Plant Diversity前身是《云南植物研究》及《植物分类与资源学报》，2016年开始改用Plant Diversity.

2016年发表的系统学方面的文章有：

(1) Wang, W., & Wu, Z. (2016). Six new species of Elatostema( urticaceae) from Yunnan. Plant Diversity, 38(1), 17-22.

(2) Wang, Q., & Jia Y. (2016). A taxonomic revision of Ulota Mohr (orthotrichaceae) in south and central America. Plant Diversity, 38(2), 65–88.

(3) Chen, H., Deng, T., Yue, J., Al-Shehbaz, I. A., & Sun, H. (2016). Molecular phylogeny reveals the non-monophyly of tribe Yinshanieae (Brassicaceae) and description of a new tribe, Hillielleae. Plant Diversity,38(4), 171-182.

(4) Wang Z., Li X., Liu E., Shangguan F., & Chang X. (2016). Lysimachia septemfida (Primulaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China. Plant Diversity, 38(4), 201-206.

个人感兴趣的其他文章：

(5) Richard, C. (2016). Plant diversity in a changing world: status, trends, and conservation needs. Plant Diversity, 38(1), 11-18.

一些数字值得注意：

A recent paper estimated the total number of angiosperm species at around 450,000, of which 10-20% are still unknown to science (Pimm and Joppa, 2015). Recent estimates for gymnosperms (1000

species; Christenhusz et al., 2011), ferns (10,000 species; Ranker and Sundue, 2015), lycophytes (1300 species), mosses (9000 species; Magill, 2010), hornworts (200-250 species; Villarreal et al., 2010), and liverworts (7500; Von Konrat et al., 2010) suggest that the global total for all land plants is around 500,000 species. This compares with around 10,000 bird species and 5400 mammals. Indeed, the only taxonomic groups whose diversities are thought to substantially exceed that of land plants are the largely plantdependent fungi (1.5-5.1 m; Hawksworth, 2012) and beetles (ca. 1.5 m; Stork et al., 2015).

Pimm and Joppa (2015) estimated that two-thirds of all angiosperm species are found within the tropics.

Fewer than 20,000 plant species have been formally assessed so far at the global level using the IUCN Red List criteria, so the proportion of land plants that are threatened is not accurately

known.

Pimm and Joppa (2015) suggest that a third of all angiosperms

are at risk of extinction ...

上面的一些估计数据来源自：Pimm, S.L., Joppa, L.N., 2015. How many plant species are there, where are they, and at what rate are they going extinct? Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 100, 170-176. 这篇文章值得看看。

(6) Volis, S. (2016). How to conserve threatened Chinese plant species with extremely small populations?. Plant Diversity, 38(1), 53-62.

At least 200 species have become extinct over the past 50 years (Chinese State Report on Biodiversity Editorial Committee, 1998) and c. 5000 species are currently threatened or on the verge of extinction, making China one of the highest priorities for global biodiversity conservation.

上面的资料来自：《中国生物多样性国情研究报告》编写组编. 中国生物多样性国情研究报告. 北京：中国环境科学出版社, 1998.

(7) Wade, E. M., Nadarajan, J., Yang, X., Ballesteros, D., Sun, W., & Pritchard, H. W. (2016). Plant species with extremely small populations (PSESP) in China: a seed and spore biology perspective. Plant Diversity, 38(5), 209-220.

Abstract:.....We have used China's PSESP (the first group listing) as a case study to understand the gaps in knowledge on propagule biology of threatened plant species. We found that whilst germination information is available for 28 species (23% of PSESP), storage characteristics are only known for 8% of PSESP (10 species). Moreover, we estimate that 60% of the listed species may require cryopreservation for long-term storage. We conclude that comparative biology studies are urgently needed on the world's most threatened taxa so that conservation action can progress beyond species listing.

就是这些极小种群的物种，关于它们的种子（蕨类是孢子）有效贮存与萌发的信息都很稀少，还谈何保护？