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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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The genus Tristachya (Poaceae: Panicoideae) in Madagascar.
We present a revision of the three species of in Madagascar. The tussock-forming is a rare endemic of the quartz outcrops in the Itremo Protected Area. The rhizomatous and are common components of the sandstone outcrop vegetation in the Isalo National Park. A new combination is made. Descriptions, conservation assessments,...Vorontsova, Maria S. ; Rakotomalala, Nantenaina H.
Poaceae, Identification key , Grass , Tristachya, New combination , Madagascar, Conservation , Tristachyideae, Savanna , and Africa
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The seasonally dry tropical forest species Cavanillesia chicamochae has a middle Quaternary origin.
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A new species of Leucas, L. gypsicola (Lamiaceae), from gypsum outcrops in eastern Ethiopia.
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Kupeantha yabassi (Coffeeae-Rubiaceae), a new Critically Endangered shrub species of the Ebo Forest area, Littoral Region, Cameroon.
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A new species of critically endangered edible yam endemic to northern Madagascar, Dioscorea irodensis (Dioscoreaceae) and its conservation.
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Storage of orchid pollinia with varying lipid thermal fingerprints
Orchid pollinia have the potential to make a valuable contribution to current techniques of germplasm storage and assisted reproduction, yet information regarding their preservation and their ability to remain viable over time is currently limited. Dactylorhiza fuchsii and Disa uniflora were used as models for investigating potential techniques for storing...Custodio, Ceci Castilho ; Machado-Neto, Nelson B. ; Singer, Rodrigo B. ; Pritchard, Hugh W. ; Seaton, Philip T. …
Orchidaceae, Conservation , Germplasm, and Pollen germination