The complete plastome of Echium plantagineum L. (Boraginaceae), the first chloroplast genome belonging to the Echium genus [PDF]
Besides being a common weed, the presence of Echium plantagineum L. in food and feed commodities can represent a safety hazard due to their content in pyrrolizidine alkaloids. In this study, the complete chloroplast of E. plantagineum isolate BPTPS251 is
Inês Carvalho Leonardo +3 more
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The complete plastome of Nonea vesicaria (L.) Rchb. (Boraginaceae), the first chloroplast genome belonging to the Nonea genus [PDF]
The predominantly Western Mediterranean weed Nonea vesicaria (L.) Rchb. can be found in agricultural or other man-made environments. Despite containing some beneficial compounds, extracts from this plant have also been described as detrimental and should
Inês Carvalho Leonardo +3 more
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A taxonomic revision of Keraunea, including three new species and its phylogenetic realignment with Ehretiaceae (Boraginales) [PDF]
Keraunea is an enigmatic genus of lianescent shrubs endemic to Brazil and found within the Caatinga and Mata Atlântica phytogeographic regions. When first published, Keraunea was included in the Convolvulaceae and there has been considerable recent ...
Peter W. Moonlight +1 more
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The complete plastome of Glandora prostrata subsp. lusitanica (Samp.) D.C.Thomas (Boraginaceae), the first chloroplast genome belonging to the Glandora genus [PDF]
Glandora prostrata (Loisel.) D.C.Thomas (Thomas et al., ), besides being a common plant of western and south-western Europe and north-western Africa, is a species with a wealth of reported uses in traditional and folk medicine.
Inês Carvalho Leonardo +5 more
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Complete plastome genomes of three medicinal heliotropiaceae species: comparative analyses and phylogenetic relationships [PDF]
Background Heliotropiaceae is a family of the order Boraginales and has over 450 species. The members of the family Heliotropiaceae have been widely reported to be used in traditional medicine Over time, the classification of Heliotropiaceae has remained
Mohammad S. Alawfi +2 more
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Boraginales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl em uma área de Caatinga na Microrregião do Curimataú Ocidental, Estado da Paraíba, Nordeste do Brasil [PDF]
RESUMO Boraginales compreende aproximadamente 125 gêneros e 2.700 espécies distribuídas em todo o mundo. No Brasil está representada por 14 gêneros e 148 espécies agrupadas em quatro famílias.
Valdeci Fontes de Sousa +2 more
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Typification of names in Boraginales described from Sicily [PDF]
Eight names in Boraginales (Boraginaceae s.l.) described from Sicily between 1814 and 1919 are typified in the framework of the Flora Critica d’Italia and Loci classici project.
Lorenzo Cecchi, Federico Selvi
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Bourreria ritovegana (Ehretiaceae, Boraginales), una especie nueva de Sinaloa, México. [PDF]
Se describe Bourreria ritovegana como especie nueva para la ciencia, perteneciente al grupo de B. spathulata y endémica para el estado de Sinaloa. La nueva especie es similar a B. spathulata y B.
Juan Fernando Pío León
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The Boraginales (Boraginaceae a.l.) comprise more than 2450 species worldwide. However, little knowledge exists of the characteristics of the complete plastid genome.
Qiang Li, Ran Wei
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Barking up the wrong tree: the dangers of taxonomic misidentification in molecular phylogenetic studies [PDF]
Background and aims – Keraunea is a Brazilian endemic genus that has sat uncomfortably in Convolvulaceae where it was placed due to an enlarged and adnate fruit bract typical of Neuropeltis.
Rafael Felipe de Almeida +6 more
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