This paper is part of a periodical series based in a previous taxonomic study dealing with Centaurea paniculata L. group (Centaurea L. sect. Centaurea) in the Iberian Peninsula.
Eusebio López, Juan Antonio Devesa
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Scorzonera sensu lato (Asteraceae, Cichorieae) – taxonomic reassessment in the light of new molecular phylogenetic and carpological analyses [PDF]
Scorzonera comprises 180–190 species and belongs to the subtribe Scorzonerinae. Its circumscription has long been the subject of debate and available molecular phylogenetic analyses affirmed the polyphyly of Scorzonera in its wide sense.
Jones, Katy +6 more
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Is cultivation of Saussurea costus (Asterales: Asteraceae) sustaining its conservation?
Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch., (Asteraceae) known in English as Costus, is a threatened Himalayan medicinal plant listed on CITES (2014) Appendix I, Schedule VI of the Wildlife Protection Act (India) 1972, and Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red ...
Chandra Prakash Kuniyal +3 more
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Slug grazing effects on seedling and adult life stages of North American Prairie plants used in designed urban landscapes [PDF]
Designed vegetation is a major contributor to ecosystem service provision incities, and as such the study of how herbivory and other ecological factors determine its capacity to deliver such services, is long overdue.
Hitchmough, James, Wagner, Markus
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Thymus vulgaris and Arctium lappa have been used as a folk remedy in the Iraqi Kurdistan region to deal with different health problems. The aim of the current study is to investigate the cytotoxicity of T. vulgaris and A.
Aveen N. Adham +3 more
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Almost all reduviids are predators; however, recent observations have shown that certain reduviids, particularly members of tribe Harpactorini (Harpactorinae) may be associated with specific plants as a strategy of predation and complementary nectarivory.
Hélcio R. Gil-Santana +1 more
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Morphometric analyses and new taxonomic circumscription of South American species of Flourensia (Asteraceae, Heliantheae, Enceliinae) [PDF]
Flourensia (Asteraceae, Heliantheae, Enceliinae) is an amphitropical genus of resinous subshrubs, shrubs and small trees with 13 North American and 20 South American species among which disagreement on the species limits of some members still exists.
Aagesen, Lone +3 more
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ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY OF FLAVONOIDS ISOLATED FROM ECHINOPS GRACILIS O. HOFFM
Apigenin-7-O-(4′′-feruloyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside (1) were isolated from the methanol extract of aerial part of Echinops gracilis, together with apigenin-7-O-(4′′-trans-p-hydroxycinnamoyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside (2) and apigenin-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (3 ...
CASTRO F. L. WÉYÉPÉ +8 more
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Ethnomedicine of the Kagera Region, north western Tanzania. Part 3: plants used in traditional medicine in Kikuku village, Muleba District. [PDF]
BACKGROUND\ud \ud The Kagera region of north western Tanzania has a rich culture of traditional medicine use and practice. Traditional medicines are the mainstay of healthcare in this region and are known to support the management of many illnesses such ...
Moshi, Mainen J +2 more
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MADS-box genes controlling inflorescence morphogenesis in sunflower [PDF]
MADS-box genes play an important role in plant ontogeny, particularly, in the regulation of floral organ induction and development. Eight full-length cDNAs of HAM genes (Helianthus annuus MADS) have been isolated from sunflower.
Angenent, G.C. +3 more
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