Threatened Peruvian plant discovery highlights the power of citizen science https://phys.org/news/2025-02-threatened-peruvian-discovery-highlights-power.html

No end to #endemism – contributions to the difficult Nasa Weigend Series Alatae. A #NewSpecies from #Peru and the rehabilitation of “Loasa” calycina Benth https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/141635/

"Nasa katjae is characterized by striking scarlet-red flowers adapted for hummingbird pollination... The species thrives in humid, high-altitude environments but is restricted to a narrow range"

Areas of #endemism of the #orchids of Megamexico represent hotspots of #biotic interactions that must be considered when building #conservation strategies. Read the paper here! https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13119
@WileyEcolEvol
#JSE #PlantSci #ecology #Mexico #pollinator #phylogeny #botany #evolution

The ornate horns of #Lokiceratops point to evolutionary insights https://phys.org/news/2024-06-ornate-horns-ancient-marvel-lokiceratops.html

Lokiceratops rangiformis gen. et sp. nov. from the #Campanian Judith River Formation of #Montana reveals rapid regional radiations and extreme #endemism within centrosaurine #dinosaurs https://peerj.com/articles/17224/

"This new #dinosaur pushes the envelope on bizarre #ceratopsian headgear, sporting the largest frill horns ever seen in a ceratopsian"

The Global Distribution Of Plants Used By Humans
--
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg8028 <-- shared technical article
--
#GIS #spatial #mapping #plants #humans #global #agriculture #foodsecurity #diversity #endemism #spatialanalysis #biodiversity #hotspots #sustainability #plantresources #food #medicine #material #buildingmaterials #indigeneous #FirstNation #protectedareas #species #speciesrichness #conservation #preservation #biodiversityframework #biodiversityconservation #biodiversityprotection

Registrations open for the 15th International #Symposium on #Flatworm Biology (24-28 July 2023, CEBIMar, São Sebastião, #Brazil): https://www.even3.com.br/xvisfb/

Presentations on the #biology and #evolution of #flatworms are invited including #taxonomy, #systematics, #phylogeny, #morphology, #naturalhistory, #ecology, #cellularbiology, #molecularbiology and #molecular studies of #regeneration, #aging, #bioadhesion, #endemism, #phylogeography, #developmentalbiology with #model species #platyhelminths ´