Chemical ecology of symbioses in cycads, an ancient plant lineage

Author(s):
Salzman, S.; Bustos‐Díaz, E.D.; Whitaker, M.R.L.; Sierra, A.M.; Cibrián Jaramillo, A.; Barona Gómez, F.; Villarreal Aguilar, J.C.
Published
2025
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

Cycads are an ancient lineage of gymnosperms that maintain a plethora of symbiotic associationsfrom across the tree of life. They have myriad morphological, structural, physiological, chemical,and behavioral adaptations that position them as a unique system to study the evolution,ecology, and mechanism of symbiosis. To this end, we have provided an overview of cycadsymbiosis biology covering insects, bacteria, and fungi, and discuss the most recent advances inthe underlying chemical ecology of these associations.

Date issued
2025-03-28
Language
English
Publisher
Wiley
Is part of
New Phytologist (2025), Vol. 246, no. 4, p. 1494-1504
hdl
1887/4250607
doi
10.1111/nph.70109