Boquila is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lardizabalaceae, endemic to temperate forests of central and southern Chile and Argentina.

2016年2月18日 · It is, arguably, the most mysteriously talented, most surprising plant in the world. It’s called Boquila trifoliolata, and it lives in the temperate rain forests of Chile and Argentina. It does...

2022年11月30日 · A South American plant called Boquila trifoliolata can mimic the leaves of other plants, and it’s stirring up drama in the botany world.

2022年7月18日 · 七年前，科学家Gianoli 和Carrasco-Urra 报道了他们在智利南部雨林地区发现的植物勃奎拉藤（Boquila trifoliolata）。 通过观察，这种植物能够进行复杂的拟叶行为，一株勃奎拉藤能够同时模仿三种不同植物的叶子形态，但是这种现象的原因却不甚明确。 Gianoli 和Carrasco-Urra 倾向于将原因归结于寄主植物释放的一些挥发性化学信号，他们还猜测勃奎拉藤和寄主植物之间的水平基因转移可通过空气中的微生物介导，从而导致了拟叶行为。

2021年11月22日 · Using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, we compared the endophytic bacterial communities in three groups of leaves collected in a temperate rainforest: (1) leaves from the model tree Rhaphithamnus spinosus...

2014年4月24日 · Boquila’s leaves are extraordinarily diverse. The biggest ones can be 10 times bigger than the smallest, and they can vary from very light to very dark. In around three-quarters of cases,...

2022年12月31日 · Upon discovery that the Boquila trifoliolata is capable of flexible leaf mimicry, the question of the mechanism behind this ability has been unanswered. Here, we demonstrate that plant vision possibly via plant-specific ocelli is a plausible hypothesis.

2014年4月29日 · The vine Boquila trifoliolata can be found climbing up other plants in temperate rain forests of Chile and Argentina. The vine produces clusters of three leaflets, but the researchers noticed...

2023年6月19日 · Boquila trifoliolata, One Of The Many Wonders Of The World. Many ideas exist about how Boquila trifoliolata morphs into a completely different plant. But we don't need to know it to understand that this plant is fascinating. Day by day, scientists and experts unpack discoveries about the natural world.

Boquila is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Lardizabalaceae, native to temperate forests of central and southern Chile and Argentina. The sole species is Boquila trifoliolata (DC.) Decne., known as pilpil, voqui, voquicillo, voquillo, voqui blanco in Chile.