Aloe littoralis Baker (Asphodelaceae family) is a well known plant in southern parts of Iran. Because of its use in Iranian folk medicine as a wound-healing agent, the present study was carried out to investigate anti-inflammatory and wound healing activities of this plant in Wistar rats. A. littoralis raw mucilaginous gel (ALRMG) and also two gel formulations prepared from the raw mucilaginous...

Although a standard DNA barcode has been identified for plants, it does not always provide species-level specimen identifications for investigating important ecological questions. In this study, we assessed the species-level discriminatory power of standard (rbcLa + matK) and complementary barcodes (ITS1 and trnH-psbA) within the subfamily Alooideae (Asphodelaceae), a large and recent plant rad...

Aloe L. includes plants of economic interest worldwide for their medicinal properties and ornamental character. In this study, morphological cytogenetic traits were evaluated in a hybrid obtained using jucunda Reyn. as pollen donor A. vera (L.) Burm. f. female parent, to characterize it, determine its agronomic potentialities aspects related reproduction. Conventional protocols morphometric stu...

Context The iconic grass-trees (Xanthorrhoea semiplana) of Australia are used by many animal species, but their role as shelters against weather extremes is poorly known. severe contribution the fungal pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi to grass-tree deaths and current burning practices could affect small conservation exacerbating impacts extremes.Aims We examined buffering X. semiplana canopies e...