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The Flower Essential Oil of Dalea Mutisii Kunth (Fabaceae) from Ecuador: Chemical, Enantioselective, and Olfactometric Analyses
plants Article The Flower Essential Oil of Dalea mutisii Kunth (Fabaceae) from Ecuador: Chemical, Enantioselective, and Olfactometric Analyses Gianluca Gilardoni 1,* , Mayra Montalván 1, Mariana Ortiz 1, Diego Vinueza 2 and José Vinicio Montesinos 1 1 Departamento de Química y Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Loja 1101608, Ecuador; [email protected] (M.M.), [email protected] (M.O.), [email protected] (J.V.M.) 2 Facultad de Ciencias, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Lope de Armendariz, Riobamba 060106, Ecuador; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] or [email protected] Received: 9 September 2020; Accepted: 8 October 2020; Published: 21 October 2020 Abstract: An essential oil was distilled with 0.25% yield from fresh flowers of Dalea mutisii Kunth, a native species mainly growing in the Andean region of Ecuador. A total of 50 compounds were identified, and most of them were quantified. The chemical composition was characterized by the prevalence of monoterpene hydrocarbons (>90%). Major components were α-pinene (42.9%), β-pinene (15.1%), β-phellandrene (12.6%), myrcene (6.7%), and (Z)-β-ocimene (5.4%). The essential oil was then submitted to enantioselective analysis, with a 2,3-diethyl-6-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-β-cyclodextrin-based capillary column. An enantiomeric excess was measured for (1R,5R)-(+)-α-pinene (91.6%), (1R,5R)-(+)-β-pinene (15.2%), (R)-( )-α-phellandrene − (4.8%), and (R)-( )-β-phellandrene (88.8%), whereas (R)-(+)-limonene was enantiomerically pure. − A gas chromatography–olfactometry (GC–O) analysis was additionally carried out on this pleasantly fragrant essential oil, following an aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA) approach. -
Fire and Nonnative Invasive Plants September 2008 Zouhar, Kristin; Smith, Jane Kapler; Sutherland, Steve; Brooks, Matthew L
United States Department of Agriculture Wildland Fire in Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Ecosystems General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-42- volume 6 Fire and Nonnative Invasive Plants September 2008 Zouhar, Kristin; Smith, Jane Kapler; Sutherland, Steve; Brooks, Matthew L. 2008. Wildland fire in ecosystems: fire and nonnative invasive plants. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol. 6. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 355 p. Abstract—This state-of-knowledge review of information on relationships between wildland fire and nonnative invasive plants can assist fire managers and other land managers concerned with prevention, detection, and eradi- cation or control of nonnative invasive plants. The 16 chapters in this volume synthesize ecological and botanical principles regarding relationships between wildland fire and nonnative invasive plants, identify the nonnative invasive species currently of greatest concern in major bioregions of the United States, and describe emerging fire-invasive issues in each bioregion and throughout the nation. This volume can help increase understanding of plant invasions and fire and can be used in fire management and ecosystem-based management planning. The volume’s first part summarizes fundamental concepts regarding fire effects on invasions by nonnative plants, effects of plant invasions on fuels and fire regimes, and use of fire to control plant invasions. The second part identifies the nonnative invasive species of greatest concern and synthesizes information on the three topics covered in part one for nonnative inva- sives in seven major bioregions of the United States: Northeast, Southeast, Central, Interior West, Southwest Coastal, Northwest Coastal (including Alaska), and Hawaiian Islands. -
Verdeca 011718 Draft Hi Yield Soy Bean EA
Verdeca Petition (17-223-01p) for Determination of Nonregulated Status for HB4 Soybean (Event IND- 00410-5) Genetically Engineered for Increased Yield and Resistance to Glufosinate-Ammonium OECD Unique Identifier: IND-00410-5 Final Environmental Assessment May 2019 Agency Contact Cindy Eck Biotechnology Regulatory Services 4700 River Road USDA, APHIS Riverdale, MD 20737 Fax: (301) 734-8669 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’S TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326–W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call (202) 720–5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Mention of companies or commercial products in this report does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture over others not mentioned. USDA neither guarantees nor warrants the standard of any product mentioned. Product names are mentioned solely to report factually on available data and to provide specific information. This publication reports research involving pesticides. All uses of pesticides must be registered by appropriate State and/or Federal agencies before they can be recommended. i ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF FIGURES................................................................................................... -
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UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA SALESIANA SEDE QUITO CARRERA: INGENIERÍA EN BIOTECNOLOGÍA DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES Trabajo de titulación previo a la obtención del título de: INGENIERA EN BIOTECNOLOGÍA DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES TEMA: Evaluación de la actividad antimicrobiana y antiinflamatoria de flavonoides presentes en las flores de Dalea coerulea (L.f.) Schinz & Thell AUTOR: MARÍA ALEJANDRA DE LA CRUZ MORA NATHALIA JAZMIN ULLOA CURIZACA TUTOR: PACO FERNANDO NORIEGA RIVERA Quito, febrero del 2020 Quito, febrero del 2020 Cesión de derechos de autor Nosotros, María Alejandra De la Cruz Mora y Natalia Jazmin Ulloa Curizaca, con documento de identificación N° 1003233689 y 1722367586, manifestamos nuestra voluntad y cedemos a la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana la titularidad sobre los derechos patrimoniales en virtud de que somos autoras del trabajo de titulación intitulado: “Evaluación de la actividad antimicrobiana y antiinflamatoria de flavonoides presentes en las flores de Dalea coerulea (L.f.) Schinz & Thell”, mismo que ha sido desarrollado para optar por el título de: Ingeniera en Biotecnología de los Recursos Naturales, en la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, quedando la Universidad facultada para ejercer plenamente los derechos cedidos anteriormente. En aplicación a lo determinado en la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, en condición de autoras nos reservamos los derechos morales de la obra antes citada. En concordancia, suscribimos este documento en el momento que hacemos entrega del trabajo final en digital a la Biblioteca de la Universidad -
Annex A, Draft EAA Storage Reservoir BA
Annex A Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act & ESA Compliance ANNEX A FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION ACT & ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT COMPLIANCE Post Authorization Change Report March 2018 Annex A Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act & ESA Compliance This page intentionally left blank. Post Authorization Change Report March 2018 Annex A Biological Assessment Table of Contents 1 BACKGROUND .........................................................................................................1 1.1 Project Description ................................................................................................2 1.2 Interrelated and Interdependent Actions ...............................................................5 1.3 Description of Existing Conditions .......................................................................5 2 LISTED SPECIES REVIEW ....................................................................................7 2.1 Protected Species Observed ..................................................................................7 2.1.1 A-1 and A-2 Parcels and A-2 Expansion Area Project Site ......................7 2.1.2 Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs) 2 and 3/4 .......................................9 2.1.3 Water Conservation Areas ........................................................................9 2.1.4 Downstream Changes in Water Levels .....................................................9 3 FEDERALLY-LISTED SPECIES AND SUITABLE HABITAT DESCRIPTIONS ......................................................................................................11 -
Potential Distribution of the Invasive Old World Climbing Fern, Lygodium Microphyllum in North and South America
1 Running title: Potential distribution of invasive fern Potential distribution of the invasive Old World climbing fern, Lygodium microphyllum in North and South America John A. Goolsby, United States Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Australian Biological Control Laboratory, CSIRO Long Pocket Laboratories, 120 Meiers Rd. Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia 4068 email: [email protected] 2100 words 2 Abstract: The climate matching program CLIMEX is used to predict the potential distribution of the fern, Lygodium microphyllum in North and South America, with particular reference to Florida, USA where it is invasive. A predictive model was fitted to express the known distribution of the fern. Several new collection locations were incorporated into the model based on surveys for the plant near its ecoclimatic limits in China and Australia. The model predicts that the climate is suitable for further expansion of L. microphyllum north into central Florida. Large parts of the Caribbean, Central and South America are also at risk. Index terms: Invasive species, weeds, Florida Everglades, predictive modeling, CLIMEX. INTRODUCTION Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br. (Lygodiaceae, Pteridophyta), the Old World climbing fern, is native to the Old World wet tropics and subtropics of Africa, Asia, Australia, and Oceania (Pemberton 1998). It is an aggressive invasive weed in southern Florida, USA (Pemberton and Ferriter 1998) and is classified as a Category I invasive species by the Florida Exotic Plant Pest Council (Langeland and Craddock Burks 1998). It was first found to be naturalized in Florida 1965; however, its rapid spread is now a serious concern because of its dominance over native vegetation. -
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. -
Invasive Alien Species in Protected Areas
INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES AND PROTECTED AREAS A SCOPING REPORT Produced for the World Bank as a contribution to the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) March 2007 PART I SCOPING THE SCALE AND NATURE OF INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES THREATS TO PROTECTED AREAS, IMPEDIMENTS TO IAS MANAGEMENT AND MEANS TO ADDRESS THOSE IMPEDIMENTS. Produced by Maj De Poorter (Invasive Species Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of IUCN - The World Conservation Union) with additional material by Syama Pagad (Invasive Species Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of IUCN - The World Conservation Union) and Mohammed Irfan Ullah (Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bangalore, India, [email protected]) Disclaimer: the designation of geographical entities in this report does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN, ISSG, GISP (or its Partners) or the World Bank, concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delineation of its frontiers or boundaries. 1 CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...........................................................................................4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...........................................................................................6 GLOSSARY ..................................................................................................................9 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................12 1.1 Invasive alien -
Pesticides and Pollination of Imperiled Plants of the Lower Florida Keys Brittany M
Florida International University FIU Digital Commons FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations University Graduate School 7-6-2016 Pesticides and Pollination of Imperiled Plants of the Lower Florida Keys Brittany M. Harris Florida International University, [email protected] DOI: 10.25148/etd.FIDC000783 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd Part of the Botany Commons, Entomology Commons, Environmental Health Commons, and the Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons Recommended Citation Harris, Brittany M., "Pesticides and Pollination of Imperiled Plants of the Lower Florida Keys" (2016). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2548. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2548 This work is brought to you for free and open access by the University Graduate School at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Miami, Florida PESTICIDES AND POLLINATION OF IMPERILED PLANTS OF THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES by Brittany Marie Harris 2016 To: Dean Michael R. Heithaus College of Arts, Sciences, and Education This thesis, written by Brittany Marie Harris, and entitled Pesticides and Pollination of Imperiled Plants of the Lower Florida Keys, having been approved in respect to style and intellectual content, is referred to you for judgment. We have read this thesis and recommend that it be approved. _______________________________________ Michael Ross _______________________________________ Joel Heinen ______________________________________ Suzanne Koptur, Major Professor Date of Defense: July 06, 2016 The thesis of Brittany Marie Harris is approved. -
In the Flora of South Florida
. PlQt!JRe?\ATE Report T-558 Endemic Taxa,-inthe Flora of South Florida*' NATIONAL Y Everglades National Park, South Florida Research Center, P.O. Box 279, Homestead, Florida 33030 I, ,. ,. ,#< Endemic Taxa in the Flora of South Florida " - Report T-558 George N. Avery and Lloyd L. Loope . U.S. National Park Service ' South Florida Research Center Everglades National Park Homestead, Florida 33030 July 1980 . Avery, George N. and Lloyd L. Loope. 1980. ~ndemicTaxa in the Flora of South Florida. South Florida Research Center Report T-558. 39 pp. Endemic Taxa in the Flora of South Florida TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION . 1 LITERATURE ON SOUTH FLORIDA ENDEMICS . METHODS . rr , ANNOTATED LIST OF THE ENDEMIC SOUTH FLORIDA FLORA . DISCUSSION. I . \ '& ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................ LITERATURE CITED . 18 Table 1. Habitat and conservation status of endemic plant taxa of.SoutH Florida . .. 6. Table 2. Number of endemics found in selected vegetation categories . APPENDIX I - Annotated ,version of Robertson's (1955) list of South Florida endemics, showing .diff erences from our list . : Endemic Taxa in the Flora of South Florida George N. Avery and kloyd L. Loope , INTRODUCTION The island-like tropical area of South Florida possesses a very remarkable flora by North American standards, with a high percentage of species having tropical affinities and with fairly high local endemism. Hundreds of plant species known from the United States are found only in Florida south of Lake Okeechobee. Many of these species occur on various Caribbean islands and elsewhere in the Neotropics. This report treats those taxa endemic to South Florida, occurring in peninsular Florida southbf Lake Okeechobee and/or on the Florida Keys, and found nowhere else. -
LITERATURE CITED 90-Day and 12-Month
LITERATURE CITED 90-Day and 12-Month Findings on a Petition to List the Miami Tiger Beetle as an Endangered or Threatened Species; Proposed Endangered Species Status for the Miami Tiger Beetle Docket no.: FWS-R4-ES-2015-0164 Alexander, T.R. 1953. Plant succession of Key Largo, Florida involving Pinus caribaea and Quercus virginiana. Quarterly Journal of Florida Academy of Sciences 16:133–138. Alexander, T.R. 1967. A tropical hammock on the Miami (Florida) limestone—a twenty-five- year study. Ecology 48(5):863-867. Bargar, T.A. 2012. FL – Cholinesterase inhibition in butterflies following aerial broadcast of naled on the National Key Deer Refuge. Interim report to submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Big Pine Key, Florida. Southeast Ecological Science Center, United States Geological Service, Gainesville, Florida. Bartlett, S.N., M.M. McDonough, L.K. Ammerman. 2013. Molecular systematics of bonneted bats (Molossidae: Eumops) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. Journal of Mammalogy 94(4):867–880. Beaumont, L., A. Pitman, S. Perkins, N. Zimmermann, N. Yoccoz, and W. Thuiller. 2011. Impacts of climate change on the world’s most exceptional ecoregions. PNAS 108(6): 2306–2311. Berg, M., E. Kiers, G. Driessen, M. van der Heijden, B. Kooi, F. Kuenen, M. Liefting, H. Verhoef, and J. Ellers. 2009. Adapt or disperse: understanding species persistence in a changing world. Glob. Chg. Biol. doi: 10.1111/j.1365–2486.2009.02014x. Bousquet, Y. 2012. Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. ZooKeys 245:1-1722. Bradley, K.A. and G.D. Gann. -
Systematics of Genus Lygodium Sw. (Lygodiaceae) in India
Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Plant Sci.), Vol. 93, No. 2, June 1984, pp. 119-133 Printed in India. Systematics of genus Lygodium Sw. (Lygodiaceae) in India S SINGH and G PANIGRAHI Botanical Survey of India, Howrah 711103, India MS received 5 February 1983 Abstraet. Lygodium Sw. belongs to the monogenerir family Lygodiaceae Presl. s.s. and is comp¡ of about 40 species in the world flora. Out of these 10 species are from India. L. giganteum Tagawa and lwat. and L. mearnsª Copel. are new records while L. lonoifolium (Willd.) Sw., L. circinnatum (Burro. f.) Sw., L. polystachyum Wall. ex Moore and L. altura (Clarke) v.A.v.R, are poorly represented amongst the Indian collections in herba¡ A key is provided for diagnosing the species from India along with the correct nomenclature of each taxon. Keywords. Lygodiaceae;Lygodium. 1. Introduction Beddome (1883, 1892) recorded five species/varieties of Lygodium L. from India: L. circinnatum (Burro. f.) Sw., L. microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br., L. flexuosum (L.) Sw., L. japonicum (Thunb.) Sw. and L.flexuosum (L.) Sw. var. alta C. B. Clarke. Mehra and Bir (1964) listed L.flexuosum and L. japonicum from Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalayas. Panigrahi and Dixit (1967), described and iUustrated the four species sensu Beddome and listed the chromosome numbers of 10 species investigated up to 1966. Although L. longifolium (Willd.) Sw. (1803) was originally described from South India, neither Beddome nor Panigrahi and Dixit (1967) included the taxon in their treatment; Holttum (1959) treated L. mearnsii Copel. from the Philippines as conspecific with L. japonicum Sw. and reported one more species: L.