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Alba

Alba

Synonym: white matter.

Origin: fem. Of L. Albus, white


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Re: Do the staminate flowers of Quercus sp. ever form petals?

That is really beautiful. yes the staminate flowers of Quercus alba (white oak) affection 5 or six sepals but allegedly no petals.

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by roseseeds
Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:36 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Do the staminate flowers of Quercus sp. ever form petals?
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Re: Do the staminate flowers of Quercus sp. ever form petals?

Looks like no petals: http://books.google.com/books?id=2TV-zDuKHAEC&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142&dq=floral+diagram+of+Quercus+alba&source=bl&ots=3whgn7RIZm&sig=xGra-SxGYQXB5U7j3dumbiMUeok&hl=en&ei=XFTtSc_6L6WctgPp67jgAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#PPA143,M1 ...

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by AstusAleator
Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:11 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Do the staminate flowers of Quercus sp. ever form petals?
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Do the staminate flowers of Quercus sp. ever form petals?

... forum. This is my first post and I have what I hope is an easy question for a knowledgeable student/professional. The staminate flowers of Quercus alba (white oak) feature five or six sepals but apparently no petals. I'm wondering, do the staminate flowers of Quercus alba (or any Quercus species) ...

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by Coaster
Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:27 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Do the staminate flowers of Quercus sp. ever form petals?
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The Fiber Disease

... synthase (NOS) promoter. The promoters were evaluated via promoter::GUS gene fusions in a transgenic poplar hybrid (Populus tremula L. x P. alba L.) by both histochemical and fluorometric GUS assays. In leaves, the NOS promoter conveyed the highest activity and had a mean expression level ...

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by Nadas Moksha
Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:28 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... N. punctiforme American Type Culture Collection 29133 with the cellulose synthases of other prokaryotes, Arabidopsis, Gossypium hirsutum, Populus alba x Populus tremula, corn (Zea mays), and Dictyostelium discoideum showed that cyanobacteria share an insertion between conserved regions U1 and ...

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by J Jill
Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:00 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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