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Four o'clock pollination biology: nectaries, nectar and flower visitors in Nyctaginaceae from southern South America.
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Book chapter
Foreword.
Cribb, Phillip
Orchids, Central America, Orchidaceae, Tropical America, and South America
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Journal article
Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in Bolivia.
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Journal article
Five new South American species of Myrcia s.l. (Myrtaceae).
Five new species of Myrcia s.l. are described and illustrated: Myrcia ascendens (related to Myrcia densa), Myrcia attenuata (related to Myrcia bicolor), Myrcia costeira (related to Myrcia bicarinata), Myrcia rupestris (related to Myrcia lenheirensis) and Myrcia subterminalis (related to Myrcia bicolor). The new species occur in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest... -
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Systematic Treatment of American Trichilia (Meliaceae).
The neotropical species of Trichilia are revised. The last major treatment of the group was published in 1981 and 3500 additional collections are examined for the present study. Eighty-one species are recognized, a key to the species is provided, all names are typified and descriptions of all species are given....Pennington, Terence D.
Central America, South America, Trichilia, Geographical distribution, New species, New subspecies, and Neotropics
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Master's dissertation
Corinarous of S. America.
San Fabian Minguela, Maria
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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
Two new species of Pontederia L. (Pontederiaceae Kunth) to South America.
Two new species of Pontederia are here described and illustrated. Pontederia gigantea is similar to P. sagittata by its sagittate leaf blade, but the first one presents blue flowers while the second one has whitish to pinkish flowers. Besides that, P. gigantea is endemic to Brazil, occurring in small populations...Sousa, Danilo J.L. ; Siqueira, Gabriela B. ; Giulietti, Ana Maria
South America, South American flora, Aquatic plant, Identification key, Commelinales, Pontederia, and New species
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Phylogenetic revision of South American Teloschistaceae (lichenized Ascomycota, Teloschistales) reveals three new genera and species.
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Journal article
Three new species of Myrcia sect. Myrcia (Myrtaceae) from South America.
Three new species of Myrcia are described, illustrated and discussed. Myrcia rionegrensis from the Brazilian Amazon is related to M. clusiifolia from which it differs in having leaves with acute apex and ribbed fruits (vs. rounded apex and smooth fruits in M. clusiifolia); Myrcia microcalyx is similar to Myrcia scytophylla...Lima Dos Santos, Leidiana ; Vasconcelos, Thaís N.C. ; Ferreira de Sales, Margareth ; Lucas, Eve
Eudicots, Campo Rupestre, Peru, Myrcia, Amazon, Taxonomy, and South America
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Journal article
Phylogenomic analysis points to a South American origin of Manihot and illuminates the primary gene pool of cassava.