Italian Botanist
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Open-access, peer-reviewed journal published on behalf of the Italian Botanical Society, covering all fields of botany including mycology.
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This updated overview of 15 key medicinal mushrooms in Italy links correct taxonomy with habitat and distribution data to support conservation, responsible wild collection, and a certified “made‑in‑Italy” value chain.
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Taxonomy, habitat and distribution of medicinal mushrooms: key points for their characterization and exploitation
A first attempt to provide correct information on taxonomy, habitat, and distribution of 15 taxa considered as “medicinal mushrooms” and widely used in Italy for food, medicine and commercial purposes...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM
This updated overview of 15 key medicinal mushrooms in Italy links correct taxonomy with habitat and distribution data to support conservation, responsible wild collection, and a certified “made‑in‑Italy” value chain.
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Researchers in Malaysia have discovered an incredible new endemic ‘fairy lantern’ species with fewer than 20 individuals known to exist in the wild.
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New critically endangered ‘fairy lantern’ discovered in Malaysia
Just 20 individuals of the unusual species are known to exist in the wild.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Researchers in Malaysia have discovered an incredible new endemic ‘fairy lantern’ species with fewer than 20 individuals known to exist in the wild.
🔗 Learn all about it on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/12/02/n...
🔗 Learn all about it on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/12/02/n...
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Picea omorika (Pinaceae): an endangered endemic species from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, naturalised in the Brembana Valley (Orobic Alps, Italy).
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Picea omorika (Pinaceae): an endangered endemic species from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, naturalised in the Brembana Valley (Orobic Alps, Italy)
Picea omorika (Pančić) Purk. is an endangered conifer endemic to Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. This research reports the first case of its naturalisation in Italy, specifically in the upper...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Picea omorika (Pinaceae): an endangered endemic species from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, naturalised in the Brembana Valley (Orobic Alps, Italy).
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A newly discovered Colombian orchid faces 'foretold' extinction, despite being assessed as “Least Concern” according to the IUCN Red List.
Learn about the remarkable species and its Márquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
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Learn about the remarkable species and its Márquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
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Newly discovered orchid faces ‘foretold’ extinction
Inspired by its seemingly doomed fate, the Colombian species was named after the protagonist of Gabriel García Márquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A newly discovered Colombian orchid faces 'foretold' extinction, despite being assessed as “Least Concern” according to the IUCN Red List.
Learn about the remarkable species and its Márquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
@wcs.org @rdpalacio.bsky.social
Learn about the remarkable species and its Márquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
@wcs.org @rdpalacio.bsky.social
Researchers present a taxonomic revision of the genus 𝐴𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑠 in Kazakhstan based on herbarium specimens and field observations collected between 2021 and 2025.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Researchers present a taxonomic revision of the genus 𝐴𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑠 in Kazakhstan based on herbarium specimens and field observations collected between 2021 and 2025.
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We had a great time exhibiting at the #IUCNcongress in Abu Dhabi! Here's 𝐼𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝐵𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑡 reviewer Jonathan Cazabonne posing with some @pensoft.net materials.
Canadian mycologist and IMA Fungus author @jonathancazabonne.bsky.social stopped by the @pensoft.net booth at the #IUCNcongress in Abu Dhabi!
If you're at the event, today is your last chance to head to booth 229 to learn more about our journal!
If you're at the event, today is your last chance to head to booth 229 to learn more about our journal!
October 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
We had a great time exhibiting at the #IUCNcongress in Abu Dhabi! Here's 𝐼𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝐵𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑡 reviewer Jonathan Cazabonne posing with some @pensoft.net materials.
A lectotype is designated for Linnaeus’ 𝐻𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑚 to clarify and preserve consistent usage of this historic plant name.
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October 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
A lectotype is designated for Linnaeus’ 𝐻𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑚 to clarify and preserve consistent usage of this historic plant name.
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The plant extract and essential oil of 𝐿𝑦𝑐𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑤𝑖𝑖 display antimicrobial activity on several clinical isolates of bacteria, suggesting they can be used to treat infections. The cytotoxicity of the leaf essential oil can influence the growth of cancer cell lines.
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Detection of compounds in the essential oil and extract of Lycium shawii: Investigation on their anticancer, antimicrobial, antibiofilm and anti-efflux activities
The tendency has been increasing toward the use of plant secondary metabolites to limit the side-effects of antibiotics and bacterial drug resistance. The present research aimed to investigate the ess...
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August 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The plant extract and essential oil of 𝐿𝑦𝑐𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑤𝑖𝑖 display antimicrobial activity on several clinical isolates of bacteria, suggesting they can be used to treat infections. The cytotoxicity of the leaf essential oil can influence the growth of cancer cell lines.
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Researchers present a case study involving field surveys and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle technology in a limestone cave in Tuscany, identifying the species and the plant communities of the site for a historical reconstruction of the natural plant landscape.
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July 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Researchers present a case study involving field surveys and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle technology in a limestone cave in Tuscany, identifying the species and the plant communities of the site for a historical reconstruction of the natural plant landscape.
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The name Allium cirrhosum is lectotypified based on an unpublished illustration preserved at University of Pavia Library.
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July 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The name Allium cirrhosum is lectotypified based on an unpublished illustration preserved at University of Pavia Library.
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Researchers asses the conservation status of four vascular plants according to IUCN categories and criteria: Phlomis nubilans and Phlomoides anisochila (global level); Alyssum wulfenianum subsp. wulfenianum and Noccaea cepaeifolia (regional level).
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July 16, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Researchers asses the conservation status of four vascular plants according to IUCN categories and criteria: Phlomis nubilans and Phlomoides anisochila (global level); Alyssum wulfenianum subsp. wulfenianum and Noccaea cepaeifolia (regional level).
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July 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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