Nucleic acid-based techniques could achieve highly sensitive detection by amplifying
template molecules to millions of folds. It has been one of the most valued analytical …

The reduced cost of high‐throughput sequencing and the development of gene sets with
wide phylogenetic applicability has led to the rise of sequence capture methods as a …

We investigate the species discriminatory power of a subset of the proposed plant barcoding
loci (matK, rbcL, rpoC1, rpoB, trnH‐psbA) in Carex, a cosmopolitan genus that represents …

Pollination syndromes describe recurring adaptation to selection imposed by distinct
pollinators. We tested for pollination syndromes in Merianieae (Melastomataceae), which …

Gametophytic apomixis is a common form of asexual reproduction in plants. Virtually all
gametophytic apomicts are polyploids, and some view polyploidy as a prerequisite for the …

Circumscriptions of and relationships among many genera and suprageneric taxa of the
diverse grass tribe Poeae remain controversial. In an attempt to clarify these, we conducted …

Ginkgo biloba L.(known as ginkgo or maidenhair tree) is a phylogenetically isolated,
charismatic, gymnosperm tree. Herbal dietary supplements, prepared from G. biloba leaves …

Despite the promise that molecular data would provide a seemingly unlimited source of
independent characters, many plant phylogenetic studies are still based on only two …

As circumscribed by Drude, the umbellifer subfamily Hydrocotyloideae posed a major
hindrance to resolving the phylogeny of order Apiales. Previous studies have suggested its …

Bertolonieae (Melastomataceae) have traditionally comprised> 100 Neotropical species in
Bertolonia, Boyania, Macrocentrum, Monolena, Salpinga and Triolena and another six …