Gentiana macrophylla is a perennial herb in the Gentianaceae family, whose dried roots are
used in traditional Chinese medicine. Here, we assembled a chromosome-level genome of …

Understanding the evolutionary and ecological processes driving population differentiation
and speciation can provide critical insights into the formation of biodiversity. Here, we …

This study generated and analyzed complete plastome and internal transcribed spacer (ITS)
data of 46 Lactuca species, 13 African endemic (AE) Lactuca species, and 15 species from …

Mountains are reservoirs for a tremendous biodiversity which was fostered by a suite of
factors acting in concert throughout evolutionary times. These factors can be climatic …

Recovering phylogenetic relationships in lineages experiencing intense diversification has
always been a persistent challenge in evolutionary studies, including in Gentiana section …

Koenigia, a genus proposed by Linnaeus, has a contentious taxonomic history. In particular,
relationships among species and the circumscription of the genus relative to Aconogonon …

Understanding the evolutionary and ecological processes involved in population
differentiation and speciation provides critical insights into biodiversity formation. In this …

Ehretiaceae is a family in the order Boraginales. It contains more than 150 species. The
Ehretiaceae classification has remained elusive and changed over time from subfamily to …

Background Mountains of the world host a significant portion of all terrestrial biodiversity,
and the region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) stands as one of the most remarkable …

Abstract Background and Aims Exploring how species diverge is vital for understanding the
drivers of speciation. Factors such as geographical separation and ecological selection …