Abstract The Caatinga of northeastern Brazil is the largest nucleus of the seasonally dry
tropical forest biome. Number of bird species in lists of the Caatinga often are quite different …

Little is known about past vegetation dynamics in Eastern Tropical South America (ETSA).
Here we describe patterns of chloroplast (cp) DNA variation in Plathymenia reticulata, a …

Neotropical rainforests exhibit high levels of endemism and diversity. Although the
evolutionary genetics of plant diversification has garnered increased interest …

Although Anthurium is an attractive and commercially popular ornamental plant, its genetic
enhancement has lagged behind that of other ornamental crops. There are several …

The study consists of a taxonomic treatment of the Araceae of Ceará, a state lying within
Brazil's semi-arid region. The aroid flora shows greater similarity to those of central Brazil …

The amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) technique was used to examine
genetic variation among old and newly emerged individuals of Hyophorbe lagenicaulis (the …

Eschweilera tetrapetala is a tree endemic to Submontane Seasonal Forests in inland
Atlantic forest areas of the Chapada Diamantina Mountains, Northeastern Brazil. The effects …

Abstract Background and Aims Studies examining patterns and processes of speciation in
South America are fewer than in North America and Europe. One of the least well …

We explore the genetic structure and variability in autochorous Metrodorea nigra (Rutaceae)
and anemochorous Astronium graveolens (Anacardiaceae), two species affected by …

The aim of this paper is to review progress in phylogenetic research of Araceae during the
period since publication of the first major molecular study by French et al.(1995). This, the …