Asparagaceae 91 claims

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Also written in claims: Hyacinthaceae · Agavaceae · Agave family · Ruscaceae — NCBI synonyms: Agavaceae · Hyacinthaceae · Ruscaceae

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The agave weevil was active year round with two seasonal peaks.

Taxon: AgavaceaeAsparagaceaee1
Interactor: weevile0pest
Outcome: weevil is active year-round, showing two seasonal peakse0
Setting: Mexicoe0

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“Monitoring reveals that the weevil is active year-round, showing two seasonal peaks similar to those reported in Mexico”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 681–800

e1
“Agavaceae collection”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 659–679

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“Scyphophorus acupunctatus”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 78–103

Title

Seasonal activity, host interaction and morphometric analysis of the invasive Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) in a mediterranean botanic garden

Francesca Boero; Elena Zappa; Mauro Mariotti; et al. Biodiversity and Conservation 2026. doi:10.1007/s10531-026-03265-4

Other claims from this paper (4)

Observation The weevil fed and reproduced on some host taxa while others were rarely used or attacked.
Observation Male weevils were larger than females.
Observation Weevil body size showed isometric growth.
Observation The weevil population had good physiological condition.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The weevil fed and reproduced on some host taxa while others were rarely used or attacked.

Taxon: AgavaceaeAsparagaceaee1
Interactor: weevile0pest
Outcome: feeding and reproducing on specific taxa, while others are rarely used or attackede0

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e0
“although the weevil is polyphagous, it has been found, feeding and reproducing on specific taxa, while others are rarely used or attacked”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 917–1054

e1
“Agavaceae collection”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 659–679

t0
“Scyphophorus acupunctatus”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 78–103

Title

Seasonal activity, host interaction and morphometric analysis of the invasive Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) in a mediterranean botanic garden

Francesca Boero; Elena Zappa; Mauro Mariotti; et al. Biodiversity and Conservation 2026. doi:10.1007/s10531-026-03265-4

Other claims from this paper (4)

Observation The agave weevil was active year round with two seasonal peaks.
Observation Male weevils were larger than females.
Observation Weevil body size showed isometric growth.
Observation The weevil population had good physiological condition.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Male weevils were larger than females.

Taxon: AgavaceaeAsparagaceaee1
Interactor: malese0pest
Outcome: sexual size dimorphisme0
Direction: largere0
Comparator: femalese0

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“Morphometric analyses revealed a sexual size dimorphism, with males larger than females”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1190–1277

e1
“Agavaceae collection”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 659–679

t0
“Scyphophorus acupunctatus”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 78–103

Title

Seasonal activity, host interaction and morphometric analysis of the invasive Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) in a mediterranean botanic garden

Francesca Boero; Elena Zappa; Mauro Mariotti; et al. Biodiversity and Conservation 2026. doi:10.1007/s10531-026-03265-4

Other claims from this paper (4)

Observation The agave weevil was active year round with two seasonal peaks.
Observation The weevil fed and reproduced on some host taxa while others were rarely used or attacked.
Observation Weevil body size showed isometric growth.
Observation The weevil population had good physiological condition.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Weevil body size showed isometric growth.

Taxon: AgavaceaeAsparagaceaee1
Interactor: Scyphophorus acupunctatusScyphophorus acupunctatust0pest
Outcome: isometric growthe0

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e0
“Body–size allometry indicated isometric growth”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1279–1325

e1
“Agavaceae collection”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 659–679

t0
“Scyphophorus acupunctatus”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 78–103

Title

Seasonal activity, host interaction and morphometric analysis of the invasive Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) in a mediterranean botanic garden

Francesca Boero; Elena Zappa; Mauro Mariotti; et al. Biodiversity and Conservation 2026. doi:10.1007/s10531-026-03265-4

Other claims from this paper (4)

Observation The agave weevil was active year round with two seasonal peaks.
Observation The weevil fed and reproduced on some host taxa while others were rarely used or attacked.
Observation Male weevils were larger than females.
Observation The weevil population had good physiological condition.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The weevil population had good physiological condition.

Taxon: AgavaceaeAsparagaceaee1
Interactor: Scyphophorus acupunctatusScyphophorus acupunctatust0pest
Outcome: Body Condition Indexe0

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e0
“the calculated Body Condition Index suggests that the studied population is in good physiological state”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1331–1434

e1
“Agavaceae collection”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 659–679

t0
“Scyphophorus acupunctatus”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 78–103

Title

Seasonal activity, host interaction and morphometric analysis of the invasive Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) in a mediterranean botanic garden

Francesca Boero; Elena Zappa; Mauro Mariotti; et al. Biodiversity and Conservation 2026. doi:10.1007/s10531-026-03265-4

Other claims from this paper (4)

Observation The agave weevil was active year round with two seasonal peaks.
Observation The weevil fed and reproduced on some host taxa while others were rarely used or attacked.
Observation Male weevils were larger than females.
Observation Weevil body size showed isometric growth.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Total leaf extractives ranged from 13.4 to 24.0%.

Taxon: Asparagaceae speciesAsparagaceaee1
Organ / stage: leavese1
Outcome: Total extractivese0
Value: 13.4 to 24.0%e0

Not reportedDirection

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e0
“Total extractives ranged from 13.4 to 24.0%”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 670–713

e1
“leaves from seven Asparagaceae species”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 78–116

Title

Chemical Composition and Structural Traits of Leaf Biomass in Selected Asparagaceae Species

Nadia Villada-Lozada; Agustina Rosa Andrés-Hernández; Agustín Maceda Plants 2026. doi:10.3390/plants15030468

Other claims from this paper (9)

Observation A. salmiana had one of the highest total extractives values.
Observation D. acrotrichum had one of the highest total extractives values.
Observation Leaf lignin content varied among genera and reached 45.1% in Yucca species.
Observation Cellulose content ranged from 31.3 to 42.2%.
Observation Crystalline cellulose accounted for 42.1–56.9% of total cellulose.
Observation A. convallis had the highest cellulose crystallinity.
Observation Guaiacyl-type lignin predominated in all studied species except Y. periculosa.
Observation Y. periculosa had an S/G ratio of 1.2.
Method / resource Multivariate analysis discriminated genera mainly by lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose contents.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Cellulose content ranged from 31.3 to 42.2%.

Taxon: Asparagaceae speciesAsparagaceaee1
Outcome: cellulose contente0
Value: 31.3 to 42.2%e0

Not reportedDirection

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e0
“cellulose content ranged from 31.3 to 42.2%”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 871–914

e1
“seven Asparagaceae species”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 90–116

Title

Chemical Composition and Structural Traits of Leaf Biomass in Selected Asparagaceae Species

Nadia Villada-Lozada; Agustina Rosa Andrés-Hernández; Agustín Maceda Plants 2026. doi:10.3390/plants15030468

Other claims from this paper (9)

Observation Total leaf extractives ranged from 13.4 to 24.0%.
Observation A. salmiana had one of the highest total extractives values.
Observation D. acrotrichum had one of the highest total extractives values.
Observation Leaf lignin content varied among genera and reached 45.1% in Yucca species.
Observation Crystalline cellulose accounted for 42.1–56.9% of total cellulose.
Observation A. convallis had the highest cellulose crystallinity.
Observation Guaiacyl-type lignin predominated in all studied species except Y. periculosa.
Observation Y. periculosa had an S/G ratio of 1.2.
Method / resource Multivariate analysis discriminated genera mainly by lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose contents.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Crystalline cellulose accounted for 42.1–56.9% of total cellulose.

Taxon: Asparagaceae speciesAsparagaceaee1
Outcome: Crystalline cellulosee0
Value: 42.1–56.9%e0

Not reportedDirection

Verbatim

e0
“Crystalline cellulose accounted for 42.1–56.9% of total cellulose”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 916–981

e1
“seven Asparagaceae species”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 90–116

Title

Chemical Composition and Structural Traits of Leaf Biomass in Selected Asparagaceae Species

Nadia Villada-Lozada; Agustina Rosa Andrés-Hernández; Agustín Maceda Plants 2026. doi:10.3390/plants15030468

Other claims from this paper (9)

Observation Total leaf extractives ranged from 13.4 to 24.0%.
Observation A. salmiana had one of the highest total extractives values.
Observation D. acrotrichum had one of the highest total extractives values.
Observation Leaf lignin content varied among genera and reached 45.1% in Yucca species.
Observation Cellulose content ranged from 31.3 to 42.2%.
Observation A. convallis had the highest cellulose crystallinity.
Observation Guaiacyl-type lignin predominated in all studied species except Y. periculosa.
Observation Y. periculosa had an S/G ratio of 1.2.
Method / resource Multivariate analysis discriminated genera mainly by lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose contents.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Guaiacyl-type lignin predominated in all studied species except Y. periculosa.

Taxon: Asparagaceae speciesAsparagaceaee1
Outcome: predominance of guaiacyl-type lignine0
Qualifier: except Y. periculosae0

Not reportedDirection

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e0
“a predominance of guaiacyl-type lignin in all species except Y. periculosa”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1063–1137

e1
“seven Asparagaceae species”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 90–116

Title

Chemical Composition and Structural Traits of Leaf Biomass in Selected Asparagaceae Species

Nadia Villada-Lozada; Agustina Rosa Andrés-Hernández; Agustín Maceda Plants 2026. doi:10.3390/plants15030468

Other claims from this paper (9)

Observation Total leaf extractives ranged from 13.4 to 24.0%.
Observation A. salmiana had one of the highest total extractives values.
Observation D. acrotrichum had one of the highest total extractives values.
Observation Leaf lignin content varied among genera and reached 45.1% in Yucca species.
Observation Cellulose content ranged from 31.3 to 42.2%.
Observation Crystalline cellulose accounted for 42.1–56.9% of total cellulose.
Observation A. convallis had the highest cellulose crystallinity.
Observation Y. periculosa had an S/G ratio of 1.2.
Method / resource Multivariate analysis discriminated genera mainly by lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose contents.

Method / resourceobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Multivariate analysis discriminated genera mainly by lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose contents.

Taxon: Asparagaceae speciesAsparagaceaee1
Outcome: discriminated between generae0
Qualifier: lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose contentse0
Comparator: generae0

Verbatim

e0
“Multivariate analyses discriminated between genera primarily based on lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose contents”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1151–1266

e1
“seven Asparagaceae species”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 90–116

Title

Chemical Composition and Structural Traits of Leaf Biomass in Selected Asparagaceae Species

Nadia Villada-Lozada; Agustina Rosa Andrés-Hernández; Agustín Maceda Plants 2026. doi:10.3390/plants15030468

Other claims from this paper (9)

Observation Total leaf extractives ranged from 13.4 to 24.0%.
Observation A. salmiana had one of the highest total extractives values.
Observation D. acrotrichum had one of the highest total extractives values.
Observation Leaf lignin content varied among genera and reached 45.1% in Yucca species.
Observation Cellulose content ranged from 31.3 to 42.2%.
Observation Crystalline cellulose accounted for 42.1–56.9% of total cellulose.
Observation A. convallis had the highest cellulose crystallinity.
Observation Guaiacyl-type lignin predominated in all studied species except Y. periculosa.
Observation Y. periculosa had an S/G ratio of 1.2.