In hermaphroditic plants, female reproductive success often varies among different positions within an inflorescence. However, few studies have evaluated the relative importance of underlying causes such as pollen limitation, resource limitation or architectural effect, and few have compared male allocation. During a 2-year investigation, we found that female reproductive success of an acropeta...

Fumaria vaillantii Loisel. (Family-Fumariaceae), a well-known crude drug is used in Indian system of traditional medicine for diverse pharmacological activities like anthelmintic, antipsoriatic, hypoglycemic, hepatoprotective activity, etc. This study presents pharmacognostic and phytochemical evaluation of whole plant of F. vaillantii to establish identification markers. Microscopy showes pres...

The genus Sarcocapnos DC., endemic to the western Mediterranean basin, contains seven species, all of which are rare. Monthly monitoring of the number and flowering status of individuals as well as the appearance of new seedlings in five populations of three species, Sarcocapnos baetica (Boiss. & Reuter) Nyman, Sarcocapnos enneaphylla (L.) DC., and Sarcocapnos pulcherrima Morales & Romero-Garcí...

The results of studies Corydalis marschalliana (Pallas ex. Willd.) Pers. in the Easten part Donbass (Lugask and Donetsk regions) are provided research. fact that region C. grows 60 locations (33 Lugansk 27 ones region) was established. 19 them were discovered by author Environmental conditions studied described. biomorphological characteristics, area growth given. history studied, map charts sp...

PURPOSE Fumaria parviflora Lam (Fumariaceae) has been used in traditional medicine in the treatment of several diseases such as diabetes. The present work was designed to evaluate the hypoglycaemic effects of methanolic extract (ME) of F. parviflora in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. METHODS The rats used were allocated in six (I, II, III, IV, V and VI) experimental groups (n...