• Four fossil leaves have been described with diagnostic features of Elaeagnus from the late Miocene of eastern Tibet, modern altitude of 3910 m The silverberry genus Elaeagnus (Elaeagnaceae) reaches its greatest diversity (54 species) and endemism (36 species) in this area. (wikipedia.org)
  • Abstract: CONTEXT: Effects of a radioprotective, standardized leaf extract (code SBL-1) from traditional medicinal plant, sea buckthorn [Hippophae rhamnoides L. (Elaeagnaceae)], on neurotransmitters and brain injuries in rats showing radiation-induced conditioned taste aversion (CTA), are not known. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • The Elaeagnaceae are a plant family, the oleaster family, of the order Rosales comprising small trees and shrubs, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, south into tropical Asia and Australia. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Elaeagnaceae often harbor nitrogen-fixing actinomycetes of the genus Frankia in root nodules, making them useful for soil reclamation. (wikipedia.org)
  • All species of Elaeagnaceae have root nodules with nitrogen-fixing bacteria ( Frankia ). (efloras.org)
  • most Elaeagnaceae species have the potential to become weedy. (efloras.org)
  • 2000), vegetative characteristics (R. F. Thorne 1992b), and the occurrence of nitrogen fixing symbioses in Elaeagnaceae and some Rhamnaceae, Rosaceae, and Ulmaceae (D. E. Soltis et al. (efloras.org)
  • goumi and quite a few of the other Elaeagnaceae are very handy plants. (permies.com)
  • Modern molecular phylogenetics suggest the following relationships: Fossil pollen of Elaeagnacites is described from the late Cretaceous (Santonian) of China and pollen similar to that of Elaeagnaceae is widespread in the Paleocene. (wikipedia.org)
  • Modern molecular phylogenetics suggest the following relationships: Fossil pollen of Elaeagnacites is described from the late Cretaceous (Santonian) of China and pollen similar to that of Elaeagnaceae is widespread in the Paleocene. (wikipedia.org)