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Differential nitrogen cycling in semiarid sub-shrubs with contrasting leaf habit. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
Nitrogen (N) is, after water, the most limiting resource in semiarid ecosystems. However, knowledge on the N cycling ability of semiarid woody plants is still very rudimentary.
Sara Palacio   +2 more
doaj   +7 more sources

Drivers of the differentiation between broad-leaved trees and shrubs in the shift from evergreen to deciduous leaf habit in forests of eastern Asian subtropics [PDF]

open access: yesPlant Diversity, 2023
In eastern Asian subtropical forests, leaf habit shifts from evergreen to deciduous broad-leaved woody plants toward higher latitudes. This shift has been largely explained by the greater capacity of deciduous broad-leaved plants to respond to harsh ...
Yi Jin, Hong Qian
doaj   +2 more sources

Leaf Venation Architecture in Relation to Leaf Size Across Leaf Habits and Vein Types in Subtropical Woody Plants

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Leaves are enormously diverse in their size and venation architecture, both of which are core determinants of plant adaptation to environments. Leaf size is an important determinant of leaf function and ecological strategy, while leaf venation, the main ...
Guoquan Peng   +7 more
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Highly Species-Specific Foliar Metabolomes of Diverse Woody Species and Relationships with the Leaf Economics Spectrum

open access: yesCells, 2021
Plants show an extraordinary diversity in chemical composition and are characterized by different functional traits. However, relationships between the foliar primary and specialized metabolism in terms of metabolite numbers and composition as well as ...
Rabea Schweiger   +4 more
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Drivers of the leaf habit ratio and phylogenetic diversities of woody plants in the secondary karst forests in Puding, Guizhou

open access: yesGuangxi Zhiwu, 2023
In order to understand of the drivers of the ratio of deciduous broad-leaved plants (DBL) to evergreen broad-leaved plants (EBL) and the diversities of each leaf habit group in the karst forests, with 43 secondary karst forest sample plots in Puding ...
Yanjiao MAO   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inheritance of Compact Growth Habit, and Investigation of Linkage to Weeping Architecture and Purple Leaf Color in Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis L.)

open access: yesHortScience, 2021
Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis L.) is a commonly used small landscape tree. Compact growth, purple leaf color, and weeping architecture are three popular ornamental phenotypes.
Hsuan Chen, Dennis J. Werner
doaj   +1 more source

Hedyotis konhanungensis (Rubiaceae): A new species from the central highlands of Vietnam [PDF]

open access: yesPhytoKeys, 2023
A new species of Hedyotis L. (Rubiaceae), Hedyotis konhanungensis B.H. Quang, T.A. Le, K.S. Nguyen & Neupane, is described and illustrated from the central highlands of Vietnam based on morphological and phylogenetic evidence.
Bui Hong Quang   +7 more
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Viola shiweii, a new species of Viola (Violaceae) from karst forest in Guizhou, China [PDF]

open access: yesPhytoKeys, 2022
Viola shiweii Xiao C. Li & Z. W. Wang (Violaceae), a new species from Guizhou, China, is described, based on morphological and molecular evidence. The new species is morphologically most similar to V.
Xiao-Chen Li   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Three new species of Bredia (Sonerileae, Melastomataceae) from the Sino-Vietnamese border area [PDF]

open access: yesPhytoKeys, 2022
Bredia bullata, B. enchengensis, and B. nitida (Sonerileae, Melastomataceae), three species occurring in Sino-Vietnamese limestone karst regions, are described as new.
Jin-Hong Dai   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Homage to Professor Shinko Ogiwara [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Primula undulifolia sp. nov. (A) Habit in Flowering; (B) Type Locality; (C) Calyx; (D) Pin and Thrum Flowers; (E) Leaf. Photographed by Yuan XU.
Chi-Ming Hu (134518)   +3 more
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