Angiosperms, a trigger for the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution (KTR), underwent a rapid
expansion and occupied all the environments during the Mid-Upper Cretaceous. Yet …

The chloroplast genomes of angiosperms usually have a stable circular quadripartite
structure that exhibits high consistency in genome size and gene order. As one of the most …

Apocynaceae are one of the ten species-richest angiosperm families. However, the
backbone phylogeny of the family is yet less well supported, and the evolution of plastome …

Sapindales is an angiosperm order of high economic and ecological value comprising nine
families, c. 479 genera, and c. 6570 species. However, family and subfamily relationships in …

Green plants (Viridiplantae) are ancient photosynthetic organisms that thrive both in aquatic
and terrestrial ecosystems, greatly contributing to the changes in global climates and …

There are three distinct genetic systems in higher plants, the dominant nuclear genome and
the semi-autonomous organelle genomes (plastids and mitochondria). In contrast to the …

The Hydrangea genus belongs to the Hydrangeaceae family, in the Cornales order of
flowering plants, which early diverged among the Asterids, and includes several species that …

Establishment of a national park protection system in China, including the latest target
proposed to protect at least 30% of the land area, calls for a comprehensive exploration of …

The evolution of subtropical evergreen broadleaved forests (EBLFs) in East Asia is
interesting while complicated. Genuslevel phylogenies indicate that the origins of EBLFs …

Scutellaria Linn., which belongs to the family Lamiaceae, is a commonly used medicinal
plant for heat clearing and detoxification. In particular, the roots of S. baicalensis and the …