Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engine Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK. E-m (0)1483686751 School of Chemistry and Physics, University Africa Biodiversity Economy Unit, South African 52099, Berea Road 4007, Durban, South Afr Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, CNRS UMR 7312, SFR CAP-Santé, BP 1039, † Electronic supplementary informa 10.1039/c6ra28584h Cite this: RSC Adv., 2017, 7, ...

A new species, Dasineura camassiae Gagné (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), is described, illustrated and compared to some of its congeners from related hosts and western North America. The new species causes flower galls on Camassia (Agavoideae; Asparagaceae) in the Pacific Northwest. Its current known distribution is Oregon and Washington, USA. Larvae develop in spring in flowers of Camassia spp., cau...

Agave wocomahi es una especie con potencial de ser aprovechada para diversos fines; sin embargo, la baja eficiencia sus sistemas naturales propagación hace que no haya ejemplares disponibles, y colecta plantas silvestres pondría bajo amenaza a las poblaciones naturales. Se desarrollaron protocolos el cultivo in vitro esta especie. indujo brotación meristemos laterales cultivando segmentos tallo...

The Afrotropical genera Gamia and Artitropa are only known to feed on species of Dracaena (Asparagaceae), and together with Leona lissa Evans, which may require a new genus, they are the only Afrotropical Hesperiidae that feed on this unusual host genus. We present partial life histories of two species of Gamia, 22 taxa of Artitropa (of at least 12 species, and including several undescribed tax...

Asparagus racemosus Willd. (Family Asparagaceae; Liliaceae), is commonly known as Satavari. It is Medicinal plant contribute in human health care system. Asparagus racemosus is recommended in Ayurvedic texts for prevention and treatment of gastric ulcers, dyspepsia and as a galactotgogue. It is also used successfully for nervous disorders, inflammation, liver diseases and certain infectious dis...