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A new species of Heliconia (Heliconiaceae) with pendent inflorescence, from Chucantí Private Nature Reserve, eastern Panama [PDF]

PhytoKeys, 2017
Heliconia berguidoi (Heliconiaceae), a new species from premontane forest of eastern Panama, is described, illustrated and its conservation status evaluated. H. berguidoi bears pink flowers, an uncommon color in this group.
Rodolfo Flores, Carla Black, Alicia Ibáñez   +2 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Microhabitats occupied by Myxomycetes in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: Heliconiaceae inflorescences [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2015
The occurrence of Myxomycetes in Heliconia psittacorum L.f. inflorescences was researched within four conservation units located in Northeast Brazil, aiming at evaluating the occupation of this microhabitat in fragments of Atlantic Forest along an ...
L. H. Cavalcanti, I. N. Ferreira, A. C. C. Bezerra, A. A. A. Costa   +3 more
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Productivity and postharvest durability of Heliconiaceae grown in full sun in the Midwest region of Brazil

Revista Ceres, 2023
Flower stems of the Heliconiaceae family are gaining more and more space in the Brazilian market of ornamental plants and further knowledge about quality, productivity, and postharvest management is necessary.
Auclar Felipe Botini, Rozineide Pereira Alves de França, Maria Helena Menezes Cordeiro, Willian Krause, Celice Alexandre Silva   +4 more
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Phylogenomics and a new classification of the tropical genus Heliconia L. (Monocots, Zingiberales, Heliconiaceae). [PDF]

PhytoKeys
Abstract Members of the genus Heliconia L. (Heliconiaceae) have evolved complex interactions with both insect herbivores and hummingbird pollinators in tropical forests and secondary growth where they are abundant and diverse. Many of these same species
Kress WJ, Fér T, Carlsen MM.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Pest categorisation of Haplaxius crudus [PDF]

EFSA Journal, 2020
The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of the planthopper Haplaxius crudus (Hemiptera: Cixiidae) for the EU. This species occurs from south‐eastern USA to Northern Brazil and on many Caribbean islands.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Claude Bragard, Katharina Dehnen‐Schmutz, Francesco Di Serio, Paolo Gonthier, Marie‐Agnès Jacques, Josep Anton Jaques Miret, Annemarie Fejer Justesen, Christer Sven Magnusson, Panagiotis Milonas, Juan A Navas‐Cortes, Stephen Parnell, Roel Potting, Philippe Lucien Reignault, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Wopke Van der Werf, Antonio Vicent Civera, Jonathan Yuen, Lucia Zappalà, Ewelina Czwienczek, Virág Kertész, Franz Streissl, Alan MacLeod   +22 more
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Unveiling the conserved nature of Heliconia chloroplast genomes: insights from the assembly and analysis of four complete chloroplast genomes [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionHeliconia, a genus within the Zingiberales order, is renowned for its diverse morphology, suggesting a rich genetic reservoir. However, genetic research on plants within the Heliconiaceae family has primarily focused on taxonomy and ...
Xin Cheng, Xin Cheng, Chengcheng Shi, Ting Yang, Qijin Ge, W. John Kress, Xin Liu, Xin Liu   +7 more
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Genetic divergence of Heliconiaceae species in the Central West Brazil region

Agronomía Colombiana, 2017
The purpose of this study was to describe morphological traits and estimate genetic divergence and parameters between accessions of the genus Heliconia sp. from different municipalities in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Cintia Graciele Da Silva, Edneia Zullian Dalbosco, Petterson Baptista Da Luz, Willian Krause, Vivian Loges, Celice Alexandre Silva   +5 more
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Implicações do agrupamento de inflorescências para a taxa de visitação por beija-flores e a produção de frutos de Heliconia bihai (L.) L. (Heliconiaceae)

Biotemas, 2015
A distribuição espacial de plantas pode influenciar a atividade de visitantes florais. O agrupamento de flores em manchas pode ser mais atrativo aos visitantes e supostamente influenciar a produção de frutos.
Caio César Corrêa Missagia, Fábio de Castro Verçoza   +1 more
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Demography of the understory herb Heliconia acuminata (Heliconiaceae) in an experimentally fragmented tropical landscape.

Ecology, 2023
Habitat fragmentation remains a major focus of research by ecologists decades after being put forward as a threat to the integrity of ecosystems. While studies have documented myriad biotic changes in fragmented landscapes, including the local extinction
Emilio M Bruna, María Uriarte, Maria Rosa Darrigo, Paulo Rubim, Cristiane F Jurinitz, Eric R Scott, Osmaildo Ferreira da Silva, W. J. Kress   +7 more
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Morphological and stomatal characterization of Heliconia chartacea Var. sexy pink induced polyploidy

Bioscience Journal, 2019
The growth of the tropical flower market has demanded a consistent search for new varieties, primarily those endowed with an exotic profile, but that are also beautiful and durable.
Marcelo Domingues Martins Raizer, Regina Caetano Quisen, Mágno Sávio Ferreira Valente, Ricardo Lopes, Maria Teresa Gomes Lopes   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources