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Fungal Community Composition Varies Across Floral and Extrafloral Nectaries

Journal of Basic Microbiology, Volume 66, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Floral (FNs) and extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) are key plant microhabitats that mediate interactions among plants, insects, and microorganisms, yet their associated fungal communities remain poorly characterized, especially in tropical ecosystems.
Jefferson Brendon Almeida dos Reis, Sofia Coradini Schirmer, Helson Mario Martins do Vale   +2 more
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Nomenclatural revision of Pinguicula (Lentibulariaceae) in the Baltic and Nordic countries including their oversea territories and Iceland

Nordic Journal of Botany, Volume 2026, Issue 8, August 2026.
Names in the genus Pinguicula established for taxa from the Baltic and Nordic countries, including their oversea territories and Iceland, were analyzed to provide nomenclatural and taxonomic clarity. Of the 33 names retrieved from the literature and online databases, one is illegitimate, two are invalid and 16 were found to require typification.
Yoannis Domínguez
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Comparison of features of the epidermis and the size of the floral nectary in four species of the genus Cotoneaster Med.

Acta Agrobotanica, 2012
The investigations involved four species of the Cotoneaster genus: C. divaricatus, C. horizontalis, C. lucidus, C. praecox, which are commonly grown for decorative purposes.
Mirosława Chwil, Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska   +1 more
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Taxonomic reappraisal of the mangrove genus Avicennia (Acanthaceae) in India

Nordic Journal of Botany, Volume 2026, Issue 8, August 2026.
A taxonomic reappraisal of the mangrove genus Avicennia in India was undertaken through extensive field surveys and critical examination of herbarium specimens. Three taxa, Avicennia alba, Avicennia marina subsp. marina, and Avicennia officinalis, are described in detail. A synonymic list was compiled using the World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)
Subrata Mondal, Saikat Naskar
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Movers and shakers: Bumble bee foraging behavior shapes the dispersal of microbes among and within flowers

Ecosphere, 2019
Dispersal is central to the ecology and evolution of spatially structured communities. While flower microbial communities are spatially structured among floral organs, how dispersal vectors distribute microbes among floral organs is unknown.
Avery L. Russell, María Rebolleda‐Gómez, Tierney Marie Shaible, Tia‐Lynn Ashman   +3 more
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The structure of nectaries in the genus Strombocactus (Cactaceae)

Botan‪ical Sciences, 2019
Background: Floral nectar is offered by the plant to its pollinators to promote cross-fertilization. Questions: Are floral nectaries morpho-anatomically similar among the taxa of Strombocactus? What sugars do nectaries offer their pollinators? Studied
Aldebaran Camacho-Velázquez, Salvador Arias, Judith Márquez-Guzmán, Sonia Vázquez-Santana   +3 more
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Integrative analysis of transcriptome and proteome revealed nectary and nectar traits in the plant-pollinator interaction of Nitraria tangutorum Bobrov

BMC Plant Biology, 2021
Background Nitraria tangutorum is an important desert shrub that shows resistance to drought, salt and wind erosion stresses. It is a central ecological species in its area. Here, we have studied how N.
Tingting Chen, Yanwei Zhou, Jingbo Zhang, Ye Peng, Xiuyan Yang, Zhaodong Hao, Ye Lu, Weihuang Wu, Tielong Cheng, Jisen Shi, Jinhui Chen   +10 more
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1256-1284, August 2026.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
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Beneath the Bark: Molecular Determinants of Adaptation and Infection in Bacterial Pathogens of Woody Hosts

Molecular Plant Pathology, Volume 27, Issue 8, August 2026.
Bacterial pathogens colonise woody hosts by integrating metabolic adaptation, effector‐mediated immune suppression, cell wall remodelling and EPS‐ and toxin‐supported persistence. ABSTRACT Bacterial pathogens of woody plants represent a pervasive yet underexplored threat to global agriculture and forestry, causing devastating diseases in fruit trees ...
Antonio Arroyo‐Mateo, Jesús Murillo, Luis Rodríguez‐Moreno, Cayo Ramos   +3 more
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Trimerous magnoliid flowers with a unique set of floral and pollen traits from the Late Cretaceous of Southern Bohemia (Czech Republic)

New Phytologist, Volume 251, Issue 4, Page 2266-2283, August 2026.
Morphospace position and phylogenetic placements of Trimeriantha monopolyada. Summary Floral structure is a key aspect of angiosperm diversity. Recent research revealed that significant floral disparity was already present in the Cretaceous. However, our understanding of early floral diversity remains limited, as it is directly dependent on the fossil ...
Xieting Wu, Maria von Balthazar, Friðgeir Grímsson, Silvia Ulrich, Andrea M. López‐Martínez, Zuzana Heřmanová, Jiří Kvaček, Jürg Schönenberger   +7 more
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