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Conservation status of species used in the UK herbal medicine industry

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Given the ongoing biodiversity crisis, sustainable use and management of medicinal plants is critical. We assessed the conservation status, threats and conservation actions of 298 species sold by UK suppliers to medical herbalists. We found that most species used are unevaluated, representing a gap in conservation knowledge, and of those with ...
Isabella Flowers, Jon C. Lovett, Christopher Hassall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Richness of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) in an olive crop (Olea europaea L.), area associated with a mixed fragment of Atlantic Forest in southern Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Revista Chilena de Entomología
The presence of Atlantic Forest fragments adjacent to agricultural areas enhances agricultural production by supporting populations of natural enemies, such as social wasps, which play a role in biological control.
Andressa Negri Palandi, Letícia de Oliveira Silva, Eike Daniel Fôlha-Ferreira, Glauco Cássio de Sousa Oliveira, Gabriel de Castro Jacques, Marcos Magalhães de Souza   +5 more
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Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Chinese privet Ligustrum lucidum (Oleaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2018
Ligustrum lucidum is a species of privet native to the southern half of China. It is often used as an ornamental tree, sometimes as a cultivar. In present study, we reported the Ligustrum lucidum chloroplast (cp) genome. The total chloroplast genome size
Rui-Hong Wang, Jing Gao, Meng-Di Li, Xue Wu, Chao Shen, Jun-Jie Wu, Ya-Qian Li, Yong-Hui Jin, Zhe-Chen Qi, Zong-Suo Liang   +9 more
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Potential Protective Role Exerted by Secoiridoids from Olea europaea L. in Cancer, Cardiovascular, Neurodegenerative, Aging-Related, and Immunoinflammatory Diseases

Antioxidants, 2020
Iridoids, which have beneficial health properties, include a wide group of cyclopentane [c] pyran monoterpenoids present in plants and insects. The cleavage of the cyclopentane ring leads to secoiridoids.
María Luisa Castejón, Tatiana Montoya, Catalina Alarcón-de-la-Lastra, Marina Sánchez-Hidalgo   +3 more
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Metabarcoding of Pollen Carried by Syrphids Reveals Novel Plant–Pollinator Interactions in a Protected Natural Area and Agricultural Sites

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Using DNA metabarcoding, this study investigates pollen transported by syrphids (Syrphidae) in the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park and agricultural sites in Northern Italy. The analysis reveals a high diversity of visited plant taxa, including previously undocumented plant–pollinator interactions.
Serena Magagnoli, Daniele Sommaggio, Claudio Ratti, Riccardo Baroncelli, Andrea Menicucci, Enrico Vettorazzo, Giovanni Burgio   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The complete chloroplast genome of Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Oleaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
Fraxinus pennsylvanica is distributed in the central and eastern USA and Canada. It is assessed as Critically Endangered (CR). In this study, the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of F.
Xiangui Yi, Mingzhi Li, Lin Chen, Xianrong Wang   +3 more
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Characteristic and phylogenetic analyses of chloroplast genome for Syringa komarowii C.K.Schneid. (Oleaceae) from Huoditang, China, an important horticultural plant

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
The genus Syringa (Oleaceae) comprises some of the most important cultivated horticultural trees worldwide. Syringa komarowii, is one of these important horticultural plants. We sequenced the complete chloroplast (cp) genomes of S.
Yong-Qin Cheng, Zai-Min Jiang, Jing Cai
doaj   +1 more source

Jasminum parceflorum (Oleaceae), a new species from southern Yunnan, China [PDF]

PhytoKeys, 2020
Jasminum parceflorum (Oleaceae), a new species from tropical limestone habitats in Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated here. The new species is similar to J. pierreanum and J. rarum, but can be distinguished by its linear calyx lobes, dry calyces
Kai Zhang, Mingsong Wu, Bo Pan, Lianxuan Zhou, Dianxiang Zhang   +4 more
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A novel method based on high‐resolution imaging spectroscopy to predict fine‐root traits and the economics space of fresh tree roots

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Maps of the estimated root nitrogen concentration in the < 0.5‐mm‐diameter classes of 20 woody species based on the imaging spectroscopy using the shortwave infrared spectral region. Summary Tree fine‐root morphological, anatomical, and chemical traits are important to reflect belowground resource acquisition strategies to support tree growth, but ...
Naoki Makita, Natsuko Tanikawa, Tatsuro Nakaji   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phylogenomic approaches untangle early divergences and complex diversifications of the olive plant family

BMC Biology, 2022
Background Deep-branching phylogenetic relationships are often difficult to resolve because phylogenetic signals are obscured by the long history and complexity of evolutionary processes, such as ancient introgression/hybridization, polyploidization, and
Wenpan Dong, Enze Li, Yanlei Liu, Chao Xu, Yushuang Wang, Kangjia Liu, Xingyong Cui, Jiahui Sun, Zhili Suo, Zhixiang Zhang, Jun Wen, Shiliang Zhou   +11 more
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