Results 51 to 60 of about 1,106 (134)
Consensus classifications are crucial for conservation: How CITES utilizes checklists
TAXON, Volume 74, Issue 4, Page 759-767, August 2025.Abstract The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an end‐user of the consensus classifications and checklists produced by global initiatives such as the World Flora Online (WFO). This paper provides a brief background on CITES and the impact of classification and nomenclature changes on the CITES ...
Ronell R. Klopper
wiley +1 more source
Lectotypification of Kniphofia pauciflora Baker (Asphodelaceae: Asphodeloideae)
Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 2014 Background: Problems amongst the syntypes and duplicates were noted for the critically endangered Kniphofia pauciflora Baker. Objective: To resolve the typification of K. pauciflora.
Himansu Baijnath, Syd Ramdhani
doaj +1 more source
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2025.We used DNA metabarcoding to identify nectar and pollen plant species supporting honey bee nutrition across different landscapes and seasons in Taita Taveta County, Kenya. Forage availability was influenced by landscape and season, with exotic species (67%) dominating over native ones (33%), raising concerns about colony health and how the occurrence ...
Mary Chege +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2025.Wetlands are dominated by different lineages of vascular plants in different habitats. ABSTRACT Vascular plants that presently grow and often dominate wetland habitats are mostly derived from ancestors adapted to dry terrestrial environments. We hypothesize that recently evolved wetland lineages dominate more challenging or novel wetland environments ...
E. J. J. Sieben +5 more
wiley +1 more source
An Updated DNA Barcoding Tool for Aloe Vera and Related CITES‐Regulated Species
Conservation Letters, Volume 18, Issue 4, July/August 2025.ABSTRACT DNA barcoding has revolutionized the identification of illegally traded material of endangered species as it overcomes the lack of resolution encountered with morphological identification. Nonetheless, in recently evolved and highly diverse clades, such as the relatives of Aloe vera, the lack of interspecific sequence variation in standardized
Yannick Woudstra +5 more
wiley +1 more source
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2019 Background Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav. (Asphodelaceae) has traditional reputability in treatment of diarrhea and constipation but no scientific study has been reported for its gastrointestinal effects.
Naveed Aslam, Khalid Hussain Janbaz
doaj +1 more source
Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 149, Issue 6, Page 855-865, July 2025.ABSTRACT With around 6000 species and 200 genera worldwide, hoverflies (Syrphidae, Diptera) are important and a diverse group of pollinators, second to wild bees (Hymenoptera). Here, we studied the diversity of Syrphidae visiting flowers in low shrubland maquis environments of three compensation areas in the Ajaccio region (Corsica, France). A total of
Laurent Plume +2 more
wiley +1 more source
The complete chloroplast genome of Eremurus robustus (Asphodelaceae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 Eremurus robustus Regel (Eremurus, Asphodelaceae) is an ornamental plant and endemic to the Tien Shan and Pamir Alai mountains. In this study, the complete chloroplast genome of E. robustus was determined. The cp genome of E.
Dilmurod Makhmudjanov +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Cytotoxic Compounds from Aloe megalacantha
Molecules, 2017 Phytochemical investigation of the ethyl acetate extract of the roots of Aloe megalacantha led to the isolation of four new natural products—1,8-dimethoxynepodinol (1), aloesaponarin III (2), 10-O-methylchrysalodin (3) and methyl-26-O-feruloyl ...
Negera Abdissa +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, 2009 Este trabajo incluye cinco nuevos registros de monocotiledóneas adventicias para la Argentina: Aloe ciliaris Haw. (Asphodelaceae), Aspidistra elatior Blume (Convallariaceae), Sansevieria trifasciata Prain (Dracaenaceae), Phormium tenax J. R. Forst.
Julio A. Hurrell +2 more
doaj