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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New Beaumontia species from Laos: B. laotica (Apocynaceae) has been described from Bolikhamxai Province and is distinguished by its distinctive funnel-shaped flowers. Known from only two sites and currently assessed as Data Deficient (DD).

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

New Allium from the Eastern Mediterranean! Allium durzanciranoi from Anatolia is known from nine locations and is assessed as Least Concern (LC). doi.org/10.5735/085....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

New Sonerila species from Vietnam! The Central Highlands continue to reveal new plant diversity: Sonerila taynguyenensis grows in shaded montane evergreen forests and is assessed as Least Concern. doi.org/10.5735/085....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Selaginella jobii newly described from the Western Ghats, India: a tiny lycophyte with basal rhizophores, aristate median leaves and tapering strobili, confirmed as distinct by PCA + rbcL. With a very restricted distribution, the species is assessed as Critically Endangered. doi.org/10.5735/085....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Maqui (Aristotelia chilensis) leaves show strong seasonal shifts in antioxidant compounds. Phenolics and proline increase from spring to autumn, while specific leaf area decreases, revealing a coordinated response to water and temperature stress across central Chile: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

Seasonal variation of phenols in maqui leaves

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A new species of melastomes (family Melastomataceae), Sporoxeia furcillispinosa, is described from Mt Fansipan, Vietnam. The newly discovered shrub grows in montane habitats, on humid, semi shaded slopes and cliffs. doi.org/10.5735/085....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Two new Carbacanthographis (Graphidaceae, lichenised Ascomycota) species from the Southern Western Ghats: C. agasthyamalana and C. kalakadensis are now known from the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve. Also the key to Indian species of Carbacanthographis updated! doi.org/10.5735/085....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

A new species from Beijing: Pulsatilla hezijianensis, a delicate pasque‑flower with white‑and‑blue sepals and finely dissected leaves. Molecular data confirm it as a distinct lineage, and its small population means it is Critically Endangered: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

New Scorzonera species from south‑western Anatolia! Based on morphology and ISSR markers S. nikferica is distinct from S. ahmet‑duranii. Another reminder of how much plant diversity remains hidden in Anatolia’s mountains! doi.org/10.5735/085....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The long-lost syntypes of Androsace engleri have been located in Florence (FI). They revealed that stellate hairs, previously considered diagnostic, are absent from the type material. Also the distribution of this Central Asian rock jasmine is revised: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Three new species of birthworts from China and Myanmar: Aristolochia palatifera, A. menghaiensis and A. natmataungensis. The two Yunnan endemics and one from Myanmar are a great addition to the rich diversity of Aristolochia in East and Southeast Asia! doi.org/10.5735/085....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Another new species from the Western Ghats: Sonerila roxburghii is described from India. With only ~100 mature individuals, the known habitats are threatened by human disturbance and natural flooding and landslides. doi.org/10.5735/085....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

A new sedge from the Western Ghats! Cyperus calculosus is described as a distinct species from Kerala’s riverine gravel beds, with a full morphological comparison to C. pangorei, which is also lectotypified: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

A new species in the stonecrop family from China: Sedum taishunense (Crassulaceae), growing on damp rock faces in valley forests, is described based on morphology and molecular phylogeny. Adding to the growing diversity of East Asian Sedum! doi.org/10.5735/085....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

A new Euphorbia species from India! Euphorbia ananthapuramensis is now described from the Nigidi forest in Andhra Pradesh. With only ~80 individuals known and threatened by mining and fires, it is assessed as Critically Endangered. doi.org/10.5735/085....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

New alpine Asteraceae species from the Himalayas: Melanoseris pendryi described from Sikkim, India. Only few populations known from a restricted area, with ongoing pressures from grazing and tourism placing the new species at high risk: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Even well-known genera still harbour undescribed diversity: Pimpinella pygmaea, a new dwarf species from the Western Ghats, reaches just 10–15 cm and is known from <100 individuals at a single site. A reminder of how much biodiversity remains to be discovered! doi.org/10.5735/085....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Also unripe seeds matter but even late control still reduces the spread of invasive Himalayan balsam! Field evidence to improve invasive species management: ~2/3 of ripe seeds survive Finnish winter, disturbed soil boosts success to ~75%; ~1/3 of unripe seeds still establish. doi.org/10.5735/085....

Pale unripe and dark ripe seeds of the invasive Himalayan balsam.

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

A new cauliflorous tree species, Illicium nymphiiflorum, described from Yunnan, China. Rare in the genus, its flowers develop directly on the trunk; the name refers to their resemblance to water lilies (Nymphaea). Only four mature individuals are known. doi.org/10.5735/085....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

A new species, Sida conduplicata, from East Java, Indonesia! Also a key to Sida species from Java provided: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Taxonomic clarity for South Indian freshwater plants! Based on morphology and seed testa micromorphology, Rotala cheruchakkiensis → R. malampuzhensis and R. baileyana → R. tulunadensis: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Two new tree species from the laurel family (Lauraceae) described from shola forests of the southern Western Ghats: Litsea meesapulimalaiana and L. idukkiana. Both narrowly endemic to high elevations in Kerala, India. More: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

New species, Justicia balakrishnaniana (Acanthaceae) described from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Occurring in open rocky habitats and coastal grasslands, currently known only from one locality. Also identification key included! doi.org/10.5735/085.....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

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.....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

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.....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

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.....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

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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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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.....

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

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

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

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

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.....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

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.....

Trigonella coerulescens subsp. harputensis

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

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.....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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.....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

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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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

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

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

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

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

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.....

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

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.....

Drawing of Psychotria acutifolia leaves and inflorescences

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

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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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗚𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀: 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 (Lauraceae) grows in the evergreen forests of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Another gem from this biodiversity hotspot! doi.org/10.5735/085....

Pale yellow inflorescences of Litsea robiana male plant.

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮𝘀: 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘬𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘦, alpine aster with pale yellow nodding heads, is now described as a distinct species. Named after the first woman Director General of CSIR, it highlights the Eastern Himalayas as a key biodiversity hotspot. doi.org/10.5735/085....

Composite showing habit and flower of Cremanthodium kalaiselviae; left panel displays an entire plant with a single nodding, pale yellow flower on a maroon-purple, hairy stem surrounded by broad, toothed basal leaves; right panel shows a close-up of the bell-shaped flower with finely textured petal surfaces.

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆: 𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘬𝘪𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, described from Assam, stands out for its leaf traits and lack of cystoliths. Known from a single sanctuary. doi.org/10.5735/085....

Understory plant with glossy, ovate leaves and scattered small white flowers, growing among leaf litter in shaded forest floor.

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Annales Botanici Fennici @anbf.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱: 𝘔𝘺𝘰𝘹𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴 was too broad—𝘔. 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘴 is revived, and a new Ecuadorian species described: doi.org/10.5735/085.....