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Allamanda or golden trumpet ( Allamanda cathartica ) is a species of plant in Apocynaceae, evergreen, woody shrub, upright, up to 2 meters high, old stems are brown due to wood formation and young shoots are green. The leaves have pointed tips, rough surfaces, 6-23 cm long and gathered in 3-4 strands. The flowers are yellow and shaped like trumpets, 9 cm long and 5-7.5 cm in diameter. This species grows around rivers or open areas that are exposed to lots of sunlight with sufficient rain and high humidity throughout the year. This plant is unable to grow in saline or too alkaline soil and cannot withstand low temperatures. A. cathartica grows well and produces flowers in full sun intensity without obstruction. This species grows well in sandy soil, rich in organic matter and well aerated. The right climate for growth is a tropical climate. The native habitat is at an elevation of 0-700 meters, rainfall 1000-2800 mm/year. Flowers grow year-round in many habitats, propagating by seed an...

NEWS - Hairy crown loosestrife ( Lysimachia pubiflora Q.L.Gan, Z.Y.Li & H.Xu, sp. nov.) from western Hubei Province, China is similar to Lysimachia jinzhaiensis S. B. Zhou & Kun Liu 2014, but can be distinguished from all other species in Subgenus Lysimachia and Sect. Lysimachia nummularia by its pubescent and woody corolla. Lysimachia L. in Primulaceae (sensu lato) comprises about 180 species distributed mostly in temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere with a few species in Africa, Latin America and Oceania. “Flora of China” records 138 species in China distributed mostly in the southwestern Karst region. About 20 new endemic species have been discovered in China, mainly in the vast mountainous region south of the Huai River highlighting Central China as a hotspot for Lysimachia diversity. In June 2014, during an expedition in Fang County, western Hubei Province, Qi-Liang Gan discovered a specimen of Lysimachia that is new to science. L. pubiflora is ...

NEWS - Sumbawa longhorn ( Nemophora sumbana Kozlov, sp. nov.), Timor longhorn ( Nemophora timorella Kozlov, sp. nov.), shining shade longhorn ( Nemophora umbronitidella Kozlov, sp. nov.), Wegner longhorn ( Nemophora wegneri Kozlov, sp. nov.), long brush longhorn ( Nemophora longipeniculella Kozlov, sp. nov.), and short brush longhorn ( Nemophora brevipeniculella Kozlov, sp. nov.) from the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. The Lesser Sunda Islands consist of two parallel, linear oceanic island chains, including Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Sumba, Sawu, Timor, Alor, and Tanimbar. The oldest of these islands have been continuously occurring for 10–12 million years. This long period of isolation has allowed significant in situ diversification, making the Lesser Sundas home to many endemic species. This island chain may act as a two-way filter for organisms migrating between the world's two great biogeographic regions, Asia and Australia-Papua. The recognition of a striking cli...

NEWS - Three-spot grass-veneer ( Glaucocharis triochellaris Matsui, Yagi & Hirowatari sp. nov.) and dull gray grass-veneer ( Glaucocharis plumbofascialis Matsui, Yagi & Hirowatari sp. nov.) from the Ogasawara Islands of Japan with adult, male and female genitalia and molecular phylogenetic analysis revealed a sister relationship between the two new species and the monophyly of Glaucocharis Meyrick 1938. G. triocellaris is easily distinguished from the other species by distinctive morphological features, such as three black spots on the margin, each enclosing a silvery white spot in the middle of the forewing; a valve with a strong hook-shaped protrusion emerging from the middle of the ventral valve margin and a phallus with hook-shaped apical spines curved ventrally on the male genitalia; and a circular spinous antevaginal lamella on the female genitalia. Although larvae were not found, adults emerged from various Bryopsida species collected on Hahajima Island. The larvae ma...

NEWS - Similis treehopper ( Smilidarnis similifasciatus McKamey sp. nov.) from Bolivia and French Guiana, closely resembles Smilidarnis fasciatus Andrade in being brightly colored but differs in metathoracic tibial chaetotaxy, male pygofer, first anal segment, aedeagus, and color pattern. Andrade (1989) assigned the genus Smilidarnis to the two new species without placing the genus in a higher taxon because both displayed features of Smiliinae and Darninae. The diagnosis was expanded slightly by McKamey (2023) to accommodate new variations found among the three new species. S. similifasciatus has a pronotum without suprahumeral spines; brightly colored with a mixture of orange, yellow, and black; most lateral yellow band bifurcates posteriorly, lower arm running nearly the entire length of the lateral margin. The specific name is a masculine Latin adjective based on the combination of “similis” (similar to) and the related species S. fasciatus . S. fasciatus and S. similifasciatus ...

NEWS - Tingzhou bramble ( Rubus tingzhouensis C.An & G.C.Lin, sp. nov.) from Fujian Province, China, established as new to science which is morphologically similar to Rubus swinhoei Hance with chloroplast genome is 156,311 bp long and consists of 132 unique genes, including 86 protein-coding genes, 37 transfer RNAs, eight ribosomal RNAs, and one pseudogene. Rubus L. (Rosaceae) established by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 originally consisted of only 10 species. Over 270 years of botanical exploration and taxonomic refinement, Rubus has expanded to include nearly 700 species. This expansion makes it one of the most species-rich genera among the antherioids. The genus covers temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. In China alone, more than 208 species have been documented with 139 of them considered endemic. The high number of endemic species highlights China’s unique biodiversity and emphasizes the importance of conservation efforts to protect this species. R. tingzho...

NEWS - Dayaoshan leaf-litter toad ( Leptobrachella dayaoshanensis Chen, Yu, Meng & Qin sp. nov.) from Dayaoshan National Nature Reserve at elevations of 1000 and 1600 m in Jinxiu, Guangxi, China, was established as new to science based on phylogenetic analysis, morphology and bioacoustic data. L. dayaoshanensis was found in the evergreen forest of Dayaoshan Mountain. Adult males made calls near rocky streams between 19:00 and 24:00, but there were also instances where calls were heard during the day. Calls were heard from early March to late April. Currently, the new species is only found within Dayaoshan National Nature Reserve. The species name dayaoshanensis refers to the type locality, Dayaoshan Mountain. The researchers suggested the English name Dayaoshan Leaf Litter Toad and the Chinese name is Da Yao Shan Zhang Tu Chan (大瑶山掌突蟾). L. dayaoshanensis can be distinguished from its relatives by its medium size (mean SVL 27.9 ± 0.7 mm, range 26.6–28.9 mm in males; 34.4 mm in fe...

NEWS - Researchers report the results of a morphological, anatomical and phylogenetic study describing Nadia Roque (Roquea Loeuille & Antar gen. nov.), a new genus of Asteraceae from Brazil, to accommodate the new species multiphyllaries roquea ( Roquea multiserialis Loeuille & Antar sp. nov.). Roquea joins a growing list of Asteraceae genera recently described from Brazil, such as Maschalostachys, Lapidia Roque & S.C.Ferreira (2017), Lychnophorella Loeuille (2019), Archidasyphyllum (Cabrera 1959) Ferreira (2019) and Vickia Roque & Sancho (2020). The first collection of R. multiserialis dates back to 2018 by G. Martinelli during a Bromeliaceae collecting expedition. The area is currently being systematically collected by the efforts of the Centro Nacional da Conservação da Flora and by a group led by the project “Plano de Ação Territorial Espinhaço Mineiro” which aims to publish a book detailing the flora of the area. R. multiserialis is currently considered endemic ...

NEWS - Loong riffle beetle ( Grouvellinus loong sp. nov.), Chinese riffle beetle ( Grouvellinus buyi sp. nov.), Wangmo riffle beetle ( Grouvellinus wangmoensis sp. nov.), Hai-Tao Li riffle beetle ( Grouvellinus lihaitaoi sp. nov.), Yin-Lin Mu riffle beetle ( Grouvellinus muyinlini sp. nov.) from China live in small ravine streams where submerged rocks live. Grouvellinus Champion 1923 is widely distributed in the Eastern and Palearctic regions including 60 species with 28 species recorded from mainland China and only one species in Guizhou Province ( Grouvellinus huaxiensis Jiang, Huang & Chen 2023) found in the urban river of Guiyang City. Researchers conducted a survey of aquatic beetles in Guizhou Province in 2021 and collected more than 5000 specimens of riffle beetles, many of which belong to Grouvellinus. Now they report 5 new species. G. loong is placed in the Grouvellinus acutus group based on small body; elytra with yellowish brown markings; pronotum without longitu...

NEWS - Yangjiang river rug ( Cladopus yangjiangensis X.T.Liu, G.Di Chen & B.Hua Chen, sp. nov.) from China enriches the understanding of Podostemaceae diversity in East Asia characterized by the longest flowering shoots in the region and exhibiting a large number of elongated leaves per cluster, along with slender roots. Cladopus is notable for its flat, almost cylindrical or strap-like roots, 4–7-lobed, rough-toed bracts, one or rarely two stamens, and smooth-toed capsules. The genus is found in Southeast Asia, East Asia, Malaysia and Australia. In China, it has been reported from Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi and Hong Kong. There are likely a total of 10 species worldwide, including Cladopus austrosinensis , Cladopus doianus , Cladopus fukienensis , Cladopus fallax , Cladopus javanicus , Cladopus nymanii , Cladopus pierrei , Cladopus queenslandicus , Cladopus taiensis and Cladopus yinggelingensis . During a field survey in Yangjiang City in February 2024, researchers disc...

NEWS - Copaquilla moth ( Plutella copaquillaensis Vargas sp. nov.) newly recognized in the genus based on adult specimens raised from larvae collected on Neuontobotrys lanata (Walp.) Al-Shehbaz (Brassicaceae) in the arid Andean highlands of northern Chile. The new species resembles Plutella xylostella Linnaeus 1758 in wing pattern, but differs in genital morphology. Plutella Schrank 1802 (Lepidoptera, Plutellidae) is a widespread genus of moths containing 26 species. The larvae feed on plants in the Brassicaceae, except for a lineage endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, whose host plants are in the Capparaceae, a member of the Brassicales closely related to the Brassicaceae and Cleomaceae. The circumscription of Plutella is controversial because of the variation in genital morphology. Unlike the large number of studies on P. xylostella , many members of this genus are poorly known. Apart from the diamondback moth, only two species have previously been recorded in Chile, Plutella deltodo...