Colliguaya odorifera Mol. is the only species of the Chilean matorral which shows an active dispersion of its seeds (autochory). This mechanism is dependent on daily variation of temperatures. Other climatic variables (air ...

We review the hypothesized origin and the methods of arrival of the angiosperm colonists to the Juan Fernandez Islands. We also summarize the dispersal capabilities of the current flora, including data on fruit type, fruit ...

Based on the diaspore morphology of 539 species registered in the ejido of Tumbisca, Michoacán, Mexico, their dispersal syndromes [anemochory, autochory, balochory, and zoochory (endozoochory and epizoochory)] was ...

The study of climbing plants is still scarce in Brazil. Aiming to characterise the floristic composition of climbing plants, it was performed a research about climbing plants species at the Municipal Ecological Station ...

Despite the Savannah in the region of Serra da Canastra being well known, a little information still have about this typology in areas close to the park, or in areas of particular properties. This paper aims to present a ...

Dehiscent fruits of Euphorbiaceae usually have two stages of seed dispersal, autochory followed by myrmecochory. Two stages of Margaritaria nobilis seed dispersal were described, the first stage autochoric followed by ...

Ruellieae is a highly diverse tribe of Acanthaceae in Brazil, and morphological studies of its seeds have revealed important information about the systematics of the tribe. We analyzed the seed morphology of Brazilian ...