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Bruguiera Gymnorrhiza (Largeleaf Mangrove, Oriental Mangrove) Answer Score
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (Largeleaf mangrove, Oriental mangrove) Answer Score 1.01 Is the species highly domesticated? n 0 1.02 Has the species become naturalised where grown? 1.03 Does the species have weedy races? 2.01 Species suited to FL climates (USDA hardiness zones; 0-low, 1-intermediate, 2- 2 high) 2.02 Quality of climate match data (0-low; 1-intermediate; 2-high) 2 2.03 Broad climate suitability (environmental versatility) y 1 2.04 Native or naturalized in regions with an average of 11-60 inches of annual y 1 precipitation 2.05 Does the species have a history of repeated introductions outside its natural n range? 3.01 Naturalized beyond native range n 0 3.02 Garden/amenity/disturbance weed n 0 3.03 Weed of agriculture n 0 3.04 Environmental weed ? 3.05 Congeneric weed 4.01 Produces spines, thorns or burrs n 0 4.02 Allelopathic y 1 4.03 Parasitic n 0 4.04 Unpalatable to grazing animals 4.05 Toxic to animals n 0 4.06 Host for recognised pests and pathogens n 0 4.07 Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humans n 0 4.08 Creates a fire hazard in natural ecosystems n 0 4.09 Is a shade tolerant plant at some stage of its life cycle y 1 4.10 Grows on infertile soils (oligotrophic, limerock, or excessively draining soils). n 0 North & Central Zones: infertile soils; South Zone: shallow limerock or Histisols. 4.11 Climbing or smothering growth habit n 0 4.12 Forms dense thickets n 0 5.01 Aquatic y 5 5.02 Grass n 0 5.03 Nitrogen fixing woody plant n 0 5.04 Geophyte n 0 6.01 Evidence of substantial reproductive failure in native habitat -
The Biology of Casmara Subagronoma (Lepidoptera
insects Article The Biology of Casmara subagronoma (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae), a Stem-Boring Moth of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Myrtaceae): Descriptions of the Previously Unknown Adult Female and Immature Stages, and Its Potential as a Biological Control Candidate Susan A. Wineriter-Wright 1, Melissa C. Smith 1,* , Mark A. Metz 2 , Jeffrey R. Makinson 3 , Bradley T. Brown 3, Matthew F. Purcell 3, Kane L. Barr 4 and Paul D. Pratt 5 1 USDA-ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, USA; [email protected] 2 USDA-ARS Systematic Entomology Lab, Beltsville, MD 20013-7012, USA; [email protected] 3 USDA-ARS Australian Biological Control Laboratory, CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, Dutton Park QLD 4102, Australia; jeff[email protected] (J.R.M.); [email protected] (B.T.B.); [email protected] (M.F.P.) 4 USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA; [email protected] 5 USDA-ARS, Western Regional Research Center, Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research Unit, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, CA 94710, USA; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +1-954-475-6549 Received: 27 August 2020; Accepted: 16 September 2020; Published: 23 September 2020 Simple Summary: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa is a perennial woody shrub throughout Southeast Asia. Due to its prolific flower and fruit production, it was introduced into subtropical areas such as Florida and Hawai’i, where it is now naturalized and invasive. In an effort to find sustainable means to control R. tomentosa, a large-scale survey was mounted for biological control organisms. -
In China: Phylogeny, Host Range, and Pathogenicity
Persoonia 45, 2020: 101–131 ISSN (Online) 1878-9080 www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/pimj RESEARCH ARTICLE https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2020.45.04 Cryphonectriaceae on Myrtales in China: phylogeny, host range, and pathogenicity W. Wang1,2, G.Q. Li1, Q.L. Liu1, S.F. Chen1,2 Key words Abstract Plantation-grown Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) and other trees residing in the Myrtales have been widely planted in southern China. These fungal pathogens include species of Cryphonectriaceae that are well-known to cause stem Eucalyptus and branch canker disease on Myrtales trees. During recent disease surveys in southern China, sporocarps with fungal pathogen typical characteristics of Cryphonectriaceae were observed on the surfaces of cankers on the stems and branches host jump of Myrtales trees. In this study, a total of 164 Cryphonectriaceae isolates were identified based on comparisons of Myrtaceae DNA sequences of the partial conserved nuclear large subunit (LSU) ribosomal DNA, internal transcribed spacer new taxa (ITS) regions including the 5.8S gene of the ribosomal DNA operon, two regions of the β-tubulin (tub2/tub1) gene, plantation forestry and the translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1) gene region, as well as their morphological characteristics. The results showed that eight species reside in four genera of Cryphonectriaceae occurring on the genera Eucalyptus, Melastoma (Melastomataceae), Psidium (Myrtaceae), Syzygium (Myrtaceae), and Terminalia (Combretaceae) in Myrtales. These fungal species include Chrysoporthe deuterocubensis, Celoporthe syzygii, Cel. eucalypti, Cel. guang dongensis, Cel. cerciana, a new genus and two new species, as well as one new species of Aurifilum. These new taxa are hereby described as Parvosmorbus gen. -
A High-Quality Genome Assembly and Annotation of the Gray Mangrove, Avicennia Marina
bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.30.124800; this version posted May 31, 2020. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY-NC 4.0 International license. 1 A high-quality genome assembly and annotation of the gray mangrove, Avicennia marina 2 3 Running title: Genome assembly of the gray mangrove 4 5 Guillermo Friis1*, Joel Vizueta2, David R. Nelson1, Basel Khraiwesh1,3, Enas Qudeimat1,3, 6 Kourosh Salehi-Ashtiani1, Alejandra Ortega4, Alyssa Marshell5, Carlos M. Duarte4, John A. 7 Burt1 8 9 1Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York University - Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, 10 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 11 12 2Departament de Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística and Institut de Recerca de la 13 Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 14 15 3Center for Desert Agriculture, Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and 16 Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955- 17 6900, Saudi Arabia 18 19 4 Red Sea Research Center (RSRC) and Computational Bioscience Research Center, King 20 Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia 21 22 5Department of Marine Science and Fisheries, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 23 Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.30.124800; this version posted May 31, 2020. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. -
Bruguiera Species in Hawai'i: Systematic Considerations and Ecological Implications 1
Pacific Science (2000), vol. 54, no. 4: 331-343 © 2000 by University of Hawai'i Press. All rights reserved Bruguiera Species in Hawai'i: Systematic Considerations and Ecological Implications 1 JAMES A. ALLEN,2,3 KEN W. KRAUSS,2 NORMAN C. DUKE,4 DERRAL R. HERBST,s OLLE BJORKMAN, 6 AND CONNIE SHIH6 ABSTRACT: At least two mangrove tree species in the genus Bruguiera were introduced into Hawai'i from the Philippines in 1922. The two are described in the most current manual on the flora of Hawai'i as B. gymnorrhiza (L.) Lamk. and B. parviflora (Roxb.) W. & A. ex. Griff. There has, however, been some confusion since its introduction as to the identity of what is currently known as B. gymnorrhiza. Early Hawaiian flora manuals (1948 and earlier) and ecological research reports up until at least 1972 referred to the species as B. sexangula (Lour.) Poir. Flora manuals published after 1948 and recent ecolog ical papers describe the species as B. gymnorrhiza. The reason for the change appears to have been based strictly on an assessment of flower color. In this study we collected specimens of Bruguiera from Hawai'i and known samples of B. sexangula, B. gymnorrhiza, and B. exaristata C. G. Rogers from Australia or Micronesia. Based on a multivariate comparison of flower and hypocotyl morphology of this material, an assessment of other diagnostic attributes, and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) mapping, we conclude that the primary, and perhaps only, Bruguiera species present in Hawai'i is B. sexangula. We argue that the current distribution of Bruguiera in Hawai'i fits the pattern that might be expected of B. -
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Councils 2017 List Of
CATEGORY II (continued) Gov. The 2017 list was prepared by the Scientific Name** Common Name List Zone FLEPPC List Definitions: Exotic – a species FLEPPC Plant List Committee Florida Exotic Pest Plant Tradescantia spathacea oyster plant C, S introduced to Florida, purposefully or accidentally, from a (Rhoeo spathacea, Rhoeo discolor) natural range outside of Florida. Native – a species Patricia L. Howell, Chair 2012-2017, Broward Tribulus cistoides puncture vine, burr-nut N, C, S Council’s 2017 List of whose natural range includes Florida. Naturalized County Parks, Natural Resources and Land Vitex trifolia simple-leaf chaste tree C, S Management Section, [email protected] Washingtonia robusta Washington fan palm C, S exotic – an exotic that sustains itself outside cultivation Invasive Plant Species Wisteria sinensis Chinese wisteria N, C (it is still exotic; it has not “become” native). Invasive Stephen H. Brown, UF / IFAS Lee County Xanthosoma sagittifolium malanga, elephant ear N, C, S exotic – an exotic that not only has naturalized, Extension, Parks and Recreation Division, The mission of the Florida Exotic Pest Plant but is expanding on its own in Florida native plant [email protected] Council is to support the management of invasive Recent changes to plant names exotic plants in Florida’s natural areas by communities. Janice Duquesnel, Florida Park Service, Florida providing a forum for the exchange of scientific, Department of Environmental Protection, educational and technical information. Old Name New Name Abbreviations: Government List (Gov. List): [email protected] www.fleppc.org Possession, propagation, sale, and/or transport of Aleurites fordii Vernicia fordii David W. -
The Evolutionary Fate of Rpl32 and Rps16 Losses in the Euphorbia Schimperi (Euphorbiaceae) Plastome Aldanah A
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN The evolutionary fate of rpl32 and rps16 losses in the Euphorbia schimperi (Euphorbiaceae) plastome Aldanah A. Alqahtani1,2* & Robert K. Jansen1,3 Gene transfers from mitochondria and plastids to the nucleus are an important process in the evolution of the eukaryotic cell. Plastid (pt) gene losses have been documented in multiple angiosperm lineages and are often associated with functional transfers to the nucleus or substitutions by duplicated nuclear genes targeted to both the plastid and mitochondrion. The plastid genome sequence of Euphorbia schimperi was assembled and three major genomic changes were detected, the complete loss of rpl32 and pseudogenization of rps16 and infA. The nuclear transcriptome of E. schimperi was sequenced to investigate the transfer/substitution of the rpl32 and rps16 genes to the nucleus. Transfer of plastid-encoded rpl32 to the nucleus was identifed previously in three families of Malpighiales, Rhizophoraceae, Salicaceae and Passiforaceae. An E. schimperi transcript of pt SOD-1- RPL32 confrmed that the transfer in Euphorbiaceae is similar to other Malpighiales indicating that it occurred early in the divergence of the order. Ribosomal protein S16 (rps16) is encoded in the plastome in most angiosperms but not in Salicaceae and Passiforaceae. Substitution of the E. schimperi pt rps16 was likely due to a duplication of nuclear-encoded mitochondrial-targeted rps16 resulting in copies dually targeted to the mitochondrion and plastid. Sequences of RPS16-1 and RPS16-2 in the three families of Malpighiales (Salicaceae, Passiforaceae and Euphorbiaceae) have high sequence identity suggesting that the substitution event dates to the early divergence within Malpighiales. -
The 'Mangrove Reference Database and Herbarium'
Plant Ecology and Evolution 143 (2): 225–232, 2010 doi:10.5091/plecevo.2010.439 SHORT COMMUNICATION The ‘Mangrove Reference Database and Herbarium’ Sergi Massó i Alemán1,2,8, Carine Bourgeois1, Ward Appeltans3, Bart Vanhoorne3, Nathalie De Hauwere3, Piet Stoffelen4, André Heughebaert5 & Farid Dahdouh-Guebas1,6,7,8,* 1Laboratory of Complexity and Dynamics of Tropical Systems, Department of Organism Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.) - CP 169, Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50, BE-1050 Brussels, Belgium 2GreB, Laboratori de Botànica, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avinguda Joan XXIII s/n, ES-08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 3Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee/Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Wandelaarkaai 7, BE-8400 Oostende, Belgium 4National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Bouchout Domain, Nieuwelaan 38, BE-1860 Meise, Belgium 5Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.) - CP 257, BE-1050 Brussels, Belgium 6Biocomplexity Research Focus, Laboratory of Plant Biology and Nature Management, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Pleinlaan 2, BE-1050 Brussels, Belgium 7BRLU Herbarium et Bibliothèque de Botanique africaine, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), 50 Avenue F. D. Roosevelt, CP 169, BE-1050 Brussels, Belgium 8Equally contributing authors *Author for correspondence: [email protected] Background – In the light of loss of mangrove forests and related biodiversity world-wide the overall objective of the online ‘Mangrove Reference Database and Herbarium’ is to give a current and historic overview of the global, regional and particularly the local distribution of true mangrove species. Databasing and website construction – All data are based on records containing species location information of all mangrove species (approximately 75). -
From Population Genetics to Ecological Genomics
Alison K.S. WEE Assoc Prof, Plant Ecophysiology & Evolution Lab College of Forestry, Guangxi University Prof Edward Webb, Prof Tadashi Kajita, Prof Kunfang Cao MANGROVES IN A CHANGING WORLD: From population genetics to ecological genomics ONE Gene Flow TWO Species identity THREE Adaptation GENE FLOW IN A ONE FRAGMENTED LANDSCAPE Mating system analysis (Pollen) AKS Wee, SY Low, EL Webb Aquatic Botany 2014 Pollinator availability Bruguiera gymnorhiza What is the relationship between pollinator availability and fruit set in different forest settings? (A) Nectarinia jugularis (B) Nectarinia calcostetha Pollen limitation was detected in all sites. B. gymnorrhiza has an effective internal mechanism to counteract inbreeding depression under pollen limitation. Larger patch; protected area Smaller patch; unprotected area Outcrossing 87% 96% 82% 99% rate (Wee et al. Aquatic Botany 2014) Comparative Phylogeography (Propagule) AKS Wee, AME Noreen, J Ono, K Takayama, PP Kumar, HTW Tan, MN Saleh, T Kajita, EL Webb In preparation Dispersal capability Is there a congruence in phylogeography across species with different dispersal capabilities? Avicennia alba; 5g Sonneratia alba; 0.09 g Bruguiera gumnorhiza; 25 g Rhizophora mucronata; 107 g The Malay Peninsula = Biogeographic barrier The east-west divide across the Malay Peninsula was found in many mangrove species, including: Lumnitzera racemosa (Su et al., 2006) Ceriops tagal (Liao et al., 2007) Bruguiera gymnorhiza (Inomata et al., 2009) The east-west divide was not congruent across species on a finer scale. (Wee et al. in preparation) The east-west divide was not congruent across species on a finer scale. WHAT happened here? (Wee et al. in preparation) Biogeography AKS Wee, K Takayama, T Asakawa, B Thompson, Onrizal, S Sungkaew, NX Tung, MN Saleh, KK Soe, HTW Tan, Y Watano, S Baba, T Kajita, EL Webb Journal of Biogeography 2014 Distinct genetic divide detected between Andaman Sea and Malacca Strait, concordant with ocean circulation patterns. -
Botanical Inventory of the Proposed Ta'u Unit of the National Park of American Samoa
Cooperative Natiad Park Resou~cesStudies Unit University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Botany 3 190 Made Way Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 (808) 956-8218 Technical Report 83 BOTANICAL INVENTORY OF THE PROPOSED TA'U UNIT OF THE NATIONAL PARK OF AMERICAN SAMOA Dr. W. Arthur Whistler University of Hawai'i , and National Tropical Botanical Garden Lawai, Kaua'i, Hawai'i NatidPark Swice Honolulu, Hawai'i CA8034-2-1 February 1992 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author would like to thank Tim Motley. Clyde Imada, RdyWalker. Wi. Char. Patti Welton and Gail Murakami for their help during the field research catried out in December of 1990 and January of 1991. He would also like to thank Bi Sykes of the D.S.I.R. in Chtistchurch, New Zealand. fur reviewing parts of the manuscript, and Rick Davis and Tala Fautanu fur their help with the logistics during the field work. This research was supported under a coopemtive agreement (CA8034-2-0001) between the University of Hawaii at Man08 and the National Park !&mice . TABLE OF CONTENTS I . INTRODUCTION (1) The Geography ...........................................................................................................1 (2) The Climate .................................................................................................................1 (3) The Geology............................................................................................................... 1 (4) Floristic Studies on Ta'u .............................................................................................2 (5) Vegetation -
Mangrove Guidebook for Southeast Asia
RAP PUBLICATION 2006/07 MANGROVE GUIDEBOOK FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA The designations and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its frontiers or boundaries. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors alone and do not imply any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO. Authored by: Wim Giesen, Stephan Wulffraat, Max Zieren and Liesbeth Scholten ISBN: 974-7946-85-8 FAO and Wetlands International, 2006 Printed by: Dharmasarn Co., Ltd. First print: July 2007 For copies write to: Forest Resources Officer FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Maliwan Mansion Phra Atit Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand E-mail: [email protected] ii FOREWORDS Large extents of the coastlines of Southeast Asian countries were once covered by thick mangrove forests. In the past few decades, however, these mangrove forests have been largely degraded and destroyed during the process of development. The negative environmental and socio-economic impacts on mangrove ecosystems have led many government and non- government agencies, together with civil societies, to launch mangrove conservation and rehabilitation programmes, especially during the 1990s. In the course of such activities, programme staff have faced continual difficulties in identifying plant species growing in the field. Despite a wide availability of mangrove guidebooks in Southeast Asia, none of these sufficiently cover species that, though often associated with mangroves, are not confined to this habitat. -
The Garden's Bulletin
Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 64(2): 301–332. 2012 301 Studies in Malesian Gentianaceae I: Fagraea sensu lato―complex genus or several genera? A molecular phylogenetic study M. Sugumaran1 and K.M. Wong2 1Rimba Ilmu Botanic Garden, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [email protected] 2Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569 [email protected] ABSTRACT. Phylogenetic studies of Fagraea s.l. based on maximum parsimony and Bayesian analyses of gene sequences for the nuclear ITS region and a number of chloroplast regions (trnL intron, trnL–F spacer and two partial sequence regions of ndhF) were carried out. Separate experiments with an ingroup of 29 taxa of Fagraea s.l. (8 from section Cyrtophyllum, 16 from section Fagraea and 5 from section Racemosae; all new sequences) were made with individual gene-region and combined data sets; and with 43 taxa using only an ITS data set that included published gene sequences of other recently revised, well-established genera of the same tribe (Potalieae). Reasonably consistent clade composition was obtained with all analyses: two clades could be equated to sections Fagraea and Racemosae, another two (Elliptica and Gigantea clades) are different portions of the section Cyrtophyllum, and the solitary F. crenulata resolved basal to the Fagraea clade in the chloroplast gene analyses but was a distinct lineage in a polytomy with the Fagraea, Racemosa and Gigantea clades in the ITS analyses. The equivalence of these clades and the F. crenulata lineage to other monophyletic groups represented by established genera in the expanded-ITS analysis, as well as considerations of potential morphological synapomorphies for these individual entities, suggest that Fagraea s.l.