AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec. 9 -- Phytotaxa, a peer-reviewed journal that says it focuses on botanical taxonomy, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 10, 2024, edition (Vol. 676, No. 2):

* A novel species and a new geographical record of Nigropunctata from Bambusa vulgaris in northern Thailand

* Morpho-molecular characterization of two Pleosporales species, Montagnula thevetiae and Thyridaria thailandica sp. nov. in northern Thailand