Sparked by the publication of large phylogenetic studies and major generic redefinitions in
the Gesneriaceae, we review this growing body of molecular studies on the family. Different …

Perennial or rarely annual herbs, subshrubs, shrubs or rarely small trees; perennial herbs
with fibrous roots or with rooting above-or underground stems, rootstocks, rhizomes, scaly …

Gesneriaceae are represented in the New World (NW) by a major clade (c. 1000 species)
currently recognized as subfamily Gesnerioideae. Radiation of this group occurred in all …

(1. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK; 2. Guangxi Key Laboratory of
Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany …

In recent years significant advances have been made in the taxonomy and classification of
the Gesneriaceae, mostly based on molecular-phylogenetic research. This has led to major …

Las Asteraceae ocupan el segundo lugar entre las familias más diversas de la flora
peruana. Esta familia es reconocida en el Perú por presentar alrededor de 250 géneros y …

Phylogenetic relationships among species of the large genus Ruellia (Acanthaceae) have
never been studied. Ruellia, with approximately 300 species, is geographically widespread …

Episcieae is the most diverse tribe of Gesneriaceae, with 22 genera and over 700 species,
or roughly 21% of all Gesneriaceae. The tribe is restricted to the Neotropics and is …

The Gesneriaceae is a family known for convergent evolution of complex floral forms. As a
result, defining genera and resolving evolutionary relationships among such genera using …

Alloplectus (Gesneriaceae-Episcieae), whose range extends from Costa Rica to the Andes
of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, comprises five species. The plants are obligate epiphytes …