Scientific Research

Gastrodia kachinensis (Orchidaceae), a new species from Myanmar

Gastrodia kachinensis, a new species of Orchidaceae, is described and illustrated from Putao, Kachin State, Myanmar.

Aristolochia sinoburmanica (Aristolochiaceae), a new species from north Myanmar

Aristolochia sinoburmanica Y.H.Tan & B.Yang, a new species of Aristolochiaceae from Putao, Kachin State, Myanmar, is described and illustrated.

Two new species of Trivalvaria (Annonaceae) from northern Myanmar

Trivalvaria rubra and Trivalvaria casseabriae, two new species of Annonaceae from Putao, Kachin State, Myanmar, are here described and illustrated.

Taxonomic discoveries bridging the gap between our knowledge and biodiversity

Southeast Asia includes four overlapping biodiversity hotspots: Indo-Burma, Philippines, Sundaland and Wallacea

Streptocephalus diversity in Myanmar, with description of a new species (Branchiopoda, Anostraca)

Streptocephalus shinsawbuae sp. n. is described as new. Streptocephalus shinsawbuae sp. n. belongs to the S. dichotomus group

Gastrodia putaoensis sp. nov. (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae) from North Myanmar

Xiao-Hua Jin and Myint KyawX-H. Jin (xiaohuajin@ibcas.ac.cn), State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany and Herbarium, Inst. of Botany, Chinese

Primula zhui (Primulaceae) sp. nov. from south Yunnan, southwest China

Primula zhui a new species of Primula endemic to the Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated

Integrative taxonomy of Leptonetela spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae), with descriptions of 46 new species

Extreme environments, such as subterranean habitats, are suspected to be responsible for morphologically inseparable cryptic or sibling species and can bias biodiversity assessment.