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Portulacaceae

Known as: purslane family 
A plant family of the order Caryophyllales, subclass Caryophyllidae, class Magnoliopsida. There are no true petals; each flower has two to six sepals… (More)
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2012
2012
Polyploidy associated with altered and broader ecological niches in the Claytonia perfoliata (Portulacaceae) species complex.
PREMISE OF THE STUDY Polyploids are often hypothesized to have distinct and broader niches than their diploid progenitors… (More)
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2012
2012
Molecular phylogenetics, historical biogeography, and chromosome number evolution of Portulaca (Portulacaceae).
Portulaca is the only genus in Portulacaceae and has ca. 100 species distributed worldwide, mainly in the tropics and subtropics… (More)
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2010
2010
Revealing diversity in structural and biochemical forms of C4 photosynthesis and a C3–C4 intermediate in genus Portulaca L. (Portulacaceae)
Portulacaceae is one of 19 families of terrestrial plants in which species having C(4) photosynthesis have been found… (More)
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2005
2005
Implications of molecular characters for the phylogeny of the Microbotryaceae (Basidiomycota: Urediniomycetes)
Anther smuts of the basidiomycetous genus Microbotryum on Caryophyllaceae are important model organisms for many biological… (More)
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2004
2004
Opposing natural selection from herbivores and pathogens may maintain floral-color variation in Claytonia virginica (Portulacaceae).
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The maintenance of floral-color variation within natural populations is enigmatic because directional selection through… (More)
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2004
2004
Investigation of the active constituents of Portulaca oleraceae L. (Portulacaceae) growing in Jordan.
The phytochemical analysis of the fresh aerial parts of Portulaca oleracea (Portulacaceae), growing in Jordan, using conventional… (More)
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Molecular phylogenetics of Caryophyllales based on nuclear 18S rDNA and plastid rbcL, atpB, and matK DNA sequences.
To study the inter- and infrafamilial phylogenetic relationships in the order Caryophyllales sensu lato (s.l.), ∼930 base pairs… (More)
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2000
2000
Ribosomal DNA evidence and disjunctions of western American Portulacaceae.
Phylogenetic analysis of ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer sequences from 35 members of western American Portulacaceae… (More)
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1991
1991
Correlation between CAM-Cycling and Photosynthetic Gas Exchange in Five Species of Talinum (Portulacaceae).
Photosynthetic gas exchange and malic acid fluctuations were monitored in 69 well-watered plants from five morphologically… (More)
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1983
1983
C(3) Photosynthesis and Crassulacean Acid Metabolism in a Kansas Rock Outcrop Succulent, Talinum calycinum Engelm. (Portulacaceae).
The potential for Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) was investigated in the sandstone outcrop succulent Talinum calycinum in… (More)
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