Background Balanophoraceae plastomes are known for their highly condensed and re-
arranged nature alongside the most extreme nucleotide compositional bias known to date …

Societal Impact Statement The discovery of a new genus within the family Thismiaceae,
known as fairy lanterns, marks a significant scientific milestone in Japan, a country …

The phenomenon of heterochrony, or shifts in the relative timing of ontogenetic events, is
important for understanding many aspects of plant evolution, including applied issues such …

Premise Leafless, heterotrophic plants are prime examples of organismal modification, the
genomic consequences of which have received considerable interest. In particular, plastid …

The family Thismiaceae, known as “fairy lanterns” for their urn-or bell-shaped flowers with
basally fused tepals, consists of non-photosynthetic flowering monocots mainly in tropical …