Convergent morphology in Alpinieae (Zingiberaceae): Recircumscribing Amomum as a monophyletic genus

H Boer, M Newman, AD Poulsen, AJ Droop, T Fér… - Taxon, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The tropical ginger genus Amomum (Zingiberaceae) has always posed challenges for
classification based on morphological characters. Previous molecular phylogenetic studies …

Inversions encounter relaxed genetic constraints and balance birth and death of TPS genes in Curcuma

X Liao, D Xie, T Bao, M Hou, C Li, B Nie, S Sun… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Evolutionary dynamics of inversion and its impact on biochemical traits are a puzzling
question. Here, we show abundance of inversions in three Curcuma species (turmeric …

Diversity and traditional utilization of the Zingiberaceae plants in Nakhon Nayok Province, Central Thailand

T Boonma, S Saensouk, P Saensouk - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Zingiberaceae family boasts remarkable species diversity, with significant implications
for conservation and resource management. The objective of this research is to study the …

Testing DNA barcodes in closely related species of Curcuma (Zingiberaceae) from Myanmar and China

J Chen, J Zhao, DL Erickson, N Xia… - Molecular ecology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The genus Curcuma L. is commonly used as spices, medicines, dyes and ornamentals.
Owing to its economic significance and lack of clear‐cut morphological differences between …

Analysis of complete chloroplast genomes of Curcuma and the contribution to phylogeny and adaptive evolution

L Gui, S Jiang, D Xie, L Yu, Y Huang, Z Zhang, Y Liu - Gene, 2020 - Elsevier
Curcuma is an important member of Zingiberaceae. Many species of this genus are widely
used in traditional medicine and have important cultural value in East Asia. Among them, C …

Resolving the rapid plant radiation of early diverging lineages in the tropical Zingiberales: pushing the limits of genomic data

MM Carlsen, T Fér, R Schmickl… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2018 - Elsevier
Many cases of rapid evolutionary radiations in plant and animal lineages are known;
however phylogenetic relationships among these lineages have been difficult to resolve by …

The genomic and bulked segregant analysis of Curcuma alismatifolia revealed its diverse bract pigmentation

X Liao, Y Ye, X Zhang, D Peng, M Hou, G Fu, J Tan… - Abiotech, 2022 - Springer
Compared with most flowers where the showy part comprises specialized leaves (petals)
directly subtending the reproductive structures, most Zingiberaceae species produce showy …

Curcuma lampangensis and C. sabhasrii, two new species of the family Zingiberaceae from northern Thailand

S Rakarcha, S Saensouk, C Maknoi… - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2022 - smujo.id
Rakarcha S, Saensouk S, Maknoi C, Wongnak M, Thammarong W, Saensouk P. 2022.
Curcuma lampangensis and C. sabhasrii, two new species of the family Zingiberaceae from …

Testing the large genome constraint hypothesis in tropical rhizomatous herbs: life strategies, plant traits and habitat preferences in gingers

E Záveská, O Šída, J Leong‐Škorničková… - The Plant …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plant species with large genomes tend to be excluded from climatically more extreme
environments with a shorter growing season. Species that occupy such environments are …

Himalayan orogeny and monsoon intensification explain species diversification in an endemic ginger (Hedychium: Zingiberaceae) from the Indo-Malayan Realm

A Ashokan, A Xavier, P Suksathan, M Ardiyani… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Indo-Malayan Realm is a biogeographic realm that extends from the Indian
Subcontinent to the islands of Southeast Asia (Malay Archipelago). Despite being …