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The Bean Bag no. 18
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The Bean Bag no. 44
Editorship of The Bean Bag Terminated at the USDA Agricultural Research Service - In early December 1996, the two senior editors of. The Bean Bag were informed by their Research Leader, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory, that they could not longer continue to... -
Research report
Kew Science publications for the academic year 2017-2018.
n the academic year 2017-2018, Kew scientists, in collaboration with numerous national and international research partners, published 358 papers in international peer reviewed journals and books. Here we bring together the abstracts of some of these papers. Due to space constraints we have included only those which are led by...Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Bibliographies, Scientific publications, and Botany
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Samara no. 27
The newsletter of the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP). Samara provides information and inspiration for MSBP partners, usually each issue is themed. It also gives a flavour of the successes of the MSBP for other interested recipients. The theme of this issue is rare and threatened plants.Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
Millennium Seed Bank Partnership, Seed banks, Rare plants, Ex situ conservation, Endangered plants, and Plant conservation
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Samara no. 26
The newsletter of the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP). Samara provides information and inspiration for MSBP partners, usually each issue is themed. It also gives a flavour of the successes of the MSBP for other interested recipients. The theme of this issue is useful plants.Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
Millennium Seed Bank Partnership, Useful plants, Economic botany, Plant conservation, Ex situ conservation, and Seed banks
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Samara no. 28
The newsletter of the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP). Samara provides information and inspiration for MSBP partners, usually each issue is themed. It also gives a flavour of the successes of the MSBP for other interested recipients. The theme of this issue is 15 years of the MSB Partnership.Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
Millennium Seed Bank Partnership, Seed banks, Plant conservation, and Ex situ conservation
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Samara no. 25
The newsletter of the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP). Samara provides information and inspiration for MSBP partners, usually each issue is themed. It also gives a flavour of the successes of the MSBP for other interested recipients. The theme of this issue is training.Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
Training, Millennium Seed Bank Partnership, Seed banks, Plant conservation, and Ex situ conservation
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Samara no. 23
The newsletter of the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP). Samara provides information and inspiration for MSBP partners, usually each issue is themed. It also gives a flavour of the successes of the MSBP for other interested recipients. The theme of this issue is horticulture.Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
Millennium Seed Bank Partnership, Seed banks, Plant conservation, Ex situ conservation, and Horticulture
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Samara no. 22
The newsletter of the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP). Samara provides information and inspiration for MSBP partners, usually each issue is themed. It also gives a flavour of the successes of the MSBP for other interested recipients. The theme of this issue is climate change.Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
Millennium Seed Bank Partnership, Seed banks, Biodiversity, Ex situ conservation, and Climate change
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Research report
Unlocking why plants and fungi matter : impacts from Kew Science 2012-2018.
In this booklet we seek to illustrate, through selected examples, how a combination of Kew’s extensive collections, databases, scientific expertise and global partnerships have enabled us to make an invaluable and relevant contribution to research, conservation and training in plant and fungal science, addressing some of the biggest challenges facing...Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Plant uses, Economic botany, Policy, Plant conservation, Biodiversity, Plant diversity, Public awareness, and Fungal diversity
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Phylogenetic study of tropical Asian Ardisia and relatives shows non-monophyly of generic and subgeneric classifications.
Julius , Avelinah ; Gutiérrez-Ortega, José Said ; Sabran, Suzana ; Tagane, Shuichiro ; Naiki, Akiyo …
Ardisia, nrITS, Ericales, Phylogeny, Myrsinoideae, Malesia, and Primulaceae
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Historical biogeography of Tetrastigma (Vitaceae): Insights into floristic exchange patterns between Asia and Australia.
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Policy report
Science Strategy 2021-2025.
Life on Earth is in peril. Never before have so many challenges manifested themselves so clearly and intensively. Every year, millions of hectares of forest are lost; fire devastates huge swathes of natural habitats; floods and hurricanes hit our cities; heat and drought reduce our harvests; people struggle to feed...Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Master's dissertation
Evolution of plant species with giant genomes.
Barnett, Eugenia
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Master's dissertation
S.O.S (Save Orchid Seed) Madagascar.
Lagos Castillo, Carolina
Madagacar, Seed storage, and Orchidaceae
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Master's dissertation
Cloud Forests of the Guinea Highlands, West Africa.
Hooper, Oliver
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Master's dissertation
Geography of Plant Endemism and Extinction in New Guinea.
McCarter, Tom
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Master's dissertation
Taxonomy of SE Asian plant groups- Primulaceae- Myrsinoideae.
Chen, Lily
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Master's dissertation
Corinarous of S. America.
San Fabian Minguela, Maria
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Mycorrhizal distributions across Europe's forests.
Tweedie, Andrew
Forests, Mycorrhizal distributions , Mycorrhiza, Europe, and Fungal distribution
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Master's dissertation
Madagascar Fungi: Specialists or generalists?
Skarha, Shannon
Fungi and Madagascar
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Master's dissertation
Phylogenetics and phylogeography of blue Entoloma.
Elsey, Jacob
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Master's dissertation
Influence of repeat dynamics in angiosperm genome evolution.
Byrne, Conor
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Master's dissertation
Monographing and conserving the palms of New Guinea.
Petoe, Peter
New Guinea, Arecaceae, and Palmae
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Master's dissertation
Exploring endophyte diversity in MSB seeds.
Carroll, Daire
Millennium Seed Bank, Ex situ seed collections, Endophytes, and Seeds
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Master's dissertation
Assessing reproductive syndromes in alpine Asteraceae.
Baker, Ellen
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Master's dissertation
Molecular solutions for the ex-situ storage of recalcitrant seeds.
Webster, Andrew
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Evolution of unique aloes on Madagascar.
Dee, Richard
Madagascar, Aloe, and Evolution
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Master's dissertation
Bowal In West Africa.
Konig, Natalie
West Africa and Bowal
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Master's dissertation
Pests and pathogens of Tapia in Madagascar.
Werkmeister, Georgina
Plant pathogens , Madagascar, Pests, and Tapia
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Master's dissertation
Neotropical plant evolution: adding pieces to the jigsaw.
Murphy, Bruce
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Master's dissertation
Should small annual Mesanthemum species from West Africa be separated as a new genus?
Liang, Yuxi
West Africa , Mesanthemum , and Taxonomy
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Master's dissertation
Smallest plants on the tallest mountain.
Prunera Olive, Joan
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Master's dissertation
The threatened cloud forests of Cameroon, Africa.
Gielen, Marie
West Africa, Cloud forests, and Cameroon
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Master's dissertation
Out of Africa? Has the C4 grass Loudetia simplex been introduced to Madagascar from Africa by humans or is it a naturally occurring component of the Malagasy grassy biomes?
Hagl, Anton
Plant introductions, Endemic plants, Madagascar , Africa, Grassy biomes, Loudetia simplex , and C4 plants
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Master's dissertation
Molecular Phylogeny of Papuasian Schefflera.
Shee, Zhi
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Master's dissertation
Seed dormancy in the Aizoaceae family.
Boatfield, Martina
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Master's dissertation
Environmental drivers of seed oil quality.
Bubb, John
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Master's dissertation
Molecular and Morphological investigation of waxcap diversity.
Brown, Rob
Fungal diversity, Molecular Biology, Hygrocybe, Fungal morphology, and Waxcaps
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Master's dissertation
Water-storing tissues in morphologically diverse succulent plants.
Fradera, Marc
Water-storing tissues , Plant morphology, and Succulent plants
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Journal article
The Antiangiogenic Activity of Naturally Occurring and Synthetic Homoisoflavonoids from the Hyacinthaceae (sensu APGII)
Excessive blood vessel formation in the eye is implicated in wet age-related macular degeneration, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, neovascular glaucoma, and retinopathy of prematurity, which are major causes of blindness. Small molecule antiangiogenic drugs are strongly needed to supplement existing biologics. Homoisoflavonoids have been previously shown to have potent antiproliferative activities... -
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Lipid Thermal Fingerprints of Long-term Stored Seeds of Brassicaceae
Thermal fingerprints for seeds of 20 crop wild relatives of Brassicaceae stored for 8 to 44 years at the Plant Germplasm Bank—Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank—were generated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and analyzed in relation to storage stability. Relatively poor storing... -
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TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access
Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect other trophic levels, and influence ecosystem properties and their benefits and detriments to people. Plant trait data thus represent the basis for a vast area of research spanning from evolutionary biology, community... -
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Cortinarius section Thaumasti in South American Nothofagaceae forests
We studied the South American species of Cortinarius section Thaumasti based on morphological and molecular data. Members of this group can easily be identified in the field because the basidiomata are small and Phlegmacium-like with a bulbous stipe and the universal veil in most species forms a distinct volva at... -
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Tackling Rapid Radiations With Targeted Sequencing
In phylogenetic studies across angiosperms, at various taxonomic levels, polytomies have persisted despite efforts to resolve them by increasing sampling of taxa and loci. The large amount of genomic data now available and statistical tools to analyze them provide unprecedented power for phylogenetic inference. Targeted sequencing has emerged as a... -
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Extinction risk and conservation gaps for Aloe (Asphodelaceae) in the Horn of Africa
Identification of conservation priorities is essential for conservation planning, especially as the biodiversity crisis develops. We aimed to support conservation prioritisation by addressing knowledge gaps for the genus Aloe in the Horn of Africa. Specifically, we developed a dataset of herbarium voucher specimens and occurrence data to estimate geographic distribution...Bachman, Steven P. ; Wilkin, Paul ; Reader, Tom ; Field, Richard ; Weber, Odile …
Red List, threats, IUCN, and protected areas
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A taxonomic revision of the myrmecophilous species of the rattan genus Korthalsia (Arecaceae)
The rattan genus Korthalsia Blume (Arecaceae: Calamoideae: Calameae) is widespread in the Malesian region. Among the 28 accepted species are 10 species that form intimate associations with ants. The ants inhabit the conspicuous ocreas that are produced by these species, using them as domatia to care for their young and...Shahimi, Salwa ; Conejero, Maria ; Prychid, Christina J. ; Rudall, Paula J. ; Hawkins, Julie A. …
taxonomy, Calamoideae, myrmecophily, ocrea, morphology, ant-plant mutualism, Malesia, and domatia
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Astringent drugs for bleedings and diarrhoea: The history of Cynomorium coccineum (Maltese Mushroom)
Ethnopharmacological relevance: The botanical identity of the ancient vernacular cynomorium does not correspond to the modern scientific genus while it is not clear how many species of hipocistis (Cytinus sp.) were differentiated by the ancient physicians and whether Cynomorium coccineum was subsumed. The early history of therapeutic uses related to...Leonti, Marco ; Bellot, Sidonie ; Zucca, Paolo ; Rescigno, Antonio
tannins, haemorrhage, dysentery, Cytinus, history of materia medica, and gallic acid
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A monograph of Caprifoliaceae: Linnaeeae
Tribe Linnaeeae is a diverse group disjunctly distributed in the northern hemisphere between China and Japan and Mexico. The tribe consists of shrubs with showy flowers that are important in the horticultural industry. We present a detailed monograph of tribe Linnaeeae that includes descriptions, identification keys, botanical plates with line...Landrein, Sven ; Farjon, Aljos
nomenclature, morphometric analysis, horticulture, distribution maps, evolution, identification keys, and conservation
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A revision of the African genus Mesanthemum (Eriocaulaceae)
Mesanthemum is a genus comprising 16 species in the family Eriocaulaceae and is native to Africa and Madagascar. Eriocaulaceae are characterised by a basal tuft or rosette of narrow leaves and small flowers in heads. Mesanthemum can be recognised by diplostemonous flowers and fused glandular pistillate petals. While most Mesanthemum...Liang, Yuxi ; Phillips, Sylvia M. ; Cheek, Martin ; Larridon, Isabel
Africa, molecular phylogenetics, Madagascar, lectotypifications, new species, SEM seed images, and taxonomy
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Brain expansion in early hominins predicts carnivore extinctions in East Africa
While the anthropogenic impact on ecosystems today is evident, it remains unclear if the detrimental effect of hominins on co‐occurring biodiversity is a recent phenomenon or has also been the pattern for earlier hominin species. We test this using the East African carnivore fossil record. We analyse the diversity of...Faurby, Søren ; Silvestro, Daniele ; Werdelin, Lars ; Antonelli, Alexandre
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Diplycosia papuana (Ericaceae: Vaccinioideae: Gaultherieae): a new endemic species from central New Guinea
Diplycosia papuana (Ericaceae: Vaccinioideae: Gaultherieae), a new endemic species from central New Guinea, is described and illustrated here. Notes on the distribution, ecology and conservation status of the new species, as well as a consideration of closely related species, are provided.Mustaqim, Wendy A. ; Utteridge, Timothy M. A. ; Heatubun, Charlie D.
taxonomy, Papua, Indonesia, Irian Jaya, and Malesia
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Earth BioGenome Project: Sequencing life for the future of life
Increasing our understanding of Earth’s biodiversity and responsibly stewarding its resources are among the most crucial scientific and social challenges of the new millennium. These challenges require fundamental new knowledge of the organization, evolution, functions, and interactions among millions of the planet’s organisms. Herein, we present a perspective on the...Lewin, Harris A. ; Robinson, Gene E. ; Kress, W. John ; Baker, William J. ; Coddington, Jonathan …
genome sequencing, data science, biodiversity, genomics, and access and benefit sharing
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A Universal Probe Set for Targeted Sequencing of 353 Nuclear Genes from Any Flowering Plant Designed Using k-Medoids Clustering
Sequencing of target-enriched libraries is an efficient and cost-effective method for obtaining DNA sequence data from hundreds of nuclear loci for phylogeny reconstruction. Much of the cost of developing targeted sequencing approaches is associated with the generation of preliminary data needed for the identification of orthologous loci for probe design.... -
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A roadmap for global synthesis of the plant tree of life
Providing science and society with an integrated, up‐to‐date, high quality, open, reproducible and sustainable plant tree of life would be a huge service that is now coming within reach. However, synthesizing the growing body of DNA sequence data in the public domain and disseminating the trees to a diverse audience... -
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Taxonomic Synopsis of the genus Chamaecrista (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) in the Chapada dos Veadeiros region, Goiás, Brazil
Chamaecrista is one of the largest genera of Leguminosae subfamily Caesalpinioideae and comprises 330 species, of these, 222 species are present in the Phytogeographic Cerrado Domain in Brazil. The taxonomy of the genus in Brazil continues to need study. Here we present a taxonomic synopsis of Chamaecrista for the Chapada...de Souza, Alessandro Oliveira ; Lewis, Gwilym P. ; da Silva, Marcos José
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Enset‐based agricultural systems in Ethiopia: A systematic review of production trends, agronomy, processing and the wider food security applications of a neglected banana relative
Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) is the major starch staple of the Ethiopian Highlands, where its unique attributes enhance the food security of approximately 20 million people and have earned it the title “The Tree Against Hunger”. Yet enset‐based agriculture is virtually unknown outside of its narrow zone of cultivation,... -
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Phylogenomics and biogeography of the world's thrushes (Aves, Turdus): new evidence for a more parsimonious evolutionary history
To elucidate the relationships and spatial range evolution across the world of the bird genus Turdus (Aves), we produced a large genomic dataset comprising ca 2 million nucleotides for ca 100 samples representing 53 species, including over 2000 loci. We estimated time-calibrated maximum-likelihood and multispecies coalescent phylogenies and carried out...Batista, Romina ; Olsson, Urban ; Andermann, Tobias ; Aleixo, Alexandre ; Ribas, Camila Cherem …
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New island record and conservation status of Puerto Rican Bank endemic plant species, Ruehssia woodburyana (Acev.-Rodr.) Goyder, comb. nov., formally transferred from Marsdenia
Thought to be endemic to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Ruehssia woodburyana (Apocynaceae) was recently discovered at a single location on Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands. Despite an increase in the extent of occurrence and area of occupancy, this species meta-population is very limited with a total of...Bárrios, Sara ; Sustache, José ; Goyder, David ; Hamilton, Martin
nomenclature, conservation, endemism, Apocynaceae, red list, new combination, and Caribbean flora
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Rapid Least Concern: towards automating Red List assessments
The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM (hereafter the Red List) is an important global resource for conservation that supports conservation planning, safeguarding critical habitat and monitoring biodiversity change (Rodrigues et al. 2006). However, a major shortcoming of the Red List is that most of the world's described species have...Bachman, Steven ; Walker, Barnaby ; Barrios, Sara ; Copeland, Alison ; Moat, Justin