Ploidy Breeding and Interspecific Hybridization in Spathiphyllum and Woody Ornamentals
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Bosque Pehuén Park's Flora: a Contribution to the Knowledge of the Andean Montane Forests in the Araucanía Region, Chile Author(S): Daniela Mellado-Mansilla, Iván A
Bosque Pehuén Park's Flora: A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Andean Montane Forests in the Araucanía Region, Chile Author(s): Daniela Mellado-Mansilla, Iván A. Díaz, Javier Godoy-Güinao, Gabriel Ortega-Solís and Ricardo Moreno-Gonzalez Source: Natural Areas Journal, 38(4):298-311. Published By: Natural Areas Association https://doi.org/10.3375/043.038.0410 URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3375/043.038.0410 BioOne (www.bioone.org) is a nonprofit, online aggregation of core research in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. BioOne provides a sustainable online platform for over 170 journals and books published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses. Your use of this PDF, the BioOne Web site, and all posted and associated content indicates your acceptance of BioOne’s Terms of Use, available at www.bioone.org/page/terms_of_use. Usage of BioOne content is strictly limited to personal, educational, and non-commercial use. Commercial inquiries or rights and permissions requests should be directed to the individual publisher as copyright holder. BioOne sees sustainable scholarly publishing as an inherently collaborative enterprise connecting authors, nonprofit publishers, academic institutions, research libraries, and research funders in the common goal of maximizing access to critical research. R E S E A R C H A R T I C L E ABSTRACT: In Chile, most protected areas are located in the southern Andes, in mountainous land- scapes at mid or high altitudes. Despite the increasing proportion of protected areas, few have detailed inventories of their biodiversity. This information is essential to define threats and develop long-term • integrated conservation programs to face the effects of global change. -
Allergy to Spathiphyllum Wallisii, an Indoor Allergen
Practitioner's Corner 453 MW 1 2 3 Allergy to Spathiphyllum wallisii, an Indoor Allergen 75 Herrera-Lasso Regás V1, Dalmau Duch G1, Gázquez García V1, Pineda De La Losa F2, Castillo Fernández M2, Garnica 50 Velandia D1, Gaig Jané P1 1Allergy Department, University Hospital Joan XXIII, Tarragona, 37 Spain; Pere Virgili Health Research Institute (IISPV) 2 Diater Laboratory, Madrid, Spain 25 J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2019; Vol. 29(6): 453-454 doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0419 20 Key words: Spathiphyllum wallisii. Respiratory allergy. Indoor allergen. Rhinitis. Asthma. 15 Palabras clave: Spathiphyllum wallisii. Alergia respiratoria. Alérgeno de interior. Rinitis. Asma. 10 Spathiphyllum wallisii is an indoor ornamental house plant Figure. Immunoblot. Lane 1, extract of flower spikes; Lane 2, extract of belonging to the Araceae family, which comprises 36 known leaves; Lane 3, extract of stem. Several protein bands ranging between species of Spathiphyllum found in tropical areas [1-3]. These 11 and 14 kDa can be seen, with a 13-kDa band in the allergenic plants may contain alkaloids, calcium oxalate crystals, extract of leaves, which is of greater intensity. MW indicates molecular and proteolytic enzymes [3]. Cases of contact dermatitis weight (in kDa). and occupational allergy (eg, rhinoconjunctivitis, asthma, and urticaria) have been reported in persons exposed to The prick-by-prick test with the flower was positive, with a S wallisii [1,3-5]. Allergy to houseplants is rare [2-5]. We wheal diameter of 3 mm after the first 15 minutes. This doubled report a case of hypersensitivity to S wallisii. in size, with an erythema diameter of 20 mm after 45 minutes, The patient was a 34-year-old white woman with allergy in both atopic and nonatopic negative controls. -
Butterfly Bush Buddleja Davidii Franch
Weed of the Week Butterfly Bush Buddleja davidii Franch. Common Names: butterfly bush, orange-eye butterfly bush, summer lilac Native Origin: China Description: A perennial woody shrub with a weeping form that can grow 3-12 feet in height and has a spread of 4-15 feet. Opposite, lance-shaped leaves (6- 10 inches) with margins finely toothed grow on long arching stems. Leaves are gray-green above with lower surface white-tomentose. Small fragrant flowers are borne in long, erect or nodding spikes that are 8-18 inch with cone-shaped clusters that droop in a profusion of color. The flower clusters can be so profuse that they cause the branches to arch even more. Flower colors may be purple, white, pink, or red, and they usually have an orange throat in the center. It spreads by seeds that are produced in abundance and dispersed by the wind. Habitat: Butterfly bush likes well drained, average soil. They thrive in fairly dry conditions once established. Roots may perish in wet soil. Distribution: In the United States, it is recorded in states shaded on the map. Ecological Impacts: It has been planted in landscapes to attract butterflies, bees, moths and birds. It can escape from plantings and become invasive in a variety of habitats such as surface mined lands, coastal forest edges, roadsides, abandoned railroads, rural dumps, stream and river banks to displace native plants. Control and Management: • Manual- Hand pick seedlings or dig out where possible. Big plants may be difficult to dig out. • Chemical- Cut plants and treat stumps with any of several readily available general use herbicides such as triclopyr or glyphosate . -
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO Dottorato in Scienze Farmacologiche Sperimentali e Cliniche XXXII ciclo Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari VALIDATION OF PLANTS TRADITIONALLY USED FOR SKIN INFLAMMATION Settore Scientifico Disciplinare BIO/14 Saba KHALILPOUR Tutor: Prof. Mario DELL’AGLI Coordinatore: Prof. Alberico L. CATAPANO A.A. 2018 - 2019 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .........................................................................................2 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................6 LIST OF SYMBOLS ...............................................................................................8 RIASSUNTO ...........................................................................................................9 ABSTRACT ...........................................................................................................12 CHAPTER ONE ....................................................................................................15 1. Introduction ...........................................................................................15 1.1 Basic structure and functions of the skin .........................................................15 1.1.1 Epidermis .................................................................................16 1.1.1.1 Keratinocytes ......................................................................18 1.1.1.2 Other cell types ..................................................................19 -
Butterfly Bush Memo
To: The City of Somerville, Public Space and Urban Forestry, DPW, Buildings and Grounds Cc: Somerville City Council, John Long, Peter Forcellese, Mayor Curtatone From: Urban Forestry Committee Subject: Butterfly bushes on Prospect Hill and discontinuing their use in plantings We, the Urban Forestry Committee, request that butterfly bush or any of its less invasive varieties (i.e., Buddleja spp., the entire Buddleja genus) not be planted in any of Somerville’s parks, open spaces, civic spaces etc. and that the newly planted butterfly bushes in Prospect Hill be removed. If they cannot be removed before spring, they should be cut back so that seeds do not sow and germinate. Here is the reasoning for our request. Butterfly Bush, Buddleja davidii, is a woody plant from Asia that was brought over because of its beauty and ability to attract butterflies. Because butterflies feast on it, most gardeners believe that it is a helpful plant to have. After all, how could a plant that butterflies seem to love be bad? Butterfly bushes are not inherently bad, no plant is, they are just misplaced. We are in a 6th mass extinction. Our local birds, wildlife, and pollinator populations are in steep decline. Our Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) whose caterpillars feed baby birds are particularly suffering. In order to increase their numbers we need to plant those plants that, in addition to feeding them, will host them so they can reproduce. Butterfly bush may feed a butterfly, but it will never serve to increase their numbers. This would not be a huge problem save for the invasiveness and pervasiveness of these plantsa,b. -
Evaluation of 14 Butterfly Bush Taxa Grown in Western and Southern Florida: II. Seed Production and Germination
VARIETY TRIALS Evaluation of 14 Butterfl y Bush Taxa Grown in Western and Southern Florida: II. Seed Production and Germination Sandra B. Wilson1, 3, Mack Thetford2, Laurie K. Mecca1, Josiah S. Raymer2, and Judith A. Gersony1 ADDITIONAL INDEX WORDS. exotic plants, invasive, ornamentals, but- terfl y bush, Buddleja davidii, Buddleja japonica, Buddleja lindleyana, Buddleja ×weyeriana SUMMARY. Because of its weedy nature, extensive use in the landscape, numer- ous cultivars, and history as an inva- sive plant in other countries, butterfl y bush (Buddleja) was an appropriate candidate to evaluate for seed pro- duction and germination in Florida. Seed production was quantifi ed for 14 butterfl y bush taxa planted in western Florida (Milton) and central southern Florida (Fort Pierce). Each of the 14 taxa evaluated produced seed. In Fort Pierce, japanese butterfl y bush (B. japonica) had the greatest capsule weight and ‘Gloster’ butterfl y bush (B. lindleyana) had the second greatest capsule weight as compared to other taxa. In Milton, ‘Gloster’ had the greatest capsule weight and japanese butterfl y bush and ‘Nanho Alba’ butterfl y bush (B. davidii var. This project was funded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the University of Florida–IFAS Invasive Plant Working Group. Authors gratefully thank Patricia Frey for technical support. Florida Agricultural Experiment Station journal series R-10029. 1University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Environmental Horticulture, Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, FL 34945. 2University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Environmental Horticulture, West Florida Research and Education Center, Milton, FL 32583. -
The Disintegration of the Scrophulariaceae and the Biological Control of Buddleja Davidii
The disintegration of the Scrophulariaceae and the biological control of Buddleja davidii M.K. Kay,1 B. Gresham,1 R.L. Hill2 and X. Zhang3 Summary The woody shrub buddleia, Buddleja davidii Franchet, is an escalating weed problem for a number of resource managers in temperate regions. The plant’s taxonomic isolation within the Buddlejaceae was seen as beneficial for its biological control in both Europe and New Zealand. However, the re- cent revision of the Scrophulariaceae has returned Buddleja L. to the Scrophulariaceae sensu stricto. Although this proved of little consequence to the New Zealand situation, it may well compromise Eu- ropean biocontrol considerations. Host-specificity tests concluded that the biocontrol agent, Cleopus japonicus Wingelmüller (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), was safe to release in New Zealand. This leaf- feeding weevil proved capable of utilising a few non-target plants within the same clade as Buddleja but exhibited increased mortality and development times. The recent release of the weevil in New Zealand offers an opportunity to safely assess the risk of this agent to European species belonging to the Scrophulariaceae. Keywords: Cleopus, Buddleja, taxonomic revision, phylogeny. Introduction there is no significant soil seed bank. The seed germi- nates almost immediately, and the density and rapid There are approximately 90 species of Buddleja L. early growth of buddleia seedlings suppresses other indigenous to the Americas, Asia and Africa (Leeu- pioneer species (Smale, 1990). wenberg, 1979), and a number have become natural- As a naturalized species, buddleia is a shade-intolerant ized outside their native ranges (Holm et al., 1979). colonizer of urban wastelands, riparian margins and Buddleia, Buddleja davidii Franchet, in particular, is an other disturbed sites, where it may displace indigenous escalating problem for resource managers in temperate species, alter nutrient dynamics and impede access regions and has been identified as a target for classi- (Smale, 1990; Bellingham et al., 2005). -
Production and Invasion of Butterfly Bush (Buddleja Davidii) in Oregon
Production and Invasion of Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii) in Oregon by Julie Ream A PROJECT submitted to Oregon State University University Honors College and Bioresource Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Bioresource Research, Sustainable Ecosystems (Honors Scholar) Presented May 31, 2006 Commencement June 2006 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Julie Ream for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Bioresource Research, Sustainable Ecosystems presented on May 31, 2006. Title: Production and Invasion of Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii) in Oregon. Abstract approved: ________________________________________________ James Altland ________________________________________________ Mark Wilson Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii), an ornamental native to China, is an invasive species in Oregon and many other areas. In Oregon, butterfly bush invades disturbed areas, particularly riparian areas. The Oregon nursery industry has the highest farm-gate value of all agricultural commodities and butterfly bush is a significant plant to them. However, the nursery industry does not appear to be a major source of invasion because of their pruning production practices. Butterfly bush is a unique plant because it does not release its seed until mid to late winter. The dispersal mechanisms of butterfly bush are not well documented, but wind is one possibility. Formulations of glyphosate effectively control butterfly bushes up to two years old. Both spraying a dilute herbicide on the -
THE LOGANIACEAE of AFRICA XVIII Buddleja L. II Revision of the African and Asiatic Species
582.935.4(5) 582.935.4(6) MEDEDELINGEN LANDBOUWHOGESCHOOL WAGENINGEN • NEDERLAND • 79-6 (1979) THE LOGANIACEAE OF AFRICA XVIII Buddleja L. II Revision of the African and Asiatic species A. J. M. LEEUWENBERG Laboratory of Plant Taxonomy and Plant Geography, Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands Received 24-X-1978 Date of publication 5-IX-1979 H. VEENMAN & ZONEN B.V. -WAGENINGEN- 1979 CONTENTS page INTRODUCTION 1 GENERAL PART 2 History of the genus 2 Geographical distribution and ecology 2 Relationship to other genera 3 TAXONOMIC PART 5 The genus Buddleja 5 Sectional arrangement 7 Discussion of the relationship ofth e sections and of their delimitation 9 Key to the species represented in Africa 11 Key to the species indigenous in Asia 14 Alphabetical list of the sections accepted and species revised here B. acuminata Poir 17 albiflora Hemsl 86 alternifolia Maxim. 89 asiatica Lour 92 auriculata Benth. 20 australis Veil 24 axillaris Willd. ex Roem. et Schult 27 bhutanica Yamazaki 97 brachystachya Diels 97 section Buddleja 7 Candida Dunn 101 section Chilianthus (Burch.) Leeuwenberg 7 colvilei Hook. f. et Thorns. 103 cordataH.B.K 30 crispa Benth 105 curviflora Hook, et Arn Ill cuspidata Bak 35 davidii Franch. 113 delavayi Gagnep. 119 dysophylla (Benth.) Radlk. 37 fallowiana Balf. f. et W. W. Smith 121 forrestii Diels 124 fragifera Leeuwenberg 41 fusca Bak 43 globosa Hope 45 glomerata Wendl. f. 49 indica Lam. 51 japonica Hemsl. 127 lindleyana Fortune 129 loricata Leeuwenberg 56 macrostachya Benth 133 madagascariensis Lam 59 myriantha Diels 136 section Neemda Benth 7 section Nicodemia (Tenore) Leeuwenberg 9 nivea Duthie 137 officinalis Maxim 140 paniculata Wall 142 polystachya Fresen. -
The Risk of Injurious and Toxic Plants Growing in Kindergartens Vanesa Pérez Cuadra, Viviana Cambi, María De Los Ángeles Rueda, and Melina Calfuán
Consequences of the Loss of Traditional Knowledge: The risk of injurious and toxic plants growing in kindergartens Vanesa Pérez Cuadra, Viviana Cambi, María de los Ángeles Rueda, and Melina Calfuán Education Abstract The plant kingdom is a producer of poisons from a vari- ered an option for people with poor education or low eco- ety of toxic species. Nevertheless prevention of plant poi- nomic status or simply as a religious superstition (Rates sonings in Argentina is disregarded. As children are more 2001). affected, an evaluation of the dangerous plants present in kindergartens, and about the knowledge of teachers in Man has always been attracted to plants whether for their charge about them, has been conducted. Floristic inven- beauty or economic use (source of food, fibers, dyes, etc.) tories and semi-structured interviews with teachers were but the idea that they might be harmful for health is ac- carried out at 85 institutions of Bahía Blanca City. A total tually uncommon (Turner & Szcawinski 1991, Wagstaff of 303 species were identified, from which 208 are consid- 2008). However, poisonings by plants in humans repre- ered to be harmless, 66 moderately and 29 highly harm- sent a significant percentage of toxicological consulta- ful. Of the moderately harmful, 54% produce phytodema- tions (Córdoba et al. 2003, Nelson et al. 2007). titis, and among the highly dangerous those with alkaloids and cyanogenic compounds predominate. The number of Although most plants do not have any known toxins, there dangerous plants species present in each institution var- is a variety of species with positive toxicological studies ies from none to 45. -
Technical Report Series No. 287 Advisory List of Environmental Weeds in Victoria
Advisory list of environmental weeds in Victoria M. White, D. Cheal, G.W. Carr, R. Adair, K. Blood and D. Meagher April 2018 Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Technical Report Series No. 287 Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning PO Box 137 Heidelberg, Victoria 3084 Phone (03) 9450 8600 Website: www.ari.vic.gov.au Citation: White, M., Cheal, D., Carr, G. W., Adair, R., Blood, K. and Meagher, D. (2018). Advisory list of environmental weeds in Victoria. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Technical Report Series No. 287. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Heidelberg, Victoria. Front cover photo: Ixia species such as I. maculata (Yellow Ixia) have escaped from gardens and are spreading in natural areas. (Photo: Kate Blood) © The State of Victoria Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning 2018 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence. You are free to re-use the work under that licence, on the condition that you credit the State of Victoria as author. The licence does not apply to any images, photographs or branding, including the Victorian Coat of Arms, the Victorian Government logo, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning logo and the Arthur Rylah Institute logo. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/deed.en Printed by Melbourne Polytechnic, Preston Victoria ISSN 1835-3827 (print) ISSN 1835-3835 (pdf)) ISBN 978-1-76077-000-6 (print) ISBN 978-1-76077-001-3 (pdf/online) Disclaimer This publication may be of assistance to you but the State of Victoria and its employees do not guarantee that the publication is without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication. -
Buddleja Alternifolia
Asian Journal of Research in Biosciences 3(2): 57-62, 2021; Article no.AJORIB.494 A Review on Alternate-leaved Butterfly-bush: Buddleja alternifolia Hussein A. H. Said-Al Ahl1, Wafaa M. Hikal2,3* and Kirill G. Tkachenko4 1Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, Egypt. 2Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, P.O.Box 741, Tabuk 71491, Saudi Arabia. 3Department of Water Pollution Research, Laboratory of Parasitology, Environmental Research Division, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, Egypt. 4V. L. Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2 Prof. Popova St., Saint Petersburg 197376, Russia. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Received 02 May 2021 Review Article Accepted 07 July 2021 Published 10 July 2021 ABSTRACT The current review sheds light on plants of the genus Buddleja, specifically Buddleja alternifolia, due to it not mentioned much and its medicinal qualities and uses thanks to its chemical components. Our review comprises these aspects include specie belonging to the genus Buddleja and the important chemical compounds such as steroids, Sesquiterpenes, iridoids, lignans, flavonoids and others. In addition, listing and reviewing the studies that have been done on a group of these plants on biological competencies, including many of the potent biologically active natural products isolated from Genus Buddleja, which is known for having many important pharmacologically active substances.Traditionally, species of the genus are reported to be used for healing, treatment of liver diseases, bronchial complaints, preventing several other diseases by exhibiting diuretic properties, sedative functions, analgesic potential, antirheumatic actions, antimicrobial activities, anti hyperglycemic functions and antioxidant properties.