Hemiepiphytic plants are defined by their ontogeny. They germinate on a host tree but later
establish root contact with the soil. Most hemiepiphytes remain structurally dependent on …

Premise Recent phylogenetic studies of the Araceae have confirmed the position of the
duckweeds nested within the aroids, and the monophyly of a clade containing all the …

Abstract The genus Vigna (Leguminosae) comprises about 150 species grouped into five
subgenera. The present study aimed to improve the understanding of karyotype diversity …

The origin of Neotropical species diversity is strongly associated with the geological history
of South America. Since the Miocene, a number of species radiations across different …

The canga of the Serra dos Carajás, in Eastern Amazon, is home to a unique open plant
community, harboring several endemic and rare species. Although a complete flora survey …

Philodendron sl (Araceae) has been recently focus of taxonomic and phylogenetic studies,
but karyotypic data are limited to chromosome numbers and a few published genome sizes …

The genome size of an organism is an important trait that has predictive values applicable to
various scientific fields, including ecology. The main source of plant C-values is the Plant …

Homalomena pexa, a tomentose haired-leaf aroid, was a newly discovered and described
plant species in early 2020. This species has currently only been reported from South …

Philodendron Schott subg. Philodendron is the largest of three subgenera, with 457
described species, which are mainly distributed in the Andes, Amazonia, Central America …

Premise: Recent phylogenetic studies of the Araceae have confirmed the position of the
duckweeds nested within the aroids, and the monophyly of a clade containing all the …