A Lavandula dentata L. (Lamiaceae) é utilizada por povos mediterrânicos pelas suas inúmeras aplicações na medicina tradicional. Suas vias secundárias operam produzindo grande variedade de terpenoides voláteis que atuam como eficientes antifúngicos e bactericidas. Logo, objetivou-se nesta pesquisa avaliar o potencial antimicrobiano do hidrolato óleo essencial orgânicos dentata, frente estirpes b...

1. Subject and Source The group of fern from the genus Pteris (Pteridaceae) contains 250 cosmopolitan species (Mabberley, 1997). One species, P. cretica (Japanese name: ohbano-inomotoso) called Cretan brake fern is widely distributed in the temperate and warm area of Japan. Although some fern members of the family Pteridaceae are well known to contain carcinogenic C-14 illudane-type sesquiterpe...

This study examined the roles of arsenic translocation and reduction, and P distribution in arsenic detoxification of Pteris vittata L. (Chinese Brake fern), an arsenic hyperaccumulator and Pteris ensiformis L. (Slender Brake fern), a non-arsenic hyperaccumulator. After growing in 20% Hoagland solution containing 0, 133 or 267 microM of sodium arsenate for 1, 5 or 10 d, the plants were separate...

The present paper highlights a taxonomic account of genus Pteris L. (Pteridaceae E.D.M. Kirchn.) with newly reported species amoena Blume, which was collected from the Pange range Tale Wildlife Sanctuary and Hapoli Primary Forest, Hapoli, Lower Subansiri District Arunachal Pradesh. communication is based on plant exploration in-depth surveys done by first two authors through scrutiny herbaria l...

This paper deals with 12 species of the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya. Seven species are described as new: D. arquata sp. nov., D. brevicornuta sp. nov., D. dentata sp. nov., D. ligulacea sp. nov., D. paulidigitata sp. nov., D. tenextrema sp. nov. and D. ventriprojecta sp. nov.; and other five known species are listed. Images of adults and illustrations of genital...