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Phenology of two Ficus species in seasonal semi-deciduous forest in Southern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology
We analyzed the phenology of Ficus adhatodifolia Schott ex Spreng. (23 fig tree) and F. eximia Schott (12 fig tree) for 74 months in a remnant of seasonal semi-deciduous forest (23°27’S and 51°15’W), Southern Brazil and discussed their importance to ...
E. Bianchini, J. M. Emmerick, A. V. L. Messetti, J. A. Pimenta   +3 more
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Primula himalayana sp. nov., a new species from eastern Himalaya, India

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Primula himalayana sp. nov., a new species of Primulaceae, is described and illustrated from Tawang, Lutrem, 4238 m a.s.l., Arunachal Pradesh, India. It grows under Juniperus and Berberis scrub forest in an alpine meadow. The new species belong in Primula section Cordifoliae and is resembling P.
Bipankar Hajong, Harsh Singh, Pankaj Bharali   +2 more
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Pinguicula brendae (Lentibulariaceae) sp. nov., a carnivorous plant from a tropical montane cloud forest in Hidalgo, Mexico

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
A new species of Lentibulariaceae, Pinguicula brendae Rodríguez‐Ramírez, H.Shimai & A.R. Andrés‐Hernández, is described based on its unique morphological characteristics. This species is restricted to limestone rock walls in the San Bartolo Tutotepec municipality, central‐eastern Hidalgo, Mexico, where it inhabits a single locality on vertical, north ...
Ernesto C. Rodríguez‐ Ramírez, Hiro Shimai, Agustina R. Andrés‐ Hernández   +2 more
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Matching Spring Phenology Indicators in Ground Observations and Remote-Sensing Metrics

Remote Sensing
Accurate monitoring of leaf phenology, from individual trees to entire ecosystems, is vital for understanding and modeling forest carbon and water cycles, as well as assessing climate change impact.
Junfeng Xu, Ting Wu, Dailiang Peng, Xuewei Fu, Kai Yan, Zihang Lou, Xiaoyang Zhang   +6 more
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A comparative study of four approaches to assess phenology of Populus in a short-rotation coppice culture

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2016
We compared four approaches to assess phenology in a short-rotation coppice culture with 12 poplar (Populus) genotypes. The four approaches quantified phenology at different spatial scales and with different temporal resolutions: (i) visual observations ...
Vanbeveren Stefan PP, Bloemen J, Balzarolo M, Broeckx Laura S, Sarzi-Falchi I, Verlinden Melanie S, Ceulemans R   +6 more
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Ceropegia andhrica (Apocynaceae), a new species from Andhra Pradesh, India

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
A new hysteranthous species of Ceropegia, C. andhrica P.Chiranjeevi, K.Prasad & V.Nagaraju sp. nov. (Apocynaceae), is described from the Paderu forest division, Alluri Sitharamaraju District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It morphologically resembles Ceropegia vemanae and C.
Pabbathi Chiranjeevi, Kothareddy Prasad, Vallepu Nagaraju, Puthiapurayal Sujanapal, Marapareddy Sowghandika, Madiga Bheemalingappa   +5 more
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Low‐cost observations and experiments return a high value in plant phenology research

Applications in Plant Sciences, 2020
Plant ecologists in the Anthropocene are tasked with documenting, interpreting, and predicting how plants respond to environmental change. Phenology, the timing of seasonal biological events including leaf‐out, flowering, fruiting, and leaf senescence ...
Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, Amanda S. Gallinat, Lucy Zipf   +2 more
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Taxonomic insights into Indian Rotala (Lythraceae) species with verticillate phyllotaxy

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
In an effort to resolve taxonomic complexities among Indian Rotala species with verticillate phyllotaxy, this study provides an identification key, revised nomenclature, updated morphological descriptions including SEM studies of seed coat surfaces, detailed photoplates, and notes on phenology, ecology, and distribution.
Arikrishnan Parthiban, Ladan Rasingam, Sandhya Deepika Devara   +2 more
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Oreocharis konkakinhensis (Gesneriaceae) sp. nov. from the Central Highlands, Vietnam

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Oreocharis konkakinhensis, a new species of Gesneriaceae, is described and illustrated from the Central Highlands, Vietnam. The new species is morphologically most similar to Oreocharis phuongii, a recently described species from central Vietnam. However, it clearly differs from the latter by having stems without stolons, subulate bracts, yellow inner ...
Thi Thanh Dat Pham, Thao Thi Hoang, Ngan Thi Lu, Thanh Tam Ho, Fang Wen, Yu Ito, Truong Van Do   +6 more
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Vegetative and reproductive phenology of Aquilaria malaccensis Lam. (Agarwood) in Cachar District, Assam, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2018
Aquilaria malaccensis Lam., a threatened tree commonly called agarwood, is emerging as one of the most promising commercially important aromatic species in the world.
Birkhungur Borogayary, Ashesh Kumar Das, Arun Jyoti Nath   +2 more
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