The monogeneric Daphniphyllaceae contain 36 taxa in the genus Daphniphyllum Blume that are endemic to Southeast Asia. is a morphologically homogeneous group of evergreen shrubs trees divided into three sections: Daphniphyllum, Lunata T. C. Huang, and Staminodia Hurusawa. While medicinal value has been explored many studies, understanding their evolutionary history infrageneric classification st...

Nepeta nuda L. (Lamiaceae) is a medicinal plant with wide distribution in Europa and Asia. In Bulgaria, N. also known as “naked (or hairless) catmint”, which likely refers to the naked or sparse short hairy stem leaves. This study aims generate DNA barcodes for precise genetic discrimination determination of phylogenetic position among other species. To achieve this goal, we applied barcoding t...

Abstract Drought stress is one of the most severe abiotic stresses affecting adversely plant growth, crop production, and various metabolic processes. Using seaweed extract in mitigating water adverse effects highly important for production. The present study discussed physiological role ( Sargassum denticulatum ) improving wheat tolerance to stress. Water (40% field capacity) caused significan...

Our research brought together traditional aboriginal knowledge (TK) and scientific knowledge (SK) to explore the relationship between scientific and aboriginal systems of botanical classification and the corresponding valorization(s) of biological diversity in the Western Ghats of southern India. We worked with two aboriginal cultures namely 'Irulas' and 'Malasars' of the Nilgiri Biosphere Rese...

Based on two chloroplast DNA sequences, psbA-trnH and trnT-trnF, phylogeographical patterns of a desert shrub, Ephedra przewalskii, were examined across most of its geographic range in northwestern China. A total of sixteen haplotypes were detected. There was a common haplotype in each basin, that was haplotype A in Tarim Basin, haplotype G in Junggar Basin, and haplotype M in Qaidam Basin. Gen...

PREMISE OF THE STUDY Solanum section Herpystichum is a lineage that comprises both widespread and very narrowly distributed species. This study investigates the phylogenetic relationships of sect. Herpystichum and evaluates several phylogenetic methods for analysis of multiple sequences. METHODS Sequence data from seven nuclear (ITS, GBSSI, and five COSII) and three plastid (psbA-trnH, trnT-t...

Diplostephium comprises 111 neotropical species that live in high elevation habitats from Costa Rica to Chile. Primarily Andean, the genus seems to have undergone an adaptive radiation indicated by its high number of species, broad morphological variation, and diversification primarily in an ecosystem (páramo) that formed within the last 2–5 my. Internal transcriber spacer (ITS) sequences and s...

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is one of the most important and expensive medicinal spice products in the world. Because of its high market value and premium price, saffron is often adulterated through the incorporation of other materials, such as Carthamus tinctorius L. and Calendula officinalis L. flowers, Hemerocallis L. petals, Daucus carota L. fleshy root, Curcuma longa L. rhizomes, Zea may L...