• Premise of the study: The Lamiidae, a clade composed of approximately 15% of all
flowering plants, consists of five orders: Boraginales, Gentianales, Garryales, Lamiales, and …

• Premise of the study: The mint family (Lamiaceae) is the sixth largest family of flowering
plants, with the tribe Mentheae containing about a third of the species. We present a detailed …

Contents Summary 1170 I. Introduction 1170 II. Six key questions 1172 III. Three key
challenges 1177 IV. Conclusions 1181 Acknowledgements 1182 References 1183 …

We examine the eudicot order Myrtales, a clade with strong Gondwanan representation for
most of its families. Although previous phylogenetic studies greatly improved our …

Plastid genomes are an invaluable resource for plant biological studies. However, the
number of completely sequenced plant plastid genomes is still small compared with the vast …

Many questions in evolutionary biology require an estimate of divergence times but, for
groups with a sparse fossil record, such estimates rely heavily on molecular dating methods …

Abstract Gesneriaceae (ca. 3400 species) is a pantropical plant family with a wide range of
growth form and floral morphology that are associated with repeated adaptations to different …

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is a perennial fruit crop grown since ancient times that
has been planted worldwide and is known for its functional metabolites, particularly …

Tropical rainforest hyperdiversity is often suggested to have evolved over a long timespan
(the 'museum'model), but there is also evidence for recent rainforest radiations. The …

Evolutionary relationships among plants have been inferred primarily using chloroplast data.
To date, no study has comprehensively examined the plastome for gene tree conflict. Using …