Fire-prone Rhamnaceae with South African affinities in Cretaceous Myanmar amber
The rapid Cretaceous diversification of flowering plants remains Darwin’s ‘abominable mystery’ despite numerous fossil flowers discovered in recent years.
Chao Shi +26 more
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Ancient Rhamnaceae flowers impute an origin for flowering plants exceeding 250-million-years ago
Summary Setting the molecular clock to newly described 100-million-year-old flowering shoots of Phylica in Burmese amber enabled us to recalibrate the phylogenetic history of Rhamnaceae.
Tianhua He, B. Lamont
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Alzheimer's disease is a progressive cognitive dysfunction. However, pharmacological treatments are symptomatic and have many side effects, opening the opportunity to alternative medicine.
A. Kandeda +4 more
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Predicting current and future distribution of Hovenia dulcis Thunb. (Rhamnaceae) worldwide
Biological invasions are increasingly recognized as one of the major threats to biodiversity. The Japanese raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis) is native to East Asia, however, in southeastern South America this species has become one of the most pervasive ...
R. Bergamin +4 more
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The complete chloroplast genome of Hovenia dulcis (Rhamnaceae)
The first complete chloroplast (cp) genome of Hovenia dulcis was reported in this study. The H. dulcis cp genome was 161,636 bp long with two inverted repeat (IR) regions of 26,574 bp, the large single-copy (LSC) region of 89,574 bp, and the small single-
Li-Zhen Ling, Shu-Dong Zhang
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Permanent Draft Genome Sequence for Frankia sp. Strain EI5c, a Single-Spore Isolate of a Nitrogen-Fixing Actinobacterium, Isolated from the Root Nodules of Elaeagnus angustifolia [PDF]
Frankia sp. strain EI5c is a member of Frankia lineage III, which is able to reinfect plants of the Eleagnaceae, Rhamnaceae, Myricaceae, and Gymnostoma, as well as the genus Alnus. Here, we report the 6.6-Mbp draft genome sequence of Frankia sp.
Abebe-Akele, Feseha +6 more
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Permanent draft genome sequence of Frankia sp. strain AvcI1, a nitrogen-fixing actinobacterium isolated from the root nodules of Alnus viridis subsp. crispa grown in Canada [PDF]
Frankia strain AvcI1, isolated from root nodules of Alnus viridis subsp. crispa, is a member of Frankia lineage Ia, which is able to reinfect plants of the Betulaceae and Myricaceae families.
Abebe-Akele, Feseha +6 more
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Araracuara, the new genera of the Rhamnaceae from Colombian Amazon
Araracuara Fern. Alonso, a new genus of Rhamnaceae only known from the sandstone plateaus of the Colombian Amazon, is described and illustrated. Its possible affinities are discussed and it is proposed that this is a relictual genus related to the ...
José Luis Fernández-Alonso +1 more
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Draft Genome Sequence of Frankia sp. Strain BCU110501, a Nitrogen-Fixing Actinobacterium Isolated from Nodules of Discaria trinevis [PDF]
Frankia forms a nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with actinorhizal plants. We report a draft genome sequence for Frankia sp. strain BCU110501, a nitrogen-fixing actinobacterium isolated from nodules of Discaria trinevis grown in the Patagonia region of ...
Beauchemin, Nicholas +30 more
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Diversity of Leaf Glands and Their Putative Functions in Rhamnaceae Species
Leaf glands are found in many Rhamnaceae species, the buckthorn family, and are frequently used in taxonomic studies of the group, especially because they are easily visible to the naked eye.
Lucas Iwamoto +4 more
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