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Middle Miocene lotus (Nelumbonaceae, Nelumbo) from the Qaidam Basin, Northern Tibet Plateau
Biology, 2022 The Neogene environment and paleovegetation of today’s semi-arid and arid Central Asia remain elusive. Little is known about the effect of paleoclimatic change on the distribution and ecological response mechanisms of aquatic plants, especially on the ...
Mingyue Luo +8 more
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Molecules, 2023 The objectives of this study were (1) to investigate the effect of extracts from some plants in the families Nelumbonaceae and Nymphaeaceae on phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) and arginase, which have been used in erectile dysfunction treatment, and (2) to ...
Teerapap Panklai +10 more
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Relationship between seed moisture content and acquisition of impermeability in Nelumbo nucifera (Nelumbonaceae) [PDF]
Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2017 Seeds of Nelumbo nucifera do not imbibe water, and thus have physical dormancy (PY). However, a proportion of seeds are permeable to water, and so we hypothesized that variation in moisture content is a reason for the development of both permeable and ...
Ganesh K. Jaganathan +4 more
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Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2012 Pollen morphology of five Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) species, growing in Tripura, India were analysed using Scanning Electron Microscopy. Pollen grains of Nymphaea are dimorphic (ellipsoidal and spheroidal).
Somnath BHOWMIK, Badal Kumar DATTA
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The level of genetic diversity and differentiation of tropical lotus, Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. (Nelumbonaceae) from Australia, India, and Thailand [PDF]
Botanical Studies, 2020 Background Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., a perennial aquatic macrophyte species, has been cultivated in several Asian countries for its economic importance, and medicinal uses.
Yeshitila Mekbib +8 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Dating back to the late Early Cretaceous, the macrofossil record of the iconic lotus family (Nelumbonaceae) is one of the oldest of flowering plants and suggests that their unmistakable leaves and nutlets embedded in large pitted receptacular fruits ...
William Vieira Gobo +8 more
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Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn: An updated review of the antitumor activity and mechanisms of alkaloids
Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine, 2022 Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. is an aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae, and almost every part has medicinal uses. It has been established that alkaloids are one of the main components in N. nucifera.
Po Hu +9 more
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Complete chloroplast genome of medicinal plant Sabia parviflora Wall. ex Roxb. (Sabiaceae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 Sabia parviflora Wall. ex Roxb., an evergreen climbing woody vine, is a Chinese herbal medicine commonly used by ethnic minorities in some areas of China. In this study, the chloroplast genome of S. parviflora was sequenced for the first time. Its genome
Qiyu Chen +7 more
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Skin-Whitening Effect of a Callus Extract of Nelumbo nucifera Isolate Haman
Plants, 2023 The sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. Isolate Haman, in the family Nelumbonaceae) used in this study originated from the Haman region of Korea, and lotus seeds dating back to the Goryeo Dynasty (650–760 years ago) were accidentally discovered. Lotus
Sung Ho Moon +9 more
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Molecules, 2022 Asian lotus has long been consumed as a food and herbal drug that provides several health benefits. The number of studies on its biological activity is significant, but research at the population level to investigate the variation in phytochemicals and ...
Duangjai Tungmunnithum +2 more
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