Paleotropical woody bamboos (PWB) belongs to the tribe Bambuseae (Poaceae: Bambusoideae), consists of 48 genera and ca. 407 species with a wide distribution in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa and Oceania. They are rich in species and diverse in morphology: Some genera are climbing ...
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Water stress is known to cause xylem cavitation in the leaves, roots and stems of plants, but little is known about the vulnerability of flowers to xylem damage during drought and the supply and maintenance of water in flowers. This is an important gap in our understanding of how and when plants ...
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The cypress family, Cupressaceae, contains about 140 species in 32 genera with worldwide distribution. Recent molecular phylogenetic studies have divided this family into seven subfamilies. Cupressoideae, the largest subfamily of Cupressaceae, contains about 100 species in 13 genera. Species of C...
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Maturation drying is a pivotal step during seed development in many plant species. Once dry, and after dispersal from the parent plant, the seeds enter a relatively quiescent state. Favourable environmental conditions thereafter facilitate germination. Prolonging seed lifespan by drying has also ...
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Species of the Pleurotus ostreatus complex (the oyster mushrooms) are one of the main groups of cultivated edible mushrooms in China. Due to phenotypic plasticity and morphological stasis, the species delimitation of the complex is often difficult and controversial.
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Nowdays, humans are producing ever greater amounts of plastic – much of which ends up as garbage. What’s more, because plastic does not break down in the same way as other organic materials, it can persist in the environment over extremely long periods of time. Scientists have recently identifi...
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