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Parasitic Mistletoes of the Genera Scurrula and Viscum: From Bench to Bedside
Molecules, 2016 The mistletoes, stem hemiparasites of Asia and Europe, have been used as medicinal herbs for many years and possess sophisticated systems to obtain nutrients from their host plants.
Ya Chee Lim +8 more
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Understanding Plant Parasitism: Hydnora Africana and European Scientific Practice in the Early Nineteenth Century*. [PDF]
Ber WissThis article will analyze the uncertainties around collecting and classifying Hydnora africana in the first half of the nineteenth century. Emerging from the distinctive dryland ecologies of South Africa, Hydnora was interpreted as strange and cryptic by Europeans primarily because it is a root parasite—a complex floral trait that was little understood.
Arnold K.
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Molecules, 2018 Mistletoes are used medicinally in order to treat various human illnesses. Few studies have reported on the phenolic content and antioxidant properties of Chinese mistletoes (CMs).
Yongqiang Li
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Range and Elevational Shifts of Mistletoes Under Future Climate Change Scenarios [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionClimate change is reshaping species' geographic distributions, with range shifts to higher elevations and latitudes. Parasitic plants like keystone mistletoes are particularly vulnerable to climate change because of their obligate dependence on host ...
Antonio Acini Vásquez‐Aguilar +4 more
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Predicting the current and future distributions of Australian Loranthaceae mistletoes
Global Ecology and ConservationMistletoes are branch parasites of trees and shrubs, occur world-wide, and are considered keystone species in many forest communities. They have complex interactions with seed dispersers, pollinators, and animals that use them for shelter, and contribute
Carol A. Wilson, Kenneth Trang
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Rodriguésia, 2021 We present results related to the taxonomic revision of Psittacanthus (Loranthaceae) for “Flora do Brasil 2020”. Three new records were found: Psittacanthus kempffii to Rondônia, P. lasianthus to Roraima, and P. truncatus to Mato Grosso.
Greta Aline Dettke +1 more
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, 2011 3 pp.Originally published: 2003True mistletoes are parasitic flowering plants with characteristic clumps of growth that are easily visible on the host plant.
Young, Deborah, Olsen, Mary W.
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Indonesian Journal of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology, 2022 Tea and mango mistletoes have to lower blood pressure by improving oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction. The flavonoid compounds found in these two mistletoes act as antihypertensives. Hypertension is a risk factors that influences the incidence
Durrotul Hasanah +2 more
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Plants, 2021 In Mexico, mistletoes have several applications in traditional medicine due to the great variety of compounds with biological activities that have not been characterized to date.
José Daniel García-García +12 more
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Biotropia: The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biology, 2020 Mistletoes are hemiparasitic macroparasite plants which interfere with trees and other wild plants in nutrient acquisition. As the plant has low leaf water potential, it draws water from teak wood tissues during the deciduous stage of the teak host ...
Zainal Muttaqin +4 more
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