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Unveiling the Role of Angiosperm Pollen Morphology in Attachment to the Moth (Lepidoptera) Proboscides
AbstractThe current study aims to understand the role of various morphological features of pollen grains in attachment with moth proboscides. To test...
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Pollen morphology and its implication in the taxonomy of some selected tribes of the Asteraceae of Hainan Island South China
Pollen morphological traits are mostly used in resolving taxonomic problems at various taxonomic ranks to define species boundaries for long in the...
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Identification and characterization of a new species of Taxus — Taxus qinlingensis by multiple taxonomic methods
BackgroundThe taxonomy of Taxus Linn. remains controversial due to its continuous phenotypic variation and unstable topology, thus adversely...
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Plant Taxonomy: A Historical Perspective, Current Challenges, and Perspectives
Taxonomy is the science that explores, describes, names, and classifies all organisms. In this introductory chapter, we highlight the major...
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In Situ Occurrence of Phomites Fritel in the Phyllosphere of Ancient Siwalik Forests of Eastern Himalaya During the Mio-Pleistocene
The present study reports in situ occurrence of species of Phomites, a fossil epiphyllous fungus (comparable to cosmopolitan filamentous modern plant...
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Characterization of wild Onobrychis Mill. Subgenus Sisyrosema bunge (Fabaceae) germplasm resources from Iran using macro and micro-morphological traits
The genus Onobrychis Mill. is one of the most economically important members of the family Fabaceae, which has a complicated infrageneric taxonomy....
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Pollen Digital Image Map** and Its Symmetrical Correlation Using MATLAB
Pollen grains from different flowers range in sizes from 10 to 200 μm. Even though the morphological characterization of their optical images...
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Studies in the Basidiodendron caesiocinereum complex (Auriculariales, Basidiomycota)
Taxonomy of Basidiodendron caesiocinereum complex is revised based on morphological and molecular methods (with the use of nc LSU rDNA, ITS and TEF1 ...
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Taxonomy and phylogeny of polypores with ganodermatoid basidiospores (Ganodermataceae)
Polypores with complex double-walled basidiospores with a pigmented endosporium ornamented with columns or ridges and a smooth hyaline exosporium are...
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Leaves that walk and eggs that stick: comparative functional morphology and evolution of the adhesive system of leaf insect eggs (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae)
Phylliidae are herbivorous insects exhibiting impressive cryptic masquerade and are colloquially called “walking leaves”. They imitate angiosperm...
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Characters evolution of Encyclia (Laeliinae-Orchidaceae) reveals a complex pattern not phylogenetically determined: insights from macro- and micromorphology
Encyclia is the second-largest genus in the neotropical subtribe Laeliinae (Orchidaceae) and has more than 150 species, which are characterized by...
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Life cycle and taxonomy of Melampsora abietis-populi in China and its phylogenetic position in Melampsora on Populus
Rust diseases of Abies and Populus caused by Melampsora abietis-populi are observed in the forests of northeastern Asia. However, the life cycle and...
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Xylodon lanatus complex and other additions to Xylodon
Xylodon lanatus and closely related species were studied with molecular and morphological means. This species complex contains six species, two of...
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Phylogenomics, divergence times and notes of orders in Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota is one of the major phyla in the fungal tree of life. The outline of Basidiomycota provides essential taxonomic information for...
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Systematic significance of seed morphology and foliar anatomy among Acanthaceous taxa
The present study was aimed at investigating seed macro and micro-morphological and foliar epidermal anatomical characters of 15 Acanthus species...
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Fungal diversity notes 1717–1817: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa
As the continuation of Fungal Diversity Notes series, the current paper is the 16th contribution to this series. A total of 103 taxa from seven...
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Cryptic speciation in Orbilia xanthostigma and O. leucostigma (Orbiliomycetes): an aggregate with worldwide distribution
Orbilia xanthostigma , with golden yellow to yellow-orange apothecia and O. leucostigma , with white to very pale rose-lilaceous apothecia, were...
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Phylogenomics, plastome structure and species identification in Mahonia (Berberidaceae)
BackgroundElucidating the phylogenetic relationships within species-rich genera is essential but challenging, especially when lineages are assumed to...
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A comparative approach to understanding the ovule, seed, and fruit development in Bulbostylis (Cyperaceae: Cyperoideae: Abildgaardieae)
In the present work, we study the ovule, seed, and fruit development in six Bulbostylis species in order to characterize the genus in a comparative...
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Furtadomyces nom. nov. (Ganodermataceae, Basidiomycota) with description of F. sumptuosus, a new species of ganodermatoid fungi from Brazil
Based on morphological and phylogenetic evidence, a new species of ganodermatoid fungi is recorded and described from the Brazilian Cerrado. After...
