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The genome sequence of the Velvet Shank, Flammulina velutipes (Curtis) Singer, 1951.
Wright, Richard ; Woof, Kieran ; Kew Genome Acquisition Lab, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom ; Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective ; Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life programme …
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The genome sequence of the Fruity Milkcap, Lactarius evosmus (Kühner & Romagn., 1954).
We present a genome assembly from an individual (Fruity Milkcap; Basidiomycota; Agaricomycetes; Russulales; Russulaceae). The genome sequence is 57.2 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 11 chromosomal pseudomolecules. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 61.51 kilobases in length.Cullington, Penny ; Douglas, Brian ; Woof, Kieran ; Gaya, Ester ; Kew Genome Acquisition Lab, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom …
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Telipogon nigropurpureus (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae): new insights on its morphology and distribution in Colombia and Ecuador.
Over the past 20 years, Telipogon nigropurpureus had been known from only one specimen from the type locality near Arcabuco, Boyacá, in central Colombia. During botanical explorations in Colombia and Ecuador we have encountered more populations which are reported here. The new records found in Ecuador extend the known geographic... -
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Phylogenetic evidence reshapes the taxonomy of Cacao and its allies (Theobroma and Herrania; Malvaceae, Byttnerioideae).
(Malvaceae, Byttnerioideae), the cacao genus, has a taxonomic history spanning over two centuries. Currently, it comprises 23 species of trees from lowland forests from the Tropical Americas. , a closely related genus described later, includes 17 additional species commonly referred to as “wild cacaos.” Phylogenetic relationships and morphological circumscriptions between... -
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Prioritising Important Plant Areas (IPAs) among the limestone karsts of Perak, Malaysia.
The flora of limestone karsts is exceptionally rich, due in particular to the wide array of microhabitats that limestone outcrops support. However, in Peninsular Malaysia limestone outcrops are heavily exploited for the quarry industry, cave temples, leisure venues and the development of geoparks, hence the limestone flora is amongst the... -
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Teaching transposon classification as a means to crowd source the curation of repeat annotation – a tardigrade perspective.
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Interpreting materia medica. A case study on Ioannes Archiatrus.
Background Premodern medical texts are an invaluable source for scholars from humanities and sciences. However, they are usually not accessible as few scientists with an interest in premodern materia medica are also qualified philologists. Therefore, a balance has to be struck to translate these texts while preserving information on how... -
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A new classification system and taxonomic synopsis for Malpighiaceae (Malpighiales, Rosids) based on molecular phylogenetics, morphology, palynology, and chemistry.
Malpighiaceae has undergone unprecedented changes in its traditional classification in the past two decades due to several phylogenetic studies shedding light on the non-monophyly of all subfamilies and most tribes and genera. Even though morphological characters were used to reconstruct the last molecular generic phylogeny of Malpighiaceae, a new classification... -
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A settled sub-family for the orphan tree: The phylogenetic position of the endemic Colombian genus Orphanodendron in the Leguminosae.
Castellanos, César ; Steeves, Royce ; Lewis, Gwilym P. ; Bruneau, Anne
Orphanodendron, matK, Genistoid clade, Colombia, Phylogenetic analysis, Papilionoideae, and Fabaceae
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Novelties in Hyptidendron (Hyptidinae – Lamiaceae) from Brazil: A new species and a rediscovery.
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Stomatal evolution and plant adaptation to future climate.
Global climate change is affecting plant photosynthesis and transpiration processes, as well as increasing weather extremes impacting socio‐political and environmental events and decisions for decades to come. One major research challenge in plant biology and ecology is the interaction of photosynthesis with the environment. Stomata control plant gas exchange and... -
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Two new remarkable species of Myrcia sect. Aguava (Myrtaceae, Myrteae) from the Brazilian Atlantic and Amazon forests.
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Marsh-orchids of Canada: long-standing mysteries partially solved.
Between 1959 and 1988, three populations of purple-flowered terrestrial orchids attributable to subgenus were discovered in Canada. The populations at Timmins, Ontario, and St John's, Newfoundland were strongly marked on both flowers and leaves, in contrast with the anthocyanin-deficient population at Tilt Cove, Newfoundland. All three populations have since experienced... -
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Reproductive and vegetative remains of a Eucalypt (Myrtaceae) from the early Eocene of India.
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Molecular phylogenetics of Distephanus supports the recognition of a new tribe, Distephaneae (Asteraceae).
Distephanus Cass. comprises 43 distinctive species of shrubs and small trees that have been placed historically within the ironweed tribe, Vernonieae (Asteraceae). Using the most expansive sampling of Distephanus to date, this study aims to test the monophyly of this genus and facilitate its classification. Molecular phylogenetic analyses were conducted...Gostel, M. R. ; Loeuille, Benoit ; Santana, Mariana Henriques ; Kelloff, Carol L ; Chan, Raymund …
Phylogenetics, ITS, Vernonieae, Madagascar, Africa, Asteraceae, Plastid loci, and Distephanus
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Notes on South-East Asian Diospyros L. (Ebenaceae, Ericales): commonly misidentified species in mainland South-East Asia.
Meeprom, Nattanon ; Duangjai, Sutee ; Utteridge, Timothy M. A. ; Culham, Alastair ; Puglisi, Carmen
Flora, Nomenclature, Lectotypification, Ebony, Indochina, Taxonomy, and Diospyros
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An Automated Approach to Map the History of Forest Disturbance from Insect Mortality and Harvest with Landsat Time-Series Data.
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A new species of Maxillaria.
Schuiteman, André
New species, Maxillaria gladiate, Peru, Orchidaceae, Maxillaria, and Orchids
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The effect of light and soil moisture on the accumulation of three flavonoids in the leaves of Mexican oregano (Lippia graveolens Kunth).
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Pouzolzia saxophila sp. nov. (Urticaceae tribe Boehmerieae) from Bahia, Brazil.
The paper supplements a taxonomic revision of the New World species of by Wilmot‐Dear and Friis in 1996 and a supplement in 2011 with an additional new species. Here another new species of Friis, Wilmot‐Dear & A. K. Monro, is described from a restricted area of xerophytic scrub vegetation on...Wilmot‐Dear, Christine Melanie ; Friis, Ib ; Monro, Alex K.
Pouzolzia, Bahia (Brazil), Taxonomy, Pouzolzia saxophila, New species, and Revisions
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Calamus kebariensis (Arecaceae)—a new montane rattan from New Guinea.
Calamus kebariensis (Arecaceae or Palmae), a new species of rattan from the Bird’s Head Peninsula in West Papua, Indonesia, is described and illustrated. This species, which, among the New Guinea Calamus species, most closely resembles C. cuthbertsonii and C. spanostachys, is distinguished by its short and extremely slender stems, finely...Maturbongs, Rudi A. ; Dransfield, John ; Baker, William
Papuasia, Bird’s Head Peninsula (Indonesia), South-East Asia, Calamus kebariensis, New species, Lianas, Calamua, Taxonomy, Palms, and Rattans
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A new combination in Cenchrus (Poaceae: Paniceae), with lectotypification of Panicum divisum.
The new combination, Cenchrus divisus (J.F. Gmelin) Verloove, Govaerts & Buttler, is proposed for the species widely known as Pennisetum divisum (J.F. Gmelin) Henrard, and a lectotype for Panicum divisum J.F. Gmelin is designated.Verloove, Filip ; Govaerts, Rafaël ; Buttler, Karl Peter
Nomenclature, Cenchrus, Pennisetum divisum, Lectotypification, Panicum divisum, Panicum, and Cenchrus divisus
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Revision of the fern family Marattiaceae in the Seychelles with two new species and a discussion of the African Ptisana fraxinea complex.
The fern flora of the Seychelles archipelago remains relatively poorly known. Current projects involving the development of the Seychelles National Herbarium and study of key biodiversity areas have resulted in extensive new explorations on the granitic islands. Historical literature, newly collected specimens and older collections have been revised for the... -
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Seed dormancy and germination in three Crocus ser. Verni species (Iridaceae): implications for evolution of dormancy within the genus.
The aim of this work was to examine whether seed ecophysiological traits in three closely related species were associated with ecological niche differentiation and species divergence. Seeds of the temperate tetraploid cytotype of , the sub‐ editerranean and the Mediterranean were placed either on agar in the laboratory under different... -
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Plant neighbourhood diversity effects on leaf traits: A meta‐analysis.
Read the free for this article on the Journal blog.Felix, Juri A. ; Stevenson, Philip C. ; Koricheva, Julia
Meta-analysis neighbourhood diversity, Defence, Leaf traits, BEF, Insect herbivore, and Associational effects
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Field margins and cropping system influence diversity and abundance of aphid natural enemies in Lablab purpureus.
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Fungal symbiont diversity drives growth of Holcus lanatus depending on soil nutrient availability.
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Bioclimatic Origin Shapes Phylogenetic Structure of Tirmania (Pezizaceae): New Species and New Record from North Africa.
The phylogenetic relationships among Tirmania were investigated using the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and large subunit (LSU) regions of the nuclear-encoded ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and compared with morphological and bioclimatic data. The combined analyses of forty-one Tirmania samples from Algeria and Spain supported four lineages corresponding to four morphological species.... -
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Molecular phylogenetics shed light on polyploid speciation in gorses (Ulex, Fabaceae: Genisteae) and on the origin of the invasive Ulex europaeus.
Hybridization and polyploidy are key evolutionary forces in plant diversification, and their co-occurrence in the context of allopolyploid speciation is often associated with increased ability to colonize new environments and invasiveness. In the genus Ulex (Fabaceae), the European gorse (Ulex europaeus subsp. europaeus) is the only invasive and the only... -
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1068. Amorphophallus ongsakulii Hett. & A.Galloway: Araceae.
Hett. & A.Galloway is illustrated from plants cultivated by the authors. Its ecology, distribution, and systematics are described, along with notes on cultivation.Dodsworth, Steven ; Phillips, Charlotte ; Lambkin, Deborah
Plant ecology, Etymology, Cultivation, Geographical distribution, Amorphophallus ongsakulii, Habitat, Descriptors, and Nomenclature
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Phylogenomics and the rise of the angiosperms
Angiosperms are the cornerstone of most terrestrial ecosystems and human livelihoods1,2. A robust understanding of angiosperm evolution is required to explain their rise to ecological dominance. So far, the angiosperm tree of life has been determined primarily by means of analyses of the plastid genome3,4. Many studies have drawn on...Zuntini, Alexandre R. ; Carruthers, Tom ; Maurin, Olivier ; Bailey, Paul C. ; Leempoel, Kevin …
Plant evolution, Angiosperms, Phylogenetics, Speciation, and Phylogenomics
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Molecules from nature: Reconciling biodiversity conservation and global healthcare imperatives for sustainable use of medicinal plants and fungi.
Societal Impact Statement Plants and fungi have provided, or inspired, key pharmaceuticals for global health challenges, including cancer, heart disease, dementia, and malaria, and are valued as traditional medicines worldwide. Global demand for medicinal plants and fungi has threatened certain species, contributing to biodiversity loss and depletion of natural resources... -
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Estimation of contemporary effective population size in plant populations: Limitations of genomic datasets.
Effective population size ( ) is a pivotal evolutionary parameter with crucial implications in conservation practice and policy. Genetic methods to estimate have been preferred over demographic methods because they rely on genetic data rather than time‐consuming ecological monitoring. Methods based on linkage disequilibrium (LD), in particular, have become popular... -
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Nitrogen-fixing and non-nitrogen-fixing legume plants differ in leaf nutrient concentrations and relationships between photosynthetic and hydraulic traits.
Legumes account for a significant proportion of plants in the terrestrial ecosystems. Nitrogen-fixing capability of certain legumes is a pivotal trait that contributes to their ecological dominance. Yet, the functional traits and trait relationships between N-fixer and non-N-fixer legumes are poorly understood. Here, we investigated 27 functional traits associated with...