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Storia di un botanico napoletano. Gaetano Nicodemi tra scienza e rivoluzione. [PDF]
[The story of a Napolitan botanist. Gaetano Nicodemi between science and revolution]. Gaetano Nicodemi, student of the Neapolitan scientist Domenico Cirillo, spent most of his life collecting natural history specimens and taking care of his master’s ...
Castellano, Maria Laura+1 more
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Fourteen degrees of latitude and a continent apart: comparison of lichen activity over two years at continental and maritime Antarctic sites [PDF]
There are marked declines in precipitation, mean temperatures and the number of lichen species with increasing latitude in Antarctica. However, it is not known which factors are the predominant controllers of biodiversity changes.
Burkhard Schroeter+22 more
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Context: Coptidis rhizome (CR), also known as Huanglian in Chinese, is the rhizome of Coptis chinensis Franch., C. deltoidea C.Y. Cheng et Hsiao, or C. teeta Wall (Ranunculaceae). It has been widely used to treat bacillary dysentery, diabetes, pertussis,
Jin Wang+7 more
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«The unbeknown animal» on the coins of Cyrene [PDF]
The article revisits the first catalogue of ancient Greek and Roman coins in British collections, published by N.F. Haym in London in 1720. In the collection of the Duke of Devonshire, Haym found a golden coin from Cyrene with the image of
Selivanova, Larisa Leonal’dovna
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Orthomene (Menispermaceae) in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Orthomene comprises four species distributed from Central to South America, of which three occur in phytogeographic domains of Brazil. In Brazil, Amazonia is the main center of diversity for the genus.
Julio dos Santos de SOUSA+2 more
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Taxonomic synopsis of Caryomene (Menispermaceae) in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Caryomene comprises five species distributed in South America. For more than half a century, the genus has not received taxonomic treatment. However, many recent collections were carried out in Amazonia and new occurrences need to be inserted.
Julio dos Santos de SOUSA+1 more
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Contributions of Quaternary botany to modern ecology and biogeography
Quaternary (last 2.6 million years) botany involves studying plant megafossils (e.g. tree stumps), macrofossils (e.g. seeds, leaves), and microfossils (e.g. pollen, spores) preserved in peat bogs and lake sediments.
H. Birks
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Berthold Laufer and Persian Language [PDF]
The eminent German orientalist Berthold Laufer is best known for his extensive research on Chinese civilization. Having received his Ph.D. in Oriental Languages from the University of Leipzig, he travelled to China and Tibet to conduct extensive research
Fateme Mehri
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Some claim for the end of Botany… but what is Botany today? [PDF]
In times of increasing interest in plants, a major challenge lies in effectively communicating the essence of Botany: What exactly does it encompass? Who are botanists? And how do botanical gardens differ from other types of gardens?
Lorenzo Peruzzi
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