(2933) Callitriche spuria Raf. in Med. Repos., ser. 2, 5: 354. Mai 1808 [Angiosp.: Callitrich. / Plantagin.], nom. rej. prop. Lectotypus (hic designatus): “in Americâ Septentrionali, Ubiq. a Canadâ ad Carolinam”, Michaux (P barcode P00322495!). This proposal is part of complete revision the L. names published or treated by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783–1840) (Hassemer & Lansdown, prep.). ...

(2978) Plantago strictissima L., Amoen. Acad. 4: 478. Nov 1759 [Angiosp.: Plantagin.], nom. utique rej. prop. Neotypus (vide Di Pietro & al. in Taxon 62: 635. 2013): Italy, Piemonte, Cuneo, Bellino, Val Varaita, mesophilous grasslands on pebbly substrates, 1942 m, 44°34′N, 06°57′E, 16 Jul 2008, 2184 (HFLA!). The name strictissima, validly published by Linnaeus (Amoen. 1759) the reproduction of ...

In wind pollination, the release of pollen from anthers into airflows determines the quantity and timing of pollen available for pollination. Despite the ecological and evolutionary importance of pollen release, wind-stamen interactions are poorly understood, as are the specific forces that deliver pollen grains into airflows. We present empirical evidence that atmospheric turbulence acts direc...

Parasitoids locate inconspicuous hosts in a heterogeneous habitat using plant volatiles, some of which are induced by the hosts. Hyposoter horticola Gravenhost (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) is a parasitoid of the Glanville fritillary butterfly Melitaea cinxia L. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Melitaea cinxia lays eggs in clusters on leaves of Plantago lanceolata L. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) and Ve...

This study records two species of Pteridophytes, viz., Hemionitis cordata Roxb. ex Hook. & Grev. and Ophioglossum nudicaule L.f. Pteridaceae Ophioglossaceae, Angiosperms, Bacopa australis V.C. Souza Salvia misella Kunth Plantaginaceae Lamiaceae, respectively, for the first time in Bangladesh, based on plant specimens collected during our recent botanical explorations conducted selected area...

A molecular systematic study of Scrophulariaceae sensu lato using DNA sequences of three plastid genes (rbcL, ndhF, and rps2) revealed at least five distinct monophyletic groups. Thirty-nine genera representing 24 tribes of the Scrophulariaceae s.l. (sensu lato) were analyzed along with representatives of 15 other families of Lamiales. The Scrophulariaceae s.s. (sensu stricto) include part or a...

Belowground herbivores impact plant performance, thereby inducing changes in plant community composition, which potentially leads to cascading effects onto higher trophic levels and ecosystem processes and productivity. Among soil-living insects, external root-chewing generalist herbivores have the strongest impact on plants. However, the lack of knowledge on their feeding behaviour under field...

In surveys of apple-production areas east of the Cascade Mountains of Washington, broadleaf plantain, Plantago major Linnaeus (Plantaginaceae) was common throughout while narrowleaf plantain, P. lanceolata Linnaeus, was most common south of Orondo, Douglas County (47.7u latitude). Rosy apple aphid was the most common aphid on these two herbaceous plants; however, colonies were scarce, on only 1...