Drivers of bromeliad leaf and floral bract variation across a latitudinal gradient in the Atlantic Forest
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DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13746
Abstract: Abstract Aim Understanding the complex interaction and relative contributions of factors involved in species and trait diversification is crucial to gain insights into the evolution of Neotropical biodiversity. Here, we investigated the drivers of morphological… read more here.
Keywords: variation; atlantic forest; forest; latitudinal gradient ... See more keywords
A new species of Werauhia (Bromeliaceae, Tillandsioideae) from the highlands of southern Central America
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DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.523.3.6
Abstract: The authors describe and illustrate a new species of Tillandsioid epiphytic bromeliad, Werauhia talamancana, from the mountains of southern Central America. This new species is related to W. brunei by its smooth, lustrous and distichous… read more here.
Keywords: floral bracts; america new; species werauhia; central america ... See more keywords
The dead, hardened floral bracts of dispersal units of wild wheat function as storage for active hydrolases and in enhancing seedling vigor
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177537
Abstract: It is commonly assumed that the dead, hardened floral bracts of the dispersal unit of grasses have been evolved to protect seeds from predation and / or assist in fruit/caryopsis dispersal. While these structures have… read more here.
Keywords: dead hardened; seed; hardened floral; wheat ... See more keywords