Angiosperms display an enormous diversity of forms, functions and strategies when it comes
to reproduction. This multiplicity has been translated into several terminological concepts …

Conducting a literature review of the past 31 years, we here present an update of pollinator
observations in Melastomataceae following Renner's seminal work of 1989. The number of …

A systematic monograph is presented for Lavoisiera, a Brazilian endemic genus of 41
species that is centered in the campo rupestre ecoregion in the Brazilian Planalto south of …

Abstract Changes in floral traits across evolutionary time are expected in response to
selective pressures imposed by pollinators. Stamen dimetrism (here defined as size …

• Premise of the study: Whole genome duplication (WGD) and specific polyploidy events
marked turning points for angiosperm genome structure and evolution. Therefore …

Ant-plant defensive mutualism is a widely studied phenomenon, where ants protect their
host plants (myrmecophytes) against herbivores in return for the provision of nesting sites …

Flowering and fruiting are key events in the life history of plants, and both are critical to their
reproductive success. Besides the role of evolutionary history, plant reproductive phenology …

This chapter summarizes the taxonomic history, phylogeny, and biogeographic relationships
of the Lavoisiereae together with a descriptive characterization emphasizing morphological …

Apomixis is an asexual seed reproduction mechanism thorough which embryos are
originated from material tissues inside the ovules, without precedent fertilisation. It allows …

Most species in Melastomataceae have poricidal anthers related to specialised bee buzz‐
pollination, while some have anthers with large openings associated to non‐bee pollination …