Ecosphere, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2022., 2022 Abstract Tree islands, a prominent feature of wetland landscapes worldwide, are patches of forest scattered throughout a matrix of herbaceous marsh. In the Florida Everglades, their development over millennia as elevated, relatively well‐drained features above the wetland surface has made them cultural centers for indigenous people and refugia for a ...
Susana L. Stoffella +6 more
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Automated identification of diverse Neotropical pollen samples using convolutional neural networks
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 9, Page 2049-2064, September 2022., 2022 Abstract Pollen is used to investigate a diverse range of ecological problems, from identifying plant–pollinator relationships to tracking flowering phenology. Pollen types are identified according to a set of distinctive morphological characters which are understood to capture taxonomic differences and phylogenetic relationships among taxa.
Surangi W. Punyasena +4 more
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Effects of plant growth regulators on the carbohydrate accumulation in Simarouba glauca seedlings [PDF]
Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, 2023 A study was conducted to assess the accumulation of carbohydrate in germinating seeds as well as leaves, stem and roots of Simarouba glauca in response to various Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs).
Manasi Patil +4 more
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PHARMACOLOGICAL USES OF SIMAROUBA GLAUCA: A REVIEW
PLANT ARCHIVES, 2021 Simarouba glauca is an evergreen floral tree plant that is endemic to Florida, Lesser Antilles, South America, and the United States. Bitterwood, dysentery barks, Laxmi Taru, and Paradise tree are common names. It produces edible oils from its seeds. Various tree sections are used to treat different ailments.
Md Sadique Hussain +2 more
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Evidence of the late lignification of the G-layer in Simarouba tension wood, to assist understanding how non-G-layer species produce tensile stress [PDF]
, 2015 International audienceTo recover verticality after disturbance, angiosperm trees produce " tension wood " allowing them to bend actively. The driving force of the tension has been shown to take place in the G-layer, a specific unlignified layer of the ...
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A field survey on abundance of biofuel plant species in Alur Taluk of Hassan District, Karnataka, India [PDF]
, 2015 There are more than 150 species of plants that could be used for biofuel production. Important among them in Karnataka are Honge (Pongamia pinnata), Neem (Azadiracta indica), Hippe (Maduca latifolia), Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) and Simarouba (Simarouba ...
Girish, A.C. +2 more
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New genus and species of Schizomyiina (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Brazil
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2021 A new gall midge genus, Distinctamyia gen. nov., and a new species Distinctamyia matogrossensis sp. nov. (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) are herein described and illustrated (larvae, pupal exuviae, male and female). The new species induces conical, green, hairy
Barbara Proença, Valéria Cid Maia
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Multiutility of simarouba glauca
, 2023 Simarouba (Paradise tree), being promoted as wonder tree, is a good source of edible oil and other utilities.
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Evaluation of in vitro anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of Simarouba glauca leaf extract
Plant Science TodaySimarouba glauca is a medicinal plant native to India and other tropical regions of South and Central America. Although this plant is widely used to cure many diseases, a systematic study is lacking to understand its medicinal value.
Aljawobaei Waleed +3 more
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Simarouba versicolor (Simaroubaceae) Dispersal by the Leaf-Cutter Ant Atta sexdens
Sociobiology, 2018 The importance of Simarouba versicolor St. Hil. fruit dispersal by the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens (L.) was studied in the Cerrado, Tocantins, Brazil.
Domingos Rodrigo Silva Lopes +5 more
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