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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Kindia (Pavetteae, Rubiaceae), a new cliff-dwelling genus with chemically profiled colleter exudate from Mt Gangan, Republic of Guinea [PDF]
A new genus Kindia (Pavetteae, Rubiaceae) is described with a single species, Kindia gangan, based on collections made in 2016 during botanical exploration of Mt Gangan, Kindia, Republic of Guinea in West Africa.
Cheek, Martin +8 more
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Apocynaceae in the Atlantic Forest of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
We present here a taxonomic study of Apocynaceae from the Atlantic Forest remnants in the state of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), Northeast Brazil. Twenty-four species in 18 genera, distributed in Apocynoid grade (3 genera/5 species), Asclepiadoideae (8 ...
Jaerton Carvalho de Sousa Júnior +1 more
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A phylogenetic study of Echidnopsis Hook. f. (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae) - taxonomic implications and the colonization of the Socotran archipelago [PDF]
We investigated the phylogeny, taxonomy and biogeography of the Eritreo-Arabian genus Echidnopsis Hook. f. (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae). Phylogenetic reconstructions based on nrITS sequence data were obtained using maximum likelihood and parsimony ...
Meve, U., Thiv, M.
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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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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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Phylogenetic study of Plectranthus, Coleus and allies (Lamiaceae): taxonomy, distribution and medicinal use [PDF]
Lamiaceae subtribe Plectranthinae, a palaeotropical group of just over 450 species with mainly zygomorphic flowers and stamens that are contiguous at the point of insertion at the base of the lower corolla lip, include the medicinally and horticulturally
Culham, Alastair +2 more
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Digital Knowledge of Kenyan Succulent Flora and Priorities for Future Inventory and Documentation [PDF]
Biodiversity inventory in Kenya has been ongoing for about a century and a half, coinciding with the arrival of naturalists from Europe, America, and elsewhere outside Africa.
Kang’ethe, Simon +2 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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Antecedentes: La familia Apocynaceae está entre las 13 más diversas de México y su conocimiento taxonómico ha tenido una atención creciente con la implementación de filogenias y otras herramientas para resolver su sistemática.
Leonardo O. Alvarado-Cárdenas +5 more
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