Host-to-Parasite Gene Transfer in Flowering Plants: Phylogenetic Evidence from Malpighiales [PDF]
Science, 2004 Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) between sexually unrelated species has recently been documented for higher plants, but mechanistic explanations for HGTs have remained speculative. We show that a parasitic relationship may facilitate HGT between flowering plants. The endophytic parasites Rafflesiaceae are placed in the diverse order Malpighiales.
Kenneth J Wurdack
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New Insights Into The Evolution of Chloroplast Genomes in Ochna Species (Ochnaceae, Malpighiales). [PDF]
Evol Bioinform Online, 2023 Ochnaceae DC. includes more than 600 species that exhibit potential values for environmental ecology, ornamental, pharmaceutical, and timber industries. Although studies on phylogeny and phytochemicals have been intensively conducted, chloroplast genome data of Ochnaceae species have not been fully explored.
Nhat Nam N +3 more
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The plastid genome of Klainedoxa gabonensis Pierre ex Engl. (Malpighiales) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 Klainedoxa gabonensis Pierre ex Engl. is an important tropical tree species. In this study, its complete plastome sequence was determined. This is the first reported complete plastome sequence in the family Irvingiaceae.
Dong-Min Jin +3 more
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Protection and attraction: bracts and secretory structures in reduced inflorescences of Malpighiales
Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants, 2016 Pera is a neotropical genus that currently belongs to the family Peraceae. This circumscription resulted from an inclusion of the Rafflesiaceae between the old tribe Pereae and all other Euphorbiaceae, and wherein Pereae was elevated to family rank making Euphorbiaceae monophyletic again.
Ines Cordeiro, Diego Demarco
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Fecal DNA Metabarcoding Reveals the Diet of Asian Elephant in China During the Dry Season: Implications for Adaptation to Habitat Resources and Conservation. [PDF]
Ecol EvolABSTRACT The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) is a flagship species of the tropical forest ecosystem in Asia, playing a crucial role in maintaining ecological stability. Investigating the dietary composition of Asian elephants is essential for developing effective conservation and management strategies.
Guo Q +8 more
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The genome sequence of petty spurge, Euphorbia peplus L. (Euphorbiaceae) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from a specimen of Euphorbia peplus (petty spurge; Streptophyta; Magnoliopsida; Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae). The genome sequence has a total length of 277.10 megabases.
Maarten J. M. Christenhusz +2 more
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Spermatophyta Molecular Clock: Time Drift and Recent Acceleration. [PDF]
Plant Environ InteractExponential increase in the base substitution rate in recent geologic time. ABSTRACT Angiospermae radiation is widely recognized as a mid‐Cretaceous event, but the adaptive radiation of Asarum and Viola as spring ephemerals also occurred during the Quaternary. To better understand the evolution of Angiospermae through geological time, a robust and well‐
Osozawa S.
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The genome sequence of black poplar, Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia L., 1753 (Salicaceae) [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from an individual Populus nigra subsp. betulifola (black poplar; Tracheophyta; Malpighiales; Salicaceae). The genome sequence is 413.2 megabases in span.
Maarten J. M. Christenhusz +1 more
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Plastome Structural Conservation and Evolution in the Clusioid Clade of Malpighiales [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 AbstractThe clusioid clade of Malpighiales is comprised of five families: Bonnetiaceae, Calophyllaceae, Clusiaceae, Hypericaceae and Podostemaceae. Recent studies have found the plastome structure of Garcinia mangostana L. from Clusiaceae was conserved, while plastomes of five riverweed species from Podostemaceae showed significant structural ...
Dong-Min Jin +2 more
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Advances in the floral structural characterization of the major subclades of Malpighiales, one of the largest orders of flowering plants [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2013 Peter Karl Endress, Charles C Davis
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