Orobanchaceae have become a model group for studies on the evolution of parasitic
flowering plants, and Aeginetia indica, a holoparasitic plant, is a member of this family. In …

Background and aims Asparagaceae subfamily Nolinoideae is an economically important
plant group, but the deep relationships and evolutionary history of the lineage remain poorly …

Background Plants possess mitochondrial genomes that are large and complex compared
to animals. Despite their size, plant mitochondrial genomes do not contain significantly more …

The structure and sequence of plastid genomes is highly conserved across most land plants,
except for a minority of lineages that show gene loss and genome degradation …

Simple Summary We sequenced the complete chloroplast genomes of three Ceriops
species (C. decandra, C. zippeliana, and C. tagal) and Avicennia lanata and performed …

Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.) is an important fruit tree that belongs to the family
Sapindaceae and is widely cultivated in Southeast Asia. We sequenced its chloroplast …

Pantropical Bulbophyllum, with∼ 2,200 species, is one of the largest genera in
Orchidaceae. Although phylogenetics and taxonomy of the∼ 60 American species in the …

The genera Arnebia and Lithospermum (Lithospermeae-Boraginaceae) comprise 25–30
and 50–60 species, respectively. Some of them are economically valuable, as their roots …

The plant “False Lily of the Valley”, Speirantha gardenii is restricted to south-east China and
considered as an endemic plant. Due to its limited availability, this plant was less studied …

Summary The parasitic genus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae) is exceptional among plants with
respect to centromere organization, including both monocentric and holocentric …