NEW PAPER: Chloroplast genome of the critically endangered Ginger Zingiber odoriferum Blume from Java, Indonesia: characterization, comparison, and conservation insights by Martiansyah et al.
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NEW PAPER: Sedum diversiflorum sp. nov. (Crassulaceae), a new species with variable merosity from the Satsunan Islands, Kagoshima, Japan by Ito et al. The plant was previously identified as S. formosanum subsp. formosanum but showed distinct features.
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Tundra Transitions: Understanding Vegetation Change Across Scales and Systems
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NEW PAPER: Small collections, great findings: three new species and two new state records for Asteraceae from Brazil by Bueno et al. One of the new species found in the BHZB herbarium is Calea aggregata, which is considered as Critically Endangered.
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NEW PAPER: Intra-specific variability and sex influence allelopathic capacity of Empetrum nigrum by Ryde et al. The hermaphroditum group had the strongest inhibitory effect on germination of Festuca richardsonii seedlings and the highest concentration of the inhibitor BIII.
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NEW PAPER: A replacement name, a new record, and lectotypifications in Rhamnus (Rhamnaceae) from China by Yang et al. The intricate genus has first been described in the 18th century. In this paper, the authors start a revision of the genus and confirm R. purpurea in China.
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NEW PAPER: Revisiting the taxonomy and nomenclature of Phyla, a small genus of Verbenaceae by Cardoso et al. The study recognises only two species of Phyla instead of previously five: P. betulifolia and P. nodiflora.
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NEW ISSUE: The cover of the October issue features the #succulent Euphorbia paraikalli from the article by De Jong et al. The plant was already collected in 2013, but only now described as a separate species from E. susan-homlesiae.
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: We are now inviting abstract submissions for the special issue Tundra Transitions -
Understanding Vegetation Change Across Scales and Systems.
Submit by 30th Nov via vist.ly/48ts3 or to njb@oikosoffice.lu.se. Invited manuscripts should be submitted by 31st May 2026.

NEW PAPER: Oxytropis oyunmaae sp. nov. (Fabaceae) from Khuvsgul province, Mongolia by Baasanmunkh et al. The species epithet was selected in recognition of the outstanding contribution of Dr J. Oyunmaa to the study of the vascular plant diversity in Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia.
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NEW PAPER: Pinda mukherjeeana (Apiaceae), a new species from Maharashtra, India by Chappan et al. The species occurs along the margins of semi-evergreen forests at 400–800 m a.s.l. in shady places near roadsides and wet areas.
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NEW PAPER: Description of pistillate flowers and conservation status of two species of Mollinedia (Monimiaceae, Laurales) from the Brazilian Atlantic forest by Zavatin et al. The species M. ruschii is classified as Critically Endangered.
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NEW PAPER: Leaf anatomy of species of Calea sect. Lemmatium (Asteraceae) with a taxonomic emphasis by Monteiro et al. One distinguishing feature is the petiole contour varied from concave–convex, to plane-convex and circular.
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NEW ISSUE: The NJB September cover shows Passiflora quimiana, a new species from the Cordillera del Cóndor, described in the article by Kuethe et al.
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NEW PAPER: The micro-morphological characteristics of Hypodematium Kunze (Hypodematiaceae) from China and their significance in classification by Li & Li. The perispore ornamentation allowed division into six groups.
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Boswellia oropedionis (Burseraceae) sp. nov., a frankincense tree from Socotra, and notes on B. ameero and B. bullata by Thulin et al. The photo by Michael Weber shows the cliffs above the Socotra coastal plains. #OpenAccess
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NEW PAPER: Two new Argyreia (Convolvulaceae) species from the Western Ghats of India by Yadav and Kumbhar.
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NEW PAPER: Microlicia ciliatobracteata (Melastomataceae: Lavoisiereae), a new species from the state of Goiás, Brazil by Versiane et al.
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NEW PAPER: A new species of Pseudosperma and first record of P. aureocitrinum (Agaricales, Inocybaceae) from Pakistan by Faryad et al. The image shows P. khanspuricum.
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NEW PAPER: Taxonomic corrections and new records for vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan by Sennikov et al. The image shows Erodium ciconium found along the Uzun-Akhmat river, as the first country record in Kyrgyzstan.
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📢From today, all new submissions to NJB will be associated with an #OpenAccess licence and an APC upon publication.
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NEW ISSUE: The NJB August issue is out with 20 great articles! The cover image features Carex fuliginosa, a rare mountainous species from the Subarctic and Subalpine Northern Hemisphere, from the #OpenAccess article by Koopman et al.
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📢We are excited to announce that from today, Jalil Noroozi will join <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nke3mcm3ttbk5q6l5rgoa5z7" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@saocousins.bsky.social‬ (EiC ecology) as new EiC for taxonomy! Jalil is taking over this role from Torbjörn Tyler, who has our deep gratitude for his long commitment to NJB. More about Jalil:
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In 1 week, we start our transition to becoming a Gold #OpenAccess journal! What does this mean?

➡️From 6 Aug, all 𝐧𝐞𝐰 submissions will be OA-licenced upon publication

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➡️Same high quality of research and editorial standard!
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