Microfungi in endemic plants of Brazil: Paubrasilia echinata (Brazilwood) [PDF]
Brazilwood is an endemic species of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and the microfungi associated with it are understudied. We present an extensive checklist of microfungi and report two new species discovered in the state of Bahia: Camposporium ...
Victória Souza Alves +1 more
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Caesalpinia echinata Lam. - BRAZILWOOD: THERMAL BEHAVIOR, STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND RESISTANCE TO BIODETERIORATION IN STATIC SYSTEMS [PDF]
Wood is the best-known biological material used as a raw material since the dawn of mankind until present days. As a natural and renewable composite, its lifetime is limited by the degradation of its basic elements.
Ana Paula Pinto Pinheiro +1 more
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Viability of Brazilwood seeds (Caesalpinia echinata Lam.) stored at room temperature in controlled atmospheres [PDF]
Seed storage at room temperature is an important and low-cost tool for ex situ conservation. However, the high rates of seed deterioration could reduce the potential for storage in this condition.
Nestor Martini Neto +1 more
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Changes in soluble carbohydrates during storage of Caesalpinia echinata LAM. (Brazilwood) seeds, an endangered leguminous tree from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest [PDF]
Caesalpinia echinata seeds stored in laboratory environmental conditions lose their viability in one month whilst under low temperatures germination is maintained for 18 months of storage.
I. S. Garcia +4 more
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Maturation of seeds of Caesalpinia echinata Lam. (Brazilwood), an endangered leguminous tree from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest [PDF]
The present work describes changes during the maturation process of seeds of Caesalpinia echinata Lam. Individual flowers were tagged in the day of their anthesis and the pods were collected directly from the branches from 32 to 65 days after flowering ...
Igor Ferrari Borges +4 more
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Identifying Brazilwood’s Marker Component, Urolithin C, in Historical Textiles by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy [PDF]
The fugitive nature of the colorants obtained from sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan L.) or the South American species commonly known as ‘brazilwoods’ (including other Caesalpinia species and Paubrasilia echinata (Lam.)) makes the identification of ...
Brenda Doherty +6 more
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The identification of brazilwood in historical artefacts is challenging and strongly relates to the chosen extraction method.
Hendriks L +5 more
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A Comprehensive Review on Bioactive Compounds Found in Caesalpinia sappan [PDF]
Sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan) is a tropical hardwood tree found in Southeast Asia. Sappan wood contains a water-soluble compound, which imparts a red color named brazilin.
Twinkle Vij +8 more
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Role of pH on Nanostructured SERS Active Substrates for Detection of Organic Dyes [PDF]
Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy is commonly used as analytical improvement to conventional Raman spectroscopy, able to respond to qualitative diagnostic enquiries, which involve low-concentrated molecular species in complex matrix.
Viviana Mollica Nardo +3 more
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The only surviving Medieval codex of Galician-Portuguese secular poetry: tracing history through luxury pink colors [PDF]
The Ajuda Songbook is an exceptional illuminated manuscript being the only surviving codex of Galician-Portuguese secular poetry; it was produced in the end of the thirteenth century, beginning of the fourteenth century.
Márcia Vieira +4 more
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