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A new species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from the Bird’s Head Peninsula, western New Guinea.

29 Dec 2020-Telopea (Royal Botanical Gardens and Domain Trust)-Vol. 23, pp 221-225
TL;DR: The species is similar to Syzygium longipes (Diels) Merr.
Abstract: Syzygium oransbariense Mustaqim, Y.W.Low & Heatubun (Myrtaceae) is here formally described. This species is found in the lowlands on the eastern flank of the Arfak Mountains, Bird’s Head Peninsula, western New Guinea. The species is similar to Syzygium longipes (Diels) Merr. & L.M.Perry, but differs based on a set of diagnostic morphological characters. Species description, distribution, a preliminary conservation status assessment, and notes on the new species are presented here.

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01 Jun 1992
TL;DR: The standard reference for all botanists, herbarists, managers and technicians involved with the making and maintenance of herbarium collections as discussed by the authors is the standard reference document for botanical collections.
Abstract: The standard reference for all botanists, herbarium managers and technicians involved with the making and maintenance of herbarium collections. Many figures and text illustrations.

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TL;DR: The desirability of the harmonization of Red Lists for both regional and national red listing by using the new IUCN Categories and Criteria (CC) is discussed, with a marked exception is that for birds.
Abstract: This paper discusses the desirability of the harmonization of Red Lists for both regional and national red listing by using the new IUCN Categories and Criteria (CC a marked exception is that for birds (34%). The application of the new IUCN C&C version 3.1. for the Dutch national Red Lists results in a substantial variation in outcome when compared with Red Lists based on the ‘Dutch’ criteria. This variation is particularly due to the A and D criteria of IUCN, especially when applied to fairly small countries. The Dutch government has therefore decided to continue using the ‘Dutch’ Red Lists for national policy purposes, but to use the IUCN-criteria based Red lists for international (European) comparison only. A link between the Birds and Habitats Directives and regional IUCN Red Lists for Europe would also be desirable.

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  • ...Conservation status: This species is here classified as Data Deficient (DD) based on the recommendations proposed under IUCN (2012)....

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TL;DR: An overview of all known tree species by scientific name and country level distribution is presented, for the first time, and an online database—GlobalTreeSearch—that provides access to this information is described that will be used as the basis of the Global Tree Assessment.
Abstract: This article presents, for the first time, an overview of all known tree species by scientific name and country level distribution, and describes an online database—GlobalTreeSearch—that provides access to this information. Based on our comprehensive analysis of published data sources and expert input, the number of tree species currently known to science is 60,065, representing 20% of all angiosperm and gymnosperm plant species. Nearly half of all tree species (45%) are found in just 10 families, with the 3 most tree-rich families being Leguminosae, Rubiaceae, and Myrtaceae. Geographically, Brazil, Colombia, and Indonesia are the countries with the most tree species. The countries with the most country-endemic tree species reflect broader plant diversity trends (Brazil, Australia, China) or islands where isolation has resulted in speciation (Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia). Nearly 58% of all tree species are single-country endemics. Our intention is for GlobalTreeSearch to be used as a t...

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"A new species of Syzygium (Myrtacea..." refers background in this paper

  • ...Syzygium (Myrtaceae) is the most speciose tree genus in the world with over 1200 accepted species (Beech et al. 2017; Govaerts et al. 2020)....

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