Floral symmetry plays an important role in plant-pollinator interactions and may have
remarkable impacts on angiosperm diversification. However, spatiotemporal patterns in …

Fruit plants have been widely used by the population as a source of food, income and in the
treatment of various diseases due to their nutritional and pharmacological properties. The …

Habitat loss has been long recognized as a major driver of the current species extinction
crisis, but to date few studies have estimated deforestation thresholds above which …

The phytochemical study of hexane, chloroform and methanol extracts from leaves of
Psychotria viridis resulted in the identification of: the pentacyclic triterpenes, ursolic and …

Bioluminescence, the emission of light by living organisms, is a captivating and widespread
phenomenon with diverse ecological functions. This comprehensive review explores the …

The pollen morphology of 23 Brazilian native species of Rubiaceae Juss. from forest
fragments of a Cerrado area was analyzed using light microscopy (LM) and scanning …

Spermacoceae is the largest predominantly herbaceous lineage in the Rubiaceae, and
regarded as one of its most taxonomically complex and controversial tribe, especially …

Colleters are secretory structures that produce and release mucilage or a mucilage-resin
mixture protecting meristems and young structures against desiccation, herbivores, and …

Albertia edulis is known as Puruí, and its leaf tea is used in the hypoglycemic and
antihypertensive treatments of the Amazon native population. This study aimed to evaluate …

Endophytic bacteria colonize the internal tissues of plants without causing infection or
negative effects on their hosts. This study investigates the occurrence and diversity of …