These are links from our Scoop It page between July 27th and July 30th: Insert Tongue Here – flower arrows guide fly tongues | Not Exactly Rocket Science | Discover Magazine The rare South African iris (Lapeirousia oreogena) has a ring of six stunning purple petals, atop an equally vivid straw-like stem. The petals have [...]

A genetic linkage map of Catharanthus Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle) is widely known for its pharmacologically important alkaloids, as well as being a popular ornamental plant. Shokeen et al. use SSR and gene-targeted markers to construct a framework linkage map of the species, which will serve as a foundation for future genomics studies related to quantitative [...]

Tweets from the closing ceremony of the International Botanical Congress, along with the vote results. “ Starting to gather for closing ceremony. So many cameras! #botanicalredcarpet #ibc18 #youdthinkidrememberthehashtagbynow IBC11 July 29, 2011 “ I’m accidentally adding #ibc18 to every mail I send now! RT @IBC11: #botanicalredcarpet #ibc18 #youdthinkidrememberthehashtagbynow Pathh1 July 29, 2011 The congress comes [...]

Tweets from the final symposia of the International Botanical Congress. “ #ibc18 Last day, final talks, closing session, farewells & tearful tweets. Off to Melbourne city lane way now to savour last Coffea arabica TimEntwisle July 29, 2011 “ Promised self I won’t cry, am a big Congress now. RT TimEntwisle #ibc18 Last day, final [...]

Extensin, carinal canals and water transport Since the discovery in its cell walls of mixed-linkage glucans previously only found in Poales, Equisetum has received a lot of attention. Leroux et al. show that the carinal canals in E. ramosissimum have a distinctive lining containing pectic homogalacturonan, cellulose, xyloglucan and extensin. They propose that these canals [...]