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| Title |
Evolutionary history and leaf succulence as explanations for medicinal use in aloes and the global popularity of Aloe vera
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| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12862-015-0291-7 |
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| Authors |
Olwen M Grace, Sven Buerki, Matthew Symonds, Félix Forest, Abraham E van Wyk, Gideon F Smith, Ronell R Klopper, Charlotte S Bjorå, Sophie Neale, Sebsebe Demissew, Monique Simmonds, Nina Rønsted |
| Abstract |
Aloe vera supports a substantial global trade yet its wild origins, and explanations for its popularity over 500 related Aloe species in one of the world's largest succulent groups, have remained uncertain. We developed an explicit phylogenetic framework to explore links between the rich traditions of medicinal use and leaf succulence in aloes. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Hungary | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 188 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Uruguay | 1 | <1% |
| Rwanda | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 181 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 27 | 14% |
| Researcher | 24 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 30 | 16% |
| Unknown | 49 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 58 | 31% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 23 | 12% |
| Environmental Science | 14 | 7% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 5% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 25 | 13% |
| Unknown | 52 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 76. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 May 2020.
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#515,022
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#88
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#5
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