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Keita (Aptandraceae-Olacaceae s.l.), a new genus for African species previously ascribed to Anacolosa, including K. deniseae sp. nov., an Endangered submontane forest liana from Simandou, Republic of Guinea.
We show that the two continental African species previously ascribed to the genus , differ in so many architectural, floral and vegetative characters from the remaining species of the genus (which occur from Madagascar to the western Pacific, including the type) that they clearly represent a separate genus. The African... -
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Rediscovery of the lost skink Proscelotes aenea and implications for conservation.
Biodiversity loss is recognized as a grand challenge of the twenty-first century but ascertaining when a species is “lost” can be incredibly difficult—since the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. This may be a relatively easy task for large and conspicuous animals, but extremely difficult for those living...Puruleia, Ali ; Nanvonamuquitxo, Cristóvão ; Ernesto, Milagre ; Jamal, Abdurabe ; Amade, Iassine …
Skinks, Proscelotes aenea, Lumbo (Mozambique), Mozambique, and Threatened species
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Re‐evaluating the importance of threatened species in maintaining global phytoregions.
Brown, Matilda J. M. ; Walker, Barnaby E. ; Budden, Andrew P. ; Nic Lughadha, Eimear
Phytoregions, Biotic homogenisation, Threatened species, Introductions, Extinctions, Infomap, and Network analysis
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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