A community‐derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns
PPG I - Journal of systematics and evolution, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Phylogeny has long informed pteridophyte classification. As our ability to infer evolutionary
trees has improved, classifications aimed at recognizing natural groups have become …
trees has improved, classifications aimed at recognizing natural groups have become …
Salvia united: The greatest good for the greatest number
Previous molecular phylogenetic research, based on chloroplast and nuclear ribosomal
DNA data, has demonstrated that the large genus Salvia (Lamiaceae) is paraphyletic as …
DNA data, has demonstrated that the large genus Salvia (Lamiaceae) is paraphyletic as …
[HTML][HTML] Phylogenomic analysis of 997 nuclear genes reveals the need for extensive generic re-delimitation in Caesalpinioideae (Leguminosae)
Abstract Subfamily Caesalpinioideae with ca. 4,600 species in 152 genera is the second-
largest subfamily of legumes (Leguminosae) and forms an ecologically and economically …
largest subfamily of legumes (Leguminosae) and forms an ecologically and economically …
Species diversity vs. morphological disparity in the light of evolutionary developmental biology
A Minelli - Annals of Botany, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Two indicators of a clade's success are its diversity (number of included
species) and its disparity (extent of morphospace occupied by its members). Many large …
species) and its disparity (extent of morphospace occupied by its members). Many large …
[HTML][HTML] A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae)
The Caesalpinia group is a large pantropical clade of ca. 205 species in subfamily
Caesalpinioideae (Leguminosae) in which generic delimitation has been in a state of …
Caesalpinioideae (Leguminosae) in which generic delimitation has been in a state of …
To name or not to name: criteria to promote economy of change in supraspecific Linnean classification schemes
The Linnaean classification system provides the universal reference system for
communicating about the diversity of life and its hierarchic history. Several limitations that …
communicating about the diversity of life and its hierarchic history. Several limitations that …
The evolutionary reality of species and higher taxa in plants: a survey of post‐modern opinion and evidence
TG Barraclough, AM Humphreys - New Phytologist, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Species are normally considered to be the fundamental unit for understanding the evolution
of biodiversity. Yet, in a survey of botanists in 1940, twice as many felt that plant genera were …
of biodiversity. Yet, in a survey of botanists in 1940, twice as many felt that plant genera were …
Testing Darwin's naturalization hypothesis in the Azores
Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 389–396 Abstract Invasive species are a threat for ecosystems
worldwide, especially oceanic islands. Predicting the invasive potential of introduced …
worldwide, especially oceanic islands. Predicting the invasive potential of introduced …
Linnaeus's folly – phylogeny, evolution and classification of Sedum (Crassulaceae) and Crassulaceae subfamily Sempervivoideae
Sedum, containing approximately 470 species, is by far the largest genus of Crassulaceae.
Three decades of molecular phylogenetic work have provided evidence for the non …
Three decades of molecular phylogenetic work have provided evidence for the non …
[HTML][HTML] A revised, phylogenetically-based concept of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae)
Recent phylogenetic reconstructions in the Ceropegieae (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae)
show that the 357 species of highly succulent stapeliads and four lineages of the 141 …
show that the 357 species of highly succulent stapeliads and four lineages of the 141 …