Plant Species Biology

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The official peer-reviewed publication of The Society for the Study of Species Biology, jointly published in cooperation with the Ecological Society of Japan since 2019. 🌐https://esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14421984

「分断化された森林景観における木本性つる植物フジの撹乱後繁茂の大部分はクローン拡大によって説明される」 #OpenAccess

Plant Species Biology@plantspeciesbio.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#OpenAccess Clonal Expansion Accounts for Most Post-Disturbance Proliferation of a Dominant Temperate Liana, Wisteria floribunda, Across a Fragmented Forest Landscape Hideki Mori, Takashi Kamijo ▶️ doi.org/10.1111/1442... anthropogenic disturbance/ clonal reproduction/ fragmentation/ woody vines

Graphical abstract: Across all sampled ramets in a fragmented forest landscape, 83% were clonal, indicating that clonal expansion accounted for most of the present population structure of Wisteria floribunda. Compared with a continuous old-growth forest, the fragmented forest showed substantially greater clonal dominance and spatial coverage by genets.

◤小さな花の雄しべにも役割分担!◢ ノボタン科のハシカンボクは2種類の雄しべをもち、一方はハナバチへの「ごほうび」、もう一方は受粉を担います。花粉を運びつつも、過剰に持ち去ってしまうハナバチに対する、植物の巧みな戦略を明らかにした研究です。 本研究は、2025年度(第57回)種生物学シンポジウムで「PSB推しポスター」に選ばれ、Plant Species Biologyへの投稿に招待された研究に基づいています。 x.gd/ancmj2 受賞ならびに出版おめでとうございます! 🐝▶️ doi.org/10.1111/1442... 📸 Tetsuya Fukano

Photo by Tetsuya Fukano. 
Fukano, T., and T. Denda. 2026. “ Consistent Buzz-Pollination Posture Suggests Division of Labour Between Dimorphic Stamens in Bredia hirsuta (Melastomataceae) on Okinawa-Jima Island, Japan.” Plant Species Biology 41, no. 5: e70070. https://doi.org/10.1111/1442-1984.70070.

「キンシャチ Kroenleinia grusonii およびイワオ Echinocactus platyacanthus における親植物上の種子位置が高温条件下での種子発芽に及ぼす影響」🌵 #OpenAccess

Plant Species Biology@plantspeciesbio.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#OpenAccess Effect of Seed Position on Parental Plant of Kroenleinia grusonii (Hildm.) Lodé. and Echinocactus platyacanthus Link & Otto on #Seed Germination at High Temperatures Carlos A Zúñiga, Cecilia B Peña-Valdivia et al ▶️ doi.org/10.1111/1442... Cactaceae/ scarification

Graphical abstract:
• Kroenleinia grusonii and Echinocactus platyacanthus are native and endemic to Mexico, both have ecological and economic importance and are endangered species.
• The position in which seeds develop on the parental plant can have effects on physical and physiological characteristics.
• Seed position on parental plant of Kroenleinia spp. and Echinocactus spp. may affect its physical or physiological quality.

「ショウヨウハンゲ (サトイモ科) の部分的に開いた仏炎苞が果たす落とし穴式送粉者トラップとしての役割」 #OpenAccess

Plant Species Biology@plantspeciesbio.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#OpenAccess The Function of the Partially-Opened Spathe of Pinellia pedatisecta (Araceae) as a Pitfall Pollinator Trap Kohei Yanagisawa, Tetsuya K Matsumoto ▶️ doi.org/10.1111/1442... aroid/ deceptive #pollination system/ introduced species/ #pollinator shift/ trap flower


Graphical abstract: Pinellia pedatisecta has a simplified inflorescence structure, compared to its congeners with highly specialized trap pollination systems. However, our study suggests that P. pedatisecta also captures and releases pollinating insects by the spathe movement during flowering season.

「シジミチョウ類およびミツバチによるヒナタイノコヅチ(ヒユ科)の同一個体への反復訪花」🦋🐝 #OpenAccess

Plant Species Biology@plantspeciesbio.bsky.social · 3mo ago

<NOTES & INSIGHTS> #OpenAccess Recurrent Visitation by Lycaenid Butterflies and Honeybees to the Same Individuals of Achyranthes bidentata (Amaranthaceae) Yasuhiro Sato @yassato.bsky.social , Takayoshi Nishida 👉 doi.org/10.1111/1442... bee/ butterfly/ generalist/ #pollination

Graphical abstract: The common perennial weed Achyranthes bidentata (Amaranthaceae) produces many flowers to attract diverse insect pollinators. The authors here found that lycaenid butterflies made long-distance visits between individual plants, whereas honeybees were inclined to visit multiple flowers within an individual plant. These findings highlight potential agents of pollinator-mediated plant–plant interactions.

「系統・集団遺伝学的解析により推定された日本のチョウセンミネバリ隔離集団の種区分とその分化・孤立化の過程」🍃 #OpenAccess

Plant Species Biology@plantspeciesbio.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#OpenAccess Phylogenetic and Population Genetic Analysis Decipher the Taxonomic Consistency on Cryptic Betula costata Trautv. (Betulaceae) Populations in Japan and the Process on Its Divergence and Isolation Takaki Aihara et al doi.org/10.1111/1442... leaf morphology

Graphical abstract: Betula costata, a deciduous broad-leaved tree habits in the cool-cold temperate forests in East Asia, is an ideal species for studying the persistence of relict plants. Although cryptic populations of this species have been reported in central Japan in recent years, species delineation of them using molecular evidence has not been undertaken. This study is the first to estimate the phylogenetic position of putative B. costata populations in Japan and supported the classification of them as B. costata. Our analysis also suggests that B. costata in Japan diverged from continental populations and has persisted in isolated enclaves with benign environmental conditions since the Last Glacial Maximum.

「極端な豪雪環境下にある冷温帯山地渓畔林の森林構造と維持機構」☃️ #OpenAccess

Plant Species Biology@plantspeciesbio.bsky.social · 6mo ago

#OpenAccess Forest Structure and Maintenance Mechanisms of Montane Riparian Forests Under Extreme Snowfall in the Cool‐Temperate Zone of Western Fukushima, Japan Yosuke Nakano et al doi.org/10.1111/1442... creeping/ dwarf montane riparian forest/ layering/ sprouting

Graphical abstract: In extreme heavy snowfall environments (maximum snow depth of 5 m), dominant species such as Pterocarya rhoifolia and Aesculus turbinata exhibited different survival strategies—sprouting, dwarfing, and layering—compared to their tall forms in heavy snowfall areas (maximum 2 m). Additionally, Acer nipponicum, common in snowy regions, was also dominant, suggesting that montane riparian forests under extreme snow accumulation are maintained by tree species adapted to such conditions.