Global new taxa of vascular plants published in 2023

doi:10.17520/biods.2024322

Abstract

Abstract:

Aims: Due to the application of new technologies, more extensive field surveys, and data sharing, researchers are continuously discovering and describing new plant species, leading to a constant increase in the number of known plant species worldwide. Annual analysis of the published data of new vascular plant taxa not only enriches our understanding of plant diversity but also provides a crucial foundation for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.

Methods: The data were derived from the IPNI (https://www.ipni.org/), Tropicos (https://www.tropicos.org/), and WCSP (https://wcsp.science.kew.org/). Statistics of new taxa of vascular plants published in 2023 were available as of April 30, 2024 excluding new combinations, new statuses or new names and bryophyte data.

Results: In 2023, at least 2,316 new taxa of vascular plants (based on data available as of April 30, 2024; the final number will increase by ca. 20% and to ca. 2,900) were described worldwide, including 1 new family, 11 new subfamily, 4 new supertribes, 7 new tribes, 3 new subtribes, 102 new genera, 9 new subgenera, 41 new sections, 8 new subsections, 5 new series, 1,967 new species, 79 new subspecies, 67 new varieties, and 12 new forms. These new taxa belonged to 162 families and 914 genera, among which Orchidaceae, Asteraceae, and Rubiaceae were the top three families with the most new taxa described. The 2,316 new taxa of vascular plants were described worldwide in 192 journals and 12 books by 1,983 scholars, of which 60 authors published more than 10 new taxa. Phytotaxa and PhytoKeys were the top two journals in terms of the numbers of new taxa of vascular plants published in 2023 and published 526 and 182 new taxa, respectively. Among the 2,125 new species and infraspecific taxa, 2,061 belonged to angiosperms, 58 to lycophytes and pteridophytes, and only 6 to gymnosperms, and 254 to Orchidaceae alone. The 2,125 new species and infraspecific taxa were from 115 countries and regions. Asia and South America were the hotspots of discoveries of new species and infraspecific taxa, with 873 and 506, respectively. By country, China, Brazil, and Mexico were the top three with the most new species and infraspecific taxa discovered in 2023, with 207, 197, and 116, respectively.

Key words: biodiversity, locality of new species, name author, new taxa, vascular plants

Xia Wan, Li-Bing Zhang. Global new taxa of vascular plants published in 2023[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2024, 32(11): 24322.

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科名 Family	新高阶分类单元 New higher taxa	新种及种下单元 New species and infraspecific taxa	总数 Total
兰科 Orchidaceae	20	254	274
菊科 Asteraceae	10	146	156
茜草科 Rubiaceae	4	133	137
豆科 Fabaceae	3	94	97
野牡丹科 Melastomataceae	0	80	80
夹竹桃科 Apocynaceae	2	55	57
天门冬科 Asparagaceae	3	50	53
苦苣苔科 Gesneriaceae	1	50	51
天南星科 Araceae	2	49	51
禾本科 Poaceae	6	41	47
唇形科 Lamiaceae	4	42	46
秋海棠科 Begoniaceae	0	42	42
石竹科 Caryophyllaceae	8	33	41
石竹科 Caryophyllaceae	8	34	42
番荔枝科 Annonaceae	1	35	36
报春花科 Primulaceae	4	31	35

科名 Family	新高阶分类单元 New higher taxa	新种及种下单元 New species and infraspecific taxa	总数 Total
兰科 Orchidaceae	20	254	274
菊科 Asteraceae	10	146	156
茜草科 Rubiaceae	4	133	137
豆科 Fabaceae	3	94	97
野牡丹科 Melastomataceae	0	80	80
夹竹桃科 Apocynaceae	2	55	57
天门冬科 Asparagaceae	3	50	53
苦苣苔科 Gesneriaceae	1	50	51
天南星科 Araceae	2	49	51
禾本科 Poaceae	6	41	47
唇形科 Lamiaceae	4	42	46
秋海棠科 Begoniaceae	0	42	42
石竹科 Caryophyllaceae	8	33	41
石竹科 Caryophyllaceae	8	34	42
番荔枝科 Annonaceae	1	35	36
报春花科 Primulaceae	4	31	35

全称 Full name	所属单位 Affiliation	新高阶分类单元数 No. of new higher taxa	发表新分类群总数 Total no. of new taxa published
Junhao Chen	新加坡植物园 Singapore Botanic Gardens	2	72
Khoon Meng Wong	新加坡植物园 Singapore Botanic Gardens	2	71
张丽兵 Li-Bing Zhang	密苏里植物园 Missouri Botanical Garden	23	39
Mohamad Abdul Latiff	马来西亚国立大学 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	0	30
Fatimah Mohamed	苏丹依德理斯教育大学 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris	0	29
Van Son Dang	越南科学技术学院 Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology	0	29
Jan Kirschner	捷克科学院植物研究所 Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences	0	27
Jan Štěpánek	捷克科学院植物研究所 Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences	0	27
Akiyo Naiki	琉球大学 University of the Ryukyus	0	25
周新茂 Xin-Mao Zhou	云南大学 Yunnan University	21	25

全称 Full name	所属单位 Affiliation	新高阶分类单元数 No. of new higher taxa	发表新分类群总数 Total no. of new taxa published
Junhao Chen	新加坡植物园 Singapore Botanic Gardens	2	72
Khoon Meng Wong	新加坡植物园 Singapore Botanic Gardens	2	71
张丽兵 Li-Bing Zhang	密苏里植物园 Missouri Botanical Garden	23	39
Mohamad Abdul Latiff	马来西亚国立大学 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	0	30
Fatimah Mohamed	苏丹依德理斯教育大学 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris	0	29
Van Son Dang	越南科学技术学院 Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology	0	29
Jan Kirschner	捷克科学院植物研究所 Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences	0	27
Jan Štěpánek	捷克科学院植物研究所 Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences	0	27
Akiyo Naiki	琉球大学 University of the Ryukyus	0	25
周新茂 Xin-Mao Zhou	云南大学 Yunnan University	21	25

全称 Full name	所属单位 Affiliation	新属数 No. of new genera	发表新高阶分类单元总数 Total no. of new higher taxa published
张丽兵 Li-Bing Zhang	密苏里植物园 Missouri Botanical Garden	15	23
周新茂 Xin-Mao Zhou	云南大学 Yunnan University	15	21
Ihsan Al-Shehbaz	密苏里植物园 Missouri Botanical Garden	3	12
Donovan Bailey	新墨西哥州立大学 New Mexico State University	0	9
Dmitry German	阿尔泰国立大学 Altai State University	0	9
Frederic Lens	莱顿大学Leiden University	0	9
Kasper Hendriks	奥斯纳布吕克大学 University of Osnabrück	0	9
Julian Mark Hugh Shaw	皇家园艺学会 Royal Horticultural Society	9	9
Martin Lysak	马萨里克大学 Masaryk University	0	9
Marcus Koch	海德堡大学 Heidelberg University	0	9
Klaus Mummenhoff	奥斯纳布吕克大学 University of Osnabrück	0	9