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The mitochondrial genome of holoparasites of the family Balanophoraceae has been severely impacted by horizontal gene transfer

, 2021
Plant vascular connections established in a host-parasite relationship allow the passage of water, nutrients, and nucleic acids. This intimate contact promotes the exchange of genetic information between unrelated species, a process named Horizontal Gene
Sánchez Puerta, María Virginia, Ceriotti, Luis Federico, Roulet, Maria Emilia   +2 more
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Phylogenetic inference in Rafflesiales: the influence of rate heterogeneity and horizontal gene transfer

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2004
Background The phylogenetic relationships among the holoparasites of Rafflesiales have remained enigmatic for over a century. Recent molecular phylogenetic studies using the mitochondrial matR gene placed Rafflesia, Rhizanthes and Sapria (Rafflesiaceae s.
Vidal-Russell Romina, Qiu Yin-Long, Blarer Albert, Nickrent Daniel L, Anderson Frank E   +4 more
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Patterns of Functional Diversity, Species Diversity, and Endemicity Driven by Elevation and Topographic Complexity in a Mediterranean Mountain Refuge

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2025.
Within the scope of our study, we modeled and mapped the relationships between functional diversity (Rao's Q), alpha species diversity, and endemism with topographic and climatic factors in a mountainous refugial area encompassing all Mediterranean vegetation strata.
Candan Aykurt, Kürşad Özkan, Mertcan Gülben, Özdemir Şentürk, Emirhan Berberoğlu, Semra Türkan, Zeynep Öz, Ramazan Süleyman Göktürk, Hasan Akgül, Sinem Günaydın, Muhammet Murat Görgöz   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pollinator is a housemate: Aeginetia indica, a parasite on Miscanthus sinensis, is pollinated by Ceratina bees nesting in its host

Plant Species Biology, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 266-273, May 2025.
Aeginetia indica is a parasitic plant on Miscanthus sinensis. Through interval photography and direct observation, we identified Ceratina flavipes as its sole pollinator, which nests inside the stem of M. sinensis. This pollination system, which involves a mutual relationship between a parasitic plant and an insect inhabiting the same host plant, has ...
Tomohiro Watazu, Masayoshi K. Hiraiwa, Atushi Ushimaru, Tetsuro Hosaka   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taxonomy in the light of incongruence: An updated classification of Malvales and Malvaceae based on phylogenomic data

TAXON, Volume 74, Issue 2, Page 361-385, April 2025.
Abstract Malvales is a diverse order of flowering plants, economically and ecologically relevant, and it is known for its broad morphological variability. Recent phylogenomic studies have revealed a complex evolutionary history for the order, including localised phylogenetic discordances among nuclear loci.
Matheus Colli‐Silva, Oscar Alejandro Pérez‐Escobar, Carlos D.M. Ferreira, Maria T.R. Costa, Samuele Gerace, Thales Silva Coutinho, Vania N. Yoshikawa, Higor Antonio‐Domingues, Rebeca Hernández‐Gutiérrez, Massimo G. Bovini, Marília C. Duarte, Martin Cheek, Mark W. Chase, Michael F. Fay, Maarten J.M. Christenhusz, Laurence J. Dorr, Cleo Schoeplein, Marcella Corcoran, Shyamali Roy, Stuart Cable, Todd McLay, Olivier Maurin, Félix Forest, William J. Baker, Alexandre Antonelli   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural Attributes of the Hypogeous Holoparasite Hydnora Triceps Drège & Meyer (Hydnoraceae)

, 2007
The morphology of the hypogeous root holoparasite Hydnora triceps is highly reduced, and as with many holoparasites, the vegetative body is difficult to interpret. The vegetative body of H.
Musselman, Lytton J., Maas, Erika, Tennakoon, Kushan U., Bolin, Jay F.   +3 more
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The seed transcriptome of Rafflesia reveals horizontal gene transfer and convergent evolution: Implications for conserving the world's largest flower

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 2, Page 448-466, March 2025.
Rafflesia is a genus of parasitic plants with the largest flowers in the world, unique to the threatened forest habitats of tropical Asia. Here, we report on genes that are active (the transcriptome) in Rafflesia seeds as part of a larger effort to understand Rafflesia.
Jeanmaire Molina, Adhityo Wicaksono, Todd P. Michael, Su‐Hwan Kwak, Ronniel D. Pedales, Zoé Joly‐Lopez, Semar Petrus, Allen Mamerto, Brian Tomek, Sumaya Ahmed, Venkatasivasankar Maddu, Kristina Yakubova, Danilo Tandang, Joseph W. Morin, So‐Yon Park, Hyun‐Oh Lee, William McLaughlin, Kyle Wallick, James Adams, Ari Novy, Susan Pell, Michael D. Purugganan   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of infection by parasitic angiosperms on host photosynthesis

, 2001
Parasitic angiosperms are a taxonomically diverse group of plants that invade host tissues and remove resources via a specialized structure known as the haustorium.
M. C. Press, Watling, J., J. R. Watling, Press, M.   +3 more
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Structure and development of Rafflesiaceae

, 2013
Rafflesiaceae produce the largest flowers among all flowering plants, measuring up to a meter in diameter and weighting 7 kg, and have been a source of amazement since their discovery about two centuries ago.
Nikolov, Lachezar Atanasov
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Plant-plant parasitism: Trends in the last 50 years and a call for papers for a special issue in Flora

The study of plant–plant parasitism has experienced remarkable growth in the scientific literature, particularly over the past two decades. Hemi- and holoparasites, in particular, have been recognized as pivotal components within plant communities ...
Rossatto, Davi R. [UNESP], Scalon, Marina C., Heilmeier, Hermann   +2 more
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