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Traditional, Therapeutic Uses and Phytochemistry of Terrestrial European Orchids and Implications for Conservation.
The Orchidaceae family accounts for about 28,000 species, and most of them are mentioned in the folk medicine of nations around the world. The use of terrestrial orchids in European and Mediterranean regions has been reported since ancient times, but little information is available on their medicinal properties, as well...Bazzicalupo, Miriam ; Calevo, Jacopo ; Smeriglio, Antonella ; Cornara, Laura
Orchidaceae, Threatened species, Ethnobotany, Biological properties, Medicinal plants, Europe, and Conservation
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Diversity patterns and conservation of the Vigna spp. in Mozambique: A comprehensive study.
Mozambique supports a high diversity of native legume species, including many Crop Wild Relatives (CWRs). Among them, the still understudied genus is a particularly notable and promising donor of favorable traits for crop improvement. This study aims to provide an updated overview of CWRs diversity in Mozambique, defining a conservation... -
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MycoNews 2022: editorial, news, reports, awards, personalia, and book news.
This fourth annual edition of starts with an editorial asking if mycology is approaching a tipping point, and note of the journal’s 2021 Impact Factor almost doubling from 2020. Updated information and new speakers for IMC12 in 2024 is presented. Reports are provided for the Rise of the Fungi symposium...Hawksworth, David L.
Meeting reports, International commission on the taxonomy of fungi, Obituaries, Book reviews, International mycological congress, and Tipping point
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Metagenomics Shines Light on the Evolution of ‘Sunscreen’ Pigment Metabolism in the Teloschistales (Lichen-Forming Ascomycota).
Fungi produce a vast number of secondary metabolites that shape their interactions with other organisms and the environment. Characterising the genes underpinning metabolite synthesis is therefore key to understanding fungal evolution and adaptation. Lichenised fungi represent almost one-third of Ascomycota diversity and boast impressive secondary metabolites repertoires. However, most lichen... -
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Characterisation of the Paternal Influence on Intergenerational Offspring Cardiac and Brain Lipid Homeostasis in Mice.
There is growing evidence that poor paternal diet at the time of conception increase the risk of offspring developing a range of non-communicable metabolic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, in adulthood. We hypothesise that a paternal low protein–high carbohydrate diet perturbs offspring tissue lipid abundance through both...Furse, Samuel ; Morgan, Hannah L. ; Koulman, Albert ; Watkins, Adam J.
Developmental programming, Metabolic disorder, Lipid homeostasis, Semen quality, and Paternal diet
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Genomic, spatial and morphometric data for discrimination of four species in the Mediterranean Tamus clade of yams (Dioscorea, Dioscoreaceae).
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Genetic assimilation of ancestral plasticity during parallel adaptation to zinc contamination in Silene uniflora.
Phenotypic plasticity in ancestral populations is hypothesized to facilitate adaptation, but evidence is piecemeal and often contradictory. Further, whether ancestral plasticity increases the probability of parallel adaptive changes has not been explored. The most general finding is that ancestral responses to a new environment are reversed following adaptation (known as... -
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Phylogenetic, Developmental and Functional Aspects of Stomatal Patterning: Lessons from Magnoliids.
The magnoliid clade encompasses 18 extant families arranged in four orders, plus several extinct taxa, including some of the most ancient angiosperm fossils. The clade is characterized by paracytic stomata with a distinct pair of lateral subsidiary cells that flank the guard cells, though other stomatal types are also reported,...Rudall, Paula J.
Magnoliids, Paracytic stomata, Amplifying divisions, Stomatal clusters, and Development
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Potential Distribution of Cedrela odorata L. in Mexico according to Its Optimal Thermal Range for Seed Germination under Different Climate Change Scenarios.
Cedrela odorata is a native tree of economic importance, as its wood is highly demanded in the international market. In this work, the current and future distributions of C. odorata in Mexico under climate change scenarios were analyzed according to their optimal temperature ranges for seed germination. For the present... -
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Landscape dynamics and diversification of the megadiverse South American freshwater fish fauna.
Landscape dynamics are widely thought to govern the tempo and mode of continental radiations, yet the effects of river network rearrangements on dispersal and lineage diversification remain poorly understood. We integrated an unprecedented occurrence dataset of 4,967 species with a newly compiled, time-calibrated phylogeny of South American freshwater fishes—the most... -
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Notes on Isoglossinae (Acanthaceae) in Madagascar, with four new species of Isoglossa.
Current generic delimitation in subtribe Isoglossinae of Acanthaceae is discussed using available morphological and molecular data. Particular consideration is given to the small genera endemic to Madagascar — Benoist, S.Moore, Benoist and the illegitimate Benoist — and how these relate to the current circumscription of Oerst. The relative merits and...Darbyshire, Iain ; Onjalalaina, Guy E. ; Callmander, Martin W. ; Phillipson, Peter B. ; Kiel, Carrie A.
Taxonomy, Pollen, Diversity, Generic delimitation, and IUCN Red List assessments
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First evidence of a monodominant (Englerodendron, Amherstieae, Detarioideae, Leguminosae) .tropical moist forest from the early Miocene (21.73 Ma) of Ethiopia
Many tropical wet forests are species-rich and have relatively even species frequency distributions. But, dominance by a single canopy species can also occur in tropical wet climates and can remain stable for centuries. These are uncommon globally, with the African wet tropics supporting more such communities than the Neotropics or... -
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Morphological Continua Make Poor Species: Genus-Wide Morphometric Survey of the European Bee Orchids (Ophrys L.).
Despite (or perhaps because of) intensive multidisciplinary research, opinions on the optimal number of species recognised within the Eurasian orchid genus Ophrys range from nine to at least 400. The lower figure of nine macrospecies is based primarily on seeking small but reliable discontinuities in DNA ‘barcode’ regions, an approach... -
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Seed Longevity—The Evolution of Knowledge and a Conceptual Framework.
The lifespan or longevity of a seed is the time period over which it can remain viable. Seed longevity is a complex trait and varies greatly between species and even seed lots of the same species. Our scientific understanding of seed longevity has advanced from anecdotal ‘Thumb Rules,’ to empirically...Nadarajan, Jayanthi ; Walters, Christina ; Pritchard, Hugh W. ; Ballesteros, Daniel ; Colville, Louise
Seed ageing, Cryopreservation, Glassy state, Seed longevity, and Cryobiotechnology
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Coumarinolignoid and Indole Alkaloids from the Roots of the Hybrid Plant Citrus x paradisi Macfad. (Rutaceae).
A phytochemical investigation of the roots of Citrus x paradisi Macfad. (Rutaceae) led to the isolation of two new compounds, namely 1-formyl-5-hydroxy-N-methylindolin-1-ium (1) and decyloxycleomiscosin D (2), along with ten known compounds: 1,1-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-ium-2-carboxylate (3), furan-2,3-diol (4), 5-methoxyseselin (5), umbelliferone (6), scopoletin (7), citracridone I (8), citracridone II (9), citracridone III... -
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Carbon isotope values for grasses in Madagascar's Central Highlands establish baselines for historical and paleoecological research.
Crowley, Brooke E. ; Schmidt, Heidi H. ; Vorontsova, Maria S.
Central Highlands (Madagascar), Grazing, Evolutionary history, Madagascar, Fire, Weight %C:N, Subfamily tribe, and Endemism
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Two new species of Barleria (Acanthaceae) from the Soutpansberg of Limpopo Province, South Africa.
Two new species of subg. (Acanthaceae) are described from the Soutpansberg Centre of Plant Endemism in Limpopo Province of South Africa: and . The habitat requirements, conservation status and taxonomic affinities of each species are discussed. is considered to be closely allied to the widespread and frequently cultivated southern African...Limpopo Province (South Africa), Conservation status, Barleria, IUCN Red List, Endemic, Soutpansberg (South Africa), South Africa, Restricted range, and Taxonomy
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Sequence locally, think globally: The Darwin Tree of Life Project.
The goals of the Earth Biogenome Project—to sequence the genomes of all eukaryotic life on earth—are as daunting as they are ambitious. The Darwin Tree of Life Project was founded to demonstrate the credibility of these goals and to deliver at-scale genome sequences of unprecedented quality for a biogeographic region:...The Darwin Tree of Life Project Consortium
Genome, Darwin Tree of Life Project, Biodiversity, Assembly, and Sequencing
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Enviados directo a Londres: objetos colombianos en la Colección de Botánica Económica del Real Jardín Botánico de Kew.
Este artículo es el resultado de una valoración de los objetos colombianos en la Colección de Botánica Económica del Real Jardín Botánico de Kew. Hace parte del proyecto ColPlantA, encargado de documentar la colección colombiana y de producir un portal de búsqueda sobre la flora colombiana. Para este artículo se... -
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Cross-validation of a semantic segmentation network for natural history collection specimens.
Semantic segmentation has been proposed as a tool to accelerate the processing of natural history collection images. However, developing a flexible and resilient segmentation network requires an approach for adaptation which allows processing different datasets with minimal training and validation. This paper presents a cross-validation approach designed to determine whether... -
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Diversification Slowdown in the Cirrhopetalum Alliance (Bulbophyllum, Orchidaceae): Insights From the Evolutionary Dynamics of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism.
Evolutionary slowdowns in diversification have been inferred in various plant and animal lineages. Investigation based on diversification models integrated with environmental factors and key characters could provide critical insights into this diversification trend. We evaluate diversification rates in the alliance ( , Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae) using a time-calibrated phylogeny and...Hu, Ai-Qun ; Gale, Stephan W. ; Liu, Zhong-Jian ; Fischer, Gunter A. ; Saunders, Richard M. K.
Key innovation, Evolutionary dead-end, CAM, Diversification slowdown, Bulbophyllum, and pCO2
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A comparative genomics examination of desiccation tolerance and sensitivity in two sister grass species.
Desiccation tolerance is an ancient and complex trait that spans all major lineages of life on earth. Although important in the evolution of land plants, the mechanisms that underlay this complex trait are poorly understood, especially for vegetative desiccation tolerance (VDT). The lack of suitable closely related plant models that... -
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A mouse model of gestational diabetes shows dysregulated lipid metabolism post-weaning, after return to euglycaemia.
Furse, Samuel ; Fernandez-Twinn, Denise S. ; Beeson, Jessica H. ; Chiarugi, Davide ; Ozanne, Susan E. …
Mouse models, Type 2 diabetes, Lipidomics, and Gestational diabetes
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An updated checklist of plant agrobiodiversity of northern Italy.
Northern Italy is an area particularly suitable for the cultivation of different crops. It used to be characterized by a high agrobiodiversity. However, it is estimated that over the last decades, this area experienced a genetic erosion of more than 90%, resulting in the loss of many traditional plant genetic...On-farm conservation, Ethnobotany, Landraces, PITPGRFA, Italy, Plant genetic resources, and Ex situ conservation
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Dysphania schraderiana (Schult.) Mosyakin & Clemants – An overlooked medicinal and ritual plant used in Poland.
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Myrcia (Myrtaceae) in the Vale Natural Reserve, Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Abstract Myrcia (Myrteae, Myrtaceae) is represented by 101 species in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, but local floristic surveys on this genus still lack in this centre of diversity and endemism. In this context, a taxonomic account of Myrcia in the Vale Natural Reserve (VNR), Linhares, Espírito Santo, is... -
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HIV-1 Integrase Inhibitory Effects of Major Compounds Present in CareVid™: An Anti-HIV Multi-Herbal Remedy.
In our continued study on the anti-HIV activity of compounds present in CareVidTM, we report the HIV-1 integrase ((HIV-1 IN) inhibitory effects of pellitorine (1), oleuropein (2), magnoflorine (3), crotepoxide (4), ent-kaurane-16β,17-diol (5), crotocorylifuran (6), lupeol (7), betulin (8), and ellagic acid (9) in an in vitro enzyme assay, and... -
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Wild relatives of potato may bolster its adaptation to new niches under future climate scenarios.
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Improved Wood Species Identification Based On Multi-View Imagery of The Three Anatomical Planes [PREPRINT].
The identification of tropical African wood species based on microscopic imagery is a challenging problem due to the heterogeneous nature of the composition of wood combined with the vast number of candidate species. Image classification methods that rely on machine learning can facilitate this identification, provided that sufficient training material...Machine learning, Machine vision, Wood anatomical cross-sections, Texture analysis, and Wood species identification
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Emergence of methicillin resistance predates the clinical use of antibiotics.
The discovery of antibiotics more than 80 years ago has led to considerable improvements in human and animal health. Although antibiotic resistance in environmental bacteria is ancient, resistance in human pathogens is thought to be a modern phenomenon that is driven by the clinical use of antibiotics . Here we... -
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Vepris onanae (Rutaceae), a new Critically Endangered cloud-forest tree species, and the endemic plant species of Bali Ngemba Forest Reserve, Bamenda Highlands Cameroon.
We revise and update the records of strict and near-endemic species of the Bali Ngemba Forest Reserve, the largest known surviving patch (c. 8 km in area) of submontane or cloud forest in the Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon which have lost >96 % of their original forest due to human activities....Sexual dimorphism, Bamenda Highlands (Cameroon), Oricia Pierre, Medicinal, Submontane forest, Stage dependent, Vepris onanae, Bali Ngemba Forest Reserve (Cameroon), and Cameroon
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Forest tree growth is linked to mycorrhizal fungal composition and function across Europe.
Most trees form symbioses with ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) which influence access to growth-limiting soil resources. Mesocosm experiments repeatedly show that EMF species differentially affect plant development, yet whether these effects ripple up to influence the growth of entire forests remains unknown. Here we tested the effects of EMF composition and... -
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Taming the beast: a revised classification of Cortinariaceae based on genomic data.
Family currently includes only one genus, , which is the largest genus, with thousands of species worldwide. The species are important ectomycorrhizal fungi and form associations with many vascular plant genera from tropicals to arctic regions. Genus contains a lot of morphological variation, and its complexity has led many taxonomists...Liimatainen, Kare ; Kim, Jan T. ; Pokorny, Lisa ; Kirk, Paul M. ; Dentinger, Bryn …
HybPiper, Fungariomics, Fungi, Whole genome sequencing, Agaricales, and Museomics
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Certification of açaí agroforestry increases the conservation potential of the Amazonian tree flora.
The harvesting of açaí berries (palm fruits from the genus ) in Amazonia has increased over the last 20 years due to a high local and global market demand and triggered by their widely acclaimed health benefits as a ‘superfood’. Although such increase represents a financial boom for local communities,...Damasco, Gabriel ; Anhalt, Mandy ; Perdiz, Ricardo O. ; Wittmann, Florian ; de Assis, Rafael L. …
Euterpe, Açaí management, Flooded forests, Amazonia, and Biodiversity conservation
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Behind the forest restoration scene: a socio-economic, technical-scientific and political snapshot in Amazonas, Brazil.
ABSTRACT Conservation of the Amazon rainforest is a global concern and is supported by the Brazilian government’s ratification of the Bonn Challenge and Paris Agreement and the introduction of national regulations on vegetation protection and restoration. Amazonas is the largest and least deforested of the states occupied by the Brazilian... -
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Purely Australian Essential Oils Past and Present: Chemical Diversity, Authenticity, Bioactivity, and Commercial Value.
In this comprehensive commentary, Australian essential oils and their components are listed and discussed in the context of their value to industry and aesthetics. The historic and cultural significance of endemic essential oils is explained. Several promising candidates are identified that have commercial potential and will enter the marketplace in...Sadgrove, Nicholas John
Medicine, Chemistry, Health, Australia, Farming, Business, Commerce, Industry, and Essential oils
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Fortuitous Alignment: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are aimed at improving human well-being at a global scale, whilst enhancing and preserving global biodiversity. Recently, botanic gardens worldwide have become more conservation focused, and gardens are increasingly influential in scientific roles that address both biodiversity loss and human well-being—particularly in urban areas. As... -
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Living at the limit in the Pyrenees: Peripheral and endemic plants are rare but underrepresented in protection lists.
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A New Antimicrobial Phenylpropanol from the Leaves of Tabernaemontana inconspicua Stapf. (Apocynaceae) Inhibits Pathogenic Gram-Negative Bacteria.
A chemical investigation of the leaves of Tabernaemontana inconspicua Stapf. led to the isolation of a new phenylpropanol derivative, namely irisdichototin G (1), together with nine known compounds, including one polyol derivative, dambonitol (2); three alkaloids, 10-hydroxycoronaridine (3), voacristine (4) and vobasine (5); two triterpenes lupeol (6), betulinic acid (7)... -
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Flower and Spikelet Construction in Rapateaceae (Poales).
The family Rapateaceae represents an early-divergent lineage of Poales with biotically pollinated showy flowers. We investigate developmental morphology and anatomy in all three subfamilies and five tribes of Rapateaceae to distinguish between contrasting hypotheses on spikelet morphology and to address questions on the presence of nectaries and gynoecium structure. We...Koblova, Sofia D. ; Rudall, Paula J. ; Sokoloff, Dmitry D. ; Stevenson, Dennis W. ; Remizowa, Margarita V.
Poales, Rapateaceae, Plant anatomy, Flowers, and Spikelets
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A linear classification of Cyperaceae.
This paper provides a linear classification of two subfamilies, 24 tribes, 10 subtribes and 95 genera of the monocot family Cyperaceae (Poales), based on a stable phylogenetic framework resulting from years of morphological, molecular phylogenetic and phylogenomic studies. The family includes c. 5687 species. The most species-rich tribes are the...Larridon, Isabel
Herbaria, Cyperaceae, Systematics, Phylogenetic hypotheses, and Taxonomy
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Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis for the Comparison of Timber From Two Forest Concessions in Gabon.
Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the environmental impacts caused by deforestation and illegal logging and there is an increasing demand for supply chain transparency and traceability of wood products. Many importing and exporting nations have implemented regulations which aim to control the origin and species of traded timbers of... -
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Cost Analysis of Seed Conservation of Commercial Pine Species Vulnerable to Climate Change in Mexico.
Mexico is home to 40% of the pine species in the world. By the year 2050, 20% of the Mexican forests could be lost because of climate change and other human-related activities. In this paper, we determine the potential areas for seed collecting of four species of the genus Pinus...Collection cost, Mexico, Seed accession, Nominal investment rate, Pinus, Climate change, and Pines
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Interactions between breeding system and ploidy affect niche breadth in Solanum.
Understanding the factors driving ecological and evolutionary interactions of economically important plant species is important for agricultural sustainability. The geography of crop wild relatives, including wild potatoes ( section ), have received attention; however, such information has not been analysed in combination with phylogenetic histories, genomic composition and reproductive systems... -
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Framing the future for taxonomic monography: Improving recognition, support, and access.
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An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants.
An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants is presented. It was compiled referring to several information sources such as existing literature, relevant online databases and herbaria collections. The checklist includes 7,099 taxa (5,957 species, 605 subspecies, 537 varieties), belonging to 226 families and 1,746 genera. There are 6,804 angiosperms, 257...Odorico, Délcio ; Nicosia, Enrico ; Datizua, Castigo ; Langa, Clayton ; Raiva, Raquel …
Mozambique, Vascular plants, Flora, Biodiversity, Taxonomy, and Checklist
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Standards recommendations for the Earth BioGenome Project.
A global international initiative, such as the Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), requires both agreement and coordination on standards to ensure that the collective effort generates rapid progress toward its goals. To this end, the EBP initiated five technical standards committees comprising volunteer members from the global genomics scientific community: Sample...Lawniczak, Mara K. N. ; Durbin, Richard ; Flicek, Paul ; Lindblad-Toh, Kerstin ; Wei, Xiaofeng …
Genomics, Genome assembly, Earth BioGenome Project, and Ethics
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A revision of Gomphostemma (Lamiaceae).
The genus Wall. ex Benth. is revised. Thirty-one species are recognised with three new species described: Bongch. from north-eastern Thailand, southern Laos and central Vietnam, Bongch. and Bongch. from northern Myanmar. Thirty names are lectotypified. A key to species, distribution maps and conservation categories for all species are provided.Conservation, Lamioideae, Gomphostemma, Southeast Asia, Revisions, and Taxonomy
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Phylogenetic Relationships Within the Hyper-Diverse Genus Eugenia (Myrtaceae: Myrteae) Based on Target Enrichment Sequencing.
is one of the most taxonomically challenging lineages of flowering plants, in which morphological delimitation has changed over the last few years resulting from recent phylogenetic study based on molecular data. Efforts, until now, have been limited to Sanger sequencing of mostly plastid markers. These phylogenetic studies indicate 11 clades...Giaretta, Augusto ; Murphy, Bruce ; Maurin, Olivier ; Mazine, Fiorella F. ; Sano, Paulo …
Target sequence capture, Myrtaceae, Eugenia, Phylogenomics, Hyb-Seq, and High-throughput sequencing
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Flora of Espírito Santo, Brazil: Connaraceae.
Abstract The pantropical family Connaraceae includes 12-13 genera and about 200 species, with species richness centered in Amazonia and Atlantic Forest. Most neotropical species of this family occur in Brazil, where several taxa are exclusively found. In Espírito Santo (southeast Brazil), two genera (Connarus and Rourea) and nine species of...Toledo, Cássio A. P. ; Souza, Vinicius C. ; Lucas, Eve J.
Espírito Santo (Brazil), Connaraceae, Connarus, Taxonomy, Identification keys, Rourea;, and Southeast Brazil
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A Case Study to Establish a Basis for Evaluating Geographic Origin Claims of Timber From the Solomon Islands Using Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis.
Global demand for low-cost forest products is leading manufacturers and traders to source timber and wood products from vulnerable nations and delicate ecosystems. One small island nation, the Solomon Islands, is seeing exploitation of natural resources accelerating to such a point that its natural forests may be exhausted by 2036....Watkinson, Charles J. ; Rees, Gareth O. ; Hofem, Sabine ; Michely, Lina ; Gasson, Peter …
Geographic origin, Lacey Act amendment, EUTR, EA-IRMS, Stable isotopes, Tropical timber, and Solomon Islands
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Anemochore Seeds Harbor Distinct Fungal and Bacterial Abundance, Composition, and Functional Profiles.
Many plants adapted to harsh environments have evolved low seed mass (‘light seeds’) with specific dispersal strategies, primarily either by wind (anemochory) or water (hydrochory). However, the role of their seed microbiota in their survival, and their seed microbial abundance and structure, remain insufficiently studied. Herein, we studied the light...Liu, Dong ; Cai, Jie ; He, Huajie ; Yang, Shimei ; Chater, Caspar C. C. …
MetaCyc genome database, Light seed, Endophytic microbiome, Quantitative real-time PCR, and Anemochore
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ITS-based assessment of Madagascar’s fungal diversity and arrival of ectomycorrhizal fungi to the island [PREPRINT].
Madagascar is known for its high diversity and endemism of Fauna and Flora, which makes it particularly interesting for research on diversity and evolution. Fungi, however, have been largely overlooked, and whether fungi exhibit the same patterns as animals and plants has yet to be further examined. We collected fungal...Opportunistic survey, Madagascar, Ectomycorrhizal fungi, and Biodiversity
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Citronella suaveolens, a new generic record for Vietnam, with a key to Vietnamese Cardiopteridaceae.
Citronella suaveolens is reported from Quang Nam Province in southern Vietnam, representing the first record of this species and the genus Citronella in the country and in mainland Southeast Asia in general. Detailed photographic illustrations of studied specimens are provided. A key to the Vietnamese genera and species of Cardiopteridaceae... -
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More on seed longevity phenotyping.
Understanding the relative longevity of different seed lots, perhaps of different species or genotypes, but also following production under different environments or using different cultivation methods, or following different post-harvest treatments, is relevant to anyone concerned with the retention of seed lot viability and vigour during storage. However, different scientists...Phenotypes, Orthodox seeds, Seed storage, Plant conservation, p50, Seed traits, and Comparative longevity protocol
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Molecular approaches reveal speciation between red- and blue-flowered plants in the Mediterranean Lysimachia arvensis and L. monelli (Primulaceae).
Flower colour has played a decisive role as an evolutionary force in many groups of plants by driving speciation. A well-known example of colour polymorphism is found across the Mediterranean populations of Lysimachia arvensis and L. monelli, in which blue- and red-flowered plants can be found. Previous studies recognized two... -
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Fast and novel botanical exploration of a 320-km transect in eastern Amazonia using DNA barcoding.
Milliken, William ; Odonne, Guillaume ; Engel, Julien ; Le Tourneau, François-Michel ; Suescun, Uxue …
Tree inventory, French Guiana-Brazil border, matK, Tumucumaque, DNA barcoding, and rbcLa
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Elastic and collapsible: current understanding of cell walls in succulent plants.
Succulent plants represent a large functional group of drought-resistant plants which store water in specialized tissues. Several co-adaptive traits accompany water-storage capacity to constitute the succulent syndrome. A widely reported anatomical adaptation of cell walls in succulent tissues allows them to fold in a regular fashion during extended drought, thus... -
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INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPOSITAE – 3.
Hind, Nicholas
Compositae, Cultivation, and Taxonomy
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Drying banana seeds for ex situ conservation.
The ability of seeds to withstand drying is fundamental to ex situ seed conservation but drying responses are not well known for most wild species including crop wild relatives. We look at drying responses of seeds of Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana, the two primary wild relatives of bananas and...Kallow, Simon ; Garcia Zuluaga, Manuela ; Fanega Sleziak, Natalia ; Nugraha, Bayu ; Mertens, Arne …
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exTREEmaTIME: a method for incorporating uncertainty into divergence time estimates.
We present a method of divergence time estimation (exTREEmaTIME) that aims to effectively account for uncertainty in divergence time estimates. The method requires a minimal set of assumptions, and, based on these assumptions, estimates the oldest possible divergence times and youngest possible divergence times that are consistent with the assumptions....Carruthers, Tom ; Scotland, Robert W.
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A taxonomic, genetic and ecological data resource for the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland.
The vascular flora of Britain and Ireland is among the most extensively studied in the world, but the current knowledge base is fragmentary, with taxonomic, ecological and genetic information scattered across different resources. Here we present the first comprehensive data repository of native and alien species optimized for fast and...Henniges, Marie C. ; Powell, Robyn F. ; Mian, Sahr ; Stace, Clive A. ; Walker, Kevin J. …
Literature mining, Genetics, Great Britain, Ecology, Biodiversity, Plant ecology, Taxonomy, and Ireland
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Improving biodiversity protection through artificial intelligence.
Over a million species face extinction, highlighting the urgent need for conservation policies that maximize the protection of biodiversity to sustain its manifold contributions to people’s lives. Here we present a novel framework for spatial conservation prioritization based on reinforcement learning that consistently outperforms available state-of-the-art software using simulated and... -
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The rise of grasslands is linked to atmospheric CO2 decline in the late Palaeogene.
Grasslands are predicted to experience a major biodiversity change by the year 2100. A better understanding of how grasslands have responded to past environmental changes will help predict the outcome of current and future environmental changes. Here, we explore the relationship between past atmospheric CO and temperature fluctuations and the...Palazzesi, Luis ; Hidalgo, Oriane ; Barreda, Viviana D. ; Forest, Félix ; Höhna, Sebastian
Palaeogene, Grasslands, Evolution, Environmental sciences, and Phylogeny
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Comparison of Magnoliaceae Plastomes: Adding Neotropical Magnolia to the Discussion.
Chloroplast genomes are considered to be highly conserved. Nevertheless, differences in their sequences are an important source of phylogenetically informative data. Chloroplast genomes are increasingly applied in evolutionary studies of angiosperms, including Magnoliaceae. Recent studies have focused on resolving the previously debated classification of the family using a phylogenomic approach... -
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Molecular phylogenetics of Euploca (Boraginaceae): homoplasy in many characters, including the C4 photosynthetic pathway.
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Patterns of Traditional and Modern Uses of Wild Edible Native Plants of Chile: Challenges and Future Perspectives.
Wild Edible Plants (WEPs) still play a vital role in the subsistence of many traditional communities, while they are receiving increasing recognition in tackling food security and nutrition at the international level. This paper reviews the use patterns of native WEPs in Chile and discusses their role as future crops... -
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Understanding the diversity and biogeography of Colombian edible plants.
Despite being the second most biodiverse country in the world, hosting more than 7000 useful species, Colombia is characterized by widespread poverty and food insecurity. Following the growing attention in Neglected and Underutilized Species, the present study will combine spatial and taxonomic analysis to unveil their diversity and distribution, as...Plant breeding, Sustainability, Edible plants, Biogeography, Colombia, Plant ecology, and Plant domestication
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inPOSE: A Flexible Toolbox for Chromosomal Cloning and Amplification of Bacterial Transgenes.
Cloning the genes and operons encoding heterologous functions in bacterial hosts is now almost exclusively carried out using plasmid vectors. This has multiple drawbacks, including the need for constant selection and variation in copy numbers. The chromosomal integration of transgenes has always offered a viable alternative; however, to date, it... -
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Harnessing Large-Scale Herbarium Image Datasets Through Representation Learning.
The mobilization of large-scale datasets of specimen images and metadata through herbarium digitization provide a rich environment for the application and development of machine learning techniques. However, limited access to computational resources and uneven progress in digitization, especially for small herbaria, still present barriers to the wide adoption of these...Walker, Barnaby E. ; Tucker, Allan ; Nicolson, Nicky
Machine learning, Computer vision, Digitized herbarium specimens, Deep learning, and Natural history collections
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Fundamental Chemistry of Essential Oils and Volatile Organic Compounds, Methods of Analysis and Authentication.
Sadgrove, Nicholas J. ; Padilla-González, Guillermo ; Phumthum, Methee
Learn, Beginners, Volatile organic compounds, Analytical methods, Introduction, Essential oils, and Basic chemistry