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TL;DR: The taxonomy of the species of Maranta from northeastern Brazil is summarized in this article, where the authors highlight the importance of northeastern Brazil as a center of diversity for Maranta.
Abstract: This study summarizes the taxonomy of the species of Maranta from northeastern Brazil. While 20 names have been proposed in the region, only 13 are accepted. We provide two new records, M. rugosa and M. polystachya, and five new species are described, of which M. bahiensis and M. villosovaginata are endemic to Bahia, M. chrysogina to Ceara, M. vieirae to Maranhao, and M. lorifolia occurs in Bahia and Espirito Santo. Maranta noctiflora, M. parvifolia, M. phrynioides, and M. rupicola L. have distributions outside of the study area, while M. anderssoniana and M. hatschbachiana are synonymized. Our final checklist includes 21 species, which represent more than half of the species in the genus, highlighting northeastern Brazil as a center of diversity for Maranta. Among the species listed, M. lorifolia, M. tuberculata, and M. zingiberina are thought to be endangered (EN), while M. gigantea is likely critically endangered (CR). Finally, this study provides informal conservation statuses, descriptions, distribution maps, and an identification key to the species. Typifications for M. subterranea and M. polystachya are also provided.
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01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: The present study was to analyse the occurrence of mycorrhizal diversity in 46 medicinal plants belonging to 25 families of Madayipara hills, Kannur, Kerala and to explore for structures correlated to possible functional position of the symbiosis.
Abstract: The present study was to analyse the occurrence of mycorrhizal diversity in 46 medicinal plants belonging to 25 families of Madayipara hills, Kannur, Kerala and to explore for structures correlated to possible functional position of the symbiosis. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonization ranged from 24–81%. The highest infection was found in Justicia gendarussa and lowest in Naregamia alata. AM fungal spore population with a range of 140 to 620 in100 g of rhizosphere soils was detected. The maximum spore population was observed in the species, Maranta arundinaceae (620/100g of soil) and the minimum in Achyranthes aspera (140/100g of soil). Totally 35 AM fungal species were isolated which belongs to four genera (Aculospora, Gigaspora, Glomus and Scutellospora) and among them Glomus was dominant genera. The soil pH was also determined.
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Patent•
12 Apr 2001
TL;DR: The amylum is obtained from wheat, maize, rye, barley or sorghum seeds, fruit, such as acorns, chestnuts, peas, beans, other shelled fruit and bananas, tubers, e.g. sago palm, and is thermally treated to remove germs and packaged sterile in individual doses as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Chronic weeping wounds are healed by the topical application of powdered amylum (plant starch). The amylum is obtained from wheat, maize, rye, barley or sorghum seeds, fruit, e.g. acorns, chestnuts, peas, beans, other shelled fruit and bananas, tubers, e.g. potatoes, maranta, manioc and batata, or tree medulla, e.g. sago palm. Chronic weeping wounds are healed by the topical application of powdered amylum (plant starch). The amylum is obtained from wheat, maize, rye, barley or sorghum seeds, fruit, e.g. acorns, chestnuts, peas, beans, other shelled fruit and bananas, tubers, e.g. potatoes, maranta, manioc and batata, or tree medulla, e.g. sago palm. It is thermally treated to remove germs and packaged sterile in individual doses.
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