Madagascar is renowned for its unparalleled species richness and levels of endemism,
which have led, in combination with species extinction caused by an unprecedented rate of …

The origin and affinities of southern African subtropical thicket have been misunderstood
and neglected. This formation was only recognised as a biome distinct from savanna and …

Chloroplast DNA sequences are a primary source of data for plant molecular systematic
studies. A few key papers have provided the molecular systematics community with …

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 …

Tropical rainforest hyperdiversity is often suggested to have evolved over a long time‐span
(the 'museum'model), but there is also evidence for recent rainforest radiations. The …

Molecular phylogenetic studies of seven plastid DNA regions were used to resolve
circumscriptions at generic and infrageneric levels in subfamily Tillandsioideae of …

1. We used cross-species and phylogenetic analyses to compare seed traits of 36 species
with desiccation-sensitive and 189 with desiccation-tolerant seeds from a semi-deciduous …

Primarily known only by the edible fruits of Citrus, Rutaceae comprise a large (c. 160 genera
and 1900 species), morphologically diverse, cosmopolitan family. Of its extraordinary array …

Background Understanding the mechanisms that control species genetic structure has
always been a major objective in evolutionary studies. The association between genetic …

This study focuses on reconstructing the time‐calibrated phylogeny of the nine families
comprising the order Sapindales, representing a diverse and economically important group …