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Cytotaxonomic studies in African Asclepiadaceae

open access: yesBothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 1983
The family Asclepiadaceae of about 290 genera is a homogeneous complex with complicated flower-structure. Little cytological data are available on the approximately 3 000 species in the family.
F. Albers
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Preferred nectar sources for the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus) along the Great Plains migration pathway

open access: yesEcosphere, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2025.
Abstract Population declines of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus) in North America have largely been attributed to the distribution and condition of species‐specific preferred nectar sources. In 2020, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) listed the monarch butterfly in the US Federal Register as a candidate species under the ...
Kenneth E. Spaeth Jr.   +5 more
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El género de las Asclepiadáceas Hickenia Lillo

open access: yesLilloa, 2021
El autor cuenta la historia del género Hickenia Lillo (Asclepiadaceae), que tiene precedencia sobre Hickenia Brit. y Rosa (Cactaceae); publica dos descripciones de Malmé, una genérica y otra específica, y acompaña el artículo con una placa que contiene ...
Alberto Castellanos
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Competition for pollen deposition space on pollinators generates last‐male advantage

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 2, Page 555-566, February 2025.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Many plants have precise pollen placement strategies, ensuring that large amounts of pollen are deposited on small and discrete areas of pollinators' bodies. This may lead to male–male competition if pre‐existing pollen (1) is smothered or displaced by pollen from ...
Pamela C. Santana   +4 more
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A Narrative Review of Wild and Semiwild Edible Plants in Ethiopia: Agroecological Perspectives, Ethnic Diversity, Proximate Composition, and Phytochemical Analysis

open access: yesInternational Journal of Food Science, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
All over the world, wild edible plants are predominantly the sources of famine food. Ethiopia, with food‐insecure populations, needs such food‐supplementing plant groups. The current review article is aimed at presenting a compiled list of the species, showing the diversity of the species, and elaborating on their major threats and values.
Derebe Alemneh, Poulami Jha
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Evaluating Diversity, Structure, Regeneration Status, and Preferences of Woody Species Among Different Land Uses of Koore’s Agricultural Landscape, Southern Ethiopia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Forestry Research, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Conserving biodiversity is a challenge in terrestrial environments. Anthropogenic landscape with various land uses has a role in biodiversity conservation. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the diversity, stand structure, regeneration status, and preferences of woody species in Koore’s agricultural landscape, in Southern Ethiopia.
Aden Abdurahman   +4 more
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Latex of Calotropis gigantea‐Based Biogenic Magnesium Hydroxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activity

open access: yesJournal of Chemistry, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
The current investigation determines the fabrication and characterization of magnesium hydroxide nanoparticles (Mg(OH)2 NPs) with the help of C. gigantea latex via biological method. The size, shape, morphology, functional groups and stability of biogenic Mg(OH)2 NPs were analysed by microscopic and spectroscopical analyses. Mg–O vibration, C–O stretch,
Jayalekshmi C.   +6 more
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ASCLEPIADACEAE: NEW SPECIES OF CEROPEGIA

open access: yesBothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 1978
NEW SPECIES OF ...
R. A. Dyer
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Phytochemical Investigations and Pharmacological Potential of Organic Extracts of Calotropis gigantea L. Leaves

open access: yesScientifica, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Calotropis gigantea holds significant therapeutic value in Indian traditional medicine, since it is utilized for the treatment of several diseases. The current study was performed to evaluate the phytochemical profile, antioxidant radical scavenging (DPPH), and hemolytic and antimicrobial activities of organic fractions of C.
Adil Jamal   +5 more
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Asclepiadaceae argentinenses novae aut criticae, II

open access: yesLilloa, 2021
El autor describe tres nuevas especies, Mitostigma lilloi, Oxypetalum gracile y Cynanchum descolei y completa la descripción de Cynanchum glossostemma Lillo (nomen semi-nudum), que fue previamente citada para esta región.
Teodoro Meyer
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