Transcriptomic prey-capture responses in convergently evolved carnivorous pitcher plants. [PDF]
New PhytolSummary The Australian pitcher plant Cephalotus and the Asian pitcher plant Nepenthes exhibit striking morphological and functional similarities, serving as compelling examples of convergent evolution. Although trapping pitchers in both lineages represent some of the most elaborate leaf structures in angiosperms, it remains unknown whether their ...
Wakatake T, Fukushima K.
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How the diversity in digestion in carnivorous plants may have evolved. [PDF]
New PhytolSummary Carnivorous plants secrete digestive enzymes for prey degradation. Although carnivorous plants have a polyphyletic origin and evolved several times independently, they surprisingly co‐opted similar digestive enzymes during convergent evolution.
Pavlovič A.
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Yes, we CAM! First evidence of CAM photosynthesis in a carnivorous plant. [PDF]
Plant Biol (Stuttg)Evidence for weak, facultative CAM is reported for the first time in a carnivorous plant, i.e., in Mexican representatives of Pinguicula (Lentibulariaceae). Abstract Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a photosynthetic adaptation enabling higher CO2 concentration close to Rubisco and increased water use efficiency.
Fleck NJ +4 more
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The Role of Plant Evolutionary History in Shaping the Variation in Specific Leaf Area Across China. [PDF]
Ecol EvolIn this study, we analyzed the influences of climatic conditions and soil properties on the specific leaf area (SLA), calculated the phylogenetic signals of SLA, and quantified the relative contributions of evolutionary history to the spatial variation in SLA. We underscored the importance of evolutionary history in shaping the spatial variation of SLA
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The carnivorous rainbow plant Byblis filifolia Planch. secretes digestive enzymes in response to prey capture independently of jasmonates. [PDF]
Plant Biol (Stuttg)Secretion of digestive enzymes in response to prey capture in carnivorous plants with sticky traps is regulated by jasmonates in Drosera capensis but differently by unknown factor in Byblis filifolia. Abstract Carnivorous plants from the order Caryophyllales co‐opted plant phytohormones from a group of jasmonates to regulate digestive enzyme activity ...
Pavlovič A +5 more
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New records and range extension of the recently reestablished Lamanonia ulei (Engl.) L.B. Sm. (Cunoniaceae): notes on taxonomy and conservation [PDF]
Check List, 2020 We report new records of the recently reestablished Lamanonia ulei (Engl.) L.B.Sm. (Cunoniaceae) from southeastern Brazil. This species is currently known by only eight specimens from Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo states.
Fernanda Santos-Silva +3 more
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Assessment of the diet of the critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) using DNA metabarcoding. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 Diet of the critically endangered northern hairy‐nosed wombat was assessed. They are generalist herbivores consuming mostly grasses followed by legumes. The northern hairy‐nosed wombat diet is significantly different across seasons and sites.
Casey F, Old JM, Stannard HJ.
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Recruitment of Sugar Transport and Scent Volatile Genes for Prey Attraction in the Nectar Spoon of Heliamphora tatei. [PDF]
Evol DevPrey attraction is an integral component of the carnivorous syndrome, yet its molecular adaptations have remained largely unexplored. Our study utilized tissue‐specific transcriptomic data from the South American marsh pitcher plant, Heliamphora tatei, to explore the molecular and developmental basis of prey attraction.
Liu S, Smith SD.
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Cunoniaceae from Caparaó National Park, Mantiqueira Mountain Range, Brazil
Rodriguésia, 2023 A floristic treatment is presented for Cunoniaceae in the Caparaó National Park (PNC), located in the Mantiqueira Mountain Range, on the border of the Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo states.
Fernanda Santos-Silva +2 more
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Comparative floral structure and systematics in Oxalidales (Oxalidaceae, Connaraceae, Brunelliaceae, Cephalotaceae, Cunoniaceae, Elaeocarpaceae, Tremandraceae) [PDF]
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2002 Floral morphology, anatomy and histology were studied in representatives of all families of current Oxalidales, which were recently constituted as a result of molecular systematic studies by other authors, and are composed of families of different positions in traditional classifications (Oxalidaceae, Connaraceae, Brunelliaceae, Cephalotaceae ...
MERRAN L. MATTHEWS, PETER K. ENDRESS
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