Cycad-Weevil Pollination Symbiosis Is Characterized by Rapidly Evolving and Highly Specific Plant-Insect Chemical Communication [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Coevolution between plants and insects is thought to be responsible for generating biodiversity. Extensive research has focused largely on antagonistic herbivorous relationships, but mutualistic pollination systems also likely contribute to ...
Shayla Salzman +6 more
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EDIS, 2007 This publication provides a comprehensive overview of the coontie plant, a native Florida species also known as Zamia pumila. The document details the plant’s characteristics, including its feather-like, leathery foliage that emerges from a large ...
Edward Gilman
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Revisiting recent Ostracod type material from Ishizaki with insights into species distribution and taxonomic reassessment [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIshizaki’s work is among the most significant taxonomic studies of recent Ostracods in Japan. However, limited access to scanning electron microscopes at that time led to several misidentifications, causing confusion in biogeographical interpretations ...
Gengo Tanaka, Sota Niiyama
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Changes in the Carotenoids of Zamia dressleri Leaves during Development [PDF]
PlantsIt has been observed that the leaves of some Zamia species undergo a kind of “reverse ripening”; that is, they change from their original brown color to green during development.
Enrique Murillo +4 more
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The complete chloroplast genome of Microcycas calocoma (Miq.) A. DC. (Zamiaceae, Cycadales) and evolution in Cycadales [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Cycadales is an extant group of seed plants occurring in subtropical and tropical regions comprising putatively three families and 10 genera. At least one complete plastid genome sequence has been reported for all of the 10 genera except Microcycas ...
Aimee Caye G. Chang +7 more
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Zamia furfuracea Cardboard Plant, Cardboard Cycad
EDIS, 2007 The publication provides detailed information about the cardboard plant, also known as Zamia furfuracea. This plant features rigid, woody, medium-green foliage that forms a loose, symmetrical rosette. It is well-suited for tropical landscapes, container
Edward Gilman
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Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Microcycas calocoma (Zamiaceae), an Endangered monotypic cycad species from Cuba [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 Microcycas calocoma is the monotypic species from the critical endangered and endemic cycad genus Microcycas in Cuba, an important taxon to study the evolution of extant gymnosperms. Here we report the complete chloroplast sequences of M.
Jian Liu, Anders J. Lindstrom, Xun Gong
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Isolation of an AGAMOUS homolog from Zamia muricata [PDF]
Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST), 2020 AGAMOUS (AG) is a class C MADS-box gene that plays an important role in the development of reproductive organs in angiosperms and gymnosperms. Here, an AGAMOUS homolog was isolated from male and female Zamia muricata.
Pattamon Sangin +2 more
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Taxonomy, 2023 Zamia magnifica (Zamiaceae), a new species endemic to Sierra Norte, Oaxaca, Mexico, is described. Zamia magnifica is characterized by having a rupicolous habit, pendent leaves bearing leaflets that are densely tomentose and pink to caramel in color when ...
Miguel Angel Pérez-Farrera +3 more
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Stem Branching of Cycad Plants Informs Horticulture and Conservation Decisions
Horticulturae, 2020 The number of branches in male and female plants of Cycas micronesica K.D. Hill, Cycas edentata de Laub., Cycas wadei Merr., and Zamia encephalartoides D.W. Stev.
Thomas E. Marler, Michael Calonje
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