During the evolution of the eukaryotic cell, plastids, and mitochondria arose from an
endosymbiotic process, which determined the presence of three genetic compartments into …

Herbal medicines and botanicals have long been used as sole or additional medical aids
worldwide. Currently, billions of dollars are spent on botanicals and related products, but …

Rice is the most important crop in the world, acting as the staple food for over half of the
world's population. The evolutionary relationships of cultivated rice and its wild relatives …

Evolutionary radiations are prominent and pervasive across many plant lineages in diverse
geographical and ecological settings; in neotropical rainforests there is growing evidence …

Background The taxonomy and systematics of Salix subgenus Salix sl is difficult. The
reliability and evolutionary implications of two important morphological characters (number …

Polyploidization is an important speciation mechanism in the barley genus Hordeum. To
analyze evolutionary changes after allopolyploidization, knowledge of parental relationships …

Plastid and mitochondrial genomes (plastomes and chondromes, respectively) are
rewarding objects for molecular evolutionary studies and useful tools in plant phylogenetics …

• Premise of the study: The Tetramerium lineage (Acanthaceae) presents a striking
ecological structuring in South America, with groups concentrated in moist forests or in …

To investigate phylogenetic relationships within the grass subfamily Pooideae we studied
about 50 taxa covering all recognized tribes, using one plastid DNA (cpDNA) marker (matK …

Background: The European continent is presently colonized by nine species of the genus
Pulsatilla, five of which are encountered only in mountainous regions of southwest and …