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The structures previously assigned to (+)-laurelliptinhexadecan-1-one (1a) and (+)-laurelliptinoctadecan-1-one (1b) from Cocculus orbiculatus (L.) DC. (Menispermaceae) have been confirmed by total synthesis of the racemic alkaloids.
Surachai Nimgirawath +4 more
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A regional assessment of the indigenous vascular plants of Niue is presented using the IUCN Red List criteria. The assessment was undertaken during a community workshop that drew on the indigenous local knowledge and scientific information. The assessment comprised 197 named taxa and 8 indeterminate entities, with 4 (2.0%) taxa assessed as Extinct and ...
Peter B. Heenan +2 more
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Phylogenetic Patterns in Menispermaceae Based on Multiple Chloroplast Sequence Data
Menispermaceae, a dioecious, largely pantropical family of vines and lianas, consists of approximately 70 genera. In this paper, we present phylogenies (derived using maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood, and Bayesian inference) based on chloroplast ...
Peter R. Crane +4 more
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Seasonal variation in wild pig (Sus scrofa) diet revealed by DNA metabarcoding
Using DNA metabarcoding of fecal samples, we investigated the diet of wild pigs at an extensive bottomland hardwood forest ecosystem within Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge in Southern Arkansas. We found that wild pig diet was highly diverse and included at least 74 plant families and 106 genera and 23 species of vertebrates.
Kenneth C. Wilson +3 more
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Taxonomic synopsis of Anomospermum (Menispermaceae) in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Anomospermum comprises nine species and five subspecies distributed from Central to South America. This work consists of a synoptic treatment for the genus Anomospermum in the Brazilian Amazon and involved the analysis of field collections from 21 ...
Julio dos Santos de SOUSA +1 more
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Tinospora sagittata is a perennial vine of the family Menispermaceae and distributed in Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi, and Sichuan province of P. R. China. It has been used in Chinese traditional medicine for centuries.
Cuiying Peng +4 more
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Measurement of Ungulate Palatability and Browsing Pressure on Japanese Flora
Estimation of palatability and browsing pressure are key techniques for ecosystem management. We compared four methods to estimate palatability based on browsing scar survey and proposed the reference palatability values for the Japanese flora as plant ecological trait.
Fumito Koike, Masayo Isozaki
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Estudo taxonômico do gênero Abuta (Menispermaceae) no Estado do Pará, Brasil [PDF]
Abuta é um gênero taxonomicamente complexo devido à sobreposição de variação dos caracteres morfológicos. O presente estudo consiste no tratamento taxonômico de Abuta no Estado do Pará.
Julio dos Santos de Sousa +2 more
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A taxonomic revision of Curarea Barneby & Krukoff (Menispermaceae)
A monograph of Curarea, a neotropical genus in the plant family Menispermaceae, is presented. Curarea is distinguished from related genera by the combination of staminate flowers with sepals in two whorls and pistillate flowers with three petals, three ...
Rosa del C. Ortiz
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Tropical forests in southwestern Ethiopia are increasingly shaped by coffee agroforestry. This study compared woody species diversity, structure, and regeneration between natural forest (NF) and semicoffee forest (SCF) in Kersa District using 60 systematic plots (20 m × 20 m).
Alemu Serbesa +3 more
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