The origin of the flower was a key innovation in the history of complex organisms,
dramatically altering Earth's biota. Advances in phylogenetics, developmental genetics, and …

Lagerstroemia (crape myrtle) is an important plant genus used in ornamental horticulture in
temperate regions worldwide. As such, numerous hybrids have been developed. However …

The predominantly aquatic order Alismatales, which includes approximately 4,500 species
within Araceae, Tofieldiaceae, and the core alismatid families, is a key group in investigating …

A genome-wide detection of phylogenetic signals by next generation sequencing (NGS) has
recently emerged as a promising genomic approach for phylogenetic analysis of non-model …

The phylogenetic positions of the families Campynemataceae and Corsiaceae within the
order Liliales remains unclear. To date, molecular data from the plastid genome of …

In the Caribbean region, Varronia rupicola (Boraginaceae) is a medium to large, woody
shrub endemic to the Puerto Rican Bank where it is threatened with extinction due to its …

The whole complete chloroplast genome of Lagerstroemia macrocarpa was assembled in
this study. Total genome is 152,472 bp in length consisting of two inverted repeats of 17,562 …

The use of metabolic fingerprints as taxonomic markers is becoming more common. Many
studies have found that by comparing the vast metabolic fingerprints of closely related …

This chapter deals with the taxonomy, anatomy, physiology and nutritional aspects of
tropical roots and tubers. Most of the nearly 50 known roots and tuber crops belong to the …

Systematics is a synthetic science which focuses on species delimitation, taxonomy,
classification, and phylogeny, with an additional aim of understanding underlying …