Diversity and evolution of the gynoecium in Cuscuta (dodders, Convolvulaceae) in relation to their reproductive biology: two styles are better than one

MAR Wright, M Welsh, M Costea - Plant Systematics and Evolution, 2011 - Springer
The gynoecium of 122 species and 14 varieties of Cuscuta (dodders) was investigated by
light and scanning electron microscopy to assess its diversity and evolution and to provide a …

Phylogeny, taxon circumscriptions, and character evolution in the core Ptychanthoideae (Lejeuneaceae, Marchantiophyta)

P Sukkharak, SR Gradstein, M Stech - Taxon, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Phylogenetic relationships and character evolution in the core Ptychanthoideae
(Lejeuneaceae, Marchantiophyta), with a focus on Thysananthus, are assessed based on …

Diversity, evolution and taxonomic significance of fruit in Cuscuta (dodder, Convolvulaceae); the evolutionary advantages of indehiscence

A Ho, M Costea - Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cuscuta (dodder) is one of the few angiosperm genera characterised by multiple fruit
indehiscence/dehiscence modes. Dodder fruit is a capsule with thin pericarp and contains …

Cuscuta sect. Californicae (Convolvulaceae) revisited:'cryptic'speciation and host range differentiation

M Costea, H ElMiari, R Farag, C Fleet… - Systematic …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Cuscuta californica complex (sensu lato, sl) is a western North American group of species in
which the infrastaminal scales are reduced, making the morphological delimitation of …

[HTML][HTML] Cladogenesis and reticulation in Cuscuta sect. Denticulatae (Convolvulaceae)

MA García, S Stefanović, C Weiner… - Organisms Diversity & …, 2018 - Springer
As traditionally circumscribed, Cuscuta sect. Denticulatae is a group of three parasitic plant
species native to the deserts of Western USA (Cuscuta denticulata, Cuscuta nevadensis) …

High epizoochorous specialization and low DNA sequence divergence in Mediterranean Cynoglossum (Boraginaceae): Evidence from fruit traits and ITS region

F Selvi, A Coppi, L Cecchi - Taxon, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Fruit morpho‐anatomy and DNA sequence diversity in Euro‐Mediterranean taxa of
Cynoglossum and the closely related genera Solenanthus and Pardoglossum were …

Diversity and evolution of pollen-ovule production in Cuscuta (dodders, Convolvulaceae) in relation to floral morphology

MAR Wright, MD Ianni, M Costea - Plant Systematics and Evolution, 2012 - Springer
Cuscuta (dodder, Convolvulaceae) is a genus of about 200 species of obligate stem
parasites with subcosmopolitan distribution. The diversity of pollen and ovule production …

Karyotype asymmetry in Cuscuta L. subgenus Pachystigma reflects its repeat DNA composition

A Ibiapino, M Báez, MA García, M Costea… - Chromosome …, 2022 - Springer
Cuscuta is a cytogenetically diverse genus, with karyotypes varying 18-fold in chromosome
number and 127-fold in genome size. Each of its four subgenera also presents particular …

To attract or to repel? Diversity, evolution and role of the “most peculiar organ” in the Cuscuta flower (dodder, Convolvulaceae)—the infrastaminal scales

S Riviere, C Clayson, K Dockstader… - Plant Systematics and …, 2013 - Springer
Cuscuta (dodders) is the only genus in Convolvulaceae and the Solanales more broadly in
which corolla-stamen structures called infrastaminal scales (IFS) have reached a high …

Systematics of “horned” dodders: phylogenetic relationships, taxonomy, and two new species within the Cuscuta chapalana complex (Convolvulaceae)

M Costea, IG Ruiz, S Stefanović - Botany, 2011 - cdnsciencepub.com
The Cuscuta chapalana complex (Convolvulaceae) is a recently circumscribed clade within
the subgenus Grammica that includes several little-known species from Mexico and Central …