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Better sex doesn’t lead to better reproduction for a Balearic Arum

Botanists have found disturbance can increase pollination and seed set for an Arum on Mallorca. So why isn’t that good news for the plant?

Nigel Chaffey on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 18, 2023
Good afternoon, Patrick, Aha, one now begins to wonder if the spelling Catherine in the cited source should really have…
Patrick Collins on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 17, 2023
The bisindole alkaloid catharine is said to have been published and the molecular structure can be found scattered about, though…
Nigel Chaffey on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 17, 2023
Hello Patrick, Thank you for taking th etim eto comment on this item. The source for 'catherine' that's stated in…
Patrick Collins on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 15, 2023
Catherine? I know there are many variants of the basic skeleton with related names but surely the most well-known is…
Nigel Chaffey on Plants named for the great, the good, and the bad..?January 5, 2023
ICYMI, Dr Sandra Knapp has been awarded an OBE in the UK's New Year's Honours list, for the important contributions…