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Incidence of Extra-Floral Nectaries and their Effect on the Growth and Survival of Lowland Tropical Rain Forest Trees [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Received the best poster in Organismal Biology award at the NMS Undergraduate Research ForumMutualistic relationships between organisms have long captivated biologists, and extra-floral nectaries (EFNs), or nectar-producing glands, found on many plants ...
Andrew, Muehleisen
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The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Garcinia anomala (Clusiaceae) from Yunnan Province, China

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
Garcinia anomala Planch. & Triana is an evergreen tree classified to the genus Garcinia in the family Clusiaceae. Here we report and characterize the complete chloroplast genome sequence of G.
Biying Yue, Jipu Shi
doaj   +1 more source

Euphorbia tirucalli L. (Euphorbiaceae): the miracle tree: current status of available knowledge [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Euphorbia tirucalli is one of the most important tree Euphorbias known worldwide for its many uses. Endemic to tropical Africa where it often grows wild, it is usually planted for boundary demarcation but also as a live fence around compounds, shrines ...
Mwine, Tedson Julius, Van Damme, Patrick
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Population dynamics of Spalgis epius (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), a candidate biocontrol agent of mealybugs and its interaction with mealybug-attendant ants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Spalgis epius is an economically important hemipterophagous butterfly. Detailed information on the population dynamics, natural enemies, and prey range of S. epius and its association with mealybug-attendant ant species is lacking.
Dinesha, A. S.   +2 more
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Taxonomy in the light of incongruence: An updated classification of Malvales and Malvaceae based on phylogenomic data

open access: yesTAXON, 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   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

High-latitude Tertiary Migrations of an Exclusively Tropical Clade: Evidence from Malpighiaceae [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Explanations of tropical intercontinental disjunctions involving South America and Africa typically invoke vicariance of western Gondwanan biotas or long-distance dispersal. However, many plant groups originated and diversified well after the last direct
Bell, Charles D.   +3 more
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A new combination for an endangered species of Schwannia (Malpighiaceae) endemic to the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

open access: yesNordic Journal of Botany, Volume 2025, Issue 4, April 2025.
Schwannia was recently reestablished and circumscribed to include most of the species previously included in the non‐monophyletic Janusia s.lat. The recently published Janusia longibracteolata Amorim & R.Sebast. clearly matches the morphology of Schwannia due to its enantiostylous flowers, petal margin long‐fimbriate, 6 fertile stamens, and curved ...
Rafael Felipe de Almeida   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Cross-sensitivity to Tree Nut and Seed Allergens [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Tree nut allergies are some of the most common and serious allergies in the United States. Patients who are sensitive to nuts or to seeds commonly called nuts are advised to avoid consuming a variety of different species, even though these may be ...
Fisher, Amanda E, Nawrocki, Annalise M
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Floral structure and systematics in four orders of rosids, including a broad survey of floral mucilage cells [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Phylogenetic studies have greatly impacted upon the circumscription of taxa within the rosid clade, resulting in novel relationships at all systematic levels. In many cases the floral structure of these taxa has never been compared, and in some families,
Endress, P., Matthews, M.
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