Contrasting Roles of the Multiple Seas in East Asia on Population Divergence of Smilax sieboldii (Smilacaceae) [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionMultiple seas in East Asia have played distinct roles during the Quaternary climatic cycles, which have repeatedly isolated and reconnected temperate forest species, while it remains unclear whether their roles differ.
Ya‐Lu Ru +5 more
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The complete chloroplast genome and phylogenetic analysis of Smilax moranensis (Liliales: Smilacaceae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022 Smilax moranensis M.Martens & Galeotti 1842 is an important medicinal plant widely distributed in warm and temperate climates. In this paper, the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of S.
Baoyu Ji, Lixin Pei, Ning Cui
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The complete chloroplast genome of a shrub species, Smilax glabra (Smilacaceae) from Guangdong, China [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 Smilax glabra is a perennial woody scandent shrub, of which the dried aerial tuber has been used as Chinese medicine. Here, we sequenced S. glabra and assembled its complete chloroplast (cp) genome.
Yi Zhang +5 more
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Smilax weniae, a New Species of Smilacaceae from Limestone Areas Bordering Guizhou and Guangxi, China [PDF]
Plants, 2022 A new species, Smilax weniae (Smilacaceae), from Southwest China, is described and illustrated. The new species bears peltate leaves, which was previously a unique feature of S. luei. However, it differs from the latter by having a broad ovate leaf blade,
Jie-Ying Feng +8 more
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Novel brood-site pollination mutualism between sympetalous Heterosmilax (Smilacaceae, Liliales) and a cecidomyiid gall midge (Cecidomyiidae, Diptera) breeding in fallen male flowers [PDF]
ZooKeysHeterosmilax is a unique dioecious genus of Smilacaceae (Liliales, Monocotyledon) in that both male and female flowers are sympetalous, ellipsoid, and almost closed. Our field observations in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan showed that H.
Makoto Kato, Atsushi Kawakita
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Propagation studies in Smilax fluminensis Steud. (Smilacaceae) Estudos de propagação em Smilax fluminensis Steud. (Smilacaceae) [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2011 Smilax L. species, popularly known in Brazil as salsaparrilha, have been used in folk medicine as tonic against rheumatism and as anti-syphilitic since the sixteenth century; however, until today, their roots have been explored in an extractive way.
Anielca Nascimento Soares +4 more
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The Complete Chloroplast Genomes of Nine Smilacaceae Species from Hong Kong: Inferring Infra- and Inter-Familial Phylogeny. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2023 The Smilacaceae is a cosmopolitan family consisting of 200–370 described species. The family includes two widely accepted genera, namely Smilax and Heterosmilax. Among them, the taxonomical status of Heterosmilax has been continuously challenged.
Wong KH +8 more
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Phytochemistry and pharmacology of selected species of Smilax L. (Smilacaceae) in India
Ancient Science of LifeBackground: Medicinal plants have been used in traditional medical practices since prehistoric times. It is popularly known that roots, rhizomes, and leaves of some Smilax species are widely used for treating various diseases such as toothache, muscular ...
Neethu Uthaman +2 more
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Smilacaceae endémicas del Perú
Revista Peruana de Biología, 2013 La familia Smilacaceae es reconocida en el Perú por presentar un género, Smilax, y diecinueve especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004), principalmente lianas y bejucos. En este trabajo reconocemos cuatro especies endémicas.
Blanca León
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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2021 Background In some regions of Mexico, edible wild plants have been displaced or eliminated from the traditional food systems, mainly by changes in land use, booming monoculture, herbicide use, and by changes among the new generations in the traditional ...
José Espinoza-Pérez +6 more
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