A New Classification of Ficus Subsection Urostigma (Moraceae) Based on Four Nuclear DNA Markers (ITS, ETS, G3pdh, and ncpGS), Morphology and Leaf Anatomy [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Ficus subsection Urostigma as currently circumscribed contains 27 species, distributed in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, and is of key importance to understand the origin and evolution of Ficus and the fig-wasp mutualism.
Finn Kjellberg +2 more
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Molecular diversity and relationships of fig associated nematodes from South Africa [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Nematodes of figs and fig wasps have received limited attention in Africa since their discovery in 1973. Sixteen of the 25 species of native South African figs were sampled for nematode associates using molecular barcoding with three loci (SSU, LSU D2-D3
Meike S. Kruger +3 more
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Field sampling of fig pollinator wasps across host species and host developmental phase: Implications for host recognition and specificity [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Previous genetic studies of pollinator wasps associated with a community of strangler figs (Ficus subgenus Urostigma, section Americana) in Central Panama suggest that the wasp species exhibit a range in host specificity across their host figs. To better
Aafke Oldenbeuving +8 more
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Comprehensive analysis of complete chloroplast genome and phylogenetic aspects of ten Ficus species [PDF]
BMC Plant Biology, 2022 Background The large genus Ficus comprises approximately 800 species, most of which possess high ornamental and ecological values. However, its evolutionary history remains largely unknown.
Yuying Huang +6 more
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DNA barcoding, micromorphology and metabolic traits of selected Ficus L. (Moraceae) species from Egypt [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyThe genus Ficus of the family Moraceae, is one of the largest genera of angiosperms, with diverse pharmaceutical applications and biological activities.
Marwa M. El-Demerdash +4 more
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Morphological and molecular characteristics of Parasitodiplogaster religiosae n. sp. (Nematoda: Diplogastrina) associated with Ficus religiosa in China. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 A new nematode species of the genus Parasitodiplogaster was recovered from syconia of Ficus religiosa at the Guangxiao Temple, Guangzhou, China. It is described herein as P. religiosae n. sp.
Yongsan Zeng +6 more
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Flora Malesiana Precursor for the Treatment of Moraceae 7: Ficus Subgenus Urostigma [PDF]
Blumea: Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Plant Geography, 2004 The sections of Ficus L. subg. Ficus are described and their Malesian species listed and a key to their identification is provided. One new subsection is established: Ficus subg. Ficus sect. Eriosycea subsect. Auratae. Four new species and two new subspecies are described: F. auricoma, F. glabristipulata, F. kofmanae, F. subglabritepala, F.
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Conidarnes, a new oriental genus of Sycophaginae (Hymenoptera, Agaonidae) associated with Ficus section Conosycea (Moraceae). [PDF]
Zookeys, 2015 The sycophagines are strictly associated with two subgenera of Fit to L. (Moraceae), namely,Slycomo77/S and Urostignza. They mostly oviposit through the fig wall and lay their eggs within the fig flowers, being either gall-makers or parasitoids of other ...
Farache FH, Rasplus JY.
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Spatial Scales of Genetic Structure in Free-Standing and Strangler Figs (Ficus, Moraceae) Inhabiting Neotropical Forests. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Wind-borne pollinating wasps (Agaonidae) can transport fig (Ficus sp., Moraceae) pollen over enormous distances (> 100 km). Because of their extensive breeding areas, Neotropical figs are expected to exhibit weak patterns of genetic structure at local ...
Katrin Heer +6 more
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Phylogeny and evolution of life-history strategies in the Sycophaginae non-pollinating fig wasps (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) [PDF]
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2011 Background Non-pollinating Sycophaginae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) form small communities within Urostigma and Sycomorus fig trees. The species show differences in galling habits and exhibit apterous, winged or dimorphic males.
Farache Fernando HA +14 more
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