Éditeur(s) : University of the West Indies Cave Hill/University of Reading University of the West Indies Cave Hill/University of Reading ( Barbados )
Résumé : (Funding) Support for the development of the technical infrastructure and partner training provided by the United States Department of Education TICFIA program.
Outline from the website at http://www.reading.ac.uk/minorities/Projects/min-project-breaking-sexual-silences.aspx In recent years, some of the most urgent and highly-charged public and political debates in the Caribbean have centred on sexual citizenship and gay rights. To date, popular cultural forms and the acute homophobia of the dancehall have dominated national and international attention. The very public exchanges between Caribbean musicians and western-based gay rights campaigners have given the region a reputation for homophobia, intolerance and hate crimes. This project seeks to shift the axes of these debates by drawing on a recent body of Caribbean creative writing that addresses issues of sexual self-determination and sexual diversity in a more positive and progressive way. It will make visible the possibilities for understanding sexual differences and the modes of reconciliation to be found in a literary archive. The project will also engage a group of Caribbean scholars across other disciplines to develop a new language for articulating sexual difference. It will stage a panel debate for a Caribbean public, as well as producing academic publications and supporting graduate work.

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Éditeur(s) : Breaking Sexual Silences Project - University of Reading/ University of West Indies Breaking Sexual Silences Project - University of Reading/ University of West Indies ( Barbados )
Résumé : (Funding) Support for the development of the technical infrastructure and partner training provided by the United States Department of Education TICFIA program.
In recent years, some of the most urgent and highly-charged public and political debates in the Caribbean have centred on sexual citizenship and gay rights. To date, popular cultural forms and the acute homophobia of the dancehall have dominated national and international attention. The very public exchanges between Caribbean musicians and western-based gay rights campaigners have given the region a reputation for homophobia, intolerance and hate crimes. This project seeks to shift the axes of these debates by drawing on a recent body of Caribbean creative writing that addresses issues of sexual self-determination and sexual diversity in a more positive and progressive way. It will make visible the possibilities for understanding sexual differences and the modes of reconciliation to be found in a literary archive. The project will also engage a group of Caribbean scholars across other disciplines to develop a new language for articulating sexual difference. It will stage a panel debate for a Caribbean public, as well as producing academic publications and supporting graduate work.

Droits : All rights reserved by the source institution.

Éditeur(s) : University of the West Indies Cave Hill/University of Reading University of the West Indies Cave Hill/University of Reading ( Barbados )
Résumé : (Funding) Support for the development of the technical infrastructure and partner training provided by the United States Department of Education TICFIA program.
Outline In recent years, some of the most urgent and highly-charged public and political debates in the Caribbean have centred on sexual citizenship and gay rights. To date, popular cultural forms and the acute homophobia of the dancehall have dominated national and international attention. The very public exchanges between Caribbean musicians and western-based gay rights campaigners have given the region a reputation for homophobia, intolerance and hate crimes. This project seeks to shift the axes of these debates by drawing on a recent body of Caribbean creative writing that addresses issues of sexual self-determination and sexual diversity in a more positive and progressive way. It will make visible the possibilities for understanding sexual differences and the modes of reconciliation to be found in a literary archive. The project will also engage a group of Caribbean scholars across other disciplines to develop a new language for articulating sexual difference. It will stage a panel debate for a Caribbean public, as well as producing academic publications and supporting graduate work.

Droits : All rights reserved by the source institution.

Éditeur(s) : Breaking Sexual Silences Project - University of Reading/ University of West Indies Breaking Sexual Silences Project - University of Reading/ University of West Indies ( Barbados )
Résumé : (Funding) Support for the development of the technical infrastructure and partner training provided by the United States Department of Education TICFIA program.
In recent years, some of the most urgent and highly-charged public and political debates in the Caribbean have centred on sexual citizenship and gay rights. To date, popular cultural forms and the acute homophobia of the dancehall have dominated national and international attention. The very public exchanges between Caribbean musicians and western-based gay rights campaigners have given the region a reputation for homophobia, intolerance and hate crimes. This project seeks to shift the axes of these debates by drawing on a recent body of Caribbean creative writing that addresses issues of sexual self-determination and sexual diversity in a more positive and progressive way. It will make visible the possibilities for understanding sexual differences and the modes of reconciliation to be found in a literary archive. The project will also engage a group of Caribbean scholars across other disciplines to develop a new language for articulating sexual difference. It will stage a panel debate for a Caribbean public, as well as producing academic publications and supporting graduate work.

Droits : All rights reserved by the source institution.

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD American Society for Microbiology
Résumé : International audience
Under physiological conditions, the liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) mediate hepatic immune tolerance toward self or foreign antigens through constitutive expression of anti-inflammatory mediators. However, upon viral infection or Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) activation, LSECs can achieve proinflammatory functions, but their role in hepatic inflammation during acute viral hepatitis is unknown. Using the highly virulent mouse hepatitis virus type 3 (MHV3) and the attenuated variants 51.6-MHV3 and YAC-MHV3, exhibiting lower tropism for LSECs, we investigated in vivo and in vitro the consequence of LSEC infection on their proinflammatory profiles and the aggravation of acute hepatitis process. In vivo infection with virulent MHV3, in comparison to attenuated strains, resulted in fulminant hepatitis associated with higher hepatic viral load, tissue necrosis, and levels of inflammatory mediators and earlier recruitment of inflammatory cells. Such hepatic inflammatory disorders correlated with disturbed production of interleukin-10 (IL-10) and vascular factors by LSECs. We next showed in vitro that infection of LSECs by the virulent MHV3 strain altered their production of anti-inflammatory cytokines and promoted higher release of proinflammatory and procoagulant factors and earlier cell damage than infection by attenuated strains. This higher replication and proinflammatory activation in LSECs by the virulent MHV3 strain was associated with a specific activation of TLR2 signaling by the virus. We provide evidence that TLR2 activation of LSCEs by MHV3 is an aggravating factor of hepatic inflammation and correlates with the severity of hepatitis. Taken together, these results indicate that preservation of the immunotolerant properties of LSECs during acute viral hepatitis is imperative in order to limit hepatic inflammation and damage. IMPORTANCE Viral hepatitis B and C infections are serious health problems affecting over 350 million and 170 million people worldwide, respectively. It has been suggested that a balance between protection and liver damage mediated by the host's immune response during the acute phase of infection would be determinant in hepatitis outcome. Thus, it appears crucial to identify the factors that predispose in exacerbating liver inflammation to limit hepatocyte injury. Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) can express both anti- and proinflammatory functions, but their role in acute viral hepatitis has never been investigated. Using mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) infections as animal models of viral hepatitis, we report for the first time that in vitro and in vivo infection of LSECs by the pathogenic MHV3 serotype leads to a reversion of their intrinsic anti-inflammatory phenotype toward a proinflammatory profile as well to as disorders in vascular factors, correlating with the severity of hepatitis. These results highlight a new virus-promoted mechanism of exacerbation of liver inflammatory response during acute hepatitis.
ISSN: 0022-538X

hal-01390974
https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01390974
https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01390974/document
https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01390974/file/Mouse%20Hepatitis%20Virus%20Infection_accepted.pdf
DOI : 10.1128/JVI.01069-16

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Springer Verlag
Résumé : International audience
The purpose of this investigation was to characterize the management and prognosis of severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative patients. An observational cohort study of HIV-negative adults with PJP documented by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) through Gomori-Grocott staining or immunofluorescence, admitted to one intensive care unit (ICU) for acute respiratory failure, was undertaken. From 1990 to 2010, 70 patients (24 females, 46 males) were included, with a mean age of 58.6 ± 18.3 years. The mean Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS)-II was 36.9 ± 20.4. Underlying conditions included hematologic malignancies (n = 21), vasculitis (n = 13), and solid tumors (n = 13). Most patients were receiving systemic corticosteroids (n = 63) and cytotoxic drugs (n = 51). Not a single patient received trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole as PJP prophylaxis. Endotracheal intubation (ETI) was required in 42 patients (60.0 %), including 38 with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In-ICU mortality was 52.9 % overall, reaching 80.9 % and 86.8 %, respectively, for patients who required ETI and for patients with ARDS. In the univariate analysis, in-ICU mortality was associated with SAPS-II (p = 0.0131), ARDS (p < 0.0001), shock (p < 0.0001), and herpes simplex virus (HSV) or cytomegalovirus (CMV) on BAL (p = 0.0031). In the multivariate analysis, only ARDS was associated with in-ICU mortality (odds ratio [OR] 23.4 [4.5-121.9], p < 0.0001). PJP in non-HIV patients remains a serious disease with high in-hospital mortality. Pulmonary co-infection with HSV or CMV may contribute to fatal outcome.
ISSN: 0934-9723

inserm-00872789
http://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-00872789
DOI : 10.1007/s10096-012-1730-7
PUBMED : 22930407

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Wiley-Blackwell
Résumé : International audience
UNLABELLED: Interleukin (IL)-33, a member of the IL-1 cytokine family, positively correlates with acute hepatitis and chronic liver failure in mice and humans. IL-33 is expressed in hepatocytes and is regulated by natural killer T (NKT) cells during concanavalin A (ConA)-induced acute liver injury. Here, we investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying the expression of IL-33 during acute hepatitis. The expression of IL-33 and its regulation by death receptor pathways was investigated after the induction of ConA-acute hepatitis in wildtype (WT), perforin(-/-) , tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL)(-/-) , and NKT cell-deficient (CD1d(-/-) ) mice. In addition, we used a model of acute liver injury by administering Jo2/Fas-antibody or D-galactosamine-tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) in WT mice. Finally, the effect of TRAIL on IL-33 expression was assessed in primary cultured murine hepatocytes. We show that IL-33 expression in hepatocytes is partially controlled by perforin during acute liver injury, but not by TNFα or Fas ligand (FasL). Interestingly, the expression of IL-33 in hepatocytes is blocked during ConA-acute hepatitis in TRAIL-deficient mice compared to WT mice. In contrast, administration of recombinant murine TRAIL associated with ConA-priming in CD1d-deficient mice or in vitro stimulation of murine hepatocytes by TRAIL but not by TNFα or Jo2 induced IL-33 expression in hepatocytes. The IL-33-deficient mice exhibited more severe ConA liver injury than WT controls, suggesting a protective effect of IL-33 in ConA-hepatitis. CONCLUSION: The expression of IL-33 during acute hepatitis is dependent on TRAIL, but not on FasL or TNFα.
ISSN: 0270-9139

hal-00874194
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00874194
PUBMED : 22961755
DOI : 10.1002/hep.25893

Résumé : Herbáceaperenne, aromática. Tallos erguidos o ascendentes de 30 a 90 cm, ramificados, glabros. Hojas lanceoladas, agudas, limbo punteadas. Flores en espigas grandes terminales, de 2.5 a 7.5 cm, la central es sobrepasada por las laterales; cáliz glabro, con dientes agudos, por lo regular ciliados; corola púrpura, raramente blanca, glabra. La existencia de variedades dentro de la especie puede variar la descripción botánica típica, aquí presentada.
Herbacéepérenne, aromatique. Tiges dressées ou ascendantes de 30 à 90 cm, ramifiées, glabres. Feuilles lancéolées, aiguës, limbe gaufré. Fleurs en longs épis terminaux, de 2,5 à 7,5 cm, celle du centre étant dépassée par les fleurs latérales; calice glabre, avec dents aiguës, en général ciliées; corolle pourpre, rarement blanche, glabre. L&rsquo;existence de variétés à l&rsquo;intérieur de l&rsquo;espèce peut nuancer la description botanique typique indiquée ci-dessus.
Perennial aromatic herb.  Stems erect or ascending, 30-90 cm long, branched, glabrous; leaves lanceolate, acute, blade punctate; flowers in large terminal spikes, 2.5-7.5 cm long, the ones at the sides being longer than the one in the middle, calyx glabrous, with acute teeth, usually ciliate; corolla purple, rarely white, glabrous. The typical botanical description may vary due to the existence of varieties within the species.
Originaria de Europa, actualmente es cosmopolita.
Originaire d’;Europe, actuellement cultivée dans le monde entier.
Native to Europe, now cosmopolitan.

http://www.tramil.net/fototeca/plant379

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Public Library of Science
Résumé : International audience
Patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) have usually lower diastolic, systolic and mean blood pressure (BP) than the general population. However, BP values ≥120/70 mmHg considerably increase the risk for acute and chronic complications in SCA. The aim of this study was to identify biological factors associated with relative hypertension in adults with SCA. We compared the hematological, lipid and hemolytic profiles, as well as blood viscosity, between SCA patients with normal BP (<120/70 mmHg, n = 54) and those with relative hypertension (BP≥120/70 mmHg, n = 43). Our results demonstrated that male gender (OR: 3.49; 95%CI 1.20 to 10.16, p<0.05), triglycerides (OR: 9.19; 95% CI 2.29 to 36.95, p<0.01), blood viscosity (OR: 1.35; 95% CI 1.01 to 1.81, p<0.05) and body mass index (OR: 1.37; 95% CI 1.14 to 1.64, p<0.01) were independent risks factors for relative hypertension in SCA. No association was found between the BP status and the positive history of painful vaso-occlusive crisis or acute chest syndrome. An association between triglycerides level and the occurrence of these two major acute complications was detected. Our study suggests that male gender, increased triglycerides level, BMI and blood viscosity could increase the risk for developing relative hypertension in SCA. In addition, our results support a role of moderately elevated triglycerides in the pathophysiology of vaso-occlusive events.
ISSN: 1932-6203

inserm-00838991
http://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-00838991
http://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-00838991/document
http://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-00838991/file/Lamarre_et_al._2013_PloS_ONE_.pdf
DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0066004

Résumé : The development of large pelagic fishing in the French Antilles is an integral part of a difficult economic situation of the fishing sector in Martinique where this development can seem like a solution to increasingly acute problems. Indeed, for the regulatory authorities as well as for many participants in the sector, it is imperative to find solutions to the lack of profitability of a part of the fishing ships and to confront the regular increase of the share of imports in supplying Martinique with seafood. This question about the possibilities of developing large pelagic fishing is not new since it is already mentioned in the Notice from the Economic and Social Committee of the Martinique Region in 1982. We will not show in this document a detailed analysis of small-scale fishing in Martinique. Since the latter has been abundantly studied by the team of the Caribbean Oceanological and Halieutic Research Centre (PROHC) between 1985 and 1987, we will take up these principal conclusions (with which we are in full agreement) and bring them up to date based on data collected during our mission from 11 to 24 April 1988. The first section devoted to the supply structure (local fishing and imports) will attempt to define under what conditions large pelagic fishing can be developed. The second section will address marketing and demand. Indeed, at the same time as the problems of developing large pelagic fishing, we are faced with the question of the organisation of seafood markets. This organisation is a fundamental issue for the small-scale fishing sector in the French Antilles since its long-term future depends upon it by setting different prices and amounts exchanged according to the structure it is given. We will come to a conclusion on the economic conditions of developing a large pelagic fishery and organising a market, this based on research and study work already done. We will indicate which investigations must be conducted to complete the set of factors for decision support in this area. To perform this assessment, we reconstructed from the long series 1970-1986 (sometimes with significant inadequacies): these are presented as an appendix.
(OCR non controlé) Le développement de la pêche de grands pélagiques dans les Antilles Françaises s'inscrit dans un contexte économique difficile du secteur de la pêche en Martinique où ce développement peut apparaître comme une solution à des problèmes de plus en plus aigus. En effet, pour les autorités de tutelle ainsi que pour de nombreux intervenants dans le secteur, il est impératif de trouver des solutions au manque de rentabilité d'une partie des unités de pêche et de faire face à l'augmentation régulière de la part des importations dans l'approvisionnement de la Martinique en produits de la mer. Cette question sur les possibilités d'un développement de la pêche de grands pélagiques n'est pas nouvelle puisqu'elle est déjà évoquée dans l'Avis du Comité Economique et Social de la Région Martinique en 1982. On ne présentera pas dans ce document une analyse détaillée de la pêche artisanale en Martinique. Celle-ci ayant été abondamment étudiée par l'équipe du Pôle de Recherche Océanologique et Halieutique Caraïbe (PROHC) entre 1985 et 1987, on reprendra ces principales conclusions (avec lesquelles nous sommes en plein accord) en les actualisant à partir des informations recueillies lors de notre mission du 11 au 24 avril 1988. La première section consacrée à la structure d'offre (pêche locale et importations) s'attachera à définir dans quelles conditions peut être développée une pêche de grands pélagiques. Là seconde section traitera de la commercialisation et de la demande. En effet parallèlement aux problèmes de développement d'une pêche de grands pélagiques, se pose la question de l'organisation du marché des produits de la mer. Cette organisation est un enjeu primordial pour le secteur de la pêche artisanale dans les Antilles Françaises puisqu'elle conditionne son avenir à long terme en définissant des prix et des quantités échangées différents suivant la structure qu'on lui donne. On conclura sur les conditions économiques du développement d'une pêche de grands pélagiques et de l'organisation d'un marché, ceci à partir des travaux de recherche et des études déjà réalisés. On indiquera quelles investigations doivent être menées pour compléter l'ensemble des éléments d'aide à la décision dans ce domaine. Pour effectuer cette évaluation, on a reconstituer des séries longues 1970-1986 (parfois avec des carences importantes) : celles-ci sont présentées en annexe.

Droits : info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1988/rapport-2519.pdf
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/2519/

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Elsevier
Résumé : International audience
The occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms is drastically increasing in temperate countries and drinking water resources are threatened. As a result, cyanotoxins should be considered in water treatment to protect human health. This study presents a state of the art on cyanotoxins in water and their behaviour towards chlorination, a common drinking water disinfection process. Chlorination efficiency on cyanotoxins alteration depends on pH, chlorine dose and oxidant nature. Microcystins and cylindrospermopsin are efficiently transformed by chlorine, with respectively 6 and 2 by-products identified. In addition, chlorination of microcystins and cylindrospermopsin is associated with a loss of acute toxicity. Even though they have been less investigated, saxitoxins and nodularins are also altered by chlorine. For these toxins, no by-products have been identified, but the chlorinated mixture does not show acute toxicity. On the contrary, the fact that anatoxin-a has a very slow reaction kinetics suggests that this toxin resists chlorination.
ISSN: 0041-0101

hal-01122372
https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01122372
DOI : 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.10.028
PUBMED : 19874838

Résumé : Herbácea de hasta 90 cm, con rizoma tuberoso. Hojas linear-lanceoladas, sésiles, ápice agudo, base cuneada, glabras, de hasta 20 cm de largo. Espigas florales largo-pedunculadas, elipsoides, densas, brácteas ovadas, cuspidadas, verde pálidas; cáliz crenado; corola verde-amarillenta, tubo de 2 cm. Cápsula de 3 valvas, abriendo irregularmente. Existen diferentes cultivares.
Herbacée pouvant atteindre 90 cm, avec rhizome tubéreux. Feuilles linéaires-lancéolées, sessiles, à pointe aiguë, à base cunéiforme, glabres, pouvant atteindre 20 cm de long. Epis floraux à longs pédoncules, ellipsoïdaux, denses, bractées ovées, munies d&rsquo;une pointe, de couleur vert pâle; calice créné; corolle vert-jaunâtre, tube de 2 cm. Capsule à 3 valves, s&rsquo;ouvrant irrégulièrement. Il existe plusieurs procédés de culture.
Herb 30-100 cm high, with robust, branched, rhizome near the surface of the soil. Leaves, 5-25 x 1-3 cm, linear-lanceolate, sessile, with acute apex and cuneate base, glabrous; inflorescence cylindrical, spikes 4-7 x 1.5-2.5 cm, corolla yellowish-green; flower produced in the axil of yellowish bracts; fruit a three-valved capsule with small black arillate seeds.
Originaria de Asia tropical, cultivada en las regiones tropicales y subtropicales.
Originaire d’;Asie tropicale, cultivée dans les régions tropicales et subtropicales.
Native to Asia tropical, cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions.

http://www.tramil.net/fototeca/plant363

Résumé : Herbácea perenne, con ramas rastreras o ascendentes, con raíces en los nudos. Hojas opuestas, sésiles, elípticas a obovadas de 2 a 12 cm, obtusas a agudas en el ápice, más o menos cuneadas en la base, serrado-dentadas, a menudo lobuladas. Cabezuelas solitarias en pedúnculos axilares o terminales; involucros campanulados; capítulos radiados, amarillos, en número de 10 aproximadamente. Aquenio obovoide, tuberculado.
Herbacée pérenne, à branches rampantes ou ascendantes, avec des racines au niveau des noeuds. Feuilles opposées, sessiles, elliptiques à obovées de 2 à 12 cm, obtuses à aiguës à la pointe, plus ou moins cunéiformes à la base, aux bords découpés en dents-de-scie, souvent lobées. Capitules solitaires en pédoncules axillaires ou terminaux; involucrés en forme de clochette; capitules radiés, jaunes, approximativement au nombre de 10. Akène ovoïde, tuberculé.
Perennial herb, with trailing or ascending branches rooting at thenodes.  Leaves opposite, sessile, elliptical to obovate, 2-12 cm x 1-6 cm, apex acute,cuneate at the base, marginsserrate-dentate often lobed; inflorescence a capitulum on axillary or terminal peduncles; ray florets bright yellow; achenes 5mm long, oblong to obovoid, compressed.
Originaria de América, ampliamente distribuida en las regiones tropicales y subtropicales del mundo.
Originaire d’;Amérique, largement répandue dans les régions tropicales et subtropicales du monde.
Native to America, widely distributed in trop

http://www.tramil.net/fototeca/plant360

Résumé : Trepadora herbácea con tallo de 5 a 6 m acostillado. Hojas biternadas, folíolos aovados o lanceolados, agudos o acuminados, dentados o lobulados. Inflorescencia umbeliforme con largos pedúnculos y flores blancas de 4 a 5 mm. Cápsula subglobosa de 3 a 4 cm; semillas negras de 4 a 5 mm.
Plante grimpante herbacée, tige 5 à 6 m, à côtes. Feuilles à 6 folioles groupées par trois ovalées ou lancéolées, aiguës ou acuminées, dentées ou lobulées. Inflorescence ombelliforme avec longs pédoncules et fleurs blanchesde 4 à 5 mm. Capsule presque arrondie de 3 à 4 cm; graines noires de 4 à 5 mm.
Climbing shrub 3 (-6 m) high.  Leaves alternate up to 12 cm long, compound, blade pellucid-dotted, leaflets 5 cm x 2.5 cm, ovate-elliptical, acute-tipped; inflorescence corymbose; flowers white, 4-petals, 4-6 mm long; fruit sub-globose, 3-angled much inflated capsule, 2.5-3 cm in length and width; seeds black, 4-5 mm long with white aril.
Ampliamente distribuida en trópicos y subtrópicos del nuevo y viejo mundo.
Largement distribuée dans les régions tropicales et subtropicales du Nouveau et de l&rsquo;Ancien Monde.
Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of t

http://www.tramil.net/fototeca/plant31

Résumé : Sufrútice erecto, con ramas ascendentes, tallos puberulentos con tricomas estrellados y diminutos. Hojas alternas, variando de rómbico-oblongas a ovado cuneadas u oblanceoladas, obtusas a redondeadas o subagudas en el ápice, cuneadas o redondeadas en la base. Pedicelos solitarios en las axilas y más o menos dispersos a lo largo del tallo; corola amarilla o amarilla-anaranjada. Frutos glabros, carpelos múticos o con 1 o 2 espinas; semillas de color café, glabras, excepto en el hilo.
Plante suffrutescente dressée, à branches ascendantes, tiges pubérulentes avec pubescencesen étoiles de très petite dimension. Feuilles alternes, rhomboïdale-oblongues à ovée- cunéiformes ou oblancéolées, obtuses à arrondies ou subaiguës à la pointe, cunéiformes ou arrondies à la base. Pédicelles axillaires solitaires et plus ou moins dispersés le long de la tige; corolle jaune ou jaune-orangée. Fruits glabres, carpelles mutiques ou avec 1 ou 2 épines; graines de couleur café, glabres, sauf sur le hile.
Erect bushy herb, 30-90 cm high with wiry branches. Stems stellate-puberulent, the hairs less than 1 mm long.  Leaves alternate, simple, 2-8 x 4 cm, lanceolate to rhombic-oblong, acute at the apex, narrowed or cordate at the base, margins serrate-dentate, blades discolorous, puberulent above and below; flowers pedicillate, solitary in axils, disperse along the stem, corolla, 7-10 mm yellow-orange, becoming pinkish; fruit with 9-14 glabrous carpels, 3-4 mm long including spine and 4-5 mm in diameter.
Regiones tropicales y subtropicales.
Régions tropicales et subtropicales.
Tropical and subtropical regions.

http://www.tramil.net/fototeca/plant322

Résumé : Arbusto de 2 a 3 m, aromático, de madera suave. Hojas ovadas u oblongo-ovadas de hasta 60 cm de largo, agudas a corto acuminadas en el ápice, cordadas en la base, lóbulos basales redondeados, marcadamente desiguales. Espigas de color verde pálido, de 10 a 20 cm de largo; brácteas redondeadas y densamente ciliadas. Frutos pequeños agrupados en las espigas.
Arbuste pouvant atteindre 2 à 3 m, aromatique, bois tendre. Feuilles ovées ou oblongues-ovées, pouvant avoir 60 cm de long, à l&rsquo;extrémité aiguë à terminée en pointe courte, cordées à la base, lobes à base arrondie, fortement inégaux. Epis de couleur vert pâle, de 10 à 20 cm de long; bractées arrondies et pourvues de cils denses. Petits fruits groupés sur les épis.
Soft-wooded aromatic shrub or tree 1-6m high.  Leaves ovate or ovate-elliptical, 20-40 x 12-25 cm, acute to short acuminate at the apex, deeply and unequally cordate-auriculate at base, margins densely white-ciliate, petiole winged to the apex; inflorescence a spike, whitish to light yellow, pendulous, 10-20 cm x 3-5 mm; fruit, small, three-angled.
Nativa del sureste de México y Centroamérica, cultivada y naturalizada en Cuba y Florida.
Originaire du sud-est du Mexique et de l’;Amérique Centrale, cultivée et naturalisée à Cuba et en Floride.
Native to southeast Mexico and Central America

http://www.tramil.net/fototeca/plant283

Résumé : Herbácea erguida o decumbente, puberulenta a pilosa, con pelos glandulares. Hojas pinnatífidas, folíolos aovado-oblongos, agudos, dentados, generalmente lobulados. Inflorescencia racemosa; flores actinomorfas; segmentos del cáliz lanceolados, piloso-glandulosos; corola amarilla de 10 a 16 mm. Baya globosa, roja al madurar, de 1 a 15 cm de diámetro.
Herbacée dressée ou décombante, pubérulente à pileuse, avec poils glandulaires. Feuilles pennatifides, folioles ovées-oblongues, aiguës, dentées, généralement lobulées. Inflorescence en grappe; fleurs actinomorphes; segments du calice lancéolés, pileux-glanduleux; corolle jaune de 10 à 16 mm. Baie arrondie, rouge à maturité, de 1 à 15 cm de diamètre.
Annual, erect or decumbent herb up to 2 m tall with glandular hairs with characteristic strong odour.  Leaves petiolate, spirally arranged, pinnate, leaflets ovate, ovate-lanceolate, margins serrate-dentate, tip acute.  Inflorescence cymose; flowers actinomorphic, calyx deeply divided, segments lanceolate, pilose-glandulose, corolla yellow, 10 to 16 mm wide; fruit a globose berry, red when ripe, 1-15 cm in diameter.
Originaria de América tropical, en la actualidad es cosmopolita debido a su cultivo.
Originaire d’;Amérique tropicale, actuellement cultivée dans le monde entier.
Native to tropical America, now cosmopolitan due to cultivation.

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Résumé : Arbol de hasta 20 m, muy aromático. Hojas elíptico-oblongas a oblongas de 6 a 12 cm, obtusas en el ápice, redondeadas a agudas en la base, coriáceas. Inflorescencias cimosas, 3 flores ó 2 veces tricótomas, de hasta 9 flores. Bayas globosas, glabras, glandulosas.
Arbre pouvant atteindre 20 m, très aromatique. Feuilles elliptico-oblongues à oblongues de 6 à 12 cm, obtuses à la pointe, arrondies à aiguës à la base, coriaces. Inflorescences avec cymes, 3 fleurs ou 2 fois trichotomes, pouvant avoir 9 fleurs. Baies arrondies, glabres, glanduleuses.
Tree, up to 20 m high, very aromatic.  Leaves elliptic-oblong to oblong, 6-12 cm long, obtuse at the apex, round to acute at the base, coriaceous.  Inflorescences cymose; flowers thrice or twice trichotomous, in clusters of up to 9 flowers. Berries globose, glabrous, glandulose.
Endémica de la isla Hispaniola.
Endémique dans l’;île d’;Hispaniola.
Endemic, Hispaniola Island.

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Résumé : Herbácea anual, erecta, de hasta 60 cm; las partes nuevas pubescentes. Hojas elípticas, ovadas u oblongas de 2 a 4 cm, agudas en el ápice, atenuadas en la base, dentadas o enteras, glabras. Inflorescencia verticilada de hasta 20 cm; pedicelos muy cortos, recurvados; cáliz largo-ciliado de 5 mm; corola blanca, de 4 a 5 mm; filamentos superiores con un apéndice dentiforme en la base.
Herbacée annuelle, dressée, pouvant atteindre 60 cm, dont les parties nouvelles sont pubescentes. Feuilles elliptiques, ovées ou oblongues de 2 à 4 cm, aiguës à la pointe, légèrement renflées à la base, dentées ou entières, glabres. Inflorescence verticillée pouvant atteindre 20 cm; pédicelles très courts, incurvés; calice long-cilié de 5 mm; corolle blanche, de 4 à 5 mm; filaments supérieurs avec un appendice denticulé à la base.
Erect annual herb 30-60 cm high. Stems pubescent, leaves elliptic, ovate or sub-rhombic, 2-4 cm x 1-2 cm, tip acute, base narrow, margins lightly dentate or entire, glabrous except on veins; inflorescence verticillate ca. 20 cm long; corolla white to mauve, 4-5 mm long; fruit an oblong, black, minutely verrucose, nutlet.
Originaria de Asia, cultivada en todo el mundo.
Originaire d’;Asie, cultivée dans le monde entier.
Native to Asia, cultivated throughout the world.

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Résumé : Arbusto o arbolito de hasta 5 m, con látex amarillo lechoso o rojizo. Hojas redondeado-aovadas, 3-5 lobadas, cordadas en la base, agudas o acuminadas en el ápice. Cimas pequeñas, densas, largo-pedunculadas; pétalos blanquecinos oblongo-ovados, densamente pilosos. Cápsula elipsoide, de 2.5 a 4 cm; semillas de 2 cm, negruzcas.
Arbuste ou petit arbre pouvant atteindre 5 m, avec un latex jaune laiteux ou rougeâtre. Feuilles arrondies-ovées, à 3-5 lobes, cordées à la base, à l&rsquo;extrémité aiguë ou acuminée. Cymes petites, denses, à longs pédoncules; pétales blanchâtres oblong-ovés, à pilosité dense. Capsule ellipsoïdale, de 2,5 à 4 cm. Graines de 2 cm, noirâtres.
Shrub or small tree, up to 5 m high, with sticky, milky or reddish latex.  Leaves broadly ovate, margins entire or shallowly 3-5-lobed, cordate at base, acute or acuminate at apex, 15cm x 13cm; cymes with or without peduncles; flowers unisexual, born at different times on the same inflorescence, petals green 6-7 mm long; capsule ellipsoid, 2.5-4 cm long; seeds blackish ca.2 cm long.
Originaria de América tropical, se ha naturalizado en otras regiones tropicales.
Originaire d’;Amérique tropicale, naturalisée dans d’;autres régions tropicales.
Native to tropical America. Naturalized in other tropical regions.

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