Vascular epiphyte species exclusively, or at least primarily, germinate and grow on other
plants without contact with the soil and, in contrast to mistletoes, without parasitizing their …

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 …

Sparked by the publication of large phylogenetic studies and major generic redefinitions in
the Gesneriaceae, we review this growing body of molecular studies on the family. Different …

Although they are relative latecomers on the evolutionary scene, having emerged only 135?
170 million years ago, angiosperms—or flowering plants—are the most diverse and species …

Abstract Gesneriaceae (ca. 3400 species) is a pantropical plant family with a wide range of
growth form and floral morphology that are associated with repeated adaptations to different …

Gesneriaceae are represented in the New World (NW) by a major clade (c. 1000 species)
currently recognized as subfamily Gesnerioideae. Radiation of this group occurred in all …

(1. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK; 2. Guangxi Key Laboratory of
Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany …

In recent years significant advances have been made in the taxonomy and classification of
the Gesneriaceae, mostly based on molecular-phylogenetic research. This has led to major …

Using a time-calibrated phylogenetic hypothesis including 768 Gesneriaceae species (out
of~ 3300 species) and more than 29,000 aligned bases from 26 gene regions, we test …

A comprehensive taxonomic list of New World Gesneriaceae is provided for all currently
known accepted names and their synonyms. The list presented here corresponds to the …