Dust seeds are the smallest existing seeds in angiosperms. This paper summarizes
taxonomic distribution, phylogeny, ontogeny, morphology, and recruitment behavior of dust …

Bromeliads are a Neotropical plant family (Bromeliaceae) with about 2,900 described
species. They vary considerably in architecture. Many impound water in their inner leaf axils …

Friedman WE, RC Moore, and MD Purugganan. 2004. The evolution of plant development.
Am. J. Bot. 91: 1726–1741. Friis EM, PR Crane, and KP Pedersen. 1997. Fossil history of …

Background Large-scale plant diversity inventories are critical to develop informed
conservation strategies. However, the workload required for classic taxonomic surveys …

Aim Rain forest‐restricted plant families show disjunct distributions between the three major
tropical regions: South America, Africa and Asia. Explaining these disjunctions has become …

In this study we surveyed all trees≥ 10 cm diameter at breast height within 20 0.1 ha plots in
a 3,500 ha forest fragment, surrounded by sugar cane fields, of the Brazilian Atlantic forest to …

Wood density is thought to be an important indicator of plant life history because it is coupled
to many aspects of whole‐plant form and function. We used a hierarchical Bayesian …

Pain is an unpleasant sensation associated with a wide range of injuries and diseases, and
affects approximately 20% of adults in the world. The discovery of new and more effective …

In present study, 18 plant species belonging to 7 genera of the family Convolvulaceae has
been investigated by using the light microscope for foliar epidermal anatomy. Despite the …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Analysing why and how ethnobotanical traditions
'survive'is important for a better understanding of migrants' health care behaviour. This study …