The evolutionary history of Mimosa (Leguminosae): Toward a phylogeny of the sensitive plants

MF Simon, R Grether, LP de Queiroz… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
• Premise of the study: Large genera provide remarkable opportunities to investigate
patterns of morphological evolution and historical biogeography in plants. A molecular …

Floristic characterization and pollen morphology of plants visited by Apis mellifera L. in caatinga areas in Bahia, Brazil

HS Reis, VJ Santos, FHM Silva, MD Saba - Acta Botanica Brasilica, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
The aim of this study was to identify plant species visited by Apis mellifera L. in honey
producing areas with typical Caatinga vegetation in the State of Bahia, as well as …

Polyads types of the mimosoid clade (Caesalpinioideae, Fabaceae): size and pollen numbers variations

EL Soares, LADC Landi, CND Souza, EC Gasparino - Grana, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The pollen morphology of 17 species and three varieties of the native mimosoid clade of
forest fragments of the Cerrado (Brazilian savanna) was studied in order to expand the …

[HTML][HTML] Pollen morphology of some Fabaceae species from Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

H Antonio-Domingues, AMS Corrêa, RT Queiroz… - Hoehnea, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
This paper presents a palinologycal study of 16 Fabaceae species (Bauhinia variegata (L.),
Caesalpinia echinata Lam., C. pulcherrima (L.) Sw., Calliandra surinamensis Benth., Cassia …

More of almost the same: novel pollen descriptions uncover subtle morphological variation in Mimosa L. (Leguminosae, Mimoseae)

S Liau-Kang, R Fernandes Barduzzi… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Pollen is a source of information on the reproduction, ecology, evolution, and systematics of
plants. Mimosa, one of the largest genera in Leguminosae, has pollen organized in tetrads …

Diversity of pollen grains transported from South America to the Antarctic Peninsula through atmospheric dispersal

LAC Rodrigues, CBF Mendonça, MVVJ Licínio… - Polar Biology, 2023 - Springer
The geographical isolation of Antarctica and the low temperatures resulting from the
Antarctic albedo and the Circumpolar Current are key factors determining the influence of …

Tipificação polínica em Leguminosae de uma área prioritária para conservação da Caatinga: Caesalpinioideae e Papilionoideae

MT Buril, M Alves, FAR Santos - Acta Botanica Brasilica, 2011 - SciELO Brasil
O município de Mirandiba, Pernambuco, foi considerado como área prioritária para a
conservação da Caatinga e apresenta uma grande diversidade florística. Leguminosae …

Mimosa brevicalyx (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae): a new species based on molecular, anatomical, and morphological data

TP Mendes, MF Simon, AA Alonso… - Plant Systematics and …, 2021 - Springer
Phylogenetic, taxonomic, and biogeographic studies of Mimosa sect. Mimosa ser. Mimosa
subser. Polycephalae revealed a new species, Mimosa brevicalyx TP Mendes & MJ Silva …

Pollen evolution in the Stryphnodendron clade (Leguminosae, Mimoseae)

RF Barduzzi, Y Barros-Souza, S Liau-Kang… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Pollen morphology is a valuable tool for understanding plant evolution and taxonomy.
Although particularly conserved in the legume family (Leguminosae), pollen may show wide …

A palynological atlas of the Cerrado-Caatinga ecotone in northeastern Brazil

MVO da Silva, FS de Araújo, MP Ledru - Review of Palaeobotany and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Describing the diversity of Brazilian plant species, as well as the wide variety in the
associated pollen grains, is crucial to understanding their evolution and ensuring effective …