Not just females and males: Unravelling the complex sex determinism of the hemp palm, Trachycarpus fortunei.

Premise: The ornamental Asian palm Trachycarpus fortunei (Arecaceae: Coryphoideae) is widely planted in temperate regions. In Europe, it has spread outside of gardens, particularly on the southern side of the Alps. Sexual expression in the species is complex, varying from dioecy to polygamy.

[Contrast-associated acute kidney injury : state of the art and practical approach].

Iodinated contrast products have been incriminated for a long time in the development of acute renal failure after injected procedures. This trend is now being questioned and this article reviews the current state of knowledge concerning the risk of acute renal failure after intra-arterial and intravenous iodinated contrast media injection. It also proposes a review of prophylactic measures for these two modalities as well as a practical attitude to adopt with patients requiring an injected examination.

Species Delimitation and Conservation in Taxonomically Challenging Lineages: The Case of Two Clades of (Sapotaceae) in Madagascar.

is the largest endemic genus of plants from Madagascar, with around 76% of its species threatened by deforestation and illegal logging. However, some species are not well circumscribed and many of them remain undescribed, impeding a confident evaluation of their conservation status. Here we focus on taxa delimitation and conservation of two species complexes within : the Arid and Western complexes, each containing undescribed morphologies as well as intermediate specimens alongside well-delimited taxa.

Phylogenomics of Gesneriaceae using targeted capture of nuclear genes.

Gesneriaceae (ca. 3400 species) is a pantropical plant family with a wide range of growth form and floral morphology that are associated with repeated adaptations to different environments and pollinators. Although Gesneriaceae systematics has been largely improved by the use of Sanger sequencing data, our understanding of the evolutionary history of the group is still far from complete due to the limited number of informative characters provided by this type of data.