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Orchidantha Sarawakensis Sp. Nov. (Zingiberales: Lowiaceae), A New Species Endemic To East Malaysia, Borneo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Lowiaceae is one of the eight families in Zingiberales and comprises a single genus, Orchidantha. This genus is restricted to South-East Asia and poorly known among Zingiberales.
Meekiong, Kalu @ Qammil Muzzammil Abdullah   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

A new species of bromeliad-feeding Cephaloleia Chevrolat (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) from Costa Rica: evidence from DNA barcodes, larval and adult morphology and insect diets

open access: yesZooKeys, 2015
The Neotropical genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) includes 214 species distributed from the south of Mexico to Argentina. Cephaloleia beetles feed mostly on plants from the order Zingiberales.
Carlos Garcia-Robledo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Curcuma ubonensis (Zingiberaceae), a new species of Curcuma subgen. hitcheniopsis from Eastern Thailand

open access: yesNotulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 2023
Curcuma ubonensis Boonma, Saensouk, Maknoi & P. Saensouk sp. nov. (Zingiberaceae) was recently discovered in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Eastern Thailand.
Piyaporn SAENSOUK   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quimiotaxonomia da superordem Zingiberiflorae (sensu Dahlgren) I: flavonóides como marcadores quimiossistemáticos Chemotaxonomy of superorder Zingiberiflorae [sensu Dahlgren] I: flavonoids

open access: yesActa Botânica Brasílica, 1993
A análise das características flavonoídicas da ordem Zingiberales (superordem Zingiberiflorae, Monocotyledonae) reforçou a separação das suas famílias em dois grupos: grupo I (Strelitziaceae, Heliconiaceae, Musaceae e Lowiaceae) e grupo II (Zingiberaceae,
Helena Regina Lima Pugialli   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The diversity and distribution of Heliconia (Heliconiaceae) in Brazil A diversidade e distribuição de Heliconia (Heliconiaceae)

open access: yesActa Botânica Brasílica, 1990
A review of the phylogenetic relationships of the Zingiberales is presented and the distribution patterns and diversity of Heliconia are discussed. Sixty-five species names have been applied to the heliconias that occur in Brazil.
John Kress
doaj   +1 more source

Duckweeds: Model organisms for research on plant sterols and steroids. [PDF]

open access: yesPlant Biol (Stuttg)
Duckweeds (Lemnaceae), the fastest‐growing angiosperms and promising vegan protein source, offer a powerful model to address key questions in plant physiology. This article highlights their potential for dissecting the biosynthesis and function of phytosterols, sterol conjugates, brassinosteroids, and specialized steroidal metabolites, such as ...
Klein J, Appenroth KJ, Sree KS.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Notes on the ecology of rolled-leaf hispines (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) at La Gamba (Costa Rica)

open access: yesZooKeys, 2013
A total of 301 adult hispine beetles of the genera Cephaloleia and Chelobasis were found in rolled leaves of plants of 17 species of Zingiberales (families Costaceae, Heliconiaceae, Maranthaceae, Musaceae, and Zingiberaceae) during a field study at La ...
Michael Schmitt, Meike Frank
doaj   +1 more source

Description of the late- or last-instar larva of Ischyomius Chevrolat, with comments on the family placement of the genus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Pythidae)

open access: yesPapéis Avulsos de Zoologia
Study of recently collected larvae of two species of Ischyomius Chevrolat, 1871 from Napo and Pichincha, Ecuador, tentatively identified as I. denticollis Champion, 1916 and I. singularis Chevrolat, 1871 confirm the classification of the genus Ischyomius
Darren A. Pollock, Jim McClarin
doaj   +1 more source

Zingiberales

open access: yes, 2016
Discussion, Zingiberales feeders Several Zingiberaceae- and Costaceae-feeders show a distinctive feature of the pupa, i.e. the C-shaped rim to the T 1 spiracle.
Congdon, T. Colin E.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The Evolutionary and Biogeographic Origin and Diversification of the Tropical Monocot Order Zingiberales [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Zingiberales are a primarily tropical lineage of monocots. The current pantropical distribution of the order suggests an historical Gondwanan distribution, however the evolutionary history of the group has never been analyzed in a temporal context to ...
Specht, Chelsea D.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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