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Recent shifts in flowering times are an index of, and a response to, human driven climate change. However, most information on these flowering changes is heavily skewed to the northern hemisphere. This imbalance limits our understanding of how climate change is affecting ecosystems, including the mismatches of flowering times between species, increased
Ross D. Stewart +3 more
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Bioactivity-guided Isolation of Anticancer Constituents of Strophanthus hispidus DC. (Apocynaceae) Whole Plant [PDF]
Background: Strophanthus hispidus DC; a medicinal plant in the Apocynaceae family was reported to be effective in the management of cancer through an ethnobotanical survey conducted in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Owoola Azeezat AMBALI +4 more
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Validation of the name Vincetoxicum taiwanense (Apocynaceae)
Idrees, Muhammad, Hsu, Tian-Chuan (2021): Validation of the name Vincetoxicum taiwanense (Apocynaceae). Phytotaxa 518 (2): 177-178, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.518.2.7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.518.2.
Idrees, Muhammad, Hsu, Tian-Chuan
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The use of wild edible plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them are rapidly disappearing across the Mediterranean, with serious consequences for biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regional food security. This study compiles and organizes fragmented information to create the first comprehensive catalogue of these plants across the ...
Benedetta Gori +5 more
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Mandevilla nevadana, a new species endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, is described and illustrated. Allomarkgrafia ecuatoriana, Aspidosperma capitatum, and Prestonia mexicana are reported for the first time in Colombia.
Juan Francisco Morales
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Balancing tracks and trees: Assessing railroad impact on Brazilian biodiversity
The Brazilian West–East Integration Railway (FIOL) aims to boost the national economy by improving commodity transport; however, it crosses three of Brazil's most biodiverse and fragile regions: the Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest. Using digitised plant records and land‐use analyses, our study reveals significant vegetation loss within the ...
Ana Luiza Silva Rocha +3 more
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Urban Landscape Influence Orchid Bee Diversity in a Tropical Megacity
ABSTRACT The increasing urbanization has affected pollinator communities, such as Euglossini bees, which play a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity through the pollination of numerous plants. However, the impact of different levels of urbanization on the diversity of these bees is still not fully understood, especially in large tropical urban ...
Amanda F. P. Machado +6 more
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Morphospace position and phylogenetic placements of Trimeriantha monopolyada. Summary Floral structure is a key aspect of angiosperm diversity. Recent research revealed that significant floral disparity was already present in the Cretaceous. However, our understanding of early floral diversity remains limited, as it is directly dependent on the fossil ...
Xieting Wu +7 more
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Complete plastome sequence of Hoya carnosa (L. f.) R. Br. (Apocynaceae)
Hoya is a remarkable genus with high horticultural ornamental value. In this study, we report and characterize the complete plastid genome sequence of Hoya carnosa.
Xue-Fen Wei +4 more
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TRANSFER OF SCHIZOGLOSSUM UMBELLULIFERUMIO STENOSTELMA, AND ITS NEOTYPIFICATION (ASCLEPIADOIDEAE)
S. P. Bester, A. Nicholas
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