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

The majority of species in the mulberry family (Moraceae) are figs (Ficus), marked by a
specialized inflorescence (syconium) and an obligate mutualism with pollinating fig wasps …

The rapid diversification and ecological dominance of the flowering plants beg the question
“Why are there so many angiosperm species and why are they so successful?” A number of …

The symbiosis between plants and nitrogen‐fixing bacteria is widespread among legumes
and actinorhizal plants within the nitrogen‐fixing root nodule (NFN) clade. However, there …

Broad studies of the ABC program across angiosperms have found that interactions
between gene duplication, biochemical evolution, shifts in gene expression and modification …

Animal taxa show remarkable variability in species richness across phylogenetic groups.
Most explanations for this disparity postulate that taxa with more species have phenotypes …

We present a phylogenetic dating of asterids, based on a 111-taxon tree representing all
major groups and orders and 83 of the 102 families of asterids, with an underlying data set …

Generalized hypotheses for the vicariant, Gondwanan origin of pantropically distributed
eudicotyledon families must be refined to accommodate recently revised dates that indicate …

This latest revision of my classification and geography of the Dicotyledons replaces my 1992
(Bot. Rev.[Lancaster] 58 (3): 225–348) review and is necessitated by the plethora of new …

East Asia's temperate deciduous forests served as sanctuary for Tertiary relict trees, but their
ages and response to past climate change remain largely unknown. To address this issue …