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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 Cyphotheca, a shrub narrowly endemic to Yunnan, southwest China, is a monotypic genus of Sonerileae in Melastomataceae. The species, Cyphotheca montana, is dwindling and is listed as ‘Near Threatened (NT)’ by IUCN Red List of China. Herein, we report the
Zhenying Wen +4 more
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Check list of the Melastomataceae of Equatorial Guinea
Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid, 2003 A chec klist of the Melastomataceae of Equatorial Guinea is presented with 57 taxa. Three species were accepted based only on literature records, their distribution área strongly suggests their presence in Equatorial Guinea.
Ingrid Parmentier, Daniel Geerinck
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Characterization of the chloroplast genome of Osbeckia stellata (Melastomataceae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 Osbeckia stellata (Melastomataceae) is a shrub distributed in the South. Although many species of Osbeckia have important medicinal value, the phylogenetic position of Osbeckia within the family Melastomataceae remains unclear.
Rifan Liang +3 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Flowers can communicate reproductive status to pollinators through visual cues. In Saxifraga fortunei, pistils often changed from yellow to red after pollination, and hoverflies and honeybees preferentially visited flowers with yellow pistils. This pattern suggests that a post‐pollination color shift confined to the pistil can reduce revisits to ...
Kazuma Takizawa +2 more
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Revista de Ciencias, 2015 Searching for new antioxidants used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics or agrochemicals have increased today. Many phenolic compounds have been reported as promising for this goal. Melastomataceae is rich in these compounds. Consequently, in this
Claudia Lorena Valverde Malaver +2 more
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Beyond forests: Harnessing conservation gardening for open biomes in Brazil
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Urban gardening offers an innovative conservation strategy by integrating native ornamental species into urban landscapes. We evaluated the ornamental potential of the Brazilian flora by comparing the representation of species from forests versus open biomes (focusing on campo rupestre grasslands) and introduced and validated the Index of Ornamental ...
Flávia Santos Faria +2 more
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Resource characteristics and genomic advances in Melastoma species: progress and perspectives
Ornamental Plant ResearchMelastoma species, widely distributed across tropical and subtropical areas, exhibit remarkable morphological diversity and environmental adaptability, with significant horticultural, ecological, and medicinal value in China.
Feihong Tang +9 more
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The complete chloroplast genome of Blastus auriculatus (Melastomataceae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 Blastus auriculatus, a shrub sparsely distributed in Yunnan, China, occurs only in bamboo forests at an elevation of below 200 m. It is categorized as ‘Critically Endangered (CR)’ in China Biodiversity Red List.
Guangwen Tan +8 more
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A Tibouchina spp. Dwarf Tibouchina, Glorytree
EDIS, 2007 The publication “Tibouchina spp.: Dwarf Tibouchina, Glorytree” provides an overview of the dwarf tibouchina plant. This species, known for its compact growth and small, vibrant purple flowers, is suitable for use as ground cover or in hanging baskets ...
Edward Gilman
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.It remains unclear how many plant species are not yet recorded by science. We illustrated the process by which species of the pineapple family in tropical America have been newly described to science to date, and we estimated how many species may still await scientific discovery in this group.
Georg Zizka +4 more
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