#symplocaceae

Kehribara Hapsolmuş En Büyük Çiçek Milyonlarca yıl önce kehribara hapsolmuş çok büyük ve çok sayıda polen taneciğine sahip sura dışı bir çiçek bilim insanları tarafından analiz edildi ve Scientific Reports dergisinde yayınlandı. Kehribara hapsolmuş 3 santimetre büyüklüğündeki bu çiçek, şimdiye kadar bir hapsolmuş en büyük çiçek ünvanını taşıyor. Çapı 28 milimetre olan bu çiçek, daha önce bulunan…

Simply locos but stalwart? - Symplocos stawellii (Symplocaceae) #Symplocos #Wettropics #rainforest #Australia #tropicalbotany #aplantatatime

Symplocos is quite non-descript for the non-initiated.

Trying to identify Symplocos from among the hundreds of understorey trees may be “simply loco”, but will be consistently pleasing for the stalwart!

There are good features to help with seeing this understorey tree of upland rainforest.

The leaves are always alernate and has no stipules. The leaf margins are toothed, particularly towards the…

Aluminium accumulation in a temperate accumulating plant

Symplocos paniculata flowering in the Botanical Garden Ulm, Germany. Photo credit: Marco Schmitt Although aluminium (Al) is toxic for the vast majority of angiosperm plants, high concentrations of Al (i.e., > 1,000 mg·kg-1 dry mass) are found in some plants. In a recent study published in AoB PLANTS, Schmitt et al. investigated the Al accumulation behaviour in the temperate, deciduous species…