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2024
Journal article
Clusia salicifolia (Clusiaceae), a new hemiepiphyte species from Costa Rica and Panama.
We describe and illustrate (Clusiaceae) a new species from Central America. This new species is different to all related species for its hemiepiphytic habit, narrow leaves with acute to acuminate apex, reticulate resin canals, staminate flowers with quadrangular androecium with 30 – 47 free stamens, and pistillate flowers with 4...Wodcke, Emma A. ; Luján, Manuel ; Hammel, Barry
Costa Rica, Clusia salicifolia, Neotropics, Herbarium, Taxonomy, Endangered species, Central America, Trees, and Panama
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2023
Journal article
A multi-taxon analysis of European Red Lists reveals major threats to biodiversity.
Biodiversity loss is a major global challenge and minimizing extinction rates is the goal of several multilateral environmental agreements. Policy decisions require comprehensive, spatially explicit information on species’ distributions and threats. We present an analysis of the conservation status of 14,669 European terrestrial, freshwater and marine species (ca. 10% of... -
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2015
Journal article
Nepenthes barcelonae (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Luzon, Philippines.
Nepenthes barcelonae is described as a new species in sect. Insignes, where it is unique in the inset mouth and the dichromic upper pitchers (first-produced pitchers red, later-produced pitchers green) which are also dimorphic. This is a newly recorded phenomenon in the genus: the first produced (primary upper pitchers) are...Cheek, Martin ; Tandang, Danilo N. ; Pelser, Pieter B.
Luzon (Philippines), New species, Philippines, Nepenthes barcelonae, and Endangered species
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2022
Journal article
Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities.
Madagascar’s unique biota is heavily affected by human activity and is under intense threat. Here, we review the current state of knowledge on the conservation status of Madagascar’s terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity by presenting data and analyses on documented and predicted species-level conservation statuses, the most prevalent and relevant threats,... -
2022
Journal article
Hiding behind the rocks: rediscovery of Connarus beyrichii (Connaraceae), an endangered species endemic to montane outcrops of southeast Brazil.
Toledo, Cássio A. P. ; Lucas, Eve J. ; Souza, Vinicius Castro
Endemism, Taxonomy, Endangered species, Brazil, High hills, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Minas Gerais (Brazil), and Connarus beyrichii
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2021
Book
Frailejones en peligro.
Los frailejones (subtribu Espeletiinae, familia Asteraceae) son posiblemente las más importantes y carismáticas plantas del ecosistema de páramo. Con 90 especies reconocidas, 78 de las cuales son endémicas, Colombia tiene un papel fundamental en su conservación. La mayoría de las especies de frailejones tienen distribuciones restringidas a uno o unos...Diazgranados, Mauricio ; Castellanos Castro, Carolina
Conservation, Endangered species, High mountain, Flora de Colombia, Colombia, Conservación, Frailejones, Especies amenazadas, and Alta montaña
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2021
Journal article
Opportunities in Phytochemistry, Ecophysiology and Wood Research via Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time‐Imaging Mass Spectrometry.
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2017
Journal article
Two New Species of Myrcia (Myrtaceae) from Brazil.
Two new species of Myrcia from the Brazilian Cerrado are described: Myrcia occulta and Myrcia matogrossensis. Notes on species morphology, phenology and conservation status are provided as well as illustrative plates and distribution maps.Faria, Jair E. Q. ; Lucas, Eve J. ; Sobral, Marcos
Myrcia occulta, IUCN, Endangered species, Myrcia matogrossensis, Conservation status, Cerrado biome, and New species
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2017
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2020
Journal article
Using Lenses Attached to a Smartphone as a Macroscopic Early Warning Tool in the Illegal Timber Trade, in Particular for CITES-Listed Species
Wood anatomy is a key discipline as a tool for monitoring the global timber trade, particularly for wood listed in protected species conventions such as Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES). One of the main barriers to reducing illegal trafficking of protected species...