Annales Botanici Fennici

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In 2026, Annales Botanici Fennici published 53 articles, including 41 nomenclatural novelties and 40 typifications! For details, see doi.org/10.5735/085.... and doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Chisocheton megathyrsus fruit

Another new species from Yunnan: Chisocheton megathyrsus, a long-misidentified tree with 2.5-m inflorescences and large puberulent fruits, now finally described. Highlights the conservation value of Yunnan's dipterocarp rainforest: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Vincetoxicum jinshaense

New species from Yunnan: Vincetoxicum jinshaense, a dry-hot valley endemic distinguished by its cuneate leaf bases, reflexed sepals and truncate corolla lobes. Underscores the conservation urgency in the fragile dry-hot river valleys of SW China: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Restoring a missing link in fungal nomenclature: the name Gymnopilus crocias is now properly validated, with a full typification trail provided: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Lectotype fixed and type locality clarified for Impatiens chlorosepala! Meticulous work that secures name stability and guides future fieldwork: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

New Irano-Turanian endemic from NW Iran: Psephellus avajiqensis. Distinguished by, e.g., undivided broader leaves with dense grey tomentum and white flowers: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

New ginger, Kaempferia grandis, with the largest leaves in its subgenus. Endemic to Kanchanaburi limestone forest, highlighting Thailand as a centre of Kaempferia diversity. Includes an updated identification key and a comparative morphological table: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

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Bar graph showing the effect of gibberellic acid treatments on Barbarea duralii, Turritis laxa and Verbascum cariense.

Smoke wakes seeds in different ways: gibberellin helps all, but karrikinolide acts via ROS while cyanide works through NO. New study reveals which hormonal and oxidative signals switch dormant seeds back to life after smoke exposure: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Thesium hiernianum Idrees & J.M.H. Shaw, a replacement name for the illegitimate T. strigulosum Welw. ex Hiern, honours William Philip Hiern (1839–1925) and his contributions to documentation of tropical African flora: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Lectotypification of six Artemisia names, A. incisa, A. indica, A. macrocephala, A. minor, A. myriantha and A. roxburghiana var. purpurascens, tighten nomenclatural stability for Indian/Myanmar material: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Biarum gulsenianum

New species Biarum gulsenianum from central Anatolia, Turkey. Unusually summer-flowering, adding to Turkey's remarkable Biarum diversity: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Biarum alka-galalicum

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘽𝙞𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙢 𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙖-𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙢, from Iraq with smaller size and a narrow, deep brown-purple spathe limb; known only from a single locality. Clarifies species limits in the 𝘉. 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮 group and highlights the unique endemism of northern Iraqi Araceae: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Trigonella coerulescens subsp. harputensis

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙚𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗽. 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨 from central Anatolia, Turkey. This rare inland taxon from sandy Fırat River soils adds to the infraspecific diversity of blue-flowered fenugreeks, clarifying 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 variation in Anatolia: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

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𝘾𝙤𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮𝙣𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙚 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘾. 𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘾. 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙨. Re-examined type material shows shared traits: three keels (one hidden in a basal sac), a saccate lip base, and long pseudobulbs. Clarifying Asian orchid taxonomy: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Allium cankiriense

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 from central Anatolia, Turkey, distinct by its coriaceous bulb tunics, clustered bulbs and smaller capsules. Considered Critically Endangered, highlighting central Anatolia’s importance as an 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮 biodiversity hotspot: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Hedychium chrysoleucum

𝙃𝙚𝙙𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙘𝙝𝙧𝙮𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙪𝙘𝙪𝙢 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 as a species and first record for China (Yunnan). Year-round flowering and diploid cytology set it apart—promising also for ornamental breeding: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

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𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘺𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴 holotype

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘆𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘺𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴, from Yunnan’s rainforested ravines: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Erysimum tashkense

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻: 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘮 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦, a violet-petalled endemic of pistachio woodlands in Fars Province: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

The 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚, from limestone cliffs in northern Lebanon, has fewer than 500 known plants. A stark reminder of the urgent need to protect habitats in biodiversity-rich yet fragile Mediterranean landscapes: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Drawing of Psychotria acutifolia leaves and inflorescences

𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗿𝘂𝗯, 𝙋𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙖, has been described. Known only from Sarawak and last collected over 100 years ago, it highlights the hidden biodiversity in herbaria and the unexplored riches of Borneo’s forests: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

𝘙𝘩𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘨𝘺𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗵𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗯, 𝘙𝘩𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘨𝘺𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, highlights the role of the Hengduan Mountains as a biodiversity hotspot and a cradle of alpine endemism! doi.org/10.5735/085....

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Lectotypification of Two Names in Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) Lectotypes are designated for the names Impatiens brachycentra Kar. & Kir. and I. lemannii Hook.f. & Thomson.

𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀—𝘐. 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢 & 𝘐. 𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘪—using historic specimens from LE & Kew. Stabilizing plant names and supporting floristic and phylogenetic research in one of the world's most diverse angiosperm genera! doi.org/10.5735/085....

Diplodia peckiana, a Replacement Name for D. polygonicola Peck (Botryosphaeriaceae) We propose a new name Diplodia peckiana A. Parihar & Hembrom to replace the illegitimate D. polygonicola Peck, which is a later homonym of D. polygonicola Hollós.

𝗧𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮: 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘺𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢 Peck (1911) renamed 𝘋. 𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢, honoring mycologist C.H. Peck, due to earlier use of the name by Hollós (1907). doi.org/10.5735/085....

Lectotypification of Arenaria neelgherrensis and Drymaria villosa (Caryophyllaceae) A lectotype is designated for Arenaria neelgherrensis Wight & Arn. based on the protologue and type material. A previous incorrect lectotypification of Drymaria villosa Schltdl. & Cham. is revised and a new lectotype is designated.

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 for 𝘈𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 and 𝘋𝘳𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘢 clarify longstanding taxonomic issues in Caryophyllaceae. Precision matters in plant nomenclature! doi.org/10.5735/085....