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Viabilidad y germinación de semillas de Hechtiaperotensis (Bromeliaceae)

Rev. biol. trop; 65 (1), 2017
ResumenPoblaciones endémicas de Hechtiaperotensis se han descrito en Puebla y Veracruz, México. La recolección de semillas de buena calidad permite su uso en conservación, investigación y restauración ecológica. Algunos compuestos para evaluar la calidad de las semillas silvestres y endémicas, co...

Effects of climate and forest structure on palms, bromeliads and bamboos in Atlantic Forest fragments of Northeastern Brazil

Braz. j. biol; 76 (4), 2016
Abstract Palms, bromeliads and bamboos are key elements of tropical forests and understanding the effects of climate, anthropogenic pressure and forest structure on these groups is crucial to forecast structural changes in tropical forests. Therefore, we investigated the effects of these factors on the a...

Volatile compounds profile of Bromeliaceae flowers

Rev. biol. trop; 64 (3), 2016
Abstract:Volatile compounds play a vital role in the life cycle of plants, possessing antimicrobial and anti-herbivore activities, and with a significant importance in the food, cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical industry. This study aimed to identify the volatile compounds emitted by flowers of thir...

Flagellate protist abundance in phytotelmata of Aechmea distichantha Lem. (Bromeliaceae) in the upper Paraná river basin

Acta sci., Biol. sci; 35 (4), 2013
In some Bromeliaceae species the leaf sheaths form a tank or phytotelma, accumulating water and organic detritus, conditions that allow the establishment of different communities. Thus, this study evaluated the relationship between diameter and volume of water in the tank of the bromeliad Aechmea distich...

Distribuição de Paravelia recens (Drake & Harris, 1935) (Hemíptera, Heteroptera, Veliidae) em Guzmania brasiliensis Ule, 1907 (Bromeliaceae) na Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke, Amazonas, Brasil
Distribution of Paravelia recens (Drake & Harris, 1935) (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Veliidae) in Guzmania brasiliensis Ule, 1907 (Bromeliaceae) at Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve, Amazonas, Brazil

Acta amaz; 37 (1), 2007
Este é o primeiro registro de Paravelia recens (Drake & Harris, 1935) (Heteroptera: Veliidae) em fitotelmata de Guzmania brasiliensis Ule, 1907 (Bromeliaceae). O estudo foi conduzido na Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke, localizada na rodovia AM 010 km 26, Manaus, Amazonas. Foram realizadas doze amostrage...

Aechmea rodriguesiana (L. B. Sm.) L. B. Sm. (Bromeliaceae) uma espécie endêmica da Amazônia brasileira
Aechmea rodriguesiana (L. B. Sm.) L. B. Sm. (Bromeliaceae), an endemic species of the Brazilian Amazon

Acta amaz; 37 (4), 2007
Aechmea subgênero Chevaliera (Gaudich. ex Beer) Baker está representado na Amazônia brasileira pelas espécies A. fernandae (E. Morren) Baker e A. rodriguesiana (L. B. Sm.) L. B. Sm., sendo a última restrita para esta região. A. rodriguesiana se caracteriza pelas flores dispostas em racemo de espiga...