Light-responsive expression atlas reveals the effects of light quality and intensity in Kalanchoë fedtschenkoi, a plant with crassulacean acid metabolism. [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundCrassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), a specialized mode of photosynthesis, enables plant adaptation to water-limited environments and improves photosynthetic efficiency via an inorganic carbon-concentrating mechanism.
Borland, Anne M +17 more
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Antioxidant activity and flavonoid content of Clusia fluminensis Planch. & Triana
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2012 Clusia fluminensis Planch. & Triana (Clusiaceae Lindl.) is a native species found in regions of high luminosity and water restriction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant activity of Clusia fluminensis crude extracts through the ...
Maria Carolina A. da Silva +1 more
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Estômatos de Guttiferae. Estudo morfológico, dimensional e quantitativo [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1974 RESUMO Estudo morfológico, dimensional e quantitativo dos estômatos de trinta e sete espécies de Guttiferae, com vista à Taxonomia, sendo 26 da Amazônia, 10 extra-amazônicas e 1 introduzida e aclimatada no Brasil (Garcinia mangostana L.).
José Elias de Paula
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Crassulacean acid metabolism as a continuous trait: variability in the contribution of Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in populations of Portulacaria afra [PDF]
, 2017 Portulacaria afra L. is a dominant facultative CAM species growing in the Southeastern Cape of South Africa. P. afra is well adapted to regions of the Spekboom thicket in areas of limited and sporadic rainfall. P.
Gladsky, Kate, Guralnick, Lonnie J.
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Clusia: Holy Grail and enigma [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Botany, 2008 Clusia is the only genus with bona fide dicotyledonous trees performing Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM). Clusia minor L. is extraordinarily flexible, being C(3)/CAM intermediate and expressing the photosynthetic modes C(3), CAM, CAM-cycling, and CAM-idling.
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Brazilian Journal of BiologyThe Restinga de Jurubatiba has at least 10 plant formations, including open Clusia shrubland. This formation is composed of dense shrubs of many shapes and sizes, where Clusia hilariana is one of the most important plant species.
H. G. Bergallo +4 more
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Report of new invasive scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea), Crypticerya multicicatrices Kondo and Unruh (Monophlebidae) and Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Pseudococcidae), on the islands of San Andres and Providencia, Colombia, with an updated taxonomic key to iceryine scale insects of South America [PDF]
, 2012 The multicicatrices fluted scale, Crypticerya multicicatrices Kondo and Unruh (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae) is reported from the islands of San Andres and Providencia, Colombia, as a recent invasive species.
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Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 149-159, May 2026.Acalolepta aesthetica is a non‐native cerambycid established on the Island of Hawaiʻi. We show its preferred hosts are woody species that are highly valued for agricultural, horticultural and cultural uses. We used a resource selection function to estimate host preferences and found that kukui (Aleurites moluccanus), the state tree, was preferred ...
Helen R. Sofaer +6 more
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A description of the naturalised Clusia rosea Jacq. (Clusiaceae) populations in South Africa
Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 2017 Background: Clusia rosea is an ornamental plant that has been cultivated in South Africa since the late 19th century. Ornamental plant species are known to be a source of invasive plants. Objectives: To document the current distribution of C.
Michael D. Cheek, Reshnee Lalla
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Clusia rosea (Gal Goraka), an Alien Invasive Species Used as Fuelwood for Tea Drying in the Maskeliya Region, Sri Lanka [PDF]
, 2018 Fuelwood is the major source of energy for tea drying in Sri Lanka. High moisture content and presence of latex in the wood are the two main problems in using Cluisia as a fuelwood in tea drying. This study was carried out at Moussakellie tea factory and
Chanaka, P. K. (P) +4 more
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