Two new species of Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum from southern Ecuador and northern Peru are described here. Solanum rubicaule S. Stern, sp. nov., is a member of sect. Torva and is characterized by a festooning, scandent growth form and fruits held horizontally on recurved pedicels. Solanum achorum S. Stern, sp. nov., is a member of sect. Erythrotrichum and is characterized by 4-12-flowered in...

Based on morphological and molecular evidence, two new species of Silene are recognized described here, S. penduliflora F.Jafari, Keshavarzi & Doostm. sp. nov. thyrsiantha Mirtadz. The newly discovered distributed in the central southeastern parts Iran, growing rocky habitats. Relationships among these their close relatives demonstrated using nrDNA ITS cpDNA rps16 phylogenies. ghahremaninej...