(2942) Dicksonia bipinnata Cav., Descr. Pl.: 274. 1802 (ante 2 Mar), nom. cons. prop. Typus: [Puerto Rico?], Ventenat (B-W barcode B -W 20165 -01 0; isotypus: US No. 1148434 [barcode 00745250] [fragm.]), typ. The Dennstaedtiaceae is a medium-sized family of ferns with puzzling nomenclatural history and issues, either by the numerous species conceptions rank adoptions within bracken – for exampl...

During the preparation of the Vascular Flora of the Marquesas Islands three new species of Coprosma (Rubiaceae, tribe Anthospermeae) have come to light and are described herein: Coprosma fatuhivaensis W. L. Wagner & Lorence, Coprosma meyeri W. L. Wagner & Lorence, and Coprosma temetiuensis W. L. Wagner & Lorence. Descriptions, illustrations, conservation status, and specimen citations are provi...

Gautier, L. & M.W. Callmander (2021). A synoptic revision of the genus Deidamia (Passifloraceae). Candollea 76: 293–297. In English, English and French abstracts. Noronha ex Thouars (Passifloraceae) is a small known from Madagascar Comoro Islands. The previous treatment by Henri Perrier de la Bâthie for Flore et des Comores recognized five species: alata Thouars, bicolor H. Perrier, bipinnata T...

OBJECTIVE In continuation to the growing evidence for therapeutical potential of Desmostachya bipinnata (Linn) Stapf, the current pharmacological study was carried out to evaluate the diuretic and laxative activity of its hydro-alcoholic extract in rats. METHODS The hydro-alcoholic extract of D. bipinnata whole plant was prepared by using Soxhlet extractor and subjected to analysis by standar...

BACKGROUND The antimicrobial activity and Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of the extracts of Bidens pilosa L., Bixa orellana L., Cecropia peltata L., Cinchona officinalis L., Gliricidia sepium H.B. & K, Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don, Justicia secunda Vahl., Piper pulchrum C.DC, P. paniculata L. and Spilanthes americana Hieron were evaluated against five bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Str...