In the plant subclass Asteridae, bilaterally symmetrical flowers have evolved from a radially symmetrical ancestral phenotype on at least three independent occasions: in the Boraginaceae, Solanaceae, and Lamiales. Development of bilateral flower symmetry has been shown to be determined by the early-acting cycloidea (cyc) and dichotoma (dich) genes in Antirrhinum, a member of the Lamiales. cyc a...

Heliotropium indicum Linn., commonly known as ‘Indian heliotrope’, is a herb with pale violet flowers belonging to the family Boraginaceae and is very common in India with a long history of traditional medicinal uses in many countries in the world. It is distributed in the tropical and temperate regions of the world and found throughout India. The plant is reported to possess antibacterial, ant...

Echium amoenum belong to Boraginaceae family is a biennial or perennial herb indigenous to the narrow zone of northern part of Iran and Caucasus.the aim of this study was to overview the therapeutic effects of Iranian borage (Echium amoenum Fisch).This review article was carried out by searching studies in PubMed, Medline, Web of Science, and Iran Medex databases .The initial search strategy id...

Interest in oilseeds and oilseed crop production has recently been heightened by the growing potential for biofuels. Traditional oil seed crops, such as sunflower (Helianthus annuus L., Asteraceae), flax (Linum usitatissimum L., Linaceae), and more recently canola (Brassica napus L., Brassicaceae) have become crops of major importance in the region. The key to their production success is multi-...

Bu çalışma A4 karesi içerisinde yer alan Çankırı ilinin Yapraklı ilçesinde yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada ilçe sınırları Küçükyayla’nın florasını tespit edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. İran-Turan fitocoğrafik bölgesinde bulunan alanında 2017-2018 yılları arasında arazi çalışmaları gerçekleştirilmiştir. Alandan toplanan bitki örneklerinin değerlendirilmesi sonucunda 38 familya, 135 cinse ait 235 taksonun yayı...