Crassulaceae - Science topic

This study analyzed the relationship between butterflies and plants. We examined 8 butterfly greenhouse. Butterflies are 5 families, 22 species found in 8 locations. Papilio xuthus, Pieris rapae, Papilio bianor etc. was expected to be introduced in the garden. Plants were identified in the 8 greenhouse with a total 249 taxa to 82 families 186 gunus...

p>Anatomical-morphological characteristics of leaves and stems of plants of succulent type Crassula perforata Thunbg., C. socialis Schonland (Crassulaceae), Senecio rowleyanus Jacods, and S. herreianus Moritz Kurt Din. (Asteraceae) from extreme habitats were studied. Basic quantitative parameters of anatomical indices were presented. The comparativ...

Стаття присвячена історії народних назв молодила покрівельного (Sempervivum tectorum L.) - багаторічної рослини, яке в Європі здавна садили на дахах. Відоме ще античним і ранньосередньовічним авторам, воно вважалася оберегом від грози та пожеж. За повір'ям, відомому в Англії, Франції, Швейцарії, Німеччини, Австрії, Чехії, Словаччини, Словенії, Серб...

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The four species of Lennoaceae have strands of primary plus secondary xylem in a background of starch-rich parenchyma. These strands constitute a cylinder with large primary rays. The wood within these strands is markedly different from that of other families in the crown group of Boraginales such as Cordiaceae and Ehretiaceae, most of which are wo...

One cactus and 17 succulent species/cultivars were grown at 10, 16, 22, or 28 °C (plant temperature) for 10 or 15 weeks. The change in leaf/tubercle number at each temperature (after 10 or 15 weeks) was determined, and leaf/ tubercle-unfolding rate was calculated. ‘Jade Necklace’ kebab bush (Crassula rupestris ssp. marnieriana), ‘Lola’ echeveria (E...

Epiphytotic development of the rust fungus Endophyllum sempervivi was recorded in May 2016 in the cemetery of Borzova village (Volhynian Region, Ukraine) on Jovibarba globifera, a host species and genus new for Ukraine. In northern Europe ((northeastern states) and Canada (Ontario) E. sempervivi occurs beyond the area of natural distribution of Sem...

It was made a ethnobotanical study of succulent plants in Santo Domingo Tonala, Oaxaca. The field work consisted of monthly courses for a year, to places where there is presence of these plants; to learn about their use and traditional management, structured interviews (two events) were applied to 20 key employees; subsequently it conducted the ana...

Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Kurz. (Crassulaceae) is a perennial shrub, which possess bioactive phytoconstituents viz. terpenoids, phenolic compounds, flavonoid, anthraquinone, saponin and known to cure diabetes, cancer and act as anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, antihyperlipidemia. In the present study, isolation and antioxidant activity of caffeic ac...

Brief overview of some species of Sedum and allied genera to be found in the Ayas Valley (Aosta, Northern Italy)

Data on type material of 55 taxa of the family Crassulaceae H. St.-Hil. (38 species, 1 subspecies, 14 varieties and 2 form of 6 genera) and 1 species of the fam. Penthoraceae Rydb. ex Britton kept in the Herbarium of the Komarov Botanical Institute (LE) are summarized in the paper. Information is given about types of both the names accepted in the...

The effects of ultrasound power and frequency on the yield of total extractive substances (TES), total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC) and antioxidant activity (AOA) of fresh houseleek leaves extracts obtained by direct ultrasound-assisted extraction (DUAE) were studied. Preliminary extraction of plant material was performed u...

A palma forrageira é uma planta de origem Mexicana, mas se encontra por diversas regiões do mundo. Apresenta metabolismo tipo MAC (metabolismo ácido das crassuláceas), que a possibilita obter melhor eficiência no uso da água e suportar além de déficit hídrico prolongado, elevadas temperaturas. O presente trabalho foi desenvolvido com o objetivo de...

Growth and development of succulents were studied in response to two leaf cutting types, the tip and base, using four Echeveria species (E. ‘A Grimm One’, E. ‘Momorato’, E. pulvinata ‘Frosty’, and E. pulidonis) and the planting position, either upright and faced-downward, using Graptoveria optalina. The shoot diameter (mm), height (mm), and number...

다년생 다육식물인 돌나물은 한반도 중남부에 흔하게 자란다. 이 종은 중국 고유종이며, 아마도 식용과 약 용 때문에 한반도에 도입되었을 것이라 추정된다. 만약 식물이 단일 공급원에서 한반도로 도입되었다면, 저자들은 남한집단에서 유전적 변이가 없거나 낮을 것으로 기대할 수 있다. 이 한두 곳에서 도입되었다면 알로자임 변이가 거의 없을 것으로 예상된다. 다른 한편으로 만약 식물종이 여러 곳에서부터 도입되었다면, 저자들은 이런 종이 높 은 수준의 유전적다양도를 유지하고 있을 것이라고 예측된다. 어떤 가설이 더 타당한지를 검증하기 위해, 저자들은 한반도 남부지방 10곳 집단을 대상으로 알로자임 변이를 조사하였다. 저자들은 조사된...

An area comprising Juwangsan National Park and its adjacent mountains (southeastern Korean Peninsula) is a good model system for testing the effects of physical barriers to gene flows in plant populations. We predicted that plant species consisting of isolated populations are genetically more differentiated than those that are rather continuously d...

The species Kalanchoe brasiliensis and Kalanchoe pinnata, both known popularly as “Saião,” are used interchangeably in traditional medicine for their antiophidic properties. Studies evaluating the anti-venom activity of these species are scarce. This study aims to characterize the chemical constituents and evaluate the inhibitory effects of hydroet...

Introduction Current glacier retreat makes vast mountain ranges available for vegetation establishment and growth. As a result, carbon (C) is accumulated in the soil, in a negative feedback to climate change. Little is known about the effective C budget of these new ecosystems and how the presence of different vegetation communities influences CO2...

Наведено літературний огляд наукових досліджень до вивчення особливостей анатомо-морфологічної будови представників родини Crassulaceae. Показана стабільність ознак (скульптура насіннєвої шкірки, тип продихового апарату, ступінь розвитку провідної системи та ін.) та їх значимість у систематиці цієї родини.

Since the time of its publication by Carolus Linnaeus in 1753, and to date, Sempervivum tectorum has always been identified with the wild and naturalized taxon widespread in western and central Europe, characterized by linear or slightly lanceolate green leaves, glabrous but strongly ciliated, with a long mucronate red-brown tip, inflorescence wide...

For many years attempts are made to develop efficient methods for transformation of medicinal plants via Agrobacterium tumefaciens. It is a soil bacteria which possess a natural ability to infect plants in places of injures which results in arise of cancerous growths (crown gall). This is possible thanks a transfer of fragment of Ti plasmid into pl...

A new species, Echeveria pistioides (Crassulaceae) is described from south of Morelia in the State of Michoacán, Mexico. The species belongs to Echeveria ser. Gibbiflorae due to its short or acaulescent stems inconspicuous among the large basal leaves of rosettes, paniculiform inflorescence, conical-urceolate corolla, and tricolpate pollen grains....

Context: Sempervivum davisii Muirhead (Crassulaceae) is a traditional medicinal herb from Eastern Anatolia. To date the composition of phytochemicals and physiological properties of this herb were not subjected to any research. Objective: This study identifies compounds in S. davisii hydrophilic extracts and evaluates their potential biological pro...

Context: Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Kurz (Crassulaceae) is a plant known for its antiulcer properties. Objective: This study evaluates the anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of Bryophyllum pinnutum methanol extract with a mouse model and its antioxidant properties. Materials and methods: Dried leaves of Bryophyllum pinnutum were extracted with meth...

In this research, the genotoxic and antigenotoxic effects of methanol extract of Sempervivum armenum (MSA) were studied using micronucleus (MN) test and sister chromatid exchange (SCE) test systems in cultured human peripheral blood cells. According to the SCE and MN tests results, MSA reduced the genotoxic effects of aflatoxin B1. In order to expl...

This is the sixth of a series of miscellaneous contributions, by various authors, where hitherto unpublished data relevant to both the Med-Checklist and the Euro+Med (or Sisyphus) projects are presented. This instalment deals with the families Amaranthaceae, Asparagaceae (incl. Hyacinthaceae), Callitrichaceae (Plantaginaceae s.l.), Caryophyllaceae,...

A new species, Echeveria coruana, is described and illustrated from the malpaís near San Andrés Corú, Michoacan, Mexico. The species belongs to series Gibbiflorae and the new taxon was compared with E. purhepecha and E. patriotica, with whom it shares the closest morphological affinities. Additionally, E. yalmanantlaensis an endangered species from...

As regiões áridas e semiáridas compõem 55% das terras do globo terrestre, e no território brasileiro, mais de 57% da área do Nordeste. A sua principal característica limitante para a produção animal é o seu índice pluviométrico anual variável como também pela má distribuição de chuvas, o que influência diretamente na disponibilidade de alimentos. A...

Introdução No Brasil, a faixa territorial considerada como semiárido abrange uma área de 969.589,40 km 2 , representando 11,39% do território brasileiro e 60% da região Nordeste (MINISTÉRIO DA INTEGRAÇÃO, 2005). O déficit hídrico e distribuição irregular das precipitações pluviométricas são características determinantes, expressivas e limitantes pa...

Rhodiola sp. (Golden root, rose root, arctic root or Shrolo), belonging to the family Crassulaceae, is an important medicinal plant distributed in trans-Himalayan cold desert regions in India, Pakistan, Tibet, China, Nepal and many other countries. Rhodiola species have been used as traditional medicines for the treatment of long term illness and w...

Most phylogeographic studies on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau and in adjacent regions have focused on tree or shrub species, or on herbaceous species that mainly inhabit alpine meadows or grasslands. The phylogeography of herbaceous species that inhabit woodlands and shrubberies has been largely neglected. Here we investigate the evolutionary history...

The presence of Kalanchoe leblanciae Raym.-Hamet (Crassulaceae) is confirmed in South Africa. We provide diagnostic characters to allow for the identification of a species which has previously been confused with K. sexangularis N.E.Br., K. paniculata Harv., K. rotundifolia (Haw.) Haw., K. longiflora Schltr. ex J.M.Wood, and K. brachyloba Welw. ex B...

Sedum L. species are used for their hemostatic, antidiarrheal, antifungal, diuretic and wound healing properties, and there is growing interest in these species because of their usage in folk medicine. DPPH, SO, NO, and ABTS radical scavenging activities and protective effects against H2O2 induced cytotoxicity, as well as cytotoxic activities again...

Endophyllum sempervivi, known to cause rust on Sempervivum and Jovibarba species, is here documented for the first time in Serbia, on Jovibarba heuffelii growing at two localities (in the gorge of Studenica River and on Mt. Treska). Aside from Serbia, an additional report of infected J. heuffelii plants is made for Romania (on Mt. Domogled). The pa...

Plants belonging to Rhodiola kirilowii species, members of Rhodiola genus and Crassulaceae family, grow wildly in Tibet, Mongolia and China mountains and are traditionally used as adaptogens, antidepressants and anti-inflammatory remedies. Nowadays, R. kirilowii is cultivated in some countries, also in Poland. In our previous papers we reported imm...

According to recent molecular studies (‘t Hart 1995, Ham 1995, Ham & ‘t Hart 1998, Gontcharova et al. 2006, Thiede & Eggli 2007, Gontcharova & Gontchaov 2009), the genus Phedimus Rafinesque (1817: 438) was segregated from Sedum Linnaeus (1753: 430). This taxonomic treatment of Phedimus is also supported by morphological evidences (Ohba et al. 2000,...

Bangladesh is a good repository of medicinal plants belonging to various families including Crassulaceae. The Kalanchoe pinnata under Crassulaceae family contain a wide range of pharmacologically active compounds which has anti-inflammatory, immunomodulator, antimicrobial and antilithic properties. We evaluate the chemical and biological activities...

Kirilenko N. A. Structural peculiarities of vegetative organs of Sempervivum tectorum L. (Crassulaceae) and Saliсornia europaea l. (Chenopodiaceae) – residents of extreme habitats = структурні особливості вегетативних органів Sempervivum tectorum L. (Crassulaceae) та Saliсornia europaea L. (Chenopodiaceae) – мешканців екстремальних місцезростань =...

By their wide morphological diversity, succulent leaves have aroused the interest of many researchers. Nonetheless, comparative anatomical studies of unifacial, bifacial, and subunifacial leaves are scarce. To address this gap, our study examines the growth and differentiation of vascular tissues in succulent leaves of 12 families of angiosperms. A...

La siempreviva (Sedum praealtum A.DC) pertenece a la familia Crassulaceae, desde hace mucho tiempo ha sido utilizada en la etnobotánica mexicana como un agente anti-inflamatorio y analgésico, en el tratamiento de dolor de dientes, amigdalitis, para enfermedades de los ojos, erupciones cutáneas y de regeneración de tejidos, recientemente se le descu...

Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers. es una planta popular que se emplea en medicina tradicional en muchas partes del mundo y, en especial, en Suramérica. Estudios previos de la especie han reportado actividad antialérgica, antileishmaniasis, antiinflamatoria, cicatrizante, colerética, antidiabética y anticonceptiva. Químicamente, se ha reportado la pres...

Background and aims: Organismal evolution tends to be closely associated with ecological conditions. However, the extent to which this association constrains adaptation or diversification into new habitats remains unclear. We studied habitat evolution in the hyper-diverse angiosperm clade Saxifragales. Methods: We used species-level phylogenies...

The details of phytochemical and biological investigations of Kalanchoe pinnata, belong to the Crassulaceae family grown in Bangladesh has not been studied extensively. Here, Kalanchoe pinnata has been investigated for the isolation of its secondary metabolites by vacuum liquid chromatography. The powdered leaf of Kalanchoe pinnata was extracted wi...

Various species of Kalanchoe plants have been widely used as raw materials in traditional medicines. This study was the continuation of the researches on secondary metabolites from Indonesia Kalanchoe plants, focused on Kalanchoe blossfeldiana. Fresh K. blossfeldiana leaf was extracted with methanol at room temperature to obtain the concentrated ex...

1 Avaliação de metodologia analítica espectrofotométrica para quantificação de flavonoides totais nas folhas de Kalanchoe brasiliensis Camb. (Crassulaceae) Evaluation of analytical method by spectrophotometry for quantification of total flavonoids from leaves of Kalanchoe brasiliensis Camb. (Crassulaceae) RESUMO O principal propósito deste trabalho...

Aloe barbadensis Miller (Aloe vera) has a Crassulaceae acid metabolism which grants the plant great tolerance to water restrictions. Carbohydrates such as acemannans and fructans are among the molecules responsible for tolerating water deficit in other plant species. Nevertheless, fructans, which are prebiotic compounds, have not been described nor...

The present study outlines a chemical characterization and further effects beneficial to health of edible Rumex scutatus and Pseudosempervivum sempervivum, in addition to presenting the antioxidant, enzyme inhibitory effects and antimicrobial properties of different extracts. The phenolic compounds composition of the extracts was assessed by RP-HPL...

Rhodiola rosea L. is an arctic–alpine perennial species. Genetic structure and relationships of 16 populations from the high mountains of Europe have been characterized by the use of microsatellite markers. Mean expected heterozygosity (He) was 0.73, ranging from 0.51 to 0.74 in the populations studied. The genetic relationships among the populatio...

In recent decades floral devices in a natural style has been becoming more common in gardening. In this connection there was a need for the introduction and study of the natural flora of plants in order to attract them to simulate the decorative and resistant plants. The article presents the results of studies of the effect of different light condi...

We have found that auxin, indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) substantially induces the formation of the secondary abscission zone in stem and petiole explants and in decapitated stem and petiole after excision of blade in intact plants of Bryophyllum calycinum when IAA at a concentration of 0.1% as lanolin paste was applied in the middle of these organs. T...

Here we report a new species of Crassulaceae, Sedum keniense, from the high elevation region of Mt. Kenya in East Africa. Sedum keniense is easily recognizable by its farinose stems and leaves, as well as comparatively larger inflorescences and flowers. It is similar to S. ruwenzoriense and S. meyeri-johannis, both of which are widely distributed a...

Hoplitis (Hoplitis) galichicae spec. nov., a new European osmiine bee species belonging to the Hoplitis adunca species group (Osmiini) is described and diagnosed. It is currently known only from the Galichica mountain range in southwestern Macedonia. Analysis of pollen contained in the metasomal scopae revealed that all females of the type series c...

Effects of N6-benzyladenine (BA) or thidiazuron (TDZ) on adventitious shoot regeneration and axillary shoot multiplication of Sedum sarmentosum was investigated. Leaf and shoot tip explants obtained from in vitro-grown shoots of S. sarmentosum were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 0, 2.0, 4.0 or 8.0 µM BA or TDZ. Of the...

Investigation on the molecular mechanisms of cadmium hyperaccumulation has been mostly focused on members of the Brassicaceae family. Here we show, using hyperaccumulating (HP) and non-hyperaccumulating (NHP) populations of Sedum alfredii (Crassulaceae), that Cd hypertolerance correlates with higher Cd efflux rates and less cadmium accumulation in...

Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is one of three main pathways of photosynthetic carbon dioxide fixation found in higher plants. It stands out for its ability to underpin dramatic improvements in plant water use efficiency, which in turn has led to a recent renaissance in CAM research. The current ease with which candidate CAM-associated genes an...

Sempervivum tectorum L. and Corylus avellana L. are traditional herbal remedies exhibiting antioxidant activity and representing diverse phenolic composition. The aim of this study was to reveal the contribution of certain compounds to total radical scavenging activity by studying S. tectorum and C. avellana extracts prepared with solvents of diffe...

Invasive plants threat biodiversity and ecosystem services in the regions in which they establish. Thus, research concerning their population dynamics and responses to different management methods are important to propose strategies for controlling and/or eradicating them. Kalanchoe xhoughtonii, a crassulacean hybrid from Madagascar pointed in othe...

Rhodiola rosea L. (roseroot) is a common member of the family Crassulaceae, known as one of the most important popular medicinal plants in the northern region of Europe. The roots of R. rosea possess a wide range of pharmacological activities such as antioxidant, antiinflammatory, anticancer, cardioprotective, and neuroprotective effects that are b...

This study was conducted to determine the effects of supplementary lighting intensity and duration on selected Cassulaceae species grown in a hydroponic system. Five subfamilies in Crassulaceae with corresponding species were chosen as experimental units namely Sedeveria ‘Letizia ’, Sedum ‘Sun Red’, Crassula rupestris, Echeveria ‘Momotaro’, and Gra...

The crude alkaloid mixtures from the aerial parts S.telephium was analyzed by GC-MS method. As a result 14 compounds, including 6 alkaloids were characterized. 3-methyl-2-carbethoxyindole (4.730%), 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl) benzothiazole (1.576%) and N,4, 5-trimethyl phenyl-1,2-diamine, (1.217%) were in higher contents. One sulfur-containing alkaloid 2-(...

Bufadienolide-type cardiac glycosides have a worldwide distribution and are mainly synthesized by plants, but there are also animal sources. In South Africa, members of three genera of the Crassulaceae (Cotyledon, Tylecodon and Kalanchoe) cause a unique chronic form of cardiac glycoside poisoning, predominantly in small stock. This paretic/paralyti...

Main conclusion: The enhanced expression of a P 1B -type ATPase gene ( SaHMA3 ) is essential for Cd hyperaccumulation and hypertolerance in Sedum alfredii Hance. A functional understanding of the mechanism through which hyperaccumulator plants accumulate and tolerate extremely toxic metals is a prerequisite for the development of novel strategies...

An aqueous extract from the roots of Kalanchoe daigremontiana turned out to be a rich source of bufadienolides. The existing literature data relate mainly to the aerial parts of Kalanchoe but there is no information about the metabolic profile of the roots, which are also used in traditional medicine. Our investigation concerning the roots of K. da...

Rhodiola imbricata Edgew. is a perennial herb of the family Crassulaceae, found in extreme Himalayan region at an altitude of 4000–5000 m. It is also available in border regions of Leh – Ladakh, China and Tibet. R. imbricata has been used extensively for its medicinal properties in traditional folk medicine in China, Tibet, Mongolia and the former...

Phenolic acids composition, antioxidant, and cytotoxic activities in leaves of four Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) species were evaluated. Determination of phenolic acid contents were conducted by an optimized LC-ESI-MS/MS method. The results show that Kalanchoe daigremontiana Raym.-Hamet & H.Perrier (using ASE extraction) and K. pinnata (Lam.) Pers. con...

The hyperaccumulating ecotype of Sedum alfredii Hance is a cadmium (Cd)/zinc/lead co-hyperaccumulating species of Crassulaceae. It is a promising phytoremediation candidate accumulating substantial heavy metal ions without obvious signs of poisoning. However, few studies have focused on the regulatory roles of miRNAs and their targets in the hypera...

It is logical that the evolution is not holophyletic but paraphyletic by its nature and fuzzy due to hybridization, as it was nicely illustrated by Hörandl and Stuessy (2010). http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax/2010/00000059/00000006/art00001 Therefore I refuse the holophyletistic approach adopted by 't Hart (1995: 170) when recombining...

The Pet ether, chloroform, methanol and water extract of dried leaves of Bryophyllum pinnatum Linn. (Crassulaceae) were investigated for activity against Indian earthworms Pheretima posthuma. Various concentrations (30 and 50 mg/ml) of each extract were tested, which involved determination of time of paralysis and time of death of the worms. Methan...

Background: Aloe vera has presented a behavior similar to plants with CAM metabolism (Crassulaceae acid metabolism) These plants have been grown in areas where water availability has been irregular and the temperature become a major constraint. You searched meet everyday behavior and adaptive response of some plants to adverse situations. Objective...

Incidence of red Pierrot, Talicada nyseus nyseus (Lycaenidae) on the green mother of millions, Bryophyllum pinnatum (Crassulaceae) Abstract The present observations of incidence of T. nyseus on Bryophyllum pinnatum (Fam: Crassulaceae) was observed at a home garden in Bengaluru and reveal that the Red Pierrot has successfully established in home gar...

RESUMEN: se aportan nuevas localidades de Sedum aetnense (Crassulaceae) en la Maragatería (León, Castilla y León). Además se sintetiza la información disponible de esta planta en dicho territorio. Palabras clave: plantas vasculares, Sedum aetnense, Crassulaceae, nuevas localidades, Maragatería, León, Castilla y León, España. ABSTRACT: New records o...

Resumen La siempreviva (Sedum praealtum A.DC) pertenece a la familia Crassulaceae, desde hace mucho tiempo ha sido utilizada en la etnobotánica mexicana como un agente anti-inflamatorio y analgésico, en el tratamiento de dolor de dientes, amigdalitis, para enfermedades de los ojos, erupciones cutáneas y de regeneración de tejidos, recientemente se...

of habitat of the ecosystems due to human activities has put many of these plants in serious danger, since most of them are endemic. In the present work several succulent plants (Mammillaria gracilis, Sempervivum montanum, S. tectorum, Ledevouria socialis, Crassula conmutata and micropropagated Agave rzedowskiana) were established, cultivated and t...

The eriophyid mite Aceria rhodiolae (G. Canestrini) is known to induce galls on the flowers and leaves of roseroot, Rhodiola rosea L., in subarctic and alpine regions of Europe. After discovering galls on the inflorescences of roseroot in Nunavik (Québec), northeastern Canada, we examined the mites extracted from the galls and compared them with sp...

This is the fifth of a series of miscellaneous contributions, by various authors, where hitherto unpublished data relevant to both the Med-Checklist and the Euro+Med (or Sisyphus) projects are presented. The instalment deals with the families Amaranthaceae, Boraginaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Compositae, Convolvulaceae, Crassulaceae, Cuc...

Flavonoids compounds such as kaempferol (1), kaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside or astragalin (2) and kaempferol-3-O-α-L-rhamnoside or afzelin (3) have been isolated from the fresh leaves of Kalanchoe tomentosa (Crassulaceae). The chemical structure of isolated compounds 1-3 were identified by spectroscopic evidences and comparison with those compo...

Sedum sarmentosum is an important Chinese medicinal herb that exhibits anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic and anti-nociceptive properties. However, little is known about its genetic background. The first set of 14 microsatellite markers were isolated and characterized for S. sarmentosum using an SSR-enriched library. Fourteen polymorphic microsatel...

Four infraspecific taxa in Mediterranean Sedum (S. eriocarpum subsp. apertiflorum 't Hart, subsp. orientale 't Hart, and subsp. spathulifolium 't Hart, and S. litoreum var. creticum 't Hart) were first invalidly published by Hart (1996) in Ot Sist. Bot. Dergisi 2(2), but later validated by Hart (2002) in Fl. Hellenica 2. The valid place and date of...

The emergence of Escherichia coli isolates with multiple antibiotic resistant phenotypes is considered as a severe health concern. In the present work the antibacterial effect of following plants (Herniaria hirsuta, Prunus avium, Rubia tinctorum and Sempervivum tectorum) was examined. The bacterial model used for estimation of bacterial susceptibil...

The mild climate of the central west coast of Portugal has made it predisposed to exotic plants becoming established and eventually invasive in the natural macchia vegetation. Here we record the occurrence of 34 succulents, representing eight families, as forming part of the alien flora of the region. Twenty of these are naturalised and 14 are casu...

The response of two species of Petrosedum Grulich and one species of Sedum L. (Crassulaceae) to fires that affected central continental Portugal in the summer of 2017 is described and discussed. The species studied, P. forsterianum (Sm.) Grulich, P. sediforme (Jacq.) Grulich, and S. album L., are all low-growing sub-shrublets with weak root systems...

Two samples, water extract and blended whole leaves, of fresh Kalanchoe integra leaves (Crassulaceae), a traditional antihypertensive medicine used in Ghana, were analyzed with Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence spectroscopy (EDXRF). Analysis revealed 12 macro and 26 micro elements in both extracts. Further quantitative assessment of the results...

Here we present the analysis of phylogenetic relationships within the tribe Telephieae (Sempervivoideae, Crassulaceae) based on ITS rDNA sequence comparisons, and outline the diversification time history of major subdivisions of the tribe. In contrast to earlier phylogenetic studies. our data show that Meterostachys is a part of a robust clade of t...

Plants that are pharmacologically relevant have always had a great attention of scientists around the world. It all started with people trying to find the cure for minor wounds, food poisonings and so on. Later on, ethnopharmacologists used to isolate specific substances to prepare the exact medicine for the illness. Nowadays the world’s scientific...