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Health functions and related molecular mechanisms of Miconia genus: A systematic review [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
The Miconia genus is traditionally used in folk medicine in Brazil and other tropical American countries and is represented by 282 species in this region. It is a multifaceted genus of medicinal plants widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), pain,
Sathiyabama Rajiv Gandhi, Gopalsamy Rajiv Gandhi, Poovathumkal James Antony, Varghese Edwin Hillary, Stanislaus Antony Ceasar, Govindasamy Hariharan, Yi Liu, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel, Jullyana de Souza Siqueira Quintans, Lucindo José Quintans-Júnior   +9 more
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Invasive plant species for compost production: Review of environmental and economic insights. [PDF]

J Environ Qual
Abstract Invasive plant species pose significant ecological and economic challenges, threatening biodiversity and altering soil properties, while conventional control methods are often costly and resource‐intensive. This review examines the potential of composting invasive plant biomass as a viable and sustainable alternative that aligns with circular ...
Javed Q, Bouhadi M, Ansar A, Jakubus M, Marić AČ, Kuzyakov Y, Ban SG, Ban D, Heath D, Iqbal B, Sun J, Černe M.   +11 more
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Water and Gas Exchange Responses of Five Related Blueberry Species (Ericaceae spp.) to the Dry Season in the High-Andean Forest of the Colombian Eastern Cordillera. [PDF]

Plant Environ Interact
ABSTRACT Vaccinium, Cavendishia, and Macleania are typical genera of blueberries from the Ericaceae belt, a narrow ecosystem that connects the high Andean forest and páramo, where fragmentation makes the species more vulnerable to climate change. To answer the question of whether five related blueberry species could physiologically behave similarly in ...
Ramos-Montaño C, Cárdenas-Avella NM, Montenegro-Rubiano LV, Del Pilar Dallos A, Rodríguez-Sabogal RA.   +4 more
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Dos nuevas especies de Miconia (Melastomataceae) del piedemonte oriental de la cordillera Central de Antioquia, Colombia

Biota Colombiana, 2018
Se describen dos especies de Melastomataceae de frutos carnosos procedentes del departamento de Antioquia, Colombia: Miconia mailynii y Miconia hernandogarciae.
Humberto Mendoza-Cifuentes, Julián Aguirre-Santoro, Álvaro Idárraga   +2 more
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Floral indumentum of Miconia: in search of diagnostic characters for the tribe Miconieae

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2023
The tribe Miconieae was composed of a few genera, such as Miconia, Clidemia, Leandra, and Ossaea, but recent works have recognized Miconia as the only genus of the tribe.
Raisa Gonçales, Amanda Aparecida O. do Carmo, Anderson F. dos Santos, Luiz Antonio de Souza   +3 more
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The Genus Miconia Ruiz & Pav. (Melastomataceae): Ethnomedicinal Uses, Pharmacology, and Phytochemistry

Molecules, 2022
Species of the genus Miconia are used in traditional medicine for the treatment of diseases, such as pain, throat infections, fever, and cold, and they used as depuratives, diuretics, and sedatives.
Viviane Bezerra da Silva, José Weverton Almeida-Bezerra, Adrielle Rodrigues Costa, Maria Flaviana Bezerra Morais-Braga, Maraiza Gregorio de Oliveira, Anderson Angel Vieira Pinheiro, Raimundo Samuel Leite Sampaio, José Walber Gonçalves Castro, Marcos Aurélio Figueiredo dos Santos, Valdilia Ribeiro de Alencar Ulisses, Maria Edilania da Silva Serafim Pereira, Dieferson Leandro de Souza, Bruno Melo de Alcântara, Maria Elizete Machado Generino, José Thyálisson da Costa Silva, Ademar Maia Filho, Sabrina Bezerra da Silva, Myunghan Moon, Bonglee Kim, José Galberto Martins da Costa   +19 more
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Associações espaciais entre indivíduos de diferentes espécies de Miconia spp. Ruiz & Pav. (Melastomataceae)

Revista Árvore, 2011
Este estudo avaliou as associações espaciais de indivíduos pertencentes a todas as espécies arbóreas do gênero Miconia presentes no sub-bosque de um plantio experimental de espécies dos gêneros Eucalyptus e Corymbia.
Pedro Higuchi, Ana Carolina da Silva, Eduardo van den Berg, Daniel Salgado Pifano   +3 more
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Comparing Interpretation of High-Resolution Aerial Imagery by Humans and Artificial Intelligence to Detect an Invasive Tree Species

Remote Sensing, 2021
Timely, accurate maps of invasive plant species are critical for making appropriate management decisions to eliminate emerging target populations or contain infestations.
Roberto Rodriguez, Ryan L. Perroy, James Leary, Daniel Jenkins, Max Panoff, Travis Mandel, Patricia Perez   +6 more
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Nova espécie de Miconia Ruiz & Pav. (Melastomataceae) para Minas Gerais, Brasil New species of Miconia Ruiz & Pav. (Melastomataceae) from Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2006
É descrita e ilustrada uma nova espécie de Miconia para o Parque Estadual do Ibitipoca, Minas Gerais - Miconia kriegeriana Baumgratz & Chiavegatto - pertencente à seção Glossocentrum (Crueger) Hook.
José Fernando Andrade Baumgratz, Berenice Chiavegatto   +1 more
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O gênero Miconia (Melastomataceae) no Estado do Paraná, Brasil The genus Miconia (Melastomataceae) in the State of Paraná, Brazil

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2004
O gênero Miconia Ruiz & Pav. apresenta 32 espécies no Estado do Paraná. Estas espécies estão concentradas principalmente no leste do Estado (regiões litorânea, da Serra do Mar e do Primeiro Planalto) e pertencem a sete das 11 seções do gênero, sendo as ...
Renato Goldenberg
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