TypeTaxonScript: sugarifying and enhancing data structures in biological systematics and biodiversity research.

Object-oriented programming (OOP) embodies a software development paradigm grounded in representing real-world entities as objects, facilitating a more efficient and structured modelling approach. In this article, we explore the synergy between OOP principles and the TypeScript (TS) programming language to create a JSON-formatted database designed for storing arrays of biological features. This fusion of technologies fosters a controlled and modular code script, streamlining the integration, manipulation, expansion, and analysis of biological data, all while enhancing syntax for improved human readability, such as through the use of dot notation.

Systematics of Ditaxinae and Related Lineages within the Subfamily Acalyphoideae (Euphorbiaceae) Based on Molecular Phylogenetics.

The subtribe Ditaxinae in the plant family Euphorbiaceae is composed of five genera (, , , and ) and approximately 120 species of perennial herbs (rarely annual) to treelets. The subtribe is distributed throughout the Americas, with the exception of , which also occurs in tropical Africa and Madagascar. Under the current classification, Ditaxinae includes genera with a questionable morphology-based taxonomy, especially , and .

Untangling inflorescences in Miconieae (Melastomataceae): development, typology, and the systematic and evolutionary implications.

This study aimed to describe the origin, position, development and typology of inflorescences in Miconieae through ontogenetic and morphological analyses using light microscopy. We observed three morphological character states: terminal, pseudo-axillary and axillary; and two ontogenetic states: terminal and axillary. The terminal and pseudoaxillary inflorescences originate from terminal reproductive meristems.

Typifications of some species names in Anthurium section Pachyneurium (Araceae).

During a taxonomic study of Anthurium sect. Pachyneurium, it was found that the names of four species required typification. Verification of the protologues and cited collections is discussed and typifications are proposed as follows: the illustration is designated as the neotype of Schott.