Works on Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties
Published research works tagged with the topic “Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties”.
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Toxin-free honey despite the alien Senecio inaequidens DC. invasion – a pilot study
Senecio inaequidens, a fast-spreading perennial herb native to Southern Africa, is increasingly common in disturbed habitats across Europe, including urban areas. This species con…
Sinosenecio yaanensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new species from western Sichuan, China
Sinosenecio yaanensis K.Huang & Z.X.Fu (Asteraceae) is described as a new species from Tianquan County, western Sichuan, China. It resembles S. chienii and S. homogyniphyllus in i…
Ligularia lushuiensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new species from northwestern Yunnan, China
Ligularia lushuiensis, a new species from northwestern Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. It was tentatively placed in L. sect. Ligularia ser. Ligularia on the basis of …
Generic concepts and species diversity within the Gynoxyoid clade (Senecioneae, Compositae)
The Gynoxyoid clade of the Senecioneae (Asteraceae) until now included the five genera Aequatorium, Gynoxys, Nordenstamia, Paracalia and Paragynoxys as diagnosed using selected mo…
Sinosenecio yangii (Asteraceae), a new species from Guizhou, China
A new species Sinosenecio yangii D.G. Zhang & Q. Zhou (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) from Guizhou Province, China, is described and illustrated based on its morphological characteristi…
Ligularia monocephala (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a remarkable new species from Hubei, China
Ligularia monocephala, a remarkable new species from Hubei, China, is described and illustrated. It is readily distinguishable in the whole genus by character combination of the r…
Cirsium taiwanense (Compositae, Cirsium sect. Onotrophe, subsect. Australicirsium), a new species from Taiwan
A new species of Cirsium, C. taiwanense Y.H.Tseng & Chih Y.Chang from central-northern Taiwan is reported in this article. This species is similar to C. hosokawae Kitam. in having…
Synotis panzhouensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a distinct new species with red-purple pappus from southwestern Guizhou…
A new species of Asteraceae, Synotis panzhouensis, is described and illustrated from Guizhou Province in China. Compared with other species of the genus, it is distinguishable by …
Taxonomic revision of the Andean genus Xenophyllum (Compositae, Senecioneae)
The Andean genus Xenophyllum (Compositae, Senecioneae) is distributed along the high-Andes from northeastern Colombia to northern Chile and northwestern Argentina, mainly thriving…
Senecio festucoides (Senecioneae, Compositae), a new species from northern Chile
Senecio festucoides is described from northern Chile. The new species is morphologically similar to the discoid caespitose Andean species and belongs to the subgroup displaying ye…
Two new species of the Andean genus Xenophyllum (Senecioneae, Compositae)
Two new species of Xenophyllum are described from the Andes, X. funkianum sp. nov. from Ecuador and X. lorochaqui sp. nov. from northwestern Argentina. Both species are compared w…
New combinations and synonyms in discoid caespitose Andean Senecio (Senecioneae, Compositae)
The names Werneria melanandra and W. pygmophylla are transferred to the genus Senecio. They belong to the group of the discoid caespitose Andean Senecio, specifically to the subgr…
Cirsium tatakaense (Compositae), a new species from Taiwan
A new species of Cirsium, Cirsium tatakaense Y.H.Tseng & C.Y.Chang, from central-southern Taiwan is described and illustrated. This species is similar to C. kawakamii Hayata in le…
A new genus of Compositae (Eupatorieae, Piqueriinae) from Peru, named Centenaria to honour the 100 th anniversary of th…
A little herb from central Peru is recognised as a new species of a new genus. Centenaria rupacquiana belongs to the tribe Eupatorieae, subtribe Piqueriinae. It has asymmetrical c…
The genus Fleischmannia in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay (Eupatorieae, Asteraceae)
Species of the genus Fleischmannia from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay are reviewed, and keys are provided that cover the species in each country. New taxa described are …
Heliotropium (Boraginaceae) in the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) with description of a new species
During the preparation of the Vascular Flora of the Marquesas Islands a new endemic species of Heliotropium L. (Boraginaceae) has come to light and is described herein: Heliotropi…
Bidens meyeri (Asteraceae, Coreopsideae): a new critically endangered species from Rapa, Austral Islands
Bidens meyeri (Asteraceae/Compositae) is described and illustrated from Rapa, Austral Islands, (French Polynesia). This new species is presumed to be most closely related to Biden…
Three new caespitose species of Senecio (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) from South Peru
Three new species of the genus Senecio (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) belonging to S. ser. Suffruticosi subser. Caespitosi were discovered in the tributaries of the upper Tambo River, …
Synopsis of Plazia Ruiz & Pav. (Onoserideae, Asteraceae), including a new species from northern Peru
A synopsis of Plazia Ruiz & Pav. (Onoserideae, Asteraceae) is presented, including the description of a new species, Plazia robinsonii M.O.Dillon & Sagást., from a locality c. 20 …