Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy

RESEARCH ARTICLE Historical usage and changes in scientific and vernacular plant names in the early Korean botanical literature: I. Chosen Sikmul Hyangmyoung-jip
Chosen Sikmul Hyangmyoung-jip is an early source of scientific and Korean vernacular plant names, yet it has not been reassessed under modern nomenclatural and taxonomic frameworks. We evaluated 1,944 records of scientific and Korean vernacular names. Scientific names wer...

RESEARCH ARTICLE Distribution and taxonomic identity of Cyclosorus parasiticus (Thelypteridaceae) in Korea
Thelypteridaceae is a taxonomically ambiguous family with generic boundaries defined by extensive morphological variation and frequent interspecific convergence. Consequently, Cyclosorus parasiticus (L.) Farw. has been classified under several genera by many researchers. ...

RESEARCH ARTICLE Cirsium reflexiphyllarium (Asteraceae), a new species of Cirsium from Korea
Cirsium reflexiphyllarium is described as a new species from Mt. Hwaaksan and Mt. Myeongjisan in Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, and Mt. Daeamsan in Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do, Korea. This species has previously been misidentified as C. schantarense, C. diamantiacum,...