Premise Phylogenetic trees of bryophytes provide important evolutionary context for land
plants. However, published inferences of overall embryophyte relationships vary …

Our knowledge on the variability of the reduced forms of endosymbiotic organelles–
mitochondria and plastids–is expanding rapidly, thanks to growing interest in peculiar …

Mycoheterotrophy is an alternative nutritional strategy whereby plants obtain sugars and
other nutrients from soil fungi. Mycoheterotrophy and associated loss of photosynthesis have …

Premise Pogoniopsis likely represents an independent photosynthesis loss in orchids. We
use phylogenomic data to better identify the phylogenetic placement of this fully …

Iris species, commonly known as rainbow flowers because of their attractive flowers, are
extensively grown in landscape gardens. A few species, including Belamcanda chinensis …

The plastid genome has proven to be an effective tool for examining deep correlations in
plant phylogenetics, owing to its highly conserved structure, uniparental inheritance, and …

The orchid genus Dipodium R. Br.(Epidendroideae) comprises leafy autotrophic and
leafless mycoheterotrophic species, with the latter confined to sect. Dipodium. This study …

Abstract Premise Species in Thismiaceae can no longer photosynthesize and instead obtain
carbon from soil fungi. Here we infer Thismiaceae phylogeny using plastid genome data and …

Evolutionary and ecological processes that influenced the assembly of the New World flora
are best understood through investigation of spatio-temporal processes of specific lineages …

Amaryllidaceae is a widespread and distinctive plant family contributing both food and
ornamental plants. Here we present an initial survey of plastomes across the family and …