Mycorrhiza is a mutualistic symbiosis between some plant species and a diverse group of
soil fungi. Mycorrhizal symbiosis is categorized into discrete types based on the structural …

Abstract Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma is a well‐known herbal medicine with a wide range
of pharmacological functions that has been used throughout Chinese history. This review …

Cymbidium is an orchid genus that has undergone rapid radiation and has high ornamental,
economic, ecological and cultural importance, but its classification based on morphology is …

Background Despite GC variation constitutes a fundamental element of genome and
species diversity, the precise mechanisms driving it remain unclear. The abundant …

Diatom species of the genus Skeletonema are dominant in global coastal waters with
important roles in marine primary production and global biogeochemical cycling. Many …

The Araliaceae contain many valuable species in medicinal and industrial aspects. We
performed intensive phylogenomics using the plastid genome (plastome) and 45S nuclear …

Abstract Background and Aims Species of the genus Buddleja in Asia are mainly distributed
in the Sino-Himalayan region and form a challenging taxonomic group, with extensive …

Abstract The Mediterranean Basin is renowned for its extremely rich biota and is considered
as one of the 25 Global Biodiversity Hotspots, but its diversity is not homogeneously …

Among the 70–80 species of the genus Lycium (family Solanaceae) disjunctly distributed
around the world, only three are frequently distributed in different locations in Egypt. Due to …

DNA metabarcoding of pollen is a useful tool for studying bee foraging ecology. However,
several questions about this method remain unresolved, including the extent to which …