Nordic Journal of Botany
@nordicjbotany
A Gold Open Access journal of the @nordicoikos.bsky.social for publications in ecology and taxonomy of wild plants, algae, lichens and fungi.
NEW ISSUE: The NJB August issue is out! The cover image shows the mangrove species Avicennia marina from the Sundarbans. which was characterzied together with two other Avicennia species by Mondal & Naskar. ➡️See all articles here: vist.ly/5e8hm
Our subject editor for Southeast Asia, Carmen Puglisi, presented her project Diversity Community-led Conservation Tompotika at the #Botany2026 conference! @botsocamerica.bsky.social @nordicoikos.bsky.social
So nice to talk to all of you at #Botany2026 about our society and publishing! Did you know that we aim to support early-career researchers with initiatives such as our Early-Career Research Review Award? Any ECR can submit a mini-review on a topic within our scope for a chance to win a prize!
So many fantastic drawings submitted already to our draw-your-study-organism contest, all within the first hour of the exhibit hall opening at #Botany2026! We are back at 12 noon today and look forward to chatting to you about publishing and the @nordicoikos.bsky.social! @botsocamerica.bsky.social
All set up to meet you at #Botany2026! Come talk to me about publishing, or submit a drawing of your study organism to win a prize! 😍 If the desk is staffed when you leave your drawing, you can get a free tote bag while they last! 🤩 @nordicoikos.bsky.social @botsocamerica.bsky.social
What’s next in publishing in taxonomy & systematics? At #SOTWPF, we are discussing the opportunities & responsibilities that lie in the digitalisation of worldwide herbarium data. How can we make #OpenAccess data truly accessible and foster #equity, #diversity and #inclusion? @rbgkew.bsky.social
Associate professor and NJB editor @sundymaurice.bsky.social is presenting the current priorities of the @fungariumparis.bsky.social at #SOTWPF at @kewgardens.bsky.social.
Prof. Alexandre Antonelli, ex. director of science at @rbgkew.bsky.social, and prof. Anjali Goswami, chief scientific adviser at DEFRA, are kicking off the #SOTWPF symposium. Looking forward to discuss with you how NJB can support the publication of crucial #biodiversity knowledge!
Happy to be at the #SOTWPF symposium at @rbgkew.bsky.social to learn about the latest in taxonomy & systematics! Hope to chat to many of you about how you can publish your research with us!
Did you know that we now have an early-career researcher award for mini reviews? Come ask me about it at the exhibitor‘s table at #IAVS2026! I am also happy to chat to you about anything else related to publishing, reviewing and editing! @iavs5.bsky.social @nordicoikos.bsky.social
We are honoured to celebrate @jcsvenning.bsky.social who received the Alexander von Humboldt medal for Excellence in Vegetation Science at the #IAVS2026! He is subject editor at NJB and Deputy Editor-in-Chief at @ecography.bsky.social. @nordicoikos.bsky.social @iavs5.bsky.social
NEW SPECIAL ISSUE: We are happy to publish the SCAPE 2024 Pollination Ecology joint #specialissue with @jpollecol.bsky.social.bsky.social ➡️Read the NJB issue: vist.ly/58kbz ➡️Read the JPE issue: vist.ly/58kc5
So happy to be supporting #IAVS2026! Did you know we have a joint meeting with the @gfoesoc.bsky.social in Odense, Denmark this September? Early-bird registration is now open! Register here nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/joint-... @iavs5.bsky.social @nordicoikos.bsky.social #NSO2026 #Gfoe2026
Looking forward to a week of fantastic #vegetationscience at #IAVS2026! I brought some of your favourite journals: @oikosjournal.bsky.social, @ecography.bsky.social and yours truly, but I am also happy to talk to you about @wildlifebiology.bsky.social and @avianbiology.bsky.social!
Just made it to Gijón for the #IAVS2026 welcome reception! Hope to meet lots of you during this week to talk about publishing and the @nordicoikos.bsky.social! @iavs5.bsky.social @oikosjournal.bsky.social @avianbiology.bsky.social @ecography.bsky.social @wildlifebiology.bsky.social
NEW ISSUE: The NJB May issue is out! The cover image shows the pistillate flowers of Hechtia mixtecana, a new species described by Hernández-Cárdenas et al. ➡️Read the full issue here: vist.ly/42vu3 @nordicoikos.bsky.social #OpenAccess
NEW ARTICLE CATEGORY AND AWARD! 📢 We are introducing a @nordicoikos.bsky.social sponsored review award for Early Career Researchers 🏆The award will be given to an ECR who has an exceptional MINI-REVIEW accepted for publication. 👉 How to submit: vist.ly/4y9kh 📆2026 award DL: 30 Nov 2026
NEW ISSUE: The NJB April is out, featuring a Special Issue section on "Plant performance and diversity in roadside and railway habitats"! Edited by Svenja Kroeger and Tommy Lennartsson. ➡️Editorial: vist.ly/4xqjh ➡️Whole issue: vist.ly/4xqjk @nordicoikos.bsky.social #OpenAccess
NEW PAPER: Ceropegia andhrica (Apocynaceae), a new species from Andhra Pradesh, India by Chiranjeevi et al.The new species is currently only known from the type locality which is under great pressure due to grazing,forest fires and habitat degradation. vist.ly/4vfkb @nordicoikos.bsky.social
NEW PAPER: Parakaempferia alba sp. nov. (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Arunachal Pradesh, India by Mibang et al. The new species was distinguished morphologically from P. synantha. vist.ly/4v74x @nordicoikos.bsky.social #OpenAccess #plants #taxonomy
NEW PAPER: Typification and rediscovery of Phialacanthus griffithii Benth. & Hook.f. (Acanthaceae) in Arunachal Pradesh, India by Tiwari. The species wasvrediscovered in 2023 after a 160-year gap. vist.ly/4uijv This article has a correction: vist.ly/4uijx @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsky.social
NEW ISSUE: The NJB March issue is out! The cover shows Jatropha benghalensis, a geophytic species, from the article by Seema et al. vist.ly/4td2t @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsky.social #ecology #taxonomoy #plants #OpenAccess
NEW PAPER: A taxonomic update of the genus Clavija (Theophrastaceae) in Colombia and Ecuador by Ståhl. Two new species are described (C. neivea & C. zamorae) and a new lectotype of C. membranacea Mez is selected. vist.ly/4sy3s @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsky.social #plant #taxonomy
NEW PAPER: Veronica paczoskiana is no more than a pine forest ecotype of V. spicata that evolved independently in forest-steppes of Ukraine and the Altai region by Albach et al. vist.ly/4sp4m @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsky.social
NEW PAPER: Petrocodon gracilis (Gesneriaceae) is a synonym of P. mirus based on morphological and molecular data by Li et al. Combined morphological and molecular evidence confirmed the conspecificity of these taxa. vist.ly/4sa4s
NEW PAPER: Two new records for the flora of Paraguay: Stemodia diplohyptoides and S. lobelioides (Plantaginaceae:Gratioleae) by Carlés Bechara et al. The species were classified as Vulnerable and Near Threatened, respectively (IUCN). vist.ly/4rzae @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsky.social
NEW PAPER: Lepidagathis konkanensis sp. nov. (Acanthaceae: Barlerieae) from Lateritic Plateaus of Konkan Region of Western Ghats based on morphological and molecular evidence by Patil et al. The new species is geographically isolated and threatened by fires, tourism and forestry. vist.ly/4rfzn
NEW PAPER: Terniopsis chanthaburiensis (Podostemaceae), a new record for China and its complete plastid genome by Yu et al. The morphological identification of this species was confirmed based on the chloroplast genome. vist.ly/4rb22 #OpenAccess #chloroplast @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsky.social
NEW ISSUE: The NJB February issue is out! The cover image shows the strap lichen Ramalina fraxinea infected with the lichenicolous fungus Abrothallus suecicus in its natural habitat (Estonia, Tartu County, Vara village) from the article by Suija et al. vist.ly/4qfui
NEW PAPER: Taxonomic treatment, geographic distribution and preliminar conservation status of Croton sect. Barhamia subsect. Barhamia (Euphorbiaceae) in Brazil by Burilli et al. The authors present a detailed revision of the species in C. subsect. Barhamia occurring in Brazil. vist.ly/4praz