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CORRECTION article

Front. Plant Sci., 12 February 2026

Sec. Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volume 17 - 2026 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2026.1787443

Correction: A revision of the genus Beesia (Ranunculaceae) as informed through integrative taxonomy, with description of a new species from Sichuan (China)

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Andrey S. Erst*Andrey S. Erst1*Elizaveta Yu. Mitrenina,Elizaveta Yu. Mitrenina1,2Denis A. Krivenko,Denis A. Krivenko1,3Tatyana V. Erst,Tatyana V. Erst4,5Yulia V. CheldyshevaYulia V. Cheldysheva1Igor V. Gorbenko,Igor V. Gorbenko1,6Renata BorosovaRenata Borosova7Lian Lian,Lian Lian8,9Yuan-Yuan Ling,,Yuan-Yuan Ling8,9,10Huan-Wen Peng,Huan-Wen Peng8,9Jun Zhang,,Jun Zhang8,9,10Shukherdorj BaasanmunkhShukherdorj Baasanmunkh11Hyeok Jae ChoiHyeok Jae Choi11Ivan V. TatanovIvan V. Tatanov12Alexander A. KuznetsovAlexander A. Kuznetsov13Mathew T. SharplesMathew T. Sharples14Kun-Li Xiang,*Kun-Li Xiang8,9*
  • 1Laboratory of Herbarium, Central Siberian Botanical Garden of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
  • 2Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Biological Institute, National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
  • 3Department of Biodiversity and Biological Resources, Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia
  • 4Laboratory of Molecular Phytopathology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
  • 5Laboratory of Biological Control of Phytophages and Phytopathogens, Siberian Federal Scientific Centre of Agrobiotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoobsk, Russia
  • 6Laboratory of Plant Genetic Engineering, Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia
  • 7Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, United Kingdom
  • 8State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
  • 9China National Botanical Garden, Beijing, China
  • 10University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
  • 11Department of Biology and Chemistry, Changwon National University, Changwon, Republic of Korea
  • 12Department of Herbarium of Higher Plants, Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
  • 13Laboratory of the Herbarium, National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
  • 14Department of Biological and Earth Sciences, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR, United States

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A revision of the genus Beesia (Ranunculaceae) as informed through integrative taxonomy, with description of a new species from Sichuan (China)

By Erst AS, Mitrenina EY, Krivenko DA, Erst TV, Cheldysheva YV, Gorbenko IV, Borosova R, Lian L, Ling Y-Y, Peng H-W, Zhang J, Baasanmunkh S, Choi HJ, Tatanov IV, Kuznetsov AA, Sharples MT and Xiang K-L (2026) Front. Plant Sci. 16:1699952. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2025.1699952

There was a mistake in Figure 8 as published. Some distribution points on the previous figure were indicated. The corrected Figure 8 appears below.

Figure 8
Map showing geographic distributions of three Beesia species in China. Blue circles represent Beesia calthifolia, purple triangles mark Beesia deltophylla, and green squares indicate Beesia yangii. Regions include Yunnan, Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei, and Hunan, outlined with topographic details and latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates.

Figure 8. Distribution map of known localities of occurrence for species of Beesia.

“A correction has been made to section 4 Discussion, 4.2 Taxonomic treatment, Paragraph 5. The sentence originally stated “Distribution: Three species in China, India and Myanmar.” The corrected sentence states “Distribution: Three species in China and Myanmar.”

A correction has been made to section 4 Discussion, 4.2 Taxonomic treatment, Paragraph 11. The sentence originally stated “Distribution: China, SE Xizang (Mêdog Xian); India, Arunachal Pradesh (upper Siang) Figure 8).” The corrected sentence states “Distribution: China, SE Xizang (Medog Xian) (Figure 8).”

A correction has been made to section 4 Discussion, 4.2 Taxonomic treatment, Paragraph 13. The original paragraph stated “Additional specimens examined: СHINA, Tibet, Mêdog County. Nyingchi, near Hanmi village, 2,227 m, 29°22′01.8″″N 95°07′05.2″E, 02 July 2024, J. Zhang, T. Gao, Y.Y. Ling CH2024-22-1 (NS! barcode NS0033870, PE)!; Duoxiong River, 2477 m, 29°24′10.1″N 95°05′16.3″E, 02 July 2024, iidem SP-7-2-1 (NS! barcode NS0033869, PE)!; Nyingchi, near Rizhalu village 2,365 m, 29°23′05.7″N 95°06′07.4″E, 02 July 2024, iidem SP-7-2-2 (NS! barcode NS0033868, PE)!. INDIA, Arunachal Pradesh. Lalung, Pachakshiri [2,438 m], 6 May 1938, F. Ludlow & G. Sherriff 3,714 (BM! barcode BM000078370); Delei valley [1,829–2,134 m], 28°21′N 96°37″E, 20 July 1928, F. Kingdon Ward 8473 (K! barcodes K004189054 (sheet 1/2) and K004189055 (sheet 2/2)); Lower Subansiri district, Pange-Talle valley road, 2,118 m [27°34′21.6″N 93°55′22.7″E], 04 April 2009, A.A. Mao 19143 (ARUN)!; Siang, Singa to Sitoma, 1,500–2,400 m [28°46′57.1″N 95°11′33.8″E], 21 July 2010, Pathak & Bhaumik 72901 (CAL)!; Upper Siang, Sitoma to Pemashree, 2,370–4,000 m [28°46′59.9″N 95°16′51.6″E], 11 September 2011, Pathak & Gopal Krishna 54264 (CAL)!.”

The corrected sentence states “Additional specimens examined: CHINA, Tibet, Medog County. Nyingchi, near Hanmi village, 2,227 m, 29°22′01.8″″N 95°07′05.2″ E, 02 July 2024, J. Zhang, T. Gao, Y.Y. Ling CH2024-22-1 (NS! barcode NS0033870, PE)!; Duoxiong River, 2477 m, 29°24′10.1″N 95°05′16.3″E, 02 July 2024, iidem SP-7-2-1 (NS! Barcode NS0033869, PE)!; Nyingchi, near Rizhalu village 2,365 m, 29°23′ 05.7″N 95°06′07.4″E, 02 July 2024, iidem SP-7-2-2 (NS! Barcode NS0033868, PE)!; 2,438 m, 6 May 1938, F. Ludlow & G. Sherriff 3,714 (BM! Barcode BM000078370); 1,829–2,134 m, 28°21′N 96°37″E, 20 July 1928, F. Kingdon Ward 8473 (K! barcodes K004189054 (sheet 1/2) and K004189055 (sheet 2/2)); 2,118 m, 27°34′21.6″N, 93°55′22.7″E, 04 April 2009, A.A. Mao 19143 (ARUN)!; 1,500 – 2,400 m, 28°46′57.1″N 95°11′33.8″E, 21 July 2010, Pathak & Bhaumik 72901 (CAL)!; 2,370–4,000 m, 28°46′59.9″N 95°16′51.6″E, 11 September 2011, Pathak & Gopal Krishna 54264 (CAL)!.”

In the acknowledgements, the sentence “we thank Manas Bhaumik (Botanical Survey of India – Industrial Section Indian Museum, Kolkata) and Umeshkumar Tiwari (Botanical Survey of India – Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Itanagar) for clarifying the location of Beesia deltophylla in India” has been corrected to “we thank Manas Bhaumik (Botanical Survey of India – Industrial Section Indian Museum, Kolkata) and Umeshkumar Tiwari (Botanical Survey of India – Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Itanagar) for providing some information on the Beesia deltophylla specimens”.

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Keywords: Beesia, China, genome, karyotype, integrative taxonomy, new species, phylogeny, Ranunculaceae

Citation: Erst AS, Mitrenina EY, Krivenko DA, Erst TV, Cheldysheva YV, Gorbenko IV, Borosova R, Lian L, Ling Y-Y, Peng H-W, Zhang J, Baasanmunkh S, Choi HJ, Tatanov IV, Kuznetsov AA, Sharples MT and Xiang K-L (2026) Correction: A revision of the genus Beesia (Ranunculaceae) as informed through integrative taxonomy, with description of a new species from Sichuan (China). Front. Plant Sci. 17:1787443. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2026.1787443

Received: 14 January 2026; Accepted: 23 January 2026; Revised: 14 January 2026;
Published: 12 February 2026.

Edited and reviewed by:

Evandro Marsola Moraes, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil

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