Researching plant species on the eastern slopes of the Andean rainforest in South America, a botanist with Marie Selby ...

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Plants from other families that produce similar oils include mignonettes (Resedaceae), papaya (Caricaceae), spurges (Euphorbiaceae), nasturtiums (Tropaeolaceae), pokeweed (Phytolaccaceae ...

Many plants, and a few other organisms, can expedite diversification even further by doubling their number of chromosomes.

Auxin is the first plant hormone—or "phytohormone"—ever identified, with its discovery dating to the late 19th and early 20th ...