Acanthaceae are among the most taxonomically diverse, geographically widespread, and
morphologically and ecologically variable lineages of flowering plants. Most modern …

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 “Big” plant genera, those of 500 or more species, have not only occasioned interest
among systematic botanists, but for geographical, ecological or horticultural reasons, have …

Acanthaceae (Asteridae; Lamiales) include∼ 4000 species and encompass a range of
morphological diversity, habitats, and biogeographic patterns. Although they are important …

This is the first study in Acanthaceae to provide a robust and well‐sampled phylogenetic
framework for the “justicioid” lineage (Acanthaceae: Acanthoideae: Justicieae), a clade that …

Background Justicia L. is the largest genus in Acanthaceae Juss. and widely distributed in
tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Previous phylogenetic studies have proposed …

Chloroplast (rbcL, trnL intron, trnL-trnF spacer) and nuclear ribosomal (ITS1, 5.8 S, ITS2)
DNA sequences were analyzed to identify the closest terrestrial relatives of the mangrove …

Proper identification of medicinally important plant species is useful for their efficient
utilization as food and medicine. Seventy eight species belonging to different plant families …

Phylogenetic relationships among species of the large genus Ruellia (Acanthaceae) have
never been studied. Ruellia, with approximately 300 species, is geographically widespread …

More than a decade of phylogenetic research has yielded a well-sampled, strongly
supported hypothesis of relationships within the large (> 4000 species) plant family …