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View article: Indosasa fimbriligulata (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new bamboo species from Guangxi, China
Indosasa fimbriligulata (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new bamboo species from Guangxi, China Open
Based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence, we confirmed that some bamboo collections from Guangxi, China, represent a new species of Indosasa . The new species, named I. fimbriligulata , is morphologically similar to I. gl…
View article: Correction: Geng et al. Identification of New Cultivar and Different Provenances of Dendrocalamus brandisii (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) Using Simple Sequence Repeats Developed from the Whole Genome. Plants 2024, 13, 2910
Correction: Geng et al. Identification of New Cultivar and Different Provenances of Dendrocalamus brandisii (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) Using Simple Sequence Repeats Developed from the Whole Genome. Plants 2024, 13, 2910 Open
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View article: Yushania rubrovaginata (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new combination for Sasa rubrovaginata
Yushania rubrovaginata (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new combination for Sasa rubrovaginata Open
Sasa rubrovaginata is transferred to Yushania based on morphological and molecular evidence. The lectotype for S. rubrovaginata is designated. Besides, a revised description of this species and a key to the four Yushania species distribute…
View article: Morphological and molecular evidence suggests that Indosasa gigantea and Acidosasa glauca (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae) are conspecific
Morphological and molecular evidence suggests that Indosasa gigantea and Acidosasa glauca (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae) are conspecific Open
Indosasa gigantea is a bamboo with great economical value, but its generic designation has been controversial for a long time. This study aims to ascertain whether I. gigantea belongs to Indosasa or Acidosasa , based on morphological and m…
View article: Piper hongheense (Piperaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China
Piper hongheense (Piperaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China Open
Piper hongheense (Piperaceae), a new species from Yunnan Province of China, is here described and illustrated. Morphologically it is similar to Piper boehmeriifolium and Piper boehmeriifolium var. glabricaule, from which it can be easily d…
View article: Sinosasa damingshanensis (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new combination supported by morphological and molecular evidence
Sinosasa damingshanensis (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new combination supported by morphological and molecular evidence Open
Morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses clearly revealed that Chimonobambusa damingshanensis should be a member of the genus Sinosasa , rather than Chimonobambusa , and is a distinct species close to Sinosasa huapingensis a…
View article: Phylogenomic and morphological evidence supports the reinstatement of the bamboo genus Clavinodum from Oligostachyum (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)
Phylogenomic and morphological evidence supports the reinstatement of the bamboo genus Clavinodum from Oligostachyum (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) Open
One of the most intractable problems in bamboo systematics concerns the three-branched bamboos of tribe Arundinarieae (Poaceae: Bambusoideae), which are collectively characterized by having three branches per mid-culm node. Previous phylog…
View article: Geographical Distribution and Ecological Niche Changes of Four Evergreen Broad-Leaved Quercus Species in China Under Climate Change
Geographical Distribution and Ecological Niche Changes of Four Evergreen Broad-Leaved Quercus Species in China Under Climate Change Open
View article: A new seed-setting species from the polyploid genus Curcuma of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) based on morphological and molecular data
A new seed-setting species from the polyploid genus Curcuma of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) based on morphological and molecular data Open
Background The polyploid genus Curcuma L. is an economically important, yet taxonomically rather difficult genus, mainly distributed in South and Southeast Asia. Several Chinese important traditional medicinal herbs are from Curcuma, such …
View article: Taxonomic notes on Acidosasa gracilis and Sinobambusa sulcata (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)
Taxonomic notes on Acidosasa gracilis and Sinobambusa sulcata (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) Open
Acidosasa gracilis was treated as a synonym of Acidosasa breviclavata in the account of Acidosasa in Flora of China. However, after field study and examination of herbarium specimens, it is concluded that A. gracilis and A. breviclavata ar…
View article: Identification of New Cultivar and Different Provenances of Dendrocalamus brandisii (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) Using Simple Sequence Repeats Developed from the Whole Genome
Identification of New Cultivar and Different Provenances of Dendrocalamus brandisii (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) Using Simple Sequence Repeats Developed from the Whole Genome Open
Dendrocalamus brandisii is a high-quality bamboo species that can be used for both bamboo shoots and wood. The nutritional components and flavors of D. brandisii vary from different geographical provenances. However, the unique biological …
View article: Temochloa (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a newly-recorded bamboo genus for China and Vietnam, with new taxa and a re-interpretation of flowering structures
Temochloa (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a newly-recorded bamboo genus for China and Vietnam, with new taxa and a re-interpretation of flowering structures Open
Neomicrocalamus and Temochloa are closely-related genera for which ‘inflorescence’ structures were incompletely understood and difficult to reconcile. After re-examining the inflorescence morphology, the so-called ‘spikelets’ of both gener…
View article: Complex but Clear Allopolyploid Pattern of Subtribe Tussilagininae (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) Revealed by Robust Phylogenomic Evidence, with Development of a Novel Homeolog-Sorting Pipeline
Complex but Clear Allopolyploid Pattern of Subtribe Tussilagininae (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) Revealed by Robust Phylogenomic Evidence, with Development of a Novel Homeolog-Sorting Pipeline Open
Polyploidy is a significant mechanism in eukaryotic evolution and is particularly prevalent in the plant kingdom. However, our knowledge about this phenomenon and its effects on evolution remains limited. A major obstacle to the study of p…
View article: Nuclear phylogenomics of grasses (Poaceae) supports current classification and reveals repeated reticulation
Nuclear phylogenomics of grasses (Poaceae) supports current classification and reveals repeated reticulation Open
Summary Grasses (Poaceae) comprise around 11,800 species and are central for human livelihoods and terrestrial ecosystems. Knowing their relationships and evolutionary history is key to comparative research and crop breeding. Advances in g…
View article: Phylogenomic and Morphological Evidence Supports the Reinstatement of the Bamboo Genus Clavinodum from Oligostachyum (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)
Phylogenomic and Morphological Evidence Supports the Reinstatement of the Bamboo Genus Clavinodum from Oligostachyum (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) Open
View article: A Novel Elucidation for Synflorescences of Chinese Bamboos
A Novel Elucidation for Synflorescences of Chinese Bamboos Open
The objective of this work is to elucidate the flowering structures of Chinese bamboos applying the synflorescence concept. To keep in line with grasses, the bamboo synflorescence is defined as a whole culm or a whole branch terminating in…
View article: Phylogenomic analyses reveal reticulate evolution between Neomicrocalamus and Temochloa (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)
Phylogenomic analyses reveal reticulate evolution between Neomicrocalamus and Temochloa (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) Open
Neomicrocalamus and Temochloa are closely related to bamboo genera. However, when considered with newly discovered and morphologically similar material from China and Vietnam, the phylogenetic relationship among these three groups was ambi…
View article: Yushania tongziensis (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new bamboo species from north Guizhou, China
Yushania tongziensis (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new bamboo species from north Guizhou, China Open
Yushania tongziensis N.H. Xia, Y.Y. Zhang et G. Xie, a new species of temperate woody bamboo tribe Arundinarieae (Poaceae: Bambusoideae), is described and illustrated from north Guizhou, China. The new species is morphologically similar to…
View article: Two new species of Gigantochloa (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from Yunnan, China
Two new species of Gigantochloa (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from Yunnan, China Open
Two new species of Gigantochloa (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from Yunnan, China, namely Gigantochloa brachystachya and G. maneensis, are described and illustrated. G. brachystachya is morphologically similar to G. levis, but differs in its infr…
View article: Population genomic analyses of protected incense trees Aquilaria sinensis reveal the existence of genetically distinct subpopulations
Population genomic analyses of protected incense trees Aquilaria sinensis reveal the existence of genetically distinct subpopulations Open
The incense tree Aquilaria sinensis (Thymelaeaceae) can produce agarwood with commercial values and is now under threat from illegal exploitation in Hong Kong, impairing the local population and biodiversity. Together with other species of…
View article: Sinosasa gracilis (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new combination supported by morphological and phylogenetic evidence
Sinosasa gracilis (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new combination supported by morphological and phylogenetic evidence Open
The results of phylogenetic analysis, based on the whole chloroplast genome and morphological study support the transfer of a long ignored bamboo species, Sasa gracilis , to the recently established genus, Sinosasa , in this study. Morphol…
View article: The identity of Sasa oblongula C.H.Hu (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae): evidence from morphology and molecular data
The identity of Sasa oblongula C.H.Hu (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae): evidence from morphology and molecular data Open
Sasa oblongula was described in 1987 based on a cultivated plant at the bamboo garden of Sun Yat-sen University. This species has two or three branches at the upper nodes, which differ from the rest of Sasa species that have a single branc…
View article: Kengiochloa, a new bamboo genus to accommodate the morphologically unique species, Pseudosasa pubiflora (Poaceae)
Kengiochloa, a new bamboo genus to accommodate the morphologically unique species, Pseudosasa pubiflora (Poaceae) Open
Pseudosasa was confirmed as polyphyletic by recent phylogenetic analyses, with Chinese species of Pseudosasa distantly related to those from Japan. Among the Chinese species of Pseudosasa , Pseudosasa pubiflora is a morphologically unique …
View article: Yushania tomentosa (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new combination from Guangxi
Yushania tomentosa (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new combination from Guangxi Open
Sasa tomentosa is transferred to the genus Yushania following a reassessment based on a new collection with pachymorph and long-necked rhizomes from its type locality in Guangxi, China. Morphologically, it is most similar to Yushania doupe…
View article: Yushania tomentosa (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new combination from Guangxi
Yushania tomentosa (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new combination from Guangxi Open
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Li, Xing, Ni, Jing-Bo, Tan, Fei, Tong, Yi-Hua, Xia, Nian-He (2023): Yushania tomentosa (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new combination from Guangxi. P…
View article: Population genomic analyses of protected incense trees Aquilaria sinensis reveal the existence of genetically distinct subpopulations
Population genomic analyses of protected incense trees Aquilaria sinensis reveal the existence of genetically distinct subpopulations Open
The incense tree Aquilaria sinensis (Thymelaeaceae) can produce agarwood with commercial values and is now under threat from illegal exploitation in Hong Kong, impairing the local population and biodiversity. Together with other spe…
View article: The identity of Sasa oblongula C. H. Hu (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae): evidence from morphology and molecular data
The identity of Sasa oblongula C. H. Hu (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae): evidence from morphology and molecular data Open
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Li, Xing, Ni, Jing-Bo, Xia, Nian-He (2023): The identity of Sasa oblongula C. H. Hu (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae): evidence from morphol…
View article: The floral morphology of four Chinese Bambusa species (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) previously described only from vegetative material
The floral morphology of four Chinese Bambusa species (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) previously described only from vegetative material Open
Due to their specialised flowering biology where frequent or even annual flowering is uncommon, reproductive materials of bamboos are not always available, so hampering taxonomic interpretation and research into other aspects. Bambusa cont…
View article: Sasa guangdongensis, a new synonym of Acidosasa carinata (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)
Sasa guangdongensis, a new synonym of Acidosasa carinata (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) Open
Sasa guangdongensis is a little-known species, which was not treated in Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae or Flora of China. Based on examination of herbarium specimens and fresh material, it is confirmed that Sasa guangdongensis is cons…
View article: Fordiophyton tereticaule (Melastomataceae), a new species from China
Fordiophyton tereticaule (Melastomataceae), a new species from China Open
A new species, Fordiophyton tereticaule , from China, is described and illustrated here based on morphological and molecular evidence. It is morphologically similar to F. faberi in having erect stems, slightly oblique and membranous leaf b…