The complete plastome of Echium plantagineum L. (Boraginaceae), the first chloroplast genome belonging to the Echium genus. [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA B Resour, 2022 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
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Contribution to the systematic value of the leaf trichomes in the Cordiaceae (Boraginales)
Revista Mexicana de BiodiversidadLeaf trichomes are vital for plant physiology, defense, and ecological interactions. This study utilized scanning electron microscopy to examine the leaf trichomes of 7 species in the family Cordiaceae, including 5 species from the genus Cordia and 2 from Varronia.
Hamid Nazari, Farrokh Ghahremaninejad
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The complete plastome of Nonea vesicaria (L.) Rchb. (Boraginaceae), the first chloroplast genome belonging to the Nonea genus. [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA B Resour, 2022 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
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Is there silicon in flowers and what does it tell us? [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 Whether flowers accumulate Si and what the implications may be was largely unknown. We analysed the flowers separated into their different anatomical parts, and leaves of different taxa. We conclude that flowers contain Si, in large amounts for some species, and hence the function of this element warrants more attention.
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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]
Mitochondrial DNA B Resour, 2023 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.
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A taxonomic revision of Keraunea, including three new species and its phylogenetic realignment with Ehretiaceae (Boraginales). [PDF]
PhytoKeys, 2023 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 ...
Moonlight PW, Cardoso DBOS.
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Roots of Indian heliotrope (Heliotropium indicum) produce simple pyrrolizidine alkaloids using the same homospermidine oxidase involved in biosynthesis of complex pyrrolizidine alkaloids in aerial parts. [PDF]
Plant Biol (Stuttg)Indian heliotrope uses the same oxidase to produce complex pyrrolizidine alkaloid esters in aerial parts and simple pyrrolizidine alkaloids in roots. Abstract Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are toxic specialized metabolites found in several plant lineages with independent evolutionary origins.
Zakaria MM, Salewski MB, Ober D.
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Complete plastome genomes of three medicinal heliotropiaceae species: comparative analyses and phylogenetic relationships. [PDF]
BMC Plant BiolBackground 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
Alawfi MS, Alzahrani DA, Albokhari EJ.
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Chromosome-scale reference genome of <i>Pectocarya recurvata</i>, the species with the smallest reported genome size in Boraginaceae. [PDF]
Appl Plant SciAbstract Premise Pectocarya recurvata (Boraginaceae, subfamily Cynoglossoideae), a species native to the Sonoran Desert (North America), has served as a model system for a suite of ecological and evolutionary studies. However, no reference genomes are currently available in Cynoglossoideae. A high‐quality reference genome for P.
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Herbivory Dominates the Spring Diet of American Black Bears (<i>Ursus americanus</i>) in a Wood Bison (<i>Bison bison athabascae</i>) Neonatal Range, Suggesting Minimal Bison Consumption. [PDF]
Ecol EvolIn this study, we used scat analysis and DNA metabarcoding to analyze the spring diet of black bears in the neonatal range of a small, threatened wood bison herd in northeast Alberta to assess predation risk of neonate bison. Our results suggest that consumption rates of bison are low and that predation risk to neonate wood bison, during the RLBH's ...
Sharp ME, Nielsen SE, Edwards MA.
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