Societal Impact Statement There is increasing awareness that plants and fungi, as natural
solutions, can play an important role in tackling ongoing global environmental challenges …

Medicinal plants are globally valuable sources of herbal products, and they are
disappearing at a high speed. This article reviews global trends, developments and …

Despite the paramount role of plant diversity for ecosystem functioning, biogeochemical
cycles, and human welfare, knowledge of its global distribution is still incomplete, hampering …

High species diversity may result from recent rapid speciation in a 'cradle'and/or the gradual
accumulation and preservation of species over time in a 'museum',. China harbours nearly …

The use of phylogenies in ecology is increasingly common and has broadened our
understanding of biological diversity. Ecological sub‐disciplines, particularly conservation …

The use of DNA barcodes, which are short gene sequences taken from a standardized
portion of the genome and used to identify species, is entering a new phase of application …

Human well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided by nature. Examples
include water and air quality regulation, nutrient cycling and decomposition, plant pollination …

Background Integrated, efficient, and global prioritization approaches are necessary to
manage the ongoing loss of species and their associated function." Evolutionary …

Conservation priorities that are based on species distribution, endemism, and vulnerability
may underrepresent biologically unique species as well as their functional roles and …

To date, there is little evidence that phylogenetic diversity has contributed to nature
conservation. Here, we discuss the scientific justification of using phylogenetic diversity in …