from_Eastern_Anatolia_Turkiye

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[Botany • 2023] Hippeastrum euryphyllum (Amaryllidaceae: Hippeastreae) • A microendemic Species from northeastern Argentina: New Combination, Description, Taxonomic Identity and Distribution

Hippeastrum euryphyllum  (Ravena) W.A. Medina & Roitman,

in Florentín, Medina, Salas et Roitman, 2023. 

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.625.2.8 

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Abstract

As part of a series of taxonomic and floristic studies of the endemic vascular flora from Corrientes-Argentina, here we focus our attention on the genus Hippeastrum (Amaryllidaceae). Two species Hippeastrum angustifolium Pax, and Hippeastrum striatum (Lam.) H.E. Moore are cited for Corrientes, Argentina. However, another related taxon, Amaryllis euryphylla Ravenna, a microendemic species from Paraje Tres Cerros, is also recognized for the province. After a detailed study of all original available material, numerous herbarium specimens, and new field collections, we perform a new combination of Amaryllis euryphylla under the genus Hippeastrum as H. euryphyllum. In addition, photographs in its habitat, comments on the geographic distribution and identification key for Hippeastrum species from Corrientes are provided.

Hippeastrum, description, distribution, nomenclature, taxonomy, Monocots 

 

Hippeastrum euryphyllum (Ravena) W.A. Medina & Roitman, comb. nov.

Basionym: Amaryllis euryphylla Ravena (2003: 11).  

Javier E. Florentín, Walter A. Medina, Roberto M. Salas and German Roitman. 2023. Hippeastrum euryphyllum (Amaryllidaceae), A microendemic Species from northeastern Argentina: New Combination, Description, Taxonomic Identity and Distribution.  Phytotaxa. 625(2); 220-226. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.625.2.8

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[Botany • 2019] Allium ulleungense (Amaryllidaceae) • A New Species endemic to Ulleungdo Island, Korea

Allium ulleungense  H. J. Choi & N. Friesen,

in Choi, S. Yang, J.-C. Yang et Friesen, 2019.  

DOI: 10.11110/kjpt.2019.49.4.294

Abstract
Allium ulleungense (subg. Anguinum, Amaryllidaceae), from Ulleungdo Island, Korea, is described as a new species. It is clearly distinguished from its close relatives, A. microdictyon and A. ochotense, by its broader leaves and larger whitish perianth and by its diploid chromosome number, which is 2n = 2x = 16. The lengths of the chromosomes range from 11.3 to 15.75 μm. Molecular phylogenetic analyses using nuclear and chloroplast markers also clearly indicate that A. ulleungense is genetically distinct from other species of the subg. Anguinum.

Keywords: Amaryllidaceae, Anguinum, Allium ulleungense, Ulleungdo Island, Korea

Allium ulleungense. A. Habit. B. Tunic. C. Scape. D. Shape of scape in cross section. E. Inflorescence. F. Flower. G. Tepal and filament arrangement. H. Pistil. I. Capsule. J. Seed.

Illustrations by Hyeryun Jo.

Allium ulleungense. A. Habit (from the holotype). B. Inflorescence. C. Underground structure and bulb tunic (r, rhizome). D. Tepal and filament arrangement.  

Allium ulleungense H. J. Choi & N. Friesen, sp. nov.

Etymology: The specific epithet, “ulleungense,” is based on the name of the location, Ulleungdo Island, where Allium ulleungense was discovered.

Comparative photographs of inflorescences, flowers, tepal and filament arrangement, and leaf blades of Allium ulleungense (A–D), A. microdictyon (E–H), and A. ochotense (I–L).

 
Hyeok-Jae CHOI, Sungyu YANG, Jong-Cheol YANG and Nikolai FRIESEN. 2019. Allium ulleungense (Amaryllidaceae), A New Species endemic to Ulleungdo Island, Korea. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomists. 49(4); 294-299. DOI: 10.11110/kjpt.2019.49.4.294

[Botany • 2023] Allium sphaeronixum (Amaryllidaceae) • A New Species of Allium sect. Codonoprasum from Turkey

  

Inflorescences and flower details of (A, B) Allium sphaeronixum Koçyiğit, Salmeri, Özhatay, Kaya & Brullo, 
 (C) A. staticiforme, and (E) A. myrianthum  
  

in Koçyiğit, Salmeri, Özhatay, Kaya et Brullo, 2023. 

Kartopu Soğanı  ||  DOI: 10.3390/plants12112074

   Researchgate.net/publication/370996156

Abstract

In this paper, Allium sphaeronixum, a new species of the sect. Codonoprasum from Turkey, is described and illustrated. The new species is endemic to Central Anatolia, limited to the area of Nevşehir, where it grows on sandy or rocky soil at an elevation of 1000–1300 m a.s.l. Its morphology, phenology, karyology, leaf anatomy, seed testa micromorphology, chorology, and conservation status are examined in detail. The taxonomic relationships with the closest allied species, A. staticiforme and A. myrianthum, are also highlighted and discussed.

Keywords: Anatolia; endemic; sect. Codonoprasum; karyology; leaf anatomy; taxonomy; seed micromorphology

 Inflorescences and flower details of Allium sphaeronixum (A, B),
A. staticiforme (C, D), and A. myrianthum (E, F).

 Diagnostic features of Allium sphaeronixum.
 (A) Habit. (B) Flowers. (C) Open perigon and stamens. (D) Ovary. (E) Anther. (F) Capsule. (G) Spathe valves.

 Illustration by S. Brullo based on living material from the type locality.

Allium sphaeronixum Koçyiğit, Salmeri, Özhatay, Kaya and Brullo sp. nov.

Diagnosis: Allio myriantho similis, sed scapo ad 1/2 longitudinem vaginis foliorum tecto, foliis 3-4, lamina latiore, valvis spathae inaequalibus, tepalis albo-roseis, subaequalibus, longioribus, filamentis staminorum longioribus, antheris brevioribus, ovario breviter stipitate, longiore, stylo longiore, capsula maiore.

Etymology: The specific epithet, coming from the Latin words sphaera = ball and nix = snow, refers to the globose whitish inflorescence resembling a snowball (Figure 2A).

Suggested Turkish name: The Turkish name of this species is suggested as ‘Kartopu Soğanı’.

Mine Koçyiğit, Cristina Salmeri, Neriman Özhatay, Erdal Kaya and Salvatore Brullo. 2023. Allium sphaeronixum (Amaryllidaceae), A New Species from Turkey. Plants. 12(11): 2074. DOI: 10.3390/plants12112074 

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[Botany • 2024] Allium serpenticola (Amaryllidaceae) • A New Species of Allium sect. Codonoprasum from Türkiye

Allium serpenticola Eker,

in Eker, 2024. 

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.634.2.2 

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Abstract

Allium serpenticola Eker, a new species in sect. Codonoprasum, is described and illustrated from Adana, Türkiye. It is similar to Allium stamineum Boissier, but different in many morphological characters, especially including colors of perigone, pedicels and anthers, length of spathe valves and their ratio to umbel, length of filaments and their ratio to perigone, anther size, constant style length, number of leaves, proportion of sheats surrounding scape, outer tunic colour and seed ornamentation. A comprehensive description of this species is provided, including detailed illustrations and photographs, geographical distribution, habitat and ecology, and IUCN conservation status. Micromorphological characteristics of A. serpenticola and A. stamineum seeds are also examined and compared using stereomicroscope and SEM analyses.

Allium, Amaryllidaceae, Codonoprasum, new species, seed, Scorodon, South Anatolia, Monocots

Allium serpenticola Eker 

İsmail Eker. 2024. Allium serpenticola (A. sect. Codonoprasum, Amaryllidaceae), A New Species from Türkiye. Phytotaxa. 634(2); 120-130. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.634.2.2

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[Botany • 2022] Hippeastrum escoipense (Amaryllidaceae: Hippeastreae) • A New cryptic Species from northwestern Argentina

Hippeastrum escoipense Slanis & Huaylla,

in Slanis, Huaylla, Ortiz, Luna et Feresin, 2022.

DOI: 10.14522/darwiniana.2022.102.1066 

 Researchgate.net/publication/365598278

Abstract

A new species of the genus Hippeastrum (Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllidoideae, Hippeastreae), collected at Escoipe area (Salta, Argentina), is here described as H. escoipense. Due to its morphological affinities, it was erroneously considered under the binomial H. argentinum, a species from which it differs by its three-lobed stigma and erect leaves (vs. trifid stigma, curved leaves). We provide information on geographic location, habitat description, conservation status assessment, along with a key to differentiate it from related species from Argentina and Bolivia, and the comparative chemical profile of alkaloids between this new entity and H. argentinum.

Keywords: Flora, Hippeastreae, new taxon, Salta, taxonomy

Hippeastrum escoipense Slanis & Huaylla sp. nov.

Alberto C. Slanis, Hibert Huaylla, Javier E. Ortiz, Lorena C. Luna and Gabriela E. Feresin. 2022. Hippeastrum escoipense (Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllidoideae): A New cryptic Species from northwestern Argentina. Darwiniana, Nueva Serie. 10(2); 486-493. 

DOI: 10.14522/darwiniana.2022.102.1066 

 Researchgate.net/publication/365598278_Hippeastrum_escoipense_una_nueva_especie_criptica_del_noroeste_de_Argentina

[Botany • 2019] Hippeastrum peruvianum (Amaryllidaceae: Hippeastreae) • A New Species from Northern Peru

Hippeastrum peruvianum  Meerow & Campos-Rocha, 

in Meerow et Campos-Rocha. 2019. 

DOI: 10.3417/2018330

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Abstract

A new species of Hippeastrum Herb. (Amaryllidaceae) from the department of Amazonas, Peru, is described and illustrated here. Hippeastrum peruvianum Meerow & Campos-Rocha features floral morphology unique among the other species of the genus occurring in the country. It has similarities with H. miniatum (Ruiz & Pav.) Herb. and H. reginae (L.) Herb. but is distinguished readily by its larger flowers, distinct coloration pattern, and trifid stigma. The new species is known only from the type collection by Paul C. Hutchison in 1958. It was determined as H. miniatum in error and has apparently been widely cultivated, especially in California, either under that name or erroneously considered a hybrid. We additionally observe that H. ugentii Ochoa, described from Peru and later transferred to Crinum L., is the naturalized South African species C. moorei Hook. f.

KEYWORDS: Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllioideae, Andes, Crinum, endemic species, Geophyte, Hippeastreae, Hippeastrum, Peru

 

Alan William Meerow and Antonio Campos-Rocha. 2019. Hippeastrum peruvianum (Amaryllidaceae), a New Species from Northern Peru, and Notes on a Naturalized Species of Crinum First Described as Hippeastrum. Novon: A J. for Botanical Nomenclature. 27(2);75-80. DOI: 10.3417/2018330

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[Botany • 2023] Nothoscordum itapetinga (Amaryllidaceae: Allioideae) • Woken up from A Hundred-Year Sleep: A New Species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

 

Nothoscordum itapetinga Campos-Rocha & Sassone,

in Campos-Rocha, Sassone, Urdampilleta, De Zorzi, Queiroz, Goffi et Dutilh, 2023. 

 DOI: 10.31055/1851.2372.v58.n3.40225

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Abstract

Background and aims: Serra do Itapetinga houses one of the most important remnants of Atlantic Forest in the macrometropolis of São Paulo, the most populous region of Brazil. In the context of monographic works on Brazilian Nothoscordum species, a new species with current distribution restricted to Serra do Itapetinga was identified, and is described and illustrated here.

M&M: Recognition of the new species is based on morphological, molecular and cytological data. Descriptions and morphological comparisons were obtained from examination of herbarium collections or living plants. Based on nuclear (ITS) and plastid (ndhF and matK) DNA markers, a molecular phylogeny including the described species is presented. Its conservation status was assessed using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.

Results: Nothoscordum itapetinga bears free staminal filaments, a typical morphological characters of sect. Nothoscordum. Its placement in sect. Nothoscordum is also supported by molecular data and base chromosome number. We provide its chromosome count along with karyotype formula and DNA content. Comments on its distribution, habitat and conservation are furnished.

Conclusions: With the data available the new species is considered Critically Endangered (CR). The localities of occurrence suffered decades of impacts resulting from intensive and uncontrolled use, in addition to human-induced fires, which modified the vegetation structure and floristic composition. Following the efforts of locating additional records, urgent protection and conservation measures are required to ensure the survival of the remaining populations of N. itapetinga.

Key words: conservation, cytogenetics, Leucocoryneae, molecular phylogeny, rocky outcrops, Serra do Itapetinga, threatened species

Nothoscordum itapetinga Campos-Rocha & Sassone, sp. nov.

Diagnosis: Nothoscordum itapetinga can be considered morphologically similar to N. aparadense Ravenna, a species described from high-altitude damp lawns of Aparados da Serra, in Southern Brazil. They can be distinguished by scape length and leaf thickness (scape of similar length to or longer than the leaves, which are not thickened in N. itapetinga vs. scape shorter than the leaves, which are thickened in N. aparadense), in addition to individual plant size, usually taller in N. itapetinga. 

Furthermore, N. itapetinga is a species that occurs in vegetation islands on granite outcrops of Southeastern Brazil, possibly endemic to Serra do Itapetinga whereas N. aparadense grows in damp lawns on the top of Aparados da Serra (São Joaquim, Santa Catarina; Ravenna, 2001).

   

 

Antonio Campos Rocha Neto, Agostina B. Sassone, Juan D. Urdampilleta, Vinicius G. De Zorzi, Mateus Queiroz, Ricardo Monteiro Goffi, Julie Henriette Antoinette Dutilh. 2023. Woken up from A Hundred-Year Sleep: A New Species of Nothoscordum (Amaryllidaceae, Allioideae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Boletín De La Sociedad Argentina De Botánica - Journal of the Argentine Botanical Society. 58 (3); DOI: 10.31055/1851.2372.v58.n3.40225.

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