PhytoKeys

A new species of spindle tree, Euonymus saxatilis, has been described from Guangxi, China. It possesses obovate or heart-shaped leaves and long flower stalks! Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.280.195001

A new species of shrubby legume, Ormosia viridiflora, has been described from Guangxi, China. Owing to its apparent rarity, it has been provisionally assessed as Critically Endangered. Read on: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.280.214416

🌿 Two new sage species, Salvia zayuensis and S. toxantha, have been described from southwestern China, with the first named after its type locality in Zayu County, Xizang, and the second referring to the arched corolla of this species: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.280.208592

🌸 A new balsam species, Impatiens lianchengensis, has been discovered on Mt. Guanzhai in Fujian Province, southeastern China, and is closely related to several other Impatiens species based on genetic data! Learn more about it: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.280.199638

🌿 A new banana species, Musa dulongjiangensis, has been identified as endemic to Yunnan Province in southwestern China. 👉 Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.280.196585

A new plant species, Verbascum gongliuensis, has been identified in Xinjiang in northwestern China! Learn all about it: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.280.201229 Luo Y, Xu W (2026) Verbascum gongliuensis (Scrophulariaceae), a new species of Yili, Xinjiang, China. PhytoKeys 280: 73-81.

🌿 Lectotypes have been designated for the century-old plant names Argyreia laotica and Argyreia mekongensis following a thorough re-examination of their surviving syntype specimens: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.280.206333

📢 Call for Sessions: #LivingData2027 is open! The conference will take place in Montréal, June 9-12, 2027, exploring how #biodiversitydata can become ecological intelligence. 🗓Submit your session proposal by 31 October 2026. 👉Learn more: phytokeys.pensoft.net/news/1502 @tdwg.org

📢 Call for reviewers and editors at the three @iavs5.bsky.social journals! 🌿Whether you’re an early-career or an experienced vegetation scientist, apply to join 🔹Reviewer Registry 🔹Editorial Review Board 🔹Associate Editors 🔹Linguistic Editors 📆 Deadline 15 Nov 👇 vcs.pensoft.net/news/1496

🎉 We are delighted to welcome Dr. Dan-Hui Liu as a new Subject Editor in our journal! 👉 Find out more about his expertise here: phytokeys.pensoft.net/news/1494

A new plant species, Trichosanthes metamorpha, has been identified in Guangxi Autonomous Region in China, characterised by its distinctive tiny black dots on stems and characteristic orange-yellow fruits: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.280.190832

🌿 A new plant species, Casearia napoensis, has been discovered in the limestone mountain forests of Western Guangxi in southern China, with its entire known range restricted to the Guangxi Laohutiao Nature Reserve. Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.279.206429

🔬 A new algae species, Pleurastrum gracilis, has been discovered in saline lakes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, representing the first record of the Pleurastrum genus in China: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.279.199681

🌸 A beautiful new orchid species, Ceratostylis wanrosdyi, has been discovered in the mossy montane forests of Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, recognised by its distinctive long peduncles and elegant oblong-lanceolate labellum. ➡️ Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.279.206002

🌾 A new grass species, Elymus chaobotryus, has been discovered on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, distinguished by its remarkable grape-like flowering spikes; its name honours the collector, Yongchao Zhang. Learn all about it: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.279.181697

🌿 A new succulent plant species, Sedum hengshanense, has been discovered in central China and formally described, revealing a previously unknown member of the Sedum genus with distinctive papillate leaf margins and unique nectar scales: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.279.192928

🔬 An examination of Brazilian grasses using advanced microscopy has confirmed three distinct Imperata species in the country. Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.279.207098

🌿 A reassessment of plant specimens combined with genetic analysis has revealed that what was once considered a single species is actually three distinct species within the Rhamnella complex, each with clearly defined characteristics and geographic distributions: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.279.204054

🌙 Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Meet Jasminum parceflorum, a stunning new species from Yunnan, China, just described in our journal. Like osmanthus, it belongs to the Oleaceae family but produces few flowers. 📖 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

🗺️ At #TDWG2026 we attended an excellent presentation by Sabine von Mering: "Here, There, and Everywhere: Modelling Research Expeditions in Wikidata". 🔗 Sabine is also an author in our journal: phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/1227... @tdwg.org

📍 We're featured at @pensoft.net's booth at #TDWG2026, running this week in Oslo! 📚 Come and find out more about the scope of our journal and how we can support your research. @tdwg.org #BiodiversityData

🎤 We were delighted to attend Quentin Groom's presentation at #TDWG2026 on reducing lag in biodiversity information systems. 👉 Groom is also an author in our journal. Access one of their recent articles on the enigmatic Lathyrus platyphyllos: bdj.pensoft.net/article/1416... @tdwg.org

🎤 It was fantastic to attend the opening ceremony of #SMCC2026, where we heard from PhytoKeys author Lyuben Zagorchev and @zookeys.pensoft.net subject editor Boyko Georgiev, both members of the @pensoft.net community. #SmallMammalConservation @habitatfoundation.bsky.social

🎉 We were delighted to attend the opening talk of one of our long-time editors, Hugo de Boer, this morning at #TDWG2026. 🔍 Stay tuned for further updates! @tdwg.org

🌴 A new palm species, Lanonia nhatii, has been described from Lao Cai, Vietnam. A new record of the related Lanonia yangchunensis in Guangxi, China, has also been confirmed in the following study: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.279.207204

🌸 Four magnolia species, treated as synonyms of Michelia lacei since 1993, have been restored as distinct species and formally transferred into the genus Magnolia: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.279.194847

🌿 Salvia has long posed a taxonomic challenge in Japan, with its 12 species proving difficult to tell apart. Therefore, attention was recently turned to an overlooked source: the seeds. ➡️ Learn more about this fresh way to distinguish Japan's Salvia species: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.279.199134

Hydrangea medogensis is a new #plant species in the #hydrangea family that has been described based on herbarium specimens and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Full study: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

Meet Staurogyne konchurangensis, new #plant species from the acanthus family, described and illustrated from Vietnam: doi.org/10.3897/phyt... #newspecies #botany

Type-specimen comparison and phylogenomic analysis (plastomes & Angiosperms353) show Lappula betpakdalensis and L. lasiocarpa to be distinct species, not synonyms as treated in #Flora of China. Learn more about the differences between the species here: doi.org/10.3897/phyt... #plants

🎉 We were delighted to welcome Lukas Petrulaitis to @pensoft.net's booth at #NeoBiota2026! 👉 Lukas is an author in our journal! You can read their paper on Asclepias speciosa in Europe in our journal: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

🌱 Our team has touched down in Brussels for #NeoBiota2026 - the 14th International Conference on Biological Invasions! Here through 11 Sept. 🤝Come chat with our team about @pensoft.net's publishing portfolio - journals, books & conference services. We'd love to connect

🌿 A new plant species, Vincetoxicum phucanhense, has been described from Vietnam, bringing the total number of Vincetoxicum species recorded in the country to fourteen: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.279.203612

🎉 We are pleased to welcome Dr. Andriy Novikov as a new Subject Editor at our journal! ➡ Learn more about his expertise here: phytokeys.pensoft.net/news/1464