Single-copy nuclear genes place haustorial Hydnoraceae within Piperales and reveal a Cretaceous origin of multiple parasitic angiosperm lineages

J Naumann, K Salomo, JP Der, EK Wafula, JF Bolin… - PLoS …, 2013‏ - journals.plos.org
Extreme haustorial parasites have long captured the interest of naturalists and scientists with
their greatly reduced and highly specialized morphology. Along with the reduction or loss of …

Detecting and Characterizing the Highly Divergent Plastid Genome of the Nonphotosynthetic Parasitic Plant Hydnora visseri (Hydnoraceae)

J Naumann, JP Der, EK Wafula… - Genome Biology and …, 2016‏ - academic.oup.com
Plastid genomes of photosynthetic flowering plants are usually highly conserved in both
structure and gene content. However, the plastomes of parasitic and mycoheterotrophic …

Discordant phylogenomic placement of Hydnoraceae and Lactoridaceae within Piperales using data from all three genomes

M Jost, MS Samain, I Marques, SW Graham… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Phylogenetic relationships within the magnoliid order Piperales have been studied
extensively, yet the relationships of the monotypic family Lactoridaceae and the …

Understanding the Ethnobotany, Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Distribution of Genus Hydnora (Aristolochiaceae)

EM Mkala, MM Mutungi, ES Mutinda, MA Oulo… - Plants, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The genus Hydnora (Hydnoraceae) is one of the basal angiosperms in the order Piperales,
found in the semi-arid regions of Africa, and the Southern Arabian Peninsula. Plants in this …

[PDF][PDF] Generalist and specialist pollination in basal angiosperms (ANITA grade, basal monocots, magnoliids, Chloranthaceae and Ceratophyllaceae): what we know …

G Gottsberger - Plant Diversity and Evolution, 2016‏ - researchgate.net
An updated description of the pollination and reproductive biology of basal angiosperms is
given to show their principal associations with pollinating agents. The review considers …

How vulnerable are holoparasitic plants with obligate hosts to negative climate change impacts?

EM Mkala, M Jost, S Wanke, BK Ngarega, A Hughes… - Ecological …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
One of the anthropogenic causes affecting species distribution is climate change, which has
significant implications for species conservation. However, little is known about the effects of …

Cryptic host-specific diversity among western hemisphere broomrapes (Orobanche sl, Orobanchaceae)

AC Schneider, AEL Colwell, GM Schneeweiss… - Annals of …, 2016‏ - academic.oup.com
Background and Aims The broomrapes, Orobanche sensu lato (Orobanchaceae), are
common root parasites found across Eurasia, Africa and the Americas. All species native to …

Carrion and dung mimicry in plants

A Jürgens, A Shuttleworth, ME Benbow… - … , evolution, and their …, 2015‏ - api.taylorfrancis.com
Flowers are stereotypically viewed as symbols of beauty which have inspired poets for
centuries. To the layperson, flowers are usually associated with bright colors and sweet …

Ethnobotany, chemical constituents and biological activities of the flowers of Hydnora abyssinica A. Br.(Hydnoraceae)

M Al-Fatimi, NAA Ali, N Kilian, K Franke… - Die Pharmazie-An …, 2016‏ - ingentaconnect.com
Hydnora abyssinica A. Br.(Hydnoraceae), a holoparasitic herb, is for the first time recorded
for Abyan governorate of South Yemen. Flowers of this species were studied for their …

Hydnora arabica (Aristolochiaceae), a new species from the Arabian Peninsula and a key to Hydnora

JF Bolin, D Lupton, LJ Musselman - Phytotaxa, 2018‏ - biotaxa.org
The plant parasite Hydnora arabica (Aristolochiaceae) is described from the Arabian
Peninsula. This species was previously identified as Hydnora africana in Oman. It can be …