Annales Botanici Fennici

Annales Botanici Fennici
Research on plants and fungi since 1964.

Annales Botanici Fennici is an established international, peer-reviewed journal published by the Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board. We publish original research on plants and fungi, as well as in-depth reviews and articles on research methodology. For more details, see our Scope.

From the beginning of 2026, new articles are published Open Access at BioOne under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND license. Additionally, articles are available at www.annbot.net in EPUB or PDF format.

Contributions from all scientists are welcomed and there are no publication fees.

Recently in Annales Botanici Fennici

40 typifications in Annales Botanici Fennici in 2025!

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41 nomenclatural novelties in Annales Botanici Fennici in 2025!

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Another new species from Yunnan: Chisocheton megathyrsus, a long-misidentified tree with 2.5-m inflorescences and large puberulent fruits, now finally described. Highlights the conservation value of Yunnan's dipterocarp rainforest.

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New species from Yunnan: Vincetoxicum jinshaense, a dry-hot valley endemic distinguished by its cuneate leaf bases, reflexed sepals and truncate corolla lobes. Underscores the conservation urgency in the fragile dry-hot river valleys of SW China

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Restoring a missing link in fungal nomenclature: the name Gymnopilus crocias is now properly validated, with a full typification trail provided.

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Lectotype fixed and type locality clarified for Impatiens chlorosepala! Meticulous work that secures name stability and guides future fieldwork.

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New Irano-Turanian endemic from NW Iran: Psephellus avajiqensis. Distinguished by, e.g., undivided broader leaves with dense grey tomentum and white flowers.

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New ginger, Kaempferia grandis, with the largest leaves in its subgenus. Endemic to Kanchanaburi limestone forest, highlighting Thailand as a centre of Kaempferia diversity. Includes an updated identification key and a comparative morphological table.

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Smoke wakes seeds in different ways: gibberellin helps all, but karrikinolide acts via ROS while cyanide works through NO. New study reveals which hormonal and oxidative signals switch dormant seeds back to life after smoke exposure

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Thesium hiernianum Idrees & J.M.H. Shaw, a replacement name for the illegitimate T. strigulosum Welw. ex Hiern, honours William Philip Hiern (1839–1925) and his contributions to documentation of tropical African flora.

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Lectotypification of six Artemisia names, A. incisa, A. indica, A. macrocephala, A. minor, A. myriantha and A. roxburghiana var. purpurascens, tighten nomenclatural stability for Indian/Myanmar material

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New species Biarum gulsenianum from central Anatolia, Turkey. Unusually summer-flowering, adding to Turkey's remarkable Biarum diversity

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New aroid species, Biarum alka-galalicum, from Iraq with smaller size and a narrow, deep brown-purple spathe limb; known only from a single locality. Clarifies species limits in the B. carduchorum group and highlights the unique endemism of northern Iraqi Araceae

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