Phytochemical & Pharmacological Studies of Moltkiopsis ciliata

The stem and branches have silvery white colour with a pink tint. They bear stiff covering trichomes and leaves or leaves remaining are found at their numerous inter nodes. Dark brown scars are left by falling leaves. The branches are brittle and their outer layer separate on breaking. Microscopically، the powder shown many free conical، warty، tapering covering trichomes of various lengths and sizes; the comparatively smaller ones belong to leaves while the significantly large ones are detached from stem and branches. The powder also shows light orange-brown fragments of leaf exhibiting compact endings of palisade cells rounded in outlines; some of these fragments bear many covering trichomes. There are also many grey or grayish-brown fragments of fibro-vascular tissues of branches، some are thick and closely packed، in addition to many fragments of light brown bark cells polygonal or almost square in outlines.

Choiromyces cerebriformis (Tuberaceae), a new hypogeous species from Yunnan, China

A new hypogeous species, Choiromyces cerebriformis sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Yunnan province, China. Both morphological evidence and sequence analyses of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2) support the species as new to science. C. cerebriformis differs from other Choiromyces species in having ascomata with larger lobes and light orange-brown gleba, and globose ascospores with short stick-like sparse spines ornamentation. Morphological differences and genetic distances with the similar species C. helanshanensis and C. alveolatus are discussed. A phenotypic key including related species is provided.

Main Agro-Morphological and Biochemical Berry Characteristics of Wild-Grown Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L. ssp. caucasica Rousi) Genotypes in Turkey

Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L. ssp. caucasica Rousi) is one of the most important wild edible fruits, grown in Turkey for centuries without any chemical treatments. The plant is extremely resistant to adverse environmental conditions. In this study, the main agro-morphological and biochemical berry traits and, to a lesser extent, other plant morphological traits of 10 sea buckthorn genotypes sampled from the eastern Anatolia (Sivas province) region were assessed. Among the 10 genotypes, five of them presented a shrub growth habit, whereas five of them presented tree growth habit, with leaf area ranging from 2.56 to 4.22 cm2. The majority of genotypes had an oblong berry shape with variable berry skin color ranging from dark orange to orange, light orange, and yellow. The weight of 100 berries varied from 13.85 to 23.87 g, while juice yield and vitamin C content was found to be 44.87–57.15% and 37.45–62.85 mg/100 g fresh berry base, respectively. Soluble solid content (SSC) was in the range of 12.56–14.67%. The genotypes exhibited a great variability in total anthocyanin content (from 9.1 to 38.7 mg/L), with relatively dark-orange sea buckthorn berries containing more anthocyanin than orange, light-orange, and yellow berries. Linoleic acid was the main fatty acid detected in the pulp of sea buckthorn berries, ranging from 24.11% to 36.37%, depending on the genotype. Investigated genotypes proved also to be rich in total phenolic content, showing at the same time great variability in this trait. The results obtained from the relatively limited number of genotypes show promising traits for further valorization of both horticultural and nutritional traits, suggesting potentially even higher variability, if more genotypes are going to be considered in the future.

Infundibulicybe macrospora sp. nov., a new and noteworthy species from Himalayan moist temperate forests of Pakistan

Infundibulicybe macrospora, a new species, is described and illustrated from the Himalayan moist temperate forests of Pakistan. The new species can be differentiated from close allies by its reddish orange to light orange pileus, whitish lamellae and stipe, and larger and broader basidiospores. The new species is also supported by molecular phylogenetic analysis inferred from internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region.

Effect of Nitro Group on Imidazole Derivative as Colorimetric Chemosensor for Amines

Chemosensor of imidazole derivative (4-(4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-2-methoxy-6-nitrophenol) (IMD-1) has been synthesized and tested for amines sensor. IMD-1 was synthesized from the reaction of 5-nitrovanillin, 1,2-diphenylethane-1,2-dione (benzil), and ammonium acetate using reflux method. IMD-1 showed fast respond and color change from light orange to orange in naked eye compared with the imidazole derivative without nitro group (IMD-0). The IMD-1 could detect butylamine quantitatively with detection limit of 1.03 x 10-4 M.

A new subspecies of Ottoman viper, Montivipera xanthina (Gray, 1849), (Squamata: Viperidae) from Geyik Mountains, Mediterranean Turkey

A new Ottoman viper subspecies, M. xanthina varoli n. subsp., is described from the higher altitudes of Gündoğmuş (Antalya). The new subspecies differs from the other M. xanthina populations by pholidosis; higher number of intercanthals and lower number of subcaudalia. Also, the whiteness between windings or spots on dorsum pattern were observed in new subspecies, similar to the southern populations. Furthermore, the spots on the ventrals became denser in the mid-body and forms darker colorization at the end of body of the males and the tail tips are yellowish-orange or light orange on both sexes.

Two new species of Chalciporus (Boletaceae) from southern China revealed by morphological characters and molecular data

Two new species of Chalciporus are described from southern China. Chalciporus citrinoaurantius sp. nov. is characterized by a lemon yellow to grayish orange pileus, light orange to rose pink tubes and elongated basidiospores (9.0)9.5–12.5(13) × 3–4(4.5) μm; C. hainanensis sp. nov. is characterized by small basidiomata with grayish yellow to brownish orange pilei, orange yellow to brownish orange tubes with brownish orange to brownish red pores and elliptic basidiospores 8–10.5(11) × 4–5(5.5) μm. Phylogenetic analysis based on the combined dataset (nrLSU+tef1-α+rpb2) confirmed the affinity of the new species in Chalciporus and indicated their relationships with other species within the genus.