Commelina danxiaensis (Commelinaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China [PDF]
PhytoKeys, 2023 Commelina danxiaensis (Commelinaceae), a remarkable new species from Mount Danxia, Guangdong Province, China, is described and illustrated. This species is similar to C.
Long-Yuan Wang +8 more
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Historical biogeography and plastome evolution of Commelinaceae Mirb. (Commelinales) corroborate the East Gondwanan origins [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Commelinaceae are a Pantropical monocot family comprising ca. 36 genera and 810 species. Due to the high morphological variation and limited sampling, the relationships within the family remain unclear.
Joonhyung Jung +2 more
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Diversity of Commelinaceae in Laos and two new record species: Amischotolype glabrata Hassk., and Commelina maculata Edgew. [PDF]
Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-NapocaThe Commelinaceae diversity in Laos have been published, recorded 23 species belonging to nine genera, two species were the new record species in Laos namely Amischotolype glabrata, and Commelina maculata. The objective of this research was to study the
Anousone SENGTHONG +3 more
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The complete plastome and phylogenetic analysis of Commelina benghalensis L.1753 (Commelinaceae). [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA B ResourCommelina benghalensis L. 1753, a member of the Commelinaceae family, holds significant medicinal and culinary value. This study represents the first documentation of the sequencing and assembly of the entire plastome of C. benghalensis. The genome spans
Wang L, Zhang S, Li H, Wang S.
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Staminal hairs increase pollinator attraction and pollination accuracy in Tradescantia fluminensis (Commelinaceae). [PDF]
AoB Plants, 2023 Staminal hairs are the particular appendages of stamens, which may affect pollinator foraging behaviour and pollen transfer. However, experimental evidence of the functions of staminal hairs in pollination remains scarce. Here, we conducted staminal hair
Li DF +5 more
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Cytogenetic Study of Five Varieties of Callisia repens (Jacq.) L. (Commelinaceae) from Laos
Horticulturae, 2023 Cytogenetical studies were carried out on five varieties of Callisia repens, i.e., turtle vine, green, pink lady, gold, and Bianca. The morphological characteristics of all five varieties differed in leaf shape and color of the plant.
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Evolution, Systematics and Classification of Commelinales (Commelinids, Monocots) Based on a Giant Morphological Taxon-Character Matrix [PDF]
PlantsDespite being strongly recovered as monophyletic by molecular studies, Commelinales completely lacks any morphological support or circumscription. It is also the Monocot order that suffered the most striking changes across different classification ...
Marco O. O. Pellegrini
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Ontogeny of postgenital leaf sheath fusion in Commelina erecta L. (Commelinaceae). [PDF]
PlantaCommelina erecta L. leaf sheaths fuse postgenitally without KN1 ortholog expression, indicating a distinct molecular mechanism for sheath fusion in Commelinaceae, contrasting it from sheath formation in Poaceae.
Chan AK, Scanlon MJ, Melo-de-Pinna GFA.
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Kordyana commelinae Associated with White Smut-like Disease on Commelina communis and C. minor in Korea [PDF]
Mycobiology, 2021 A fungus of the genus Kordyana, found on leaves of Commelina communis and C. minor exhibiting white smut-like symptoms, was identified as Kordyana commelinae based on morphological characteristics and two rDNA sequence analyses.
Ji-Hyun Park +3 more
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The complete chloroplast genome assembly of Commelina caroliniana Walter (Commelinaceae). [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA B ResourWe sequenced and published the chloroplast genome of Commelina caroliniana Walter, which was previously misidentified as C. diffusa owing to their morphological similarities until 1989. The genome of C.
Kang ES +4 more
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