Providing reliable, costeffective data on species distribution is critical to ensuring
biodiversity conservation. However, many species may go unrecorded by conventional …

Abstract Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. has been confused with Hydrocotyle umbellata L. in
Thailand. The plants grow in the same habitat and look alike, making H. umbellata a …

Wild medicinal plants are the main source of active ingredients and provide a continuous
natural source for many folk medicinal products, a role that is important for society's health …

Stachys scardica Griseb. is a Balkan endemic species listed in The Red Data Book of
Bulgaria with the conservation status “endangered”. Successful micropropagation was …

DNA barcode databases are increasingly available for a range of organisms, facilitating the
wide application of DNA barcodebased studies. Here we announce the development of a …

On Madagascar, the illegal and unsustainable exploitation and illegal international trade of
Dalbergia (rosewood) precious woods remain a serious conservation problem. Members of …

Polygala fadimeana Dönmez and Çeçen is here described as a new species from the inner
part of the Taurus mountain range in Turkey based on morphological data and its …

Meliolales (black mildews) is an order of plant parasitic ascomycetous fungi in the tropics
and subtropics. They are frequently overgrown and parasitized by other fungi, known as …

Abstract Background and Aims Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi enhance the uptake of
water and minerals by the plant hosts, alleviating plant stress. Therefore, AM fungal–plant …

Background The evening primrose family (Onagraceae) includes 664 species (803 taxa)
with a center of diversity in the Americas, especially western North America. Ongoing …