Floristic structure and composition of Guadua forests in the Colombian coffee region
In the coffee region (900-2,000 m a.s.l.) of the Colombian Andes, the forest remnants correspond mainly to fragments dominated by the bamboo species Guadua angustifolia Kunth (Guadua).
Fernando Ramírez-Díaz +1 more
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Beyond forests: Harnessing conservation gardening for open biomes in Brazil
Urban gardening offers an innovative conservation strategy by integrating native ornamental species into urban landscapes. We evaluated the ornamental potential of the Brazilian flora by comparing the representation of species from forests versus open biomes (focusing on campo rupestre grasslands) and introduced and validated the Index of Ornamental ...
Flávia Santos Faria +2 more
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Studies on Monstereae (Araceae) of Borneo II: Furtado’s Rhaphidophora kinabaluensis elucidated and transferred to Scindapsus [PDF]
Rhaphidophora kinabaluensis Furtado (Araceae: Monstereae), described from Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, has been recollected and revealed to be a species of Scindapsus Schott belonging to a species complex surrounding S. coriaceus Engl. The taxonomic transfer
Siva Rohgini Batumale +2 more
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Building a genomic and herbarium biorepository for medicinal plants of the Western Ghats
Medicinal plants support healthcare for millions of people and sustain livelihoods, yet many threatened species lack secure long‐term genetic protection. This study establishes a genomic and herbarium biorepository for medicinal plants of the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot facing intense human pressure.
Anurag Dhyani +6 more
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Species Inventory of Araceae In West Block of Batang Toru Forest, North Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra [PDF]
Araceae is a family plant that generally inhabits the tropical region with relatively high humidity such as The Batang Toru Forest Area. Environmental conditions such as humid or wet, watery, shady and high rainfall support the growth of Araceae species.
Pasaribu, Nursahara
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Penggaron Forest possesses high biodiversity; however, information regarding the interconnectedness between Araceae diversity, phytochemical constituents, and their potential utilization as a source of traditional medicine within the framework of ...
Baiq Farhatul Wahidah +2 more
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Accidental plant poisonings in France: Lessons from a decade of national toxicovigilance
Accidental plant poisonings reveal how modern societies are losing everyday botanical knowledge once central to food and health safety. By analyzing a decade of French toxicovigilance data, this study shows that most severe cases arise from plant misidentification or misguided self‐medication.
Gaël Le Roux +11 more
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The Araceae of Itb Jatinangor Campus, Sumedang, West Java [PDF]
Araceae is a group of plants that are consistently dominant in humid and wet conditions areas. This family is among the most common plant groups found in the campus Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) at Jatinangor, which are still covered by green areas ...
Irwanto, Rina Ratnasih +11 more
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Taxonomic and functional diversity of urban bees of the world
Abstract Bees play a pivotal role in terrestrial environments. Urbanization can affect these organisms and the ecosystem services they provide. However, knowledge of the global diversity of urban bees is limited. Thus, we summarized data on urban bee species identities and occurrences; compared distributions of all bees with those found in urban ...
João C. F. Cardoso +10 more
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Floral Trait Influence on the Foraging Decisions of a Fly Pollinator
ABSTRACT Flies foraging for floral resources provide important ecosystem services through the pollination of myriad angiosperms, including many crop species. However, the specific floral cues used by fly pollinators to locate and discriminate among floral rewards and the preferences they may have for specific cues remain poorly understood.
Ella K. Rogers +4 more
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