Protein Profiling of Psittacanthus calyculatus during Mesquite Infection [PDF]
Plants, 2023 Psittacanthus calyculatus is a hemiparasite mistletoe that represents an ecological problem due to the impacts caused to various tree species of ecological and commercial interest.
Montserrat Aguilar-Venegas +8 more
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Chemical Constituents of the Mexican Mistletoe (Psittacanthus calyculatus)
Molecules, 2011 A phytochemical study of the methanol-soluble fraction of an aqueous extract of a sample of Psittacanthus calyculatus collected from the host plant Prosopsis laevigata (Smooth Mesquite) using several techniques, including co-chromatography coupled with ...
Castañeda-Moreno Raquel +4 more
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The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Cham. & Schltdl.) G.Don. (Santalales: Loranthaceae), the first plastome of a mistletoe species in the Psittacantheae tribe [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA Part B: ResourcesPsittacanthus schiedeanus (Cham. & Schltdl.) G.Don., 1834, is a mistletoe species in the Loranthaceae, characteristic of the canopy in cloud forest edges and widely distributed in northern Mesoamerica.
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Reproductive ecology and isolation of Psittacanthus calyculatus and P. auriculatus mistletoes (Loranthaceae) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Background Relationships between floral biology and pollinator behavior are important to understanding species diversity of hemiparasitic Psittacanthus mistletoes (c. 120 species).
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Transcriptional Basis for Haustorium Formation and Host Establishment in Hemiparasitic Psittacanthus schiedeanus Mistletoes [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 The mistletoe Psittacanthus schiedeanus, a keystone species in interaction networks between plants, pollinators, and seed dispersers, infects a wide range of native and non-native tree species of commercial interest.
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Phytochemical Analysis and Biological Activities of Ripe Fruits of Mistletoe (Psittacanthus calyculatus) [PDF]
Plants, 2023 Psittacanthus calyculatus is a hemiparasitic plant of an arboreal species (e.g., forest, fruit trees). Its foliage has therapeutic potential; however, little is known about its fruits. In this study, the phytochemical profile and biological activities of
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Hybridization and differential introgression associated with environmental shifts in a mistletoe species complex [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2018 Host specialization after host shifting is traditionally viewed as the pathway to speciation in parasitic plants. However, geographical and environmental changes can also influence parasite speciation, through hybridization processes.
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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 ...
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Host-Dependent Phytochemical Profiles and Antioxidant and Hypoglycemic Activities of Mexican Mistletoe (Psittacanthus calyculatus) Organs [PDF]
MoleculesMexican mistletoe (Psittacanthus calyculatus) is an ecologically and pharmacologically relevant hemiparasitic plant whose phytochemical composition varies according to host, organ, and processing.
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Biochemical Traits in the Flower Lifetime of a Mexican Mistletoe Parasitizing Mesquite Biomass [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018 Psittacanthus calyculatus is a hemiparasitic plant that infects a wide range of trees. Mainly the biology reproduction of this mistletoe lies in bright colored flower development.
Elizabeth Quintana-Rodríguez +9 more
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