Update on the Brassicaceae species checklist

Abstract

Here we present a revised species checklist for the Brassicaceae, updated from Warwick SI, Francis, A, Al-Shehbaz IA (2006), Brassicaceae: Species checklist and database on CD-ROM, Plant Systematics and Evolution 259: 249─25. This update of the checklist was initiated, based on recent taxonomic and molecular studies on the Brassicaceae that have resulted in new species names, combinations and associated synonyms. New data have been added indicating tribal affiliations within the family and where type specimens have been designated. In addition, information from many early publications has been checked and added to the database. The database now includes information on 14983 taxa, 4636 of which are currently accepted and divided into 340 genera and 52 tribes. A selected bibliography of recent publications on the Brassicaceae is included.

Hemilophia cardiocarpa (Brassicaceae), a new species from Yunnan, southwest China

“…The systematic position of Hemilophia in Brassicaceae is not well resolved up to now. Schulz (1936) placed it in the tribe Lepidieae DC., whereas this treatment was not supported by recent studies ( Al-Shehbaz 2012 ; Nikolov et al 2019 ; Walden et al 2020 ; Francis et al 2021 ; Liu et al 2021 ).…”

Critical notes on Cruciferae

“…This circumstance seems to be essential for resuming an attempt to conserve the latter name (Paclt, 1973), but now based on a solid nomenclatural ground. To the best of my knowledge, Lepidium culminicula, described based on the single collection from the highest peak of Lebanon, has never been subjected to a critical taxonomic evaluation and so far, is globally accepted (Greuter et al, 1986;Warwick et al, 2006b;Marhold, 2011;Freiberg et al, 2020;Francis et al, 2021;Govaerts et al, 2021;COL [2022]; POWO [2022]; Tropicos [2022]; WFO [2022]) as originally defined by Mouterde (1970). However, morphology of its type does not support this viewpoint.…”

“…Guss., 1828, Fl. Sicul With the only exception of GBIF [2022], Erysimum minus is currently a universally unplaced/ ambiguous/unresolved name (Freiberg et al, 2020;Govaerts et al, 2021;POWO [2022]; WFO [2022]), otherwise not included in the databases (Francis et al, 2021;COL [2022]; Tropicos [2022]) and generally missing in both old and modern taxonomic and floristic literature. This situation is to a large extent explained by the lack of any information on the origin of the plant (except for the indication that it is not native to England) in the protologue (Miller, 1768: Erysimum) as well as in the single work (Boerhaave, 1720: 16) referred to therein.…”

BRAD V3.0: an upgraded Brassicaceae database

“…It represents a major resource for understanding complex genome structures and their association with evolutionary and domestication history. The Brassicaceae is a large family of flowering plants with 4636 known species in 340 genera ( 2 ). It includes many crops of agricultural, ornamental, condimental, medicinal and scientific significance ( 3 ), as well as the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana for which extensive gene functional information has been accumulated over the past 30 years.…”