The systematic position of Rhytidocaulon (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae) [PDF]
Rhytidocaulon P.R.O. Bally is reviewed. The relationships with other genera are discussed in the light of the character assessment carried out and it is suggested that it is closest to Caralluma R. Br. subg. Caralluma and Echidnopsis Hook. f. Descriptions of the genus and the eight known species are provided.
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Editorial: Darwin and Kew anniversaries [PDF]
Charles Darwin was born 200 years ago this year and his monumental work On the origin of species, laying the foundation of modern evolutionary theory driven by natural selection, was published 150 years ago.
Walker, Colin
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An ethnobotanical study was conducted to document the plant‐based indigenous knowledge of the people on the utilization of these medicinal plant resources in Ensaro District, North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia. A total of 100 informants were sampled from four study sites, and a variety of ethnobotanical methods were applied, including semistructured interviews,
Mikias Teshome +2 more
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Erratum to: Taxonomic dissolution of Sarcostemma (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) [PDF]
Sarcostemma brunonianum Wight & Arn., in Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 59 (1834). Type: India, [‘Peninsula Ind. Orientalis’], Cody Cally, village of Autcherroccum, Herb. Wright 1557 (lectotype G-DC! (No. G00301010), designated here; isolectotypes E, G-DC! (No. G00136527)). Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R. Br. subsp. brunonianum (Wight & Arn.) P. I.
Ulrich Meve, Sigrid Liede-Schumann
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Complete Sequences of Organelle Genomes from the Medicinal Plant Rhazya Stricta (Apocynaceae) and Contrasting Patterns of Mitochondrial Genome Evolution Across Asterids [PDF]
Rhazya stricta is native to arid regions in South Asia and the Middle East and is used extensively in folk medicine to treat a wide range of diseases.
Baeshen, Mohammed N. +7 more
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Ceropegia odorata Nimmo ex J. Graham (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) a Critically Endangered plant species from India was recorded in Gujarat after about 45 years in Vijaynagar forest of Sabarkantha District (northern Gujarat).
S. K. Patel +5 more
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Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae sufma. Asclepiadoideae) en Andalucía Occidental [PDF]
Se da a conocer la presencia en Andalucía Occidental de Gomphocarpus physocarpus E. Mey., un neófi to originario del E y S de África. Se comenta la fenología de la fl oración y fructifi cación, así como la capacidad de dispersión de las plantas en las ...
Devesa, J.A. +3 more
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The influence of floral traits on specialisation and modularity of plant-pollinator networks in a biodiversity hotspot in the Peruvian Andes [PDF]
Background and Aims: Modularity is a ubiquitous and important structural property of ecological networks which describes the relative strengths of sets of interacting species and gives insights into the dynamics of ecological communities.
Dormann, Carsten F +3 more
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The plant checklist: Building the foundation of botanical knowledge in South Africa
Abstract Taxonomic research and resultant checklists play a crucial role in underpinning all biodiversity research. Compiling an inventory of plants that occur in a region or country is a complicated task that can be subject to errors and incompleteness, which in turn can hinder other fields of botanical research.
Janine E. Victor +3 more
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A New Species of Gonolobus (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) from Mesoamerica
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Montiel, O M, Stevens, W D
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