Traditional herbal medicines, which have been used in the matured traditional medical
systems as well as those have been used in ethnic medical systems, are invaluable …

Aim This study aimed to identify the 'centres of endemism'of the Chinese spermatophyte
flora in order to indirectly detect the locations of past glacial refugia. The role of these areas …

Elephas maximus and Stegodon orientalis were two keystone proboscideans in southern
Asia that coexisted mainly after the Middle Pleistocene in many regions. The long-term …

Background Medicinal plants have always played an important role in the history of human
health. However, the populations and sustainable use of medicinal plants have been …

利用协方差分析, 曲线回归拟合及典范对应分析(CCA), 研究了地形因子对桂西南喀斯特森林
地表植物多样性及不同生长型地表植物分布格局的影响. 结果表明: 共调查到152 种地表植物 …

Abstract The Karst Areas in Southern China are known for their abundant plant diversity and
high endemism, but confronted with unprecedented challenges in biodiversity conservation …

Abstract The Yangtze River Basin (YRB), a key biodiversity area and a major economic zone
in China, the biodiversity of the area is confronted with severe challenges. In this paper, we …

Guizhou province, famous for its karst landforms and rich biodiversity, is facing exceptional
threats by intensive human activities, like many areas in China. As a result, Guizhou is a …

The karst landform in southern China is renowned for its high levels of species diversity and
endemism. Globally, karst ecosystems are under threat from unsustainable anthropogenic …

As a consequence of molecular phylogenetic studies, the monotypic genus Primulina has
recently been recircumscribed and expanded to include Chirita sect. Gibbosaccus …