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The chemical constituents of Penianthus longifolius Miers
Fourteen compounds were isolated from the roots, leaves and twigs of Penianthus longifolius Miers (Menispermaceae), including two previously unreported neo-clerodane diterpenoids, penianthin (1), its C-8 epimer (2). In addition, the previously reported O-methylmoschatoline (3), taraxerol (4), taraxerone (5), rubrosterone, (6), panuosterone (7), 22-epi-20-hydroxyecdysone (8), ergosterol peroxide (9), stigmast-5-ene-3,7-dione (10), stigmasterol...Tabekoueng, Georges ; Akak, Carine ; Langat, Moses K. ; Blaise, Azebaze ; Kamdem Waffo, Alain …
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The future of walnut–fruit forests in Kyrgyzstan and the status of the iconic Endangered apple Malus niedzwetzkyana
Forest ecosystems are rich in biodiversity and provide valuable ecosystem services, but are declining worldwide. Malus niedzwetzkyana, an Endangered wild relative of domesticated apples, is an important component of the walnut–fruit forests of Central Asia. Its iconic pink blossom and genetic properties give it special cultural and scientific significance, but...Wilson, Brett ; Mills, Morena ; Kulikov, Maksim ; Clubbe, Colin
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Book chapter
The Flora of Angola: Collectors, Richness and Endemism
Angola is botanically rich and floristically diverse, but is still very unevenly explored with very few collections from the eastern half of the country. We present an overview of historical and current botanical activity in Angola, and point to some areas of future research. Approximately 6850 species are native to...Goyder, David ; Gonçalves, Francisco
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The influence of organic and inorganic chelators on the toxicity of bulk and nanoparticles of zinc oxide during germination and seedling growth of Nicotiana tabacum L
Nano and bulk-forms of zinc oxide (ZnO) are used extensively in industry and consequently may accumulate in the environment. However, there is little information available on the comparative effects of these forms during the critical early stages of plant life. Furthermore, the role of chelating agents, which affect the bioavailability...Tirani, Maryam ; Haghjou, Maryam ; Sulieman, Saad ; Colville, Louise ; Ismaili, Ahmad
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The Impact of Mutualisms on Species Richness
Mutualisms – cooperative interactions among different species – are known to influence global biodiversity. Nevertheless, theoretical and empirical work has led to divergent hypotheses about how mutualisms modulate diversity. We ask here when and how mutualisms influence species richness. Our synthesis suggests that mutualisms can promote or restrict species richness...Chomicki, Guillaume ; Weber, Marjorie ; Antonelli, Alexandre ; Bascompte, Jordi ; Kiers, Toby
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The scent of symbiosis: gut bacteria may affect social interactions in leaf-cutting ants
Animal gut microbiota affect host physiology and behaviour. In social insects, where colony level integrity is preserved via a nestmate discrimination system based on cuticular hydrocarbon mixtures, microorganismal effects may therefore influence social dynamics. Although nestmate recognition has undergone a thorough exploration during the last four decades, few studies have...Teseo, Serafino ; van Zweden, Jelle ; Pontieri, Luigi ; Kooij, Pepijn W. ; Sørensen, Søren …
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The Use of Phylogenetic Diversity in Conservation Biology and Community Ecology: A Common Base but Different Approaches
The use of phylogenetic tools and studies has strongly increased in the last two decades especially in conservation biology and community ecology. Phylogenetic trees are essential to understand the processes of community or network assembly, to identify centers of diversification, and to help protect Earth?s evolutionary heritage. Despite two decades...Véron, Simon ; Saito, Victor ; Padilla-García, Nélida ; Forest, Félix ; Bertheau, Yves
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The Manokwari Declaration: Challenges ahead in conserving 70% of Tanah Papua’s forests
The Manokwari Declaration is an unprecedented pledge by the governors of Indonesia’s two New Guinea provinces to promote conservation and become SE Asia’s new Costa Rica. This is an exciting, yet challenging endeavour that will require working on many fronts that transcend single disciplines. Because Indonesian New Guinea has the...Cámara-Leret, Rodrigo ; Schuiteman, Andre ; Utteridge, Timothy ; Bramley, Gemma ; Deverell, Richard …
Policy, Manokwari Declaration, Biodiversity, Conservation planning, and Indigenous peoples
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The spatio-temporal variability of groundwater storage in the Amazon River Basin
In large Tropical River basins such as the Amazon, groundwater plays a major role in the water and ecological cycles with large influences on the rainforest ecosystems and climate variability. However, due to the lack of monitoring networks, Amazon groundwater storage and its variability remain poorly known. Here, we provide...Frappart, F ; Papa, F ; Güntner, A ; Tomasella, J ; Pfeffer, J …
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Thermal thresholds for seed germination in Mediterranean species are higher in mountain compared with lowland areas
Each taxon is characterized by a temperature range over which seed germination is possible and this may vary in space and time in relation to climate and ecological conditions. We used thermal modelling to test the hypothesis that thermal thresholds for seed germination can predict germination timing of Mediterranean species...Picciau, R. ; Pritchard, Hugh ; Mattana, E. ; Bacchetta, G.
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Three species of Coleus (Lamiaceae) from the Guinean Highlands: a new species, a new combination and clarification of Coleus splendidus
Species delineation and taxonomic status of three species of Coleus Lour. from the Guinean Highlands, West Africa, are discussed in the context of related taxa. A new species, C. ferricola Phillipson, O.Hooper & A.J.Paton, is found on iron-rich substrates. The related C. splendidus A.Chev. is recognised as a distinct species...Phillipson, P ; Hooper, O ; Haba, P ; Cheek, M ; Paton, A
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Towards a scientific rationale for traditional properties of Chinese medicinal plants: “natures” and “flavors”
Objective According to theory of Chinese medicine property, the ecological environment shapes properties (natures and flavors) of Chinese materia medica (CMM) and there are close relationships between certain natures and flavors. However, to date these observations have not been validated scientifically in the context of the whole flora of a...Li, Li-ping ; Zhang, Ben-gang ; Zhang, Zhao ; Li, Xiao-jin ; Wang, Guo-ping …
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Towards a characterisation of the wild legume bitter vetch (Lathyrus linifolius L. (Reichard) Bässler): heteromorphic seed germination, root nodule structure and N-fixing rhizobial symbionts
Lathyrus linifolius L. (Reichard) Bässler (Fabiaceae, bitter vetch) is a nitrogen (N) fixing species. A coloniser of low nutrient (N) soils, it supports biodiversity such as key moth and butterfly species, and its roots are known for their organoleptic and claimed therapeutic properties. Thus, the species has high potential for...Dello, Jacovo ; Valentine, T ; Maluk, M ; Toorop, P ; Lopez del Egido, L …
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Trade-off or coordination? Correlations between ballochorous and myrmecochorous phases of diplochory
1.The combination of two dispersal syndromes (diplochory) brings additional benefits to seeds, yet the relative costs and benefits of the two phases are poorly understood. Our goal is to provide the first quantification to test the long-standing assumption that there are trade-offs between the two phases in ballistic–ant diplochory. 2.Dispersal...Chen, Si-Chong ; Pahlevani, Amir ; Malíková, Lenka ; Riina, Ricarda ; Thomson, Fiona …
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Book chapter
Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbal Drugs: From Heritage to Future Developments
Traditional Chinese medicineTraditional chinese medicine(TCM) refers to medicine that has been collected, processed, prepared, and applied in clinics under the guidance of TCM theory. TCM herbal drugs mainly come from natural medicinal ingredients and their processed products, including plant medicine, animal medicine, mineral drugs, and parts of chemical biological preparation....Fan, Tai-Ping ; Zhu, Yingli ; Leon, Christine ; Franz, Gerhard ; Bender, Andreas …
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Two new genera and species of Linderniaceae (Lamiales) from inselbergs in northeastern Brazil: morphological and karyological evidence
During field studies of the inselbergs of northeastern Brazil, two potentially new species of were discovered. They share morphological characters with several genera of Linderniaceae (Lamiales) such as Ameroglossum , Cubitanthus and Stemodiopsis , but the morphological differences are such that they do not make a good fit with any...Almeida, Erton ; Wanderley, Artur ; Santos, Amanda ; De Melo, JosÉ ; Souza, Gustavo …
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Tropical monodominant forest resilience to climate change in Central Africa: A Gilbertiodendron dewevrei forest pollen record over the past 2,700 years
Question The existence of monodominant forest in highly diverse tropical rainforest has been the subject of much debate. One hypothesis suggests that the combination of advantageous traits and long periods of low disturbance is key for this forest's persistence. Here we ask whether there is evidence for the long-term presence... -
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Uvaria botryoides (Annonaceae), a new species from Angola
Uvaria botryoides Paiva, a new species from Angola is described and illustrated. The species distribution is mapped, and its conservation status assessed. It is compared to all species of the genus Uvaria that occur in Angola and a key to Angolan species is presented.Paiva, Jorge ; Bárrios, Sara
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Wheat seed ageing viewed through the cellular redox environment and changes in pH
To elucidate biochemical mechanisms leading to seed deterioration, we studied 23 wheat genotypes after exposure to seed bank storage for 6?16 years compared to controlled deterioration (CD) at 45?°C and 14 (CD14) and 18% (CD18) moisture content (MC) for up to 32 days. Under two seed bank storage conditions, seed viability was...Nagel, Manuela ; Seal, Charlotte ; Colville, Louise ; Rodenstein, Axel ; Un, Sun …
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Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera
A synopsis of the genera Coleus Lour, Equilabium A.J.Paton, Mwany. & Culham and Plectranthus L’Hér. (Lamiaceae, Tribe Ocimeae, Subtribe Plecranthinae) is presented. Generic delimitation follows a recently published molecular phylogeny which identified Coleus as the sister of the remaining genera of Subtribe Plectranthinae; Plectranthus as sister to Tetradenia Benth. and...Paton, Alan ; Mwanyambo, Montfort ; Govaerts, Rafaël ; Smitha, Kokkaraniyil ; Suddee, Somran …
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Two new genera of Acanthaceae from tropical Africa
DNA sequence data, macro-morphological evidence and pollen analysis are used to clarify the phylogenetic placement of two African species of Acanthaceae: Schaueria populifolia C.B.Clarke and Rhinacanthus ndorensis Schweinf. The combined data demonstrate that these species are only distantly related to the genera in which they are currently placed and provide...Darbyshire, Iain ; Kiel, Carrie ; Daniel, Thomas ; McDade, Lucinda ; Luke, Quentin
taxonomy, justicioid, phylogeny, and Floristics
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Journal article
Factors Affecting Targeted Sequencing of 353 Nuclear Genes From Herbarium Specimens Spanning the Diversity of Angiosperms
The world’s herbaria collectively house millions of diverse plant specimens, including endangered or extinct species and type specimens. Unlocking genetic data from the typically highly degraded DNA obtained from herbarium specimens was difficult until the arrival of high-throughput sequencing approaches, which can be applied to low quantities of severely fragmented... -
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Conserved numts mask a highly divergent mitochondrial-COI gene in a species complex of Australian stingless bees Tetragonula (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Tetragonula carbonaria, Tetragonula davenporti, Tetragonula hockingsi and Tetragonula mellipes comprise a species complex of Australian stingless bee species known as the ‘Carbonaria’ group. The species are difficult to distinguish morphologically and the major species-defining characters relate to comb architecture and nest entrance ornamentation. The taxonomy of the group is further...Françoso, Elaine ; Zuntini, Alexandre ; Ricardo, Paulo ; Silva, João ; Brito, Rute …
Australia, COI numts, COI, Carbonaria group, and stingless bees
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Journal article
Desiccation Tolerance in Chlorophyllous Fern Spores: Are Ecophysiological Features Related to Environmental Conditions?
Fern spores of most species are desiccation tolerant (DT) and, in some cases, are photosynthetic at maturation, the so-called chlorophyllous spores (CS). The lifespan of CS in the dry state is very variable among species. The physiological, biochemical, and biophysical mechanisms underpinning this variability remain understudied and their interpretation from... -
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A revision of Scleria (Cyperaceae) in Madagascar
A taxonomic revision of the genus Scleria (Cyperoideae, Cyperaceae) in Madagascar is presented. Herbarium specimens have been examined and 422 identified to species level. Our results recognise 25 species of Scleria from Madagascar, plus an additional heterotypic variety. Eight species are endemic to Madagascar, two are near endemic, eight taxa...Galán Díaz, J. ; Bauters, K. ; Rabarivola, L. ; Xanthos, Martin ; Goetghebeur, P. …
conservation, endemic species, Madagascar, revision, identification key, Cyperaceae, and Scleria
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Vector compositions change across forested to deforested ecotones in emerging areas of zoonotic malaria transmission in Malaysia
In lowland areas of Malaysia, Plasmodium knowlesi infection is associated with land use change and high proportions of the vector Anopheles balabacensis. We conducted a 15-month study in two Malaysian villages to determine the effect of habitat on vector populations in understudied high-altitude, high-incidence districts. Anopheles mosquitoes were sampled in...Hawkes, Frances ; Manin, Benny ; Cooper, Amanda ; Daim, Sylvia ; R., Homathevi …
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New combinations and a new name for including Nemum species in Bulbostylis (Abildgaardieae: Cyperaceae)
A recent study included the genus Nemum into Bulbostylis. The combinations made for Nemum spadiceum and Nemum megastachyum resulted in illegitimate names. Here, the epithet of the homotypic name Scirpus briziformis is used to make nomenclaturally correct combinations for both subspecies of Nemum spadiceum in Bulbostylis. Furthermore, Bulbostylis brunneoacuminata, nomen...Larridon, Isabel ; Goetghebeur, Paul ; Roalson, Eric
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Potential adaptive strategies for 29 sub-Saharan crops under future climate change
Climate change is expected to severely impact cultivated plants and consequently human livelihoods, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Increasing agricultural plant diversity (agrobiodiversity) could overcome this global challenge given more information on the climatic tolerance of crops and their wild relatives. Using >200,000 worldwide occurrence records for 29 major crops... -
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Orthologous nuclear markers and new transcriptomes that broadly cover the phylogenetic diversity of Acanthaceae
Premise: Information on orthologous groups of genes, their sequence variability, and annotation is required for project design in phylogenetic reconstruction. This resource is unavailable for the flowering plant family Acanthaceae (>4000 species). Methods: We compared transcriptome sequences spanning the extant diversity of Acanthaceae in order to provide a set of...Morais, Erica ; Schönenberger, Jürg ; Conti, Elena ; Antonelli, Alexandre ; Szövényi, Péter
transcriptomes, Lamiales, nuclear markers, Acanthaceae, and phylogeny
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The effects of climate change on the distribution of South American antbirds (Thamnophilus punctatus complex) as affected by niche divergences and contact zone interactions between species
Several studies have shown that climatic change has been accelerating due to human activities, leading to dramatic effects on biodiversity. Modeling studies describe how species have reacted in the past to climatic change, and this information can help us to understand the degree of biotic susceptibility to current and future...da Silva, Erasmo Andrade ; de Araujo, Helder Farias Pereira ; Aleixo, Alexandre ; Antonelli, Alexandre ; Fernandes, Alexandre
South America, Birds, Climate change, and Niche conservatism
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Journal article
A strong east–west Mediterranean divergence supports a new phylogeographic history of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua, Leguminosae) and multiple domestications from native populations
Aim Phylogeography of fruit trees is challenging due to recurrent exchanges between domesticated and wild populations. Here we tested the eastern refugium hypothesis (ERH) for the carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua, which supports its natural and domestication origins in the eastern Mediterranean and a feral origin in the west. Location... -
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Towards a new online species-information system for legumes
The need for scientists to exchange, share and organise data has resulted in a proliferation of biodiversity research-data portals over recent decades. These cyber-infrastructures have had a major impact on taxonomy and helped the discipline by allowing faster access to bibliographic information, biological and nomenclatural data, and specimen information. Several... -
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Two new species of Poecilanthe (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae: Brongniartieae) from Bolivia and Brazil
Two new legume species, Poecilanthe goiasana G.P.Lewis from Brazil and Poecilanthe boliviana G.P.Lewis from Bolivia, are described and illustrated. Previously seven species of the genus were recorded from Brazil, and one from Bolivia. A summary is given of the current circumscription of the papilionoid legume tribe Brongniartieae Hutch., to which...Lewis, Gwilym ; Tebbs, M. ; Wood, J. R. I.
Fabaceae, taxonomy, and Neotropics
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Journal article
Elucidation of Hosts, Native Distribution, and Habitat of the Coffee Berry Borer (Hypothenemus hampei) Using Herbaria and Other Museum Collections
The coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) is the most damaging insect pest of global coffee production. Despite its importance, our knowledge on the insect’s natural habitat, range, and wild host species remains poorly known. Using archival sources (mainly herbaria but also other museum collections), we surveyed 18,667 predominantly wild-collected herbarium...Vega, Fernando ; Smith, Lucy ; Davies, Nina ; Moat, Justin ; Góral, Tomasz …
Arabica coffee, Africa, robusta coffee, coffee berry borer, museum collections, broca del café, coffee, and herbaria
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Research report
Native Seed Ecology, Production & Policy - Advancing knowledge and technology in Europe
This Handbook is a product of the NAtive Seed Science, TEchnology and Conservation (NASSTEC) Initial Training Network which was part of the EU FP7 People-Work Programme. The Programme aims to develop and consolidate the European Research Area (ERA) by strengthening, quantitatively and qualitatively, the human potential of the research and...NAtive Seed Science, TEchnology and Conservation (NASSTEC) Initial Training Network
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Journal article
Rarity of monodominance in hyperdiverse Amazonian forests
Tropical forests are known for their high diversity. Yet, forest patches do occur in the tropics where a single tree species is dominant. Such “monodominant” forests are known from all of the main tropical regions. For Amazonia, we sampled the occurrence of monodominance in a massive, basin-wide database of forest-inventory...ter Steege, Hans ; Henkel, Terry W. ; Helal, Nora ; Marimon, Beatriz S. ; Marimon-Junior, Ben Hur …
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Threatened status of neglected and underutilised Jatropha (Euphorbiaceae) species endemic to Mexico
Jatropha curcas is the best known species from the genus, an oilseed crop used for biodiesel production. It deserves attention as more species show similar oil content, phytochemical properties, or as a genetic resource in J. curcas breeding programs. The closest species to J. curcas show restricted distributions and are...Christensen, Cecilie ; Seal, Charlotte ; Rico-Arce, María de Lourdes
Conservation, IUCN Red List, Distribution patterns, and Herbarium specimens
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Journal article
Resolving nomenclatural ambiguity in South American Tephrosia (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Millettieae), including the description of a new species
Taxonomic studies of Tephrosia Pers. (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Millettieae) in South America have highlighted the need to resolve some nomenclatural issues. Five new synonyms are proposed and a new species is described. Nine lectotypes of accepted names and synonyms, and one neotype, are here designated. An identification key to the taxa...de Queiroz, R. T. ; de Moura, T. M. ; Gereau, R. E. ; Lewis, Gwilym ; de Azevedo Tozzi, A. M. G.
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Journal article
Nomenclatural notes on Iris haussknechtii (Iridaceae)
The nomenclatural notes, discussed in the present communication, are based on the revision of Iris Linnaeus (1753: 38) names described from Turkey, considering this genus in its wide sense (e.g., Dykes 1924, Mathew 1989, Güner 2012). Iris haussknechtii Bornm. ex Baker (1892: 4) is a species endemic to Turkey referred...Boltenkov, Eugeny ; Govaerts, Rafaël
Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Journal article
The climatic challenge: Which plants will people use in the next century?
More than 31,000 useful plant species have been documented to fulfil needs and services for humans or the animals and environment we depend on. Despite this diversity, humans currently satisfy most requirements with surprisingly few plant species; for example, just three crops – rice, wheat and maize – comprise more... -
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Diversity of Albanian Cladoniaceae
As a result of collections made during the years 2009-2017, the number of Cladoniaceae species is enlarged to 27 species, providing fifteen new records to Albanian Cladonia. The distribution of many of the previously mentioned taxa is extended and the chemical variability for many of the species is discussed. Cladonia...Burgaz, Ana Rosa ; Luna-González, Sandra ; Gutiérrez-Larruga, Blanca ; Pino-Bodas, Raquel ; Lőkös, László …
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science
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The makings of higher-order polyploids. A commentary on: ‘The story of promiscuous crucifers: origin and genome evolution of an invasive species, Cardamine occulta (Brassicaceae), and its relatives’
This article comments on: Terezie Mandáková, Judita Zozomová-Lihová, Hiroshi Kudoh, Yunpeng Zhao, Martin A. Lysak, and Karol Marhold. 2019. The story of promiscuous crucifers: origin and genome evolution of an invasive species, Cardamine occulta (Brassicaceae), and its relatives. Annals of Botany 124(2): 209–220.Chester, Michael
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Rubroshiraia gen. nov., a second hypocrellin-producing genus in Shiraiaceae (Pleosporales)
Shiraiaceae is an important family in Pleosporales (Dothideomycetes), which includes medical fungi and plant pathogens. Two hypocrellin-producing taxa, Shiraia bambusicola and a novel genus Rubroshiraiagen. nov., typified by Rubroshiraia bambusae are treated in this article. Maximum likelihood analysis, generated via RAxML (GTR+G model), using a combined SSU, LSU, TEF1 and...Dai, Dong-Qin ; Wijayawardene, Nalin N. ; Tang, Li-Zhou ; Liu, Chao ; Han, Li-Hong …
Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Molecular phylogeny of the large South American genus Eriosyce (Notocacteae, Cactaceae): Generic delimitation and proposed changes in infrageneric and species ranks
Eriosyce is one of most species‐rich genera within Notocacteae (Cactaceae) harboring a variety of stem and flower morphologies, and fruits with basal abscission. The lack of a well‐sampled molecular phylogeny contributes to the current taxonomic instability of the genus, where its circumscription and infrageneric classification has been questioned. Specimens of...Guerrero, Pablo C. ; Walter, Helmut E. ; Arroyo, Mary T. K. ; Peña, Carol M. ; Tamburrino, Italo …
Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Fungal diversity notes 1036–1150: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa
Hyde, Kevin D. ; Tennakoon, Danushka S. ; Jeewon, Rajesh ; Bhat, D. Jayarama ; Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N. …
Plant Science, Ecology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Journal article
Dendrobium annulatum (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae), a new species of Dendrobium section Grastidium from Indonesian New Guinea
The second largest genus of Orchidaceae, Dendrobium Swartz (1799: 82), has close to 1600 accepted species names (Govaerts et al. 2019). Indonesia is particularly rich in species of Dendrobium, with, for example, 114 and 53 species recorded from Sumatra and Java, respectively (Comber 1990, 2003). However, this pales in comparison...Juswara, Lina S. ; Schuiteman, André ; Champion, Jeffrey
New Guinea, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Indonesia, and Dendrobium annulatum
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Journal article
Gone with the wind: sequencing its type species supports inclusion of Cryptolechia in Gyalecta (Ostropales: Gyalectaceae)
AbstractCryptolechia carneolutea is the type species of the genus Cryptolechia, a rare taxon classified as endangered in the UK, now largely confined to ancient Fraxinus trees. The only tree with abundant growth of the species in one of its strongholds, the Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve in Devon, was blown...Lücking, Robert ; Moncada, Bibiana ; Hawksworth, David
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Keissleriella holmiorum new to Britain
Spooner, Brian
Plant Science and Ecology
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Journal article
For antagonists and mutualists: the paradox of insect toxic secondary metabolites in nectar and pollen
The plant kingdom produces an extraordinary diversity of secondary metabolites and the majority of the literature supports a defensive ecological role for them, particularly against invertebrate herbivores (antagonists). Plants also produce secondary compounds in floral nectar and pollen and these are often similar to those produced for defense against invertebrates...Stevenson, Philip C.
Bombus, Bee pathogens, Nicotine, Caffeine, Pollinator specialization, Nectar chemicals, and Crithidia bombi
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The Modern Use of an Ancient Plant: Exploring the Antioxidant and Nutraceutical Potential of the Maltese Mushroom (Cynomorium Coccineum L.)
In the continuous scientific search for new safe and effective drugs, there has recently been a rediscovery of natural substances as a potential reservoir of innovative therapeutic solutions for human health, with the prospect of integrating with and sometimes replacing conventional drugs. Cynomorium coccineum subsp. coccineum is a holoparasitic plant...Zucca, Paolo ; Bellot, Sidonie ; Rescigno, Antonio
Clinical Biochemistry, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry
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Cola species of the limestone forests of Africa, with a new, endangered species, Cola cheringoma (Sterculiaceae), from Cheringoma, Mozambique
Cheek, Martin ; Luke, Quentin ; Matimele, Hermenegildo ; Banze, Aurélio ; Lawrence, Poppy
Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Elaeocarpus for Flora Malesiana: five new taxa.
New Guinea, Elaeocarpus, New species, Flora Malesiana, and Philippines
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Missing names from the Fungal Name Repositories found in the literature related to Chinese fungi
Fungal taxonomy has a history of more than 260 years, with authors publishing over 475,000 names. Three online Fungal Name Repositories were established to manage registration of new names. During data collection for a project to develop a modern Checklist of Fungi in China and the first Redlist assessment of...Wang, Ke ; Wang, Yong-Hui ; Zhao, Ming-Jun ; Kirk, Paul ; Yao, Yi-Jian
Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Journal article
An Annotated Checklist to Vascular Flora of the Ica Region, Peru—with notes on endemic species, habitat, climate and agrobiodiversity.
The ephemeral and fragmented nature of plant communities in the desert region of Ica, Peru have contributed to the poor documentation of its flora. This study provides the first comprehensive checklist and analysis of the vascular plants and habitats of the region, based on over 1800 herbarium collections, site-specific vegetation...Hyperaridity, Tillandsia, Agrobiodiversity, Cacti, El Niño, Desert flora, Dry forest, Fog ecosystem, Monocots, Grasses, Habitat restoration, and Huarango
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Journal article
Assessing seed desiccation responses of native trees in the Caribbean
Native trees from the Caribbean were tested for seed desiccation responses, by adapting the “100-seed test” protocol. Ninety-seven seed lots of 91 species were collected in the Dominican Republic and tested for germination immediately after collecting, and after drying and moist storage. Seed desiccation sensitivity was assessed as a continuous... -
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Flagellum Removal by a Nectar Metabolite Inhibits Infectivity of a Bumblebee Parasite
Plant phytochemicals can act as natural ‘‘medicines’’ for animals against parasites [1–3]. Some nectar metabolites, for example, reduce parasite infections in bees [4–7]. Declining plant diversity through anthropogenic landscape change [8–11] could reduce the availability of medicinal nectar plants for pollinators, exacerbating their decline [12]. Existing studies are, however, limited... -
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew’s Seed Information Database (SID): A compilation of taxon-based biological seed characteristics or traits
The Seed Information Database (SID) is one of the Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG), Kew's strategic databases in the public domain (http://data.kew.org/sid). SID is a compilation of taxon-based information on a range of biological seed characteristics or traits for about 52,564 seed plant taxa. Assembling and mobilizing such data involved challenges...Liu, Udayangani ; Cossu, Tiziana Antonella ; Dickie, John