DNA barcoding has been proposed to be one of the most promising tools for accurate and rapid identification of taxa. However, few publications have evaluated the efficiency of DNA barcoding for the large genera of flowering plants. Dendrobium, one of the largest genera of flowering plants, contains many species that are important in horticulture, medicine and biodiversity conservation. Besides,...

The new subspecies Pedicularis rostratospicata subsp. marsica is here described based on morphological and molecular analyses. taxon endemic to few localities of the Central Apennines within Abruzzo, Lazio Molise National Park (Central Italy). can be distinguished from other two currently accepted (subsp. helvetica) by their taller stems, shorter petioles basal middle leaves, narrower blades lo...

Levymanus gershomi gen. n. et sp. n., is described from southern Israel. The eye arrangement and structure of the male palp indicate that this genus belongs to Chediminae Simon, 1893. Levymanus gen. n. differs from other chedimine genera by its unusually long and slender legs, an elongate body, a unique shape of the bipartite thoracic fovea, reduced leg scopulae, smaller spinnerets, and other c...

The paper presents a taxonomic, areographic and belt-andzonal analysis of the high-mountain flora Kurai Ridge. region in question contains 312 species plants, referred to 143 genera belonging 48 families. Analysis taxonomic structure Ridge has shown following most abundant plant families: Asteraceae , Ranunculaceae, Poaceae . For variety genera, are predominant: Carex Pedicularis, Salix Oxytrop...