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Floral Nectary and Trichome Structure of Hoya cagayanensis, Hoya lacunosa, and Hoya coriacea (Apocynaceae, Marsdenieae)

Horticulturae, 2022
Hoya R.Br. is a genus of ornamental plants with an attractive flower shape and unique scents. Anatomical studies are required to understand their structure that produces, and stores, the metabolites released by plants.
Syazwani Basir, Mohd Faiz Mat Saad, Mohamad Ruzi Abdul Rahman, Noraini Talip, Syarul Nataqain Baharum, Hamidun Bunawan   +5 more
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Passiflora kapiriensis (Passifloraceae), a new species from French Guiana [PDF]

, 2016
Passiflora kapiriensis is a new Guianese species in the series Laurifoliae of subgenus Passiflora, found near Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock. The filaments of the fourth corona row are 1 cm long and oriented to the androgynophore, which is reminiscent of P ...
Coppens D'Eeckenbrugge, Geo, Rome, M.
core   +1 more source

The pistil as a traffic light: Yellow‐to‐red color change likely influences pollinator visitation patterns in Saxifraga fortunei (Saxifragaceae)

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, Masayasu Furukawa, Kenji Suetsugu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nectar defense and hydrogen peroxide in floral nectar of Cucurbita pepo

Acta Agrobotanica, 2015
This study was carried out to investigate some similarities between the nectaries of Nicotiana sp. and Cucurbita pepo, such as starch accumulation in the nectary parenchyma, changes in nectary color during maturation, and the production of a large ...
Daniele Nocentini, Massimo Guarnieri, Chiara Soligo   +2 more
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
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Nectary structure and nectar secretion of Echium russicum J. F. Gmel. flowers

Acta Agrobotanica, 2012
In this study, the micromorphology of nectaries in Echium russicum J. F. Gmel. flowers was determined by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and their anatomy by using light microscopy (LM).
Mirosława Chwil, Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska   +1 more
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Protein and alkaloid patterns of the floral nectar in some solanaceous species [PDF]

, 2015
The family Solanaceae includes several melliferous plants, which tend to produce copious amounts of nectar. Floral nectar is a chemically complex aqueous solution, dominated by sugars, but minor components such as amino acids, proteins, flavonoids and ...
Bacskay, Ivett, Darók, Judit, Farkas, Ágnes, Felinger, Attila, Jakab, Gábor, Kerchner, András   +5 more
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Anatomy and Histology of the Midgut of Atopozelus opsimus (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)

Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Atopozelus opsimus Elkins, 1954 (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) preys on forest and agricultural pests but also feeds on extrafloral nectar; however, its alimentary canal is poorly understood. The aim was to describe the anatomy and histology of the A. opsimus midgut. The alimentary canal of female and male A.
Bruna Silva Lisboa, José Eduardo Serrão, Jamile Fernanda Silva Cossolin, Germano Leão Demolin Leite, José Cola Zanuncio, Sebastião Lourenço de Assis Júnior, Pedro Guilherme Lemes   +6 more
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1165. Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench

Curtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.
Summary Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench (Compositae: Heliantheae: Zinniinae) is described and illustrated with a colour plate and black and white text figure. An introduction to the history of the appearance of this species in the Magazine appears in brief, together with comments on the treatment of the genus, and the available generic revisions.
Nicholas Hind, Masumi Yamanaka, Naoko Yasue   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morphological characters of the flowers and the structure of the nectaries of Acer platanoides L.

Acta Agrobotanica, 2012
The micromorphology of the nectaries and of other elements of the flower was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The anatomy of the nectaries was determined using light microscopy (LM). The inflorescences of A.
Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska, Aneta Sulborska   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source