Davilla elliptica (Dilleniaceae) a. St.-Hil. Ethnomedicinal, phytochemical, and pharmacological aspects: A review

Sousa, Jaciara Neves; Mafra, Valéria; Guimarães, Victor Hugo Dantas; Paraíso, Alanna Fernandes; Lelis, Deborah de Farias; Santos, Sérgio Henrique Sousa

doi:10.1016/j.phytol.2020.08.009

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“…1 A) around a 2.4 m tall (23.8 cm diameter at 30 cm) adult individual of Davilla elliptica A.St.-Hil. (Dilleniaceae), a dominant woody species both locally [ 33 ] and across much of the Cerrado biome [ 35 ] with ethnopharmacological uses [ 36 ]. The individual was chosen due to its average size within the local population, but otherwise at random.…”

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A novel in situ passive heating method for evaluating whole-tree responses to daytime warming in remote environments

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Background Many significant ecosystems, including important non-forest woody ecosystems such as the Cerrado (Brazilian savannah), are under threat from climate change, yet our understanding of how increasing temperatures will impact native vegetation remains limited. Temperature manipulation experiments are important tools for investigating such impacts, but are often constrained by access to power supply and limited to low-stature species, juvenile individuals, or heating of target organs, perhaps not fully revealing how entire or mature individuals and ecosystems will react to higher temperatures. Results We present a novel, modified open top chamber design for in situ passive heating of whole individuals up to 2.5 m tall (but easily expandable) in remote field environments with strong solar irradiance. We built multiple whole-tree heating structures (WTHSs) in an area of Cerrado around native woody species Davilla elliptica and Erythroxylum suberosum to test the design and its effects on air temperature and humidity, while also studying the physiological responses of E. suberosum to short-term heating. The WTHSs raised internal air temperature by approximately 2.5 °C above ambient during the daytime. This increased to 3.4 °C between 09:00 and 17:00 local time when thermal impact was greatest, and during which time mean internal temperatures corresponded closely with maximum ambient temperatures. Heating was consistent over time and across WTHSs of variable size and shape, and they had minimal effect on humidity. E. suberosum showed no detectable response of photosynthesis or respiration to short-term experimental heating, but some indication of acclimation to natural temperature changes. Conclusions Our WTHSs produced a consistent and reproducible level of daytime heating in line with mid-range climate predictions for the Cerrado biome by the end of the century. The whole-tree in situ passive heating design is flexible, low-cost, simple to build using commonly available materials, and minimises negative impacts associated with passive chambers. It could be employed to investigate the high temperature responses of many understudied species in a range of complex non-forest environments with sufficient solar irradiance, providing new and important insights into the possible impacts of our changing climate.

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