The indigenous palms (Arecaceae) of Bahia, Brazil were collected and studied from the
author's own collections and herbarium material. This study has resulted in the confirmation …

Using light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), comparative analyses of anatomical
and micro‐morphological characteristics of the leaf, stem and peduncle have been carried …

Moraes, Mónica (Herbario Nacional de Bolivia, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Mayor de
San Andres, Casilla 10077 Correo Central, La Paz, Bolivia), Gloria Galeano and Rodrigo …

This study presents the first phylogenetic analysis of tribe Chamaedoreeae (Arecaceae),
using parsimony and Bayesian analyses of plastid DNA sequences (matK, rps16 intron, 3 …

The genus Elaeocarpus (family Elaeocarpaceae) comprises 350–400 species most of which
are rainforest trees distributed in palaeo-tropical regions (except mainland Africa). The …

The present contribution is the product of palm research on continental African taxa started 7
years ago and represents an update to our taxonomic and floristic knowledge. Current …

Acmella, a pantropical genus of the Asteraceae-Heliantheae, is closely allied to Spilanthes
in the subtribe Verbesininae, and consists of annual and perennial herbs with matted to …

The genus Elaeis belongs to the Palmae family and is generally considered to have 2
species.: E. guineensis and E. oleifera. The former is commercially the more important …

Of all monocotyledons the Arecaceae displays by far the richest fossil record, and there is an
extensive literature. The earliest unequivocal fossil palm material probably dates from the …