Directional phyllotactic bias in calatheas (Goeppertia, Marantaceae): A citizen science approach [PDF]
Quantitative Plant Biology, 2021 Lateral organs arranged in spiral phyllotaxy are separated by the golden angle, ≈137.5°, leading to chirality: either clockwise or counter-clockwise. In some species, leaves are asymmetric such that they are smaller and curved towards the side ascending ...
Benjamin Durrington +2 more
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Functional Evaluation, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Antibiofilm, and Haemolytic Capacity of Calathea lutea (Bijao) and Calathea inocephala (Shutupipanga) Leaves [PDF]
AntioxidantsAmazonian communities traditionally use plant leaves to wrap food; however, there is little information available on the species and their health benefits.
Elena Coyago-Cruz +7 more
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Evaluation of rapid molecular diagnostics for differentiating medicinal Kaempferia species from its adulterants [PDF]
Plant Diversity, 2019 Accurate detection of unique herbs is crucial for herbal medicine preparation. Zingiberaceae species, which are important in Ayurvedic medicine of India, are often misidentified in Northeast (NE) Indian herbal markets.
Supriyo Basak +4 more
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Leaf Segmentation on Dense Plant Point Clouds with Facet Region Growing [PDF]
Sensors, 2018 Leaves account for the largest proportion of all organ areas for most kinds of plants, and are comprise the main part of the photosynthetically active material in a plant.
Dawei Li +4 more
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Cupric Oxide Nanostructures from Plasma Surface Modification of Copper [PDF]
Biomimetics, 2019 Taking inspiration from the hydrophilic and superhydrophilic properties observed from the nanostructures present on the leaves of plants such as Alocasia odora, Calathea zebrina, and Ruelia devosiana, we were able to synthesize cupric oxide (CuO ...
Hernando S. Salapare +6 more
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Leaf Movements of Indoor Plants Monitored by Terrestrial LiDAR [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018 Plant leaf movement is induced by some combination of different external and internal stimuli. Detailed geometric characterization of such movement is expected to improve understanding of these mechanisms.
Mónica Herrero-Huerta +4 more
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Utilization of Calathea Lutea Stem as Part Material [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Calathea Lutea is a plant that is often found in Indonesia. Calathea Lutea is usually only used as an exterior plant because it has a wide leaf shape and a strong stem structure. If further investigated, the strength of the stem structure of the Calathea
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Orchid bees enhance seed set production of an understory herb in the Western Brazilian Amazon
Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2023 Bee pollination is an important ecosystem service related to the maintenance of many flowering plants. We evaluated the relationship between orchid bee foraging time and the density of flowering plants and whether visitation varied according to the sex ...
Thaline Brito +4 more
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Antibacterial activity of Calathea roseopicta
Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, 2023 No ...
Gayathri Segaran +2 more
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Cultural Guidelines for Commercial Production of Interiorscape Calathea
EDIS, 2007 ENH-1030, a 4-page fact sheet by Jianjun Chen and Dennis B. McConnell, provides producers with information about growing Calathea (Peacock Plant), including a table of cultivars, cultural guides for propagation and production, shipping and interior care,
Jianjun Chen, Dennis B. McConnell
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