Orchidaceae is one of the largest families of angiosperms. Considering the large number of
species in this family and its symbiotic relationship with fungi, Orchidaceae provide an ideal …

Background Mitochondrial genomes are essential for deciphering the unique evolutionary
history of seed plants. However, the rules of their extreme variation in genomic size, multi …

Many plant mitochondrial (mt) genomes have been sequenced but few in ferns.
Ophioglossum vulgatum represents a typical species of fern genus Ophioglossum with …

Apostasia shenzhenica belongs to the subfamily Apostasioideae and is a primitive group
located at the base of the Orchidaceae phylogenetic tree. However, the A. shenzhenica …

Plant mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) exhibit fluid genome architectures, which
could lead to the rapid erosion of genome synteny over a short evolutionary time scale …

Reconstructing mitochondrial genomes of angiosperms is extremely intricate due to frequent
recombinations which give rise to varied sized in Dendrobium mitogenomes and their …

Plant mitochondrial genomes are a valuable source of genetic information for a better
understanding of phylogenetic relationships. However, no mitochondrial genome of any …

Gastrodia pubilabiata is a nonphotosynthetic and mycoheterotrophic orchid belonging to
subfamily Epidendroideae. Compared to other typical angiosperm species, the plastome of …

Background Ilex metabaptista is a woody tree species with strong waterlogging tolerance
and is also admired as a landscape plant with high development prospects and scientific …

Background Plants possess mitochondrial genomes that are large and complex compared
to animals. Despite their size, plant mitochondrial genomes do not contain significantly more …