Abstract Background The large genus Ficus comprises approximately 800 species, most of
which possess high ornamental and ecological values. However, its evolutionary history …

Sonerileae/Dissochaeteae (Melastomataceae) comprises ca. 50 genera, two thirds of which
occur in Southeast Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this clade remain largely unclear …

Tigridiopalma longmenensis, a new species from Guangdong, China, is described. This
species differs from its ally, T. magnifica, by the polychasium consisting of scorpioid cymes …

Cyphotheca, a shrub narrowly endemic to Yunnan, southwest China, is a monotypic genus
of Sonerileae in Melastomataceae. The species, Cyphotheca montana, is dwindling and is …

Blastus Lour. belongs to tribe Sonerileae (Melastomataceae), comprising about 18 species
worldwide. Herein, we presented, assembled, and annotated the first complete chloroplast …

Blastus auriculatus, a shrub sparsely distributed in Yunnan, China, occurs only in bamboo
forests at an elevation of below 200 m. It is categorized as 'Critically Endangered (CR)'in …

Blastus pauciflorus, a shrub endemic to Hong Kong and Guangdong, south China, growing
on low-altitude hillsides, under the forest. The species is controversial in classification …