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Balancing tracks and trees: Assessing railroad impact on Brazilian biodiversity

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The Brazilian West–East Integration Railway (FIOL) aims to boost the national economy by improving commodity transport; however, it crosses three of Brazil's most biodiverse and fragile regions: the Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest. Using digitised plant records and land‐use analyses, our study reveals significant vegetation loss within the ...
Ana Luiza Silva Rocha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An overview of anti-diabetic plants used in Gabon: Pharmacology and Toxicology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
© 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Ethnopharmacological relevance: The management of diabetes mellitus management in African communities, especially in Gabon, is not well established as more than 60% of population rely on traditional treatments as ...
A. Souza   +374 more
core   +4 more sources

Crotofolane Diterpenoids: Structural Diversity, Natural Sources, and Therapeutic Potential

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Crotofolanes are an unusual class of diterpenoid family, which are distinguished by a unique fused tricyclic 5/6/7-ring skeleton, primarily reported from Croton genus (Euphorbiaceae).
Hagar M. Mohamed   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A national crop wild relative checklist for Zimbabwe reveals edible crop wild relative diversity of regional and global importance

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Crop wild relatives (CWR) in Zimbabwe are reservoirs of beneficial agronomic traits, yet they remain under‐documented and poorly conserved. This study developed Zimbabwe's first national CWR checklist based on a conceptual framework combining floristic, ecological and ethnobotanical data, revealing over 2700 taxa, with nearly 1000 edible species ...
Kudakwashe Mutasa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

EUPHORBIACEAE

open access: yesBothalia, 1974
A NEW SPECIES OF ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Euphosantianane E–G: Three New Premyrsinane Type Diterpenoids from Euphorbia sanctae-catharinae with Contribution to Chemotaxonomy

open access: yesMolecules, 2019
Euphorbia species were widely used in traditional medicines for the treatment of several diseases. From the aerial parts of Egyptian endemic plant, Euphorbia sanctae-catharinae, three new premyrsinane diterpenoids, namely, euphosantianane E−G (1 ...
Abdelsamed I. Elshamy   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Taxonomic and functional diversity of urban bees of the world

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Bees play a pivotal role in terrestrial environments. Urbanization can affect these organisms and the ecosystem services they provide. However, knowledge of the global diversity of urban bees is limited. Thus, we summarized data on urban bee species identities and occurrences; compared distributions of all bees with those found in urban ...
João C. F. Cardoso   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plukenetia volubilis leaves as source of anti-Helicobacter pylori agents

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology
IntroductionHelicobacter pylori infection is a major issue worldwide, with widespread prevalence, combined with its link to gastritis, peptic ulcers, gastric cancer, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma.
Aditya Tan   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Morphological and Caryological Features of Euphorbia smirnovii Geltman

open access: yesTrakya University Journal of Natural Sciences, 2017
In this study, the morphological and karyological characteristics of Euphorbia smirnovii Geltman, which is naturally distributed in Eastern Black Sea and Eastern Anatolia Regions, have been examined.
Şükran Kültür, İlker Genç
doaj   +1 more source

Metabarcoding of Pollen Carried by Syrphids Reveals Novel Plant–Pollinator Interactions in a Protected Natural Area and Agricultural Sites

open access: yesEntomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Using DNA metabarcoding, this study investigates pollen transported by syrphids (Syrphidae) in the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park and agricultural sites in Northern Italy. The analysis reveals a high diversity of visited plant taxa, including previously undocumented plant–pollinator interactions.
Serena Magagnoli   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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