(Putranjivaceae), described from Hainan, China, has long been treated as a synonym of . Both species belong to a distinctive group of Asian species characterized by perulate buds that give rise to shoots bearing flowers or inflorescences proximally and leaves distally, 2-3-carpellate ovaries, and elongate styles. However, fundamentally differs from in inflorescence architecture and fruiting pedicel length; these or other characters also distinguish from the remaining species in this group.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCharles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) is diagnosed when a patient who is psychiatrically intact experiences visual hallucinations in the setting of significant visual acuity or field loss. The exact pathophysiology of the CBS hallucinations remains largely unknown. The main theories include the deafferentation theory and perceptual release theory.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFour new species of (Euphorbiaceae, Acalyphoideae) from the Western Indian Ocean Region, based on morphological and molecular evidence, are described, illustrated, and mapped. sp. nov.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis work presents a critical nomenclatural review of the species of the Western Indian Ocean Region (Madagascar, the Comoros Archipelago, the Mascarene Islands and the Seychelles Archipelago). This is the first treatment of of Madagascar since Leandri's monograph in 1942. A total of 151 scientific names related to from this region are treated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA synopsis of the New World species of Drypetes (Putranjivaceae) with asymmetrical drupes is presented. The group consists of three species: Drypetes alba, with two varieties,from the West Indies, Drypetes gentryi from Mexico, and the newly described Drypetes asymmetricarpafrom Costa Rica. The new species can be distinguished from both its relatives by its longer fruiting pedicels.
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