First record of the nesting whitefly, Paraleyrodes minei Iaccarino, 1990 (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) in Malta [PDF]
, 2016 The nesting whitefly, Paraleyrodes minei is the latest exotic whitefly species to be found breeding in Malta and was originally described from specimens collected from Citrus crops in Syria by Iaccario (1990).
Malumphy, Chris, Mifsud, David
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Alpine flora of Kashmir Himalaya: floristic assessment, life history traits and threat status
Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Alpine ecosystems in the Himalaya are considered to be at a higher risk to anthropogenic global change drivers. The Kashmir Himalaya, located in the north‐western side of the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot, harbors a diverse alpine flora, which remains systematically little investigated.
Bilal A. Rasray +5 more
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Pterocymbium R. Br ( Malvaceae , Sterculioideae ), a genus new to China
Xibei zhiwu xuebao[ Objective ] The present study reports a newly recorded giant tropical deciduous tree , Pterocym- bium macranthum Kosterm. , which has been spotted in the border regions of Sino-Lao , Mengla County , Yunnan Province , and ...
ZHAO Mingxu +5 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2018 The first complete chloroplast genome sequences of Korean endemic basswood in Ulleung Island, Tilia insularis, were reported in this study. The T. insularis plastome was 162,565 bp long, with the large single-copy (LSC) region of 91,100 bp, the small ...
Ji Young Yang +3 more
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Jumping plant-lice of the Paurocephalinae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Psylloidea): systematics and phylogeny [PDF]
, 2003 Much confusion exists with respect to the content and definition of the psyUid subfamily Paurocephalinae. Based on a cladistic analysis of 22 morphological characters (16 adult and 6 larval), the subfamily is redefined to comprise the following five ...
Burckhardt, Daniel, Mifsud, David
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Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Old World jumping plant-louse genus Paurocephala (Insecta, Hemiptera, Psylloidea) [PDF]
, 2002 Fifty-one species are recognized in the genus Paurocephala, with an additional 14 species which remain unnamed. Thirty-five species are described as new, and five species are synonymized: P. pumilae and P. zhejiangensis with P.
Burckhardt, Daniel, Mifsud, David
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Calyx and epicalyx morphology in Indian Hibiscus (Malvaceae) and its taxonomic importance
Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Hibisceae is one of the largest tribes in Malvaceae, having a diverse floral morphology. The genus Hibiscus shows a wide range of evolutionary patterns in calyx and epicalyx morphology. Genera like Abelmoschus, Azanza, Gossypium, Hibiscus,and Thespesia are separated on the basis of calyx and epicalyx morphology, meaning that the calyx and epicalyx have
Jagdish Vishnu Dalavi +1 more
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The complete plastome sequence of Durian, Durio zibethinus L. (Malvaceae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017 The complete plastome sequence of Durio zibethinus L. (Malvaceae) is determined in this study (NCBI acc. no. MG138151). D. zibethinus is an important fruit crop in Southeastern Asia and known as the ‘king of fruit’. Our D.
Se-Hwan Cheon +5 more
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Terzyme: a tool for identification and analysis of the plant terpenome. [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Terpenoid hydrocarbons represent the largest and most ancient group of phytochemicals, such that the entire chemical library of a plant is often referred to as its 'terpenome'.
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Cotton facilitates long‐distance seed dispersal by functioning as nest material for birds
Oikos, EarlyView.Cotton (Cossypium) fibres, which grow naturally in bolls around the seeds of cotton plants, have been used for centuries to produce fabric. The presumed natural function of cotton is that these lightweight and fluffy fibres may support wind dispersal of the seeds inside.
Roos van der Meer +6 more
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