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Maple, (Acer), any of a large genus (about 200 species) of shrubs or trees in the family Sapindaceae, widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone but concentrated in China.

Nearly 100 alkaloids have been identified in the genus, about a third of all known Amaryllidaceae alkaloids, although not all species have been tested.

The genome sequence of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), a species that split off from the Ursus bear genus about 12 million years ago (MYA) [ 2], was released after the completion of this study [ 6].

For example, less than 1% of the described species of gall wasps (Cynipidae) have been recorded from more than one host genus [ 36], and gall wasps on Quercus are the single most diverse lineage of herbivores associated with a single host genus (about 1000 described species [ 36]).

The largest genus, Zanthoxylum (about 250 species), occurs in temperate North America and East Asia and throughout the tropics.

Selaginella is a nearly worldwide genus of about 700 species, with 72 of them in China and more than 20 species used in traditional Chinese medicine [1, 2].

This genus has about 150 species of shrubs and trees distributed over the entire Neotropical region.

Among the active isolates, Fusarium was the predominant genus with about 75% of strains, but the different isolates in this genus showed different strengths of antimicrobial activity.

An additional column was provided, including either real information about the pertenence of each virus to a genus, or about the nature of the infected host.

Armillaria is a genus of about 35 cosmopolitan species.

The genus Clematoclethra (about 20 species) is distributed throughout central and western China.