Friedman WE, RC Moore, and MD Purugganan. 2004. The evolution of plant development.
Am. J. Bot. 91: 1726–1741. Friis EM, PR Crane, and KP Pedersen. 1997. Fossil history of …

Abstract The jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.), a member of family Rhamnaceae, is a major dry
fruit and a traditional herbal medicine for more than one billion people. Here we present a …

Orchidaceae are rapidly becoming one of the best-studied families of the angiosperms in
terms of infra-familial phylogenetic relationships. These studies demonstrate that several …

Rhamnus cathartica L. is a large shrub or small tree native throughout much of Europe and
eastern Asia, but invasive in North America. In this review, the current native and invasive …

Previous tribal classifications of Rhamnaceae have been based on fruit characters, resulting
in the delimitation of large and otherwise heterogeneous groups. We evaluated the most …

The rapid Cretaceous diversification of flowering plants remains Darwin's 'abominable
mystery'despite numerous fossil flowers discovered in recent years. Wildfires were frequent …

The economically important soapberry family (Sapindaceae) comprises about 1900 species
mainly found in the tropical regions of the world, with only a few genera being restricted to …

Rosidae, a clade of approximately 90 000 species of angiosperms, exhibits remarkable
morphological diversity and extraordinary heterogeneity in habitats and life forms. Resolving …

Uncertainties persist in the delineation of tribes and genera within the cosmopolitan and
species‐rich Rhamnaceae. In this family, the identification of tribes and genera largely …

We aimed to clarify phylogenetic relationships within the pantropical genus Diospyros
(Ebenaceae sensulato), and ascertain biogeographical patterns in the New Caledonian …