A unique resource mutualism between the giant Bornean pitcher plant, Nepenthes rajah, and members of a small mammal community. by Melinda Greenwood, Charles Clarke, Ch'ien C Lee, Ansou Gunsalam, Rohan H Clarke

“…This study is the first to demonstrate that a mutualism exists between a carnivorous plant species and multiple members of a small mammal community. …”
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Genetic differentiation, structure, and a transition zone among populations of the pitcher plant moth Exyra semicrocea: implications for conservation. by Jessica D Stephens, Scott R Santos, Debbie R Folkerts

“…Pitcher plant bogs, or carnivorous plant wetlands, have experienced extensive habitat loss and fragmentation throughout the southeastern United States Coastal Plain, resulting in an estimated reduction to <3% of their former range. …”
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Building a carnivorous trap by Moulton, DE, Goriely, A

“…On page 91 of this issue, Whitewoods et al. (2) present a fascinating example of evolutionary developmental biology in a carnivorous plant.…”

In vitro characterization of a nineteenth-century therapy for smallpox. by William Arndt, Chandra Mitnik, Karen L Denzler, Stacy White, Robert Waters, Bertram L Jacobs, Yvan Rochon, Victoria A Olson, Inger K Damon, Jeffrey O Langland

“…At this time, a botanical preparation, derived from the carnivorous plant Sarracenia purpurea, was proclaimed as being a successful therapy for smallpox infections. …”
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Convergent and divergent evolution in carnivorous pitcher plant traps by Thorogood, C, Bauer, U, Hiscock, S

“…Contents Summary The pitcher trap is a striking example of convergent evolution across unrelated carnivorous plant lineages. Convergent traits that have evolved across pitcher plant lineages are essential for trap function, suggesting that key selective pressures are in action. …”

Complete chloroplast genome sequence of the carnivorous herb Pinguicula alpina (Lentibulariaceae) by Jianfang Li, Zhan-Lin Liu

“…We determined the complete chloroplast genome of Pinguicula alpina, a carnivorous plant using high-throughput sequencing technology. …”
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Plumbagin, a Natural Product with Potent Anticancer Activities, Binds to and Inhibits Dihydroorotase, a Key Enzyme in Pyrimidine Biosynthesis by Hong-Hsiang Guan, Yen-Hua Huang, En-Shyh Lin, Chun-Jung Chen, Cheng-Yang Huang

“…By screening plant extracts and performing GC–MS analysis, we identified and characterized that the potent anticancer drug plumbagin (PLU), isolated from the carnivorous plant <i>Nepenthes miranda</i>, was a competitive inhibitor of DHOase. …”
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The complete chloroplast genome of Utricularia tenuicaulis Miki (Lentibulariaceae) isolated in Korea by Jongsun Park, Hong Xi, Yongsung Kim, Sang-Tae Kim

“…Utricularia tenuicaulis Miki 1935 is an aquatic carnivorous plant species found in East Asia including Korea and Japan. …”
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Molecular Properties and New Potentials of Plant Nepenthesins by Zelalem Eshetu Bekalu, Giuseppe Dionisio, Henrik Brinch-Pedersen

“…Nepenthesins are mostly known from the pitcher fluid of the carnivorous plant <i>Nepenthes</i>, where they are availed for the hydrolyzation of insect protein required for the assimilation of insect nitrogen resources. …”
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Optimization of Propagation of the Polish Strain of <i>Aldrovanda vesiculosa</i> in Tissue Culture by Marzena Parzymies, Magdalena Pogorzelec, Alicja Świstowska

“…<i>Aldrovanda vesiculosa</i> is a rare and critically endangered carnivorous plant species. Its populations have declined worldwide, so there is a need to protect the species from extinction. …”
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Developing poster based on diversity of Nepenthes in Padat Karya Forest Krayan, North Kalimantan by Silfia Ilma, Zulfadli Zulfadli, Superli Superli, Darius Rupa

“… Nepenthes is a unique carnivores plant that can be found in Padat Karya forest, Krayan at the North Kalimantan. …”
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First occurrence of Drosera cayennensis Sagot ex Diels (Droseraceae) in the white sand campinas of the lower Tocantins River, state of Pará, such support for the creation of new... by Leandro Valle Ferreira, João Ubiratan Moreira dos Santos, Maria de Nazaré do Carmo Bastos, Denise de Andrade Cunha

“…Among these species is Drosera cayennensis Sagot ex Diels (Droseraceae), a carnivorous plant. In a survey held in the Herbarium of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, only seven records were found for Pará, most of which were located in the campinas municipality of the Vigia, that is currently in a poor state of preservation. …”
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The Venus flytrap trigger hair-specific potassium channel KDM1 can reestablish the K+ gradient required for hapto-electric signaling. by Anda L Iosip, Jennifer Böhm, Sönke Scherzer, Khaled A S Al-Rasheid, Ingo Dreyer, Jörg Schultz, Dirk Becker, Ines Kreuzer, Rainer Hedrich

“…The carnivorous plant Dionaea muscipula harbors multicellular trigger hairs designed to sense mechanical stimuli upon contact with animal prey. …”
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African Swine Fever threatens Southeast Asia's 11 endemic wild pig species by Matthew Scott Luskin, Erik Meijaard, Selly Surya, Sheherazade, Chris Walzer, Matthew Linkie

“…The decline of pigs also triggers cascading impacts for endangered carnivores, plant communities, and livelihoods of millions of people. …”
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Molecular Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria in Kantong Semar Plants (Nepenthes Gracillis) Based on Mitochondrial 16S rRNA Gene by Agus Prasetio Rahmad, Isnawati, Rahayu Dwi A.

“…Nepenthes is a protected and unique carnivorous plant because it has a fluid-filled pouch at the end of the leaf that serves as an insect trap. …”
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Suction Flows Generated by the Carnivorous Bladderwort <i>Utricularia</i>—Comparing Experiments with Mechanical and Mathematical Models by Krizma Singh, Roberto C. Reyes, Gabriel Campa, Matthew D. Brown, Fatima Hidalgo, Otto Berg, Ulrike K. Müller

“…Yet bladderworts, an aquatic carnivorous plant with microscopic underwater traps, have strong suction performances despite having the same mouth size as that of fish larvae. …”
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A phylogenomic analysis of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae) by Murphy, B, Forest, F, Barraclough, T, Rosindell, J, Bellot, S, Cowan, R, Golos, M, Jebb, M, Cheek, M

“…Nepenthaceae is one of the largest carnivorous plant families and features ecological and morphological adaptations indicating an impressive adaptive radiation. …”

A novel global FPPT strategy for PV system under partial shading condition by Xueliang Xing, Limin Jia, Xiangzhen Yang

“…As one of the recent meta‐heuristic algorithms, which avoid the limitations of conventional scanning methods, the carnivorous plant algorithm (CPA) solves non‐convex optimization problems with fast speed, high accuracy, and simple calculation. …”
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Shaping of a three-dimensional carnivorous trap through modulation of a planar growth mechanism. by Karen J I Lee, Claire Bushell, Yohei Koide, John A Fozard, Chunlan Piao, Man Yu, Jacob Newman, Christopher Whitewoods, Jerome Avondo, Richard Kennaway, Athanasius F M Marée, Minlong Cui, Enrico Coen

“…Here, we use 3D imaging and cellular and clonal analysis, combined with computational modelling, to analyse the development of cup-shaped traps of the carnivorous plant Utricularia gibba. We show that the transformation from a near-spherical form at early developmental stages to an oblate spheroid with a straightened ventral midline in the mature form can be accounted for by spatial variations in rates and orientations of growth. …”
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Basic β-1,3-Glucanase from <i>Drosera binata</i> Exhibits Antifungal Potential in Transgenic Tobacco Plants by Miroslav Rajninec, Monika Fratrikova, Eva Boszoradova, Martin Jopcik, Miroslav Bauer, Jana Libantova

“…The basic β-1,3-glucanase of the carnivorous plant <i>Drosera binata</i> was tested as a purified protein, as well as under the control of a double <i>CaMV35S</i> promoter in transgenic tobacco for its capability to inhibit the growth of <i>Trichoderma viride</i>, <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i>, <i>Alternaria solani</i>, and <i>Fusarium poae</i> in an in-vitro assay. …”
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