Grasses are widespread on every continent and are found in all terrestrial biomes. The
dominance and spread of grasses and grassland ecosystems have led to significant …

The abrupt origin and rapid diversification of the flowering plants presents what Darwin
called “an abominable mystery”. Floral diversification was a key factor in the rise of the …

Abstract Carex subg. Uncinia (Cyperaceae) constitutes one of six currently recognized
Carex subgenera. This subgenus is mainly distributed on the American continent and in the …

Edible bananas are hybrids of various inter-and intraspecific combinations of Musa
acuminata Colla and M. balbisiana Colla at different ploidy levels brought up by coexisting …

A multivariate morphometric study of the genus Nicoraepoa was carried out to examine
patterns of morphological variation among the species and to identify additional characters …

Allopolyploidy is considered a driver of diversity in subtribe Loliinae. We investigate the
evolution and systematics of the poorly studied Mesoamerican and South American …

Photoprotective pigments, like those involved in the xanthophyll cycle, help plants avoid
oxidative damage caused by excess radiation. This study aims to characterize a spectrum of …

Although endophytic fungi are ubiquitous in plants, their full range of ecological effects has
yet to be characterized, particularly in non-agronomic systems. In this study, we compared …

We conducted a biogeographic analysis of the PPAM clade of Poeae Plastid DNA Group 2,
which includes 12 subtribes of C3 grasses. One hundred and eighty‐four species sampled …

Dianthus multiflorus from Gazipaşa (Antalya), south Anatolia (Turkey), is described as a new
annual species with verrucose calyx. The morphological differences from the species within …