The complete plastome of Ctenolophon englerianus Mildbr. (Ctenolophonaceae)
Ctenolophon englerianus Mildbr. is endemic to West Africa. The wood of this species is very strong, and is widely used as building material in local regions. In this study, we determined its complete plastome sequence. This is the first reported complete
Zi-Xun Wang+3 more
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Flora of Espírito Santo: Barnebyoid and Bunchosioid clades (Malpighiaceae)
We present the taxonomic treatment of four genera and six Malpighiaceae species from the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. We analyzed herbarium specimens (BHCB, CRVD, MBML, RB, SPF and VIES) and collected specimens in field expeditions from January 2018 ...
Paulo Henrique Dettmann Barros+2 more
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Revisión taxonómica de Argythamnia subgénero Ditaxis (Euphorbiaceae) en México
Se presenta una revisión taxonómica para las especies mexicanas de Argythamnia subgénero Ditaxis (Euphorbiaceae), un taxón neotropical poco estudiado de aproximadamente 50 especies, al que algunos autores tratan como género independiente.
Yocupitzia Ramírez-Amezcua+1 more
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Flora of Espírito Santo: Humiriaceae
Belonging to Malpighiales, Humiriaceae has about 65 species in eight genera, distributed almost exclusively in the Neotropics, occurring from southern Brazil to Central America. In Brazil, 35 species have been recorded (ca. 54% of the family’s diversity),
Álvaro Nepomuceno+2 more
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A Complete Generic Phylogeny of Malpighiaceae Inferred from Nucleotide Sequence Data and Morphology [PDF]
Premise of the study: The Malpighiaceae include ∼1300 tropical flowering plant species in which generic definitions and intergeneric relationships have long been problematic.
Anderson, William R.+1 more
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Rafflesiaceae is a family of endangered plants whose members are solely parasitic to the tropical grape vine Tetrastigma (Vitaceae). Currently, the genetics of their crosstalk with the host remains unexplored.
Wicaksono Adhityo+5 more
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INDEPENDENT ORIGINATION OF FLORAL ZYGOMORPHY, A PREDICTED ADAPTIVE RESPONSE TO POLLINATORS: DEVELOPMENTAL AND GENETIC MECHANISMS [PDF]
Observations of floral development indicate that floral organ initiation in pentapetalous flowers more commonly results in a medially positioned abaxial petal (MAB) than in a medially positioned adaxial petal (MAD), where the medial plane is defined by ...
Bukhari, Ghadeer, Zhang, Wenheng
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De novo transcriptome sequencing in Bixa orellana to identify genes involved in methylerythritol phosphate, carotenoid and bixin biosynthesis. [PDF]
BackgroundBixin or annatto is a commercially important natural orange-red pigment derived from lycopene that is produced and stored in seeds of Bixa orellana L.
Aguilar-Espinosa, Margarita+5 more
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A new spin on chemotaxonomy: Using non‐proteogenic amino acids as a test case
Abstract Premise Specialized metabolites serve various roles for plants and humans. Unlike core metabolites, specialized metabolites are restricted to certain plant lineages; thus, in addition to their ecological functions, specialized metabolites can serve as diagnostic markers of plant lineages.
Makenzie Gibson+4 more
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Oldest fruit of Phyllanthaceae from the Deccan Intertrappean Beds of Singpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
A permineralized fruit from the latest Cretaceous of central India is recognized as a member of the malpighialean family Phyllanthaceae. The fruit is a tricarpellate, septicidal capsule 2.8 mm in diameter possessing two ellipsoidal seeds per locule.
DASHRATH KAPGATE+2 more
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