PhytoKeys

A new species of bamboo named 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘴𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 has been discovered in Thailand. It is specially adapted to survive seasonal droughts and forest fires. 🎍 Read more: doi.org/10.3897/phytok…

Afzelia corallina is a massive new tree species found only on Tanzania’s Pemba Island. It stands out from its relatives with unique curved leaflets and vibrant flowers. Read all about it: doi.org/10.3897/phytok…

🎉 We are delighted to welcome Dr. Tian-Xiong Zheng as a new subject editor. Learn more about his expertise here: phytokeys.pensoft.net/news/1180

A new checklist presents 319 endemic vascular plants of the Lesser Sunda Islands, derived from specimen data and expert-verified georeferences. Read the study here: doi.org/10.3897/phytok…

𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘨𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘶𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪 is a rare orchid species from southwestern Ecuador, which has been thought to be synonymous with 𝘛. 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 since 1989. This study supports its reinstatement as morphologically and genetically distinct: doi.org/10.3897/phytok…

Check out the first annotated and comprehensive checklist of vascular plants from the Comino archipelago (Maltese Islands), which includes 78 new records for the archipelago, and two recorded for the first time in the Maltese Islands: doi.org/10.3897/phytok…

Several scientific names for the diverse Touch-me-not flowers (Impatiens) found on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau have been discovered to actually refer to the same plants. Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/phytok…

A new stonecrop species, 𝘚𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘮 𝘹𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦, has been discovered in Zhejiang, eastern China. Distinguished by its stolons, leaf shape, and flower traits, its distinct status was confirmed by phylogenetic analyses: doi.org/10.3897/phytok…

Collected 26 years ago during a joint expedition between Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh & Bogor Botanical Gardens from Mt. Sojol, Sulawesi, this striking #jade #ginger has finally been described as a #newspecies: Hellwigia opalina. 👉 doi.org/10.3897/phytok… #plant #plants

A new species of the golden-saxifrage genus has been discovered in the Chinese province of Shaanxi: 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘲𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦. See the full description here: doi.org/10.3897/phytok… #newspecies #plant #plants #biodiversity

🟣 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘶𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 is the new gesneriad #plant from the limestone karst of Guangxi, China. It is distinguished by its purple corolla and filaments, cordate leaf blade, and smaller floral parts: doi.org/10.3897/phytok… #newspecies #biodiverstiy

Also check out @Pensoft latest guest blog post, written by lead researchers Lucía Villaescusa-González and Pablo Muñoz-Rodríguez to learn more 👇blog.pensoft.net/2026/03/30/rev… #medicinalplants #botany #research #plant

🌿🔬 A new global review of the genus #Acalypha taxonomically validates the medicinal uses of 62 #species across 55 countries. 🩺 Original study: doi.org/10.3897/phytok… #ethnobotany #plants 𝘈𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘱𝘩𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘮𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘪, 📷by: Pablo Muñoz-Rodríguez.

𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘸𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 is a new goldthread #plant found from Sichuan, China, confirmed by morphological and plastid data. Full description and illustrations are available here: doi.org/10.3897/phytok… #botany #newspecies #taxonomy

#Molecular #analysis reveals that the #genus Sacosperma comprising 2 lianas from the #tropical African #rainforests should be placed in the tribe Knoxieae making it a sister to the East African genus Rhodopentas. Full details: doi.org/10.3897/phytok…

🌿The records for ten unique Carex hybrid #plants have been updated through the designation of #lectotypes. ➡️ The following #study also breaks down how these hybrids differ from their parent species and where you can find them in the wild: doi.org/10.3897/phytok…

Hidden within the dense forests of Malesia, researchers have identified two new plant species, Meiogyne stenophylla and Meiogyne saundersii, distinguished by their tentacled petals and remarkably narrow leaves. Find out more by reading the full study: doi.org/10.3897/phytok…

❓Q&A with Prof. Penev, CEO and founder of Pensoft Publishers on all things #data following the session: "Data Papers: How and Why?" hosted by the Flemish Research Data Network (FRDN) - @FRDN_Knowledge, during @LoveDataWeek @ICPSR #lovedata26 #lovedataweek2026

1) Do #datasets have #DOIs? How are #data cited? "At #Pensoft we can do it in 2 ways: authors can cite both #DataPapers and/or #Datasets. We recommend to cite both, and this, in our opinion, is the right way to do that" - Prof. Penev. @LoveDataWeek #lovedata26