RT @NaufragoToni
#𝑬𝒙𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒎 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆 Balf.f. ex Regel, Gartenflora 32: 34 (1883)
Socotra, SW. Oman (extinct?). Annual herb, desert-dry shrubland biome (rocky and saxicolous).
Socotra, near Masqibuh. Yemen.
Original photo by 𝑱𝒂𝒏 2009
Common english name: 'Socotra violet'
#Gentianaceae

RT @NaufragoToni
#𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂 𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒖𝒔 (Griseb.) Fabris (1960)
Ecuador (Azuay). Perennial herbaceus-subshrub. Subalpine tropical biome (highandean floor).
P. N. Cajas (3100-4450m asl), Azuay. Ecuador.
IUCN: EN
Orig. photo: 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒗𝒂𝒏 𝑯𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒎 2006
#Gentianaceae

Can't get enough of #floral #phylogenetics?
💐Same!
Today we're looking at #phylotranscriptomics of Swertiinae (#Gentianaceae), and the revelation that key floral traits are not #phylogenetically correlated.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13464
@wileyplantsci
#JIPB #PlantScience #PlantDevelopment

RT @jason_nge
Exacum sp. (possibly E. tenue), a mycoheterotrophic flowering plant species that belongs to the Gentian (#Gentianaceae) family. This plant was found growing on limestone near Kuching, Sarawak Borneo.
#Exacum #ExacumTenue #Mycoheterotrophic #Mycoheterotroph #Borneo