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Phylogenomics and a new classification of the tropical genus Heliconia L. (Monocots, Zingiberales, Heliconiaceae). [PDF]
Members of the genus Heliconia L. (Heliconiaceae) have evolved complex interactions with both insect herbivores and hummingbird pollinators in tropical forests and secondary growth where they are abundant and diverse. Many of these same species have also been cultivated as ornamentals around the world for hundreds of years because of their ...
Kress WJ, Fér T, Carlsen MM.
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Orchidantha Sarawakensis Sp. Nov. (Zingiberales: Lowiaceae), A New Species Endemic To East Malaysia, Borneo [PDF]
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
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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
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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
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Curcuma ubonensis Boonma, Saensouk, Maknoi & P. Saensouk sp. nov. (Zingiberaceae) was recently discovered in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Eastern Thailand.
Piyaporn SAENSOUK +3 more
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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
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Lamina architecture and anatomy in the Heliconiaceae and Musaceae (Zingiberales) [PDF]
Lamina size, thickness, venation, and anatomy are studied in 15 species of Heliconia (Heliconiaceae), 3 species of Musa, and 1 of Ensete (Musaceae). The most typical laminas of these genera are large and oblong and have an acute or irregular apex and an asymmetrical cordate base.
Jimmy K. Triplett, Bruce K. Kirchoff
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Notes on the ecology of rolled-leaf hispines (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) at La Gamba (Costa Rica)
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
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Molecular and morphological characterization of Musa spp. (Zingiberales : Musaceae) cultivars.
Objectives: The overall goal was to analyze genetic diversity in cultivars of Musa acuminata (Colla) and M. balbisiana (Colla), commonly grown in farms from Caldas department. Scope: Characterization of the genetic variability, at the molecular and morphological level of cultivars of M. acuminata and M.
María Angélica Buitrago Bitar +5 more
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Ethnobotanical significance of Zingiberales: a case study in the Malaipandaram tribe of Southern western Ghats of Kerala [PDF]
450-458The knowledge on the use of plants of the order Zingiberales by the Malaipandaram tribe inhabited in South India was documented. The data was recorded through questionnaires after proper consultation with the traditional healers and others.
Thomas, Binoy T +6 more
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