Phyllocnistis podocarpa sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae), a buddhist pine leaf-miner from Japan: taxonomy, DNA barcodes, damage and parasitoids

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4422 (4) ◽  
pp. 558 ◽  
Author(s):  
TENGTENG LIU ◽  
JIE SUN ◽  
BO CAI ◽  
YING WU
Keyword(s):  
Economic Value ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Leaf Miner ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Neighbor Joining ◽  
Parasitoid Species ◽  
Frontal Process ◽  
Podocarpus Macrophyllus ◽  
Garden Plant

Phyllocnistis podocarpa sp. nov., is described from mines in Podocarpus macrophyllus (Family Podocarpaceae). The host plant P. macrophyllus, also known as buddhist pine on the IUCN Red List, is a noticeable garden plant and thus of high economic value. Buddhist pine has been introduced to many other countries from its native habitat in southern Japan. Special attention has been paid for it during the overseas import in China. The morphology of the pupae of P. podocarpa, particularly the frontal process of the head and the spine clusters on terga, ones of the most useful diagnostic characters for species identification of Phyllocnistis on morphology, is demonstrated using SEM. Two parasitoid species of Eulophidae (Hymenoptera) are identified and illustrated. COI barcode sequences are provided along with a Neighbor Joining Tree covering related species for aiding identification. 

Seed Longevity and Germination Behaviour in Eugenia roxburghii

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-171
Author(s):  
Shareef Muhammed ◽  
Chitra Rajeswary ◽  
Anil Chandran
Keyword(s):  
Storage Temperature ◽  
Seed Viability ◽  
Seed Longevity ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Hermetic Storage ◽  
Germination Behaviour ◽  
Garden Plant ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Storage

Eugenia roxburghii is an evergreen graceful shrub with a tremendous potential as garden plant. As a part of ex-situ conservation and popularization of the species, seed longevity was studied by understanding the relationship of seed viability with respect to different moisture contents and storage temperature. Seeds are recognized as recalcitrant, being desiccation as well as chilling sensitive. During hermetic storage, seeds stored at 300C/70%RH retained viability for about 5 months and 4 months in 200C/20% RH. Seeds can be best stored for five months in laboratory conditions.

scholarly journals Urban White-tailed Jackrabbits (Lepus townsendii) Eat Spike Plants (Cordyline australis) in Winter

2012 ◽  
Vol 126 (2) ◽  
pp. 157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alwynne B. Beaudoin ◽  
Yves Beaudoin
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Food Source ◽  
Native Plants ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
Stem Base ◽  
Preferred Foods ◽  
Garden Plant ◽  
The City

We observed White-tailed Jackrabbits (Lepus townsendii) eating spike plants (Cordyline australis), a non-native ornamental garden plant, in our front yard within the city of Edmonton, Alberta. We have noted this persistent behaviour every winter between 2006-2007 and 2011-2012. By late January, the plants were usually eaten right down to the stem base. We suggest that the White-tailed Jackrabbits turn to this food source in winter when more preferred foods are lacking, are in short supply, or are not as readily accessible. Our observations add another plant species to the list of non-native plants consumed by White-tailed Jackrabbits.

scholarly journals MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF A GARDEN PLANT STROBILANTHES HAMILTONIANA (STEUD.) BOSSER AND HEINE

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 256
Author(s):  
Alby Alphons Baby ◽  
Regi Raphael K
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Ethanol Extract ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Spider Bite ◽  
Garden Plant ◽  
Dose Dependent

Background of the Study: Strobilanthes hamiltoniana (Steud.) Bosser and Heine (Acanthaceae) is commonly used in the traditional systems of medicine against helminthiasis and spider bite poison. The plant is known as a garden plant, and medicinal properties of this plant are not yet reported.Objectives: The present study gives a first insight of antimicrobial, anthelmintic, and antioxidant properties of S. hamiltoniana leaves.Methods: All the analysis was done according to standard protocols.Results: The ethanol extract of S. hamiltoniana produced significant antibacterial, antifungal, and anthelmintic properties in a dose-dependent manner, which analyses its folk claim.Conclusion: This paper first reporting the medicinal properties of S. hamiltoniana leaves and the further procedures of identification and isolation of active principles is in progress.

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