Works on Plant Parasitism and Resistance
Published research works tagged with the topic “Plant Parasitism and Resistance”.
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Hiding in the valley: a new national record of Ablepharus eremchenkoi, with rediscovery of Ablepharus alaicus in China:…
The genus Ablepharus Lichtenstein, 1823 contains the common snake-eyed skinks, distributed from southern Europe and northern Africa to eastern Asia. Ablepharus alaicus Elpatjevsky…
First record of Platyceps rhodorachis (Jan in de Filippi, 1865) from the Alay Mountains, southern Kyrgyzstan
We report recent observations of Platyceps rhodorachis (Jan in de Filippi, 1865) from Kyrgyzstan and the first species record from the Alay Mountains. It represents an important r…
Morphological and phylogenetic evidence reveals three new arthropod-associated species of Hypocreales (Clavicipitaceae,…
The karst regions of southwest China are rich in biodiversity and have critically threatened ecosystems, harboring unique species that could be new to science. During the investig…
Papiliomyces sinensis (Clavicipitaceae) and Paraisaria pseudoarcta (Ophiocordycipitaceae), two new species parasitizing…
Cordyceps sensu lato species are highly important for medicinal purposes and functional food nutrients. Two new species belonging to Cordyceps sensu lato are introduced, i.e., Pap…
Five new species of Cortinarius (Cortinariaceae) from Yunnan, China, based on molecular and morphological evidence
Cortinarius is a globally distributed, exceptionally species-rich genus of Cortinariaceae, serving as important ectomycorrhizal fungi. Yunnan province, located in southwestern Chi…
Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals novel species and new records of Nigrograna (Nigrogranaceae) associated with medic…
During a survey of saprobic fungal niches in Southwestern China, eighteen ascomycetous collections of Nigrograna (Nigrogranaceae, Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes) were found on dead…
Additions to the genus Chroogomphus (Boletales, Gomphidiaceae) from Pakistan
With only three published reports, the genus Chroogomphus (Boletales, Gomphidiaceae) is poorly studied in Pakistan. During recent sampling events in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa province, …
Two new African siblings of Pulveroboletus ravenelii (Boletaceae)
This paper sorts out the taxonomy of species affiliated with Pulveroboletus ravenelii in the Guineo-soudanian and Zambezian woodlands of Africa. Morphological and genetic characte…
Competitive superiority of non-native invaders becomes weaker when plant diversity increases – a case study with Solida…
Two popular hypotheses in invasion biology are the “inherent superiority hypothesis”, stating that non-native species generally perform better than native species, and the “biotic…
Prepare for trouble and make it double: Effects of Carpobrotus acinaciformis and Apis mellifera invasion in floral visi…
Invasive species pose a significant threat to ecological systems, impacting biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Invasive plants and bees can alter mutualistic networks by incr…
Invasion and spread of the neotropical leafhopper Curtara insularis (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) in Africa and North Ameri…
Invasive insects threaten ecosystem stability, public health, and food security. Documenting newly invasive species and understanding how they reach into new territories, establis…
Variation in root traits and phenotypic plasticity between native and introduced populations of the invasive plant Chro…
Understanding intraspecific trait variations, particularly for invasive species that occupy large geographic areas with different resource conditions, can enhance our understandin…
Allelopathy and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi interactions shape plant invasion outcomes
The novel weapon hypothesis suggests that allelopathy is an important mechanism for exotic plants to successfully invade native plant communities. Allelochemicals from exotic plan…
Flowers of Impatiens glandulifera as hubs for both pollinators and pathogens
Flower infestation by pathogens may influence pollination effectiveness. At the same time, by sharing infested flowers, pollinators increase transmission of pathogens. In the pres…
Effects of the invasive leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) on plant community structure are altered by management histo…
Invasive species threaten biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, often causing changes in plant community composition and, thus, the functional traits of that community. Quantify…
Evidence of plant-soil feedback in South Texas grasslands associated with invasive Guinea grass
Plant-soil feedback (PSF) processes play an integral role in structuring plant communities. In native grasslands, PSF has a largely negative or stabilizing effect on plant growth …
Phenology and morphology of the invasive legume Lupinus polyphyllus along a latitudinal gradient in Europe
Plant phenology, i. e. the timing of life cycle events, is related to individual fitness and species distribution ranges. Temperature is one of the most important drivers of plant…
Changes in assemblages of native and alien plants in perennial plantations: prairie species stabilize the community com…
Ornamental plantations are characteristic of a wide range of man-made habitats such as gardens, parks or urban spaces. Nowadays, low-maintenance perennial beds are becoming popula…
Petrocosmea miechangensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China
A new species in Gesneriaceae, Petrocosmea miechangensis, is described from southeastern Yunnan, China. This species bears a resemblance to P. sericea in the shape of the adaxial …
Raphiocarpus discolor (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China
Raphiocarpus discolor, a new species from Guangdong Province, China, is described and illustrated. This species is morphologically similar to R. bicallosus C.H.Nguyen, Aver. & F.W…
Petrocosmea pengzhouensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Sichuan Province, China
A new species of Gesneriaceae, Petrocosmea pengzhouensis K.Huang & Z.X.Fu, sp. nov., from the Feilaifeng Scenic Area of Longmen Mountain National Geological Park (Pengzhou, Chengd…
Two new species of Columnea (Gesneriaceae) from the Colombian Andes
Two new species of Columnea are described based on recent field expeditions and herbarium research. These species are unusual within Columnea for exhibiting a dorsiventral epiphyt…
Metapetrocosmea navicularis, a new species of Gesneriaceae in Vietnam
Based on morphological comparisons, literature reviews, and molecular systematic studies, a new species from South Vietnam, Metapetrocosmea navicularis F.Wen, T.V.Do, Z.B.Xin & K.…
Two new combinations of Middletonia (Gesneriaceae) in China
In 2016, systematic studies of the tribe Loxocarpinae A.DC. supported the establishment of the new genus Middletonia C. Puglisi. This study was based on inference and parsimony an…
A revision of the genus Cistanche (Orobanchaceae) in Israel, and considerations for its taxonomic circumscription in th…
The genus Cistanche is the subject of considerable taxonomic confusion due to reduced morphology, poor preservation in herbaria, and misidentification. Here we re-examine the Cist…
Petrocodon parviflorus (Gesneriaceae), a new species identified by both morphological and molecular evidence from limes…
Petrocodon parviflorus, a new species of Gesneriaceae, is a typically cave-dwelling species from the limestone region in Guangxi, China. Morphologically, this new species resemble…
Preliminary notes on Justicia (Acanthaceae) in Peru
Justicia L. is the most species-rich genus of Acanthaceae in Peru and is here accepted in its broader traditional circumscription. The present paper marks a preliminary step towar…
Primulina aureipurpurea (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Primulina aureipurpurea, endemic to the limestone area in Dahua County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, is described and illustrated here. This species is distinguished f…
An integrative approach to alpha taxonomy in Erica L. (Ericaceae) with three new species from the Western Cape, South A…
The megagenus Erica L. (Ericaceae) comprises 851 species across its global distribution, with an extraordinary focus of diversity in the Cape Floristic Region (CFR) of South Afric…
Two new tuberous species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Guangxi, China
Two new tuberous species of Begonia (Begoniaceae), Begonia angustibracteata D.K.Tian & R.C.Hu and B. baishishanensis R.C.Hu & D.K.Tian from Guangxi of China are described with ill…
Four new species of Drymonia (Gesneriaceae) from South America: Tributes to inspirational leaders
Exploratory field expeditions and herbarium research have led to the discovery of four new species of Drymonia (Gesneriaceae), distinguished by laterally compressed corollas, elon…
Thismia aliasii (Thismiaceae), a new species from Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia
A new mycoheterotrophic species, Thismia aliasii, is described and illustrated. This species inhabits a hill dipterocarp forest in mountains of eastern Peninsular Malaysia. Thismi…
Primulina nanlingensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the Limestone Karst of Guangdong, China
Primulina nanlingensis, a new species of Gesneriaceae from the Karst of Guangdong, China, is described and illustrated. This species is morphologically similar to P. versicolor, b…
Columnea golondrinensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Cerro Golondrinas in the northern Andes of Ecuador
Exploratory field expeditions to the Chocó forests in the northern Andes of Ecuador resulted in the discovery of a new species of Columnea (Gesneriaceae). Columnea golondrinensis …
Orobanche andryalae (Orobanchaceae): a new species from the Canary Islands
A new species of Orobanche is described from the Canary Islands. The plant belongs to the complicated Subsection Minores and has a distinct combination of morphological features, …
Petrocodon curvitubus, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Guangxi, China
A new species of Gesneriaceae, Petrocodon curvitubus J.X.Wei, B.Pan & T.Ding, sp. nov. from Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically simila…
Primulina xingyiensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species in the karst landforms of Guizhou Province, China
Primulina xingyiensis X.X.Bai & F.Wen, a new species of Gesneriaceae in the karst landforms of Xingyi City, Guizhou Province, China, is described and illustrated. Morphologically,…
Polygala spatulata (sect. Pseudosemeiocardium, Polygalaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China
Polygala spatulata Y. Nong & Run Hua Jiang (sect. Pseudosemeiocardium, Polygalaceae), a new species from a karst cave in west Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. This ne…
Several new combinations from previous Didymocarpus to Palmatiboea (Gesneriaceae)
The recently published species, Didymocarpus pingyuanensis, is transferred here to the recently re-circumscribed genus, Palmatiboea. Two varieties, recently assigned to Palmatiboe…
A new species in Begonia sect. Diploclinium (Begoniaceae) from Guangxi, South China
Although Guangxi represents one of the distribution centres of begonias in China, the sect. Diploclinium (Wright) A. DC is not well documented herein. In this article, we illustra…
Reinstatement of Struthanthus venetus (Loranthaceae): an endemic species of central Mexico
Struthanthus Mart. is a challenging genus because the abundance of reproductively incomplete specimens (lacking mature pistillate and staminate flowers and fruit) has inspired the…
Evidence for moth pollination in a rhinomyiophilous Erica species from the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa
Contrasting pollination syndromes in closely related species suggest that floral trait divergence is associated with differences in pollination system, but empirical observations …
Huperzia crassifolia (Lycopodiaceae), a new species from China based on morphological characters and molecular evidence
A new species of the firmoss from China, Huperzia crassifolia sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on morphological characters and molecular evidence. The new species rese…
Didymocarpus pingyuanensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species endemic to Danxia landscape from Guangdong Province, China, an…
Didymocarpus pingyuanensis, endemic to the Danxia landscape in Pingyuan County, Guangdong, China, is described and illustrated here. This species can be distinguished from other m…
Cyrtomium adenotrichum (Dryopteridaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China
Cyrtomium adenotrichum Y. Nong & R.H. Jiang (Dryopteridaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. This new species is similar to C. nephrolepioides (…
The polyphyletic Caucasus-centred Campanula subg. Scapiflorae (Campanulaceae) revisited with a newly circumscribed C. s…
Campanula L. is among the genera with the highest number of endemics in the Caucasus ecoregion. A group of attractive alpine and subalpine perennial rosette plants with short sing…
Petrocodon liboensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Guizhou, China
Petrocodon liboensis Sheng H.Tang & Jia W.Yang is a new species of Gesneriaceae from Guizhou, southwestern China. The new taxon has a pale-yellow corolla and is most similar to P.…
Molecular, morphological, and morphometric evidence reveal a new, critically endangered rattlepod (Crotalaria, Fabaceae…
Here, we describe a new species of Crotalaria L. discovered in Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China. The new species, Crotalaria menglaensis S.A.R…
Vaccinium dehongense (Ericaceae), a new species of Vaccinium sect. Epigynium from western Yunnan, China
Vaccinium dehongense (Ericaceae), a new species from Yingjiang County of Yunnan Province, China is described and illustrated. This new species belongs to Vaccinium sect. Epigynium…
Oxalis xishuiensis (Oxalidaceae), a new species from Danxia landforms in Guizhou, China
Oxalis xishuiensis, a new species of Oxalidaceae from Danxia landforms of Xishui County, Guizhou, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to O. wulingen…