UNLABELLED PREMISE OF THE STUDY Melissopalynology, the identification of bee-collected pollen, provides insight into the flowers exploited by foraging bees. Information provided by melissopalynology could guide floral enrichment efforts aimed at supporting pollinators, but it has rarely been used because traditional methods of pollen identification are laborious and require expert knowledge....

How is it possible that lychee, a deliciously sweet tropical fruit, could induce a fatal hypoglycemic encephalopathy in children? The answer is straightforward: the edible fruit (aril) of lychee or litchi (Litchi sinensis or Litchi chinensis), and other members of the Soapberry family (Sapindaceae), contains unusual amino acids that disrupt gluconeogenesis and β-oxidation of fatty acids. This i...

Sapindus is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the Sapindaceae family 1, . The genus comprises three major species: The American spices, Sapindus saponaria and two Asian species, Sapindus mukorossi and Sapindus trifoliatus. The American species Sapindus saponaria is popularly known as western soapberry, cherrioni, jaboncillo, sabao-de-macaco, saboeiro, saboneteiro, fruta de sabao, sabao-de-so...

Psilorrhynchus bifasciatus (Blanchard, 1844) is broadly distributed through South America, but its biology, behaviour and life cycle are unknown. The most characteristic feature of the adults slender rostrum, presumably associated to a specialised feeding habit. However, new observations P. on nectar in inflorescences Matayba guianensis Aubl. (Sapindaceae) do not support such hypothesis. Here, ...