Review of Biological Activities of Some Rare Oils from Amazonian Plants [PDF]
MetabolitesBackground/Objectives: A great biodiversity of compounds from Brazilian medicinal plants are considered to be a promising source for biological activities in the cosmetics and pharmaceuticals sectors.
Luana Merckling-Almeida da Silva +4 more
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Seeds of Amazonian plants [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2012 In the highly diverse flora of the Amazon, proper identification of seeds and fruits may require additional plant material, such as leaves, stems and preferably also flowers. This is, however, often not possible: tropical trees may be difficult to climb up and normally no flowers are available during fruiting.
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Animist Phytofilm: Plants in Amazonian Indigenous Filmmaking
Philosophies, 2022 Early films about plants offer a glimpse into the behavior of vegetal life, which had hitherto remained hidden from humans. Critics have praised this animistic capacity of cinema, allowing audiences to see the movement of beings that appeared to be inert
Patrícia Isabel Lontro Vieira
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Richness and Composition of Mycorrhizal Fungi Varies by Flood Level and River Basin in Oligotrophic Amazonian Seasonally Flooded Forests [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionMycorrhizal fungi play a key role in supporting plants in nutrient‐poor environments, yet their diversity and distribution in Amazonian floodplain forests remain poorly understood.
Maihyra Marina Pombo +6 more
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Seed Coat Impermeability and Physical Dormancy in Amazonian Mimosa L. Species: Anatomical, Ecophysiological, and Germination Insights [PDF]
PlantsPlants have developed several dormancy mechanisms essential for resilience in adverse environments. Understanding these mechanisms allows for the development of weed control strategies and enhances seedling production. This study aimed to investigate the
Maricélia Moreira dos Santos +4 more
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Phytometamorphosis: An Ontology of Becoming in Amazonian Women’s Poetry About Plants
PhilosophiesMetamorphosis is central to Indigenous Amazonian cosmologies, which often posit a period in the past when transformations from one being into another proliferated.
Patricia Vieira
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Antiretroviral activity of Amazonian plants [PDF]
Retrovirology, 2011 BackgroundThe Amazon region displays a rich and diverse biotaencompassing more than 50,000 botanical species [1]. Afew medicinal plants commonly utilized by local peoplehas been studied concerning its pharmacological proper-ties. New antiretroviral drugs are on demand, mainly indeveloping countries and particularly in Brazil, whichexhibit an exuberant ...
Mata, Élida Cleyse Gomes da +5 more
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Amazonian Plant Natural Products: Perspectives for Discovery of New Antimalarial Drug Leads
Molecules, 2013 Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax malaria parasites are now resistant, or showing signs of resistance, to most drugs used in therapy. Novel chemical entities that exhibit new mechanisms of antiplasmodial action are needed.
Lucio H. Freitas-Junior +10 more
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La fabrique des plantes globales. Une géographie de la mondialisation des végétaux d’Amazonie
Confins, 2021 Far from being an under-populated, wild or pristine region, the Amazon rainforest appears on the contrary to be a maker of global plants. What are the mechanisms of the globalization of Amazonian plants?
Bastien Beaufort
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Physical and chemical variability of Camu-camu fruits in cultivated and uncultivated areas of the Colombian Amazon [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2020 Camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia, Myrtaceae) has the highest reported vitamin C concentrations of any native Amazonian fruit tree species, with increasing demand in domestic and international markets.
Juan Carlos Aguirre-Neira +4 more
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