Abstract Abstract. Calcium oxalate (CaOx) crystals are biominerals present in a wide variety
of plants. Formation of these crystals is a biomineralization process occurring in vacuoles …

This update on aroid pollinators or inflorescence-visitors adds information on 32 genera
(and 60 species). Of these, 10 aroid genera and about 36 species are newly documented or …

Urticaceae is a family with more than 2000 species, which contains remarkable
morphological diversity. It has undergone many taxonomic reorganizations, and is currently …

Abstract The subfamily Monsteroideae (Araceae) is the third richest clade in the family, with
ca. 369 described species and ca. 700 estimated. It comprises mostly hemiepiphytic or …

Philodendron subgenus Meconostigma has been a well-circumscribed group since 1829.
Members of this group are easily distinguished by diagnostic morphological characters as …

Philodendron (Araceae) is one of the largest Neotropical plant genera, with approximately
500 species and at least 1000 species predicted. There is a considerable ecological …

Philodendron is the second most diverse genus of the Araceae, a tropical monocot family
with significant morphological diversity along its wide geographic distribution in the …

Flowers commonly face the dilemma of needing to be attractive to pollinators but unattractive
to nectar robbers or florivores. When the pollinator has chewing mouthparts, there is also a …

Floral volatiles are crucial components in flower advertisement, often contributing to the
reproductive isolation of angiosperms through scent-mediated differential pollinator …

Philodendron Schott subg. Philodendron is the largest of three subgenera, with 457
described species, which are mainly distributed in the Andes, Amazonia, Central America …