Paphiopedilum and Cypripedium are close relatives belonging to the subfamily Cypripedioideae. However, they undergo considerable divergence in the aspects of leaf traits and habitats. The former has thick, evergreen leaves and usually lives in the deep shade of tropic or sub-tropic forests. In so...
The De'ang people, an old indigenous minority in China, mainly live in the Southwest of Yunan Province. They have accumulated abundant traditional knowledge about utilization of medicinal plants in their long-time live and produce. Supporting financially from the Knowledge Innovation Project of t...
Nectar robbers are floral visitors who absorb plant nectar by means of piercing holes or biting flowers. The impacts of robbers on plant reproduction generally include both direct and indirect influences. The direct effects will occur when robbers act as pollinators (i.e. robber-like pollinators)...
At present, natural product chemistry study has confronted with predicament, that is, the stereochemistry research. The three-dimensional structure of some compounds can not be effectively identified due to small quantity obtained in experiments, complex structure or other reasons. At the same t...
Bambusoideae which encompasses approximately 1000 species around the world is the only subfamily that contains woody members in the grass family, Poaceae. Temperate woody bamboos are highly diverse in East Asia with varied habits and complex morphological features and are notorious for being taxo...